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Martzoukou O, Mamma D, Hatzinikolaou DG. Medium composition overturns the widely accepted sulfate-dependent repression of desulfurization phenotype in Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:3092-3098. [PMID: 37218382 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Microbial desulfurization has been extensively studied as a promising alternative to the widely applied chemical desulfurization process. Sulfur removal from petroleum and its products becomes essential, as the environmental regulations become increasingly stringent. Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 has gained ground as a naturally occurring model biocatalyst, due to its superior specific activity for desulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT). Recalcitrant organic sulfur compounds-DBT included-are preferentially removed by selective carbon-sulfur bond cleavage to avoid a reduction in the calorific value of the fuel. The process, however, still has not reached economically sustainable levels, as certain limitations have been identified. One of those bottlenecks is the repression of catalytic activity caused by ubiquitous sulfur sources such as inorganic sulfate, methionine, or cysteine. Herein, we report an optimized culture medium for wild-type stain IGTS8 that completely alleviates the sulfate-mediated repression of biodesulfurization activity without modification of the natural biocatalyst. Medium C not only promotes growth in the presence of several sulfur sources, including DBT, but also enhances biodesulfurization of resting cells grown in the presence of up to 5 mM sulfate. Based on the above, the present work can be considered as a step towards the development of a more viable commercial biodesulfurization process.
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- Olga Martzoukou
- Department of Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, Sector of Synthesis and Development of Industrial Processes (IV), School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Advancing Desulfurization in the Model Biocatalyst Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 via an In Locus Combinatorial Approach. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0197022. [PMID: 36688659 PMCID: PMC9973023 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01970-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Biodesulfurization poses as an ideal replacement to the high cost hydrodesulfurization of the recalcitrant heterocyclic sulfur compounds, such as dibenzothiophene (DBT) and its derivatives. The increasingly stringent limits on fuel sulfur content intensify the need for improved desulfurization biocatalysts, without sacrificing the calorific value of the fuel. Selective sulfur removal in a wide range of biodesulfurization strains, as well as in the model biocatalyst Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8, occurs via the 4S metabolic pathway that involves the dszABC operon, which encodes enzymes that catalyze the generation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl and sulfite from DBT. Here, using a homologous recombination process, we generate two recombinant IGTS8 biocatalysts, harboring native or rearranged, nonrepressible desulfurization operons, within the native dsz locus. The alleviation of sulfate-, methionine-, and cysteine-mediated dsz repression is achieved through the exchange of the native promoter Pdsz, with the nonrepressible Pkap1 promoter. The Dsz-mediated desulfurization from DBT was monitored at three growth phases, through HPLC analysis of end product levels. Notably, an 86-fold enhancement of desulfurization activity was documented in the presence of selected repressive sulfur sources for the recombinant biocatalyst harboring a combination of three targeted genetic modifications, namely, a dsz operon rearrangement, a native promoter exchange, and a dszA-dszB overlap removal. In addition, transcript level comparison highlighted the diverse effects of our genetic engineering approaches on dsz mRNA ratios and revealed a gene-specific differential increase in mRNA levels. IMPORTANCE Rhodococcus is perhaps the most promising biodesulfurization genus and is able to withstand the harsh process conditions of a biphasic biodesulfurization process. In the present work, we constructed an advanced biocatalyst harboring a combination of three genetic modifications, namely, an operon rearrangement, a promoter exchange, and a gene overlap removal. Our homologous recombination approach generated stable biocatalysts that do not require antibiotic addition, while harboring nonrepressible desulfurization operons that present very high biodesulfurization activities and are produced in simple and low-cost media. In addition, transcript level quantification validated the effects of our genetic engineering approaches on recombinant strains' dsz mRNA ratios and revealed a gene-specific differential increase in mRNA levels. Based on these findings, the present work can pave the way for further strain and process optimization studies that could eventually lead to an economically viable biodesulfurization process.
