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Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Aug 1996, 2999-3004, Vol 62, No. 8
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology

Inhibition of Sulfate Respiration by 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone and Other Anthraquinone Derivatives

III Cooling FB, CL Maloney, E Nagel, J Tabinowski and JM Odom
Central Research & Development Department, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware 19880

Derivatives of 9,10-anthracenedione, or anthraquinone, were shown to inhibit respiratory sulfate reduction by pure cultures of sulfate-reducing bacteria, as well as by crude enrichment cultures. Structure-activity studies showed that an increasing degree of substitution of the anthraquinone nucleus resulted in increasing 50% inhibition (I(inf50)) values for sulfate respiration. Addition of charged ring substituents also resulted in an increase in the I(inf50) concentration. Experiments carried out with 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone demonstrated inhibition of hydrogen-dependent sulfate respiration but not hydrogen-dependent sulfite or thiosulfate respiration. Addition of pyruvate resulted in stimulation of sulfate-dependent hydrogen oxidation in the presence of the anthraquinone. These observations, together with a direct demonstration of uncoupling in French press vesicle preparations, suggest that the underlying mechanism of inhibition is uncoupling of ATP synthesis from electron transfer reactions. The low I(inf50) values for inhibition (0.5 to 10 (mu)M) and the relatively low general toxicity of anthraquinones suggest that these compounds may be useful for inhibition of sulfide generation in situations which are incompatible with the use of broadly toxic biocides.

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