不同添加物对D-核糖产量的影响

采用短小芽孢杆菌转酮酶缺陷突变株 ,通过先后向培养基中添加适量的葡萄糖酸钠、Mn2 + ,直接或间接地影响D 核糖的生物合成途径 ,最终影响D 核糖的产量。此外向培养基中添加芳香族氨基酸中的酪氨酸 ,有机酸中的山梨酸可以促进D 核糖的生物合成 ,使其产量达 6 4.2 g/L。     

耐高糖、高渗透压D-核糖高产菌株的选育及其发酵培养

以产D-核糖40-45 g.L-1的枯草芽孢杆菌突变株BFD-100810为出发菌株,通过紫外线、硫酸二乙酯等方法诱变处理,获得一株核糖高产突变株BFD-101106。对该突变株的产核糖能力进行了验证,并对发酵条件进行了研究。     

同源重组法构建枯草芽孢杆菌转酮酶缺失突变菌株

采用同源重组法高效构建枯草芽孢杆菌转酮酶(tkt)缺失突变株。以大肠杆菌(E.coliDH5α)质粒pBlUSKM为框架,构建出基于枯草杆菌(B.S104)tkt基因位点的整合载体pb-Trs-n,将此载体重组到Bacillus subtilis104中,从新霉素抗性平板上挑取转化子,整合载体pb-Trs-n的测序结果与Kunst.F报道的tkt基因高度同源(98.9%)。同源重组后,B.S104染色体上的tkt基因(2 004bp)部分与载体pb-Trs-n的neo基因(1 197bp)发生了同源交换,确定了该转化子为枯草芽孢杆菌转酮酶缺失突变株(tkt-,neo),该方法构建枯草芽孢杆菌转酮酶(tkt)缺失突变株是可行的,为D-核糖工程菌的研究奠定了基础。     

化学诱变法选育D-核糖高产菌株工艺研究

研究了以硫酸二乙酯(DES)为诱变剂,诱变生产D-核糖的转酮醇酶缺陷型枯草芽孢杆菌HG02,考察了不同诱变剂用量对菌体致死率及其生产能力的影响。得出了以DES诱变该菌株的致死率曲线及最佳的诱变条件:诱变剂用量0.8%,诱变时间15min。该诱变条件下对大量的突变株进行筛选,得到D-核糖高产菌HG03,其D核糖产量较出发菌株提高81.69%。达到5.1g/100mL。     

一株产D-海因酶菌株的鉴定及离子束诱变选育

首次报道了产D-海因酶的巨大芽孢杆菌,通过对该菌进行离子束诱变,获得酶活最高增加3倍的突变株M5,对M5的产酶条件进行优化,得到最佳的发酵条件为玉米浆1.5%,葡萄糖1%,油酸1.5%,氯化钠0.5%,并添加50 mg.L-1的Mn2+、Zn2+及500 mg.L-1的Mg2+,pH8.0,30℃发酵24 h,酶活力可达到每毫升2.119 U,比优化前突变株提高了300%,比出发菌株提高了850%。     

糖化作用对新城疫病毒HN糖蛋白功能的影响

为了研究糖化作用对新城疫病毒(NDV)HN糖蛋白生物学活性的影响,特别是对HN促细胞融合作用的影响,采用基因定点突变技术分别去掉HN分子上的4个糖化位点,然后检测各突变株的细胞表面表达情况、受体识别特性、神经氨酸酶活性、促细胞融合作用、免疫沉淀特性等.结果表明,将野毒株NDV HN的细胞表面表达效率定为100%时,D198R-HN突变株的表达效率为82.6%;而对二者的G1、G2、G3和G4 4个糖化位点分别进行定点突变时,得到8种突变株.它们的表达效率均有不同程度的降低,D198R-HN-G2和D198R-HN-G4两种突变株与D198R-HN相比更为明显.野毒株HN的G1、G2、G3和G4突变株的受体识别活性分别为突变前的47.95%、68.49%、42.67%和41.10%;而D198R-HN突变株的G1、G3和G4突变株的受体识别活性突变前后变化不明显,只有D198R-HN-G2突变株的受体识别活性得以恢复较多,从原来的10.96%恢复到32.88%.野毒株HN突变后神经氨酸酶活性普遍降低,尤以G4影响明显,仅为野毒株的9.60%;而D198R-HN突变株突变后神经氨酸酶活性普遍升高,尤以G2恢复最高,由原来的0.45%恢复到7.59%.野毒株HN的G1、G2、G3和G4突变前后细胞融合情况变化不大;而D198R-HN的G1、G2、G3和G4突变后,D198R-HN-G1、D198R-HN-G3、D198R-HN-G4没有变化,但D198R-HN-G2使D198R-HN的细胞融合活性得以恢复30.90%.野毒株HN电泳时呈现1条较宽的泳带,当突变掉1个糖化位点时,泳动速度加快.D198R-HN突变株及D198R-HN-G1、D198R-HN-G3和D198R-HN-G4 HN突变株电泳时,呈现两条模糊不清的条带.但D198R-HN-G2突变株HN电泳时,其条带变得窄而锐利,且泳动速度快.上述结果说明糖链能影响HN的表达或从细胞浆运输到细胞表面,G2对HN的受体识别活性影响较大,推测G2糖链部分结构的改变影响到了HN G2周围的表型特性,从而导致神经氨酸酶活性、促细胞融合作用的改变.     

