Novel properties of photofermentative biohydrogen production by purple bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides: effects of protonophores and inhibitors of responsible enzymes
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BACKGROUND Biohydrogen (H2) production by purple bacteria during photofermentation is a very promising way among biological H2 production methods. The effects of protonophores, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), and inhibitors of enzymes, involved in H2 metabolism, metronidazole (Met), diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), and dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) on H2 production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides MDC6522 isolated from Jermuk mineral springs in Armenia have been investigated in both nitrogen-limited and nitrogen-excess conditions. RESULTS With the increase of inhibitors concentrations H2 yield gradually decreased. The complete inhibition of H2 production was observed in the presence of DPI and CCCP. DPI's solvent-DMSO in low concentration did not significantly affect H2 yield. N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD)-inhibited the FOF1-ATPase activity of bacterial membrane vesicles was analyzed in the presence of inhibitors. Low concentrations of DPI and DMSO did not affect ATPase activity, whereas Met and CCCP stimulated enzyme activity. The effect of DNP was similar to CCCP. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE The results have shown the low concentration or concentration dependent effects of protonophores and nitrogenase and hydrogenase inhibitors on photofermentative H2 production by Rh. sphaeroides in nitrogen-limited and nitrogen-excess conditions. They would be significant to understand novel properties in relationship between nitrogenase, hydrogenase and the FOF1-ATPase in Rh. sphaeroides, and regulatory pathways of photofermentation. The inhibitors of nitrogenase and hydrogenase can be used in biotechnology for regulation of H2 production in different technology conditions and development of scale-up applications, for biomass and energy production using purple bacterial cells.
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