A PMA degrading constitutive organomercurial lyase in a broad-spectrum mercury resistant Bacillus pasteurii strain DR2.
A broad-spectrum Hg-resistant strain of B. pasteurii DR2 utilized phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) as sole source of carbon. This bacterial strain contained a constitutive organomercurial lyase which specifically degraded PMA but not other organo-mercurials. This PMA-lyase activity was also stimulated to different extents when this bacterial strain was grown in presence of different organic compounds as sole source of carbon.
Pahan
K
K
Department of Biochemistry, University College of Science, Calcutta, India.
Gachhui
R
R
Ray
S
S
Chaudhuri
J
J
Mandal
A
A
D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008190:Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008628:Mercury / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010662:Phenylmercuric Acetate / Q000378:metabolism*
D008190:Lyases; C050953:alkylmercury lyase; D008628:Mercury; D010662:Phenylmercuric Acetate