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Ines P, Vlasta D, Sanja F, Ana BK, Dubravka H, Fabrice ML, Nikolina UK. Unraveling metabolic flexibility of rhodococci in PCB transformation. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 282:130975. [PMID: 34111638 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Even though the genetic attributes suggest presence of multiple degradation pathways, most of rhodococci are known to transform PCBs only via regular biphenyl (bph) pathway. Using GC-MS analysis, we monitored products formed during transformation of 2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB-28), 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB-52) and 2,4,3'-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB-25) by previously characterized PCB-degrading rhodococci Z6, T6, R2, and Z57, with the aim to explore their metabolic pleiotropy in PCB transformations. A striking number of different transformation products (TPs) carrying a phenyl ring as a substituent, both those generated as a part of the bph pathway and an array of unexpected TPs, implied a curious transformation ability. We hypothesized that studied rhodococcal isolates, besides the regular one, use at least two alternative pathways for PCB transformation, including the pathway leading to acetophenone formation (via 3,4 (4,5) dioxygenase attack on the molecule), and a third sideway pathway that includes stepwise oxidative decarboxylation of the aliphatic side chain of the 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate. Structure of the identified chlorinated benzoic acids and acetophenones allowed us to hypothesize that the first two pathways were the outcome of a ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase with the ability to attack both the 2,3 (5,6) and the 3,4 (4,5) positions of the biphenyl ring as well as dechlorination activity at both, -ortho and -para positions. We propose that several TPs produced by the bph pathway could have caused the triggering of the third sideway pathway. In conclusion, this study proposed ability of rhodococci to use different strategies in PCB transformation, which allows them to circumvent potential negative aspect of TPs on the overall transformation pathway.
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- Petrić Ines
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Zagreb, Croatia
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Raes B, Horemans B, Rentsch D, T'Syen J, Ghequire MGK, De Mot R, Wattiez R, Kohler HPE, Springael D. Aminobacter sp. MSH1 Mineralizes the Groundwater Micropollutant 2,6-Dichlorobenzamide through a Unique Chlorobenzoate Catabolic Pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:10146-10156. [PMID: 31386350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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2,6-Dichlorobenzamide (BAM) is a major groundwater micropollutant posing problems for drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) that depend on groundwater intake. Aminobacter sp. MSH1 uses BAM as the sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy and is considered a prime biocatalyst for groundwater bioremediation in DWTPs. Its use in bioremediation requires knowledge of its BAM-catabolic pathway, which is currently restricted to the amidase BbdA converting BAM into 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid (2,6-DCBA) and the monooxygenase BbdD transforming 2,6-DCBA into 2,6-dichloro-3-hydroxybenzoic acid. Here, we show that the 2,6-DCBA catabolic pathway is unique and differs substantially from catabolism of other chlorobenzoates. BbdD catalyzes a second hydroxylation, forming 2,6-dichloro-3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid. Subsequently, glutathione-dependent dehalogenases (BbdI and BbdE) catalyze the thiolytic removal of the first chlorine. The remaining chlorine is then removed hydrolytically by a dehalogenase of the α/β hydrolase superfamily (BbdC). BbdC is the first enzyme in that superfamily associated with dehalogenation of chlorinated aromatics and appears to represent a new subtype within the α/β hydrolase dehalogenases. The activity of BbdC yields a unique trihydroxylated aromatic intermediate for ring cleavage that is performed by an extradiol dioxygenase (BbdF) producing 2,4,6-trioxoheptanedioic acid, which is likely converted to Krebs cycle intermediates by BbdG.
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- Laboratory for Functional Polymers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Dübendorf 8600 , Switzerland
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- Department of Proteomics and Microbiology , University of Mons , Mons 7000 , Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology , Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology , Dübendorf 8600 , Switzerland
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Metabolism of Doubly para-Substituted Hydroxychlorobiphenyls by Bacterial Biphenyl Dioxygenases. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:4860-72. [PMID: 25956777 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00786-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this work, we examined the profile of metabolites produced from the doubly para-substituted biphenyl analogs 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, 4-hydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl, 3-hydroxy-4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl, and 3,3'-dihydroxy-4,4'-chlorobiphenyl by biphenyl-induced Pandoraea pnomenusa B356 and by its biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO). 4-Hydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl was hydroxylated principally through a 2,3-dioxygenation of the hydroxylated ring to generate 2,3-dihydro-2,3,4-trihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl and 3,4-dihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl after the removal of water. The former was further oxidized by the biphenyl dioxygenase to produce ultimately 3,4,5-trihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl, a dead-end metabolite. 3-Hydroxy-4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl was oxygenated on both rings. Hydroxylation of the nonhydroxylated ring generated 2,3,3'-trihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl with concomitant dechlorination, and 2,3,3'-trihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl was ultimately metabolized to 2-hydroxy-4-chlorobenzoate, but hydroxylation of the hydroxylated ring generated dead-end metabolites. 3,3'-Dihydroxy-4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl was principally metabolized through a 2,3-dioxygenation to generate 2,3-dihydro-2,3,3'-trihydroxy-4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl, which was ultimately converted to 3-hydroxy-4-chlorobenzoate. Similar metabolites were produced when the biphenyl dioxygenase of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 was used to catalyze the reactions, except that for the three substrates used, the BPDO of LB400 was less efficient than that of B356, and unlike that of B356, it was unable to further oxidize the initial reaction products. Together the data show that BPDO oxidation of doubly para-substituted hydroxychlorobiphenyls may generate nonnegligible amounts of dead-end metabolites. Therefore, biphenyl dioxygenase could produce metabolites other than those expected, corresponding to dihydrodihydroxy metabolites from initial doubly para-substituted substrates. This finding shows that a clear picture of the fate of polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated sites will require more insights into the bacterial metabolism of hydroxychlorobiphenyls and the chemistry of the dihydrodihydroxylated metabolites derived from them.
