TY - JOUR
T1 - Chlorocatechol detection based on a clc operon/reporter gene system
AU - Guan, X.
AU - Ramanathan, S.
AU - Garris, J. P.
AU - Shetty, R. S.
AU - Ensor, M.
AU - Bachas, L. G.
AU - Daunert, S.
PY - 2000/6/1
Y1 - 2000/6/1
N2 - A sensitive and selective sensing system for chlorocatechols (3- chlorocatechol and 4-chlorocatechol) was developed based on Pseudomonas putida bacteria harboring the plasmid pSMM50R-B'. In this plasmid, the regulatory protein of the clc operon, ClcR, controls the expression of the reporter enzyme β-galactosidase. When bacteria containing components of the clc operon are grown in the presence of chlorocatechols, ClcR activates the clcA promoter, which is located upstream from the β-galactosidase gene. Thus, the concentration of chlorocatechols can be related to the production of β-galactosidase in the bacteria. The concentration of β-galactosidase expressed in the bacteria was determined by measuring the chemiluminescence signal emitted with the use of a 1,2-dioxetane substrate. ClcR has a high specificity for chlorocatechols and provides the sensing system with high selectivity. This was demonstrated by evaluating several structurally related organic compounds as potential interfering agents. Both 3-chlorocatechol and 4-chlorocatechol can be detected with this sensing system at concentrations as low as 8 x 10-10 and 2 x 10-9 M, respectively, using a 2-h induction period. In the case of 3-chlorocatechol, a highly selective sensing system was developed that can detect this species at concentrations as low as 6 x 10-8 M after a 5-min induction period; the presence of 4-chlorocatechol at concentrations as high as 2 x 10-4 M did not interfere with this system.
AB - A sensitive and selective sensing system for chlorocatechols (3- chlorocatechol and 4-chlorocatechol) was developed based on Pseudomonas putida bacteria harboring the plasmid pSMM50R-B'. In this plasmid, the regulatory protein of the clc operon, ClcR, controls the expression of the reporter enzyme β-galactosidase. When bacteria containing components of the clc operon are grown in the presence of chlorocatechols, ClcR activates the clcA promoter, which is located upstream from the β-galactosidase gene. Thus, the concentration of chlorocatechols can be related to the production of β-galactosidase in the bacteria. The concentration of β-galactosidase expressed in the bacteria was determined by measuring the chemiluminescence signal emitted with the use of a 1,2-dioxetane substrate. ClcR has a high specificity for chlorocatechols and provides the sensing system with high selectivity. This was demonstrated by evaluating several structurally related organic compounds as potential interfering agents. Both 3-chlorocatechol and 4-chlorocatechol can be detected with this sensing system at concentrations as low as 8 x 10-10 and 2 x 10-9 M, respectively, using a 2-h induction period. In the case of 3-chlorocatechol, a highly selective sensing system was developed that can detect this species at concentrations as low as 6 x 10-8 M after a 5-min induction period; the presence of 4-chlorocatechol at concentrations as high as 2 x 10-4 M did not interfere with this system.
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U2 - 10.1021/ac9913917
DO - 10.1021/ac9913917
M3 - Article
C2 - 10857616
AN - SCOPUS:0034212738
VL - 72
SP - 2423
EP - 2427
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
SN - 0003-2700
IS - 11
ER -