Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 926 - 926
Published: April 3, 2023
The
green
and
sustainable
production
of
chemicals,
materials,
fuels,
food,
pharmaceuticals
has
become
a
key
solution
to
the
global
energy
environmental
crisis
[...].
Pharmaceuticals,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 168 - 168
Published: Jan. 29, 2024
The
doping
of
engineered
nanomaterials
(ENMs)
is
a
key
tool
for
manipulating
the
properties
ENMs
(e.g.,
electromagnetic,
optical,
etc.)
different
therapeutic
applications.
However,
adverse
health
outcomes
and
cellular
biointeraction
doped
ENMs,
compared
to
undoped
counterparts,
are
not
fully
understood.
Previously,
we
have
shown
that
manganese
oxide
nanoparticles
with
ZnO
(ZnO-MnO2
NPs)
improved
their
catalytic
properties.
In
this
study,
assessed
toxicity
ZnO-MnO2
NPs
in
Raw
264.7
cells.
were
prepared
via
an
eco-friendly,
co-precipitation
method
characterized
by
several
techniques,
including
transmission
scanning
electron
microscopy,
X-ray
diffraction,
Fourier
transform
infrared.
physicochemical
NPs,
size,
morphology,
crystalline
structure,
almost
identical
MnO2
NPs.
showed
slightly
larger
particle
aggregates
negative
charge
cell
culture
media.
Exposure
resulted
lower
based
on
viability
functional
assay
(phagocytosis)
data.
both
activation
inflammatory
response
generation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS).
Despite
this,
exposure
was
associated
profile,
it
higher
ROS
burst
antioxidant
system,
hence
indicating
NP-induced
potentially
mediated
other
ROS-independent
pathways.
Furthermore,
internalization
could
explain
extent
suggests
Zn-driven
generation.
Together,
findings
report
suggest
(1%)
impacts
consequent
toxicological
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 2132 - 2132
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Bisphenol
A
(BPA),
one
of
the
most
widely
used
plasticizers,
is
an
endocrine-disrupting
chemical
that
released
from
plastic
products.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
screen
and
characterize
bacteria
with
excellent
BPA-degrading
abilities
for
application
in
foods.
BPA
degradation
ability
confirmed
127
129
bacterial
strains
were
isolated
fermented
soybean
Among
strains,
B.
subtilis
P74,
which
showed
highest
performance,
degraded
97.2%
10
mg/L
within
9
h.
This
strain
not
only
a
fairly
stable
performance
(min
>
88.2%)
over
wide
range
temperatures
(30–45
°C)
pH
(5.0–9.0)
but
also
exhibited
63%
against
high
concentrations
(80
mg/L).
metabolites
generated
during
analyzed
using
high-performance
liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry,
predicted
pathways
are
tentatively
proposed.
Finally,
fermentation
conducted
confirm
its
applicability
food.
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 830 - 830
Published: Feb. 20, 2023
As
a
widespread
pollutant,
bisphenol
A
(BPA)
has
created
serious
threat
to
ecosystem
and
human
health.
Therefore,
expanding
the
available
microbial
resources
used
screen
highly
efficient
BPA-degrading
bacteria
with
BPA
as
sole
carbon
source
is
very
important
for
removal
of
this
pollutant
from
environment.
In
study,
degradation
rate
Pseudomonas
sp.
P1
30
mg/L
was
96.89%
within
120
h.
Whole
genome
sequencing
showed
that
strain
composed
single
circular
chromosome
full
length
6.17
Mb,
which
contained
5636
predicted
coding
genes.
Comparative
genomic
analysis
210
functional
genes
related
degradation.
It
confirmed
ferredoxin
(bisdA),
P450
(bisdB),
CotA
Lac
in
were
expressed
under
induction
BPA.
Combined
identification
metabolites,
route
by
proposed.
new
metabolite,
4-vinylphenol,
detected
first
time
pathway
Ⅰ.
Ⅱ,
directly
oxidized
phenol
4-isopropenyl
presence
laccase,
rarely
reported
process
bacterial
This
study
had
good
tolerance
various
environmental
factors
at
gene
level
enriched
mechanism