Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
Experimental Mechanics, Division of Fluid and Experimental Mechanics, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
Molecules. 2019 Feb 12;24(3):646. doi: 10.3390/molecules24030646.
Bio-electrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells and microbial electrosynthesis cells depend on efficient electron transfer between the microorganisms and the electrodes. Understanding the mechanisms and dynamics of the electron transfer is important in order to design more efficient reactors, as well as modifying microorganisms for enhanced electricity production. are well known for their ability to form thick biofilms and transfer electrons to the surfaces of electrodes. Currently, there are not many "on-line" systems for monitoring the activity of the biofilm and the electron transfer process without harming the biofilm. Raman microscopy was shown to be capable of providing biochemical information, i.e., the redox state of C-type cytochromes, which is integral to external electron transfer, without harming the biofilm. In the current study, a custom 3D printed flow-through cuvette was used in order to analyze the oxidation state of the C-type cytochromes of suspended cultures of three strains (PCA, KN400 and ΔpilA). It was found that the oxidation state is a good indicator of the metabolic state of the cells. Furthermore, an anaerobic fluidic system enabling in situ Raman measurements was designed and applied successfully to monitor and characterize biofilms during electricity generation, for both a wild strain, PCA, and a mutant, ΔS. The cytochrome redox state, monitored by the Raman peak areas, could be modulated by applying different poise voltages to the electrodes. This also correlated with the modulation of current transferred from the cytochromes to the electrode. The Raman peak area changed in a predictable and reversible manner, indicating that the system could be used for analyzing the oxidation state of the proteins responsible for the electron transfer process and the kinetics thereof in-situ.
生物电化学系统,如微生物燃料电池和微生物电合成电池,依赖于微生物和电极之间的有效电子传递。为了设计更高效的反应器,以及为了增强电能生产而对微生物进行修饰,了解电子传递的机制和动力学是很重要的。Shewanella 属因其形成厚生物膜并将电子转移到电极表面的能力而闻名。目前,还没有许多“在线”系统可以在不损害生物膜的情况下监测生物膜和电子传递过程的活性。拉曼显微镜被证明能够提供生化信息,即与外部电子传递有关的 C 型细胞色素的氧化还原状态,而不会损害生物膜。在当前的研究中,使用定制的 3D 打印流通池来分析悬浮培养的三种 Shewanella 菌株(PCA、KN400 和ΔpilA)的 C 型细胞色素的氧化状态。结果发现,氧化状态是细胞代谢状态的良好指标。此外,设计并成功应用了一种厌氧流动系统,以原位拉曼测量来监测和表征发电过程中的生物膜,该系统适用于野生型 PCA 和突变型ΔS。通过向电极施加不同的偏压,可以调节通过拉曼峰面积监测到的细胞色素氧化还原状态。这也与从细胞色素到电极传递的电流的调制相关。拉曼峰面积以可预测和可逆的方式变化,表明该系统可用于原位分析负责电子传递过程的蛋白质的氧化状态及其动力学。
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