Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a novel approach for analyzing the biochemical effects of anionic surfactants on a surfactant-degrading acrobacter butzleri strain
Author
Sarioglu, O. F.
Tamer, Y. T.
Ozkan, A. D.
Atabay, H. I.
Molva, C.
Tekinay, T.
Date
2013-12-17Source Title
Applied Spectroscopy
Print ISSN
0003-7028
Publisher
OSA Publishing
Volume
67
Issue
4
Pages
470 - 470
Language
English
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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.
Keywords
Anionic surfactant biodegradationArcobacter butzleri
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
FT-IR
Sodium dodecyl sulfate