微生物乙内酰脲酶及其研究进展

乙内酰脲酶是广泛分布在微生物中的一类可降解乙内酰脲酶类化合物的酶系 ,包括乙内酰脲水解酶、N-氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶及乙内酰脲消旋酶。微生物的乙内酰脲酶在结构与组成、立体选择性、底物专一性、反应条件和作用机制等方面有所不同 ,在各种 L-及 D-型氨基酸的酶法生产中具有良好的应用前景。本文对乙内酰脲酶研究及应用的一般情况作了概述 ,并讨论了有关乙内酰脲酶研究的主要研究进展     

异源D-海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶共表达重组枯草芽孢杆菌的构建

【目的】构建异源D-海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶共表达的重组枯草芽孢杆菌,探讨其作为全细胞催化剂合成D-对羟基苯甘氨酸的可行性。【方法】采用P_(aco)表达盒表达D-海因酶基因hyd或sd1,采用P_(AE)表达盒表达N-氨甲酰水解酶基因adc。分别以质粒pHP13和pUB110为载体,构建D-海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶共表达质粒pHCS、pHCY和pUCS。在受体菌中整合表达了acoR和sigL基因,敲除了skf和sdp基因。将共表达质粒分别转化不同的受体菌,通过测定全细胞催化活性,表征D-海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶共表达的效果。【结果】带有质粒pHCY和pHCS的重组菌,全细胞催化活性分别为0.21 U/mL和0.31 U/mL。整合表达acoR和sigL基因以及高拷贝质粒pUCS,使全细胞催化活性达到1.0 U/mL。【结论】异源D-海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中能够正确表达。基因拷贝数、acoR和sigL基因表达水平,及skf和sdp基因缺失对重组菌的催化活性具有显著影响。     

Arthrobacter K1108乙内酰脲酶反应条件和立体选择性研究

研究了Arthrobacter K1108乙内酰脲酶的反应条件,结果表明,K1108乙内酰脲酶的最适反应温度为55℃,最适pH为7.0,Co^2 和Fe^2 对该酶有激活作用,而Ca^2 有严重抑制作用。K1108乙内酰脲酶的底物专一性较强,其最适底物为5－苄基乙内酰脲,5－苯基乙内酰脲和5－吲哚甲基乙内酰脲均不能作为其有效底物。对K1108乙内酰脲酶立体反应机制研究结果表明,其乙内酰脲水解酶不具立体选择性,决定产物立体构型的酶是N－氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶。     

Arthrobacter K1108乙内酰脲酶反应条件和立体选择性研究

研究了ArthrobacterK110 8乙内酰脲酶的反应条件 ,结果表明 ,K1108乙内酰脲酶的最适反应温度为 55℃ ,最适pH为 70 ,Co²⁺ 和Fe²⁺ 对该酶有激活作用 ,而Ca²⁺ 有严重抑制作用。K1108乙内酰脲酶的底物专一性较强 ,其最适底物为 5 苄基乙内酰脲 ,5 苯基乙内酰脲和 5 吲哚甲基乙内酰脲均不能作为其有效底物。对K1108乙内酰脲酶立体反应机制研究结果表明 ,其乙内酰脲水解酶不具立体选择性 ,决定产物立体构型的酶是N 氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶。     

节杆菌K1108乙内酰脲酶产酶条件研究

研究了乙内酰脲酶产生菌节杆菌K1108的产酶条件。该菌乙内酰脲酶为诱导酶,存在于细胞内,乙内酰脲水解酶和N氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶是同时被诱导产生。最适诱导物为5苄基乙内酰脲,而5吲哚甲基乙内酰脲和5苯基乙内酰脲等不能诱导其酶的产生。筛选到一种安慰诱导物,诱导活性提高了2倍多。对产酶培养基进行了筛选和优化,在最适条件下,K1108产酶能力可达108U/mL。     

