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Biodegradation of Azo Dyes Under Anaerobic Condition: Role of Azoreductase

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Biodegradation of Azo Dyes

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The pressures of an ever-increasing population and industrial development have led to the addition of an array of man-made chemicals in the environment, leading to a tremendous deterioration in environmental quality. Contamination of soil, air, water, and food is one of the major problems facing the industrialized world today. Significant regulatory steps have been taken to eliminate or to reduce the production or release of these chemicals into the environment. A major contribution to these categories is by azo dyes, most of which are toxic and hazardous in nature. Application of microbial processes to decontaminate environmental media polluted with these compounds will require a better understanding of why and how microorganisms can degrade them and utilize them for their own survival as well as for cleaning the environment. This review focuses on different anaerobic microbial processes for biodegradation of azo dyes and enzymes involved therein that are responsible for their degradation.

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Abbreviations

CI:

Color index

SRB:

Sulfate reducing bacteria

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Sandhya, S. (2010). Biodegradation of Azo Dyes Under Anaerobic Condition: Role of Azoreductase. In: Atacag Erkurt, H. (eds) Biodegradation of Azo Dyes. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2009_43

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