title: Ligninase-mediated removal of natural and synthetic estrogens from water: I. Reaction behaviors.
abstract: Our experiments revealed that a few natural and synthetic estrogens can be effectively transformed through reactions that are mediated by lignin peroxidase (LiP), an extracellular enzyme that is produced by a white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium and is widely present in the natural environment We systematically assessed the reaction efficiencies at varying important conditions and identified the reaction products using mass spectrometry. In particular, we compared the reaction behaviors for systems variously containing natural organic matter and/or veratryl alcohol, a secondary metabolite that P. chrysosporium produces along with LiP in nature to play a role in mediating LiP activity. On the basis of the observed reaction behaviors and the molecular characteristics of the substrates and the enzyme, we postulate that the active binding site for estrogens is located within the LiP heme cavity, whereas that for veratryl alcohol is on the enzyme surface. Our study suggests that the processes mediated by LiP and other naturally occurring enzymes of similar nature may influence the environmental transformation and fate of estrogen contaminants. The findings in this study provide useful information for understanding LiP-mediated estrogen reactions and for potential development of novel enzymatic method to control estrogen contamination.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Qingguo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Junhe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shixiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D055162:Biocatalysis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004958:Estradiol / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045166:Estradiol Congeners / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D045166:Estradiol Congeners; D004967:Estrogens; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014867:Water; D004958:Estradiol; D010544:Peroxidases; C042858:lignin peroxidase; D010105:Oxygenases; C044391:ligninase; C042197:veratryl alcohol