Pathway for Biodegradation of p -Nitrophenol in a Moraxella sp

Amperometric microbial biosensor for p-nitrophenol using Moraxella sp.-modified carbon paste electrode.

An amperometric microbial biosensor for highly specific, sensitive and rapid quantitative determination of p-nitrophenol was developed. The biosensor takes advantage of the ability of Moraxella sp. to specifically degrade p-nitrophenol to hydroquinone, a more electroactive compound than p-nitrophenol. The electrochemical oxidation current of hydroquinone formed in biodegradation of p-nitropheno...

Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol via 1,2,4-benzenetriol by an Arthrobacter sp.

The degradation of p-nitrophenol (PNP) by Moraxella and Pseudomonas spp. involves an initial monooxygenase-catalyzed removal of the nitro group. The resultant hydroquinone is subject to ring fission catalyzed by a dioxygenase enzyme. We have isolated a strain of an Arthrobacter sp., JS443, capable of degrading PNP with stoichiometric release of nitrite. During induction of the enzymes required ...

A Microcosm Study on P-Nitrophenol Biodegradation in Soil Slurry by Alcaligenes faecalis: Plackett-Burman Design

Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by Immobilized Rhodococcus sp. Strain Y-1

A high efficiency p-nitrophenol (PNP) degrading bacterial strain Y-1 capable of utilizing PNP as sole carbon and energy source was screened and isolated from the activated sludge of Jilin Chemical Plant Oxidation Ditch in China. 16S rDNA sequencing identified strain Y-1 to be Rhodococcus sp. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate were employed to immobilize the Rhodococcus sp. strain Y-1. ...

Kinetics of biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by different bacteria.

Three bacterial species, i.e., Ralstonia sp. SJ98, Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100, and Burkholderia cepacia RKJ200, have been examined for their efficiency and kinetics behavior toward PNP degradation. All the three bacteria utilized PNP as the sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy. The rates of radiolabeled [U-(14)C]PNP degradation by all the bacteria were higher in the nitrogen-free ...