|
|
Product identification and toxicity change during oxidation of methotrexate by ferrate and permanganate in water |
Shengqi Zhang1, Chengsong Ye1, Wenjun Zhao2, Lili An1, Xin Yu1, Lei Zhang3,4, Hongjie Sun2, Mingbao Feng1( ) |
1. College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China 2. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China 3. State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China 4. Core Facility of Biomedical, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China |
|
|
Abstract • Oxidation of methotrexate by high-valent metal-oxo species was first explored. • Fe(VI) presented a higher reactivity to MTX than Mn(VII) at pH 8.0. • Ketonization and cleavage of peptide bond were two initial reaction pathways. • Products of MTX were not genotoxic, neurotoxic, or endocrine-disrupting chemicals. • The less biodegradable products exhibited developmental and acute/chronic toxicity. Accompanying an annual increase in cancer incidence, the global use of anticancer drugs has remarkably increased with their worldwide environmental prevalence and ecological risks. In this study, the oxidation of methotrexate (MTX), a typical anticancer drug with ubiquitous occurrence and multi-endpoint toxicity, by ferrate(VI) (Fe(VI)) and permanganate (Mn(VII))) was investigated in water. Fe(VI) exhibited a higher reactivity with MTX (93.34 M−1 s−1) than Mn(VII) (3.01 M−1 s−1) at pH 8.0. The introduction of Cu(II) and Fe(III) at 1.0 mM improved the removal efficiency of 5.0 μM MTX by 100.0 μM Fe(VI) from 80% to 95% and 100% after 4 min, respectively. Seven oxidized products (OPs) were identified during oxidative treatments, while OP-191 and OP-205 were characterized as specific products for Fe(VI) oxidation. Initial ketonization of the L-glutamic acid moiety and cleavage of the peptide bond of MTX were proposed. Additionally, a multi-endpoint toxicity evaluation indicated no genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, or endocrine-disrupting effects of MTX and its OPs. Particularly, serious developmental toxicity in zebrafish larvae was observed in the treated MTX solutions. Based on the acute and chronic aquatic toxicity prediction, OP-190, OP-192, OP-206, and OP-208 were deemed toxic or very toxic compared to harmful MTX. Furthermore, the reduced biodegradability index from 0.15 (MTX) to −0.5 to −0.2 (OP-192, OP-206, and OP-468) indicated the formation of lower biodegradable OPs. Overall, this study suggests that Fe(VI) and Mn(VII) oxidation are promising treatments for remediating anticancer drug-contaminated water. However, the environmental risks associated with these treatments should be considered in the evaluation of water safety.
|
Keywords
Anticancer drugs
High-valent metal-oxo species
Oxidation kinetics
Reaction mechanisms
Multi-endpoint toxicity
|
Corresponding Author(s):
Mingbao Feng
|
Issue Date: 23 November 2021
|
|
1 |
S Barışçı, O Turkay, E Ulusoy, M G Şeker, E Yüksel, A Dimoglo (2018). Electro-oxidation of cytostatic drugs: Experimental and theoretical identification of by-products and evaluation of ecotoxicological effects. Chemical Engineering Journal, 334: 1820–1827
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.105
|
2 |
P Calza, C Medana, M Sarro, V Rosato, R Aigotti, C Baiocchi, C Minero (2014). Photocatalytic degradation of selected anticancer drugs and identification of their transformation products in water by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography. A, 1362: 135–144
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2014.08.035
pmid: 25169721
|
3 |
J Chen, Y Qi, X Pan, N Wu, J Zuo, C Li, R Qu, Z Wang, Z Chen (2019). Mechanistic insights into the reactivity of Ferrate(VI) with phenolic compounds and the formation of coupling products. Water Research, 158: 338–349
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.045
pmid: 31051378
|
4 |
J Chen, N Wu, X Xu, R Qu, C Li, X Pan, Z Wei, Z Wang (2018). Fe(VI)-mediated single-electron coupling processes for the removal of chlorophene: A combined experimental and computational study. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(21): 12592–12601
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01830
pmid: 30299936
|
5 |
