Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 435-442Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-008-0263-z
Keywords
Phenol; Biodegradation; Adaptation; Optimum route; Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase
Funding
- Kangwon Regional Environmental Technology Development Center
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Pseudomonas fluorescence KNU417 was able to degrade up to 700 mg/L of phenol in 65 h but could not degrade 1,000 mg/L of phenol. Phenol degradation rate was noticeably enhanced by pre-adaptation. In addition, the cell was able to degrade up to 1,300 mg/L of phenol by pre-adapting to 700 mg/L of phenol. Repeated adaptations to the same concentration of phenol showed negligible increase in degradation rate. Also, relatively low concentration of phenol (100-700 mg/L) required only one pre-adaptation while high concentration (1,000 mg/L) did two consecutive stepwise pre-adaptations for rapid degradation. Optimal adaptation routes were suggested for the fast phenol degradation. For example, 1,000 mg/L of phenol was degraded as fast as in 48 h when the cell was pre-adapted to 100 and 300 mg/L of phenol sequentially. The mechanism of adaptation was explained in terms of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase induction, related to aromatic ring cleavage.
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