A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Microbial degradation of cyanobacterial cyclic peptides




AuthorsHajime Kato, Susumu Y. Imanishi, Kiyomi Tsuji, Ken-ichi Harada

PublisherPergamon

Publication year2007

Journal: Water Research

Journal acronymWater Res.

Volume41

Issue8

First page 1754

Last page1762

Number of pages9

ISSN0043-1354

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.01.003

Web address http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135407000243


Abstract

Bacterial strain B-9 possesses hydrolytic enzymes capable of degrading microcystins (MCs) and nodularin that are toxic cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria. In the present study, the degradation activities of the cell extract of B-9 against non-toxic cyanobacterial cyclic peptides other than the MCs and nodularin were investigated, and the degradation products were analyzed by liquid chromatography/ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ITMS). It was confirmed that B-9 could also degrade these cyanobacterial cyclic peptides by hydrolysis of their peptide bonds. These results indicated that this bacterium possesses a very unique hydrolytic activity that can degrade structurally different cyclic peptides and that this may be effective for the detoxification of hazardous cyclic peptides.




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