乙内酰脲水解酶基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆表达

节杆菌BT801的乙内酰脲酶系能够水解5-苄基乙内酰脲生成L-苯丙氨酸,其中乙内酰脲水解酶负责乙内酰脲的水解开环。乙内酰脲水解酶的表达对于乙内酰脲酶的催化机制研究及氨基酸的生物不对称合成都具有重要意义。通过PCR技术扩增得到乙内酰脲水解酶基因(hyuH),置于表达载体pT221的,17启动子下游,将构建的重组质粒引入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)。SDS-PAGE分析在相对分子量50kD处有一较强的表达带,经薄层扫描分析目的蛋白占全菌蛋白的40％,主要以可溶性形式存在,活性分析表明表达产物具有天然的酶活性。     

节杆菌BT801 N-氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶基因的克隆与表达

通过PCR从质粒pUC18-169中扩增得到N-氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶基因（hyuC）,置于原核表达载体pQE60的T5启动子下游构成表达质粒pQE60-hyuC,并在大肠杆菌M15中实现了该基因的高表达。SDS-PAGE检测表达产物,在相对分子量44kD处有一表达带,经薄层扫描分析目的蛋白占全菌蛋白的40%,主要以可溶性形式存在。酶活性分析结果表明,工程菌M15/pQE60-hyuC的N氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶的比活分别比原始菌株Arthrobacter BT801和亚克隆DH5α/pUC18-169提高了52倍和72倍。在节杆菌BT801和大肠杆菌DH5α/pUC18-169的反应体系中加入等量菌体的工程菌M15/pQE60-hyuC,可使乙内酰脲酶总比活分别提高8.1倍和3.0倍。     

节杆菌BT801 N-氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶基因的克隆与表达

通过PCR从质粒pUC18 16 9中扩增得到N 氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶基因 (hyuC) ,置于原核表达载体pQE6 0的T5启动子下游构成表达质粒pQE6 0 hyuC ,并在大肠杆菌M15中实现了该基因的高表达。SDS PAGE检测表达产物 ,在相对分子量 44kD处有一表达带 ,经薄层扫描分析目的蛋白占全菌蛋白的 40 % ,主要以可溶性形式存在。酶活性分析结果表明 ,工程菌M15 pQE6 0 hyuC的N 氨甲酰氨基酸水解酶的比活分别比原始菌株ArthrobacterBT80 1和亚克隆DH5α pUC18 16 9提高了 5 2倍和 72倍。在节杆菌BT80 1和大肠杆菌DH5α pUC18 16 9的反应体系中加入等量菌体的工程菌M15 pQE6 0 hyuC ,可使乙内酰脲酶总比活分别提高 8 1倍和 3 0倍。     

海因酶与氨甲酰水解酶产生菌的鉴定及分布

利用Biolog微生物鉴定系统和16S rDNA序列分析相结合的方法对自行筛选的24株海因酶和氨甲酰水解酶产生菌进行了鉴定。海因酶与氨甲酰水解酶产生菌主要分布在Bacillus,Geobacillus,Brevibacillus,Aneurinibacillus,Microbacterium,Pseudomonas,Kurthia和Empedobacter等菌属,特别的是,Kurthia和Empedobacter是新的海因酶和氨甲酰水解酶产生菌属,说明海因酶和氨甲酰水解酶产生菌在细菌中分布较广泛。进一步分析比较发现,D-海因酶产生菌主要分布于Pseudomonas,Agrobacterium等菌属中,而大部分L-海因酶产生菌分布于Bacillus,Geobacillus,Microbacterium等菌属中,说明D-海因酶产生菌与L-海因酶产生菌分布特点具有一定的种属倾向性。这些工作不仅提供了多种海因酶和N-氨甲酰水解酶的生物材料,而且对双酶的结构与功能及分子进化研究等具有重要意义。     

乙内酰脲酶及其在氨基酸手性合成中的应用

乙内酰脲水解酶、氨甲酰化酶和乙内酰脲消旋酶构成的酶系能够以5-取代乙内酰脲类化合物为原料合成天然和非天然D-或L-氨基酸,用于各种手性氧基酸的生产。近来的研究重点在分离新酶或提高原酶的活性,包括定向突变、三维结构解析与结构功能关系研究、酶固定化、蛋白融合和构建完整细胞生物催化剂等。     

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.