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<p>We plan to create a complete synthetic azo dye decolourising device in <em>E. coli</em> which incorporates several different independent enzymes that act on azo dyes and their breakdown products. After evaluating their individual breakdown characteristics, we aim to investigate the potential synergistic action of these enzymes in a single synthetic <em>E. coli</em> device and design a <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="We developed a novel platform for industrial scale sustainable bioremediation." href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:UCL/Science/Bioprocessing"><b>bioprocess</b></a> which could be used to upscale the method to an industrial context. </p>
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<p>We have strove to complete a synthetic azo dye decolourising device in E. coli which incorporates several different independent enzymes that act on azo dyes and their breakdown products to create less toxic chemicals. After evaluating their individual breakdown characteristics, we aim to investigate the potential synergistic action of these enzymes in a single synthetic E. coli device and design a bioprocess which could be used to upscale the method to an industrial context.
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In an industrial setting, these enzymes would work sequentially in a bioreactor with preset dynamic conditions. First, azoreductase will <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="Via a double reduction using NADPH as a cofactor." href="javascript:void(0)"><b>cleave the azo-bond (N=N)</b></a>, producing a series of highly toxic aromatic amines. Then, these compounds will be oxidised by lignin peroxidase, laccase and bacterial peroxidases, completing decolourisation and decreasing <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="To the point that the final products of the process are less toxic than the intact dyes themselves." href="javascript:void(0)"><b>toxicity levels</b></a>.
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<p> In an industrial setting, these enzymes would work sequentially in a bioreactor with preset dynamic conditions. First, azoreductase will cleave the azo-bond (N=N), producing a series of highly toxic aromatic amines. Then, these compounds will be oxidised by lignin peroxidase, laccase and bacterial peroxidases, completing decolourisation and decreasing toxicity levels.
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The complementary action of azoreductase, lignin peroxidase, laccase, and bacterial peroxidases will be studied in order to find out the best possible approach of sequential reaction, and this core degradation module will be extrapolated to other areas such as BioArt projects and work on <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="Trying to set up the foundations for a synthetic ecology." href="javascript:void(0)"><b>algal-bacterial symbiosis</b></a>.<br><br><br></p>
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<p> The complementary action of azoreductase, lignin peroxidase, laccase, and bacterial peroxidases will be studied in order to find out the best possible approach of sequential reaction.
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To ensure that the process is entirely bio-safe we have designed a xeno-biological modules that ensures that beyond the bioreactor our organism could not survive.
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<p>This non-specific enzyme was isolated from <em>Bacillus subtilis</em>, although it is also found in <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="Including those inhabiting the human intestine!" href="javascript:void(0)"><b>other bacterial species</b></a>. It starts the degradation of azo dyes by cleaving the <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="A bond composed of two nitrogens linked by a double bond (N=N), characteristic of all azo dyes." href="javascript:void(0)"><b>azo bond</b></a>. <br><br>The products of this cleavage varies greatly among different dyes, but are generally aromatic amines. This azo cleavage does not only occur with azo dyes, but also with other molecules like <a data-tip="true" class="top large" data-tip-content="A drug that is broken down in the gut to release compounds that fight bowel disease and arthritis." href="javascript:void(0)"><b>Sulfasalazine</b></a>. We will isolate this enzyme from <em>B. subtilis</em> and convert it to BioBrick format via polymerase chain reaction (PCR).</p><br><br>
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<p>We aimed to test the efficacy of two Azo Reductases for our bacterial device:
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<p>We aimed to test the efficacy of two Azo Reductases for our bacterial device:
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<p>This enzyme was isolated from Bacillus subtilis, although it is also found in other bacterial species. It
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starts the degradation of azo dyes by reductively cleaving the azo bond.
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<p>This azo cleavage, does not only occur with azo dyes, but also with other molecules like Sulfasalazine. We isolated this enzyme from B. subtilis and converted it to BioBrick format via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However the site directed mutagenesis did not successfully remove the illegal restriction sites and therefore we could not characterise the effects.
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<div class="textTitle"><h4>Azoreductase 1B6 (BBa_K1336001)</h4></div><br>
<div class="textTitle"><h4>Azoreductase 1B6 (BBa_K1336001)</h4></div><br>
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<p>Another azoreductase that we will be using is isolated from <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. It functions in the same way as Azoreductase R1 - cleaving the azo bond - but it is intended to work complementary with it, in order to cover a wider spectrum of dyes more efficiently. <br><br>Like the previous azoreductase, this BioBrick will be constructed using PCR. A promoter and a ribosomal binding site (RBS) will then be added to create a functioning composite device. </p><br>
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<p>Another azoreductase that we will be using is isolated from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It functions in the same way as Azoreductase R1 - cleaving the azo bond - but it is intended to work complementary with it, in order to cover a wider spectrum of dyes more efficiently.
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<p>Like the previous azoreductase, this BioBrick will be constructed using PCR. A promoter and a ribosomal binding site (RBS) will then be added to create a functioning composite device.
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<p>AzoR creates two or more aromatic amines (dependent on the number of azo bonds in the molecule) which are carcinogens. This is therefore only the first step of degradation. Some useful aromatic amines will be filtered off and sold as feedstock products for the fragrance industry which is further explained in the bioprocessing pages.
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<p>Another azoreductase that we will be using is isolated from <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. It functions in the same way as Azoreductase R1 -  cleaving the azo bond - but it is intended to work complementary with it, in order to cover a wider spectrum of dyes more efficiently. <br><br>Like the previous azoreductase, this BioBrick will be constructed using PCR. A promoter and a ribosomal binding site (RBS) will then be added to create a functioning composite device. </p><br>
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<p>The laccase enzyme is a very non-specific oxidising enzyme. We intend to use it in concert with and as a second step to the azo reductase action to create no toxic products. Laccase will:
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Break down azo bonds in specific azo dyes to non-toxic compounds
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<li>Polymerise non-specific azoreductase breakdown products to filterable, non toxic compounds
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<li>Oxidise specific azoreductase breakdown products to non-toxic compounds.
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<p>The spanning range of reactions that take place in laccase are largely due to the unspecific copper mediated oxidising active site. Known reaction products are below, however these are known to break down further in ways not yet tested via NMR.  
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<p>Despite laccase’s unspecific active site, it cannot break down sulphonated dyes and hence oxidation of those must be left for the peroxidases (see next tab.)
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<div class="textTitle"><h4>Laccase (BBa_K729006)</h4></div><br>
<div class="textTitle"><h4>Laccase (BBa_K729006)</h4></div><br>
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<p>Another azoreductase that we will be using is isolated from <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. It functions in the same way as Azoreductase R1 -  cleaving the azo bond - but it is intended to work complementary with it, in order to cover a wider spectrum of dyes more efficiently. <br><br>Like the previous azoreductase, this BioBrick will be constructed using PCR. A promoter and a ribosomal binding site (RBS) will then be added to create a functioning composite device. </p><br>
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Revision as of 21:44, 17 October 2014

