Linking Increased Isotope Fractionation at Low Concentrations to Enzyme Activity Regulation: 4-Cl Phenol Degradation by <i>Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus</i> A6
K. Kundu, Aileen Melsbach, Benjamin Heckel, Sarah Schneidemann, Dheeraj Kanapathi, Sviatlana Marozava, Juliane Merl‐Pham, Martin Elsner
Abstract
. These observations support regulation on the enzyme activity level─through either a metabolic shift between catabolic pathways or decreased enzymatic turnover at low concentrations─and, hence, reveal an alternative end-member scenario for bacterial adaptation at low concentrations. Including more degrader strains into this multidisciplinary analytical approach offers the perspective to build a knowledge base on bottlenecks of bioremediation at low concentrations that considers bacterial adaptation.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryBioremediationCatabolismIsotope fractionationFractionationEnzymeEnvironmental chemistryArthrobacterBiodegradationBiochemistryMetabolismMicrobial biodegradationBacteriaAnabolismChromatographyFood scienceMicroorganismBiologyOrganic chemistryGeneticsPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology