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ArticleAMB Express2023

Biodegradation of isoproturon by Escherichia coli expressing a Pseudomonas putida catechol 1,2-dioxygenase gene.

Nagwa I Elarabi, Abdelhadi A Abdelhadi, Amr A Nassrallah, Mahmoud S M Mohamed, Heba A R Abdelhaleem

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Article in AMB Express, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nagwa I ElarabiDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
Abdelhadi A AbdelhadiDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. abdelhadi.abdallah@agr.cu.edu.eg.
Amr A NassrallahDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
Mahmoud S M MohamedBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
Heba A R AbdelhaleemCollege of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), 6(th) October City, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGMisr University for Science and Technology · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenylurea herbicides are persistent in soil and water, necessitating the creation of methods for removing them from the environment. This study aimed to examine the soil microbial diversity, searching for local bacterial isolates able to efficiently degrade the phenylurea herbicide isoproturon, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (IPU). The best isolates able to effectively degrade IPU were selected, characterized, and identified as Pseudomonas putida and Acinetobacter johnsonii. The catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase enzyme's catA gene was amplified, cloned, and expressed in E. coli M15. The Expressed E. coli showed high degradation efficiency (44.80%) as analyzed by HPLC after 15 days of inoculation in comparison to P. putida (21.60%). The expression of the catA gene in P. putida and expressed E. coli was measured using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The results displayed a significant increase in the mRNA levels of the catA gene by increasing the incubation time with IPU. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) mass spectrometry analysis revealed that three intermediate metabolites, 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)-3-methylurea (MDIPU), 4-Isopropylaniline (4-IA) and 1-(4-isopropylphenyl) urea (DDIPU) were generated by both P. putida and expressed E. coli. In addition, IPU-induced catA activity was detected in both P. putida and expressed E. coli. The supernatant of both P. putida and expressed E. coli had a significant influence on weed growth. The study clearly exhibited that P. putida and expressed E. coli were capable of metabolizing IPU influentially and thus could be utilized for bioremediation and biodegradation technology development.

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BiodegradationcatA geneCatechol 1,2-dioxygenaseIsoproturonPseudomonas putidaqPCR

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PMID37751014
PMCPMC10522561
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