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Has the bacterial biphenyl catabolic pathway evolved primarily to degrade biphenyl? The diphenylmethane case. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3563-74. [PMID: 23749969 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00161-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this work, we have compared the ability of Pandoraea pnomenusa B356 and of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 to metabolize diphenylmethane and benzophenone, two biphenyl analogs in which the phenyl rings are bonded to a single carbon. Both chemicals are of environmental concern. P. pnomenusa B356 grew well on diphenylmethane. On the basis of growth kinetics analyses, diphenylmethane and biphenyl were shown to induce the same catabolic pathway. The profile of metabolites produced during growth of strain B356 on diphenylmethane was the same as the one produced by isolated enzymes of the biphenyl catabolic pathway acting individually or in coupled reactions. The biphenyl dioxygenase oxidizes diphenylmethane to 3-benzylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol very efficiently, and ultimately this metabolite is transformed to phenylacetic acid, which is further metabolized by a lower pathway. Strain B356 was also able to cometabolize benzophenone through its biphenyl pathway, although in this case, this substrate was unable to induce the biphenyl catabolic pathway and the degradation was incomplete, with accumulation of 2-hydroxy-6,7-dioxo-7-phenylheptanoic acid. Unlike strain B356, B. xenovorans LB400 did not grow on diphenylmethane. Its biphenyl pathway enzymes metabolized diphenylmethane, but they poorly metabolize benzophenone. The fact that the biphenyl catabolic pathway of strain B356 metabolized diphenylmethane and benzophenone more efficiently than that of strain LB400 brings us to postulate that in strain B356, this pathway evolved divergently to serve other functions not related to biphenyl degradation.
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Isolation of biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacteria and their degradation pathway. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 170:381-98. [PMID: 23529656 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0191-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Four strains of biphenyl-degrading bacteria were isolated from a sewage and identified from the Rhodococcus genus (SK-1, SK-3, and SK-4) and Aquamicrobium genus (SK-2) by 16S rRNA sequence. Among these strains, strain SK-2 was most suitable for biphenyl degradation. When 0.65, 1.3, 2.6, or 3.9 mM of biphenyl was used, the biphenyl was completely degraded within 24 and 96 h of culture, respectively. However, in the case of 6.5 and 9.75 mM of biphenyl, the biphenyl degradation yields were about 80 % and 46.7 % after 120 h of culture, respectively. The isolated strains could degrade a broad spectrum of aromatic compounds including high-chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in the presence of biphenyl. In addition, strain SK-2 could utilize PCB congeners containing one to six chlorine substituents such as 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl. The PCB utilization rate by the strain SK-2 was increased compared to that of other PCB congener-utilizing bacteria. The four isolates metabolized 4-chlorobiphenyl to 4-chlorobenzoic acid and 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-(4'-chlorophenyl)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid. These results suggest the isolated strains might be good candidates for the bioremediation of PCB-contaminated soil, especially high-saline soils.
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Sylvestre M. Prospects for using combined engineered bacterial enzymes and plant systems to rhizoremediate polychlorinated biphenyls. Environ Microbiol 2012; 15:907-15. [PMID: 23106850 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The fate of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soil is driven by a combination of interacting biological processes. Several investigations have brought evidence that the rhizosphere provides a remarkable ecological niche to enhance the PCB degradation process by rhizobacteria. The bacterial oxidative enzymes involved in PCB degradation have been investigated extensively and novel engineered enzymes exhibiting enhanced catalytic activities toward more persistent PCBs have been described. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that approaches involving processes based on plant-microbe associations are very promising to remediate PCB-contaminated sites. In this review emphasis will be placed on the current state of knowledge regarding the strategies that are proposed to engineer the enzymes of the PCB-degrading bacterial oxidative pathway and to design PCB-degrading plant-microbe systems to remediate PCB-contaminated soil.
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- Michel Sylvestre
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-Instittut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7V1B7.
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Plant exudates promote PCB degradation by a rhodococcal rhizobacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 95:1589-603. [PMID: 22202970 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3824-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Rhodococcus erythropolis U23A is a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading bacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of plants grown on a PCB-contaminated soil. Strain U23A bphA exhibited 99% identity with bphA1 of Rhodococcus globerulus P6. We grew Arabidopsis thaliana in a hydroponic axenic system, collected, and concentrated the plant secondary metabolite-containing root exudates. Strain U23A exhibited a chemotactic response toward these root exudates. In a root colonizing assay, the number of cells of strain U23A associated to the plant roots (5.7 × 10⁵ CFU g⁻¹) was greater than the number remaining in the surrounding sand (4.5 × 10⁴ CFU g⁻¹). Furthermore, the exudates could support the growth of strain U23A. In a resting cell suspension assay, cells grown in a minimal medium containing Arabidopsis root exudates as sole growth substrate were able to metabolize 2,3,4'- and 2,3',4-trichlorobiphenyl. However, no significant degradation of any of congeners was observed for control cells grown on Luria-Bertani medium. Although strain U23A was unable to grow on any of the flavonoids identified in root exudates, biphenyl-induced cells metabolized flavanone, one of the major root exudate components. In addition, when used as co-substrate with sodium acetate, flavanone was as efficient as biphenyl to induce the biphenyl catabolic pathway of strain U23A. Together, these data provide supporting evidence that some rhodococci can live in soil in close association with plant roots and that root exudates can support their growth and trigger their PCB-degrading ability. This suggests that, like the flagellated Gram-negative bacteria, non-flagellated rhodococci may also play a key role in the degradation of persistent pollutants.
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Lambo AJ, Patel TR. Biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in Aroclor 1232 and production of metabolites from 2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl at low temperature by psychrotolerant Hydrogenophaga sp. strain IA3-A. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 102:1318-29. [PMID: 17448167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To determine the extent and pattern of degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Aroclor 1232 at 5 degrees C by a psychrotolerant bacterium, and to confirm the formation of intermediates of PCB metabolism at low temperature using 2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl (2,4,4'-TCB). METHODS AND RESULTS 10 ppm of Aroclor 1232 or 100 micromol l(-1) 2,4,4'-TCB was incubated with biphenyl-grown cells at 5 degrees C or 30 degrees C for 48 or 72 h. Degradation of PCBs and the products of metabolism of 2,4,4'-TCB were confirmed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Extents of degradation of many of the PCBs were similar at 5 degrees C and 30 degrees C. The extent of biodegradation of PCBs in Aroclor 1232 at 5 degrees C was dependent on chlorination pattern. The 14 chlorine-containing intermediates of 2,4,4'-TCB metabolism, which were detected, include several isomers of dihydrodiols, dihydroxy compounds and meta-cleavage compounds. CONCLUSIONS The bacterium will be useful for bioremediation of PCB-contaminated sites in cold climates; however, knowledge of the products of PCB metabolism is necessary, as they could be more toxic than the parent compounds. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Substantial degradation of some PCBs in Aroclor 1232 was demonstrated at low temperature within 48 h. The detection of several isomeric intermediates suggests that multiple pathways are used to transform PCBs in this strain. For the first time, formation of metabolic products from 2,4,4'-TCB at low temperature is confirmed.
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- A J Lambo
- Department of Biology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF, Canada.