A Della-Flora, M L Wilde, I D F Pinto, É C Lima, C Sirtori (2020). Degradation of the anticancer drug flutamide by solar photo-Fenton treatment at near-neutral pH: Identification of transformation products and in silico (Q)SAR risk assessment. Environmental Research, 183: 109223
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109223
pmid: 32045729
|
6 |
E Evgenidou, A Ofrydopoulou, N Malesic-Eleftheriadou, C Nannou, N M Ainali, E Christodoulou, D N Bikiaris, G Z Kyzas, D A Lambropoulou (2020). New insights into transformation pathways of a mixture of cytostatic drugs using Polyester-TiO2 films: Identification of intermediates and toxicity assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 741: 140394
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140394
pmid: 32886989
|
7 |
M Feng, R Qu, X Zhang, P Sun, Y Sui, L Wang, Z Wang (2015). Degradation of flumequine in aqueous solution by persulfate activated with common methods and polyhydroquinone-coated magnetite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes catalysts. Water Research, 85: 1–10
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.011
pmid: 26281959
|
8 |
M Feng, X Wang, J Chen, R Qu, Y Sui, L Cizmas, Z Wang, V K Sharma (2016). Degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics by ferrate(VI): Effects of water constituents and oxidized products. Water Research, 103: 48–57
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.014
pmid: 27429354
|
9 |
Y Feng, W Qing, L Kong, H Li, D Wu, Y Fan, P H Lee, K Shih (2019). Factors and mechanisms that influence the reactivity of trivalent copper: A novel oxidant for selective degradation of antibiotics. Water Research, 149: 1–8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.090
pmid: 30408631
|
10 |
Y Gao, Y Zhou, S Y Pang, J Jiang, Z Yang, Y Shen, Z Wang, P X Wang, L H Wang (2019). New insights into the combination of permanganate and bisulfite as a novel advanced oxidation process: Importance of high valent manganese-oxo species and sulfate radical. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(7): 3689–3696
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05306
pmid: 30888798
|
11 |
A Garcia-Ac, R Broséus, S Vincent, B Barbeau, M Prévost, S Sauvé (2010). Oxidation kinetics of cyclophosphamide and methotrexate by ozone in drinking water. Chemosphere, 79(11): 1056–1063
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.03.032
pmid: 20403630
|
12 |
T Haddad, E Baginska, K Kümmerer (2015). Transformation products of antibiotic and cytostatic drugs in the aquatic cycle that result from effluent treatment and abiotic/biotic reactions in the environment: An increasing challenge calling for higher emphasis on measures at the beginning of the pipe. Water Research, 72: 75–126
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.042
pmid: 25600206
|
13 |
M H Hsu, C J Tsai, A Y C Lin (2019). Mechanism and pathways underlying the self-sensitized photodegradation of methotrexate under simulated solar irradiation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 373: 468–475
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.095
pmid: 30939429
|
14 |
L Hu, H M Martin, O Arce-Bulted, M N Sugihara, K A Keating, T I Strathmann (2009). Oxidation of carbamazepine by Mn(VII) and Fe(VI): Reaction kinetics and mechanism. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(2): 509–515
https://doi.org/10.1021/es8023513
pmid: 19238987
|
15 |
Z Hua, D Li, Z Wu, D Wang, Y Cui, X Huang, J Fang, T An (2021). DBP formation and toxicity alteration during UV/chlorine treatment of wastewater and the effects of ammonia and bromide. Water Research, 188: 116549
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116549
pmid: 33152588
|
16 |
T Y Jeong, M J Simpson (2019). Daphnia magna metabolic profiling as a promising water quality parameter for the biological early warning system. Water Research, 166: 115033
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115033
pmid: 31505309
|
17 |
W Jiang, L Chen, S R Batchu, P R Gardinali, L Jasa, B Marsalek, R Zboril, D D Dionysiou, K E O’Shea, V K Sharma (2014). Oxidation of microcystin-LR by ferrate(VI): kinetics, degradation pathways, and toxicity assessments. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(20): 12164–12172
https://doi.org/10.1021/es5030355