枯草芽孢杆菌C1-B941的D-核糖发酵中间试验

使用转酮醇酶变异株—枯草芽孢杆菌C1－B941进行了D－核糖发酵中间试验。3000L发酵罐试验结果表明,发酵培养基中的葡萄糖浓度为18％时,发酵周期约为64h,发酵转化率达36．84％。发酵液经离子交换树脂纯化后,可以直接用于生产VBZ合成的中间体—N－D－核糖醇基－3,4－二甲苯胶。     

pH值对D-核糖发酵的影响及补料发酵的研究

研究了不同 pH值对D 核糖产量的影响。发酵初期pH自然下降时有利于菌体生长 ,菌体生长对数期较长 ,菌体质量浓度最高可达 15 .3g/L ;发酵中后期 pH值控制在 7.0时有利于D 核糖的持续合成 ,同时对D -核糖的流加补料发酵进行了初步研究 ,最终使菌体质量浓度最高达到 2 0 .1g/L ,D 核糖产量达到了 6 2 .5g/L。     

D-核糖生产菌的选育

将枯草芽胞杆菌通过紫外线诱变得到了莽草酸缺陷突变株,在２８株突变株中有１０株积累Ｄ－核糖。这些菌株均属戊糖磷酸途径的非氧化支路缺失突变株。对这些菌株的产核糖能力进行了验证、培养基中芳香族氨基酸的浓度影响Ｄ－核糖的积累     

玉米浆对转酮酶缺陷型短小芽孢杆菌菌株成链的影响

在研究D 核糖发酵过程中发现 ,培养基中玉米浆的含量直接影响着菌体的形态及D 核糖产量。在不同培养基中加入不同浓度的玉米浆 ,镜检菌株的生长情况 ,并测定发酵培养基中D 核糖的产量。研究表明 ,转酮酶缺陷是突变株在菌体生长过程中出现链状的内因 ,而玉米浆中所含的芳香族氨基酸是转酮酶缺陷型突变株在生长过程中出现链状的外因。     

Transmembrane gradient of K+ ions as an energy source in the yeast Saccharomyces carlsbergensis

In the presence of 100 mM glucose antimycin A inhibits the respiration of the yeast S. carlsbergensis by 94%, but does not affect the K+ efflux, Mn2+ influx or the synthesis of high molecular weight polyphosphate (HPP). Therefore phosphorylation at the respiratory chain level is not involved in HPP synthesis or Mn2+ accumulation. Zn2+ similar to Mn2+ induces K+ efflux and HPP synthesis, while Co2+ and Ni2+ fail to produce these effects. The extracellular K+ (1-5 mM KCl) completely inhibits the HPP synthesis and reduces Mn2+ uptake by 40%. NaCl (60 mM) inhibits the HPP synthesis by 28%. Nigericin, candicidin and FCCP plus valinomycin completely prevent the HPP synthesis. The prolonged accumulation of Zn2+ and Mn2+ is accompanied by HPP conversion into low molecular weight polyphosphate (LPP). The HPP synthesis in response to the K+ efflux may be regarded as a specific regulatory mechanism, which increases the energy efficiency of yeast metabolism.     

Purification, crystallization, and properties of D-ribose isomerase from Mycobacterium smegmatis.

