Mechanistic Aspects of Photodegradation of Deoxynucleosides Induced by Triplet State of Effluent Organic Matter.
Environ Sci Technol
; 58(10): 4751-4760, 2024 Mar 12.
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Excited triplet states of wastewater effluent organic matter (3EfOM*) are known as important photo-oxidants in the degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes (eArGs) in sunlit waters. In this work, we further found that 3EfOM* showed highly selective reactivity toward 2'-deoxyguanosine (dG) sites within eArGs in irradiated EfOM solutions at pH 7.0, while it showed no photosensitizing capacity toward 2'-deoxyadenosine, 2'-deoxythymidine, and 2'-deoxycytidine (the basic structures of eArGs). The 3EfOM* contributed to the photooxidation of dG primarily via one-electron transfer mechanism, with second-order reaction rate constants of (1.58-1.74) × 108 M-1 s-1, forming the oxidation intermediates of dG (dG(-H)â¢). The formed dG(-H)⢠could play a significant role in hole hopping and damage throughout eArGs. Using the four deoxynucleosides as probes, the upper limit for the reduction potential of 3EfOM* is estimated to be between 1.47 and 1.94 VNHE. Compared to EfOM, the role of the triplet state of terrestrially natural organic matter (3NOM*) in dG photooxidation was minor (â¼15%) mainly due to the rapid reverse reactions of dG(-H)⢠by the antioxidant moieties of NOM. This study advances our understanding of the difference in the photosensitizing capacity and electron donating capacity between NOM and EfOM and the photodegradation mechanism of eArGs induced by 3EfOM*.
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Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Aguas Residuales
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Environ Sci Technol
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Environ. sci. technol
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Environmental science & technology
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2024
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