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The cytochrome C (Cyt c) mediated electron transport system is crucial in anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing granular sludge (AnGS). Micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) have received much attention due to their strong biotoxicity, but the mechanism of MNPs effect on electron transport in the AnGS system is not clear. This study investigated the response mechanism of the electron transport system of AnGS when exposed to poly ethylene terephthalate micro(nano)plastics (PET-MNPs) at different concentrations (0 mg/L, 1 mg/L, 100 mg/L, 500 mg/L) and particle sizes (80 mu m, 300 nm). The results showed that PET-MNPs significantly inhibited the nitrogen removal efficiency. Similarly, the electron transfer activity of AnGS exposed to high concentrations of PET-MNPs decreased by 72.7 % and 34.3 %, respectively, compared to control group (0 mg/L). The high-throughput and metagenomic results showed that PET-MNPs suppressed the abundance of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (Candidatus Kuenenia and Candidatus Brocadia), energy pathway, electron transport pathway and the Cyt c-generating genes. Furthermore, the molecular docking results showed that PET-MNPs were easily and stably bound to key proteins in both the extracellular and intracellular electron transport pathways. Among them, Cyt c was the most easily bound protein to PET-MNPs in the electron transport system (binding energy of -8.8 kcal/mol) and molecular dynamics simulations also verified this result. In addition, the Cyt c content of AnGS exposed to the high concentration group decreased by 78.49 % (NPs group) and 73.40 % (MPs group), respectively. In conclusion, PETMNPs can cause disruption of the electron transport system of AnGS by inactivating the protein by changing its conformation and inhibiting the expression of related functional genes.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2025
Volume: 505
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