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Our project <b>Chef Ant E. coli</b> is to append abilities to detoxify formaldehyde to <i>Escherichia coli</i>.<Br> | Our project <b>Chef Ant E. coli</b> is to append abilities to detoxify formaldehyde to <i>Escherichia coli</i>.<Br> | ||
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Formaldehyde is a common harmful chemical, and it has a bad effect in relatively low concentration. (For example, in agricultural chemicals, in disinfectant at hospitals and in paint of building materials)<Br> | Formaldehyde is a common harmful chemical, and it has a bad effect in relatively low concentration. (For example, in agricultural chemicals, in disinfectant at hospitals and in paint of building materials)<Br> | ||
Also, since fromaldehyde is mass-produced in factories, it is highly possible to exceed over the permissible amount in the environment. These days, in Japan, the detection of formaldehyde in Tone river became an issue.<Br> | Also, since fromaldehyde is mass-produced in factories, it is highly possible to exceed over the permissible amount in the environment. These days, in Japan, the detection of formaldehyde in Tone river became an issue.<Br> | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 23 September 2012
What's Chef Ant E. coli ?
Our project Chef Ant E. coli is to append abilities to detoxify formaldehyde to Escherichia coli.
■Background
Formaldehyde is a common harmful chemical, and it has a bad effect in relatively low concentration. (For example, in agricultural chemicals, in disinfectant at hospitals and in paint of building materials)
Also, since fromaldehyde is mass-produced in factories, it is highly possible to exceed over the permissible amount in the environment. These days, in Japan, the detection of formaldehyde in Tone river became an issue.
We planed to create E.coli which removes such a hazardous material, named Chef Ant E.coli. It is appended 3 devices and gets removal ability of formaldehyde.
More genetic information about Chef Ant E. coli is available in project abstract
Device1; Visualize formaldehyde with GFP.
Device2; Dehydrogenize formaldehyde to formate.
Device3; Dehydrogenize formate to carbon dioxide and water.
Details of our devices is available each device page.
■Tonegawa's formaldehyde levels spike
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