Selective Transformation of β-Lactam Antibiotics by Peroxymonosulfate: Reaction Kinetics and Nonradical Mechanism
Selective Transformation of β-Lactam Antibiotics by Peroxymonosulfate: Reaction Kinetics and Nonradical Mechanism
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.7b05543
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发表时间:
2018-02-06
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Huang, Ching-Hua
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作者:
Chen, Jiabin;Fang, Cong;Huang, Ching-Hua
While the beta-lactam antibiotics are known to be susceptible to oxidative degradation by sulfate radical (SO4 center dot-), here we report that peroxymonosulfate (PMS) exhibits specific high reactivity toward beta-lactam antibiotics without SO4 center dot- generation for the first time. Apparent second-order reaction constants (k(2,app)) were determined for the reaction of PMS with three penicillins, five cephalosporins, two carbapenems, and several structurally related chemicals. The pH-dependency of k(2,app) could be well modeled based on species-specific reactions. On the basis of reaction kinetics, stoichiometry, and structure-activity assessment, the thioether sulfur, on the six- or five-membered rings (penicillins and cephalosporins) and the side chain (carbapenems), was the main reaction site for PMS oxidation. Cephalosporins were more reactive toward PMS than penicillins and carbapenems, and the presence phenylglycine side chain significantly enhanced cephalosporins' reactivity toward PMS. Product analysis indicated oxidation of beta-lactam antibiotics to two stereoisomeric sulfoxides. A radical scavenging study and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique confirmed lack of involvement of radical species (e.g., SO4 center dot-). Thus, the PMS-induced oxidation of beta-lactam antibiotics was proposed to proceed through a nonradical mechanism involving direct two-electron transfer along with the heterolytic cleavage of the PMS peroxide bond. The new findings of this study are important for elimination of beta-lactam antibiotic contamination, because PMS exhibits specific high reactivity and suffers less interference from the water matrix than the radical process.