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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Biotransformation of petroleum asphaltenes and high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Neosartorya fischeri.

E Lorena Hernández-López, Lucia Perezgasga, Alejandro Huerta-Saquero, Rosa Mouriño-Pérez, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E Lorena Hernández-LópezInstituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Lucia PerezgasgaInstituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Alejandro Huerta-SaqueroCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, UNAM, Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Rosa Mouriño-PérezCentro de Investigaciones Científicas y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Rafael Vazquez-DuhaltCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, UNAM, Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. rvd@cnyn.unam.mx.
Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neosartorya fischeri, an Aspergillaceae fungus, was evaluated in its capacity to transform high molecular weight polycyclic aromatics hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs) and the recalcitrant fraction of petroleum, the asphaltenes. N. fischeri was able to grow in these compounds as sole carbon source. Coronene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, and indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, together with the asphaltenes, were assayed for fungal biotransformation. The transformation of the asphaltenes and HMW-PAHs was confirmed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), nano-LC mass spectrometry, and IR spectrometry. The formation of hydroxy and ketones groups on the PAH molecules suggest a biotransformation mediated by monooxygenases such as cytochrome P450 system (CYP). A comparative microarray with the complete genome from N. fischeri showed three CYP monooxygenases and one flavin monooxygenase genes upregulated. These findings, together with the internalization of aromatic substrates into fungal cells and the microsomal transformation of HMW-PAHs, strongly support the role of CYPs in the oxidation of these recalcitrant compounds.

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PetroleumBiotransformationChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemFungal ProteinsGenome, FungalMicroarray AnalysisMolecular WeightNeosartoryaOxidation-ReductionPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemFungal ProteinsPetroleumPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsAsphaltenesBiotransformationCytochrome P450Neosartorya fischeriPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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