两个丰富的生物积累的化化合物是天然产品
Emma L Teuten1, Li Xu, Christopher M Reddy
1Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
概括
甲基化多化二乙烯 (MeO-PBDEs) 在水生动物中发现. 来自鱼的MeO-PBDE的放射性碳分析显示,这些化合物是自然产生的,而不是工业污染物.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
- 有机地化学 有机地化学
背景情况:
- 在水生生物中检测到的甲基化多化二乙烯 (MeO-PBDEs) 含量与已知的污染物相似.
- MeO-PBDE的来源仍然模两可,提出自然和工业起源.
研究的目的:
- 调查海洋动物中发现的MeO-PBDE的来源.
- 为了确定MeO-PBDE是自然产生的还是人为产生的.
主要方法:
- 从True的嘴 (Mesoplodon mirus) 的组织中分离了两个MeO-PBDE同源体.
- 对分离的MeO-PBDE中自然丰富的放射性碳 (14C) 含量的分析.
主要成果:
- 分析的MeO-PBDE的放射性碳含量表明其生物起源.
- 这些发现为这些化合物的自然生产提供了直接证据.
结论:
- 在海洋哺乳动物中发现的MeO-PBDE可以自然产生.
- 这项研究解决了关于MeO-PBDE来源的不确定性,突出了它们形成的自然途径.
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