Microbially mediated O-methylation of bisphenol a results in metabolites with increased toxicity to the developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6567-6574

  McCormick, Jessica M ^a   Es, Theo Van ^a   Cooper, Keith R ^a   White, Lori A ^a   Häggblom, Max M ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; BREAST MILK; DANIO RERIO; DIMETHYL ETHERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; HUMAN SERUM; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; NEW MECHANISMS; O-METHYLATION; POST-FERTILIZATION; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH EMBRYOS;

ALKYLATION; BIOMOLECULES; ETHERS; FUELS; METABOLITES; METADATA; METHYLATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; TOXICITY;

METABOLISM;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIMETHYL ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYPRINID; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LESION; METABOLITE; MILK; MORTALITY; PHENOL; PLASTIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; METHYLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYL ETHERS; METHYLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHENOLS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM VANBAALENII PYR-1;

EID: 79960958235     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es200588w     Document Type: Article

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