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Thermophilic biodesulfurization and its application in oil desulfurization. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:9089-9103. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9342-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Peng B, Zhou Z. Study on growth characteristic and microbial desulfurization activity of the bacterial stain MP12. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bordoloi NK, Bhagowati P, Chaudhuri MK, Mukherjee AK. Proteomics and Metabolomics Analyses to Elucidate the Desulfurization Pathway of Chelatococcus sp. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153547. [PMID: 27100386 PMCID: PMC4839641 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and alkylated DBT derivatives present in transport fuel through specific cleavage of carbon-sulfur (C-S) bonds by a newly isolated bacterium Chelatococcus sp. is reported for the first time. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the products of DBT degradation by Chelatococcus sp. showed the transient formation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP) which was subsequently converted to 2-methoxybiphenyl (2-MBP) by methylation at the hydroxyl group of 2-HBP. The relative ratio of 2-HBP and 2-MBP formed after 96 h of bacterial growth was determined at 4:1 suggesting partial conversion of 2-HBP or rapid degradation of 2-MBP. Nevertheless, the enzyme involved in this conversion process remains to be identified. This production of 2-MBP rather than 2-HBP from DBT desulfurization has a significant metabolic advantage for enhancing the growth and sulfur utilization from DBT by Chelatococcus sp. and it also reduces the environmental pollution by 2-HBP. Furthermore, desulfurization of DBT derivatives such as 4-M-DBT and 4, 6-DM-DBT by Chelatococcus sp. resulted in formation of 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-biphenyl and 2-hydroxy -3, 3/- dimethyl-biphenyl, respectively as end product. The GC and X-ray fluorescence studies revealed that Chelatococcus sp. after 24 h of treatment at 37°C reduced the total sulfur content of diesel fuel by 12% by per gram resting cells, without compromising the quality of fuel. The LC-MS/MS analysis of tryptic digested intracellular proteins of Chelatococcus sp. when grown in DBT demonstrated the biosynthesis of 4S pathway desulfurizing enzymes viz. monoxygenases (DszC, DszA), desulfinase (DszB), and an NADH-dependent flavin reductase (DszD). Besides, several other intracellular proteins of Chelatococcus sp. having diverse biological functions were also identified by LC-MS/MS analysis. Many of these enzymes are directly involved with desulfurization process whereas the other enzymes/proteins support growth of bacteria at an expense of DBT. These combined results suggest that Chelatococcus sp. prefers sulfur-specific extended 4S pathway for deep-desulphurization which may have an advantage for its intended future application as a promising biodesulfurizing agent.
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- Naba K. Bordoloi
- ONGC-Center for Petroleum Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- ONGC-Center for Petroleum Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- ONGC-Center for Petroleum Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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- ONGC-Center for Petroleum Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India
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Akhtar N, Ghauri MA, Akhtar K. Dibenzothiophene desulfurization capability and evolutionary divergence of newly isolated bacteria. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:509-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1209-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Paixão SM, Silva TP, Arez BF, Alves L. Advances in the Reduction of the Costs Inherent to Fossil Fuels' Biodesulfurization towards Its Potential Industrial Application. APPLYING NANOTECHNOLOGY TO THE DESULFURIZATION PROCESS IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING 2016. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9545-0.ch013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Biodesulfurization (BDS) process consists on the use of microorganisms for the removal of sulfur from fossil fuels. Through BDS it is possible to treat most of the organosulfur compounds recalcitrant to the conventional hydrodesulfurization (HDS), the petroleum industry's solution, at mild operating conditions, without the need for molecular hydrogen or metal catalysts. This technique results in lower emissions, smaller residue production and less energy consumption, which makes BDS an eco-friendly process that can complement HDS making it more efficient. BDS has been extensively studied and much is already known about the process. Clearly, BDS presents advantages as a complementary technique to HDS; however its commercial use has been delayed by several limitations both upstream and downstream the process. This study will comprehensively review and discuss key issues, like reduction of the BDS costs, advances and/or challenges for a competitive BDS towards its potential industrial application aiming ultra low sulfur fuels.
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
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Mohamed MES, Al-Yacoub ZH, Vedakumar JV. Biocatalytic desulfurization of thiophenic compounds and crude oil by newly isolated bacteria. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:112. [PMID: 25762990 PMCID: PMC4327732 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Microorganisms possess enormous highly specific metabolic activities, which enable them to utilize and transform nearly every known chemical class present in crude oil. In this context, one of the most studied biocatalytic processes is the biodesulfurization (BDS) of thiophenic sulfur-containing compounds such as benzothiophene (BT) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) in crude oils and refinery streams. Three newly isolated bacterial strains, which were affiliated as Rhodococcus sp. strain SA11, Stenotrophomonas sp. strain SA21, and Rhodococcus sp. strain SA31, were enriched from oil contaminated soil in the presence of DBT as the sole S source. GC-FID analysis of DBT-grown cultures showed consumption of DBT, transient formation of DBT sulfone (DBTO2) and accumulation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP). Molecular detection of the plasmid-borne dsz operon, which codes for the DBT desulfurization activity, revealed the presence of dszA, dszB, and dszC genes. These results point to the operation of the known 4S pathway in the BDS of DBT. The maximum consumption rate of DBT was 11 μmol/g dry cell weight (DCW)/h and the maximum formation rate of 2-HBP formation was 4 μmol/g DCW/h. Inhibition of both cell growth and DBT consumption by 2-HBP was observed for all isolates but SA11 isolate was the least affected. The isolated biocatalysts desulfurized other model DBT alkylated homologs. SA11 isolate was capable of desulfurizing BT as well. Resting cells of SA11 exhibited 10% reduction in total sulfur present in heavy crude oil and 18% reduction in total sulfur present in the hexane-soluble fraction of the heavy crude oil. The capabilities of the isolated bacteria to survive and desulfurize a wide range of S compounds present in crude oil are desirable traits for the development of a robust BDS biocatalyst to upgrade crude oils and refinery streams.
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- Biotechnology, Research and Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology, Research and Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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Khedkar S, Shanker R. Isolation and classification of a soil actinomycete capable of sulphur-specific biotransformation of dibenzothiophene, benzothiophene and thianthrene. J Appl Microbiol 2014; 118:62-74. [PMID: 25319398 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIM To isolate actinomycete spp with the ability to desulphurize sulphur-containing heterocyclic compounds present in petroleum. METHODS AND RESULTS Enrichment cultures were set up to select and isolate sulphur heterocycle metabolizing soil micro-organisms. Screening of the microbial isolates for the desulphurization property led to isolation of R3. The isolate was characterized by PCR screening of 16S rRNA genes and classical taxonomic investigations. HPLC analysis of the desulphurization assays with R3 showed ~85% transformation of dibenzothiophene (270 μmol l(-1)), present as the sole sulphur source in basal salt medium, in 4 days. Production of the desulphurized dibenzothiophene metabolite, 2-hydroxybiphenyl, was confirmed by GC/MS analyses. GC/MS analyses also established the ability of R3 to transform benzothiophene to benzothiophene-1-oxide and benzothiophene-1, 1-dioxide, and thianthrene to thianthrene-5-oxide. PCR primers computed based on the desulphurization operon (dszABC) of Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8 yielded the predicted amplification products with R3 genomic DNA as template. Southern hybridization and restriction endonuclease digestion profiles indicated that R3 amplicons were homologous to dsz AB. CONCLUSIONS The enrichment method used in this study yielded an environmental isolate with the ability to transform multiple sulphur heterocycles. The isolate R3 has taxonomic proximity to the Oerskovia sp, order Actinomycetales. The isolate R3 selectively removes sulphur from dibenzothiophene yielding 2-hydroxybiphenyl and sulphate. R3 also transforms benzothiophene and thianthrene in a sulphur-targeted manner. The desulphurization genes in R3 bear similarity to those in R. erythropolis IGTS8. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The actinomycetes present in soil can remove sulphur from different sulphur heterocycle substrates and have potential as biodesulphurization catalysts.
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- S Khedkar
- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Paixão SM, Teixeira PD, Silva TP, Teixeira AV, Alves L. Screening of novel yeast inulinases and further application to bioprocesses. N Biotechnol 2013; 30:598-606. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Alves L, Paixão SM. Toxicity evaluation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl and other compounds involved in studies of fossil fuels biodesulphurisation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:9162-9166. [PMID: 21767949 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Revised: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The acute toxicity of some compounds used in fossil fuels biodesulphurisation studies, on the respiration activity, was evaluated by Gordonia alkanivorans and Rhodococcus erythropolis. Moreover, the effect of 2-hydroxybiphenyl on cell growth of both strains was also determined, using batch (chronic bioassays) and continuous cultures. The IC₅₀ values obtained showed the toxicity of all the compounds tested to both strains, specially the high toxicity of 2-HBP. These results were confirmed by the chronic toxicity data. The toxicity data sets highlight for a higher sensitivity to the toxicant by the strain presenting a lower growth rate, due to a lower cells number in contact with the toxicant. Thus, microorganisms exhibiting faster generation times could be more resistant to 2-HBP accumulation during a BDS process. The physiological response of both strains to 2-HBP pulse in a steady-state continuous culture shows their potential to be used in a future fossil fuel BDS process.
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- L Alves
- LNEG-UBioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Bahuguna A, Lily MK, Munjal A, Singh RN, Dangwal K. Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT) by a novel strain Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 isolated from diesel contaminated soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2011; 23:975-982. [PMID: 22066220 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(10)60504-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A new bacterial strain DMT-7 capable of selectively desulfurizing dibenzothiophene (DBT) was isolated from diesel contaminated soil. The DMT-7 was characterized and identified as Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 (NCBI GenBank Accession No. GQ496620) using 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. The desulfurized product of DBT, 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2HBP), was identified and confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography analysis and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis respectively. The desulfurization kinetics revealed that DMT-7 started desulfurization of DBT into 2HBP after the lag phase of 24 hr, exponentially increasing the accumulation of 2HBP up to 15 days leading to approximately 60% desulfurization of the DBT. However, further growth resulted into DBT degradation. The induced culture of DMT-7 showed shorter lag phase of 6 hr and early onset of stationary phase within 10 days for desulfurization as compared to that of non-induced culture clearly indicating the inducibility of the desulfurization pathway of DMT-7. In addition, Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 also possess the ability to utilize broad range of substrates as sole source of sulfur such as benzothiophene, 3,4-benzo DBT, 4,6-dimethyl DBT, and 4,6-dibutyl DBT. Therefore, Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 could serve as model system for efficient biodesulfurization of diesel and petrol.
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- Ashutosh Bahuguna
- Department of Biotechnology, Modern Institute of Technology (MIT), Dhalwala, Rishikesh 249201, Uttarakhand, India.
