1. Identification of oxidoreductases from the petroleum Bacillus safensis strain.
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da Fonseca FS, Angolini CF, Arruda MA, Junior CA, Santos CA, Saraiva AM, Pilau E, Souza AP, Laborda PR, de Oliveira PF, de Oliveira VM, Reis FA, and Marsaioli AJ
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A gram-positive bacterium, denominated CFA-06, was isolated from Brazilian petroleum in the Campos Basin and is responsible for the degradation of aromatic compounds and petroleum aromatic fractions. The CFA-06 strain was identified as Bacillus safensis using the 16S rRNA and gyrase B sequence. Enzymatic assays revealed the presence of two oxidoreductases: a catalase and a new oxidoreductase. The oxidoreductases were enzymatically digested and analyzed via ESI-LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry. The mass data revealed a novel oxidoreductase (named BsPMO) containing 224 amino acids and 89% homology with a hypothetic protein from B. safensis (CFA-06) and a catalase (named BsCat) with 491 amino acids and 60% similarity with the catalase from Bacillus pumilus (SAFR-032). The new protein BsPMO contains iron atom(s) and shows catalytic activity toward a monooxygenase fluorogenic probe in the presence of cofactors (NADH, NADPH and NAD). This study enhances our knowledge of the biodegradation process of petroleum by B. safensis .
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- 2015
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