Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 294, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122185
Keywords
N-Methylpyrrolidone; Biodegradation; Denitrification; Paracoccus; Functional genes
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20170038]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51922050]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Due to the toxicological nature of N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), the conventional anaerobic bioprocess is quite ineffective for NMP removal from wastewater. In order to achieve effective NMP biodegradation under anoxic condition, Paracoccus pantotrophus NJUST38 was isolated for the first time. The supplementation of nitrate into anoxic system resulted in complete removal of 5mM NMP by NJUST38 within 11 h compared to 24% in the anaerobic control system in the absence of nitrate. Genome characterization revealed that NMP biodegradation catalyzed by several key enzymes/genes, including N-methylhydantoin amidohydrolase (hyuB), methyltransferase (cobA), 4-aminobutyrate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase (gabT), succinate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (gabD) and so on. NMP biodegradation pathway was proposed based on several intermediates, where NMP was biodegraded mainly for providing electrons and reducing power to support microbial denitrification through tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The proposed mechanism should aid our mechanistic understanding of NMP biodegradation by Paracoccus pantotrophus and the development of sustainable bioremediation strategies.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available