title: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a novel approach for analyzing the biochemical effects of anionic surfactants on a surfactant-degrading Arcobacter butzleri strain.
abstract: Anionic surfactant-biodegrading capability of an Arcobacter butzleri strain was analyzed under aerobic conditions. The A. butzleri isolate displayed efficient surfactant-biodegrading capacity for sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at concentrations of up to 100 mg/L in 6 days, corresponding to 99.0% removal efficiency. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was applied to observe the effects of varying concentrations of SDS on the biochemistry of bacterial cells. Results suggest that protein secondary structures were altered in bacterial cells at sufficiently high SDS concentrations, concurrent with SDS biodegradation.
authors.affiliation: Bilkent University, National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent, Ankara 06800, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Sarioglu
authors.forename: Yusuf Talha
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Tamer
authors.forename: Alper Devrim
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Halil Ibrahim
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Atabay
authors.forename: Celenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molva
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tekinay
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D020640:Arcobacter / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D048430:Cell Shape / Q000187:drug effects; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate