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ArticleThe Science of the total environment2021

Interconversion between methoxylated, hydroxylated and sulfated metabolites of PCB 3 in whole poplar plants.

Yanlin Li, Christian M Bako, Panithi Saktrakulkla, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Keri C Hornbuckle, Jerald L Schnoor

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Article in The Science of the total environment, 2021. 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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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yanlin LiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States. Electronic address: yanlin-li@uiowa.edu.
Christian M BakoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Panithi SaktrakulklaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Hans-Joachim LehmlerDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Keri C HornbuckleDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Jerald L SchnoorDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Training CoreP42ES013661 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Rachel Frances Marek · 2006 to 2026
$60.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES013661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methoxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (MeO-PCBs) are overlooked metabolites of PCBs. In general, they are more toxic to plants than their parent congeners. However, information on the fate of MeO-PCBs and the relationship between methoxylated, hydroxylated and sulfated metabolites of PCBs in plants is scarce. In this work, poplar plants (Populus deltoides × nigra, DN34) were hydroponically and separately exposed to 4'-methoxy-4-monochlorobiphenyl (4'-MeO-PCB 3) and 4'-PCB 3 sulfate for 10 days to investigate the uptake, translocation and metabolism of MeO-PCBs and the relationship between methoxy-PCBs, hydroxyl-PCBs and PCB sulfates within plants. Results showed that 4'-MeO-PCB 3 and 4'-PCB 3 sulfate were taken up by the roots of poplar plants and translocated from roots to shoots and leaves. 4'-OH-PCB 3 and 4'-PCB 3 sulfate were identified as the hydroxylated metabolite and sulfate metabolite of 4'-MeO-PCB 3 in poplar, respectively. In the backward reaction, 4'-OH-PCB 3 and 4'-MeO-PCB 3 were found as metabolites of 4'-PCB 3 sulfate. For exposure groups, the yields of 4'-OH-PCB 3 produced from 4'-MeO-PCB 3 and 4'-PCB 3 sulfate were 1.29% and 0.13% respectively. The yield of 4'-PCB 3 sulfate which originated from 4'-MeO-PCB 3 in wood and root samples of exposure groups was only 0.02%. Only 0.04% of the initial mass of 4'-PCB 3 sulfate was transformed to 4'-MeO-PCB 3 in the exposure groups. The sulfation yield of 4'-OH-PCB 3 was higher than hydrolysis yield of 4'-PCB 3 sulfate, indicating that formation of PCB sulfates was predominant over the reverse reaction, the formation of hydroxy-PCBs. These results provide new perspective on the transport, metabolism, and fate of MeO-PCBs, and also help to better understand sources of OH-PCBs and PCB sulfates in the environment. This study provides the first evidence of interconversion of sulfate metabolites from methoxy-PCBs and methoxy-PCBs from PCB sulfates.

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Polychlorinated BiphenylsPopulusBiological TransportHydroxylationSulfatesPolychlorinated BiphenylsSulfatesInterconversionMeO-PCB 3OH-PCB 3PCB 3 sulfatesPoplar plants

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PMID33933776
PMCPMC8610232
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