The protons of gluconic acid are the major factor responsible for the dissolution of tricalcium phosphate by Burkholderia cepacia CC-Al74 |
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Authors: | Lin Ta-Fa Huang Hsin-I Shen Fo-Ting Young Chiu-Chung |
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Institution: | Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 250, Kuo-Kaung Road, Taichung, Taiwan 40227, ROC. |
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Abstract: | Burkholderia cepacia CC-Al74 with a high ability for solubilizing tricalcium phosphate (TCP) was used to study the P-solubilization mechanism. We collected filtrates able to solubilize TCP from the cultures of strain CC-Al74 and demonstrated that the P-solubilization increased from 0 microg ml(-1) to 200 microg ml(-1) during exponential growth, when the pH decreased from 8 to 3. HPLC-analysis revealed that the solubilization of TCP was mainly caused by the release of 16.3 mM gluconic acid. At this concentration, gluconic acid was capable of solubilizing 376 microg ml(-1) of TCP whereas water at pH 3 only solubilized 35 microg ml(-1). The difference is due to the final H+ concentrations which were 13.5 mM and 1 mM in 16.3 mM gluconic acid and deionized water, respectively at pH 3. |
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