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Aké AHJ, Rochdi N, Jemo M, Hafidi M, Ouhdouch Y, El Fels L. Cr(VI) removal performance from wastewater by microflora isolated from tannery effluents in a semi-arid environment: a SEM, EDX, FTIR and zeta potential study. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1423741. [PMID: 39011144 PMCID: PMC11246972 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1423741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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Hexavalent chromium removal from the environment remains a crucial worldwide challenge. To address this issue, microbiological approaches are amongst the straightforward strategies that rely mainly on the bacteria's and fungi's survival mechanisms upon exposure to toxic metals, such as reduction, efflux system, uptake, and biosorption. In this work, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurements were used to investigate the ability of chromium adsorption by Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Byssochlamys sp., and Candida maltosa strains isolated from tannery wastewater. Scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy revealed alterations in the cells treated with hexavalent chromium. When exposed to 50 mg/L Cr6+, Bacillus licheniformis and Candida maltosa cells become rough, extracellular secretions are reduced in Bacillus megaterium, and Byssochlamys sp. cells are tightly bound and exhibit the greatest Cr weight percentage. In-depth analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectra of control and Cr-treated cells unveiled Cr-microbial interactions involving proteins, lipids, amino acids, and carbohydrates. These findings were supported by zeta potential measurements highlighting significant variations in charge after treatment with Cr(VI) with an adsorption limit of 100 mg/L Cr6+ for all the strains. Byssochlamys sp. showed the best performance in Cr adsorption, making it the most promising candidate for treating Cr-laden wastewater.
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- Aké Henri Joël Aké
- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnologies, Agrosciences and Environment, Labeled Research Unit-CNRST N°4, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Universiry Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Innovative Materials, Energy and Sustainable Development (IMED-Lab), Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco
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- AgroBiosciences Program, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnologies, Agrosciences and Environment, Labeled Research Unit-CNRST N°4, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Universiry Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco
- African Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (ASARI), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Laâyoune, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnologies, Agrosciences and Environment, Labeled Research Unit-CNRST N°4, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Universiry Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco
- AgroBiosciences Program, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnologies, Agrosciences and Environment, Labeled Research Unit-CNRST N°4, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Universiry Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco
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Davies-Jones J, Davies PR, Graf A, Hewes D, Hill KE, Pascoe M. Photoinduced force microscopy as a novel method for the study of microbial nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2023; 16:223-236. [PMID: 38053416 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03499b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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A detailed comparison of the capabilities of electron microscopy and nano-infrared (IR) microscopy for imaging microbial nanostructures has been carried out for the first time. The surface sensitivity, chemical specificity, and non-destructive nature of spectroscopic mapping is shown to offer significant advantages over transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for the study of biological samples. As well as yielding important topographical information, the distribution of amides, lipids, and carbohydrates across cross-sections of bacterial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus) and fungal (Candida albicans) cells was demonstrated using PiFM. The unique information derived from this new mode of spectroscopic mapping of the surface chemistry and biology of microbial cell walls and membranes, may provide new insights into fungal/bacterial cell function as well as having potential use in determining mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, especially those targeting the cell wall.
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- Josh Davies-Jones
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3A, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3A, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3A, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3A, UK.
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- Advanced Therapies Group, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XY, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3A, UK.
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3BN, UK.
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Pardoux R, Sauge-Merle S, Bremond N, Beccia MR, Lemaire D, Battesti C, Delangle P, Solari PL, Guilbaud P, Berthomieu C. Optimized Coordination of Uranyl in Engineered Calmodulin Site 1 Provides a Subnanomolar Affinity for Uranyl and a Strong Uranyl versus Calcium Selectivity. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:20480-20492. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Romain Pardoux
- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, IRIG, SyMMES, 38000Grenoble, France
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- MARS beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CEA, CNRS, UMR 7265, BIAM, Interactions Protéine Métal, 13108Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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Cheng L, Cui W, Cheng Z, Wang Y, Xu L, Zhang Z, Chen L, Luo Q, Cao X, Liu Y. An effective magnetic amorphous titanium phosphate material to remove U(VI) from water: synthesis, characterization, and adsorption properties. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-022-08572-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Krawczyk-Bärsch E, Ramtke J, Drobot B, Müller K, Steudtner R, Kluge S, Hübner R, Raff J. Peptidoglycan as major binding motif for Uranium bioassociation on Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 in contaminated waters. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 437:129376. [PMID: 35897184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129376] [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: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The U(VI) bioassociation on Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 cells was investigated using a multidisciplinary approach combining wet chemistry, microscopy, and spectroscopy methods to provide deeper insight into the interaction of U(VI) with bioligands of Gram-negative bacteria for a better molecular understanding. Our findings suggest that the cell wall plays a prominent role in the bioassociation of U(VI). In time-dependent bioassociation studies, up to 95 % of the initial U(VI) was removed from the suspension and probably bound on the cell wall within the first hours due to the high removal capacity of predominantly alive Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 cells. PARAFAC analysis of TRLFS data highlights that peptidoglycan is the most important ligand involved, showing a stable immobilization of U(VI) over a wide pH range with the formation of three characteristic species. In addition, in-situ ATR FT-IR reveals the predominant strong binding to carboxylic functionalities. At higher pH polynuclear species seem to play an important role. This comprehensive molecular study may initiate in future new remediation strategies on effective immobilization of U(VI). In combination with the magnetic properties of the bacteria, a simple technical water purification process could be realized not only for U(VI), but probably also for other heavy metals.
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- Evelyn Krawczyk-Bärsch
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany; University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Theodor-Körner, Allee 8, 02763 Zittau, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Su Y, Wenzel M, Paasch S, Seifert M, Doert T, Brunner E, Weigand JJ. One-pot synthesis of brewer's spent grain-supported superabsorbent polymer for highly efficient uranium adsorption from wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113333. [PMID: 35483410 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High-efficient and fast adsorption of uranium is important to reduce the hazards caused by the uranium contamination of water environment due to the increased human activities. Herein, brewer's spent grain (BSG)-supported superabsorbent polymers (SAP) with different cross-linking densities are prepared as cheap and eco-friendly adsorbents for the first time via one-pot swelling and graft polymerization. A 7 wt% NaOH solution is used to swell BSG before grafting and subsequently neutralize the acrylic acid to control the reaction rate without producing alkaline wastewater. Compared with the traditional methods, swelling improves the grafting density and the utilization of raw materials due to the increased disorder degree of the BSG fibers. This results in the grafting of abundant carboxyl and amide groups onto the BSG backbone, forming a strongly hydrophilic polymer network of the BSG-SAP. Compared with the reference polymers without BSG, BSG-SAP presents higher adsorption capacity and enhanced reusability. The highly cross-linked BSG-SAP (BSG-SAP-H) shows an outstanding adsorption capacity of U(VI) (1465 mg/g at pH0 = 4.6), a fast adsorption rate (81% of equilibrium adsorption capacity in 15 min), and a high selectivity in the presence of competing ions. Adsorption mechanism studies reveal the involvement of amide groups, a bidentate binding structure between UO22+ and the carboxyl groups, and a cation exchange between Na+ and UO22+. More importantly, the adsorption capacity of BSG-SAP-H reaches 254.4 mg/g in the fixed-bed column experiment at a low initial concentration (c0(U) = 30 mg/L) and keeps 80% of the adsorption capacity after four cycles, indicating a great potential for uranium removal from wastewater. This work shows a suitable approach to explore the untreated biomass to prepare SAP with enhanced adsorption performance via a general and low-cost strategy.