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Nekodzuka S, Nakajima-Kambe T, Nomura N, Lu J, Nakahara T. Specific Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene by Mycobacterium sp. Strain G3. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/10242429709003607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mohebali G, Ball AS. Biocatalytic desulfurization (BDS) of petrodiesel fuels. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2008; 154:2169-2183. [PMID: 18667551 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/017608-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Oil refineries are facing many challenges, including heavier crude oils, increased fuel quality standards, and a need to reduce air pollution emissions. Global society is stepping on the road to zero-sulfur fuel, with only differences in the starting point of sulfur level and rate reduction of sulfur content between different countries. Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is the most common technology used by refineries to remove sulfur from intermediate streams. However, HDS has several disadvantages, in that it is energy intensive, costly to install and to operate, and does not work well on refractory organosulfur compounds. Recent research has therefore focused on improving HDS catalysts and processes and also on the development of alternative technologies. Among the new technologies one possible approach is biocatalytic desulfurization (BDS). The advantage of BDS is that it can be operated in conditions that require less energy and hydrogen. BDS operates at ambient temperature and pressure with high selectivity, resulting in decreased energy costs, low emission, and no generation of undesirable side products. Over the last two decades several research groups have attempted to isolate bacteria capable of efficient desulfurization of oil fractions. This review examines the developments in our knowledge of the application of bacteria in BDS processes, assesses the technical viability of this technology and examines its future challenges.
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- Ghasemali Mohebali
- Department of Petroleum Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Chen H, Zhang WJ, Cai YB, Zhang Y, Li W. Elucidation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl effect on dibenzothiophene desulfurization by Microbacterium sp. strain ZD-M2. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:6928-6933. [PMID: 18296046 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2007] [Revised: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The effect of 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP), the end product of dibenzothiophene (DBT) desulfurization via 4S pathway, on cell growth and desulfurization activity was investigated by Microbacterium sp. The experimental results indicate that 2-HBP would inhibit the desulfurization activity. Providing 2-HBP was added in the reaction media, the DBT degradation rate decreased along with the increase of 2-HBP addition. By contrast, cell growth would be promoted in the addition of 2-HBP at a low concentration (<0.1mM). At high concentration of 2-HBP, the inhibition on the cell growth occurred. Meanwhile, the inhibitory effect of 2-HBP on DBT desulfurization activity was tested both in the oil/aqueous two-phase system and the aqueous system. A mathematical model was developed to explain the product formation kinetics with DBT as the sole sulfur source. The predicted results were close to the experimental data, it elucidated that along with the 2-HBP accumulation, the inhibitory effect of 2-HBP on DBT desulfurization and cell growth was enhanced.
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- Han Chen
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou 310027, China
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Mohebali G, Ball AS, Kaytash A, Rasekh B. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as the sulfur source for the production of desulfurizing resting cells of Gordonia alkanivorans RIPI90A. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2008; 154:878-885. [PMID: 18310033 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/013011-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The sulfate repression of desulfurization (Dsz) phenotype represents a major barrier to the mass production of desulfurizing resting cells. This repression can be avoided by replacing sulfate with dibenzothiophene (DBT) as the main substrate for the 4S pathway. However, mass production of biocatalyst using DBT is impractical because of its high price, low water solubility, and growth inhibition by 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP), which is the end product of the 4S pathway. In this work, the results showed that readily bioavailable sulfur compounds led to repression of the desulfurization activity of Gordonia alkanivorans RIPI90A. However, the Dsz phenotype was expressed through the 4S pathway in the presence of DMSO as the sulfur source for growth. Resting cells grown on DMSO were more active than the resting cells grown on DBT. The growth rate of strain RIPI90A on DMSO was higher than when DBT was used as the sole sulfur source. DMSO concentration significantly influenced the growth pattern of the strain, and the highest growth rate was observed at a concentration of 200 microg ml(-1). Above this concentration, the growth rate gradually decreased. DBT was found to induce the Dsz phenotype, with no observed lag period, in cells grown on DMSO as the sole sulfur source. Prior to induction, the specific activity was detected as 1.4 micromol 2-HBP (g dry cell weight)(-1) h(-1), and following incubation (5 h) the highest specific activity was observed as 5.11 micromol 2-HBP (g dry cell weight)(-1 )h(-1). This study identified that resting cells can be prepared in a two-step process. First, resting cells can be produced using DMSO as the sulfur source for growth; in the second step, improvements to their desulfurizing activity can be made using DBT as an inducer. DMSO is recommended as an appropriate sulfur source for the mass production of G. alkanivorans RIPI90A.
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- Ghasemali Mohebali
- Department of Petroleum Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Petroleum Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Petroleum Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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Soleimani M, Bassi A, Margaritis A. Biodesulfurization of refractory organic sulfur compounds in fossil fuels. Biotechnol Adv 2007; 25:570-96. [PMID: 17716849 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The stringent new regulations to lower sulfur content in fossil fuels require new economic and efficient methods for desulfurization of recalcitrant organic sulfur. Hydrodesulfurization of such compounds is very costly and requires high operating temperature and pressure. Biodesulfurization is a non-invasive approach that can specifically remove sulfur from refractory hydrocarbons under mild conditions and it can be potentially used in industrial desulfurization. Intensive research has been conducted in microbiology and molecular biology of the competent strains to increase their desulfurization activity; however, even the highest activity obtained is still insufficient to fulfill the industrial requirements. To improve the biodesulfurization efficiency, more work is needed in areas such as increasing specific desulfurization activity, hydrocarbon phase tolerance, sulfur removal at higher temperature, and isolating new strains for desulfurizing a broader range of sulfur compounds. This article comprehensively reviews and discusses key issues, advances and challenges for a competitive biodesulfurization process.
