Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent

Mercuric reductase is the important enzyme which catalyzes a reduction of a toxic Hg2+ to non-toxic Hg0. The enzyme which has been potentially used as mercury bioremediation agent is produced by mercury resistant bacteria. These research aims are to determinate the resistance level of a local Bacill...

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Main Authors: Purkan Purkan, Yuliana Firdausi Nuzulla, Sofijan Hadi, Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati
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Published: Jenderal Soedirman University 2017-11-01
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author Purkan Purkan
Yuliana Firdausi Nuzulla
Sofijan Hadi
Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati
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Yuliana Firdausi Nuzulla
Sofijan Hadi
Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati
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description Mercuric reductase is the important enzyme which catalyzes a reduction of a toxic Hg2+ to non-toxic Hg0. The enzyme which has been potentially used as mercury bioremediation agent is produced by mercury resistant bacteria. These research aims are to determinate the resistance level of a local Bacillus sp to HgCl2 in media, to determine the mercuric reductase activity from the bacteria, and to determine the biochemical properties of the mercuric reductase. The Bacillus sp was grown in the Nutrient Broth media with various of  0; 20; 40; 60; 120; and 160 µM HgCl2 to know the response of the bacteria against mercury, The cell growth of Bacillus sp was measured by optical density (OD) method of at λ 600 nm. The mercuric reductase activity was assayed in the solution of MRA (Mercury Reductase Assay), then the oxidized NADPH was observed by the spectrophotometry method at λ340 nm. The result showed that the Bacillus sp has been resistant to media containing mercury at 120 µM, but the microbial growth was decreased by 50% in media containing mercury 80 µM. The Bacillus sp could produce highly the mercuric reductase enzyme at 16 hours of growth time with enzyme activity as 0.574 Unit/µg. The mercuric reductase from the bacteria has an  optimum activity at pH 6 and temperature 37 °C
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spelling doaj.art-cf9c6898167d40ec96cdbbe8c8bf852c2022-12-21T19:30:32ZengJenderal Soedirman UniversityMolekul1907-97612503-03102017-11-0112218218810.20884/1.jm.2017.12.2.398238Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation AgentPurkan Purkan0Yuliana Firdausi Nuzulla1Sofijan Hadi2Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati3Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Airlangga University, Kampus C Jl Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Airlangga University, Kampus C Jl Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Airlangga University, Kampus C Jl Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115Agriculture Faculty, UPN Veteran, East Java-IndonesiaMercuric reductase is the important enzyme which catalyzes a reduction of a toxic Hg2+ to non-toxic Hg0. The enzyme which has been potentially used as mercury bioremediation agent is produced by mercury resistant bacteria. These research aims are to determinate the resistance level of a local Bacillus sp to HgCl2 in media, to determine the mercuric reductase activity from the bacteria, and to determine the biochemical properties of the mercuric reductase. The Bacillus sp was grown in the Nutrient Broth media with various of  0; 20; 40; 60; 120; and 160 µM HgCl2 to know the response of the bacteria against mercury, The cell growth of Bacillus sp was measured by optical density (OD) method of at λ 600 nm. The mercuric reductase activity was assayed in the solution of MRA (Mercury Reductase Assay), then the oxidized NADPH was observed by the spectrophotometry method at λ340 nm. The result showed that the Bacillus sp has been resistant to media containing mercury at 120 µM, but the microbial growth was decreased by 50% in media containing mercury 80 µM. The Bacillus sp could produce highly the mercuric reductase enzyme at 16 hours of growth time with enzyme activity as 0.574 Unit/µg. The mercuric reductase from the bacteria has an  optimum activity at pH 6 and temperature 37 °Chttps://ojs.jmolekul.com/ojs/index.php/jm/article/view/398Bacillus sp,, mercuric reductase, bioremediation
spellingShingle Purkan Purkan
Yuliana Firdausi Nuzulla
Sofijan Hadi
Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati
Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
Molekul
Bacillus sp,, mercuric reductase, bioremediation
title Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
title_full Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
title_fullStr Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
title_full_unstemmed Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
title_short Biochemical Properties of Mercuric Reductase from Local Isolate of Bacillus sp for Bioremediation Agent
title_sort biochemical properties of mercuric reductase from local isolate of bacillus sp for bioremediation agent
topic Bacillus sp,, mercuric reductase, bioremediation
url https://ojs.jmolekul.com/ojs/index.php/jm/article/view/398
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