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- Yi Su
- Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry II, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
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Efficient Retention and Alpha Spectroscopy of Actinides from Aqueous Solutions Using a Combination of Water-Soluble Star-like Polymers and Ultrafiltration Membranes. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14173441. [PMID: 36080514 PMCID: PMC9460127 DOI: 10.3390/polym14173441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We explored two approaches to recover uranium and plutonium from aqueous solutions at pH 4 and pH 7 using water-soluble star-like polyacrylamide polymers with a dextran core. In the first approach, a solution comprising a neutral or ionomer polymer was mixed with a radionuclide solution to form polymer–metal complexes that were then retained by ultrafiltration (UF) membranes under applied pressure. The same polymers were first deposited on the membrane in the second approach using pressure-driven flow. The applied polymers had an overall diameter of gyration of 120 nm, which exceeded the nominal diameter of the UF membrane pores. The polymers showed a high affinity to uranyl but could also be used to extract Pu from neutral or near-neutral pH solutions. Direct-flow single-step filtration and alpha spectrometry demonstrated that the UF membranes containing star-like copolymers could recover 99% of U and up to 60% of Pu from deionized water after filtering 15 mL solutions containing 25 ppm and 33 ppb of the actinides, correspondingly. The sorption capacity of the polymers for uranium could be measured as 1mg U per mg of the polymer after six subsequent filtration steps. Alpha spectroscopy of the deposited actinides revealed peculiarities of the structural organization of polymers and their complexes with U or Pu, depending on the approach. Though both approaches were efficient, the second approach (deposition of the polymer on the membrane followed by filtration) has an additional advantage of protecting the membrane pores from capillary collapse by filling them with the polymer chains. Therefore, these polymer-modified membranes could be used either in continuous or multi-step filtration process with drying after each step without deterioration of their sorption characteristics.
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Wang L, Fang F, Liu J, Beiyuan J, Cao J, Liu S, Ouyang Q, Huang Y, Wang J, Liu Y, Song G, Chen D. U(VI) adsorption by green and facilely modified Ficus microcarpa aerial roots: Behavior and mechanism investigation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 810:151166. [PMID: 34699818 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151166] [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: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Uranium (U)-containing wastewater poses serious pressure to human health and environmental safety. The treatment of U-bearing wastewater using green and facilely fabricated materials is considered a promising alternative. Herein, the raw and modified aerial roots of Ficus microcarpa (RARF and MARF, respectively) were prepared and applied to the treatment of synthesized U-containing wastewater. The results showed that the adsorption process was spontaneous and chemically controlled, which was in good accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the Redlich-Peterson isotherm adsorption model. The adsorption mechanisms were proposed to be the complexation between U(VI) and oxygen/phosphorus-containing functional groups on MARF.
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- Lulu Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Zhang X, Zhang J, Peng Y, Wu X, Li M, Wen H, Sun Z, Ye J, Hua Y. Synergistic removal of glyphosate and U(VI) from aqueous solution by goethite: adsorption behaviour and mechanism. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-022-08223-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Khairalla B, Brand I. Membrane Potentials Trigger Molecular-Scale Rearrangements in the Outer Membrane of Gram-Negative Bacteria. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:446-457. [PMID: 34963050 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The structural complexity of the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria limits the fabrication of realistic models of bacterial cell membranes. A vertical Langmuir-Blodgett withdrawing was used to deposit a 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) monolayer on the Au(111) surface. The second leaflet composed of di[3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonyl]-lipid A (KLA) was deposited using Langmuir-Schaefer transfer. The use of an electrode material as a support for the POPE-KLA bilayer allowed electrochemical control of the membrane's stability, compactness, and structure. Capacitance-potential curves showed a typical pattern for the supported lipid bilayers electrochemical characteristic. The minimum membrane capacitance was ∼4 μF cm-2 and did not change in the following desorption-adsorption cycles, indicating the presence of a stable bilayer structure with an asymmetric composition of both leaflets. However, at a molecular scale, as elucidated in spectroelectrochemical experiments, large differences in the response of both leaflets to electric potentials were observed. The acyl chains in POPE and KLA existed in a liquid state. The quantitative analysis of the CH stretching modes indicated potential-driven reorientations in the hydrophobic fragment of the bilayer, already in the adsorbed state. To assign observed rearrangements to POPE and KLA lipids in both leaflets, per-deuterated d31-POPE was transferred into the inner leaflet. Since no potential-dependent changes of the CD2 stretching modes in the d31-POPE-KLA bilayer were observed, reorientations in the acyl chain region were assigned to the KLA molecules. Mg2+ ions were bound to the polar head groups of KLA. The strength of electrostatic interactions in the polar head group region of KLA was dependent on the direction of the electric field. At negative electric potentials, the binding of divalent cations weakened, which gave the KLA molecules increased orientational flexibility. This behavior in electric fields is peculiar for the outer membrane and indicates that the microbial cell membranes have different electrochemical properties than phospholipid bilayers.
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- Bishoy Khairalla
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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Moll H, Barkleit A, Frost L, Raff J. Curium(III) speciation in the presence of microbial cell wall components. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 227:112887. [PMID: 34649137 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Trivalent actinides such as Cm(III) are able to strongly interact with microbes and especially with bacterial cell walls. However, detailed knowledge of the influence of different cell wall components is somewhat lacking. For this investigation, we studied the formation of aqueous Cm(III) complexes with cell wall components (e.g., lipopolysaccharide, peptidoglycan, and plasma membranes) using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS). For all systems, two specific Cm(III) complexes with the biomacromolecules were observed as a function of pH. Specifically, Cm(III) was found to bind to phosphate and carboxyl groups present in the structure of the biomacromolecules. Stability constants and luminescence parameters of the specific Cm(III) complexes were determined and are presented. The pH of the surrounding aqueous solution, the plasma membrane concentration, and proteins included in the crude plasma membrane fraction were found to significantly impact the complexation of Cm(III). The Cm(III) luminescence spectra with plasma membranes, cell wall polymers, as well as Gram-negative (Sporomusa sp. MT-2.99 and Pseudomonas fluorescens) and Gram-positive (Paenibacillus sp. MT-2.2) bacteria will be explained by linear combination fitting using the investigated components.
