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Novel mechanism in carbon dioxide-fixing acetogenic microorganism utilizing extracellular electron transfer from solid-phase humic substances

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H04363
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 64020:Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Katayama Arata  名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 教授 (60185808)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 笠井 拓哉  名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 助教 (00833831)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Keywords固体腐植ヒューミン / 細胞外電子伝達 / 二酸化炭素固定 / 酢酸生成微生物 / 硫黄 / 水素 / 腐植物質 / 非光合成型二酸化炭素固定 / メタン生成微生物 / 細胞外電子供与
Outline of Research at the Start

光は使わないが、酸素の無い条件で水素を使って二酸化炭素から酢酸を生成する微生物は、高密度化が可能なことから、温暖化ガスの二酸化炭素を固定する技術として有望とされている。しかし、水素供給が不可欠である点が省エネルギー上の課題となってきた。本申請者らは、腐植物質の中で酸アルカリに不溶な固体腐植ヒューミンを電子伝達物質とすることによって、高効率に酢酸微生物に二酸化炭素固定させる可能性を見いだした。そこで、本研究では、この電子伝達メカニズムを解明することを目的とする。地球化学と微生物生態学の融合分野を切り拓く基礎研究であるとともに、新規な地球温暖化対策技術の端緒として大きな貢献が期待される。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A technology that converts carbon dioxide into acetic acid using acetogenic microorganisms is considered promising, but the problem is that it requires high concentration of hydrogen. We have found that anaerobic microbial reaction converts carbon dioxide into acetic acid using solid-phase humin as extracellular electron donor. In this study, we have conducted a study to elucidate the microorganisms that utilize solid-phase humin as extracellular electron donor and the conditions required for the microbial utilization, as well as the novel electron transfer mechanisms. In the acetogenic microorganisms, Moorella thermoacetica was able to utilize extracellular electrons in solid-phase humin for carbon dioxide fixation and acetic acid formation with the presence of yeast extract. Reduced sulfur in solid-phase humin was also suggested to hold electrons with high density in the matrix.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地球温暖化が進む現在、二酸化炭素固定化技術の開発は人類にとっての最大の緊急課題である。本研究は、その中で有望視される酢酸生成微生物を用いた技術の弱点である高濃度水素の必要である点を回避して、二酸化炭素固定を行う技術の開発につながることが期待される。本研究を通して、水の電気分解は起こらない(水素供給の無い)温和な条件で、酵母エキス存在下、世界最高レベルの24.2mg-酢酸/L/日が達成され、今後の技術開発につながる成果が得られた。また、この細胞外電子伝達の現象は自然界における嫌気性微生物生態系のエネルギーの流れを明らかにするものとしても意義深いものである。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 3 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Humin organic sulfur as a redox-active element for extracellular electron transfer2022

    • Author(s)
      Duyen Minh Pham, Hiroshi Oji, Shinya Yagi, Satoshi Ogawa, Arata Katayama
    • Journal Title

      Geoderma

      Volume: 408 Pages: 115580-115580

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115580

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Activation of extracelluler electron network in non-electroactive bacteria by Bombyx mori silk2022

    • Author(s)
      Duyen Minh Pham, Sujan Dey, Arata Katayama
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

      Volume: 195 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.190

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of Humin and Chemical Factors on CO2-Fixing Acetogenesis and Methanogenesis2022

    • Author(s)
      Ha Biec Nhu、Pham Duyen Minh、Kasai Takuya、Awata Takanori、Katayama Arata
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 19 Issue: 5 Pages: 2546-2546

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph19052546

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 化学物質の還元反応に寄与する異種微生物館の固体腐植を介した細胞外電子伝達機構の解明2021

    • Author(s)
      片山新太
    • Journal Title

      IFO Research Communications

      Volume: 35 Pages: 45-59

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Promotion of biological nitrogen fixation activity of an anaerobic consortium using humin as an extracellular electron mediator2021

    • Author(s)
      Dey Sujan、Awata Takanori、Mitsushita Jumpei、Zhang Dongdong、Kasai Takuya、Matsuura Norihisa、Katayama Arata
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 6567-6567

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-85955-3

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Humin: No longer inactive natural organic matter2021

    • Author(s)
      Pham Duyen Minh、Kasai Takuya、Yamaura Mirai、Katayama Arata
    • Journal Title

      Chemosphere

      Volume: 269 Pages: 128697-128697

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128697

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Humin Assists Reductive Acetogenesis in Absence of Other External Electron Donor2020

