Potential Applications of the Oxidoreductive Enzymes in the Decolorization and Detoxification of Textile and Other Synthetic Dyes from Polluted Water: A Review

ABSTRACT

Recently, the enzymatic approach has attracted much interest in the decolorization/degradation of textile and other industrially important dyes from wastewater as an alternative strategy to conventional chemical, physical and biological treatments, which pose serious limitations. Enzymatic treatment is very useful due to the action of enzymes on pollutants even when they are present in very dilute solutions and recalcitrant to the action of various microbes participating in the degradation of dyes. The potential of the enzymes (peroxidases, manganese peroxidases, lignin peroxidases, laccases, microperoxidase-11, polyphenol oxidases, and azoreductases) has been exploited in the decolorization and degradation of dyes. Some of the recalcitrant dyes were not degraded/decolorized in the presence of such enzymes. The addition of certain redox mediators enhanced the range of substrates and efficiency of degradation of the recalcitrant compounds. Several redox mediators have been reported in the literature, but very few of them are frequently used (e.g., 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, veratryl alcohol, violuric acid, 2-methoxy-phenothiazone). Soluble enzymes cannot be exploited at the large scale due to limitations such as stability and reusability. Therefore, the use of immobilized enzymes has significant advantages over soluble enzymes. In the near future, technology based on the enzymatic treatment of dyes present in the industrial effluents/wastewater will play a vital role. Treatment of wastewater on a large scale will also be possible by using reactors containing immobilized enzymes.     

嗜盐菌群对酸性金黄G的脱色特性和机理

【目的】为了获得能够在高盐环境下脱色偶氮染料的嗜盐菌群及其降解机理。【方法】采用富集驯化的方法获得一个嗜盐菌群,采用Illumina HiSeq2500测序平台对其群落结构进行测定;采用分光光度法测定了其降解特性;采用GC-MS和红外图谱分析了其降解机理;采用微核实验的方法比较了偶氮染料降解前后的毒性。【结果】该菌群在10%的盐度下,使100mg/L的酸性金黄G在8h内脱色。菌群主要由Zobellella、Rheinheimera、Exiguobacterium和Marinobacterium组成。最适宜的脱色条件是:pH=6,酵母粉为碳源,蛋白胨或硝酸钾作为氮源,盐度为1%–10%。酸性金黄G降解产物的毒性比降解前降低。酸性金黄G主要的降解产物是对氨基二苯胺和二苯胺。此外,该菌群还能使酸性大红GR和直接湖蓝5B等多种偶氮染料脱色,具有较好的脱色广谱性。【结论】获得了快速降解偶氮染料的嗜盐菌群及降解机理,为该嗜盐菌群应用于高盐印染废水的处理提供菌种资源和理论支持。     

Synthesis of Indoxyl-glycosides for Detection of Glycosidase Activities

Indoxyl glycosides proved to be valuable and versatile tools for monitoring glycosidase activities. Indoxyls are released by enzymatic hydrolysis and are rapidly oxidized, for example by atmospheric oxygen, to indigo type dyes. This reaction enables fast and easy screening in vivo without isolation or purification of enzymes, as well as rapid tests on agar plates or in solution (e.g., blue-white screening, micro-wells) and is used in biochemistry, histochemistry, bacteriology and molecular biology. Unfortunately the synthesis of such substrates proved to be difficult, due to various side reactions and the low reactivity of the indoxyl hydroxyl function. Especially for glucose type structures low yields were observed. Our novel approach employs indoxylic acid ester as key intermediates. Indoxylic acid esters with varied substitution patterns were prepared on scalable pathways. Phase transfer glycosylations with those acceptors and peracetylated glycosyl halides can be performed under common conditions in high yields. Ester cleavage and subsequent mild silver mediated glycosylation yields the peracetylated indoxyl glycosides in high yields. Finally deprotection is performed according to Zemplén.     

Decolorization of Synthetic Dyes by Aspergillus flavus

A problem of paramount importance that has attracted the attention of environmental biologists is the discharge of highly colored effluents into the environment by various industries, which use a wide range of synthetic dyes. The existing chemical methods for dye degradation are not only expensive but also contributes to secondary pollution due to high dose of the chemicals used. Hence an alternative is to exploit the potential of microorganisms to alleviate this problem. The current paper deals with the isolation, characterization, and sugar utilization for better growth of Aspergillus flavus, a marine fungus from the Bay of Bengal. The goal is to assess the bioremediation potential of a variety of synthetic, paper mill, and color photography dyes. A correlation between the amount of sugar used, biomass, and quality of protein produced was observed. This fungus is capable of reducing between 80% and 90% of synthetic dyes and 100% color photography effluents within 3 to 7 days, and 8 days, respectively. Significant effect of carbon sources was observed in the decolorization of the synthetic dye crystal violet, up to 90% in 3 to 7 days, by Aspergillus flavus. The organism showed better growth with fructose as the sole carbon source for the least sugar consumption. Therefore, this fungus can be used as an economical and eco-friendly tool to minimize the pollution by industries to a significant extent.     

