Chromate Binding and Removal by the Molybdate-Binding Protein ModA.

Effective and cheap methods and techniques for the safe removal of hexavalent chromate from the environment are in increasingly high demand. High concentrations of hexavalent chromate have been shown to have numerous harmful effects on human biology. We show that the E. coli molybdate-binding protein ModA is a genetically encoded tool capable of removing chromate from aqueous solutions. Although previously reported to not bind chromate, we show that ModA binds chromate tightly and is capable of removing chromate to levels well below current US federal standards. © 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Citation

Jason Karpus, Michael Bosscher, Ifedayo Ajiboye, Liang Zhang, Chuan He. Chromate Binding and Removal by the Molybdate-Binding Protein ModA. Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology. 2017 Apr 04;18(7):633-637

Mesh Tags

Substances

PMID: 28150901

search → result