[Recent advances in microbial degradation of ibuprofen--a review]

Abstract

Ibuprofen has been recognized as an environmental endocrine disruptor due to its ability to interfere with prostaglandin synthesis. In order to address the myriad challenges faced by the issue of ibuprofen in the environment, the recent research progress was summarized in this paper to characterize the ibuprofen consumption, its potential hazard, and biodegradation and degradation mechanisms. The importance and urgency to carry out the ibuprofen degradable gene cloning, its function analysis and its molecular degradation mechanisms were emphasized.