Pentachlorophenol (PCP), a potent and inexpensive biocide, has been used widely, especially for wood preservation. Because of its extensive use, there is concern about the possible health hazards caused by PCP. Cases of severe PCP intoxication have been described, some fatal. At least one case of haemolytic anaemia associated with PCP intoxication has been found' but little is known about the e...

We isolated and analysed two genomic DNAs that encode the heat-shock protein Hsp30 from Coriolus versicolor. The amino acid sequences substitute only three amino acid substitutions. The promoter regions contain the consensus heat-shock element, a xenobiotic-response element, a stress-response element, and a metal-response element. The levels of mRNAs for Hsp30 increased markedly after exposure ...

The first step in the pentachlorophenol (PCP) degradation pathway in Sphingobium chlorophenolicum has been believed for more than a decade to be conversion of PCP to tetrachlorohydroquinone. We show here that PCP is actually converted to tetrachlorobenzoquinone, which is subsequently reduced to tetrachlorohydroquinone by PcpD, a protein that had previously been suggested to be a PCP hydroxylase...

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) has been widely used for many years and belongs to the most toxic pollutants. Spent engine oils enter environment every day in many ways. Both of them cause great environmental concern. In the present work we focused on identifying metabolites of PCP biodegradation formed in cultures of Mucor ramosissimus IM 6203 and optimization of medium composition to enhance PCP remo...

The extracellular enzymes and cell mass from the pregrown Phanerochaete chrysosporium cultures were used for the degradation of PCP. The use of both extracellular enzymes and cell mass resulted in extensive mineralization of PCP, while the action of only the crude extracellular enzymes led to the formation of a degradation intermediate (TCHD). A kinetic model, which describes the relationship a...

Este trabalho relata um método envolvendo derivação in situ e extração para determinação de resíduos de PCP em amostras de água. O derivado acetilado de PCP é analisado por cromatografia a gás com detector por captura de elétrons. O limite de detecção do método é de 1 μg/L e sua eficiência é demonstrada pelos valores médios de recuperação (78-108%) estudados em três níveis de fortificação (2; 1...

The ability of two white rot fungi to deplete pentachlorophenol (PCP) from soil, which was contaminated with a commercial wood preservative, was examined in a field study. Inoculation of soil containing 250 to 400 μg of PCP g-1 with either Phanerochaete chrysosporium or P. sordida resulted in an overall decrease of 88 to 91% of PCP in the soil in 6.5 weeks. This decrease was achieved under subo...