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Fungal Biodegradation of Endocrine Disruptors
Křesinová, Zdena ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (advisor) ; Macek, Tomáš (referee) ; Smrček, Stanislav (referee)
This dissertation thesis contains scientific results attained in the field of bioremediation. The major part of the results has been published in international journals in 7 papers. In addition, relevant yet unpublished results have been included too. The first thematic part describes the screening of the degradation ability of white rot fungi (WRF). In the screening, several endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDs; bisphenol A, triclosan, 4-nonylphenol and 17α-ethinylestradiol) were degraded by 8 different fungal strains in the presence of liquid medium. The most promising strains were used for the degradation of an ED mixture (synthetic and natural estrogens) in the presence of a straw substrate. Attention was paid to the evaluation of stimulation or suppression of enzyme activities during the biodegradation processes and changes in residual estrogenic activity. Pleurotus ostreatus, Irpex lacteus and Trametes versicolor showed the highest degradation ability under both cultivation conditions. On the contrary, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, to date the most studied representative of white rot fungi, did not degrade bisphenol A and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) at all. Two review articles have been published to summarize the origin, presence and biodegradation of EDs, mainly EE2, in the environment. The...
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