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- Mehran Soleimani
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9
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Chapter 3 Emerging biocatalytic processes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2991(07)80243-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Li F, Zhang Z, Feng J, Cai X, Xu P. Biodesulfurization of DBT in tetradecane and crude oil by a facultative thermophilic bacterium Mycobacterium goodii X7B. J Biotechnol 2007; 127:222-8. [PMID: 16905217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mycobacterium goodii X7B, a facultative thermophilic bacterium, cleaving the C-S bond of dibenzothiophene via a sulfur-specific pathway, was investigated for DBT in tetradecane and crude oil desulfurization. The extent of growth was improved by fed-batch culture controlled at a constant pH. The total sulfur level of dibenzothiophene in tetradecane, was reduced by 99%, from 200 to 2 ppm within 24h at 40 degrees C. After 72 h treatment, 59% of the total sulfur content in Liaoning crude oil was removed, from 3600 to 1478 ppm.
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- Fuli Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Ma CQ, Feng JH, Zeng YY, Cai XF, Sun BP, Zhang ZB, Blankespoor HD, Xu P. Methods for the preparation of a biodesulfurization biocatalyst using Rhodococcus sp. CHEMOSPHERE 2006; 65:165-9. [PMID: 16624377 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2005] [Revised: 03/06/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Several methods to prepare a biodesulfurization (BDS) biocatalyst were investigated in this study using a strain of Rhodococcus sp. 1awq. This bacterium could selectively remove sulfur from dibenzothiophene (DBT) via the "4S" pathway. DBT, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), sodium sulphate and mixed sulfur sources were used to study their influence on cell density, desulfurization activity, desulfurization ability, and the cost of biocatalyst production. In contrast to that observed from bacteria cultured in DBT, only partial desulfurization activity of strain 1awq was induced by DBT after cultivation in a medium containing inorganic sulfur as the sole sulfur source. The biocatalyst, prepared from culture with mixed sulfur sources, was found to possess desulfurization activity. With DMSO as the sole sulfur source, the desulfurization activity was shown to be similar to that of bacteria incubated in medium with DBT as the sole sulfur source. The biocatalyst prepared by this method with the least cost could remove sulfur from hydrodesulfurization (HDS)-treated diesel oil efficiently, providing a total desulfurization percent of 78% and suggesting its cost-effective advantage.
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- Cui-Qing Ma
- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology of Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Li W, Zhang Y, Wang MD, Shi Y. Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene and other organic sulfur compounds by a newly isolated Microbacterium strain ZD-M2. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 247:45-50. [PMID: 15927746 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2005] [Revised: 04/05/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A new bacterial strain capable of selectively desulfurizing dibenzothiphene (DBT) was isolated from sludge. This organism, designated ZD-M2, clustered most closely with members of the genus Microbacterium, as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Metabolites produced by DBT desulfurization were identified by GC-MS, and two sulfur-free products, 2-methoxybiphenyl (2-MBP) and biphenyl, were detected in addition to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP). This strain can also totally degrade 4,6-dimethyl-DBT, thiophene, benzothiophene and 70% diphenylsulfide.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou, China.
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Guobin S, Huaiying Z, Jianmin X, Guo C, Wangliang L, Huizhou L. Biodesulfurization of hydrodesulfurized diesel oil with Pseudomonas delafieldii R-8 from high density culture. Biochem Eng J 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Oda S, Ohta H. Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene with Rhodococcus erythropolis ATCC 53968 and its mutant in an interface bioreactor. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 94:474-7. [PMID: 16233336 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(02)80227-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2001] [Accepted: 08/05/2002] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An interface bioreactor was used in the biodesulfurization (BDS) of dibenzothiophene (DBT) with Rhodococcus erythropolis ATCC 53968. Although this strain could efficiently degrade DBT to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP), the microbial film peeled off from the surface of the carrier (agar plate) to an organic phase (dodecane or tetradecane). To overcome this problem, a UV mutant, which strongly adhered to the carrier surface, was obtained by a new screening method. The best UV mutant (UM-021) could efficiently catalyze the BDS and the microbial film did not peel off from the surface of the carrier to tetradecane layer.
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- Shinobu Oda
- Analytical Center, Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., 4-17-1 Higashi-Yawata, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 254-8562, Japan.
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Modeling the production of a Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8 biocatalyst for DBT biodesulfurization: Influence of media composition. Enzyme Microb Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2004.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Production of a Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8 biocatalyst for DBT biodesulfurization: influence of operational conditions. Biochem Eng J 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kim YJ, Chang JH, Cho KS, Ryu HW, Chang YK. A physiological study on growth and dibenzothiophene (DBT) desulfurization characteristics of Gordonia sp. CYKS1. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02705433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Li FL, Xu P, Ma CQ, Luo LL, Wang XS. Deep desulfurization of hydrodesulfurization-treated diesel oil by a facultative thermophilic bacterium Mycobacterium sp. X7B. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003; 223:301-7. [PMID: 12829302 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00397-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The dibenzothiophene (DBT) desulfurization pathway of a facultative thermophilic bacterium Mycobacterium sp. X7B was investigated. Metabolites were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the results showed that 2-hydroxybiphenyl, the end product of the previously reported sulfur-specific pathway (also called 4S pathway), was further converted to 2-methoxybiphenyl. This is the first strain to possess this ability and therefore, an extended 4S pathway was determined. In addition, the DBT-desulfurizing bacterium Mycobacterium sp. X7B was able to grow on DBT derivatives such as 4-methylDBT and 4,6-dimethylDBT. Resting cells could desulfurize diesel oil (total sulfur, 535 ppm) after hydrodesulfurization. GC flame ionization detection and GC atomic emission detection analyses were used to qualitatively evaluate the effect of Mycobacterium sp. X7B treatment on the content of the diesel oil. The total sulfur content of the diesel oil was reduced 86% using resting cell biocatalysts for 24 h at 45 degrees C.
