Biodegradation of DDT [1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane] by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
Extensive biodegradation of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium was demonstrated by disappearance and mineralization of [14C]DDT in nutrient nitrogen-deficient cultures. Mass balance studies demonstrated the formation of polar and water-soluble metabolites during degradation. Hexane-extractable metabolites identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry included 1,1,-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDD), 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (dicofol), 2,2-dichloro-1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (FW-152), and 4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone (DBP). DDD was the first metabolite observed; it appeared after 3 days of incubation and disappeared from culture upon continued incubation. This, as well as the fact that [14C]dicofol was mineralized, demonstrates that intermediates formed during DDT degradation are also metabolized. These results demonstrate that the pathway for DDT degradation in P. chrysosporium is clearly different from the major pathway proposed for microbial or environmental degradation of DDT. Like P. chrysosporium ME-446 and BKM-F-1767, the white rot fungi Pleurotus ostreatus, Phellinus weirii, and Polyporus versicolor also mineralized DDT.
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Center for the Study of Active Oxygen in Biology and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
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D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001577:Benzophenones / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003634:DDT / Q000378:metabolism*; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane / Q000378:metabolism; D004010:Dicofol / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013696:Temperature
D001577:Benzophenones; C004759:4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone; D003634:DDT; D005947:Glucose; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane; D004010:Dicofol