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Gómez-Gil L, Kumar P, Barriault D, Bolin JT, Sylvestre M, Eltis LD. Characterization of biphenyl dioxygenase of Pandoraea pnomenusa B-356 as a potent polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading enzyme. J Bacteriol 2007; 189:5705-15. [PMID: 17526697 PMCID: PMC1951834 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01476-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) catalyzes the aerobic transformation of biphenyl and various polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In three different assays, BPDO(B356) from Pandoraea pnomenusa B-356 was a more potent PCB-degrading enzyme than BPDO(LB400) from Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 (75% amino acid sequence identity), transforming nine congeners in the following order of preference: 2,3',4-trichloro approximately 2,3,4'-trichloro > 3,3'-dichloro > 2,4,4'-trichloro > 4,4'-dichloro approximately 2,2'-dichloro > 2,6-dichloro > 2,2',3,3'-tetrachloro approximately 2,2',5,5'-tetrachloro. Except for 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, BPDO(B356) transformed each congener at a higher rate than BPDO(LB400). The assays used either whole cells or purified enzymes and either individual congeners or mixtures of congeners. Product analyses established previously unrecognized BPDO(B356) activities, including the 3,4-dihydroxylation of 2,6-dichlorobiphenyl. BPDO(LB400) had a greater apparent specificity for biphenyl than BPDO(B356) (k(cat)/K(m) = 2.4 x 10(6) +/- 0.7 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) versus k(cat)/K(m) = 0.21 x 10(6) +/- 0.04 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1)). However, the latter transformed biphenyl at a higher maximal rate (k(cat) = 4.1 +/- 0.2 s(-1) versus k(cat) = 0.4 +/- 0.1 s(-1)). A variant of BPDO(LB400) containing four active site residues of BPDO(B356) transformed para-substituted congeners better than BPDO(LB400). Interestingly, a substitution remote from the active site, A267S, increased the enzyme's preference for meta-substituted congeners. Moreover, this substitution had a greater effect on the kinetics of biphenyl utilization than substitutions in the substrate-binding pocket. In all variants, the degree of coupling between congener depletion and O(2) consumption was approximately proportional to congener depletion. At 2.4-A resolution, the crystal structure of the BPDO(B356)-2,6-dichlorobiphenyl complex, the first crystal structure of a BPDO-PCB complex, provided additional insight into the reactivity of this isozyme with this congener, as well as into the differences in congener preferences of the BPDOs.
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- Leticia Gómez-Gil
- Department of Microbiology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Lambo AJ, Patel TR. Temperature-dependent biotransformation of 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl by psychrotolerant Hydrogenophaga strain IA3-A: higher temperatures prevent excess accumulation of problematic meta-cleavage products. Lett Appl Microbiol 2007; 44:447-53. [PMID: 17397486 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2006.02070.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS The present work investigates the possibility that temperature could regulate the pattern of transformation of 2,4'-chlorobiphenyl (2,4'-CB) by psychrotolerant Hydrogenophaga sp. IA3-A. METHODS AND RESULTS Transformation of 2,4'-chlorobiphenyl to 2- and 4-chlorobenzoic acid (2- and 4-CBA), and meta-cleavage products by cells of strain IA3-A incubated at 10 degrees C, 25 degrees C, 37 degrees C or 45 degrees C were monitored by UV spectrometry, HPLC and GC-MS analyses. Cultures incubated at 10 degrees C, 25 degrees C or 37 degrees C produced low amounts of CBAs and excess levels of meta-cleavage products from 2,4'-CB. Cultures incubated at 45 degrees C transformed most of the degraded 2,4'-CB to CBAs and low level of meta-cleavage product. Culture extracts contained unusual varieties of isomeric hydroxylated metabolic products. CONCLUSIONS Efficient transformation of 2,4'-CB to CBAs was possible in cultures incubated at 45 degrees C. Evidence for the involvement of multiple pathways in the transformation of 2,4'-CB in strain IA3-A suggests that differential regulation of the pathways at different temperatures was likely responsible for the change in the pattern of transformation of 2,4'-CB in cultures incubated at 45 degrees C. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY It may be possible to condition cells to transform chlorinated biphenyls more efficiently without accumulating excess level of toxic intermediates.
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- A J Lambo
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada.
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Vézina J, Barriault D, Sylvestre M. Family shuffling of soil DNA to change the regiospecificity of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 biphenyl dioxygenase. J Bacteriol 2007; 189:779-88. [PMID: 17142386 PMCID: PMC1797277 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01267-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Previous work has shown that the C-terminal portion of BphA, especially two amino acid segments designated region III and region IV, influence the regiospecificity of the biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) toward 2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl (2,2'-CB). In this work, we evolved BPDO by shuffling bphA genes amplified from polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil DNA. Sets of approximately 1-kb DNA fragments were amplified with degenerate primers designed to amplify the C-terminal portion of bphA. These fragments were shuffled, and the resulting library was used to replace the corresponding fragment of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 bphA. Variants were screened for their ability to oxygenate 2,2'-CB onto carbons 5 and 6, which are positions that LB400 BPDO is unable to attack. Variants S100, S149, and S151 were obtained and exhibited this feature. Variant S100 BPDO produced exclusively cis-5,6-dihydro-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl from 2,2'-CB. Moreover, unlike LB400 BPDO, S100 BphA catalyzed the oxygenation of 2,2',3,3'-tetrachlorobiphenyl onto carbons 5 and 6 exclusively and it was unable to oxygenate 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl. Based on oxygen consumption measurements, variant S100 oxygenated 2,2'-CB at a rate of 16 +/- 1 nmol min(-1) per nmol enzyme, which was similar to the value observed for LB400 BPDO. cis-5,6-Dihydro-5,6-dihydroxy-2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl was further oxidized by 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dehydrogenase (BphB) and 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase (BphC). Variant S100 was, in addition, able to oxygenate benzene, toluene, and ethyl benzene. Sequence analysis identified amino acid residues M237 S238 and S283 outside regions III and IV that influence the activity toward doubly ortho-substituted chlorobiphenyls.