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- Fu Li Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Luo M, Xing J, Gou Z, Li S, Liu H, Chen J. Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene by lyophilized cells of Pseudomonas delafieldii R-8 in the presence of dodecane. Biochem Eng J 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1369-703x(02)00078-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nakayama N, Matsubara T, Ohshiro T, Moroto Y, Kawata Y, Koizumi K, Hirakawa Y, Suzuki M, Maruhashi K, Izumi Y, Kurane R. A novel enzyme, 2'-hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate desulfinase (DszB), from a dibenzothiophene-desulfurizing bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1: gene overexpression and enzyme characterization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1598:122-30. [PMID: 12147352 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(02)00365-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dibenzothiophene (DBT), a model of organic sulfur compound in petroleum, is microbially desulfurized to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP), and the gene operon dszABC was required for DBT desulfurization. The final step in the microbial DBT desulfurization is the conversion of 2'-hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate (HBPSi) to 2-HBP catalyzed by DszB. In this study, DszB of a DBT-desulfurizing bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1 was overproduced in Escherichia coli by coexpression with chaperonin genes, groEL/groES, at 25 degrees C. The recombinant DszB was purified to homogeneity and characterized. The optimal temperature and pH for DszB activity were 35 degrees C and about 7.5, respectively. The K(m) and k(cat) values for HBPSi were 8.2 microM and 0.123.s(-1), respectively. DszB has only one cysteine residue, and the mutant enzyme completely lost the activity when the cysteine residue was changed to a serine residue. This result together with experiments using inhibitors showed that the cysteine residue contributes to the enzyme activity. DszB was also inhibited by a reaction product, 2-HBP (K(i)=0.25 mM), and its derivatives, but not by the other reaction product, sulfite. The enzyme showed a narrow substrate specificity: only 2-phenylbenzene sulfinate except HBPSi served as a substrate among the aromatic and aliphatic sulfinates or sulfonates tested. DszB was thought to be a novel enzyme (HBPSi desulfinase) in that it could specifically cleave the carbon-sulfur bond of HBPSi to give 2-HBP and sulfite ion without the aid of any other proteinic components and coenzymes.
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- Norikazu Nakayama
- Tsukuba Branch of Bio-Refining Process Laboratory, Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Petroleum Energy Center, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Japan
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Yoshikawa O, Ishii Y, Koizumi KI, Ohshiro T, Izumi Y, Maruhashi K. Enhancement and stabilization of desulfurization activity of Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1 by feeding ethanol and sulfur components. J Biosci Bioeng 2002; 94:447-52. [PMID: 16233332 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(02)80223-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2002] [Accepted: 08/12/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We developed a fed-batch culture system fed with ethanol and restricted amounts of sulfur compounds to enhance and stabilize the desulfurizing activity in bacterial cells. In this system using dibenzothiophene (DBT) as the sole sulfur source, a desulfurizing bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1 cultivated with small amounts of sulfur showed stable desulfurizing activity and a low rate of growth. However, the cells cultured with excess amounts of sulfur showed unstable activity and a high growth rate. DBT had disadvantages as a sulfur source for cultivation because it is immiscible with water and toxic to cells. We then investigated water-soluble sulfur compounds for use as the sole sulfur source for the cultivation of R. erythropolis KA2-5-1 with desulfurizing activity, and found 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid to be the most effective. When 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid was used instead of DBT as the sole sulfur source in the fed-batch fermentation system, R. erythropolis KA2-5-1 showed the highest desulfurizing activity, 111 mmol of 2-HBP/kg-cells/h, a high growth rate (mu = 0.37/h) and a final cell concentration of 20.0 g-dry cells/l during 89 h of cultivation. The production levels of the desulfurizing enzymes in the bacterial cells cultivated with DBT or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid were evaluated by immunoblot analysis with specific antisera, indicating that the same quantity of desulfurizing enzymes was expressed in both cases.
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- Osamu Yoshikawa
- Bio-Refining Process Laboratory, Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum, Shizuoka 424-0037, Japan.
