Atlas of the microbial degradation of fluorinated pesticides

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Alexandrino, DAM (Author) Other; Mucha, AP (Author) Other; Marisa M R Almeida (Author) FCUP; Carvalho, MF (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Vol. 42

Pages: 991-1009

ISSN: 0738-8551

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citations

Scopus - 4 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-HRZ

DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1977234

Abstract (EN): Fluorine-based agrochemicals have been benchmarked as the golden standard in pesticide development, prompting their widespread use in agriculture. As a result, fluorinated pesticides can now be found in the environment, entailing serious ecological implications due to their harmfulness and persistence. Microbial degradation might be an option to mitigate these impacts, though environmental microorganisms are not expected to easily cope with these fluoroaromatics due to their recalcitrance. Here, we provide an outlook on the microbial metabolism of fluorinated pesticides by analyzing the degradation pathways and biochemical processes involved, while also highlighting the central role of enzymatic defluorination in their productive metabolism. Finally, the potential contribution of these microbial processes for the dissipation of fluorinated pesticides from the environment is also discussed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 19