Metabolism of ibuprofen in higher plants: A model Arabidopsis thaliana cell suspension culture system

The uptake and metabolism of ibuprofen (IBU) by plants at the cellular level was investigated using a suspension culture of A. thaliana. Almost all IBU added to the medium (200 μM) was metabolized or bound to insoluble structures in 5 days. More than 300 metabolites were determined by liquid chromat...

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Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2017-01, Vol.220 (Pt A), p.383-392
Main Authors: Marsik, P., Sisa, M., Lacina, O., Motkova, K., Langhansova, L., Rezek, J., Vanek, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - metabolism
Arabidopsis - metabolism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Hydroxylation
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen - analysis
Ibuprofen - metabolism
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolism
Plant cells
Plants - metabolism
Sequestration
Suspensions
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Summary:The uptake and metabolism of ibuprofen (IBU) by plants at the cellular level was investigated using a suspension culture of A. thaliana. Almost all IBU added to the medium (200 μM) was metabolized or bound to insoluble structures in 5 days. More than 300 metabolites were determined by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) analysis, and most of these are first reported for plants here. Although hydroxylated derivatives formed by oxidation on the isobutyl side chain were the main first-step products of IBU degradation, conjugates of these products with sugar, methyl and amino acid groups were the dominant metabolites in the culture. The main portion of total added IBU (81%) was accumulated in the extractable intracellular pool, whereas the cultivation medium fraction contained only 19%. The amount of the insoluble cell-wall-bound IBU was negligible (0.005% of total IBU). [Display omitted] •Ibuprofen was effectively metabolized by Arabidopsis thaliana cell suspensoins.•More than 300 metabolites were found, most of them were firstly reported in plant.•Most of the metabolites were accumulated in cells.•Conjugates with saccharides and amino acids dominated among identified compounds.•Methylation was important step of ibuprofen metabolism in the model plant cells. Ibuprofen is taken up by higher plant cells, where it is metabolized mainly by oxidation to the isobutyl side chain followed by conjugation, primarily to sugar and amino acid moieties.
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.074