Effect of Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane on Methylation of Bismuth by Methanosarcina barkeri | Zendy

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Effect of Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane on Methylation of Bismuth by Methanosarcina barkeri

Author(s) -

Klaus Michalke,

Jörg Meyer,

Reinhard Hensel

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.00694-06

Subject(s) - methanosarcina barkeri , octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane , lasalocid , monensin , bismuth , chemistry , methylation , environmental chemistry , membrane , methanogenesis , biochemistry , methane , organic chemistry , ionophore , polymer chemistry , gene

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS), a common constituent of household products, triggers the transformation of bismuth to the volatile toxic derivative trimethylbismuth by Methanosarcina barkeri, which is a representative member of the sewage sludge microflora. Comparative studies with the ionophores monensin and lasalocid, which induce effects similar to those observed for OMCTS, indicated that the stimulation of bismuth methylation is not specific for the siloxane and suggested that the stimulation observed is mainly due to facilitated membrane permeation of the metal ion.

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