生淀粉糖化酶催化位点氨基酸及酶合成调控的初步研究

通过对Rhizopus OR-1UVN菌种所产生淀粉糖化酶在不同底物不同缓冲溶液条件下酶最适pH的测定,推测出该生淀粉糖化酶活力中心催化位点氨基酸是天冬氨酸(Asp)和谷氨酸(Glu)。实验证明5～50mg/mL浓度葡萄糖对生淀粉糖化酶没有抑制作用。分别以浓度<5mg/mL葡萄糖和淀粉为碳源的培养基进行不同碳源发酵实验,发现以淀粉为碳源的培养基Ⅰ发酵15h开始产生淀粉糖化酶,以葡萄糖为碳源的培养基Ⅱ发酵35h开始产酶(葡萄糖浓度<8mg/mL),而且前者菌体较后者少,由此可知葡萄糖对产酶有阻遏作用。实验还发现解阻遏熟淀粉糖化酶的葡萄糖浓度(15mg/mL)比生淀粉糖化酶的要高。由于葡萄糖的阻遏作用不发生在翻译水平,而发生在转录水平上,而且生淀粉糖化酶(G1)与熟淀粉糖化酶(G2)来自同一条DNA链,可以推测存在mRNA的拼接。通过以生淀粉为碳源的比较实验,发现生淀粉对生淀粉糖化酶形成的诱导作用可能主要是通过mRNA拼接的调节来实现的。     

少根根霉菌株发酵生产纤溶酶条件的研究

发酵条件优化可提高少根根霉菌株8B所产纤溶酶的活性。使用单因素试验和正交试验确定该茵发酵产酶的最佳条件。试验确定最优化发酵条件,培养基：麸皮水5g／L,尿素5g／L,胰蛋白胨0．5g／L,K2HPO4·3H2O 0．3g／L,MgSO4·7H2O 0.15g／L,pH5.5,摇床转速160r／min,30℃发酵56h。在此优化条件下培养,8B产纤溶酶活力达到345．41U／mL,是初始培养基发酵产酶活力的7．52倍。     

营养物质对桑黄菌丝生物量及胞外多糖产量的影响

研究了不同碳源、氮源和无机盐对桑黄深层培养菌丝生物量和胞外多糖产量的影响,结果表明：在培养温度为26℃、摇床转速为160r／min、发酵时间为10d的条件下,以桑黄菌丝生物量为指标,最适碳源、氮源和无机盐分别是果糖或葡萄糖、酵母粉或酵母膏、KH2P04或MgSO4·7H2O;菌丝生物量分别达到1．51、1．31、1．69、1．52、1．52、1．36g／100mL;以胞外多糖为指标,最适碳源、氮源和无机盐分别是葡萄糖、酵母膏、ZnSO4·7H2O,胞外多糖产量分别达到0．49、0．45、0．22g／100mL。     

麦白霉素发酵培养基的改进

研究了淀粉水解液全部替代葡萄糖作为碳源发酵麦白霉素的工艺条件。用正交实验得出摇瓶培养基消毒后的最佳基质浓度为总糖5.0g/100mL,还原糖3.8g/100mL,氨基氮60mg/mL,溶解磷300μg/mL。以50L发酵罐进行实验,得出了麦白霉素的发酵代谢曲线和淀粉的适宜水解条件。经30t发酵罐放大实验结果表明,与葡萄糖作碳源相比,用淀粉水解液作碳源发酵麦白霉素,发酵单位提高23.0％,生产成本降低38.0％。     

黄原胶生产菌株XCCNAU—92的选育

从野生型甘蓝黑腐黄单胞菌中筛选出XCCNAU—01作为育种的出发菌株。用硫酸二乙酯和氯化锂复合诱变得系列突变体,经平板、摇瓶发酵必传代试验筛选出黄原胶生产菌株XCCNAU－92。对蔗糖、玉米淀粉等碳源皆有较强的利用能力,当以蔗糖为碳源时,30℃,102r／m发酵72h,产胶量达36．25g／kg,提高12．9％,粘度达17200cp,增加43．3％,碳源转化率达72．5％。     

