Multiphasic Kinetics of Transformation of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene at Nano- and Micromolar Concentrations by Burkholderia sp. Strain PS14 |
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| Authors: | Peter Rapp |
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| Abstract: | The transformation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB) at initial concentrations in nano- and micromolar ranges was studied in batch experiments with Burkholderia sp. strain PS14. 1,2,4-TCB was metabolized from nano- and micromolar concentrations to below its detection limit of 0.5 nM. At low initial 1,2,4-TCB concentrations, a first-order relationship between specific transformation rate and substrate concentration was observed with a specific affinity (a0A) of 0.32 liter · mg (dry weight)−1 · h−1 followed by a second one at higher concentrations with an aoA of 0.77 liter · mg (dry weight)−1 · h−1. This transition from the first-order kinetics at low initial 1,2,4-TCB concentrations to the second first-order kinetics at higher 1,2,4-TCB concentrations was shifted towards higher initial 1,2,4-TCB concentrations with increasing cell mass. At high initial concentrations of 1,2,4-TCB, a maximal transformation rate of approximately 37 nmol · min−1 · mg (dry weight)−1 was measured, irrespective of the cell concentration. |
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