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Xu X, Li L, Zhou H, Fan M, Wang H, Wang L, Hu Q, Cai Q, Zhu Y, Ji S. MRTCM: A comprehensive dataset for probabilistic risk assessment of metals and metalloids in traditional Chinese medicine. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 249:114395. [PMID: 36508783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114395] [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: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is still considered a global complementary or alternative medical system, but exogenous hazardous contaminants remain in TCM even after decocting. Besides, it is time-consuming to conduct a risk assessment of trace elements in TCMs with a non-automatic approach due to the wide variety of TCMs. Here, we present MRTCM, a cloud-computing infrastructure for automating the probabilistic risk assessment of metals and metalloids in TCM. MRTCM includes a consumption database and a pollutant database involving forty million rows of consumption data and fourteen types of TCM potentially toxic elements concentrations. The algorithm of probabilistic risk assessment was also packaged in MRTCM to assess the risks of eight elements with Monte Carlo simulation. The results demonstrated that 96.64% and 99.46% had no non-carcinogenic risk (hazard indices (HI) were < 1.0) for animal and herbal medicines consumers, respectively. After twenty years of exposure, less than 1% of the total carcinogenic risk (CRt) was > 10-4 for TCM consumers, indicating that they are at potential risk for carcinogenicity. Sensitivity analysis revealed that annual consumption and concentration were the main variables affecting the assessment results. Ultimately, a priority management list of TCMs was also generated, indicating that more attention should be paid to the non-carcinogenic risks of As, Mn, and Hg and the carcinogenic risks of As and Cr in Pheretima and Cr in Arcae Conch. In general, MRTCM could significantly enhance the efficiency of risk assessment in TCM and provide reasonable guidance for policymakers to optimize risk management.
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- Xiaohui Xu
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang 314006, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang 314006, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang 314006, China
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- Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang 314006, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang 314006, China.
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- Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Dong H, Wei G, Cao T, Shao B, Guan X, Strathmann TJ. Insights into the Oxidation of Organic Cocontaminants during Cr(VI) Reduction by Sulfite: The Overlooked Significance of Cr(V). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:1157-1166. [PMID: 31858777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Literature works reported that organic cocontaminants could be degraded during Cr(VI), a contaminant, reduction by sulfite (Cr(VI)/sulfite process). However, the role of Cr(V) and Cr(IV) intermediates in the Cr(VI)/sulfite process has been overlooked. In this study, we confirmed the generation of Cr(V) and proposed a new mechanism for the decomposition of coexisting organic contaminants during Cr(VI)/sulfite reactions occurring in oxygenated solutions at pHini 4.0 with the molar ratio of sulfite to Cr(VI) of 10.0. UV-visible and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra indicate that Cr(V) was the predominant Cr intermediates in oxygenated solutions, while Cr(IV) accumulated in deoxygenated solutions. The contribution of Cr(V) to the degradation of organic contaminants was verified by the EPR spectra collected at 2 K and using methyl phenyl sulfoxide as a probe compound. Both Cr(V) and SO4•- contributed to the decomposition of organic contaminants in oxygenated solutions, with the relative contributions from each species being strongly dependent on properties of the target organic cocontaminants. The key mechanisms responsible for Cr(V) accumulation were supported by DFT calculations, and the degradation kinetics of organic cocontaminants was simulated with the program Kintecus 6.51. This work advances the fundamental understanding of the oxidative transformation of coexisting organic contaminants in this process.
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- Hongyu Dong
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security , Shanghai 200092 , China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security , Shanghai 200092 , China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security , Shanghai 200092 , China
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering , Colorado School of Mines , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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Lou J, Jin L, Wu N, Tan Y, Song Y, Gao M, Liu K, Zhang X, He J. DNA damage and oxidative stress in human B lymphoblastoid cells after combined exposure to hexavalent chromium and nickel compounds. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 55:533-40. [PMID: 23410589 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the present study, human B lymphoblastoid cells were exposed to potassium dichromate and/or nickel chloride for 24h or 48h. The cell viability and DNA damage induced by these compounds was measured with the CCK-8 assay and Comet assay, respectively. In addition, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured using commercially available kits. Our results indicated that potassium dichromate could decrease cell viability and induce DNA damage in human B lymphoblastoid cells in a time - and concentration - dependent manner, but the toxicity of nickel chloride was not so obvious at concentrations used in our study. The results of ROS showed that both two compounds could only induce weak elevation of ROS level, but MDA levels were significantly enhanced. Antagonistic effects of cytotoxicity were mainly found between Cr (VI) and Ni (II), and synergistic effects of DNA damage and oxidative stress were partially found between these two compounds. Moreover, there were good correlations between the results of comet assay and the results of oxidative stress assays. It is suggested that synergistic DNA damage induced by simultaneously exposure of hexavalent chromium and nickel compounds is possibly related to oxidative stress.
