Microbial cleavage of C‒F bonds in per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances via dehalorespiration

Y Yu, K Zhang, Z Li, C Ren, J Liu, Y Men - 2019 - chemrxiv.org
Regarding the emerging concerns of the widely occurred and environmentally persistent per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), one intriguing and unsolved scientific question for …

Microbial Cleavage of C–F Bonds in Two C6 Per- and Polyfluorinated Compounds via Reductive Defluorination

Y Yu, K Zhang, Z Li, C Ren, J Chen… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The C–F bond is one of the strongest single bonds in nature. Although microbial reductive
dehalogenation is well known for the other organohalides, no microbial reductive …

Microbial defluorination of unsaturated per-and polyfluorinated carboxylic acids under anaerobic and aerobic conditions: a structure specificity study

Y Yu, S Che, C Ren, B Jin, Z Tian, J Liu… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The recently discovered microbial reductive defluorination of two C6 branched and
unsaturated fluorinated carboxylic acids (FCAs) provided valuable insights into the …

Structure-specific aerobic defluorination of short-chain fluorinated carboxylic acids by activated sludge communities

S Che, B Jin, Z Liu, Y Yu, J Liu… - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of manmade chemicals that
impose emerging environmental concerns. Among them, short-chain per-and …

Electron bifurcation and fluoride efflux systems implicated in defluorination of perfluorinated unsaturated carboxylic acids by Acetobacterium spp

Y Yu, F Xu, W Zhao, C Thoma, S Che, JE Richman… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Enzymatic cleavage of C─ F bonds in per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is largely
unknown but avidly sought to promote systems biology for PFAS bioremediation. Here, we …

Advances in Microbial Degradation and Transformation of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

HW Sun, B Fang, H Chen, MS Zhao… - Huan Jing ke Xue …, 2023 - europepmc.org
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have attracted extensive attention because of
their persistence, long-distance migration ability, bioaccumulation, and biological toxicity …

Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

LP Wackett - Microbial biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Poly‐and perfluorinated chemicals, including perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), are
pervasive in today's society, with a negative impact on human and ecosystem health …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial degradation of perfluoroalkyl acids

CM Smorada, MW Sima, PR Jaffé - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•PFAA biodegradation with detection of degradation products has been reported.•
Biodegradation of PFAAs has been linked to specific genes.•Biodegradation of PFAAs was …

Anaerobic defluorination of chlorine-substituted per-and polyfluorinated carboxylic acids triggered by microbial dechlorination

B Jin, S Che, J Gao, Y Yu, J Liu, Y Men - 2022 - chemrxiv.org
Chlorinated per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Cl-PFAS) have been manufactured and
widely used in industrial and commercial products. Here, we report on significant anaerobic …

Electron-bifurcation and fluoride efflux systems in Acetobacterium spp. drive defluorination of perfluorinated unsaturated carboxylic acids

Y Yu, F Xu, W Zhao, C Thoma, S Che, JE Richman… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Enzymatic cleavage of C—F bonds in per–and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is largely
unknown but avidly sought to promote systems biology for PFAS bioremediation. Here, we …