http://2012.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation&feed=atom&action=historyTeam:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation - Revision history2024-03-29T14:02:00ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.16.0http://2012.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation&diff=296029&oldid=prevLmgieg at 02:24, 27 October 20122012-10-27T02:24:31Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>After verifying that we could in fact degrade catechol into 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde using our <i>xylE</i> construct (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J33204>BBa_J33204</a>), we wondered if we could take this any further. What if we could convert this by-product into hydrocarbons too? As catechol is the breakdown product of a number of different degradation pathways in bacteria, this could be particularly useful.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>After verifying that we could in fact degrade catechol into 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde using our <i>xylE</i> construct (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J33204>BBa_J33204</a>), we wondered if we could take this any further. What if we could convert this by-product into hydrocarbons too? As catechol is the breakdown product of a number of different degradation pathways in bacteria, this could be particularly useful.</p></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase is an extradiol dioxygenase which cleaves catechol adjacent to the two hydroxyl groups. When this occurs 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde is produced, which is yellow in colour. This change in colour allows for visual assay to assess the activity of XylE.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase is an extradiol dioxygenase which cleaves catechol adjacent to the two hydroxyl groups. When this occurs 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde is produced, which is yellow in colour. This change in colour allows for visual assay to assess the activity of XylE.</p></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>The visual assays were performed with <i>E. coli</i> cells transformed with (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021>BBa_K118021</a>) as well as with <i>E. coli</i> cells transformed with the newly constructed part (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K902048 >BBa_K902048</a>) by bringing the supernatant of an overnight culture to a concentration of 0.1 M of catechol. When the part (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021>BBa_K118021</a>) was used, the pellet was first washed in M9-MM and centrifuged before catechol was added to the supernatant. This was necessary to avoid the glucose in the LB from repressing the cstA promoter (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118011>BBa_K118011</a>). Catechol was added to the supernatant because the reaction takes place outside of the cell. Within minutes of the addition of catechol to the supernatant, the solution turned from the pale yellow of LB to a bright yellow. This was indicative that catechol was breaking down into 2-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hydroxymuconate </del>semialdehyde, which was exactly what we expected! This assay was completed by following the protocol written by the 2008 Edinburgh iGEM team.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p>The visual assays were performed with <i>E. coli</i> cells transformed with (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021>BBa_K118021</a>) as well as with <i>E. coli</i> cells transformed with the newly constructed part (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K902048 >BBa_K902048</a>) by bringing the supernatant of an overnight culture to a concentration of 0.1 M of catechol. When the part (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021>BBa_K118021</a>) was used, the pellet was first washed in M9-MM and centrifuged before catechol was added to the supernatant. This was necessary to avoid the glucose in the LB from repressing the cstA promoter (<a href=http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118011>BBa_K118011</a>). Catechol was added to the supernatant because the reaction takes place outside of the cell. Within minutes of the addition of catechol to the supernatant, the solution turned from the pale yellow of LB to a bright yellow. This was indicative that catechol was breaking down into 2-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hydroxymuconate </ins>semialdehyde, which was exactly what we expected! This assay was completed by following the protocol written by the 2008 Edinburgh iGEM team.</p></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></html>[[File:UCalgary2012_Catechol_assay.jpg|500px|thumb|Figure 3: Results of the catechol visual assay using ''xylE'' [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021 BBa_K118021]. Cultures were grown overnight in LB and the pellets were washed with M9-MM at various times (From left to right: 0 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, and 20 min.). Cells were then spun down and catechol was added to the supernatant to 0.1 M. The amount of time didn't affect the colour change in the cultures containing the <i>xylE</i> gene. The far right tube has <i>E. coli</i> cells without the <i>xylE</i> gene as a negative control and the supernatant remained clear when the catechol was added. |center]]<html></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></html>[[File:UCalgary2012_Catechol_assay.jpg|500px|thumb|Figure 