ABSTRACT
          
            p
            -Nitrophenol (4-NP) is recognized as an environmental contaminant; it is used primarily for manufacturing medicines and pesticides. To date, several 4-NP-degrading bacteria have been isolated; however, the genetic information remains very limited. In this study, a novel 4-NP degradation gene cluster from a gram-positive bacterium,
            Rhodococcus opacus
            SAO101, was identified and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequences of
            npcB
            ,
            npcA
            , and
            npcC
            showed identity with phenol 2-hydroxylase component B (reductase, PheA2) of
            Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
            A7 (32%), with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol monooxygenase (TcpA) of
            Ralstonia eutropha
            JMP134 (44%), and with hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase (ORF2) of
            Arthrobacter
            sp. strain BA-5-17 (76%), respectively. The
            npcB
            ,
            npcA
            , and
            npcC
            genes were cloned into pET-17b to construct the respective expression vectors pETnpcB, pETnpcA, and pETnpcC. Conversion of 4-NP was observed when a mixture of crude cell extracts of
            Escherichia coli
            containing pETnpcB and pETnpcA was used in the experiment. The mixture converted 4-NP to hydroxyquinol and also converted 4-nitrocatechol (4-NCA) to hydroxyquinol. Furthermore, the crude cell extract of
            E. coli
            containing pETnpcC converted hydroxyquinol to maleylacetate. These results suggested that
            npcB
            and
            npcA
            encode the two-component 4-NP/4-NCA monooxygenase and that
            npcC
            encodes hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase. The
            npcA
            and
            npcC
            mutant strains, SDA1 and SDC1, completely lost the ability to grow on 4-NP as the sole carbon source. These results clearly indicated that the cloned
            npc
            genes play an essential role in 4-NP mineralization in
            R. opacus
            SAO101.
          
 
                                    摘要
          
            p
            -
硝基苯酚(4-NP)被认为是一种环境污染物,主要用于制造药物和
杀虫剂。迄今为止,已分离出几种降解 4-NP 的细菌,但遗传信息仍然非常有限。本研究从一种革兰氏阳性细菌中发现了一个新的 4-NP 降解
基因簇、
            乳清红球菌
            
SAO101 中的一个新型 4-NP 降解
基因簇。推导出了
            npcB
            ,
            npcA
            和
            npcC
            与热
葡糖苷酸革囊菌的
苯酚 2-羟化酶 B 组份(还原酶,PheA2)显示出相同性
            与 2,4,6-三羟基
苯酚还原酶 B 组份(还原酶,PheA2)的同一性。
            的 
2,4,6-三氯苯酚单加氧酶(TcpA)的同一性。
            的 
2,4,6-三氯苯酚单加氧酶(TcpA
            JMP134(44%),以及羟基
喹啉 1,2-二氧 化酶(ORF2)
            节杆菌
            菌株 BA-5-17 的羟基
对苯二酚 1,2-二氧化酶(ORF2)(76%)。在
            npcB
            ,
            npcA
            和
            npcC
            
基因克隆到 pET-17b 中,分别构建表达载体 pETnpcB、pETnpcA 和 pETnpcC。当大肠杆菌的粗细胞
提取物与 4-NP 的混合物混合时,可观察到 4-NP 的转化。
            大肠杆菌
            在实验中使用含有 pETnpcB 和 pETnpcA 的大肠杆菌粗细胞
提取物混合物时,观察到了 4-NP 的转化。该混合物将 4-NP 转化为羟基
苯酚,还将 4-硝基
邻苯二酚(4-NCA)转化为羟基
苯酚。此外,大肠杆菌的粗细胞
提取物
            大肠杆菌
            含有 pETnpcC 的大肠杆菌细胞
提取物将羟基
苯酚转化为马来
乙酸酯。这些结果表明
            npcB
            和
            npcA
            编码双组分 4-NP/4-NCA 单加氧酶,而
            npcC
            编码羟基
喹啉 1,2-二氧合酶。npcA
            npcA
            和
            npcC
            突变株 
SDA1 和 
SDC1 完全丧失了以 4-NP 为唯一碳源的生长能力。这些结果清楚地表明,克隆的
            npc
            
基因在 4-NP 矿化过程中发挥了重要作用。
            R. opacus
            
SAO101。