title: Phthalates production from Curvularia senegalensis (Speg.) Subram, a fungal species associated to crops of commercial value.
abstract: The fungal species Curvularia senegalensis was isolated from a soil sample collected at a Brazilian region of cerrado transition. This microorganism was grown in vitro and the extract of the culture medium was fractionated by chromatographic methods yielding an oil rich in phthalates, from which seven derivatives were identified by infrared, 1H and 13C NMR and mass spectrometry as 1-hexyl-2-propylphthalate, 1-ethyl-2-heptylphthalate, 1-hexyl-2-butylphthalate, 1-heptyl-2-proylphthalate, 1-propyl-2-nonylphthalate and two positional isomers of 1-decyl-2-butane phthalate. This is the first report on the phthalates production by Curvularia senegalensis revealing a scientific basis for the use of this species on biodegradation experiments. Since C. senegalensis is a very common pathogen in some commercial crops, presence of highly toxic phthalates on the final feed products should be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Esther M F
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Lucas M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Ivanildo E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Marriel
authors.forename: Ludwig H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pfenning
authors.forename: Jacqueline A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000382:microbiology*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; C032279:phthalic acid