    • Author(s)
      Mahasweta Laskar, Takuya Kasai, Takanori Awata, Arata Katayama
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 17 Issue: 12 Pages: 4211-4211

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph17124211

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 固体腐植ヒューミンを用いた生物電気化学システムにおける酢酸生成菌よる二酸化炭素変換の促進2022

    • Author(s)
      笠井 拓哉,伊藤 啓人,Pham Minh Duyen,菰田 峰生,片山 新太
    • Organizer
      日本農芸化学会2022年度大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Alternate functionality of humin, a solid-phase humic substance, as extracellular electron mediator in carbon dioxide-reducing acetogenesis2021

    • Author(s)
      Arata Katayama, Mahasweta Laskar, Biec Nhu Ha, Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai
    • Organizer
      American Chemical Society, Spring 2021 meeting, “Macromocular Chemicstry: the second century”
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Activation of carbon dioxide reduction by autotrophic acetogen with solid-phase humic substances2021

    • Author(s)
      Takuya Kasai, Mahasweta Laskar, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      World Microbial Forum, ASM and FEMS collaboration
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Activity of CO2-fixing acetogenesis and methanogenesis in mixed cultures with humin under different conditions2021

    • Author(s)
      Biec Nhu Ha, Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      Water and Environment Technology Conference Online
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Extracellular electron mediating functions discovered in fresh organic materials and changes the functionality in artificial soil2021

    • Author(s)
      Tingting Hu, Mirai Yamaura, Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      Water and Environment Technology Conference Online
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of chemical factors and microbial community on the activity of CO2-fixing acetogenesis and methanogenesis with the presence of humin as extracellular electron mediator2021

    • Author(s)
      Biec Nhu Ha, Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai, Takanori Awata, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Materials and Systems for Sustainability 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Unveiling redox-active structure in humin by synchrotron radiation-based X-ray absorption near edge structure2021

    • Author(s)
      Duyen Minh Pham, Hiroshi Oji, Shinya Yagi, Satoshi Ogawa, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Materials and Systems for Sustainability 2021, online
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Study on extracellular electron transfer mechanism in humin promoting redox reactions of nitrogen2021

    • Author(s)
      Takuya Kasai, Sujan Dey, Takehito Noto, Ryota Ujibayashi, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Materials and Systems for Sustainability 2021, online
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Strategy of anaerobic bioremediation: design of artificial microbial community and bioelectrochemical system2021

    • Author(s)
      Arata Katayama, Takuya Kasai, Naoko Yoshida
    • Organizer
      the 41st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 微生物等を利用した浄化技術2021

    • Author(s)
      片山新太
    • Organizer
      おおさかATCグリーンエコプラザ、水・土壌汚染研究部会、オンライン
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Increase in extracellular electron mediating function of rice straw-artificial soil mixture during the humification2021

    • Author(s)
      Tingting HU, Duyen Minh PHAM, Takuya KASAI, Arata KATAYAMA
    • Organizer
      日本微生物生態学会第34回大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 固体フミン質を適用した微生物電気化学システムの構築と最適化2021

    • Author(s)
      増田大起,Pham Duyen Minh,笠井拓哉,片山新太
    • Organizer
      第56回日本水環境学会年会、オンライン
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Humin, an insoluble fraction of humic substances, as a key extracellular electron mediator in anaerobic microbial world2021

    • Author(s)
      Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      Vebleo webinar 2021 on Materials Science, Engineering and Technology online
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 固体腐植物質による生物学的二酸化炭素資源化反応の促進2021

    • Author(s)
      笠井 拓哉,ラスカー マハシュウェタ,片山 新太
    • Organizer
      日本農芸化学会2021年度(令和3年度)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] How do solid-phase humic substances (humin) serve as extracellular electron mediator in multiple anaerobic microbial reactions?2021

    • Author(s)
      Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      日本農芸化学会2021年度(令和3年度)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Promotion of nitrogen-fixation activity of diverse heterotrophic diazotrophs by supplying extracellular electrons from humin, a solid-phase humic substance.2021

    • Author(s)
      Sujan Dey, Takuya Kasai, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      日本農芸化学会2021年度(令和3年度)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Promotion of biological nitrogen fixation using extracellular electron mediator-humin2020

    • Author(s)
      Sujan Dey, Takuya Kasai, Arata Katayama
    • Organizer
      The Water and Environment Technology Conference, WET-2020-online
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Funded Workshop] International Conference on Materials and Systems for Sustainability 2021 (ICMaSS2021)2021

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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