3: Results of the catechol visual assay using ''xylE'' [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K118021 BBa_K118021]. Cultures were grown overnight in LB and the pellets were washed with M9-MM at various times (From left to right: 0 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, and 20 min.). Cells were then spun down and catechol was added to the supernatant to 0.1 M. The amount of time didn't affect the colour change in the cultures containing the <i>xylE</i> gene. The far right tube has <i>E. coli</i> cells without the <i>xylE</i> gene as a negative control and the supernatant remained clear when the catechol was added. |center]]<html></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p> Based on our GC-MS results, we were able to show the appearance of a new peak when cells expressing <i>xylE</i> and the PetroBrick were co-cultured. Although we don't know the exact identity of this peak, it is distinct form our control. It resembles standards that contain a toluene substituent suggesting that this compound maybe similar in structure. This structure is also made possible by the fact that the catechol degradation product is capable of forming polymers and potentially ring type structures. It may very well be that these ring structures are being further processed by the Petrobrick into useful products, which we hope to identify through GC-MS/MS in the future. Interestingly, a similar peak appeared when cells expressing our <i>xylE</i> construct were co-cultured with <i>Jeotgalicoccus</i> sp. ATCC 8456 cells. This suggests that although we don't know the exact identity of this new peak, it is likely that it may be in fact a further breakdown product of catechol. This is a very promising result, as it suggests that in addition to converting naphthenic acids into hydrocarbons, we may also be able to break down catechol, one of the other major toxic components in tailings ponds.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p> Based on our GC-MS results, we were able to show the appearance of a new peak when cells expressing <i>xylE</i> and the PetroBrick were co-cultured. Although we don't know the exact identity of this peak, it is distinct form our control. It resembles standards that contain a toluene substituent suggesting that this compound maybe similar in structure. This structure is also made possible by the fact that the catechol degradation product is capable of forming polymers and potentially ring type structures. It may very well be that these ring structures are being further processed by the Petrobrick into useful products, which we hope to identify through GC-MS/MS in the future. Interestingly, a similar peak appeared when cells expressing our <i>xylE</i> construct were co-cultured with <i>Jeotgalicoccus</i> sp. ATCC 8456 cells. This suggests that although we don't know the exact identity of this new peak, it is likely that it may be in fact a further breakdown product of catechol. This is a very promising result, as it suggests that in addition to converting naphthenic acids into hydrocarbons, we may also be able to break down catechol, one of the other major toxic components in tailings ponds.</p></div></td></tr>
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</table>MaggieRYhttp://2012.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation&diff=277012&oldid=prevDmsilver at 01:27, 25 October 20122012-10-25T01:27:07Z<p></p>
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</table>Dmsilverhttp://2012.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation&diff=275051&oldid=prevDmsilver at 20:44, 23 October 20122012-10-23T20:44:10Z<p></p>
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</table>Anyakornilohttp://2012.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Team:Calgary/Project/OSCAR/CatecholDegradation&diff=266078&oldid=prevEmily Hicks at 03:00, 4 October 20122012-10-04T03:00:17Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p> Based on our GC-MS results, we were able to show the appearance of a new peak when cells expressing <i>xylE</i> and the PetroBrick were co-cultured. Although we don't know the exact identity of this peak, it is distinct form our control. Interestingly, a similar peak appeared when cells expressing our <i>xylE</i> construct were co-cultured with <i>Jeotgalicoccus</i> sp. ATCC 8456 cells. This suggests that although we don't know the exact identity of this new peak, it is likely that it may be in fact a further breakdown product of catechol. This is a very promising result, as it suggests that in addition to converting naphthenic acids into hydrocarbons, we may also be able to break down catechol, one of the other major toxic components in tailings ponds.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><p> Based on our GC-MS results, we were able to show the appearance of a new peak when cells expressing <i>xylE</i> and the PetroBrick were co-cultured. Although we don't know the exact identity of this peak, it is distinct form our control. Interestingly, a similar peak appeared when cells expressing our <i>xylE</i> construct were co-cultured with <i>Jeotgalicoccus</i> sp. ATCC 8456 cells. This suggests that although we don't know the exact identity of this new peak, it is likely that it may be in fact a further breakdown product of catechol. This is a very promising result, as it suggests that in addition to converting naphthenic acids into hydrocarbons, we may also be able to break down catechol, one of the other major toxic components in tailings ponds.</p></div></td></tr>
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