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Sci Total Environ

Title:		Production of phthalate esters by nuisance freshwater algae and cyanobacteria
Author(s):		Babu B; Wu JT;
Address:		"Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan"
Journal Title:		Sci Total Environ
Year:		2010
Volume:		20100807
Issue:		21
Page Number:		4969 - 4975
DOI:		10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.032
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Linking)
Abstract:		Phthalate esters are widely distributed pollutants which originate from synthetic plasticizer and are known to act as toxicants as well as environmental pheromones in the aquatic ecosystems. From investigating sixteen species of freshwater algae and cyanobacteria we revealed that some of them were capable of producing either di(n-butyl)phthalate (DBP) or mono(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (MEHP) or both. These phthalate esters would be released into the environment under stress conditions. The incubation of the cells in culture medium containing NaH(13)CO(3) confirmed that both phthalates were de novo synthesized by the studied cells. This study suggested that the nuisance freshwater micro-algae and cyanobacteria growing in eutrophic waters might affect the aquatic ecosystem via the production of these phthalate esters
Keywords:		"Chromatography, Gas Cyanobacteria/*metabolism Diethylhexyl Phthalate/analogs & derivatives/metabolism Esters/chemistry/*metabolism Eukaryota/*metabolism Fresh Water/chemistry Isotope Labeling Phthalic Acids/chemistry/*metabolism Plasticizers/chemistry/met;"
Notes:		"MedlineBabu, Bakthavachalam Wu, Jiunn-Tzong eng Netherlands 2010/08/10 Sci Total Environ. 2010 Oct 1; 408(21):4969-75. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.032. Epub 2010 Aug 7"