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- Henry Moll
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- JEN Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen mbH, Wilhelm - Johnen - Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Deciphering Microbial Metal Toxicity Responses via Random Bar Code Transposon Site Sequencing and Activity-Based Metabolomics. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0103721. [PMID: 34432491 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01037-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To uncover metal toxicity targets and defense mechanisms of the facultative anaerobe Pantoea sp. strain MT58 (MT58), we used a multiomic strategy combining two global techniques, random bar code transposon site sequencing (RB-TnSeq) and activity-based metabolomics. MT58 is a metal-tolerant Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) environmental isolate that was enriched in the presence of metals at concentrations measured in contaminated groundwater at an ORR nuclear waste site. The effects of three chemically different metals found at elevated concentrations in the ORR contaminated environment were investigated: the cation Al3+, the oxyanion CrO42-, and the oxycation UO22+. Both global techniques were applied using all three metals under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions to elucidate metal interactions mediated through the activity of metabolites and key genes/proteins. These revealed that Al3+ binds intracellular arginine, CrO42- enters the cell through sulfate transporters and oxidizes intracellular reduced thiols, and membrane-bound lipopolysaccharides protect the cell from UO22+ toxicity. In addition, the Tol outer membrane system contributed to the protection of cellular integrity from the toxic effects of all three metals. Likewise, we found evidence of regulation of lipid content in membranes under metal stress. Individually, RB-TnSeq and metabolomics are powerful tools to explore the impact various stresses have on biological systems. Here, we show that together they can be used synergistically to identify the molecular actors and mechanisms of these pertubations to an organism, furthering our understanding of how living systems interact with their environment. IMPORTANCE Studying microbial interactions with their environment can lead to a deeper understanding of biological molecular mechanisms. In this study, two global techniques, RB-TnSeq and activity metabolomics, were successfully used to probe the interactions between a metal-resistant microorganism, Pantoea sp. strain MT58, and metals contaminating a site where the organism can be located. A number of novel metal-microbe interactions were uncovered, including Al3+ toxicity targeting arginine synthesis, which could lead to a deeper understanding of the impact Al3+ contamination has on microbial communities as well as its impact on higher-level organisms, including plants for whom Al3+ contamination is an issue. Using multiomic approaches like the one described here is a way to further our understanding of microbial interactions and their impacts on the environment overall.
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Brand I, Khairalla B. Structural changes in the model of the outer cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria interacting with melittin: an in situ spectroelectrochemical study. Faraday Discuss 2021; 232:68-85. [PMID: 34542116 DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00039f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria interacting with an antimicrobial peptide presents a complex supramolecular assembly. Fabrication of models of bacterial cell membranes remains a large experimental challenge. Langmuir-Blodgett and Langmuir-Schaefer (LS-LB) transfer makes possible the deposition of multicomponent asymmetric lipid bilayers onto a gold surface. Two lipids: 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) and di[3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonyl]-lipid A (KLA) were used to deposit a model of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria on the Au(111) substrate. The use of gold as the solid substrate enables control of the membrane potential. Molecular scale changes in the model membrane exposed to physiological electric fields and interacting with melittin antimicrobial peptide are discussed in this paper. The interaction of the outer membrane with melittin leads to an increase in the membrane capacitance and permeability to ions and water. The stability of the outer membrane with bound melittin decreases at positive membrane potentials. In situ polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy is used to investigate membrane potential-dependent changes in the structure of the outer membrane interacting with melittin. The hydration of the ester carbonyl groups is not affected by the interaction with melittin. However, the orientation and hydrogen bond network with the carboxylate groups in KLA changes drastically after POPE-KLA bilayer interacts with melittin. We propose that the positively charged groups in the amino acids present at the C-terminus of the peptide interact directly with the polar head group of KLA. Simultaneously, the packing order in hydrocarbon chains in the membrane with bound melittin increases. A hydrophobic match between the chains in the lipids and the peptide, which spans the membrane, seems to be responsible for the ordering of the hydrocarbon chains region of the bilayer. The N-terminus enters into the hydrophobic region of the membrane and forms a channel to the hydrophilic head groups in POPE.
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- Izabella Brand
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Huang X, Deng Q, Wang X, Deng H, Zhang T, Liao H, Jiang J. High-efficient removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution by self-assembly pomelo peel/palygorskite composite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:17290-17305. [PMID: 33394438 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12162-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The efficient separation of low-concentration radionuclides by the eco-friendly adsorbent is a compelling requirement in the development of nuclear industry. Hence, a novel composite consisted of one-dimensional palygorskite (Pal) and three-dimensional pomelo peel (PP) is prepared by self-assembly approach (PP/Pal) and coupling agent approach (PP/KPal) for removing uranium (U(VI)) from aqueous solution. Moreover, the mass ratio (PP/Pal), adsorbent dosage, pH, contact time, temperature, and ionic strength are investigated. Two adsorption kinetic models and isotherm models are used to investigate the kinetic behaviors and adsorption capacity, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacities were 370.5 mg·g-1 on PP/Pal and 357.3 mg·g-1 on PP/KPal at pH 6.0, contact time 150 min and 25 °C. Meanwhile, the composite can be easily separated from water via a simple filtering. Furthermore, thermodynamic parameters indicate that adsorption is an endothermic and spontaneous process. And the surface complexation, ion exchange, and electrostatic attraction play a vital role. This work shows that the PP/Pal composite with high efficiency, low cost, and green has a further application in the treatment of wastewater containing U(VI).
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- Xiaofeng Huang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China.
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, People's Republic of China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, People's Republic of China.
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Hufton J, Harding J, Smith T, Romero-González ME. The importance of the bacterial cell wall in uranium(VI) biosorption. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:1566-1576. [PMID: 33404558 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04067c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The bacterial cell envelope, in particular the cell wall, is considered the main controlling factor in the biosorption of aqueous uranium(vi) by microorganisms. However, the specific roles of the cell wall, associated biomolecules, and other components of the cell envelope are not well defined. Here we report findings on the biosorption of uranium by isolated cell envelope components and associated biomolecules, with P. putida 33015 and B. subtilis 168 investigated as representative strains for the differences in Gram-negative and Gram-positive cell envelope architecture, respectively. The cell wall and cell surface membrane were isolated from intact cells and characterised by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FT-IR) spectroscopy; revealing variations in the abundance of functional moieties and biomolecules associated with components of the cell envelope. Uranium biosorption was investigated as a function of cell envelope component and pH, comparing with intact cells. The isolated cell wall from both strains exhibited the greatest uranium biosorption capacity. Deprotonation of favourable functional groups on the biomass as the pH increased from 3 to 5.5 increased their uranium biosorption capacity by approximately 3 fold. The results from ATR-FT-IR indicated that uranium(vi) biosorption was mediated by phosphate and carboxyl groups associated with proteins and phosphorylated biopolymers of the cell envelope. This includes outer membrane phospholipids and LPS of Gram-negative bacteria and teichoic acids, surface proteins and peptidoglycan from Gram-positive bacteria. As a result, the biosorption process of uranium(vi) to microorganisms is controlled by surface interactions, resulting in higher accumulation of uranium in the cell envelope. This demonstrates the importance of bacterial cell wall as the key mediator of uranium biosorption with microorganisms.
