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- Title
Phytoremediation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by Arabidopsis plants expressing a NAD(P)H-flavin nitroreductase from Enterobacter cloacae.
- Authors
You, Shuang-Hong; Zhu, Bo; Han, Hong-Juan; Wang, Bo; Peng, Ri-He; Yao, Quan-Hong
- Abstract
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is released into natural environment from demilitarization facilities, manufacturing, and explosive remnants of war; this compound is one of the most recalcitrant explosives. TNT contamination is associated with human health risks because TNT strongly causes mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. Unfortunately, effective and affordable technologies to remediate TNT-contaminated environments are insufficient. As such, studies have been conducted to develop strategies using plants to extract and detoxify TNT from environment. In this study, a system was designed to overcome high phytotoxicity of TNT by expressing a NAD(P)H-flavin nitroreductase from Enterobacter cloacae to investigate the possibility of TNT phytoremediation. The resulting transgenic Arabidopsis showed a remarkable improvement in the ability to tolerate, absorb, and detoxify TNT as evidenced by their growth condition. This study can be used as reference to facilitate the effective cleanup of TNT-contaminated sites.
- Subjects
PHYTOREMEDIATION; CONSERVATION plants; BIOREMEDIATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ENTEROBACTER cloacae; NITROREDUCTASES
- Publication
Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 6, p417
- ISSN
1863-5466
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11816-015-0379-y