pmid: 25215438
|
18 |
X Jiang, D Song, D Wang, R Zhang, Q Fang, H Sun, F Kong (2020). Eliminating imidacloprid and its toxicity by permanganate via highly selective partial oxidation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 191: 110234
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110234
pmid: 32006869
|
19 |
M Jureczko, J Kalka (2020). Cytostatic pharmaceuticals as water contaminants. European Journal of Pharmacology, 866: 172816
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172816
pmid: 31758938
|
20 |
M I Kanjal, M Muneer, A Abdelhaleem, W Chu (2020). Degradation of methotrexate by UV/peroxymonosulfate: Kinetics, effect of operational parameters and mechanism. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28(10): 2658–2667
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.033
|
21 |
C D Kinch, K Ibhazehiebo, J H Jeong, H R Habibi, D M Kurrasch (2015). Low-dose exposure to bisphenol A and replacement bisphenol S induces precocious hypothalamic neurogenesis in embryonic zebrafish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(5): 1475–1480
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1417731112
pmid: 25583509
|
22 |
G Laera, D Cassano, A Lopez, A Pinto, A Pollice, G Ricco, G Mascolo (2012). Removal of organics and degradation products from industrial wastewater by a membrane bioreactor integrated with ozone or UV/H2O2 treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(2): 1010–1018
https://doi.org/10.1021/es202707w
pmid: 22136062
|
23 |
W W P Lai, Y C Chuang, A Y C Lin (2017a). The effects and the toxicity increases caused by bicarbonate, chloride, and other water components during the UV/TiO2 degradation of oxazaphosphorine drugs. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 24(17): 14595–14604
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9005-6
pmid: 28452030
|
24 |
W W P Lai, M H Hsu, A Y C Lin (2017b). The role of bicarbonate anions in methotrexate degradation via UV/TiO2: Mechanisms, reactivity and increased toxicity. Water Research, 112: 157–166
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.040
pmid: 28157604
|
25 |
D Li, H Chen, H Liu, D Schlenk, J Mu, S Lacorte, G G Ying, L Xie (2021). Anticancer drugs in the aquatic ecosystem: Environmental occurrence, ecotoxicological effect and risk assessment. Environment International, 153: 106543
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106543
pmid: 33813231
|
26 |
J Li, J Jiang, S Y Pang, Y Gao, S Sun, Z Wang, P Wang, L Wang, Y Zhou (2019). Transformation of bisphenol AF and bisphenol S by permanganate in the absence/presence of iodide: Kinetics and products. Chemosphere, 217: 402–410
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.011
pmid: 30439654
|
27 |
C A Lutterbeck, E Baginska, Ê L Machado, K Kümmerer (2015a). Removal of the anti-cancer drug methotrexate from water by advanced oxidation processes: Aerobic biodegradation and toxicity studies after treatment. Chemosphere, 141: 290–296
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.07.069
pmid: 26298026
|
28 |
C A Lutterbeck, M L Wilde, E Baginska, C Leder, Ê L Machado, K Kümmerer (2015b). Degradation of 5-FU by means of advanced (photo)oxidation processes: UV/H2O2, UV/Fe2+/H2O2 and UV/TiO2-Comparison of transformation products, ready biodegradability and toxicity. Science of The Total Environment, 527-528: 232–245
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.111
pmid: 25965036
|
29 |
Y Meng, W Liu, H Fiedler, J Zhang, X Wei, X Liu, M Peng, T Zhang (2021). Fate and risk assessment of emerging contaminants in reclaimed water production processes. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 15(5): 104
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-021-1392-8
|
30 |
M Mišík, M Filipic, A Nersesyan, M Kundi, M Isidori, S Knasmueller (2019). Environmental risk assessment of widely used anticancer drugs (5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, etoposide, imatinib mesylate). Water Research, 164: 114953
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114953
pmid: 31404901
|
31 |
S Mukherjee, D Mehta, K Dhangar, M Kumar (2021). Environmental fate, distribution and state-of-the-art removal of antineoplastic drugs: A comprehensive insight. Chemical Engineering Journal, 407: 127184