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- Joseph Hufton
- Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Biomolecular Sciences Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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- Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK. and School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK.
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Structure and gene cluster of the O-polysaccharide from Pseudomonas veronii A-6-5 and its uranium bonding. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:2197-2204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ananchenko B, Belozerov V, Byvalov A, Konyshev I, Korzhavina A, Dudina L. Evaluation of intermolecular forces between lipopolysaccharides and monoclonal antibodies using atomic force microscopy. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 156:841-850. [PMID: 32305368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.055] [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: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Understanding of interactions between a bacterium and an immune or non-immune host organism at the cellular and subcellular level is important in order to improve new and existing immunobiological tools for the treatment of bacterial infections (including pseudotuberculosis). The aim of this work was to quantify the interaction force between Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the model system "lipopolysaccharide (LPS) - mAbs" by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Our research findings provided the methodical approaches to force measurements between an AFM probe, which was functionalized with Y. pseudotuberculosis LPS, and mica coated by different mAbs. Based on the criteria for force estimation there was shown a greater binding force in the system "LPS - complementary mAbs" than in the system "LPS - heterologous mAbs". In both cases binding force increase followed by increase a contact time between the functionalized AFM probe and mica from 1 to 5 s. It has been shown that single bonds between LPS and complementary mAbs molecules also included a clearly defined non-specific component along with immunochemically specific one. The evidence suggests a significant proportion of applied force exerted to unfolding of high-molecular aggregates whose length may attain many hundreds of nanometers.
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- The Institute of Physiology of the Коmi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic 167982, Russian Federation; Vyatka State University, Kirov 610000, Russian Federation
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- The Institute of Physiology of the Коmi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic 167982, Russian Federation; Vyatka State University, Kirov 610000, Russian Federation.
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- The Institute of Physiology of the Коmi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic 167982, Russian Federation; Vyatka State University, Kirov 610000, Russian Federation
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- The Institute of Physiology of the Коmi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic 167982, Russian Federation; Vyatka State University, Kirov 610000, Russian Federation
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Xiang S, Nie X, Dong F, Cheng W, Liu M, Ding C, Bian L, Sun S, Li H. Spectroscopic and theoretical calculation insight into interaction mechanism between U(VI) and phospholipid under carbonate environment. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kumar S, Creff G, Hennig C, Rossberg A, Steudtner R, Raff J, Vidaud C, Oberhaensli FR, Bottein MD, Auwer C. How Do Actinyls Interact with Hyperphosphorylated Yolk Protein Phosvitin? Chemistry 2019; 25:12332-12341. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sumit Kumar
- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
- Radioanalytical Chemistry DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Center Mumbai India
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- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
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Wang D, Xu Y, Xiao D, Qiao Q, Yin P, Yang Z, Li J, Winchester W, Wang Z, Hayat T. Ultra-thin iron phosphate nanosheets for high efficient U(VI) adsorption. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 371:83-93. [PMID: 30849574 PMCID: PMC6759232 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.02.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In this study, the ultra-thin iron phosphate Fe7(PO4)6 nanosheets (FP1) with fine-controlled morphology, has been designed as a new two-dimensional (2D) material for uranium adsorption. Due to its unique high accessible 2D structure, atom-dispersed phosphate/iron anchor groups and high specific surface area (27.77 m2⋅g-1), FP1 shows an extreme-high U(VI) adsorption capacity (704.23 mg·g-1 at 298 K, pH = 5.0 ± 0.1), which is about 27 times of conventional 3D Fe7(PO4)6 (24.51 mg·g-1 -sample FP2) and higher than most 2D absorbent materials, showing a great value in the treatment of radioactive wastewater. According to the adsorption results, the sorption between U(VI) and FP1 is spontaneous and endothermic, and can be conformed to single molecular layer adsorption. Based on the analyses of FESEM, EDS, Mapping, FT-IR and XRD after adsorption, the possibile adsorption mechanism can be described as a Monolayer Surface Complexation and Stacking mode (MSCS-Mode). Additionally, the research not only provide a novel preparing method for 2D phosphate materials but also pave a new pathway to study other two-dimensional adsorption materials.
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- De Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1126, Hefei 230031, PR China.
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- Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, USA
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- Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, USA.
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- NAAM Research Group, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Zänker H, Heine K, Weiss S, Brendler V, Husar R, Bernhard G, Gloe K, Henle T, Barkleit A. Strong Uranium(VI) Binding onto Bovine Milk Proteins, Selected Protein Sequences, and Model Peptides. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:4173-4189. [PMID: 30860361 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hexavalent uranium is ubiquitous in the environment. In view of the chemical and radiochemical toxicity of uranium(VI), a good knowledge of its possible interactions in the environment is crucial. The aim of this work was to identify typical binding and sorption characteristics of uranium(VI) with both the pure bovine milk protein β-casein and diverse related protein mixtures (caseins, whey proteins). For comparison, selected model peptides representing the amino acid sequence 13-16 of β-casein and dephosphorylated β-casein were also studied. Complexation studies using potentiometric titration and time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that the phosphoryl-containing proteins form uranium(VI) complexes of higher stability than the structure-analog phosphoryl-free proteins. That is in agreement with the sorption experiments showing a significantly higher affinity of caseins toward uranium(VI) in comparison to whey proteins. On the other hand, the total sorption capacity of caseins is lower than that of whey proteins. The discussed binding behavior of milk proteins to uranium(VI) might open up interesting perspectives for sustainable techniques of uranium(VI) removal from aqueous solutions. This was further demonstrated by batch experiments on the removal of uranium(VI) from mineral water samples.
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- Harald Zänker
- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany.,Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry , Technische Universität Dresden , 01062 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry , Technische Universität Dresden , 01062 Dresden , Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry , Technische Universität Dresden , 01062 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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Choi S, Yun JI. Spectrophotometric study of the uranyl monobenzoate complex at moderate ionic strength. Polyhedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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Rao S, Liang J, Song W. Accumulation of 152+154Eu(III) by Aspergillus sydowii and Trichoderma harzianum. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2018; 193-194:75-81. [PMID: 30218792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Radionuclides-resistant filamentous fungi were isolated from radionuclides' contaminated soils. Effects of contact time, mycelia dosage, pH, ionic strength and thiol compounds on 152+154Eu(III) accumulation on two kinds of filamentous fungi (Aspergillus sydowii and Trichoderma harzianum, denoted as A. sydowii and T. harzianum, respectively) were investigated by batch techniques. The maximum tolerance to Eu(III) concentration of A. sydowii and T. harzianum reached 3000 mg/L and 3500 mg/L, and the Eu(III) accumulation on A. sydowii and T. harzianum can be fitted better with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, respectively. Filamentous fungi were characterized by FT-IR and acid base titrations, and morphological structures of mycelia changed obviously under Eu(III) stress by SEM and TEM analysis. The results suggested that filamentous fungi could play an important role in the migration and transformation of radionuclides in the environment.