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- Julie Vézina
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier), 245 Boul. Hymus, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada H9R 1G6
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Chávez FP, Gordillo F, Jerez CA. Adaptive responses and cellular behaviour of biphenyl-degrading bacteria toward polychlorinated biphenyls. Biotechnol Adv 2006; 24:309-20. [PMID: 16413162 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are one of the most widely distributed classes of chlorinated chemicals in the environment. For cleanup of large areas of PCB-contaminated environments, bioremediation seems to be a promising approach. However, the multitude of PCB congeners, their low bioavailability and high toxicity are important factors that affect the cleanup progression. Elucidating how the PCB-degrading microorganisms involved in the process adapt to and deal with the stressing conditions caused by this class of compounds may help to improve the bioremediation process. Also specific physiological characteristics of biphenyl-utilizing bacteria involved in the degradation of PCBs may enhance their availability to these compounds and therefore contribute to a better microbial mineralization. This review will focus in the stress responses caused in aerobic biphenyl-utilizing bacteria by PCBs and its metabolic intermediates and will also analyze bacterial properties such as motility and chemotaxis, adherence to solid surfaces, biosurfactant production and biofilm development, all properties found to enhance bacteria-pollutant interaction.
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- Francisco P Chávez
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology and Millennium Institute for Advanced Studies in Cell Biology and Biotechnology, CBB, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Nakamiya K, Hashimoto S, Ito H, Edmonds JS, Yasuhara A, Morita M. Degradation of dioxins by cyclic ether degrading fungus,Cordyceps sinensis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 248:17-22. [PMID: 15936893 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 04/13/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Use of the cyclic ether degrading fungus, Cordyceps sinensis strain A to degrade dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD), 2,3,7-trichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7-triCDD) and octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (octaCDD) has revealed a new degradation pathway for dioxins. Catechols and other possible degradation products were synthesized to facilitate the identification, detection and quantification of these products, and phenylboronate was used for the derivatization and analysis of dihydroxylated degradation products. Degradation of DD yielded catechol, which was further metabolized to cis,cis-muconate. 2,3,7-triCDD yielded mono- and dichloro-catechol as well as catechol itself; and the cis,cis-muconates were also detected. octaCDD gave mono- to trichloro-catechol as well as catechol, and the cis,cis-muconates were also found. For all tested dioxin samples dechlorination resulted in replacement of chlorine with hydrogen, and no hydroxylation was observed. It appeared that dechlorination may occur in the degradation of octaCDD to catechols and possibly in the subsequent degradation of chlorinated catechols and/or chlorinated cis,cis-muconates to further breakdown products.
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- Kunichika Nakamiya
- Endocrine Disrupters and Dioxins Research Project, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
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Mohammadi M, Sylvestre M. Resolving the Profile of Metabolites Generated during Oxidation of Dibenzofuran and Chlorodibenzofurans by the Biphenyl Catabolic Pathway Enzymes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 12:835-46. [PMID: 16039530 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although the metabolism of dibenzofuran by the biphenyl catabolic enzymes had been inferred in previous reports, the metabolic pattern has never been determined unambiguously. In this work, we describe the evolved biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) RR41 that exhibits a higher turnover rate of metabolism toward dibenzofuran and chlorodibenzofurans than the parental Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 BPDO. We used RR41 BPDO to identify unambiguously the metabolites produced from the oxygenation of dibenzofuran by LB400 BPDO, and we evaluated their further metabolism by the biphenyl catabolic pathway enzymes of strain LB400. RR41 BPDO was obtained by saturation mutagenesis of targeted amino acid residues. I335F336N338I341L409 of LB400 BphA were replaced by A335M336Q338V341F409 in RR41 BphA. Data confirm the critical role played by these amino acid residues for substrate specificity and regiospecificity.
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- Mahmood Mohammadi
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 245 Boulvard Hymus, Pointe-Claire, Québec, H9R 1G6, Canada
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L'Abbée JB, Barriault D, Sylvestre M. Metabolism of dibenzofuran and dibenzo-p-dioxin by the biphenyl dioxygenase of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 and Comamonas testosteroni B-356. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 67:506-14. [PMID: 15700128 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1791-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2004] [Revised: 09/23/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We examined the metabolism of dibenzofuran (DF) and dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD) by the biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) of Comamonas testosteroni B-356 and compared it with that of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. Data showed that both enzymes oxygenated DF at a low rate, but Escherichia coli cells expressing LB400 BPDO degraded DF at higher rate (30 nmol in 18 h) compared with cells expressing B-356 BPDO (2 nmol in 18 h). Furthermore, both BPDOs produced dihydro-dihydroxy-dibenzofuran as a major metabolite, which resulted from the lateral oxygenation of DF. 2,2',3-Trihydroxybiphenyl (resulting from angular oxygenation of DF) was a minor metabolite produced by both enzymes. Deuterated DF was used to demonstrate the production of 2,2',3-dihydroxybiphenyl through angular oxygenation of DF. When tested for their ability to oxygenate DD, both enzymes produced as sole metabolite, 2,2',3-trihydroxybiphenyl ether at about the same rate, indicating similar catalytic properties toward this substrate. Altogether, although LB400 and B-356 BPDOs oxygenate a different range of chlorobiphenyls, their metabolite profiles toward DF and DD are similar. This suggests that co-planarity influences the regiospecificity of BPDO toward DF and DD to a higher extent than the presence of an ortho substituent on the molecule.
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- José-Bruno L'Abbée
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Québec, Canada
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Barriault D, Lépine F, Mohammadi M, Milot S, Leberre N, Sylvestre M. Revisiting the Regiospecificity of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 Biphenyl Dioxygenase toward 2,2′-Dichlorobiphenyl and 2,3,2′,3′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:47489-96. [PMID: 15342625 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406808200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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2,2'-Dichlorobiphenyl (CB) is transformed by the biphenyl dioxygenase of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 (LB400 BPDO) into two metabolites (1 and 2). The most abundant metabolite, 1, was previously identified as 2,3-dihydroxy-2'-chlorobiphenyl and was presumed to originate from the initial attack by the oxygenase on the chlorine-bearing ortho carbon and on its adjacent meta carbon of one phenyl ring. 2,3,2',3'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl is transformed by LB400 BPDO into two metabolites that had never been fully characterized structurally. We determined the precise identity of the metabolites produced by LB400 BPDO from 2,2'-CB and 2,3,2',3'-CB, thus providing new insights on the mechanism by which 2,2'-CB is dehalogenated to generate 2,3-dihydroxy-2'-chlorobiphenyl. We reacted 2,2'-CB with the BPDO variant p4, which produces a larger proportion of metabolite 2. The structure of this compound was determined as cis-3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl by NMR. Metabolite 1 obtained from 2,2'-CB-d(8) was determined to be a dihydroxychlorobiphenyl-d(7) by gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis, and the observed loss of only one deuterium clearly shows that the oxygenase attack occurs on carbons 2 and 3. An alternative attack at the 5 and 6 carbons followed by a rearrangement leading to the loss of the ortho chlorine would have caused the loss of more than one deuterium. The major metabolite produced from catalytic oxygenation of 2,3,2',3'-CB by LB400 BPDO was identified by NMR as cis-4,5-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxy-2,3,2',3'-tetrachlorobiphenyl. These findings show that LB400 BPDO oxygenates 2,2'-CB principally on carbons 2 and 3 and that BPDO regiospecificity toward 2,2'-CB and 2,3,2,',3'-CB disfavors the dioxygenation of the chlorine-free ortho-meta carbons 5 and 6 for both congeners.
