Direct Conjugation of Emerging Contaminants in Arabidopsis: Indication for an Overlooked Risk in Plants?
Direct Conjugation of Emerging Contaminants in Arabidopsis: Indication for an Overlooked Risk in Plants?
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.6b06266
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发表时间:
2017-06-06
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Gan, Jay
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作者:
Fu, Qiuguo;Zhang, Jianbo;Gan, Jay
Agricultural use of treated wastewater, biosolids, and animal wastes introduces a multitude of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) into the soil-plant system. The potential for food crops to accumulate CECs depends largely on their metabolism in plants,, which at present is, poorly understood. Here) We evaluated,the metabolism of naproxen,and ibuprofen, two of the most-used human drugs from the Profen family, in Arabidopsis thaliana cells and the Arabidopsis plant. The complementary use of high-resoliition mass specttoinetry and C-14 labeling allowed the characterization of both free and conjugated metabolites, as well as nonextractable residues. Naproxen and ibuprofen, in their parent form, were conjugated quickly and directly with,glutamic acid and glutamine, and further with peptides, in A thaliana cells. For example, after 120 h, the metabolites of :naproxen accounted for >90% of the extractable chemical mass, while the intact parent itself was negligible. The structures of glutamate and glutamine conjugates were confirmed and further verified in whole plants. Amino acid conjugates may easily deconjugate, releasing the parent molecule. This finding highlights the possibility that the bioactivity of such CECs maybe effectively preserved through direct conjugation, a previously overlooked risk. Many other CECs ate also carboxylic adds, such as the profens. Therefore, direct conjugation may be a common route for plant metabolism of these CECs, making it imperative to, consider conjugates when assessing their risks.