Microbial degradation non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

In the recent years, commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely detected in the environment. These biologically active substances and their continuous inflow into the environment may lead to their accumulation in the environment and chronic exposure of organisms. This in turn may cause the potential negative effects on living organisms. While the transformation mechanisms of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the human body and in other animals have been extensively studied, degradation of these drugs by bacteria (including their degradation pathways and degradation products) has seldom been investigated and are largely unknown. Therefore, the objective of this paper is presentation actual stage of knowledge about microbiological degradation pathways of NSAIDs such as naproxen, ibuprofen, diclofenac, paracetamol.