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- Diane Barriault
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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Sondossi M, Barriault D, Sylvestre M. Metabolism of 2,2'- and 3,3'-dihydroxybiphenyl by the biphenyl catabolic pathway of Comamonas testosteroni B-356. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:174-81. [PMID: 14711640 PMCID: PMC321272 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.1.174-181.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the capacity of the biphenyl catabolic enzymes of Comamonas testosteroni B-356 to metabolize dihydroxybiphenyls symmetrically substituted on both rings. Data show that 3,3'-dihydroxybiphenyl is by far the preferred substrate for strain B-356. However, the dihydrodiol metabolite is very unstable and readily tautomerizes to a dead-end metabolite or is dehydroxylated by elimination of water. The tautomerization route is the most prominent. Thus, a very small fraction of the substrate is converted to other hydroxylated and acidic metabolites. Although 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl is a poor substrate for strain B-356 biphenyl dioxygenase, metabolites were produced by the biphenyl catabolic enzymes, leading to production of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid. Data show that the major route of metabolism involves, as a first step, a direct dehydroxylation of one of the ortho-substituted carbons to yield 2,3,2'-trihydroxybiphenyl. However, other metabolites resulting from hydroxylation of carbons 5 and 6 of 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl were also produced, leading to dead-end metabolites.
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- M Sondossi
- Department of Microbiology, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408, USA
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Francova K, Macková M, Macek T, Sylvestre M. Ability of bacterial biphenyl dioxygenases from Burkholderia sp. LB400 and Comamonas testosteroni B-356 to catalyse oxygenation of ortho-hydroxychlorobiphenyls formed from PCBs by plants. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2004; 127:41-48. [PMID: 14553993 DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(03)00257-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Capacity of enzymes of the biphenyl/chlorobiphenyl pathway, especially biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO) of two polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) degrading bacteria, Burkholderia sp. LB400 and Comamonas testosteroni B-356, to metabolize ortho-substituted hydroxybiphenyls was tested.,These compounds found among plant products of PCB metabolism, are carrying chlorine atoms on the hydroxyl-substituted ring. The abilities of His-tagged purified LB400 and B-356 BPDOs to catalyze the oxygenation of 2-hydroxy-3-chlorobiphenyl, 2-hydroxy-5-chlorobiphenyl and 2-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorobiphenyl were compared. Both enzyme preparations catalyzed the hydroxylation of the three chloro-hydroxybiphenyls on the non-substituted ring. Neither LB400 BPDO nor B-356 BPDO oxygenated the substituted ring of the ortho-hydroxylated biphenyl. The fact that metabolites generated by both enzymes were identical for all three hydroxychlorobiphenyls tested; exclude any other mode of attack of these compounds by LB400 BPDOs than the ortho-meta oxygenation.
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- K Francova
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, ICT Prague, Technicka 3, 6, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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Seeger M, González M, Cámara B, Muñoz L, Ponce E, Mejías L, Mascayano C, Vásquez Y, Sepúlveda-Boza S. Biotransformation of natural and synthetic isoflavonoids by two recombinant microbial enzymes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:5045-50. [PMID: 12957885 PMCID: PMC194959 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.9.5045-5050.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Isolation and synthesis of isoflavonoids has become a frequent endeavor, due to their interesting biological activities. The introduction of hydroxyl groups into isoflavonoids by the use of enzymes represents an attractive alternative to conventional chemical synthesis. In this study, the capabilities of biphenyl-2,3-dioxygenase (BphA) and biphenyl-2,3-dihydrodiol 2,3-dehydrogenase (BphB) of Burkholderia sp. strain LB400 to biotransform 14 isoflavonoids synthesized in the laboratory were investigated by using recombinant Escherichia coli strains containing plasmid vectors expressing the bphA1A2A3A4 or bphA1A2A3A4B genes of strain LB400. The use of BphA and BphB allowed us to biotransform 7-hydroxy-8-methylisoflavone and 7-hydroxyisoflavone into 7,2',3'-trihydroxy-8-methylisoflavone and 7,3',4'-trihydroxyisoflavone, respectively. The compound 2'-fluoro-7-hydroxy-8-methylisoflavone was dihydroxylated by BphA at ortho-fluorinated and meta positions of ring B, with concomitant dehalogenation leading to 7,2',3',-trihydroxy-8-methylisoflavone. Daidzein (7,4'-dihydroxyisoflavone) was biotransformed by BphA, generating 7,2',4'-trihydroxyisoflavone after dehydration. Biotransformation products were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
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- Michael Seeger
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Barriault D, Plante MM, Sylvestre M. Family shuffling of a targeted bphA region to engineer biphenyl dioxygenase. J Bacteriol 2002; 184:3794-800. [PMID: 12081948 PMCID: PMC135170 DOI: 10.1128/jb.184.14.3794-3800.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this work we used a new strategy designed to reduce the size of the library that needs to be explored in family shuffling to evolve new biphenyl dioxygenases (BPDOs). Instead of shuffling the whole gene, we have targeted a fragment of bphA that is critical for enzyme specificity. We also describe a new protocol to screen for more potent BPDOs that is based on the detection of catechol metabolites from chlorobiphenyls. Several BphA variants with extended potency to degrade polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were obtained by shuffling critical segments of bphA genes from Burkholderia sp. strain LB400, Comamonas testosteroni B-356, and Rhodococcus globerulus P6. Unlike all parents, these variants exhibited high activity toward 2,2'-, 3,3'-, and 4,4'-dichlorobiphenyls and were able to oxygenate the very persistent 2,6-dichlorobiphenyl. The data showed that the replacement of a short segment (335TFNNIRI341) of LB400 BphA by the corresponding segment (333GINTIRT339) of B-356 BphA or P6 BphA contributes to relax the enzyme toward PCB substrates.