D-Ribose isomerase, which catalyzes the conversion of D-ribose to D-ribulose, was purified from extracts of Mycobacterium smegmatis grown on D-ribose. The purified enzyme crystalized as hexagonal plates from a 44% solution of ammonium sulfate. The enzyme was homogenous by disc gel electrophoresis and ultracentrifugal analysis. The molecular weight of the enzyme was between 145,000 and 174,000 by sedimentation equilibrium analysis. Its sedimentation constant of 8.7 S indicates it is globular. On the basis of sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis in the presence of Mn2+, the enzyme is probably composed of 4 identical subunits of molecular weight about 42,000 to 44,000. The enzyme was specific for sugars having the same configuration as D-ribose at carbon atoms 1 to 3. Thus, the enzyme could also utilize L-lyxose, D-allose, and L-rhamnose as substrates. The Km for D-ribose was 4 mM and for L-lyxose it was 5.3 mM. The enzyme required a divalent cation for activity with optimum activity being shown with Mn2+. the Km for the various cations was as follows: Mn2+, 1 times 10(-7) M, Co2+, 4 times 10(-7) M, and Mg2+, 1.8 times 10(-5) M. The pH optimum for the enzyme was 7.5 to 8.5. Polyols did not inhibit the enzyme to any great extent. The product of the reaction was identified as D-ribulose by thin layer chromatography and by preparation of the O-nitrophenylhydrazone derivative.     

Galactosyltransferase from buffalo milk: Further characterization

Buffalo milk galactosyltransferase is a single poly-peptide of molecular weight 55,000 to 56,000. The enzyme is specific for glucose as an acceptor substrate in the presence of 8-lactalbumin, L-Arabinose. L-xylose, D-ribose and D-fructose did not serve as acceptor substrates even at concentration as high as 0.13 M, while N-acetylglucosamine and ovalbumin served as good acceptors of galactosyl moiety in the absence of ∞ -lactalbumin. UDP-galacturonic acid did not serve as a donor substrate; on the contrary, it inhibited the reaction. Lactose synthetase reaction was inhibited by D-ribose, L-arabinose and L-xylose, whereas D-fructose did not show any inhibition. Buffalo milk ∞ -lactalbumin enhanced the synthesis of lactose but inhibited the synthesis of N-acetyllactosamine. Cations like Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ba²⁺ and Co²⁺ could not replace Mn²⁺ in the N-acetyllactosamine synthetase reaction. Except Co²⁺, these cations had no effect on this reaction. Co²⁺ was found to be a competitive inhibitor of Mn²⁺. The observed inhibition of the reaction by-EDTA also confirmed the absolute requirement of Mn²⁺ for the reaction. Lactose synthetase reaction had an optimum pH of 8.5, whereas N-acetyllactosamine synthetase reaction was maximal at pH 8.0.     

Comparative kinetics of D-xylose and D-glucose isomerase activities of the D-xylose isomerase from Thermus aquaticus HB8

The D-xylose isomerase from T. aquaticus accepts, besides D-xylose, also D-glucose, and, with lower efficiency, D-ribose, and D-arabinose as alternative substrates. The activity of the enzyme is strictly dependent on divalent cations. Mn2+ is most effective in the D-xylose isomerase reaction and Co2+ in the D-glucose isomerization. Mg2+ is active in both reactions, Zn2+ only in the further one. The enzyme is strongly inhibited by Cu2+, and weakly by Ni2+, Fe2+, and Ca2+. A hyperbolic dependence of the reaction velocity of the D-xylose isomerase on the concentration of D-xylose xylose and of D-glucose was found, while biphasic saturation curves were obtained by variation of the metal ion concentrations. The D-glucose isomerization reaction shows normal behaviour with respect to the metal ions. A kinetic model was derived on the basis of the assumption of two binding sites for divalent cations, one cofactor site with higher affinity and a second, low affinity site, which modulates the activity of the enzyme.     

The bivalent-cation dependence of phosphatidylinositol synthesis in a cell-free system from lymphocytes.

The bivalent-cation requirements of two enzymes involved in phosphatidylinositol synthesis were defined for pig lymphocyte membranes using a citric acid buffer. CTP:phosphatidic acid cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.41) is activated by free Mn2+ concentrations above 20nM and by free Mg2+ concentrations above 10 microM. When activated by Mg2+, the enzyme is weakly inhibited by Ca2+ (Ki greater than 250 microM), but Ca2+ has no effect when Mn2+ is used to stimulate CDP-diacylglycerol synthesis. The synthesis of phosphatidylinositol from phosphatidic acid is also stimulated by Mn2+ and Mg2+ concentrations similar to those above and is inhibited by free Ca2+ concentrations above 500nM, probably by its action on CDP-diacylglycerol:inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase (EC 2.7.8.11). Taken together, these studies suggest that under physiological conditions phosphatidylinositol synthesis is activated by Mg2+ and it is possible that it is further regulated by the free concentrations of Ca2+ and/or Mn2+.     

Genetic regulation of the constitutive D-ribose operon in Escherichia coli B/r.

