Pharmaceutical removal from wastewater by introducing cytochrome P450s into microalgae.

ABSTRACT: Pharmaceuticals are of increasing environmental concern as they emerge and accumulate in surface- and groundwater systems around the world, endangering the overall health of aquatic ecosystems. Municipal wastewater discharge is a significant vector for pharmaceuticals and their metabolites to enter surface waters as humans incompletely absorb prescription drugs and excrete up to 50% into wastewater, which are subsequently incompletely removed during wastewater treatment. Microalgae present a promising target for improving wastewater treatment due to their ability to remove some pollutants efficiently. However, their inherent metabolic pathways limit their capacity to degrade more recalcitrant organic compounds such as pharmaceuticals. The human liver employs enzymes to break down and absor

SUBMITTER: Kariyawasam T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11197475 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature