Abstract
Phodococcus erythropolis Y2 produced two types of dehalogenase: a hydrolytic enzyme, that is an halidohydrolase, which was induced by C3 to C6 1-haloalkane substrates, and at least one oxygenase-type dehalogenase induced by C7 to C16 1-haloalkanes andn-alkanes. The oxygenase-type activity dehalogenated C4 to C18 1-chloroalkanes with an optimum activity towards 1-chlorotetradecane. The halidohydrolase catalysed the dehalogenation of a wide range of 1- and α,ω-disubstituted haloalkanes and α,ω-substituted haloalcohols. In resting cell suspensions of hexadecane-grownR. erythropolis Y2 the oxygenase-type dehalogenase had a specific activity of 12.9 mU (mg protein)−1 towards 1-chlorotetradecane (3.67 mU mg−1 towards 1-chlorobutane) whereas the halidohydrolase in 1-chlorobutane-grown batch cultures had a specific activity of 44 mU (mg protein)−1 towards 1-chlorobutane.
The significance of the two dehalogenase systems in a single bacterial strain is discussed in terms of their contribution to the overall catabolic potential of the organism.
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Armfield, S.J., Sallis, P.J., Baker, P.B. et al. Dehalogenation of haloalkanes byRhodococcus erythropolis Y2. Biodegradation 6, 237–246 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00700463
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