Isolation and identification of intermediates from biodegradation of low chlorinated biphenyls (Delor-103).
Microorganism Pseudomonas species P2 metabolizes polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and biphenyl, producing the whole spectrum of intermediates, among them coloured intermediates, which are suitable for the monitoring of PCBs degradation by optical sensors. Knowledge of chemical structures and conditions of development of colour metabolites is necessary for application of optical analytical methods. The main goal of this work was the isolation and identification of intermediates from the biodegradation of the mixture of low chlorinated biphenyls (Delor-103), which is based on the solid phase extraction (SPE) of the whole mixture using LiChrolut EN cartridges, then silylation of the extract as one way to the identification of one part of intermediates by GC-MS, and acetylation of the extract as a way for the further concentration and analysis of more polar chlorobiphenylols and chlorobiphenyldiols. The combination of SPE and following acetylation allows to obtain chlorobiphenylols and chlorobiphenyldiols as an almost pure fraction. The acetylation method could be also used instead SPE procedure with the same final concentration effect. Using the simulation mass spectrometry program, two new compounds, dihydrodihydroxytrichloro- and tetrahydrodihydroxytrichlorobiphenyl, as silylderivatives, were identified.
Institute of Landscape Ecology AS CR, Branisovská 31, 370 05 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. triska@uek.cas.cz
Jan
J
Tríska
Gabriela
G
Kuncová
Martina
M
Macková
Hana
H
Nováková
Jaakko
J
Paasivirta
Mirja
M
Lahtiperä
Nadezda
N
Vrchotová
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000254:growth & development
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; C015550:2,4',5-trichlorobiphenyl; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls