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Primary study on phytodegradation of Bisphenol A by Elodea nuttallii

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Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

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In a microcosm system where Elodea nuttallii and Bisphenol A (BPA) coexist, with the help of Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS), the dynamics of phytodegradation of BPA with concentration 1–20 mg/L and the products of phytodegradation was studied. Antioxidation activity and phospholipids fatty acids were measured to evaluate the effects of BPA on E.nuttallii. The results showed that the half life period of phytodegradation of BPA was less than 15 days. 2-(4-hydroxypheny)-2-(3,4-o-dihydroxypheny) propane and 2, 2-bis(4-hydroxypheny) propyl alcohol were identified to be as two possible products of BPA. The peroxidase (POD) activity of E.nuttallii decreased by 50% to 100% compared with that controlled at the end of the experiment. The fatty acid methanol esters (FAMEs) changed obviously too. It showed that oxidation stress and membrane damage would be the two effecting aspects of BPA on E.nuttallii.

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  1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China

    Zhang Bingzhi, Wu Zhenbin, Cheng Shuiping, He Feng, Wang Yafen & Gao Yunni

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zhang Bingzhi, Wang Yafen & Gao Yunni

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Foundation item: Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (2002AA601021), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2002CB412309), the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Youth Scholar (39925007) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30123004)

Biography: ZHANG Bingzhi(1977–), male, Ph.D candidate, research direction: restoration and purification ecology

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Zhang, B., Wu, Z., Cheng, S. et al. Primary study on phytodegradation of Bisphenol A by Elodea nuttallii . Wuhan Univ. J. of Nat. Sci. 12, 1118–1124 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-007-0110-0

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