Techniques of Bioremediation using bacteria for the treatment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A Review

Anuja Mishra; Rasanpreet Kaur

doi:10.18006/2022.10(6).1318.1330

Authors

Anuja Mishra Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Science & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, U.P., India
Rasanpreet Kaur Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Science & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, U.P., India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(6).1318.1330

Keywords:

Hydrocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Computational aspects, Databases, Molecular docking, Synthetic biology

Abstract

The term "hydrocarbon" is self-explanatory and refers to solely carbon and hydrogen compounds. Hydrocarbons play an important role in our everyday lives. Hydrocarbons, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, harm biota. The relatively fast introduction of xenobiotic compounds, as well as the enormous movement of natural materials to various environmental compartments, can often overwhelm the self-cleaning capabilities of the recipient ecosystem, resulting in pollution and accumulation of hazardous or even lethal levels. Bacteria capable of hydrocarbon degradation are frequently used in the bioremediation of fuel oil-contaminated sites. Presently, multiple sophisticated methodologies, transcriptomics, proteomics and are effectively utilized for the depiction of hydrocarbons degrading microorganisms. These expertises are highly developed, and its integration with bioinformatics tools makes it even more efficient. Though health science and biological science are the major relevant areas for molecular docking, it has been effectively used to explore the process of bio-degradation in ecological remediation in recent years. This review focuses on the sources, fate of PAHs, human exposure, various computational aspects associated with PAHs, and some approaches of synthetic biology related to pollutant degradation and PAH‑degradation by genetically engineered microorganisms.

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