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An expert system was used to achieve the high production of desulfurizing cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis KA 2-5-1. By adding a proper amount of sulfur containing component with the aid of the expert system, we could avoid excess feeding which resulted in the lowering of desulfurizing activity and starvation which caused serious damage to cell growth. In order to determine the addition amount by the expert system, the data of the amount of chemical elements contained in the cells were used as a reference for comparison with the medium components present. Culture experiments were carried out using a 5l jar fermentor with several kinds of media whose components were determined based on the inferred results with the aid of the expert system. We could restrict the amount of the sulfur component addition so that sulfur was a growth-limiting factor; in contrast, the amounts of other elements were sufficient for growth.As a result, the maximum specific production rate of 2-hydroxy biphenyl (2HBP) and the maximum cell concentration were 20mmolkg-drycells(-1)h(-1) and of 45g-drycellsl(-1), respectively. At 100h of cultivation, 1g/l of dibenzothiophene (DBT) was converted to 2HBP within 20h, i.e., 10mmolkg-drycells(-1)h(-1) of specific desulfurization activity, and the specific activity remained stable for a long period in the culture experiment.
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Maghsoudi S, Kheirolomoom A, Vossoughi M, Tanaka E, Katoh S. Selective desulfurization of dibenzothiophene by newly isolated Corynebacterium sp. strain P32C1. Biochem Eng J 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1369-703x(99)00055-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lu J, Nakajima-Kambe T, Shigeno T, Ohbo A, Nomura N, Nakahara T. Biodegradation of dibenzothiophene and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene by Sphingomonas paucimobilis strain TZS-7. J Biosci Bioeng 1999; 88:293-9. [PMID: 16232614 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(00)80012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/1999] [Accepted: 06/09/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Strain TZS-7, tentatively identified as Sphingomonas paucimobilis, was isolated from crude oil for its ability to degrade dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-dmDBT). This strain did not utilize DBT or 4,6-dmDBT as the sole source of sulfur. However, the degradative activity was induced by various aromatic compounds, including DBT, fluorene, anthracene, naphthalene and toluene. Three products formed from 4,6-dmDBT degradation were detected and two of these were proposed to be 7-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-formylbenzothiophene and 7-methylbenzothiophene-2,3-dione by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. These findings proved that 4,6-dmDBT is degraded through a ring-destructive pathway by resting cells of strain TZS-7.
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- J Lu
- Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Gilbert SC, Morton J, Buchanan S, Oldfield C, McRoberts A. Isolation of a unique benzothiophene-desulphurizing bacterium, Gordona sp. strain 213E (NCIMB 40816), and characterization of the desulphurization pathway. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1998; 144 ( Pt 9):2545-2553. [PMID: 9782503 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-9-2545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gordona sp. strain 213E (NCIMB 40816) grew in pure culture in a mineral salts medium containing fructose as a source of carbon and energy, and benzothiophene (BTH) as the sole source of sulphur. During growth a phenolic compound accumulated, as indicated by the production of a blue colour on addition of Gibb's reagent. Therefore this pathway is analogous to the dibenzothiophene (DBT) desulphurization pathway of Rhodococcus sp. strain IGTS8, in which 2-hydroxybiphenyl accumulates during growth with DBT as the sole sulphur source. Ethyl acetate extraction of the culture medium yielded the metabolites benzothiophene s-oxide (BTHO), benzothiophene s,s-dioxide (BTHO2), benzo[c][1,2]oxathiin 6-oxide (BcOTO), 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl) ethan 1-al (HPEal) and benzofuran (BFU). The deduced pathway for BTH desulphurization is BTH-->BTHO-->BTHO2-->HPESi(-)-->HPEal. HPESi- is (Z)-2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)ethen 1-sulphinate, the stable aqueous-solution form of BcOTO. It was concluded that HPEal was the Gibb's-reagent-reactive phenolic compound which accumulated in the culture medium of strain 213E during growth, and that the presence of BFU was due to partial condensation of HPEal during the ethyl acetate extraction procedure. Gordona sp. strain 213E was unable to grow in a mineral salts medium containing fructose as a source of carbon and energy and DBT as the sole sulphur source. BTH-desulphurization-active cells (grown using BTH as sole sulphur source) were unable to desulphurize DBT. Likewise Rhodococcus sp. strain IGTS8 was unable to grow using BTH as the sole sulphur source, and DBT-desulphurization-active cells of strain IGTS8 (grown using DBT as sole sulphur source) were unable to desulphurize BTH. This absence of cross-reactivity is discussed in terms of fundamental differences in the chemistry of the DBT- and BTH-desulphurization reactions.
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- Steven C Gilbert
- Department of Biological Sciences and Napier UniversityEdinburgh EH10 5DTUK
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Napier UniversityEdinburgh EH10 5DTUK
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Napier UniversityEdinburgh EH10 5DTUK
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- Department of Applied Physical and Chemical Sciences, Napier UniversityEdinburgh EH10 5DTUK
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Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and diesel oils by a newly isolated gordona strain, CYKS1. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:2327-31. [PMID: 9603863 PMCID: PMC106327 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.2327-2331.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A dibenzothiophene (DBT)-desulfurizing bacterial strain was isolated and identified as Gordona strain CYKS1. Strain CYKS1 was found to transform DBT to 2-hydroxybiphenyl via the 4S pathway and to be able to also use organic sulfur compounds other than DBT as a sole sulfur source. Its desulfurization activity was susceptible to sulfate repression. Active resting cells for desulfurization could be prepared only in the early growth phase. When two types of diesel oils, middle distillate unit feed (MDUF) and light gas oil (LGO) containing various organic sulfur compounds including DBT, were treated with resting cells of strain CYKS1 for 12 h, the total sulfur content significantly decreased, from 0.15% (wt/wt) to 0.06% (wt/wt) for MDUF and from 0.3% (wt/wt) to 0.25% (wt/wt) for LGO. The newly isolated strain CYKS1 is considered to have good potential for application in the biodesulfurization of fossil fuels.
