Biochemistry and genetics of the pathway for the anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds by Eubacterium oxidoreducens

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dc.contributor.authorHaddock, John Daviden
dc.contributor.committeechairFerry, James G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBenoit, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDean, Dennis R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGregory, Eugene M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilkins, Tracy D.en
dc.contributor.departmentAnaerobic Microbiologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:20:49Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:20:49Zen
dc.date.issued1990-08-05en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-12en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-12en
dc.description.abstractThe biochemical pathway for the anaerobic degradation of gallate, pyrogallol and phloroglucinol by Eubacterium oxidoreducens was investigated. Phloroglucinol reductase was purified 90-fold, from the soluble fraction of cell extract, to electrophoretic homogeneity. The enzyme was an α₂ homodimer with a native M<sub>r</sub> of 78,000, did not contain metals or cofactors and was specific for phloroglucinol and NADPH with a K<sub>m</sub> of 800 μM and 6.7 μM respectively at pH 6.8. The Km for phloroglucinol decreased with increasing pH. The enzyme catalyzed reaction was reversible and the equilibrium constant was 9.6. Dihydroresorcinol was a competitive inhibitor of the reverse reaction (K<sub>i</sub> = 756 μM). Dihydrophloroglucinol produced in cell extract with H₂ as the reductant was identical to the compound produced by sodium borohydride reduction of phloroglucinol as shown by <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy. The ¹³C NMR spectrum was consistent with the structural assignment of dihydrophloroglucinol. The mechanism of the proposed enzymatically catalyzed reaction is proposed to involve transfer of a hydride equivalent from NADPH to the carbonyl carbon of the phloroglucinol dianion. Mutant strains of E. oxidoreducens that showed no gallate decarboxylase or dihydrophloroglucinol hydrolase activity were isolated after mutagenesis with ethylmethane sulfonate and emichment with ampicillin. The decarboxylase deficient mutants were unable to grow on gallate while pyrogallol and phloroglucinol supported growth. The hydrolase deficient mutants were unable to grow on any aromatic substrates and converted gallate to pyrogallol and dihydrophloroglucinol. The conversion of gallate to non-aromatic intermediates by cell extract of the wild-type stain was dependent on the presence of 1,2,3,5-benzenetetrol for the conversion of pyrogallol to phloroglucinol and on formate for the reduction of phloroglucinol to dihydrophloroglucinol. Transhydroxylase activity involved in the conversion of pyrogallol to phloroglucinol was induced by growth on aromatic substrates. The formate dehydrogenase was located in the soluble fraction of cell extract, and activity was protected from oxygen inactivation by sodium azide. The Km for formate and NADP was 290 μM and 140 μM respectively at pH 7.5. The pH optimum for activity was 7.5 and maximum activity was observed at a temperature of 50°C.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxiii, 189 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10122005-134414en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10122005-134414/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39756en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.H334.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 23658006en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.H334en
dc.subject.lcshAromatic compounds -- Biodegradationen
dc.titleBiochemistry and genetics of the pathway for the anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds by Eubacterium oxidoreducensen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAnaerobic Microbiologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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