Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation
An excessive released of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to surroundings is one of the major factors that cause environmental pollution to increase globally. This issue had gained scientist’s attention to study PAHs biodegradation pathways and their toxicity towards humans and the environmen...
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Malaysian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
2020
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| author | Adenan, Suzana Wong, Chee Fah Syed Abd. Azziz, Saripah Salbiah Si Nang, Som Cit Misnan, Rosmilah Zakaria, Iffah Izzati Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha |
| author_facet | Adenan, Suzana Wong, Chee Fah Syed Abd. Azziz, Saripah Salbiah Si Nang, Som Cit Misnan, Rosmilah Zakaria, Iffah Izzati Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha |
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| description | An excessive released of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to surroundings is one of the major factors that cause environmental pollution to increase globally. This issue had gained scientist’s attention to study PAHs biodegradation pathways and their toxicity towards humans and the environment. They found that the major mechanism responsible for the ecological recovery of PAH-contaminated sites happened to be from the microbial degradation process. However, there are a few limitations faced by the PAHs degrading bacteria where the bacteria die due to extremely polluted areas. This leads the researchers to utilize genetic engineering to produce enzymes that can withstand and survive in extreme environments. Recent information and technology such as path sources, properties and biochemical pathways by means to produce the simplest and less harmful components in polluted ecosystems are discussed in this review. In-depth studies in regards to bacteria biocatalysis involving bacterialproduced-enzymes to degrade PAHs help develop new methods to enhance the bioremediation effectiveness in the future. |
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| spelling | upm-872092023-07-18T02:03:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87209/ Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation Adenan, Suzana Wong, Chee Fah Syed Abd. Azziz, Saripah Salbiah Si Nang, Som Cit Misnan, Rosmilah Zakaria, Iffah Izzati Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha An excessive released of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to surroundings is one of the major factors that cause environmental pollution to increase globally. This issue had gained scientist’s attention to study PAHs biodegradation pathways and their toxicity towards humans and the environment. They found that the major mechanism responsible for the ecological recovery of PAH-contaminated sites happened to be from the microbial degradation process. However, there are a few limitations faced by the PAHs degrading bacteria where the bacteria die due to extremely polluted areas. This leads the researchers to utilize genetic engineering to produce enzymes that can withstand and survive in extreme environments. Recent information and technology such as path sources, properties and biochemical pathways by means to produce the simplest and less harmful components in polluted ecosystems are discussed in this review. In-depth studies in regards to bacteria biocatalysis involving bacterialproduced-enzymes to degrade PAHs help develop new methods to enhance the bioremediation effectiveness in the future. Malaysian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2020 Article PeerReviewed Adenan, Suzana and Wong, Chee Fah and Syed Abd. Azziz, Saripah Salbiah and Si Nang, Som Cit and Misnan, Rosmilah and Zakaria, Iffah Izzati and Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana and Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie and Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha (2020) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 23 (3). 103 - 118. ISSN 2600-9005 http://mjbmb.org |
| spellingShingle | Adenan, Suzana Wong, Chee Fah Syed Abd. Azziz, Saripah Salbiah Si Nang, Som Cit Misnan, Rosmilah Zakaria, Iffah Izzati Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title_full | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title_fullStr | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title_short | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and Its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| title_sort | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: characteristics and its degradation by biocatalysis remediation |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87209/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87209/ |