一种pH稳定的黄色漆酶的快速纯化和性质特征

通过丙酮沉淀和 DEAE- cellulose DE52 柱层析, 快速、有效地从一株白腐菌 Trametes sp. SQ01 的发酵液中纯化了漆酶。纯化的漆酶并非传统漆酶那样呈现蓝色, 而是一种黄色蛋白。以 ABTS 为底物时, 该酶的最适 pH 和温度分别是 pH 4.5 和 70°C, Km 为 0.029 mmol/L。T. SQ01 漆酶在 pH 3.0~11.0时, 酶活相对稳定, 在 pH 5.0 时最为稳定, 是目前报道的 pH 稳定性最好的漆酶。低浓度的金属离子(1 mmol/L) Cu2+、Mg2+ 、Ca2+ 和Co2+ 对漆酶有促进作用, 而高浓度(5 mmol/L)的Co2+、Zn2+、 Mn2+、Mg2+ 却抑制漆酶酶活。SDS 对该酶有激活作用, 当其浓度为1 mmol/L时, 漆酶相对酶活达到128%。DTT对漆酶强烈抑制, 即使是浓度为1 mmol/L, 亦可完全抑制漆酶酶活。纯化后的漆酶对亮蓝(RBBR) (100 mg/L)的脱色能力显著, 0.5 U/mL 的漆酶在 10 min内即可达到 80%的脱色率。T. sp. SQ01 漆酶的快速纯化以及高效脱色的能力表明该酶在染料脱色降解方面有着广阔的应用前景。     

一种pH相对稳定的栓菌T. sp. SQ01漆酶

漆酶 (p-diplaenol:oxygen oxidorecluctase,EC 1.10.3.2)在生物制浆、生物漂白、脱色以及有毒化合物的降解等方面具有较为广泛的应用前景,同时也是相关学科领域的研究热点.     

以染料为底物的Trametes hirsuta降解反应体系的建立

建立Trametes hirsuta的生长繁殖和对模式染料比布列希猩红脱色降解的反应体系,研究表明：菌的生长与降解活动的适宜温度为30℃,静培养;培养基组分对脱色降解的影响不大;从便于观察和缩短反应周期考虑,土豆液体培养基有明显的优点,可作为建立Trametes hirsuta反应体系的首选培养基。菌对比布列希猩红、直接深蓝L-3RB、活性艳蓝X-BR、碱性紫5BN和亚甲基蓝等均有较好的脱色降解效果。     

Decolorization of diazo dye Direct Red 81 by a novel bacterial consortium

Summary Samples collected from various effluent-contaminated soils in the vicinities of dyestuff manufacturing units of Ahmedabad, India, were studied for screening and isolation of organisms capable of decolorizing textile dyes. A novel bacterial consortium was selected on the basis of rapid decolorization of Direct Red 81 (DR 81), which was used as model dye. The bacterial consortium exhibited 90% decolorization ability within 35 h. Maximum rate of decolorization was observed when starch (0.6 g l⁻¹) and casein (0.9 g l⁻¹) were supplemented in the medium. Decolorization of DR 81 was monitored by high performance thin layer chromatography, which indicated that dye decolorization was due to its degradation into unidentified intermediates. The optimum dye-decolorizing activity of the culture was observed at pH 7.0 and incubation temperature of 37 °C. Maximum dye-decolorizing efficiency was observed at 200 mg l⁻¹ concentration of DR 81. The bacterial consortium had an ability to decolorize nine other structurally different azo dyes.     

Identification and Growth Characteristics of α-Galactosidase-producing Microorganisms

Two kinds of α-galactosidase-producing microorganisms, strain No. 31–2 and strain No. 7–5, have been isolated from soil and subjected to a determinative study. On the basis of the morphological and physiological characters, the strain No. 31–2 was identified to be belonged to genus Micrococcus and the strain No. 7–5 to genus Bacillus. The former strain, Micrococcus sp. No. 31–2, produced exclusively an intracellular α-galactosidase, and the latter one, Bacillus sp. No. 7–5, secreted the enzyme into culture medium. The cell growth and enzyme production of both strains were observed to reach the maximum under an alkaline culture condition. The intracellular α-galactosidase of Micrococcus sp. No. 31–2 was inducible by galactose, melibiose, and raffinose, while the α-galactosidase of Bacillus sp. No. 7–5 was produced constitutively.     

Reactive black-5 azo dye treatment in suspended and attach growth sequencing batch bioreactor using different co-substrates

Treatment of textile wastewater is a big challenge because of diverse chemical composition, high chemical strength and color of the wastewater. In the present study, treatment of wastewater containing reactive black-5 azo dye was studied in anaerobic sequencing batch bioreactor (SBBR) using mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) from suspended and attach growth bioreactors. MLSS at concentration of 1000 mg/L and reactive black-5 azo dye at 100 mg/L were used. A culture (10⁸–10⁹ CFU/ml) of pre-isolated bacterial strains (Psychrobacter alimentarius KS23 and Staphylococcus equorum KS26)) capable of degrading azo dyes in mineral salt medium was used to accelerate the treatment process in bioreactor. Different combinations of sludge, culture and dye were used for treatment using different co-substrates. About 85% COD removal was achieved by consortium (MLSS + KS23 + KS26) after 24 h in attach growth bioreactor. Similarly, 92% color removal was observed with consortium in attach growth bioreactor compared to 85% color removal in suspended bioreactor. Addition of bacterial culture (20%, v/v) to the bioreactor could enhance the rate of color removal. This study suggests that biotreatment of wastewater containing textile dyes can be achieved more efficiently in the attach growth bioreactor using yeast extract as a co-substrate and MLSS augmented with dye-degrading bacterial strains.