期刊
ACS ES&T WATER
卷 2, 期 1, 页码 32-39出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00218
关键词
phenolic compounds; compound-specific isotope analysis; water contamination; biodegradation; isotopic fractionation
资金
- DAAD [91664872]
This study developed and validated a method based on gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry for analyzing the hydrogen and carbon isotope ratios of phenolic compounds, aiming to study their sources and degradation pathways in the environment. Results showed that the variation in hydrogen and carbon isotope ratios can indicate different enzymatic reactions, helping distinguish the mechanisms of different microbes in the degradation process.
Phenolic compounds are priority water pollutants of both natural and anthropogenic origins. Distinguishing the sources and degradation pathways of phenolic compounds in the environment is essential for sustainable water management. In this study, we have developed and validated methods based on gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry for analysis of hydrogen and carbon isotope ratios of phenol and cresols. For carbon stable isotope analysis, solid-phase extraction was applied, whereas liquid-liquid extraction, followed by derivatization with trifluoroacetic anhydride, was used for hydrogen stable isotope analysis. The methods were verified in biodegradation experiments using p-cresol and phenol as substrates. Methyl group oxidation of p-cresol by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes and Aromatoleum aromaticum resulted in the strong hydrogen (-76 +/- 2 and -103 +/- 2 mUr, respectively) and varying carbon isotopic fractionation (-2.1 +/- 0.1 and -1.0 +/- 0.1 mUr, respectively), leading to distinguishable two-dimensional plots for hydrogen versus carbon isotope ratios, indicating slightly different enzymatic reactions. For anaerobic phenol degradation by Desulfosarcina cetonica, the absence of hydrogen isotopic fractionation indicates adenosine triphosphate-dependent carboxylation as the initial step of the biodegradation pathway. The methods developed in this study are useful to detect biological degradation of phenolic compounds in highly contaminated aqueous environmental systems.
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