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127184
|
32 |
I Oller, S Malato, J A Sánchez-Pérez (2011). Combination of Advanced Oxidation Processes and biological treatments for wastewater decontamination: A review. Science of the Total Environment, 409(20): 4141–4166
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.08.061
pmid: 20956012
|
33 |
A Pieczyńska, A Fiszka Borzyszkowska, A Ofiarska, E M Siedlecka (2017). Removal of cytostatic drugs by AOPs: A review of applied processes in the context of green technology. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(14): 1282–1335
https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2017.1370990
|
34 |
B Roig, B Marquenet, I Delpla, V Bessonneau, A Sellier, C Leder, O Thomas, R Bolek, K Kummerer (2014). Monitoring of methotrexate chlorination in water. Water Research, 57: 67–75
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.008
pmid: 24704904
|
35 |
P Sanabria, D Scunderlick, M L Wilde, D S Lüdtke, C Sirtori (2021). Solar photo-Fenton treatment of the anti-cancer drug anastrozole in different aqueous matrices at near-neutral pH: Transformation products identification, pathways proposal, and in silico (Q)SAR risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 754: 142300
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142300
pmid: 33254902
|
36 |
I W T Selderslaghs, R Blust, H E Witters (2012). Feasibility study of the zebrafish assay as an alternative method to screen for developmental toxicity and embryotoxicity using a training set of 27 compounds. Reproductive Toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 33(2): 142–154
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.08.003
pmid: 21871558
|
37 |
B Shao, H Dong, B Sun, X Guan (2019a). Role of ferrate(IV) and ferrate(V) in activating ferrate(VI) by calcium sulfite for enhanced oxidation of organic contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(2): 894–902
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b04990
pmid: 30570262
|
38 |
B Shao, J Qiao, Z Zhao, X Guan (2019b). Advances in contaminants abatement by ferrate(VI). Chinese Science Bulletin, 64: 3401–3411
|
39 |
V K Sharma, R Zboril, R S Varma (2015). Ferrates: Greener oxidants with multimodal action in water treatment technologies. Accounts of Chemical Research, 48(2): 182–191
https://doi.org/10.1021/ar5004219
pmid: 25668700
|
40 |
E M Siedlecka, A Ofiarska, A F Borzyszkowska, A Białk-Bielińska, P Stepnowski, A Pieczyńska (2018). Cytostatic drug removal using electrochemical oxidation with BDD electrode: Degradation pathway and toxicity. Water Research, 144: 235–245
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.035
pmid: 30032020
|
41 |
D Slade, S Eustermann (2020). Tuning drug binding. Science, 368(6486): 30–31
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1462
pmid: 32241937
|
42 |
Y Song, J Jiang, W Qin, J Li, Y Zhou, Y Gao (2021). Enhanced transformation of organic pollutants by mild oxidants in the presence of synthetic or natural redox mediators: A review. Water Research, 189: 116667
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116667
pmid: 33271411
|
43 |
H J Sun, Y Zhang, J Y Zhang, H Lin, J Chen, H Hong (2019). The toxicity of 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone on the early life stage of zebrafish: A survey on the endpoints at developmental toxicity, oxidative stress, genotoxicity and cytotoxicity. Environmental pollution, 245: 719–724
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.051
pmid: 30500751
|
44 |
S Sun, Y Gui, Y Wang, L Qian, X Liu, Q Jiang, H Song (2009). Effects of methotrexate on the developments of heart and vessel in zebrafish. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 41(1): 86–96
https://doi.org/10.1093/abbs/gmn010
pmid: 19129954
|
45 |
A Tkaczyk, A Bownik, J Dudka, K Kowal, B Ślaska (2021). Daphnia magna model in the toxicity assessment of pharmaceuticals: A review. Science of the Total Environment, 763: 143038
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143038
pmid: 33127157
|
46 |
A P Toolaram, K Kümmerer, M Schneider (2014). Environmental risk assessment of anti-cancer drugs and their transformation products: A focus on their genotoxicity characterization-state of knowledge and short comings. Mutation research. Reviews in mutation research, 760: 18–35