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- Diane Barriault
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Pointe-Claire, Canada
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Tartakovsky B, Michott A, Cadieux JC, Hawari J, Guiot SR. Degradation of aroclor 1242 in a single-stage coupled anaerobic/aerobic bioreactor. WATER RESEARCH 2001; 35:4323-4330. [PMID: 11763034 DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(01)00175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Degradation of Aroclor 1242 was studied in granular biofilm reactors with limited aeration. An aerobic biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus sp. M5, was used to supplement a natural bacterial population present in a "bioaugmented" reactor, while the "non-bioaugmented" reactor only contained natural granular sludge. The bioaugmentation, however appeared to have no effect on the reactor performance. Aroclor measurements showed its disappearance in both reactors with only 16-19% of Aroclor recovered from the reactor biomass and effluent. Simultaneously, a chlorine balance indicated that dechlorination occurred at a specific rate of 1.43 mg PCB (g volatile suspended solids)(-1) d(-1), which was comparable to the observed rate of Aroclor disappearance. Intermediates detected in both reactors were biphenyl, benzoic acid, and mono-hydroxybiphenyls. This suggests that a near-complete mineralization of Aroclor can be achieved in a single-stage anaerobic/aerobic system due to a combination of reductive and oxidative degradation mechanisms.
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- B Tartakovsky
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Rhofir C, Hawari J. Application of solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to characterize intermediates in a joint solar-microbial process for total mineralization of Aroclor 1254. J Chromatogr A 2000; 873:53-61. [PMID: 10757284 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00922-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A combined solid-phase microextraction-GC-MS analytical technique was used to monitor the formation of metabolites in the biodegradation of biphenyl, which were originally obtained from the solar photodechlorination of Aroclor 1254 by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 and Burkholderia sp LB400. In both cases, the following metabolites were detected: 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-OH-BP), 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl (2,3-di-OH-BP), and benzoic acid, which was detected as its benzoate derivative 1-methylethylbenzoate. A time course study for the formation and disappearance of these metabolites was used to construct a degradation pathway, which in both cases, involved the formation of 2-OH-BP and 2,3-di-OH-BP.
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- C Rhofir
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, Montreal
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Green NA, Meharg AA, Till C, Troke J, Nicholson JK. Degradation of 4-fluorobiphenyl by mycorrhizal fungi as determined by (19)F nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and (14)C radiolabelling analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:4021-7. [PMID: 10473411 PMCID: PMC99736 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.9.4021-4027.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The pathways of biotransformation of 4-fluorobiphenyl (4FBP) by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tylospora fibrilosa and several other mycorrhizal fungi were investigated by using (19)F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in combination with (14)C radioisotope-detected high-performance liquid chromatography ((14)C-HPLC). Under the conditions used in this study T. fibrillosa and some other species degraded 4FBP. (14)C-HPLC profiles indicated that there were four major biotransformation products, whereas (19)F NMR showed that there were six major fluorine-containing products. We confirmed that 4-fluorobiphen-4'-ol and 4-fluorobiphen-3'-ol were two of the major products formed, but no other products were conclusively identified. There was no evidence for the expected biotransformation pathway (namely, meta cleavage of the less halogenated ring), as none of the expected products of this route were found. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing intermediates formed during mycorrhizal degradation of halogenated biphenyls.
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- N A Green
- Biological Chemistry, Division of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Barriault D, Vedadi M, Powlowski J, Sylvestre M. cis-2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dehydrogenase and cis-1, 2-dihydro-1,2-dihydroxynaphathalene dehydrogenase catalyze dehydrogenation of the same range of substrates. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 260:181-7. [PMID: 10381363 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pseudomonas putida strain G7 cis-1,2-dihydro-1, 2-dihydroxynaphthalene dehydrogenase (NahB) and Comamonas testosteroni strain B-356 cis-2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dehydrogenase (BphB) were found to be catalytically active towards cis-2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl (specificity factors of 501 and 5850 s-1 mM-1 respectively), cis-1,2-dihydro-1, 2-dihydroxynaphthalene (specificity factors of 204 and 193 s-1 mM-1 respectively) and 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,2',5, 5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (specificity factors of 1.6 and 4.9 s-1 mM-1 respectively). A key finding in this work is the capacity of strain B-356 BphB as well as Burkholderia cepacia strain LB400 BphB to catalyze dehydrogenation of 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,2',5, 5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl which is the metabolite resulting from the catalytic meta-para hydroxylation of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl by LB400 biphenyl dioxygenase.
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- D Barriault
- INRS-Santé, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 245 Hymus Boulevard, Pointe-Claire, Québec, H9R 1G6, Canada
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Green NA, Meharg AA, Till C, Troke J, Nicholson JK. Degradation of 4-fluorobiphenyl in soil investigated by 19F NMR spectroscopy and 14C radiolabelling analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 1999; 38:1085-1101. [PMID: 10028659 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(98)00351-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The incubation of the model pollutant [U-14C]'-4-fluorobiphenyl (4FBP) in soil, in the presence and absence of biphenyl (a co-substrate), was carried out in order to study the qualitative disposition and fate of the compound using 14C-HPLC and 19F NMR spectroscopy. Components accounted for using the radiolabel were volatilization, CO2 evolution, organic solvent extractable and bound residue. Quantitative analysis of these data gave a complete mass balance. After sample preparation. 14C-HPLC was used to establish the number of 4FBP related components present in the organic solvent extract. 19F NMR was also used to quantify the organic extracts and to identify the components of the extract. Both approaches showed that the composition of the solvent extractable fractions comprised only parent compound with no metabolites present. As the 14C radiolabel was found to be incorporated into the soil organic matter this indicates that metabolites were being generated, but were highly transitory as incorporation into the SOM was rapid. The inclusion of the co-substrate biphenyl was to increase the overall rate of degradation of 4FBP in soil. The kinetics of disappearance of parent from the soil using the data obtained were investigated from both techniques. This is the first report describing the degradation of a fluorinated biphenyl in soil.
