Enzymatic Dehalogenation of Pentachlorophenol by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas fluorescens</Emphasis> of the Microbial Community from Tannery Effluent |
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| Authors: | Shachi Shah Indu Shekhar Thakur |
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| Institution: | (1) Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Qt. No. 1918, Sector-6, Ta Colony, Pantnagar-263145, Uttaranchal, India, IN |
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| Abstract: | Four different bacterial isolates obtained from a stable bacterial consortium were capable of utilizing pentachlorophenol
(PCP) as sole carbon and energy source. The consortium was developed by continuous enrichment in the chemostat. The degradation
of PCP by bacterial strain was preceded through an oxidative route as indicated by accumulation of tetrachloro-ρ-hydroquinone
and dichlorohydroquinone as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Among the four isolates, Pseudomonas fluorescens exhibited maximum degradation capability and enzyme production. PCP-monooxygenase enzyme was extracted from culture extract
and fractionated by DEAE-cellulose ion exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of the enzyme, purified from Pseudomonas fluorescens, determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and gel filtration chromatography was
found to be 24,000 Da.
Received: 22 July 2002 / Accepted: 23 September 2002 |
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