Metabolic profiling analysis of the degradation of phenol and 4-chlorophenol by Pseudomonas sp cbp1-3

To investigate the enhancement of phenol on the biodegradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-cp), metabolic profiling approach was performed for the first time to analyze metabolite changes of Pseudomonas sp. cbp1-3 using single substrate (succinate, phenol, and 4-cp) and dual substrate (mixtures of phenol and 4-cp). Phosphoric acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, 4-cp, 4-chlorocatechol, and catechol were shown to change significantly. Results indicated that phenols, especially 4-cp, depressed cell growth by inhibiting its primary metabolic pathway. In addition, the addition of phenol into the 4-cp-containing medium had a global influence on cells including the accumulation of amino acids, amines, saturated fatty acids, and monoacyl-glycerols as well as the concentration changes of-metabolite participating in phenols biodegradation, thus enhancing the degradation of 4-cp. This study provided novel insights into the biodegradation of mixed phenolic compounds and the method could be used to investigate the biodegradation of complicated multi-pollutants. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.