On the basis of literature we are sure that wastewater microbial community have the ability to retransform metabolized pharmaceuticals in the original parent compound, for isntance the deacetylation or deglucuronization of antibiotics found in wastewater, excreted by human body.
Does anyone have a clue about the pathway? Do you think the reaction is unspecific and that´s could be the meaning of a trend of degradation with a high Kbio ?
Saverio Conti
Dont you think is feasible finding the most involved enzymes in the transformation of derivatives in parent compounds and maybe trying to relate the enzymatic activity/expression with the carbon source and availability?
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