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- Shenghong Rao
- School of Nursing, Anhui Sanlian University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Center of Medical Physics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China; Jianghuai College, Anhui University, Hefei, 230039, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Technology, Center of Medical Physics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China.
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Jain R, Peräniemi S, Jordan N, Vogel M, Weiss S, Foerstendorf H, Lakaniemi AM. Removal and recovery of uranium(VI) by waste digested activated sludge in fed-batch stirred tank reactor. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 142:167-175. [PMID: 29870950 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study demonstrated the removal and recovery of uranium(VI) in a fed-batch stirred tank reactor (STR) using waste digested activated sludge (WDAS). The batch adsorption experiments showed that WDAS can adsorb 200 (±9.0) mg of uranium(VI) per g of WDAS. The maximum adsorption of uranium(VI) was achieved even at an acidic initial pH of 2.7 which increased to a pH of 4.0 in the equilibrium state. Desorption of uranium(VI) from WDAS was successfully demonstrated from the release of more than 95% of uranium(VI) using both acidic (0.5 M HCl) and alkaline (1.0 M Na2CO3) eluents. Due to the fast kinetics of uranium(VI) adsorption onto WDAS, the fed-batch STR was successfully operated at a mixing time of 15 min. Twelve consecutive uranium(VI) adsorption steps with an average adsorption efficiency of 91.5% required only two desorption steps to elute more than 95% of uranium(VI) from WDAS. Uranium(VI) was shown to interact predominantly with the phosphoryl and carboxyl groups of the WDAS, as revealed by in situ infrared spectroscopy and time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy studies. This study provides a proof-of-concept of the use of fed-batch STR process based on WDAS for the removal and recovery of uranium(VI).
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- Rohan Jain
- Tampere University of Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70221 Kuopio, Finland
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Tampere University of Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
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Barkleit A, Hennig C, Ikeda-Ohno A. Interaction of Uranium(VI) with α-Amylase and Its Implication for Enzyme Activity. Chem Res Toxicol 2018; 31:1032-1041. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Astrid Barkleit
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Carugo O. Structural features of uranium-protein complexes. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 189:1-6. [PMID: 30149122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Uranium toxicity depends on its chemical properties rather than on its radioactivity and involves its interaction with macromolecules. Here, a systematic survey of the structural features of the uranyl sites observed in protein crystal structures deposited in the Protein Data Bank is reported. Beside the two uranyl oxygens, which occupy the axial positions, uranium tends to be coordinated by five other oxygen atoms, which occupy the equatorial vertices of a pentagonal bipyramid. Even if one or more of these equatorial positions are sometime empty, they can be occupied only by oxygen atoms that belong to the carboxylate groups of Glu and Asp side-chains, usually acting as monodentate ligands, to water molecules, or to acetate anions. Although several uranium sites appear undefined or unrefined, with a single uranium atom that lacks the two uranyl oxygen atoms, this problem seems to become less frequent in recent years. However, it is clear that the crystallographic refinements of the uranyl sites are not always well restrained and a better parametrization of these restraints seems to be necessary.
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- Oliviero Carugo
- Chemistry Department, University of Pavia, Italy; Department of Structural and Computational Biology, University of Vienna, Austria.
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Xiao B, Lösch H, Huittinen N, Schmidt M. Local Structural Effects of Eu3+
Incorporation into Xenotime-type Solid Solutions with Different Host Cations. Chemistry 2018; 24:13368-13377. [PMID: 29974984 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Bin Xiao
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Institute of Resource Ecology; Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Institute of Resource Ecology; Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Institute of Resource Ecology; Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Institute of Resource Ecology; Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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Xie J, Lin J, Zhou X. pH-dependent microbial reduction of uranium(VI) in carbonate-free solutions: UV-vis, XPS, TEM, and thermodynamic studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:22308-22317. [PMID: 29808405 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2326-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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U(VI)aq bioreduction has an important effect on the fate and transport of uranium isotopes in groundwater at nuclear test sites. In this study, we focus on the pH-dependent bioreduction of U(VI)aq in carbonate-free solutions and give mechanistic insight into the removal kinetics of U(VI)aq. An enhancement in the removal of U(VI)aq with increasing pH was observed within 5 h, e.g., from 19.4% at pH 4.52 to 99.7% at pH 8.30. The removal of U(VI)aq at pH 4.52 was due to the biosorption of U(VI)aq onto the living cells of Shewanella putrefaciens, as evidenced by the almost constant UV-vis absorption intensity of U(VI)aq immediately after contact with S. putrefaciens. Instead, the removal observed at pH 5.97 to 8.30 resulted from the bioreduction of U(VI)aq. The end product of U(VI)aq bioreduction was analyzed using XPS and HRTEM and identified as nanosized UO2. An increasing trend in the biosorption of U(VI)aq onto heat-killed cells was also observed, e.g., ~ 80% at pH 8.38. Evidently, the U(VI)aq that sorbed onto the living cells at pH > 4.52 was further reduced to UO2, although biosorption made a large contribution to the initial removal of U(VI)aq. These results may reveal the removal mechanism, in which the U(VI)aq that was sorbed onto cells rather than the U(VI)aq complexed in solution was reduced. The decreases in the redox potentials of the main complex species of U(VI)aq (e.g., [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]) with increasing pH support the proposed removal mechanism.
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- Jinchuan Xie
- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, P.O. Box 69-14, Xi'an City, 710024, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, P.O. Box 69-14, Xi'an City, 710024, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, P.O. Box 69-14, Xi'an City, 710024, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Lopez-Fernandez M, Romero-González M, Günther A, Solari PL, Merroun ML. Effect of U(VI) aqueous speciation on the binding of uranium by the cell surface of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, a natural yeast isolate from bentonites. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 199:351-360. [PMID: 29453061 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study presents the effect of aqueous uranium speciation (U-hydroxides and U-hydroxo-carbonates) on the interaction of this radionuclide with the cells of the yeast Rhodotorula mucigilanosa BII-R8. This strain was isolated from Spanish bentonites considered as reference materials for the engineered barrier components of the future deep geological repository of radioactive waste. X-ray absorption and infrared spectroscopy showed that the aqueous uranium speciation has no effect on the uranium binding process by this yeast strain. The cells bind mobile uranium species (U-hydroxides and U-hydroxo-carbonates) from solution via a time-dependent process initiated by the adsorption of uranium species to carboxyl groups. This leads to the subsequent involvement of organic phosphate groups forming uranium complexes with a local coordination similar to that of the uranyl mineral phase meta-autunite. Scanning transmission electron microscopy with high angle annular dark field analysis showed uranium accumulations at the cell surface associated with phosphorus containing ligands. Moreover, the effect of uranium mobile species on the cell viability and metabolic activity was examined by means of flow cytometry techniques, revealing that the cell metabolism is more affected by higher concentrations of uranium than the cell viability. The results obtained in this work provide new insights on the interaction of uranium with bentonite natural yeast from genus Rhodotorula under deep geological repository relevant conditions.
