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Published on: October 15, 2015
Desulfurization of benzothiophene by the Gram-negative bacterium, Sinorhizobium sp. KT55
1Tsukuba Branch of Bio-Refining Process Laboratory, Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Japan Petroleum Energy Center, 1-1 Higashi Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan. spweek@nibh.go.jp
Abstract:
Sinorhizobium sp. KT55 was the first Gram-negative isolate to be capable of utilizing benzothiophene as the sole source of sulfur. By GC-MS analysis of metabolites of benzothiophene by this strain, benzothiophene sulfone, benzo[e][1,2]oxathiin S-oxide and o-hydroxystyrene were detected, suggesting that the benzothiophene desulfurization pathway of this strain is benzothiophene-->benzothiophene sulfoxide-->benzothiophene sulfone-->benzo[e][1,2]oxathiin S-oxide-->o-hydroxystyrene. Desulfurization activity of this strain was significantly repressed by methionine, cysteine, sulfate, dimethyl sulfoxide, and Casamino acids.
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