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Six Mushrooms Fully Removed a Synthetic Estrogen From Water

Six Mushrooms Fully Removed a Synthetic Estrogen From Water

Shaggy ink cap

What they found

Six of 18 mushroom species completely removed the synthetic estrogen EE2 from water within three days.

Six of 18 mushroom species completely removed the synthetic estrogen EE2 from water within three days.

The number

Six species completely removed EE2

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

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At a glance

Latin name

Coprinus comatus

Coprinus comatus

Compound

17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2); laccases

17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2); laccases

Published in

Water Environment Research : A Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation

Water Environment Research : A Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Pollutant Cleanup

Pollutant Cleanup

18 mushroom species were tested for their ability to break down the synthetic estrogen pollutant 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) using natural enzymes called laccases. Six species completely removed EE2 from contaminated water within three days, showing a strong positive correlation between laccase activity and pollutant breakdown (r = 0.79). The shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus) showed the highest enzyme activity at 109,685 U/L after 11 days.

18 mushroom species were tested for their ability to break down the synthetic estrogen pollutant 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) using natural enzymes called laccases. Six species completely removed EE2 from contaminated water within three days, showing a strong positive correlation between laccase activity and pollutant breakdown (r = 0.79). The shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus) showed the highest enzyme activity at 109,685 U/L after 11 days.

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