Goodbye Azodye UCL iGEM 2014

BioBricks

Our BioBricks & how they lead to azo degradation


We have strove to complete a synthetic azo dye decolourising device in E. coli which incorporates several different independent enzymes that act on azo dyes and their breakdown products to create less toxic chemicals. After evaluating their individual breakdown characteristics, we aim to investigate the potential synergistic action of these enzymes in a single synthetic E. coli device and design a bioprocess which could be used to upscale the method to an industrial context.


In an industrial setting, these enzymes would work sequentially in a bioreactor with preset dynamic conditions. First, azoreductase will cleave the azo-bond (N=N), producing a series of highly toxic aromatic amines. Then, these compounds will be oxidised by lignin peroxidase, laccase and bacterial peroxidases, completing decolourisation and decreasing toxicity levels.

toxicity levels.

The complementary action of azoreductase, lignin peroxidase, laccase, and bacterial peroxidases will be studied in order to find out the best possible approach of sequential reaction. To ensure that the process is entirely bio-safe we have designed a xeno-biological modules that ensures that beyond the bioreactor our organism could not survive.

Azoreductase (BBa_K1336000)


We aimed to test the efficacy of two Azo Reductases for our bacterial device:

We aimed to test the efficacy of two Azo Reductases for our bacterial device:

This enzyme was isolated from Bacillus subtilis, although it is also found in other bacterial species. It starts the degradation of azo dyes by reductively cleaving the azo bond.

