Atlas of the microbial degradation of fluorinated pesticides

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2021

Autores

Alexandrino, DAM (Autor) Outra; Mucha, AP (Autor) Outra; Marisa M R Almeida (Autor) FCUP; Carvalho, MF (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Vol. 42

Páginas: 991-1009

ISSN: 0738-8551

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 4 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: 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.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 19