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- Jianlin Lou
- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Institute of Hygiene, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Blatnik J, Luebke L, Simonet S, Nelson M, Price R, Leek R, Zeng L, Wu A, Brown E. Dye surface coating enables visible light activation of TiO2 nanoparticles leading to degradation of neighboring biological structures. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2012; 18:134-142. [PMID: 22214568 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927611012414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Biologically and chemically modified nanoparticles are gaining much attention as a new tool in cancer detection and treatment. Herein, we demonstrate that an alizarin red S (ARS) dye coating on TiO2 nanoparticles enables visible light activation of the nanoparticles leading to degradation of neighboring biological structures through localized production of reactive oxygen species. Successful coating of nanoparticles with dye is demonstrated through sedimentation, spectrophotometry, and gel electrophoresis techniques. Using gel electrophoresis, we demonstrate that visible light activation of dye-TiO2 nanoparticles leads to degradation of plasmid DNA in vitro. Alterations in integrity and distribution of nuclear membrane associated proteins were detected via fluorescence confocal microscopy in HeLa cells exposed to perinuclear localized ARS-TiO2 nanoparticles that were photoactivated with visible light. This study expands upon previous studies that indicated dye coatings on TiO2 nanoparticles can serve to enhance imaging, by clearly showing that dye coatings on TiO2 nanoparticles can also enhance the photoreactivity of TiO2 nanoparticles by allowing visible light activation. The findings of our study suggest a therapeutic application of dye-coated TiO2 nanoparticles in cancer research; however, at the same time they may reveal limitations on the use of dye assisted visualization of TiO2 nanoparticles in live-cell imaging.
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- Jay Blatnik
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190, USA
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Chatterjee D, Sengupta A, van Eldik R. Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of [RuII(tpy)(pic)(H2O)]+ with KHSO5 in oxidative cleavage of DNA. J COORD CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2010.538049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Debabrata Chatterjee
- a Chemistry and Biomimetics Group , Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, CSIR , Durgapur 713209 , India
- b Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , University of Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- a Chemistry and Biomimetics Group , Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, CSIR , Durgapur 713209 , India
- b Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , University of Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- b Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , University of Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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Oliveira SCB, Oliveira-Brett AM. In situ evaluation of chromium–DNA damage using a DNA-electrochemical biosensor. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:1633-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4051-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sasso AF, Isukapalli SS, Georgopoulos PG. A generalized physiologically-based toxicokinetic modeling system for chemical mixtures containing metals. Theor Biol Med Model 2010; 7:17. [PMID: 20525215 PMCID: PMC2903511 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-7-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Humans are routinely and concurrently exposed to multiple toxic chemicals, including various metals and organics, often at levels that can cause adverse and potentially synergistic effects. However, toxicokinetic modeling studies of exposures to these chemicals are typically performed on a single chemical basis. Furthermore, the attributes of available models for individual chemicals are commonly estimated specifically for the compound studied. As a result, the available models usually have parameters and even structures that are not consistent or compatible across the range of chemicals of concern. This fact precludes the systematic consideration of synergistic effects, and may also lead to inconsistencies in calculations of co-occurring exposures and corresponding risks. There is a need, therefore, for a consistent modeling framework that would allow the systematic study of cumulative risks from complex mixtures of contaminants. Methods A Generalized Toxicokinetic Modeling system for Mixtures (GTMM) was developed and evaluated with case studies. The GTMM is physiologically-based and uses a consistent, chemical-independent physiological description for integrating widely varying toxicokinetic models. It is modular and can be directly "mapped" to individual toxicokinetic models, while maintaining physiological consistency across different chemicals. Interaction effects of complex mixtures can be directly incorporated into the GTMM. Conclusions The application of GTMM to different individual metals and metal compounds showed that it explains available observational data as well as replicates the results from models that have been optimized for individual chemicals. The GTMM also made it feasible to model toxicokinetics of complex, interacting mixtures of multiple metals and nonmetals in humans, based on available literature information. The GTMM provides a central component in the development of a "source-to-dose-to-effect" framework for modeling population health risks from environmental contaminants. As new data become available on interactions of multiple chemicals, the GTMM can be iteratively parameterized to improve mechanistic understanding of human health risks from exposures to complex mixtures of chemicals.
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- Alan F Sasso
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, A joint institute of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Brzyska M, Trzesniewska K, Wieckowska A, Szczepankiewicz A, Elbaum D. Electrochemical and conformational consequences of copper (Cu(I) and Cu(II)) binding to beta-amyloid(1-40). Chembiochem 2009; 10:1045-55. [PMID: 19263448 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Copper-induced structural rearrangements of Abeta40 structure and its redox properties are described in this study. Electrochemical and fluorescent methods are used to characterise the behaviour of Abeta-Cu species. The data suggest that time-dependent folding of Abeta-Cu species may cause changes in the redox potentials.Extracellular deposits of beta-amyloid (Abeta) into senile plaques are the major features observed in brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. A high concentration of copper has been associated with insoluble amyloid plaques. It is known that Abeta(1-40) can bind copper with high affinity, but electrochemical properties of Abeta(1-40)-Cu complexes are not well-characterised. In this study we demonstrate that complexation of copper (both as Cu(I) and Cu(II)) by Abeta(1-40) reduces the metal electrochemical activity. Formation of copper-Abeta(1-40) complexes is associated with alteration of the redox potential. The data reveal significant redox activity of fresh Abeta-copper solutions. However, copper-induced structural rearrangements of the peptide, documented by CD, correspond with time-dependent changes of formal reduction potentials (E(0')) of the complex. Fluorescent and electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry) techniques suggest that reduction of the redox activity by Abeta-Cu complexes could be attributed to conformational changes that diminished copper accessibility to the external environment. According to our evidence, conformational rearrangements, induced by copper binding to amyloid, elongate the time necessary to attain the same beta-sheet content as for the metal-free peptide. Although the redox activity of Abeta-Cu complexes diminishes in a time-dependent manner, they are not completely devoid of toxicity as they destabilize red blood cells osmotic fragility, even after prolonged incubation.