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2014.02.001
pmid: 24556194
|
47 |
D L van der Velden, L R Hoes, H van der Wijngaart, J M van Berge Henegouwen, E van Werkhoven, P Roepman, R L Schilsky, W W J de Leng, A D R Huitema, B Nuijen, P M Nederlof, C M L van Herpen, D J A de Groot, L A Devriese, A Hoeben, M J A de Jonge, M Chalabi, E F Smit, A J de Langen, N Mehra, M Labots, E Kapiteijn, S Sleijfer, E Cuppen, H M W Verheul, H Gelderblom, E E Voest (2019). The Drug Rediscovery protocol facilitates the expanded use of existing anticancer drugs. Nature, 574(7776): 127–131
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1600-x
pmid: 31570881
|
48 |
S Wang, B Shao, J Qiao, X Guan (2021). Application of Fe(VI) in abating contaminants in water: State of art and knowledge gaps. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 15(5): 80
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-020-1373-3
|
49 |
CP Wild, E Weiderpass, BW Stewart (2020). World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention. Lyon Int. Agency Research Cancer 23–33
|
50 |
A M Wormington, M De María, H G Kurita, J H Bisesi Jr, N D Denslow, C J Martyniuk (2020). Antineoplastic agents: Environmental prevalence and adverse outcomes in aquatic organisms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 39(5): 967–985
https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4687
pmid: 32266737
|
51 |
D Wu, F Zhang, W Lou, D Li, J Chen (2017). Chemical characterization and toxicity assessment of fine particulate matters emitted from the combustion of petrol and diesel fuels. Science of the Total Environment, 605-606: 172–179
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.058
pmid: 28666172
|
52 |
X Xu, J Chen, S Wang, J Ge, R Qu, M Feng, V K Sharma, Z Wang (2018). Degradation kinetics and transformation products of chlorophene by aqueous permanganate. Water Research, 138: 293–300
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.057
pmid: 29614457
|
53 |
T Yang, L Wang, Y Liu, Z Huang, H He, X Wang, J Jiang, D Gao, J Ma (2019). Comparative study on ferrate oxidation of BPS and BPAF: Kinetics, reaction mechanism, and the improvement on their biodegradability. Water Research, 148: 115–125
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.018
pmid: 30359941
|
54 |
J Yin, Y Niu, B Shao (2017). Products of methotrexate during chlorination. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), 55: 100–108
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2016.06.024
pmid: 28477802
|
55 |
L Yuan, L Qian, Y Qian, J Liu, K Yang, Y Huang, C Wang, Y Li, X Mu (2019). Bisphenol F-induced neurotoxicity toward zebrafish embryos. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(24): 14638–14648
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04097
pmid: 31702913
|
56 |
J Zhang, B Sun, X Guan (2013). Oxidative removal of bisphenol A by permanganate: Kinetics, pathways and influences of co-existing chemicals. Separation and Purification Technology, 107: 48–53
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2013.01.023
|
57 |
T Zhang, H Liu, Y Zhang, W Sun, X Ao (2020). Comparative genotoxicity of water processed by three drinking water treatment plants with different water treatment procedures. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 14(3): 39
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-020-1214-4
|
58 |
X Zhang, M Feng, C Luo, N Nesnas, C H Huang, V K Sharma (2021). Effect of metal ions on oxidation of micropollutants by ferrate(VI): Enhancing role of FeIV species. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(1): 623–633
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c04674
pmid: 33326216
|
59 |
Q Zheng, N Wu, R Qu, G Albasher, W Cao, B Li, N Alsultan, Z Wang (2021). Kinetics and reaction pathways for the transformation of 4-tert-butylphenol by ferrate(VI). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401: 123405
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123405
pmid: 32659589
|
|
Viewed |
|
|
|
Full text
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
|
Cited |
|
|
|
|
|
Shared |
|
|
|
|
|
Discussed |
|
|
|
|