Camargo F A O, Okeke B C, Bento F M, Frankenberger W T
Department of Environmental Science, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2003 Oct;62(5-6):569-73. doi: 10.1007/s00253-003-1291-x. Epub 2003 Apr 3.
Chromium-resistant bacteria (CRB) isolated from soils can be used to reduce toxic Cr(VI) from contaminated environments. This study assessed in vitro reduction of hexavalent Cr using a cell-free extract (CFE) of CRB isolated from soil contaminated with dichromate. One isolate, ES 29, that substantially reduced Cr(VI) was identified as a Bacillus species by 16S rRNA gene-sequence homology. The isolate reduced Cr(VI) under aerobic conditions, using NADH as an electron donor and produced a soluble Cr(VI)-reducing enzyme stimulated by copper (Cu2+). The CFE of the bacterial isolate reduced 50% of Cr(VI) in 6 h. The Cr(VI)-reduction activity of the CFE had a Km of 7.09 microM and a Vmax of 0.171 micromol min(-1) mg(-1) protein. Mercury inhibited the enzyme, but not competitively, with a Vmax of 0.143 micromol min(-1) mg(-1) protein, a Km of 7.07 microM and a Ki of 1.58 microM. This study characterizes the enzymatic reduction of Cr(VI) by Bacillus sp. ES 29 which can be used for the bioremediation of chromate.
从土壤中分离出的耐铬细菌(CRB)可用于减少受污染环境中的有毒六价铬(Cr(VI))。本研究使用从受重铬酸盐污染的土壤中分离出的CRB的无细胞提取物(CFE)评估了六价铬的体外还原情况。通过16S rRNA基因序列同源性鉴定出一种能显著还原Cr(VI)的分离株ES 29为芽孢杆菌属物种。该分离株在有氧条件下以NADH作为电子供体还原Cr(VI),并产生一种受铜(Cu2+)刺激的可溶性Cr(VI)还原酶。该细菌分离株的CFE在6小时内还原了50%的Cr(VI)。CFE的Cr(VI)还原活性的Km为7.09微摩尔,Vmax为0.171微摩尔·分钟-1·毫克-1蛋白质。汞抑制该酶,但不是竞争性抑制,其Vmax为0.143微摩尔·分钟-1·毫克-1蛋白质,Km为7.07微摩尔,Ki为1.58微摩尔。本研究对芽孢杆菌属ES 29对Cr(VI)的酶促还原进行了表征,该菌株可用于铬酸盐的生物修复。