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Quinone reductase activity of azoreductase AZR from Rhodobacter sphaeroides was reported. High homologies were found in the cofactor/substrate-binding regions of quinone reductases from different domains. 3D structure comparison revealed that AZR shared a common overall topology with mammal NAD(P)H/quinone oxidoreductase NQO1. With menadione as substrate, the optimal pH value and temperature were pH 8-9 and 50 degrees C, respectively. Following the ping-pong kinetics, AZR transferred two electrons from NADPH to quinone substrate. It could reduce naphthoquinones and anthraquinones, such as menadione, lawsone, anthraquinone-2-sulfonate, and anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate. However, no activity was detected with 1,4-benzoquinone. Dicoumarol competitively inhibited AZR's quinone reductase activity with respect to NADPH, with an obtained K (i) value of 87.6 microM. Significantly higher survival rates were obtained in Escherichia coli YB overexpressing AZR than in the control strain when treated by heat shock and oxidative stressors such as H(2)O(2) and menadione.
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PMID:Enhancing survival of Escherichia coli by expression of azoreductase AZR possessing quinone reductase activity. 1854 47

This study demonstrated the effective application of intracellular azoreductase in mediated decolorization of azo dyes. Using the quinone reductase activity of overexpressed azoreductase AZR and quinone redox mediators, the decolorization performance of the recombinant strain Escherichia coli YB was significantly enhanced. In the presence of 0.2 mM lawsone, 75% acid red 27 (1 mM) was decolorized by E. coli YB in only 2 h, which was the highest bacterial decolorization rate ever reported. Compared to lawsone, menadione was a less effective redox mediator. Glucose was found to be the best carbon source for mediated decolorization by E. coli YB. The recombinant strain could complete four rounds of mediated decolorization repeatedly in 12 h. In addition, a 10-min pre-incubation of E. coli JM109 and activated sludge with 2-methylhydroquinone resulted in great improvement of mediated decolorization performance, which may be applied in practical treatment.
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PMID:Acceleration of azo dye decolorization by using quinone reductase activity of azoreductase and quinone redox mediator. 1920 70

Using quinoid redox mediator and bacterial cellular quinone reductase, we investigated the decolorization ability of gene-engineered strain Escherichia coli YB and the effects of methylhydroquinone (MHQ) pretreatement on decolorization performance of E. coli JM109 and anaerobic sludge. The results indicate that lawsone is an effective accelerator for azo dye decolorization by E. coli YB overexpressing cellular quinone reductase AZR. In the presence of 0.2 mmol x L(-1) lawsone, 75% Amaranth (1 mmol x L(-1)) can be decolorized in 2 h. E. coli YB can also decolorize high concentration of azo dye in the presence of lawsone. Around 50% Amaranth (5 mmol x L(-1)) is decolorized in 8 h. Compared to lawsone, menadione is a less effective mediator. E. coli YB takes 12 h to reach 70% decolorization in the presence of 2.5 mmol x L(-1) menadione. Repeated decolorization studies showed that E. coli YB had stable decolorizing ability in the presence of lawsone. Four rounds of repeated decolorization can be completed in 12 h. Lawsone can also accelerate the decolorization of azo dyes with complex structures such as Acid Scarlet GR and Reactive Brilliant Red K-2BP. With the optimal LQ concentrations, 70% Acid Scarlet GR and Reactive Brilliant Red K-2BP are decolorized in 9 h and 30 h,respectively. Decolorization performances of E. coli JM109 and anaerobic sludge pretreated with MHQ are improved. After MHQ pretreatment,in the presence of lawsone, 80% Amaranth (1 mmol x L(-1)) can be decolorized in 5 h by E. coli JM109, while more than 75% Amaranth can be removed in 11 h by sludge.
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PMID:[Decolorization of azo dyes using quinone reductase and quinoid compounds]. 1966 73