scurc presentation-ra 4.9.15-fix
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A Toxic Metal “Sponge”
A Novel Technology For Water Remediation…
California State University, Long Beach
Phuc Nguyen
Acey Lab
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2015 ACS Southern California Undergraduate Research conference, UC San Diego
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OUTLINE
The ProblemMetallothionein OverviewExperiments:•Purification•Metal Binding Properties•Metal Recovery technology
Conclusion
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THE PROBLEM
Wastewater Containing Toxic Metals
Lead | Mercury | Arsenic
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THE ANSWER: METALLOTHIONEIN (MT)
• Low Molecular Weight.• Cysteine rich.• Selectively Binds Toxic/Precious Metals
Hg, Pb, As, U Au, Ag, Pt, Pd
• High Affinity: 4 x 10-14 M-1 for Pb• Active At Extreme Conditions
Temperature - 100oC pH - 4 to 10
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EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT MTMT Gene Cloned into pET 11a
Recombinant MT Expressed in BL-21 E.coli
Sonication
G-50 Sephadex Gel Filtration
Mono Q Anion Exchange
Superdex Gel Filtration
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SDS-PAGE ANALYSIS OF PURIFIED MT
MT6.5 KDa
Standards
26.6 KDa
16.9 KDa
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METAL BINDING ACTIVITY
Free-metal
MT-bound metal
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METAL BINDING ACTIVITY
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METAL BINDING IN ACETONE
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TECHNOLOGY FOR METAL REMOVAL
US Patent Number 7,273,962.
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METAL RECOVERY FROM SEA WATER
585 CPM 109Cd
4,612 CPM 109Cd
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CONCLUSION
•Recombinant MT is Expressed and Purified•MT binds a Number of Toxic/ Precious Metals •Active in 30% Acetone•Metal Binding Effective In High Salt
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Dr. Roger Acey
Dr. Katherine Kantardjieff
Paul Madera
Brent Wilkinson
Aaron Ong
Hieu Nguyen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT