Degradation of Xenobiotic Pollutants: An Environmentally Sustainable Approach

The ability of microorganisms to detoxify xenobiotic compounds allows them to thrive in a toxic environment using carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen from the available sources. Biotransformation is the most effective and useful metabolic process to degrade xenobiotic compounds. Microorganisms...

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Published in:Metabolites 2022-08, Vol.12 (9), p.818
Main Authors: Miglani, Rashi, Parveen, Nagma, Kumar, Ankit, Ansari, Mohd Arif, Khanna, Soumya, Rawat, Gaurav, Panda, Amrita Kumari, Bisht, Satpal Singh, Upadhyay, Jyoti, Ansari, Mohd Nazam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bioremediation
Biotransformation
Chemical compounds
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Environmental protection
Enzymes
Evaluation
Gene expression
Herbicides
Industrial Revolution
Kinases
Medical wastes
Metabolism
metagenomics
Metals
Microorganisms
Morphology
Organic chemicals
Oxidative stress
PCB
Personal grooming
Pesticides
Phosphorus
Pollutants
Pollution
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Review
Signal transduction
Sulfur
sustainability
Sustainable development
Toxicity
Xenobiotics
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Summary:The ability of microorganisms to detoxify xenobiotic compounds allows them to thrive in a toxic environment using carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen from the available sources. Biotransformation is the most effective and useful metabolic process to degrade xenobiotic compounds. Microorganisms have an exceptional ability due to particular genes, enzymes, and degradative mechanisms. Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi have unique properties that enable them to partially or completely metabolize the xenobiotic substances in various ecosystems.There are many cutting-edge approaches available to understand the molecular mechanism of degradative processes and pathways to decontaminate or change the core structure of xenobiotics in nature. These methods examine microorganisms, their metabolic machinery, novel proteins, and catabolic genes. This article addresses recent advances and current trends to characterize the catabolic genes, enzymes and the techniques involved in combating the threat of xenobiotic compounds using an eco-friendly approach.
ISSN:2218-1989
2218-1989
DOI:10.3390/metabo12090818