THE INFLUENCE OF RESIDUAL ACETAMINOPHEN ON PHASEOLUS
VULGARIS L. SECONDARY METABOLITES
MONICA TĂŞCHINĂ1#, DANA MARIA COPOLOVICI1#, SIMONA BUNGĂU2#, ANDREEA IOANA LUPITU1#, LUCIAN COPOLOVICI1#*, CIPRIAN IOVAN2#
1“Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection, Institute of
Research-Development-Innovation in Technical and Natural Sciences, 2 Elena Drăgoi Street, 310330, Arad, Romania
2University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, 10 Piaţa 1 Decembrie St., 410073, Oradea, Romania
*corresponding author: lucian.copolovici@uav.ro
#All the authors have equally contributed to this article.
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Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of paracetamol as a pollutant from wastewater on the beans plant (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
We used a portable gas exchange system to determine the photosynthetic parameters, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(GC-MS) technique to determine the volatile organic compounds (VOC) produced by plants, and ultra-high performance
liquid chromatography (UHPLC) to analyse the plants pigments (chlorophylls and β-carotene). The plants were grown in pots
and treated with diverse concentrations of paracetamol. The residual concentration of paracetamol from the environment can
be detrimental to the growth and development of the plants. Paracetamol influences the photosynthetic parameters (net
assimilation rate and stomatal conductance), the emission rate of (Z)-3-hexenol, the concentration of 3-carene (one out the 3
monoterpenes identified in plant emission besides α-pinene and camphene), and β-carotene on Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Chlorophyll was not influenced by paracetamol concentration.

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