Chai Wen, Sakamaki Hiroshi, Kitanaka Susumu, Saito Michihiko, Horiuchi C Akira
Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Jan;67(1):218-20. doi: 10.1271/bbb.67.218.
The biological degradation of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenol)propane (1; bisphenol A, BPA), a representative endocrine disruptor, was studied with plant-cultured cells of Caragana chamlagu. An initial BPA concentration of 425 microM in an aqueous solution was degraded by C. chamlagu at 25 degrees C for 2 days in the dark, and two intermediates were then completely dissipated after 10 days.
