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MULTIFUNCTIONAL MUTANTS OF Azospirillum sp. WITH ENHANCED CAPABILITY OF SOLUBILIZING PHOSPHORUS, FIXING NITROGEN AND PRODUCING INDOLE ACETIC ACID Riyanti, Eny Ida; Hadiarto, Toto; Susilowati, D.N.
Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science Vol 13, No 1 (2012): April 2012
Publisher : Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development - MOA

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Azospirillum sp. have long been known as biofertilizer for plant growth because of its capability to produce phytohormones and fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. Multifunctional Azospirillum strain Aj Bandung 6.4.1.2 isolated in 2009 from cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) rhizosphere in Lembang, Bandung, West Java, was capable of fixing nitrogen, solubilizing tricalcium-phosphate, and producing phytohormone indole acetic acid (IAA). The study aimed to modify the multifunctions of Azos-pirillum sp. for better capability of fixing N2, solubilizing P, and producing IAA using ethyl methanesulfonate and 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine (EMS) mutagen. The study was conducted at Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development (ICABIOGRAD) in 2010. The results showed that this strain was genetically mutagenized using EMS for better performance in solubilizing P, fixing N2 (nitrogenase activity), and producing phytohormone (IAA). The optimum concentration and the length of incubation time for the process have been determined. Nine selected mutants with increasing capability to solubilize P (determined by clear-zone formation on Pikovskaya’s medium) have been characterized for nitrogenase activities and IAA production compared to wild type Aj Bandung 6.4.1.2. The effect of mutagenesis on IAA produc-tion and nitrogenase activities varied among the mutans. Two mutants, AzM 3.7.1.16 and AzM 1.7.2.12, showed superiority in the production of IAA, while two mutants, AzM 1.5.1.14 and AzM 3.7.1.15, were superior in nitrogenase activities. The EMS mutagenesis of Azospirillum sp. showed enhanced dissolving capa-bility of unsoluble phosphate (tricalciumphosphate) and increased IAA production and nitrogenase activity.  
Bioinformatics Toxicity Assessment of RB Protein from Transgenic Potato Resistant to Phytophthora infestans Hadiarto, Toto; Ambarwati, Alberta Dinar
Makara Journal of Science Vol. 23, No. 1
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The genetically engineered potato cultivar Katahdin SP951 is resistant to late blight disease, which is caused by Phytophthora infestans. The biosafety and food safety of this cultivar should be assessed prior to its commercialization. Toxicity is one of the parameters tested in the food safety evaluation of transgenics. Toxicity testing includes the bioinformatics analysis of the homology of the RB protein of Katahdin SP951 with known proteins. Therefore, this study aimed to perform the bioinformatics analysis of Katahdin SP951 RB protein against homologous toxin proteins. Bioinformatics analysis was conducted by first translating the RB gene into an amino acid sequence by using the Emboss Transeq program from the EMBL-EBI website. The Shuffle Protein Program was then applied to obtain the randomized amino acid sequences of the RB protein. The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) Protein search program was utilized to identify proteins with high similarity and homology. Moreover, BLAST Suite-2 was used to analyze the homology between two or more sequence alignments. Results showed high homology between the sequences of the RB protein and those of known resistance (R) proteins with an E value of less than 0.22. This result may be attributed to the presence of numerous R proteins in plants. Further analysis indicated that the sequence of the RB protein had extremely nonsignificant homology with sequences of proteins known to be toxic in the Entrez protein database of National Center for Biotechnology Information. Therefore, the RB protein is nontoxic.
Co-Authors Alberta Dinar Ambarwati D.N. Susilowati Eny Ida Riyanti