Chromium(VI) reductase activity is associated with the cytoplasmic membrane of anaerobically grown Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1
- 25 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 88 (1), 98-106
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00910.x
Abstract
C.R. MYERS, B.P. CARSTENS, W.E. ANTHOLINE and J.M. MYERS.2000. Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1 can reduce a diverse array of compounds under anaerobic conditions, including manganese and iron oxides, fumarate, nitrate, and many other compounds. These reductive processes are apparently linked to a complex electron transport system. Chromium (Cr) is a toxic and mutagenic metal and bacteria could potentially be utilized to immobilize Cr by reducing the soluble and bioavailable state, Cr(VI), to the insoluble and less bioavailable state, Cr(III). Formate-dependent Cr(VI) reductase activity was detected in anaerobically grown cells of S. putrefaciens MR-1, with highest specific activity in the cytoplasmic membrane. Both formate and NADH served as electron donors for Cr(VI) reductase, whereas l-lactate or NADPH did not support any activity. The addition of 10 μmol l−1 FMN markedly stimulated formate-dependent Cr(VI) reductase, and the activity was almost completely inhibited by diphenyliodonium chloride, an inhibitor of flavoproteins. Cr(VI) reductase activity was also inhibited by p-chloromercuriphenylsulphonate, azide, 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinolone-N-oxide, and antimycin A, suggesting involvement of a multi-component electron transport chain which could include cytochromes and quinones. Cr(V) was detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, suggesting a one-electron reduction as the first step.Keywords
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