Microbial Antimony Biogeochemistry: Enzymes, Regulation, and Related Metabolic Pathways
| Autor: | Thomas R. Kulp, Jingxin Li, Christopher Rensing, Gejiao Wang, Ronald S. Oremland, Qian Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Antimony
0301 basic medicine Antimonite Microbial metabolism chemistry.chemical_element 010501 environmental sciences Biology 01 natural sciences Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Biotransformation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Bacteria Ecology Biogeochemistry Oxidation reduction Metabolic pathway 030104 developmental biology chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental Pollutants Minireview Metalloid Oxidation-Reduction Metabolic Networks and Pathways Antimonate Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82:5482-5495 |
| ISSN: | 1098-5336 0099-2240 |
| Popis: | Antimony (Sb) is a toxic metalloid that occurs widely at trace concentrations in soil, aquatic systems, and the atmosphere. Nowadays, with the development of its new industrial applications and the corresponding expansion of antimony mining activities, the phenomenon of antimony pollution has become an increasingly serious concern. In recent years, research interest in Sb has been growing and reflects a fundamental scientific concern regarding Sb in the environment. In this review, we summarize the recent research on bacterial antimony transformations, especially those regarding antimony uptake, efflux, antimonite oxidation, and antimonate reduction. We conclude that our current understanding of antimony biochemistry and biogeochemistry is roughly equivalent to where that of arsenic was some 20 years ago. This portends the possibility of future discoveries with regard to the ability of microorganisms to conserve energy for their growth from antimony redox reactions and the isolation of new species of “antimonotrophs.” |
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