Accumulation and fate of tri-n-butyltin cation in estuarine bacteria
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Microbial Ecology
- Vol. 8 (3), 241-251
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02011428
Abstract
The accumulation and possible metabolic transformation of tri-n-butyltin cation by tin-resistant estuarine bacteria was studied. The bacterial isolates accumulated tributyltin to 3.7–7.7 mg tin per g dry weight of cells by a nonenergy requiring process, probably by adsorption to the cell envelope. Chemical speciation of cell extracts and culture media by combined liquid chromatography-atomic absorption spectrophotometry and tin-selective purge and trap flame photometric gas chromatography for possible tributyltin degradation products revealed no significant biotransformations of tributyltin cation by the tributyltin-resistant isolates. Apparently the isolates accumulate, but do not metabolize tributyltin.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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