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- MARS Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Krawczyk-Bärsch E, Gerber U, Müller K, Moll H, Rossberg A, Steudtner R, Merroun ML. Multidisciplinary characterization of U(VI) sequestration by Acidovorax facilis for bioremediation purposes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 347:233-241. [PMID: 29324323 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The contamination of the environment by U may affect plant life and consequently may have an impact on animal and human health. The present work describes U(VI) sequestration by Acidovorax facilis using a multidisciplinary approach combining wet chemistry, transmission electron microscopy, and spectroscopy methods (e.g. cryo-time resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and in-situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy). This bacterial strain is widely distributed in nature including U-contaminated sites. In kinetic batch experiments cells of A. facilis were contacted for 5 min to 48 h with 0.1 mM U(VI). The results show that the local coordination of U species associated with the cells depends upon time contact. U is bound mainly to phosphate groups of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) at the outer membrane within the first hour. And, that both, phosphoryl and carboxyl functionality groups of LPS and peptidoglycan of A. facilis cells may effectuate the removal of high U amounts from solution at 24-48 h of incubation. It is clearly demonstrated that A. facilis may play an important role in predicting the transport behaviour of U in the environment and that the results will contribute to the improvement of bioremediation methods of U-contaminated sites.
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- E Krawczyk-Bärsch
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- University of Granada, Department of Microbiology, Campus Fuentenueva, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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Liu S, Ouyang J, Luo J, Sun L, Huang G, Ma J. Removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using graphene oxide functionalized with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic phenylenediamine. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2018.1439415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Shujuan Liu
- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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Bader M, Müller K, Foerstendorf H, Schmidt M, Simmons K, Swanson JS, Reed DT, Stumpf T, Cherkouk A. Comparative analysis of uranium bioassociation with halophilic bacteria and archaea. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190953. [PMID: 29329319 PMCID: PMC5766140 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rock salt represents a potential host rock formation for the final disposal of radioactive waste. The interactions between indigenous microorganisms and radionuclides, e.g. uranium, need to be investigated to better predict the influence of microorganisms on the safety assessment of the repository. Hence, the association process of uranium with two microorganisms isolated from rock salt was comparatively studied. Brachybacterium sp. G1, which was isolated from the German salt dome Gorleben, and Halobacterium noricense DSM15987T, were selected as examples of a moderately halophilic bacterium and an extremely halophilic archaeon, respectively. The microorganisms exhibited completely different association behaviors with uranium. While a pure biosorption process took place with Brachybacterium sp. G1 cells, a multistage association process occurred with the archaeon. In addition to batch experiments, in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was applied to characterize the U(VI) interaction process. Biosorption was identified as the dominating process for Brachybacterium sp. G1 with this method. Carboxylic functionalities are the dominant interacting groups for the bacterium, whereas phosphoryl groups are also involved in U(VI) association by the archaeon H. noricense.
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- Miriam Bader
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Leipzig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory Carlsbad Operations, Repository Science and Operations, Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory Carlsbad Operations, Repository Science and Operations, Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory Carlsbad Operations, Repository Science and Operations, Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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Xiao B, Schmidt M. Incorporation of Europium(III) into Scheelite-Related Host Matrixes ABO 4 (A = Ca 2+, Sr 2+, Ba 2+; B = W 6+, Mo 6+): Role of A and B Sites on the Dopant Site Distribution and Photoluminescence. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:14948-14959. [PMID: 29190079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Scheelite- and powellite-related materials doped with trivalent lanthanides or actinides have been the subject of extensive research due to their important role in mineralogical, technological, and environmental implications. Detailed structural knowledge of these solid solutions is essential for understanding their physicochemical properties and predicting material properties. In this work, we conduct a comprehensive spectroscopic analysis by means of polarization-dependent site-selective time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, to delineate the influence of the host phase cations for a series of scheelite-type matrixes based on a general formula of ABO4 (A = Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+; B = W6+, Mo6+) on the local environment of the Eu3+ dopant. Eu3+ has been used as a luminescent probe to access the local structural environment of crystalline substitutional sites suitable for trivalent lanthanide or actinide occupation. Our results show that the lattice distortion is overall minor, but increases with increasing mismatch of host and guest cation size. We observe a linear dependence of Eu3+'s excitation energy on the host cation size and the A-O bond distance, which can be used to determine the hitherto unknown Eu-O bond distance in NaEu(WO4)2. A value of 2.510 Å was determined, somewhat larger than a previously reported number for NaEu(MoO4)2. The results also show clear evidence that the local coordination environment of Eu3+ in WO42- materials is more symmetrical than in their isostructural MoO42- counterparts. The detailed spectroscopic interpretation conducted in this study resolves the relation between local distortion around a dopant and the host phase cations in structural disordered materials and may give novel insights with respect to rational design and tailoring of functional materials.
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- Bin Xiao
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf , Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf , Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Sauge-Merle S, Brulfert F, Pardoux R, Solari PL, Lemaire D, Safi S, Guilbaud P, Simoni E, Merroun ML, Berthomieu C. Structural Analysis of Uranyl Complexation by the EF-Hand Motif of Calmodulin: Effect of Phosphorylation. Chemistry 2017; 23:15505-15517. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Sandrine Sauge-Merle
- CEA; CNRS; Aix-Marseille Université; UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales; Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine Métal; 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, CNRS-IN2P3; Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay; 91405 Orsay France
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- CEA; CNRS; Aix-Marseille Université; UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales; Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine Métal; 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance France
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- MARS beamline; Synchrotron SOLEIL; L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin; 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France
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- CEA; CNRS; Aix-Marseille Université; UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales; Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine Métal; 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, CNRS-IN2P3; Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay; 91405 Orsay France
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- CEA, Nuclear Energy Division; Research Department on Mining and fuel Recycling Processes (LILA); BP17171 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, CNRS-IN2P3; Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay; 91405 Orsay France
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- CEA; CNRS; Aix-Marseille Université; UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales; Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine Métal; 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance France
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Pan N, Li L, Ding J, Wang R, Jin Y, Xia C. A Schiff base/quaternary ammonium salt bifunctional graphene oxide as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Th(IV)/U(VI). J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 508:303-312. [PMID: 28843921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A novel approach for facile covalent functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) was proposed in the present study in order to effectively avoid necessary anhydrous conditions and the usage of harsh reagents during the chemical functionalization of GO. Herein, a GO derivative that was functionalized with a primary amine derivative bearing a positively charged quaternary ammonium group, GO-S, was synthesized through a Schiff base condensation reaction between the amine groups of the primary amine derivative and the aldehyde groups of GO. The introduction of the quaternary ammonium groups can prevent GO from stacking and improve the dispersibility of GO after modification. The formation of imine bonds (NCH) between the primary amine and GO has been confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The GO-S demonstrated good dispersion stability in aqueous medium and also exhibited better adsorption performance than GO for Th(IV) and U(VI), with a maximum thorium adsorption capacity of 2.22mmol/g and a maximum uranium adsorption capacity of 0.83mmol/g, suggesting a great potential for the application of graphene oxide-based materials for facilitating the removal of Th(IV) and U(VI) from nuclear waste solutions.