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- N A Green
- Chemistry Dept., Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
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Billingsley KA, Backus SM, Ward OP. Production of metabolites from chlorobiphenyls by resting cells ofPseudomonasstrain LB400 after growth on different carbon sources. Can J Microbiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1139/w98-217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cells of Pseudomonas strain LB400, grown on biphenyl, glucose, or glycerol, transformed polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners into chlorobenzoic acid (CBA) metabolites. Transformation of the PCB congeners, 2,3-chlorobiphenyl (CBP), 2,2'-CBP, 2,5,4'-CBP, and 2,4,2',4'-CBP, produced the metabolites, 2,3-CBA, 2-CBA, 4-CBA, and 2,4-CBA, respectively. Rates and extents of PCB transformation and metabolite formation were highest with biphenyl-grown cells. Intermediate rates of metabolite production were observed with glycerol-grown cells, and lowest rates of production were found with glucose-grown cells. Regardless of carbon source, the rate of degradation of congeners was faster than the rate of production of CBAs. Relative rates of PCB transformation and metabolite production from different congeners with cells grown on a particular substrate followed the same general order, 2,3-CBA (from 2,3-CBP) > 2-CBA (from 2,2'-CBP) > 4-CBA (from 2,5,4'-CBP) > 2,4-CBA (from 2,4,2',4'-CBP). Pseudomonas strain LB400 appeared unable to grow on any of the chlorobenzoic acids. However, Pseudomonas strain LB400 cells grown on biphenyl appeared capable of degrading 2-CBA and 2,3-CBA but not 4-CBA nor 2,4-CBA. Cells grown on glycerol appeared unable to metabolize any CBAs.Key words: polychlorinated biphenyls, metabolites, Pseudomonas LB400.
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Barriault D, Durand J, Maaroufi H, Eltis LD, Sylvestre M. Degradation of polychlorinated biphenyl metabolites by naphthalene-catabolizing enzymes. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:4637-42. [PMID: 9835542 PMCID: PMC90902 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.4637-4642.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ability of the dehydrogenase and ring cleavage dioxygenase of the naphthalene degradation pathway to transform 3,4-dihydroxylated biphenyl metabolites was investigated. 1,2-Dihydro-1, 2-dihydroxynaphthalene dehydrogenase was expressed as a histidine-tagged protein. The purified enzyme transformed 2, 3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl, 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxybiphenyl, and 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl to 2, 3-dihydroxybiphenyl, 3,4-dihydroxybiphenyl (3,4-DHB), and 3, 4-dihydroxy-2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (3,4-DH-2,2',5,5'-TCB), respectively. Our data also suggested that purified 1, 2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase catalyzed the meta cleavage of 3, 4-DHB in both the 2,3 and 4,5 positions. This enzyme cleaved 3, 4-DH-2,2',5,5'-TCB and 3,4-DHB at similar rates. These results demonstrate the utility of the naphthalene catabolic enzymes in expanding the ability of the bph pathway to degrade polychlorinated biphenyls.
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- D Barriault
- INRS-Santé, Université du Québec, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada H9R 1G6
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Davison AD, Karuso P, Jardine DR, Veal DA. Halopicolinic acids, novel products arising through the degradation of chloro- and bromo-biphenyl by Sphingomonas paucimobilis BPSI-3. Can J Microbiol 1996; 42:66-71. [PMID: 8595598 DOI: 10.1139/m96-009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Sphingomonas paucimobilis BPSI-3 was previously isolated from a mixed microbial consortium growing on biphenyl as the sole source of carbon and energy. Transformation of 4-chlorobiphenyl (4CBP) was demonstrated by this strain, although little or no growth was observed. In minimal salts medium supplemented with 4CBP or bromobiphenyl and dextrose, yellow coloured product(s) were rapidly formed. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) revealed single-ring N-heterocyclic compounds that were identified as halopicolinic acids. We believe this to be the first report of such compounds being formed via biological transformation of halobiphenyls. A mechanism is proposed for their formation.
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- A D Davison
- School of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Seeger M, Timmis KN, Hofer B. Degradation of chlorobiphenyls catalyzed by the bph-encoded biphenyl-2,3-dioxygenase and biphenyl-2,3-dihydrodiol-2,3-dehydrogenase of Pseudomonas sp. LB400. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 133:259-64. [PMID: 8522140 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07894.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In order to characterize the metabolites produced in vivo by biphenyl-2,3-dioxygenase and biphenyl-2,3-dihydrodiol-2,3-dehydrogenase, the first two enzymes of the (polychloro)biphenyl catabolic pathway encoded by the bph locus of Pseudomonas sp. LB400, recombinant E. coli strains expressing the respective genes were constructed. Biphenyl-2,3-dioxygenase attack on 2,2'- or 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl was shown to give rise to virtually quantitative ortho-dechlorination of these congeners by hydroxylation at the chlorinated carbon 2 and its unsubstituted neighbour. Elimination of hydrochloric acid directly leads to 2,3-dihydroxy-chlorobiphenyls and obviates the need for biphenyl-2,3-dihydrodiol-2,3-dehydrogenase for the catabolism of such congeners.
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- M Seeger
- Division of Microbiology, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany
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Hurtubise Y, Barriault D, Powlowski J, Sylvestre M. Purification and characterization of the Comamonas testosteroni B-356 biphenyl dioxygenase components. J Bacteriol 1995; 177:6610-8. [PMID: 7592440 PMCID: PMC177515 DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.22.6610-6618.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In this report, we describe some of the characteristics of the Comamonas testosteroni B-356 biphenyl (BPH)-chlorobiphenyl dioxygenase system, which includes the terminal oxygenase, an iron-sulfur protein (ISPBPH) made up of an alpha subunit (51 kDa) and a beta subunit (22 kDa) encoded by bphA and bphE, respectively; a ferredoxin (FERBPH; 12 kDa) encoded by bphF; and a ferredoxin reductase (REDBPH; 43 kDa) encoded by bphG. ISPBPH subunits were purified from B-356 cells grown on BPH. Since highly purified FERBPH and REDBPH were difficult to obtain from strain B-356, these two components were purified from recombinant Escherichia coli strains by using the His tag purification system. These His-tagged fusion proteins were shown to support BPH 2,3-dioxygenase activity in vitro when added to preparations of ISPBPH in the presence of NADH. FERBPH and REDBPH are thought to pass electrons from NADH to ISPBPH, which then activates molecular oxygen for insertion into the aromatic substrate. The reductase was found to contain approximately 1 mol of flavin adenine dinucleotide per mol of protein and was specific for NADH as an electron donor. The ferredoxin was found to contain a Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] center (epsilon 460, 7,455 M-1 cm-1) which was readily lost from the protein during purification and storage. In the presence of REDBPH and FERBPH, ISPBPH was able to convert BPH into both 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl and 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxybiphenyl. The significance of this observation is discussed.
