New insights into the degradation of synthetic pollutants in contaminated environments

P Bhatt, S Gangola, G Bhandari, W Zhang, D Maithani… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The environment is contaminated by synthetic contaminants owing to their extensive
applications globally. Hence, the removal of synthetic pollutants (SPs) from the environment …

Characterization of the role of esterases in the biodegradation of organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid pesticides

P Bhatt, X Zhou, Y Huang, W Zhang, S Chen - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ester-containing organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid (OCP) pesticides are used
worldwide to minimize the impact of pests and increase agricultural production. The toxicity …

Carbofuran toxicity and its microbial degradation in contaminated environments

S Mishra, W Zhang, Z Lin, S Pang, Y Huang, P Bhatt… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbofuran is one of the most toxic broad-spectrum and systemic N-methyl carbamate
pesticide, which is extensively applied as insecticide, nematicide and acaricide for …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa based concurrent degradation of beta-cypermethrin and metabolite 3-phenoxybenzaldehyde, and its bioremediation efficacy in …

WJ Chen, W Zhang, Q Lei, SF Chen, Y Huang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Beta-cypermethrin is one of the widely used pyrethroid insecticides, and problems
associated with the accumulation of its residues have aroused public attention. Thus, there …

Insights into the microbial degradation and biochemical mechanisms of carbamates

S Mishra, S Pang, W Zhang, Z Lin, P Bhatt, S Chen - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbamate compounds are commonly applied in agricultural sectors as alternative options
to the recalcitrant organochlorine pesticides due to their easier breakdown and less …

Background-free sensing platform for on-site detection of carbamate pesticide through upconversion nanoparticles-based hydrogel suit

D Su, X Zhao, X Yan, X Han, Z Zhu, C Wang… - Biosensors and …, 2021 - Elsevier
On-site monitoring of carbamate pesticide in complex matrix remians as a challenge in terms
of the real-time control of food safety and supervision of environmental quality. Herein, we …

Conserved metabolic and evolutionary themes in microbial degradation of carbamate pesticides

H Malhotra, S Kaur, PS Phale - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Carbamate pesticides are widely used as insecticides, nematicides, acaricides, herbicides
and fungicides in the agriculture, food and public health sector. However, only a minor …

An integrated overview of bacterial carboxylesterase: Structure, function and biocatalytic applications

UUM Johan, RNZRA Rahman, NHA Kamarudin… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carboxylesterases (CEs) are members of prominent esterase, and as their name imply, they
catalyze the cleavage of ester linkages. By far, a considerable number of novel CEs have …

Microbial elimination of carbamate pesticides: specific strains and promising enzymes

M Sun, W Xu, W Zhang, C Guang, W Mu - Applied Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Carbamate pesticides are widely used in the environment, and compared with other
pesticides in nature, they are easier to decompose and have less durability. However, due to …

Isolation of Sphingomonas sp. AJ-1 and its enantioselective S-methylation of the triazole fungicide prothioconazole

J Huang, M Li, F Jin, Z Wang, W Li, D Pan, QX Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prothioconazole is a widely used chiral triazole fungicide, and its residue pollution has
attracted wide attention in recent years. However, little is known about microbial metabolic …