Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications

Amoxicillin (Amx) and cephalexin (Cfx) are β-lactam antibiotics widely used in human and veterinary medicine. Two points of interest surrounding these molecules are the photodegradation of the molecules and their microbiological implications, as well as the persistence and bioaccumulation in the env...

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Autores principales: Reynoso, Eugenia, Nesci, A., Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia, Criado, Susana, Biasutti, M. A.
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Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123540
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topic Ciencias Exactas
Química
Antibiotics
Photodegradation
Singlet oxygen
Microbiological implications
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Química
Antibiotics
Photodegradation
Singlet oxygen
Microbiological implications
Reynoso, Eugenia
Nesci, A.
Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia
Criado, Susana
Biasutti, M. A.
Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Química
Antibiotics
Photodegradation
Singlet oxygen
Microbiological implications
description Amoxicillin (Amx) and cephalexin (Cfx) are β-lactam antibiotics widely used in human and veterinary medicine. Two points of interest surrounding these molecules are the photodegradation of the molecules and their microbiological implications, as well as the persistence and bioaccumulation in the environment which may cause resistance to bacterial strains. The kinetic and mechanistic aspects of the photosensitized degradation of Amx and Cfx have been studied in water at pH 7.4 and 10 by stationary and time-resolved methods. Kinetic evidence indicates that the Rose Bengal-sensitized photooxidation of Amx at pH 7.4 proceeds via O₂(¹Δ<sub>g</sub>) and O₂<sup>.-</sup> mechanisms while at pH 10 the degradation path occurs, principally, via O₂(¹Δ,<sub>g</sub>). For Cfx, this process is attributed to O₂(1Δg) and O₂<sup>.-</sup>. Photoproducts, which arise from the addition of oxygen atoms and subsequent oxidation of the groups –CH₃ to –COOH, were detected. For both antibiotics the bacteriostatic activity decreases in parallel to their photodegradation. The results of this study could potentially help scientists to better understand and predict the photodegradability of these antibiotics on living organisms and in different environmental compartments.
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Articulo
author Reynoso, Eugenia
Nesci, A.
Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia
Criado, Susana
Biasutti, M. A.
author_facet Reynoso, Eugenia
Nesci, A.
Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia
Criado, Susana
Biasutti, M. A.
author_sort Reynoso, Eugenia
title Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
title_short Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
title_full Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
title_fullStr Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
title_sort kinetic and mechanistic aspects of sensitized photodegradation of β-lactam antibiotics: microbiological implications
publishDate 2012
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123540
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