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Our environmental iGEM project was first developed from our aspirations to detoxify water and soil from pollutants, and to convert pollutants to useful products using ''E. coli''. As the project progressed we resolved to pursue the conversion of nitric oxide (NO) to ammonia.
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We are developing Biobricks to detect NO using the ''norV'' promoter, and to convert NO to ammonia using the nitrite reductase enzyme NrfA of E. coli. As a large amount of NO pollution is caused by fertilizer run off, we intend to target water treatment. Utilising an NO converting bio-reactor will reduce the operating costs of removing NO from the water as well as catalyst contamination of the water supply; furthermore we should be able to produce an ammonia compound which can be utilised in recycled fertilizer production. </center>
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<center> Our environmental iGEM project first developed from an idea of detoxifying or possibly converting pollutants to useful products using ''E.coli''. Through our studies, and use of departmental resources, we resolved to pursue the conversion of nitric oxide (NOx) to ammonia.
 
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The Biobrick that we will be synthesizing will be able to detect NOx using the norV promoter, and then convert it to ammonia by harnessing the nitrification and denitrification capabilities of the nitrite reductase enzyme nrfA. </center>
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[[Image:Kent_team.png|center|frame|The Kent iGEM team of 2013. From left to right: [https://2013.igem.org/User:KECS Kara Stubbs], [https://2013.igem.org/User:dh1993 David Hanly], [https://2013.igem.org/User:LCarman Laura Carman], [https://2013.igem.org/User:sdowie Sarah Dowie], [https://2013.igem.org/User:Mc Michael Coghlan], [https://2013.igem.org/User:Rathaven Rathaven Gunaratnarajah].]]
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 4 October 2013

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Our environmental iGEM project was first developed from our aspirations to detoxify water and soil from pollutants, and to convert pollutants to useful products using E. coli. As the project progressed we resolved to pursue the conversion of nitric oxide (NO) to ammonia.

We are developing Biobricks to detect NO using the norV promoter, and to convert NO to ammonia using the nitrite reductase enzyme NrfA of E. coli. As a large amount of NO pollution is caused by fertilizer run off, we intend to target water treatment. Utilising an NO converting bio-reactor will reduce the operating costs of removing NO from the water as well as catalyst contamination of the water supply; furthermore we should be able to produce an ammonia compound which can be utilised in recycled fertilizer production.


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