Merodiploid complementation analysis of the constitutive synthesis of the D-ribokinase and the D-ribose permease in Escherichia coli B/r has shown that the constitutive D-ribose operon is genetically controlled by a transdominant regulatory gene closely linked to the D-ribokinase and D-ribose permease structural genes. The regulatory mechanism for this operon shows no requirement for operator-repressor interaction, rather a truly positive control mechanism and thus suggests an extension of the operon model in its application to constitutive enzyme regulation in bacteria.     

Changes of ATP, polyphosphate and K+ contents in Saccharomyces carlsbergensis during uptake of Mn2+ and glucose

The process of prolonged Mn2+ uptake by the yeast Saccharomyces carlsbergensis in the presence of 100 mM glucose and in the absence of phosphate can be divided into two steps. The first step (0-20 min) of Mn2+ uptake (4.3 mumol/g of wet cells) is characterized by an intense K+ efflux (23.8 mumol/g), synthesis of high molecular weight polyphosphate (HPP) (8.1 mumol/g) and decrease of ATP content (0.06 mumol/g). Simultaneously about 0.6 mumol of glucose is taken up and the level of low molecular weight polyphosphate (LPP) remains practically unchanged. The second step (20-120 min) of Mn2+ uptake (15.6 mumol/g) is characterized by a drop in HPP (16.6 mumol/g) and the synthesis of LPP (19.0 mumol/g). The ATP content decreases by 0.87 mumol/g as compared to the control, while that of K+ increases (5.7 mumol/g). During the first step of Mn2+ uptake the energy of the K+ concentration gradient may be used both for Mn2+ influx (2K+: 1Mn2+) and synthesis of HPP (1P:1.9K+). During the second step the Mn2+ accumulation is apparently driven by HPP conversion into LPP (1:1) and by ATPases serving the Mn2+/H+ exchange.     

Factors affecting the manganese and iron activation of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase isozymes from rabbit.

Timed assays in which GTP and GDP were separated and quantitated by HPLC were developed and used to study the metal activation of the mitochondrial and cytosolic isozymes of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase purified from rabbit liver. These assays allowed both directions of catalysis to be studied under similar conditions and in the absence of coupling enzymes. The mitochondrial enzyme is rapidly inactivated by preincubation with Fe2+, as had been shown previously for the cytosolic isozyme. The greatest activation by Fe2+ was obtained by adding micromolar Fe2+ immediately after enzyme to form the complete assay mixture that also contained millimolar Mg2+. In the direction of synthesis of OAA from Pep, the K0.5 values for Mn2+ and Fe2+ were in the 3-7 microM range when a nonchelating buffer, Hepes, was used. The buffer used strongly affected activation by Fe2+ at pH 7.4; activation was eliminated in the case of phosphate and K0.5 increased several-fold over that obtained with Hepes when imidazole was used. In non-chelating buffer, the pH optimum was near 7.4 for both isozymes and for both directions of catalysis. However, the near optimal pH range extended below 7.4 for the direction of oxaloacetate synthesis while the range was above 7.4 for Pep synthesis. In the direction of oxaloacetate synthesis: (1) Both isozymes required the presence of micromolar Mn2+ or Fe2+ in addition to millimolar Mg2+ in order to shown significant activity. (2) Fe2+ was as effective an activator as Mn2+ at pH 7 and below. In the direction of Pep synthesis: (1) Micromolar Mn2+ was a much better activator than Fe2+ at the higher pH values needed for optimal activity in this direction. (2) With increasing pH, decreasing activation was obtained with Fe2+ while the activity supported by Mg2+ alone increased. The results demonstrate the potential for regulation of either isozyme of Pep carboxykinase by the availability of iron or manganese.     

金属离子对地衣芽孢杆菌合成多聚γ-谷氨酸的影响

多聚γ 谷氨酸 [γ Ｐｏｌｙ(ｇｌｕｔａｍｉｃａｃｉｄ) ,γ ＰＧＡ]是由某些杆菌 (Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ)合成的一种细胞外水溶性高分子氨基酸聚合物 ,是由Ｌ 谷氨酸、Ｄ 谷氨酸两种构型的单体通过γ 酰胺键聚合形成的[1 ] 。γ ＰＧＡ具有极佳的成膜性、成纤维性 ,阻氧性、可塑性、粘结性、保湿性和可生物降解等许多独特的理化和生物学特性[2 ,3] 。因此 ,γ ＰＧＡ可以被广泛用于医药制造 ,食品加工 ,蔬菜、水果、海产品防冻、保鲜 ,化妆品工业 ,烟草、皮革制造工业和植物种子保护等许多领域 ,是一种有极大开发价值和前景的多功能新型生物制…