Phosphorus NMR as a tool to study mineralization of organophosphonates-The ability of Spirulina spp.to degrade glyphosate

摘要

A commercially available mixed culture of Spirulina spp.exhibited a remarkable ability to degrade the widely used organophosphorus herbicide glyphosate,that served as sole source of either phosphorus or nitrogen for cyanobacterial growth.3' P NMR analysis of spent media appeared to be an effective and simple technique to follow disappearance of the phosphonate and release of inorganic phosphate in biodegradation process(es).