茯苓菌种液体深层发酵条件优化

采用茯苓9号茵株,通过单因素实验和正交优化实验对其液体发酵条件进行优化。结果表明,液体发酵最佳培养基为:葡萄糖30 g,酵母浸膏4 g,蛋白胨5 g,KH_2PO_41 g,MgSO_40.5 g,维生素B_1 7.5 mg,水1 L。在常温、150 r/min时,菌种最佳液体发酵条件为:培养基初始pH为5.5、培养天数为8 d、装瓶量为70 mL/250 mL锥形瓶、接种量为7%时,可得到较好茵丝增重量,最大茵丝干重可达5.004 g/L。     

产氢菌的复合诱变选育及突变株HCM-23的产氢特性

以厌氧产氢细菌Clostridium sp. H-61为原始菌株, 先后经亚硝基胍(NTG)、紫外(UV)诱变, 选育得到1株高产突变株HCM-23。在葡萄糖浓度为10 g/L的条件下, 其产氢量为3024 mL/L, 比原始菌株提高了69.89%; 其最大产氢速率为33.19 mmol H2/g DW·h, 比原始菌株(19.74 mmol H2/g DW·h)提高了68.14%。经过多次传代试验, 稳定性良好。其发酵末端产物以乙醇和乙酸为主, 属于典型乙醇型发酵代谢类型。其最适产氢初始pH为6.5, 最适生长温度为36℃, 以蔗糖为最佳碳源。与原始菌株相比, 突变株HCM-23的产氢特性发生了改变, 如生长延滞期延长, 可利用无机氮源等。     

一株具有藻毒素清除功能的干酪乳杆菌细胞高密度发酵条件优化

为提高一株具有藻毒素清除能力的干酪乳杆菌Lactobacillus casei BBEi0—212单位体积的活菌数,针对其营养需求,研究了不同碳源、氮源、缓冲盐、微量元素及生长因子对该菌株生长情况及发酵特性的影响。通过响应面法对碳源、氮源、生长因子等进行优化,获得最佳培养基配方为：α-乳糖43．8g/L,酵母膏79．5g/L,无水乙酸钠13．12g／L,冰醋酸9．17mL／L,MnSO4·H20190mg／L,吐温-805．15mL/L。经37℃培养18h,菌体干重达到4．97g/L,比在普通MRS培养基中（1．32g／L）提高近4倍。基于乳酸菌发酵过程中的产酸特性,通过外源添加5g／L谷氨酸,促使菌体浓度进一步提高15％,并提前1．2h进入生长稳定期。上述研究结果为食品行业重要生产菌株干酪乳杆菌的高密度培养技术提供了可借鉴的研究思路。     

产氢菌的复合诱变选育及突变株HCM-23的产氢特性

以厌氧产氢细菌Clostridium sp.H-61为原始菌株,先后经亚硝基胍(NTG)、紫外(UV)诱变,选育得到1株高产突变株HCM-23.在葡萄糖浓度为10 g/L的条件下,其产氢量为3024 mL/L,比原始菌株提高了69.89%;其最大产氢速率为33.19 mmol H2/g DW·h,比原始菌株(19.74 mmolH2/g DW·h)提高了68.14%.经过多次传代试验,稳定性良好.其发酵末端产物以乙醇和乙酸为主,属于典型乙醇型发酵代谢类型.其最适产氢初始pH为6.5,最适生长温度为36℃,以蔗糖为最佳碳源.与原始菌株相比,突变株HCM-23的产氢特性发生了改变,如生长延滞期延长,可利用无机氮源等.     

响应面法优化多杀菌素发酵培养基的研究

采用响应面分析方法,对刺糖多孢茵（Saccharopolyspora spinosa）H-2产多杀菌素的发酵培养基进行优化研究。运用单因子试验筛选出葡萄糖和棉籽粉为最适碳源和氮源,通过Plack—ett—Burman设计试验,对影响发酵培养基的8个相关因子进行评估并筛选出具有显著效应的4个因子：葡萄糖、棉籽粉、黄豆饼粉及玉米浆。通过最陡爬坡实验逼近以上4个因子的最大响应区域后,采用Box-Behnken响应面分析法,确定发酵产多杀菌素最佳培养基为葡萄糖64．5g,麦芽糖20g,玉米浆2g,大豆油40g,棉籽粉25g,黄豆饼粉2．4g,蛋白胨25g,CaCO35g,定容至1L,pH7．0。培养基优化后多杀菌素产量由278．1mg／L提高到508．7mg／L,比初始多杀茵素产量提高了1．83倍。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.