This azo cleavage, does not only occur with azo dyes, but also with other molecules like Sulfasalazine. We isolated this enzyme from B. subtilis and converted it to BioBrick format via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However the site directed mutagenesis did not successfully remove the illegal restriction sites and therefore we could not characterise the effects.

Azoreductase 1B6 (BBa_K1336001)


Another azoreductase that we will be using is isolated from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It functions in the same way as Azoreductase R1 - cleaving the azo bond - but it is intended to work complementary with it, in order to cover a wider spectrum of dyes more efficiently.

Like the previous azoreductase, this BioBrick will be constructed using PCR. A promoter and a ribosomal binding site (RBS) will then be added to create a functioning composite device.

AzoR creates two or more aromatic amines (dependent on the number of azo bonds in the molecule) which are carcinogens. This is therefore only the first step of degradation. Some useful aromatic amines will be filtered off and sold as feedstock products for the fragrance industry which is further explained in the bioprocessing pages.


Spore Coat Protein Laccase (BBa_K1336002)


The laccase enzyme is a very non-specific oxidising enzyme. We intend to use it in concert with and as a second step to the azo reductase action to create no toxic products. Laccase will:

  • Break down azo bonds in specific azo dyes to non-toxic compounds
  • Polymerise non-specific azoreductase breakdown products to filterable, non toxic compounds
  • Oxidise specific azoreductase breakdown products to non-toxic compounds.

The spanning range of reactions that take place in laccase are largely due to the unspecific copper mediated oxidising active site. Known reaction products are below, however these are known to break down further in ways not yet tested via NMR.

Despite laccase’s unspecific active site, it cannot break down sulphonated dyes and hence oxidation of those must be left for the peroxidases (see next tab.)


Laccase (BBa_K729006)



Lignin Peroxidase (BBa_K500000)


Usually found in white-rot fungi species, its main function in nature is to participate in lignin-degrading processes by these organisms. However, it has also been found to play a role in azo dye degradation and decolourisation.

This enzyme, like laccase, would be incorporated in the second step of the reaction to oxidise the products of the azo bond cleavage, in order to achieve greater detoxification. The sequence for the enzyme will be ordered and synthesised, including the BioBrick prefix and suffix. Again, it will function together with a promoter and a RBS.


Bacillus subtilis dye-decolorizing peroxidase (BsDyP) (BBa_K1336003)


Found in B. subtilis, the physiological function of this newly discovered enzyme is still unclear, although it has shown effectiveness in degrading lignin and azo dyes, which makes it useful for us. It is not as effective as PpDyP for most compounds, but very efficient in degrading ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)).

The BioBrick will be constructed via PCR.



Pseudomonas putida MET94 dye-decolorizing peroxidase (PpDyP) (BBa_K1336004)


This enzyme is found in P. putida. Although it is relatively novel, and has not yet been studied in detail, it seem to be an extremely versatile and powerful biocatalyst; it oxidises a wide variety of substrates very efficiently. This will broaden the spectrum of action of our decolourising device, and thus being able to degrade other toxic compounds typically found in industrial wastewaters.

This BioBrick will be constructed via PCR.


Octaprenyl Diphosphate Synthase (ispB) (BBa_K1336005)


This enzyme is found in P. putida. Although it is relatively novel, and has not yet been studied in detail, it seem to be an extremely versatile and powerful biocatalyst; it oxidises a wide variety of substrates very efficiently. This will broaden the spectrum of action of our decolourising device, and thus being able to degrade other toxic compounds typically found in industrial wastewaters.

This BioBrick will be constructed via PCR.


Extracellular Nuclease (nucB) (BBa_K729004)


This enzyme is found in P. putida. Although it is relatively novel, and has not yet been studied in detail, it seem to be an extremely versatile and powerful biocatalyst; it oxidises a wide variety of substrates very efficiently. This will broaden the spectrum of action of our decolourising device, and thus being able to degrade other toxic compounds typically found in industrial wastewaters.

This BioBrick will be constructed via PCR.


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