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- Ning Pan
- Key Subject Laboratory of National Defense for Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China; College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Bader M, Müller K, Foerstendorf H, Drobot B, Schmidt M, Musat N, Swanson JS, Reed DT, Stumpf T, Cherkouk A. Multistage bioassociation of uranium onto an extremely halophilic archaeon revealed by a unique combination of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 327:225-232. [PMID: 28081458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The interactions of two extremely halophilic archaea with uranium were investigated at high ionic strength as a function of time, pH and uranium concentration. Halobacterium noricense DSM-15987 and Halobacterium sp. putatively noricense, isolated from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository, were used for these investigations. The kinetics of U(VI) bioassociation with both strains showed an atypical multistage behavior, meaning that after an initial phase of U(VI) sorption, an unexpected interim period of U(VI) release was observed, followed by a slow reassociation of uranium with the cells. By applying in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, the involvement of phosphoryl and carboxylate groups in U(VI) complexation during the first biosorption phase was shown. Differences in cell morphology and uranium localization become visible at different stages of the bioassociation process, as shown with scanning electron microscopy in combination with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Our results demonstrate for the first time that association of uranium with the extremely halophilic archaeon is a multistage process, beginning with sorption and followed by another process, probably biomineralization.
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- Miriam Bader
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Repository Science and Operations, 1400 University Drive, Carlsbad, NM, 88220, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Repository Science and Operations, 1400 University Drive, Carlsbad, NM, 88220, USA
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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Lahrouch F, Sofronov O, Creff G, Rossberg A, Hennig C, Den Auwer C, Di Giorgio C. Polyethyleneimine methylphosphonate: towards the design of a new class of macromolecular actinide chelating agents in the case of human exposition. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:13869-13877. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Methylphosphonated polyethyleneimine as an interesting candidate to act as a new class of uranyl and plutonium (thorium) decorporation agents.
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- Florian Lahrouch
- Université Côte d'Azur
- CNRS
- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- 06108 Nice
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- Université Côte d'Azur
- CNRS
- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- 06108 Nice
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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Lashgari M, Diarmand-Khalilabad H. Electrochemical insights into bacterial respiration upon polarized substrates: A proposal for tricking bacteria and compelling them to exhibit desired activities. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of uranium onto porous azo-metal–organic frameworks. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-016-4852-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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South C, Shee A, Mukherjee D, Wilson AK, Saue T. 4-Component relativistic calculations of L3ionization and excitations for the isoelectronic species UO22+, OUN+and UN2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:21010-23. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00262e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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4-Component relativistic calculations explore uranium 2p3/2ionization and excitation in the isoelectronic series UO22+, OUN+and UN2.
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- Christopher South
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Advanced Scientific Computation and Modeling (CASCaM)
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques
- UMR 5626 CNRS – Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier
- F-31062 Toulouse
- France
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- Raman Center for Atomic
- Molecular and Optical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata 700 032
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Advanced Scientific Computation and Modeling (CASCaM)
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
- Department of Chemistry
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques
- UMR 5626 CNRS – Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier
- F-31062 Toulouse
- France
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Wu QY, Zhai FW, Liu Y, Yuan LY, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Interactions between uranium(vi) and phosphopeptide: experimental and theoretical investigations. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:14988-97. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt03009b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A phosphorylated pentapeptide (WpTPpTW, P1) motif was designed as a model to mimic possible U(vi) coordination sites of genuine phosphorylated proteins.
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- Qun-Yan Wu
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
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Vázquez-Campos X, Kinsela AS, Collins RN, Neilan BA, Aoyagi N, Waite TD. Uranium Binding Mechanisms of the Acid-Tolerant Fungus Coniochaeta fodinicola. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:8487-8496. [PMID: 26106944 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The uptake and binding of uranium [as (UO2)(2+)] by a moderately acidophilic fungus, Coniochaeta fodinicola, recently isolated from a uranium mine site, is examined in this work in order to better understand the potential impact of organisms such as this on uranium sequestration in hydrometallurgical systems. Our results show that the viability of the fungal biomass is critical to their capacity to remove uranium from solution. Indeed, live biomass (viable cells based on vital staining) were capable of removing ∼16 mg U/g dry weight in contrast with dead biomass (autoclaved) which removed ∼45 mg U/g dry weight after 2 h. Furthermore, the uranium binds with different strength, with a fraction ranging from ∼20-50% being easily leached from the exposed biomass by a 10 min acid wash. Results from X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements show that the strength of uranium binding is strongly influenced by cell viability, with live cells showing a more well-ordered uranium bonding environment, while the distance to carbon or phosphorus second neighbors is similar in all samples. When coupled with time-resolved laser fluorescence and Fourier transformed infrared measurements, the importance of organic acids, phosphates, and polysaccharides, likely released with fungal cell death, appear to be the primary determinants of uranium binding in this system. These results provide an important progression to our understanding with regard to uranium sequestration in hydrometallurgical applications with implications to the unwanted retention of uranium in biofilms and/or its mobility in a remediation context.
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- ∥Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
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Theodorakopoulos N, Chapon V, Coppin F, Floriani M, Vercouter T, Sergeant C, Camilleri V, Berthomieu C, Février L. Use of combined microscopic and spectroscopic techniques to reveal interactions between uranium and Microbacterium sp. A9, a strain isolated from the Chernobyl exclusion zone. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 285:285-293. [PMID: 25528226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Although uranium (U) is naturally found in the environment, soil remediation programs will become increasingly important in light of certain human activities. This work aimed to identify U(VI) detoxification mechanisms employed by a bacteria strain isolated from a Chernobyl soil sample, and to distinguish its active from passive mechanisms of interaction. The ability of the Microbacterium sp. A9 strain to remove U(VI) from aqueous solutions at 4 °C and 25 °C was evaluated, as well as its survival capacity upon U(VI) exposure. The subcellular localisation of U was determined by TEM/EDX microscopy, while functional groups involved in the interaction with U were further evaluated by FTIR; finally, the speciation of U was analysed by TRLFS. We have revealed, for the first time, an active mechanism promoting metal efflux from the cells, during the early steps following U(VI) exposure at 25 °C. The Microbacterium sp. A9 strain also stores U intracellularly, as needle-like structures that have been identified as an autunite group mineral. Taken together, our results demonstrate that this strain exhibits a high U(VI) tolerance based on multiple detoxification mechanisms. These findings support the potential role of the genus Microbacterium in the remediation of aqueous environments contaminated with U(VI) under aerobic conditions.
