Abstract
Oxo-anion binding properties of the thermostable enzyme ferritin from Pyrococcus furiosus were characterized with radiography. Radioisotopes 32P and 76As present as oxoanions were used to measure the extent and the rate of their absorption by the ferritin. Thermostable ferritin proved to be an excellent system for rapid phosphate and arsenate removal from aqueous solutions down to residual concentrations at the picomolar level. These very low concentrations make thermostable ferritin a potential tool to considerably mitigate industrial biofouling by phosphate limitation or to remove arsenate from drinking water.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-186 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Water Research |
Volume | 76 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 13 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology
- Pollution
- Ecological Modeling
- Waste Management and Disposal