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  • Title: Enantioselective carbon stable isotope fractionation of hexachlorocyclohexane during aerobic biodegradation by Sphingobium spp.
    Author: Bashir S, Fischer A, Nijenhuis I, Richnow HH.
    Journal: Environ Sci Technol; 2013 Oct 15; 47(20):11432-9. PubMed ID: 24007541.
    Abstract:
    Carbon isotope fractionation was investigated for the biotransformation of γ- and α- hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) as well as enantiomers of α-HCH using two aerobic bacterial strains: Sphingobium indicum strain B90A and Sphingobium japonicum strain UT26. Carbon isotope enrichment factors (ε(c)) for γ-HCH (ε(c) = -1.5 ± 0.1 ‰ and -1.7 ± 0.2 ‰) and α-HCH (ε(c) = -1.0 ± 0.2 ‰ and -1.6 ± 0.3 ‰) were similar for both aerobic strains, but lower in comparison with previously reported values for anaerobic γ- and α-HCH degradation. Isotope fractionation of α-HCH enantiomers was higher for (+) α-HCH (ε(c) = -2.4 ± 0.8 ‰ and -3.3 ± 0.8 ‰) in comparison to (-) α-HCH (ε(c) = -0.7 ± 0.2 ‰ and -1.0 ± 0.6 ‰). The microbial fractionation between the α-HCH enantiomers was quantified by the Rayleigh equation and enantiomeric fractionation factors (ε(e)) for S. indicum strain B90A and S. japonicum strain UT26 were -42 ± 16% and -22 ± 6%, respectively. The extent and range of isomer and enantiomeric carbon isotope fractionation of HCHs with Sphingobium spp. suggests that aerobic biodegradation of HCHs can be monitored in situ by compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) and enantiomer-specific isotope analysis (ESIA). In addition, enantiomeric fractionation has the potential as a complementary approach to CSIA and ESIA for assessing the biodegradation of α-HCH at contaminated field sites.
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