Glutathione reductase-mediated synthesis of tellurium-containing nanostructures exhibiting antibacterial properties.

Abstract:

:Tellurium, a metalloid belonging to group 16 of the periodic table, displays very interesting physical and chemical properties and lately has attracted significant attention for its use in nanotechnology. In this context, the use of microorganisms for synthesizing nanostructures emerges as an eco-friendly and exciting approach compared to their chemical synthesis. To generate Te-containing nanostructures, bacteria enzymatically reduce tellurite to elemental tellurium. In this work, using a classic biochemical approach, we looked for a novel tellurite reductase from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain BNF22 and used it to generate tellurium-containing nanostructures. A new tellurite reductase was identified as glutathione reductase, which was subsequently overproduced in Escherichia coli. The characterization of this enzyme showed that it is an NADPH-dependent tellurite reductase, with optimum reducing activity at 30°C and pH 9.0. Finally, the enzyme was able to generate Te-containing nanostructures, about 68 nm in size, which exhibit interesting antibacterial properties against E. coli, with no apparent cytotoxicity against eukaryotic cells.

journal_name

Appl Environ Microbiol

authors

Pugin B,Cornejo FA,Muñoz-Díaz P,Muñoz-Villagrán CM,Vargas-Pérez JI,Arenas FA,Vásquez CC

doi

10.1128/AEM.02207-14

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-11-01 00:00:00

pages

7061-70

issue

22

eissn

0099-2240

issn

1098-5336

pii

AEM.02207-14

journal_volume

80

pub_type

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