Evidence that Formation of Protoanemonin from Metabolites of 4-Chlorobiphenyl Degradation Negatively Affects the Survival of 4-Chlorobiphenyl-Cometabolizing Microorganisms.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
R BlascoDietmar H Pieper

Abstract

A rapid decline in cell viability of different PCB-metabolizing organisms was observed in soil microcosms amended with 4-chlorobiphenyl. The toxic effect could not be attributed to 4-chlorobiphenyl but was due to a compound formed from the transformation of 4-chlorobiphenyl by the natural microflora. Potential metabolites of 4-chlorobiphenyl, 4-chlorobenzoate and 4-chlorocatechol, caused similar toxic effects. We tested the hypothesis that the toxic effects are due to the formation of protoanemonin, a plant-derived antibiotic, which is toxic to microorganisms and which has been shown to be formed from 4-chlorocatechol by enzymes of the 3-oxoadipate pathway. Consistent with our hypothesis, addition to soil microcosms of strains able to reroute intermediary 4-chlorocatechol from the 3-oxoadipate pathway and into the meta-cleavage pathway or able to mineralize 4-chlorocatechol by a modified ortho-cleavage pathway resulted in reversal of this toxic effect. Surprisingly, while direct addition of protoanemonin influenced both the viability of fungi and the microbial activity of the soil microcosm, there was little effect on bacterial viability due to its rapid degradation. This rapid degradation accounts for our inability to detect t...Continue Reading

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Jan 3, 2001·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·D SpringaelM Mergeay
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