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- Nicolas Theodorakopoulos
- CEA, DSV, IBEB, SBVME, LIPM, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; CNRS, UMR 7265, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; Université d'Aix-Marseille, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; IRSN/PRP-ENV/SERIS/L2BT, bat 183, B.P. 3, F-13115 Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, SBVME, LIPM, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; CNRS, UMR 7265, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; Université d'Aix-Marseille, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- IRSN/PRP-ENV/SERIS/L2BT, bat 183, B.P. 3, F-13115 Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- IRSN/PRP-ENV/SERIS/L2BT, bat 183, B.P. 3, F-13115 Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DEN, DANS, DPC SEARS, LANIE, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Univ Bordeaux, CENBG, UMR5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France; CNRS, IN2P3, CENBG, UMR5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France
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- IRSN/PRP-ENV/SERIS/L2BT, bat 183, B.P. 3, F-13115 Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, SBVME, LIPM, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; CNRS, UMR 7265, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France; Université d'Aix-Marseille, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- IRSN/PRP-ENV/SERIS/L2BT, bat 183, B.P. 3, F-13115 Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France.
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Shi WQ, Yuan LY, Wang CZ, Wang L, Mei L, Xiao CL, Zhang L, Li ZJ, Zhao YL, Chai ZF. Exploring actinide materials through synchrotron radiation techniques. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:7807-7848. [PMID: 25169914 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Synchrotron radiation (SR) based techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency in the past decade to explore the brilliant and challenging sciences of actinide-based materials. This trend is partially driven by the basic needs for multi-scale actinide speciation and bonding information and also the realistic needs for nuclear energy research. In this review, recent research progresses on actinide related materials by means of various SR techniques were selectively highlighted and summarized, with the emphasis on X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scattering spectroscopy, which are powerful tools to characterize actinide materials. In addition, advanced SR techniques for exploring future advanced nuclear fuel cycles dealing with actinides are illustrated as well.
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- Wei-Qun Shi
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Enegy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Interaction of U(VI) with Schizophyllum commune studied by microscopic and spectroscopic methods. Biometals 2014; 27:775-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9772-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Biomineralization of uranium by PhoY phosphatase activity aids cell survival in Caulobacter crescentus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:4795-804. [PMID: 24878600 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01050-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Caulobacter crescentus is known to tolerate high levels of uranium [U(VI)], but its detoxification mechanism is poorly understood. Here we show that C. crescentus is able to facilitate U(VI) biomineralization through the formation of U-Pi precipitates via its native alkaline phosphatase activity. The U-Pi precipitates, deposited on the cell surface in the form of meta-autunite structures, have a lower U/Pi ratio than do chemically produced precipitates. The enzyme that is responsible for the phosphatase activity and thus the biomineralization process is identified as PhoY, a periplasmic alkaline phosphatase with broad substrate specificity. Furthermore, PhoY is shown to confer a survival advantage on C. crescentus toward U(VI) under both growth and nongrowth conditions. Results obtained in this study thus highlight U(VI) biomineralization as a resistance mechanism in microbes, which not only improves our understanding of bacterium-mineral interactions but also aids in defining potential ecological niches for metal-resistant bacteria.
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Llorens I, Untereiner G, Jaillard D, Gouget B, Chapon V, Carriere M. Uranium interaction with two multi-resistant environmental bacteria: Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Rhodopseudomonas palustris. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51783. [PMID: 23251623 PMCID: PMC3520905 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Depending on speciation, U environmental contamination may be spread through the environment or inversely restrained to a limited area. Induction of U precipitation via biogenic or non-biogenic processes would reduce the dissemination of U contamination. To this aim U oxidation/reduction processes triggered by bacteria are presently intensively studied. Using X-ray absorption analysis, we describe in the present article the ability of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Rhodopseudomonas palustris, highly resistant to a variety of metals and metalloids or to organic pollutants, to withstand high concentrations of U and to immobilize it either through biosorption or through reduction to non-uraninite U(IV)-phosphate or U(IV)-carboxylate compounds. These bacterial strains are thus good candidates for U bioremediation strategies, particularly in the context of multi-pollutant or mixed-waste contaminations.
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- Isabelle Llorens
- ESRF-CRG-FAME, Polygone Scientifique Louis Néel, Grenoble, France
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Pardoux R, Sauge-Merle S, Lemaire D, Delangle P, Guilloreau L, Adriano JM, Berthomieu C. Modulating uranium binding affinity in engineered calmodulin EF-hand peptides: effect of phosphorylation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41922. [PMID: 22870263 PMCID: PMC3411679 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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To improve our understanding of uranium toxicity, the determinants of uranyl affinity in proteins must be better characterized. In this work, we analyzed the contribution of a phosphoryl group on uranium binding affinity in a protein binding site, using the site 1 EF-hand motif of calmodulin. The recombinant domain 1 of calmodulin from A. thaliana was engineered to impair metal binding at site 2 and was used as a structured template. Threonine at position 9 of the loop was phosphorylated in vitro, using the recombinant catalytic subunit of protein kinase CK2. Hence, the T9TKE12 sequence was substituted by the CK2 recognition sequence TAAE. A tyrosine was introduced at position 7, so that uranyl and calcium binding affinities could be determined by following tyrosine fluorescence. Phosphorylation was characterized by ESI-MS spectrometry, and the phosphorylated peptide was purified to homogeneity using ion-exchange chromatography. The binding constants for uranyl were determined by competition experiments with iminodiacetate. At pH 6, phosphorylation increased the affinity for uranyl by a factor of ∼5, from Kd = 25±6 nM to Kd = 5±1 nM. The phosphorylated peptide exhibited a much larger affinity at pH 7, with a dissociation constant in the subnanomolar range (Kd = 0.25±0.06 nM). FTIR analyses showed that the phosphothreonine side chain is partly protonated at pH 6, while it is fully deprotonated at pH 7. Moreover, formation of the uranyl-peptide complex at pH 7 resulted in significant frequency shifts of the νas(P-O) and νs(P-O) IR modes of phosphothreonine, supporting its direct interaction with uranyl. Accordingly, a bathochromic shift in νas(UO2)2+ vibration (from 923 cm−1 to 908 cm−1) was observed upon uranyl coordination to the phosphorylated peptide. Together, our data demonstrate that the phosphoryl group plays a determining role in uranyl binding affinity to proteins at physiological pH.
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- Romain Pardoux
- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine-Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine-Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine-Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, INAC, Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique (UMR_E 3 CEA UJF), Grenoble, France
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- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine-Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Biotechnologie des Bactéries et Microalgues, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine-Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d’Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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