Searching for monooxygenases and hydrolases in bacteria from an extreme environment

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 Jun;87(1):319-29. doi: 10.1007/s00253-010-2485-7. Epub 2010 Mar 5.

Abstract

Microbial oxidation potentials of extremophiles recovered from Pampo Sul oil field, Campos Basin, Brazil, in pure culture or in consortia, were investigated using high-throughput screening (HTS) and multibioreactions. Camphor (1), cis-jasmone (2), 2-methyl-cyclohexanone (3), 1,2-epoxyoctane (4), phenylethyl acetate (5), phenylethyl propionate (6), and phenylethyl octanoate (7) were used to perform multibioreaction assays. Eighty-two bacterial isolates were recovered from oil and formation water samples and those presenting outstanding activities in HTS assays were identified by sequencing their 16S rRNA genes. These results revealed that most microorganisms belonged to the genus Bacillus and presented alcohol dehydrogenase, monooxygenase, epoxide hydrolase, esterase, and lipase activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Hydrolases / genetics
  • Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / genetics
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Petroleum / microbiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Water Microbiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Petroleum
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases
  • Hydrolases