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Honda H, Sugiyama H, Saito I, Kobayashi T. High cell density culture of Rhodococcus rhodochrous by pH-stat feeding and dibenzothiophene degradation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0922-338x(97)85685-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Suske WA, Held M, Schmid A, Fleischmann T, Wubbolts MG, Kohler HP. Purification and characterization of 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase, a novel NADH-dependent, FAD-containing aromatic hydroxylase from Pseudomonas azelaica HBP1. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:24257-65. [PMID: 9305879 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.39.24257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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2-Hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase (HbpA), the first enzyme of 2-hydroxybiphenyl degradation in Pseudomonas azelaica HBP1, was purified 26-fold with a yield of 8% from strain HBP1 grown on 2-hydroxybiphenyl. The enzyme was also purified from a recombinant of Escherichia coli JM109, which efficiently expressed the hbpA gene. Computer densitometry of scanned slab gels revealed a purity of over 99% for both enzyme preparations. Gel filtration, subunit cross-linking, and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the enzyme was a homotetramer with a molecular mass of 256 kDa. Each subunit had a molecular mass of 60 kDa containing one molecule of noncovalently bound FAD. The monooxygenase had a pI of 6.3. It catalyzed the NADH-dependent ortho-hydroxylation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl to 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl. Molecular oxygen was the source of the additional oxygen of the product. The enzyme hydroxylated various phenols with a hydrophobic side chain adjacent to the hydroxy group. All substrates effected partial uncoupling of NADH oxidation from hydroxylation with the concomitant formation of hydrogen peroxide. 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl, the product of the reaction with 2-hydroxybiphenyl, was a non-substrate effector that strongly facilitated NADH oxidation and hydrogen peroxide formation without being hydroxylated and also was an inhibitor. The apparent Km values (30 degrees C, pH 7.5) were 2.8 microM for 2-hydroxybiphenyl, 26.8 microM for NADH, and 29.2 microM for oxygen. The enzyme was inactivated by p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, a cysteine-blocking reagent. In the presence of 2-hydroxybiphenyl, the enzyme was partly protected against the inactivation, which was reversed by the addition of an excess of dithiothreitol. The NH2-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme contained the consensus sequence GXGXXG, indicative of the betaalphabeta-fold of the flavin binding site and shared homologies with that of phenol 2-hydroxylase from Pseudomonas strain EST1001 as well as with that of 2,4-dichlorophenol 6-hydroxylase from Ralstonia eutropha.
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- W A Suske
- Department of Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Oldfield C, Pogrebinsky O, Simmonds J, Olson ES, Kulpa CF. Elucidation of the metabolic pathway for dibenzothiophene desulphurization by Rhodococcus sp. strain IGTS8 (ATCC 53968). MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1997; 143 ( Pt 9):2961-2973. [PMID: 9308179 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-9-2961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rhodococcus sp. strain IGTS8 (ATCC 53968) is able to utilize dibenzothiophene (DBT) as a sole source of sulphur. The carbon skeleton of DBT is not metabolized and is conserved as 2-hydroxybiphenyl (HBP), which accumulates in the medium. This phenotype is due to the expression of the plasmid-encoded DBT-desulphurization (dsz) operon, which encodes three proteins, DszA, B and C. In this paper it is shown, using [35S]DBT radiolabelling studies, that sulphur is released in the form of inorganic sulphite. The pathway of DBT desulphurization is described in detail. In summary, DszC catalyses the stepwise S-oxidation of DBT, first to dibenzothiophene 5-oxide (DBTO) and then to dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide (DBTO2); DszA catalyses the conversion of DBTO2 to 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzene sulphinate (HBPSi-) and DszB catalyses the desulphination of HBPSi- to give HBP and sulphite. Studies with cell-free extracts show that DszA and DszC, but not DszB, require NADH for activity. 18O2-labelling studies show that each incorporated oxygen atom is derived directly from molecular oxygen. These results are consistent with the role of DszC as a mono-oxygenase, of DszA as an apparently unique enzyme which catalyses the reductive hydroxylation of DBTO2 leading to cleavage of the thiophene ring, and of DszB as an aromatic sulphinic acid hydrolase.
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- Energy Biosystems Corporation, 4200 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA
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- Energy Biosystems Corporation, 4200 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0309, USA
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Ohshiro T, Suzuki K, Izumi Y. Dibenzothiophene (DBT) degrading enzyme responsible for the first step of DBT desulfurization by Rhodococcus erythropolis D-1: Purification and characterization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0922-338x(97)80985-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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