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- Y Hurtubise
- INRS-Santé, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada
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Lal R, Lal S, Dhanaraj PS, Saxena DM. Manipulations of catabolic genes for the degradation and detoxification of xenobiotics. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 1995; 41:55-95. [PMID: 7572336 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(08)70308-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- R Lal
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, India
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Haddock JD, Horton JR, Gibson DT. Dihydroxylation and dechlorination of chlorinated biphenyls by purified biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400. J Bacteriol 1995; 177:20-6. [PMID: 8002618 PMCID: PMC176551 DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.1.20-26.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Oxidation of biphenyl and nine chlorinated biphenyls (CBs) by the biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400 was examined. The purified terminal oxygenase required the addition of partially purified electron transport components, NAD(P)H, and ferrous iron to oxidize biphenyl and CBs. cis-Biphenyl 2,3-dihydrodiol was produced with biphenyl as the substrate. Dihydrodiols were produced from all CBs, and more than one compound was produced with most substrates. Catechols were produced when the dioxygenase-catalyzed reaction occurred at the 2,3 position of a 2-chlorophenyl ring, resulting in dechlorination of the substrate. Oxidation at the 3,4 position of a 2,5-dichlorophenyl ring produced a 3,4-dihydrodiol. Compounds resulting from both types of reaction were produced during oxidation of 2,5,2'-trichlorobiphenyl. The broad substrate specificity and the ability to oxidize at different ring positions suggest that the biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase is responsible for the wide range of CBs oxidized by Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400.
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- J D Haddock
- Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
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Reichlin F, Kohler HP. Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1 Prp degrades 2-isopropylphenol (ortho-cumenol) via meta cleavage. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:4587-91. [PMID: 7811094 PMCID: PMC202024 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.12.4587-4591.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1 Prp grew on 2-isopropylphenol as the sole carbon and energy source with a maximal specific growth rate of 0.14 h-1 and transient accumulation of isobutyric acid. Oxygen uptake experiments with resting cells and enzyme assays with crude-cell extracts showed that 2-isopropylphenol was catabolized via a broad-spectrum meta cleavage pathway. These findings were confirmed by experiments with partially purified enzymes. Identification of 3-isopropylcatechol and 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-7-methylocta-2,4-dienoic acid as the products of the initial monooxygenase reaction and the subsequent extradiol ring cleavage dioxygenase reaction, respectively, was based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the corresponding trimethylsilyl derivatives. The meta cleavage product hydrolase hydrolyzed 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-7-methylocta-2,4-dienoic acid (meta cleavage product of 2-isopropylphenol) to isobutyric acid and 2-hydroxypent-2,4-dienoic acid.
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- F Reichlin
- Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Sciences and Technology (EAWAG), Dübendorf
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Hofer B, Backhaus S, Timmis KN. The biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl-degradation locus (bph) of Pseudomonas sp. LB400 encodes four additional metabolic enzymes. Gene 1994; 144:9-16. [PMID: 8026764 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)90196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The bph locus of Pseudomonas sp. LB400, encoding biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degradation, contains a region of about 3.5 kb of hitherto unknown function, between bphC and bphD. This DNA segment has now been characterized. Four structural genes have been located and identified by a combination of expression cloning, enzyme activity tests and DNA sequencing. The region contains four closely spaced cistrons (bphKHJI) encoding a glutathione S-transferase (GST), a 2-hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate hydratase, an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (acylating) and a 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase, respectively. The latter three are enzymes required for conversion of the aliphatic end product of bphABCD-encoded catabolism of biphenyls to Krebs cycle intermediates. The discovery of these genes provides a rationale for growth of the strain on chlorinated biphenyls which yield chlorinated benzoates as dead-end metabolites. The sequences of the enzymes involved are 54-71% identical to those of homologous enzymes encoded by the dmp and xyl operons. The role of the GST in the degradation of biphenyls is less clear, but since it was found to contain, in the putative xenobiotic substrate-binding domain, a region which shares about 29% of identical amino acids with a bacterial tetrachlorohydroquinone dehalogenase, it may be involved in dehalogenation of PCB-degradative intermediates.
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- B Hofer
- Department of Microbiology, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Braunschweig, Germany
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van der Maarel MJEC, Kohler HPE. Degradation of 2-sec-butylphenol: 3-sec-butylcatechol,2-hydroxy-6-oxo-7-methylnona-2,4-dienoic acid, and 2-methylbutyric acid as intermediates. Biodegradation 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00702324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Haddock JD, Nadim LM, Gibson DT. Oxidation of biphenyl by a multicomponent enzyme system from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400. J Bacteriol 1993; 175:395-400. [PMID: 8419290 PMCID: PMC196153 DOI: 10.1128/jb.175.2.395-400.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400 grows on biphenyl as the sole carbon and energy source. This organism also cooxidizes several chlorinated biphenyl congeners. Biphenyl dioxygenase activity in cell extract required addition of NAD(P)H as an electron donor for the conversion of biphenyl to cis-2,3-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrobiphenyl. Incorporation of both atoms of molecular oxygen into the substrate was shown with 18O2. The nonlinear relationship between enzyme activity and protein concentration suggested that the enzyme is composed of multiple protein components. Ion-exchange chromatography of the cell extract gave three protein fractions that were required together to restore enzymatic activity. Similarities with other multicomponent aromatic hydrocarbon dioxygenases indicated that biphenyl dioxygenase may consist of a flavoprotein and iron-sulfur proteins that constitute a short electron transport chain involved in catalyzing the incorporation of both atoms of molecular oxygen into the aromatic ring.
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- J D Haddock
- Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
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Metabolism of hydroxybiphenyl and chloro-hydroxybiphenyl by biphenyl/chlorobiphenyl degradingPseudomonas testosteroni, strain B-356. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01576069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Massé R, Lalanne D, Messier F, Sylvestre M. Characterization of new bacterial transformation products of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. BIOMEDICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL MASS SPECTROMETRY 1989; 18:741-52. [PMID: 2790260 DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200180917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The microbial transformation of DDT, DDD and DDE was studied in Gram-negative strain B-206 and a number of phenolic metabolites were identified as the trimethylsilyl derivatives in the bacterial extracts by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The major metabolites of DDT were DDD, DDE, DDMU, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl) ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, and 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl) ethane. Conversely, DDD was mainly degraded into DDE, 1,1-dichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl) ethane and 1,1-dichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) ethane. Finally, DDE was transformed into DDMU, 1,1-dichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl) ethylene, 1,1-dichloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'hydroxyphenyl) ethylene and 1-chloro-2-(2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4'-chlorophenyl) ethylene. The phenolic metabolites exhibited [M - TMSCl]+., [M - HCl - TMSCl]+. and/or [M - HCl - TMSCl - Me]+ fragment ions which reflect the presence of an ortho hydroxyl group in these molecules. Other mass spectral features used to determine their structure are presented and a metabolic scheme accounting for their formation is proposed.
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- R Massé
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec Canada
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