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Identification of Chromobacterium violaceum genes with potential biotechnological application in environmental detoxification.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15100998     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chromobacterium violaceum is a Gram-negative bacterium found in a wide variety of tropical and subtropical ecosystems. The complete genome sequence of C. violaceum ATCC 12472 is now available, and it has considerable biotechnological potential for various applications, such as environmental detoxification, as well as medical and agricultural use. We examined the biotechnological potential of C. violaceum for environmental detoxification. Three operons, comprising the ars operon, involved in arsenic resistance, the cyn operon, involved in cyanate detoxification, and the hcn operon, encoding a cyanase, responsible for biogenic production of cyanide, as well as an open reading frame, encoding an acid dehalogenase, were analyzed in detail. Probable catalytic mechanisms for the enzymes were determined, based on amino acid sequence comparisons and on published structural information for these types of proteins.
Authors:
Marta S P Carepo; Juliana S Nina de Azevedo; Jorge I R Porto; Alexandra R Bentes-Sousa; Jacqueline da Silva Batista; Artur L C da Silva; Maria P C Schneider
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2004-03-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Genetics and molecular research : GMR     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1676-5680     ISO Abbreviation:  Genet. Mol. Res.     Publication Date:  2004  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-04-21     Completed Date:  2004-06-07     Revised Date:  2007-05-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101169387     Medline TA:  Genet Mol Res     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  181-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética/Laboratório de Polimorfismo de DNA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus Universitário do Guamá, Rua Augusto Correa, 01, 66075-970 Belém, PA, Brasil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arsenic / metabolism,  pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism
Base Sequence
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biotechnology*
Chromobacterium / genetics*,  metabolism
Cyanides / metabolism
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
Hydrolases / metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Open Reading Frames / genetics
Operon / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Cyanides; 7440-38-2/Arsenic; EC 3.-/Hydrolases; EC 3.8.1.2/2-haloacid dehalogenase

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