Biodegradation of fenoxaprop-P-ethyl (FE) by Acinetobacter sp. strain DL-2 and cloning of FE hydrolase gene afeH

Weiliang Dong, Sheng Jiang, Kaiwen Shi, Fei Wang, Shuhuan Li, Jie Zhou, Fei Huang, Yicheng Wang, Yuxiao Zheng, Ying Hou, Yan Huang, Zhongli Cui

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Abstract

Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl (FE) is widely used as a post-emergence aryloxyphenoxy propionate (AOPP) herbicide in agriculture. An efficient FE-degrading strain DL-2 was isolated from the enrichment culture and identified as Acinetobacter sp. and the metabolite fenoxaprop acid (FA) was identified by HPLC/MS analysis. The strain DL-2 could also degrade a wide range of other AOPP herbicides. A novel FE hydrolase esterase gene afeH was cloned from strain DL-2 and functionally expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The specific activities of recombinant AfeH was 216.39Umg-1 for FE with Km and Vmax values of 0.82μM and 7.94μmolmin-1mg-1. AfeH could also hydrolyze various AOPP herbicides, p-nitrophenyl esters and triglycerides. The optimal pH and temperature for recombinant AfeH were 9.0 and 50°C, respectively; the enzyme was activated by Co2+ and inhibited by Ca2+, Zn2+, Ba2+. AfeH was inhibited strongly by phenylmethylsulfonyl and SDS and weakly by dimethyl sulfoxide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-121
Number of pages8
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume186
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter sp
  • AfeH
  • Biodegradation
  • Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl
  • Metabolic pathway

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