title: [The effect of sodium salts and pH on hydrogenase activity of the haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria].
abstract: Hydrogenase is the main catabolic enzyme of hydrogen-utilizing sulfate-reducing bacteria. In haloalkaliphilic sulfate reducers, hydrogenase, particularly if it is periplasmic, functions at high concentrations of Na+ ions and low concentrations of H+ ions. The hydrogenases of the newly isolated sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfonatronum thiodismutans, D. lacustre, and Desulfonatrovibrio hydrogenovorans exhibit different sensitivity to Na+ ions and remain active at NaCl concentrations between 0 and 4.3 M and NaHCO3 concentrations between 0 and 1.2 M. The hydrogenases of D. lacustre and D. thiodismutans remain active at pH values between 6 and 12. The optimum pH for the hydrogenase of D. thiodismutans is 9.5. The optimum pH for the cytoplasmic and periplasmic hydrogenases of D. lacustre is 10. Thus, the hydrogenases of D. thiodismutans, D. lacustre, and Dv. hydrogenovorans are tolerant to high concentrations of sodium salts and extremely tolerant to high pH values, which makes them unique objects for biochemical studies and biotechnological applications.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Detkova
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Soboleva
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Pikuta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pusheva
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D003470:Culture Media; D020564:Deltaproteobacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D017670:Sodium Compounds; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D017670:Sodium Compounds; D013431:Sulfates; D006864:Hydrogenase