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A large amount of antibiotics enters the soil environment and accumulates therein as individuals and mixtures, threatening the soil safety. However, there is little information regarding the influence of single and mixed antibiotics on key soil proteins at molecular level. In this study, setting sulfadiazine (SD) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) as the representative antibiotics, the interactions between these agents and alpha-amylase (an important hydrolase in soil carbon cycle) were investigated through multi-spectroscopic approaches, X-ray photoelectron spectrometry, and molecular modeling. It was found that both SD and TC spontaneously bound to alpha-amylase with 1:1 stoichiometry mainly via forming stable chemical bonds. The interactions altered the polarity of aromatic amino acids, protein backbone, secondary structure, hydrophobicity and activity of alpha-amylase. The SD-TC mixtures were designed based on the direct equipartition ray to comprehensively characterize the possible concentration distribution, and interactive effects indicated that the mixtures antagonistically impacted alpha-amylase. These findings reveal the binding characteristics between alpha-amylase and typical antibiotics, which probably influence the ecological functions of alpha-amylase in soil. This study clarifies the potential harm of antibiotics on soil functional enzyme, which is significant for the environmental risk assessment of antibiotics and their mixtures.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ISSN: 0304-3894
Year: 2024
Volume: 480
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