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- Maria Brzyska
- Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Debabrata Chatterjee
- a Chemistry Group, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute , Durgapur, India
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- a Chemistry Group, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute , Durgapur, India
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Wise SS, Holmes AL, Wise JP. Hexavalent chromium-induced DNA damage and repair mechanisms. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2008; 23:39-57. [PMID: 18557597 DOI: 10.1515/reveh.2008.23.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Hexavalent chromium is a commonly used industrial metal that has been shown to induce lung cancer in workers having long term exposure. In the particulate form, Cr(VI) dissolves slowly in vivo, leading to an extended exposure of lung cells. Hexavalent chromium is taken into the cell and rapidly reduced to Cr(V), Cr(IV), Cr(III), and reactive oxygen species. Cells treated with Cr(VI) are subject to several types of DNA damage resulting from this reduction, including base modification, single-strand breaks, double-strand breaks, Cr-DNA adducts, DNA-Cr-DNA adducts, and protein-Cr-DNA adducts. These types of damage, if left unrepaired or are misrepaired, can lead to growth arrest, cytotoxicity, and apoptosis, as well as mutations leading to neoplastic transformation and ultimately tumorigenesis. Here we review the current literature on Cr-induced DNA damage and its repair.
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- Sandra S Wise
- Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology, Maine Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine 04104-9300, USA
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Moriwaki H, Osborne MR, Phillips DH. Effects of mixing metal ions on oxidative DNA damage mediated by a Fenton-type reduction. Toxicol In Vitro 2007; 22:36-44. [PMID: 17869055 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The formation of 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and strand breaks in DNA by Fenton-type reactions by mixtures of two of five metal ions, iron (II), cadmium (II), nickel (II), chromium (III) or copper (II), has been investigated and compared to their formation by each single metal ion. Salmon sperm DNA and pBluescript K+ plasmid were each incubated with hydrogen peroxide and metal ions. The formation of 8-OHdG declined in the Fe (II) or Cu (II) Fenton reaction upon addition of Cd (II) or Ni (II) ion. In contrast, the Fe (II) reaction upon addition of Cr (III) ion showed an additive influence on the formation of 8-OHdG. Furthermore, the Cu (II) plus Cr (III) reaction showed a synergistic effect. These influences relate to the interaction of metal ions with DNA, the potentials of the metal ions to generate activated oxygen and electron transfer between metal ions. The formation of DNA strand breaks was investigated in plasmid DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis and subsequent densitometry. The formation of DNA strand breaks in the Fe (II) or Cu (II) Fenton reaction decreased upon the addition of Ni (II) ion, as with the formation of 8-OHdG mediated by these metal ions. On the other hand, the formation of DNA strand breaks in the Fe (II) reaction decreased upon addition of Cr (III) ion, and the Cu (II) plus Cr (III) reaction did not show the synergistic influence on DNA strand breaks. These results suggest that interactions between two metal ions can influence the generation of 8-OHdG and the formation of DNA strand breaks and demonstrate that these lesions can arise by different mechanisms.
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- Hiroshi Moriwaki
- Osaka City Institute of Public Health & Environmental Sciences, 8-34, Tojo-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan.
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Wani R, Kodam KM, Gawai KR, Dhakephalkar PK. Chromate reduction by Burkholderia cepacia MCMB-821,isolated from the pristine habitat of alkaline crater lake. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:627-32. [PMID: 17361433 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0862-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2006] [Revised: 01/23/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The Cr(VI)-reducing bacterial strain MCMB-821 was isolated from the alkaline crater lake of Lonar and was identified as Burkholderia cepacia. MCMB-821 was resistant to 1,000-ppm Cr(VI) and reduced 98% of the 75 ppm Cr(VI) within 36 h at pH 9.0 in the presence of 2% salt and lactose as the electron donor. The chromate-reducing efficiency of MCMB-821 was comparable under both aerobic as well as anaerobic conditions. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy data suggested that MCMB-821 reduced Cr(VI) to Cr(III) via the formation of transient Cr(V) intermediate. The chromate-reducing ability of MCMB-821 was suppressed in the presence of membrane inhibitors and enhanced in the presence of 2,4-dinitrophenol, suggesting the involvement of electron transport chain in the Cr(VI) bioreduction.
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- Revati Wani
- Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411007, India
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