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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Paenibacillus A11-2 can efficiently cleave two carbon&bond;sulfur bonds in dibenzothiophene (DBT) and alkyl DBTs, which are refractory by conventional petroleum hydrodesulfurization, to remove sulfur atom at high temperatures. An 8.7-kb DNA fragment containing the genes for the DBT desulfurizing enzymes of A11-2 was cloned in Escherichia coli and characterized. Heterologous expression analysis of the deletion mutants identified three open reading frames that were required for the desulfurization of DBT to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP). The three genes were designated tdsA, tdsB, and tdsC (for thermophilic desulfurization). Both the nucleotide sequences and the deduced amino acid sequences show significant homology to dszABC genes of Rhodococcus sp. IGTS8, but there are several local differences between them. Subclone analysis revealed that the product of tdsC oxidizes DBT to DBT-5,5'-dioxide via DBT-5-oxide, the product of tdsA converts DBT-5,5'-dioxide to 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzene sulfinate, and the product of tdsB converts 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzene sulfinate to 2-HBP. Cell-free extracts of a recombinant E. coli harboring all the three desulfurization genes converted DBT to 2-HBP at both 37 and 50 degrees C. In vivo and in vitro exhibition of desulfurization activity of the recombinant genes derived from a Paenibacillus indicates that an E. coli oxidoreductase can be functionally coupled with the monooxygenases of a gram-positive thermophile.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Bacillus, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Biodegradation, Environmental, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Operon, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Rhodococcus, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10733908-Thiophenes
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Operon structure and functional analysis of the genes encoding thermophilic desulfurizing enzymes of Paenibacillus sp. A11-2.
pubmed:affiliation
Bio-Refining Process Laboratory, Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Petroleum Energy Center, 1, 900 Sodeshi-Cho, Shimizu-Shi, Shizuoka, 424-0037, Japan. yishii@brpl.pecj.or.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't