Biodegradation of 4-t-Octylphenol by Basidioradulum molare and Schizopora paradoxa and Estrogenecity Reduction of its Metabolites

Recalcitrant 4-t-Octylphenol used as a surfactant was subjected to the biodegradation with wood rot fungi, Basidioradulum molare and Schizopora paradoxa. Two fungi were grown in the culture medium containing various concentrations of 4-t-Octylphenol in order to investigate their resistance against 4-t-octylphenol Schizopora paradoxa was reached to the full growth within 14 incubation days in the concentration of more than 200 ppm of 4-t-Octylphenol, while Basidioradulum molare showed the inhibitory mycelium growth as the concentration was increased Schizopora paradoxa and Basidioradulum molare biodegraded 95% and 36% of initial concentration of 4-t-Octylphenol at first incubation day, respectively. However, the biodegradation capability reached to more than 95% after 3 incubation days. During the biodegradation of 4-t-Octylphenol, the activity of manganese dependent peroxidase was induced by the addition of 4-t-Octylphenol in the culture medium of Schizopora paradoxa, but that of laccase was maximal before the addition. The reduction of estrogenecity was assayed by MCF-7 cell proliferation test and measurement of pS2 mRNA expression. The level of pS2 mRNA was decreased down to the level of baseline at first incubation day. Also, estrogenecity of 4-t-Ocrylphenol completely disappeared after treatment with supernatant by Schizopora paradoxa and Basidioradulum molare from first incubation day of culture down to the levels of vehicle.

옥틸페놀(4-t-Octylphenol)의 Basidioradulum molare와 Schizopora paradoxa에 의한 분해 및 에스트로겐성 저감효과

계면활성제로 이용되는 난분해성 4-t-Octylphenol에 대하여 목질분해균인 큰이빨버섯과 좀구멍버섯을 선발하여 농도별 저항성 시험을 한 결과 좀구멍버섯은 200 ppm 이상의 농도에서 14일 내에 완전 균사생장(8.5 cm in petri dish)에 도달하며 큰이빨버섯은 농도의 증가에 따라 서서히 제한적인 생장을 하였다. 분해능 조사에서 좀구멍버섯은 배양 1일째 초기 투입된 4-t-Octylphenol의 95%를 분해하였으며, 큰이빨버섯은 36%의 분해능을 나타내었고 두 균주 모두 3일 이후에는 95%이상 분해하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 분해과정에서 좀구멍버섯은 4-t-Octylphenol 첨가에 의하여 MnP 유도효과가 있었으나 laccase는 두 균주 모두 첨가하기 전에 최고의 역가를 나타냈다. 4-t-Octylphenol 및 분해산물이 MCF-7 세포증식에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과 좀구멍버섯 및 큰이빨버섯 처리에 의한 분해산물의 생물학적 반응성이 하루 이후에 완전히 감소하였다. 또한, MCF-7 세포의 pS2 유전자의 발현은 처리 1일 후, 배지만 첨가한 무처리군과 동일한 양으로 감소하였다.