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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190103640
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Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Electron transport catalysis in organohalide pollutant respiration. This project aims to understand the link between substrate specificity and gene sequence of dehalogenating enzymes in organohalide respiring bacteria (ORB) and the mechanism by which electrons are transferred to dehalogenating enzymes through protein-protein interactions. Organohalides were present in Earth's early history and now pollute the environment globally. Organohalide respiring bacteria (ORB) can degrade these pollutants by using them as terminal electron acceptors in their respiratory metabolism. This represents one of the most ancient respiratory systems on Earth about which little is known. This project will add to our fundamental knowledge of microbial evolution and metabolic systems, and pave the way for next generation organohalide remediation technologies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2019
End Date: 06-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $524,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Enzymes | Environmental Biotechnology | Bioremediation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Rehabilitation of Degraded Urban and Industrial Environments | Rehabilitation of Degraded Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments |
