褐腐真菌产生的羟基自由基HO˙对纤维素作用的研究

由褐腐真菌的典型菌株——密粘褶菌Gloeophyllum trabeum的胞外培养液中分离纯化得到一能还原Fe3 ,产生羟基自由基HO˙的多肽组分(称作Gt因子)。 采用HO˙特异性的抑制剂硫脲,对Gt因子产生的HO˙在纤维素降解中的作用进行了对照研究,结果表明Gt因子及其产生的HO˙在纤维素降解中起着重要的作用,为褐腐菌HO˙氧化降解纤维素机制假说的确立提供了一些依据。     

褐腐真菌产生的羟基自由基HO˙对纤维素作用的研究*

由褐腐真菌的典型菌株——密粘褶菌Gloeophyllum trabeum的胞外培养液中分离纯化得到一能还原Fe3+,产生羟基自由基HO˙的多肽组分(称作Gt因子)。 采用HO˙特异性的抑制剂硫脲,对Gt因子产生的HO˙在纤维素降解中的作用进行了对照研究,结果表明Gt因子及其产生的HO˙在纤维素降解中起着重要的作用,为褐腐菌HO˙氧化降解纤维素机制假说的确立提供了一些依据。     

褐腐真菌纤维素降解初期产生羟基自由基的普遍性研究*

本文通过对11株褐腐菌的研究,发现其普遍具有产生HO的特性;而且于褐腐菌的胞外培养液中均得到了部分分离纯化的、非酶的III组分,III组分普遍具有还原Fe3+为Fe2+的能力。III组分对纤维素底物的作用实验表明,HO的氧化机制在褐腐菌对纤维素降解的初期普遍存在,HO氧化断裂纤维素链内或链间的氢键,继而断裂糖苷键,使纤维素暴露出更多的还原性和非还原性末端,为纤维素酶的进一步降解提供有利条件。     

密粘褶菌胞外低分子量多肽在纤维素降解中作用的研究

从褐腐真菌中能强烈降解纤维素的代表菌株密粘褶菌(Gloeophyllum trabeum)的胞外酶液中首次分离纯化得到一低分子量的活性多肽组分(称作Gt因子),此组分能在有O.2和Fe³⁺存在时产生羟基自由基HO·;对纤维素降解的研究表明,Gt因子不同于纤维素酶对纤维素的β1.4糖苷键的水解作用,而以HO·氧化的途径作用于纤维素,导致纤维素中氢键的断裂,降低纤维素的结晶度,使其暴露出更多的末端,从而有利于纤维素的进一步降解。     

褐腐真菌产生的低分子化合物对纤维素的解聚作用研究

糙皮侧耳（Pleurotusostreatus）、密粘褶菌（Gloeophyllumtrabeum）、洁丽香菇（Lentinuslepideus）等8株褐腐菌在滤纸上进行固体培养时,在培养初期,纤维素的聚合度均呈现大幅度下降,但不表现失重。培养过程中也未能检测出滤纸酶活力,只有少量内切葡聚糖酶活力。而且这8株菌都具有络合Fd3+和产生羟基自由基·OH的能力。由降解和解聚能力最强的密粘语菌的胞外酶液在SephadexLH-20上分离得到一可络合Fe3+的低分子多肽组分,它与H2O2具有协同降解纤维素的作用,其机制与Fenton's试剂作用相似。Fe2+与H2O2反应生成的·OH可使纤维素氧化断裂,使之成为短小纤维,从而大幅度降低聚合度。     

褐腐真菌木质纤维素降解机制的研究进展*

褐腐菌降解木材机理的研究日益受到关注 ,发现褐腐菌不具有对结晶纤维素降解十分重要的外切葡聚糖酶 ,而以一种独特的方式降解纤维素。近年来 ,关于其以自由基氧化降解机制进行作用的报道很多 ,并且各国研究工作者从褐腐菌中分离得到了不同性质的物质 ,提出了羟基自由基HO·循环形成的各种假说 ,但褐腐菌降解木材的确切机制仍未搞清楚 ,这些分离得到的具有一些特殊性质的胞外物质在降解中的作用还有待于证明。在此 ,对近年来褐腐菌纤维素降解机制的研究进展作一简单介绍。     

褐腐真菌木质纤维素降解机制的研究进展

褐腐菌降解木才机理的研究日前受到关注,发现褐腐菌不具有对结晶纤维素降解十分重要的外切葡聚糖酶,而以一种独特的方式解降纤维素。近年来,关于其以自由基氧化降解机制进行作用的报道很多,并且各国研究工作从褐腐菌中分离得到了不同性质的物质,提出了羟基自由基HO．循环形成的各种假说,但褐腐菌降木材的确切机制仍未搞清楚,这些分离得到的具有一些特殊性质的胞外物质在降解中的作用还有待于证明,在此。对近年来褐腐菌纤维素降解机制的研究进展作一简单介绍。     

白腐菌产漆酶的纯化及部分酶学性质

对白腐菌W 1产生的漆酶粗酶液通过超滤浓缩、分子筛和离子交换层析进行纯化 .用SDS PAGE证明该酶的分子量大约为 6 2 4kD .等电聚焦电泳显示该酶的等电点为 3 5 .酶反应的最适温度为 5 0℃ ,最适pH值为 4 5 .此酶氧化DMP的Km 值为 3 84× 10 -5mol L .金属离子对酶活的影响很大 ,其中K+ 、Mn2 + 、Ag+ 对酶活有促进作用 ,Fe2 + 、Fe3 + 、Hg2 + 、Co2 + 、Ba2 + 等对酶活有明显的抑制作用 .酶对部分染料也有一定的脱色效果     

六种白腐菌预处理对毛白杨木材酶水解效果的影响

通过化学分析和酶水解试验,研究了不同的白腐菌对毛白杨的预处理效果及不同组分的降解对酶水解的影响。毛白杨木片经6种白腐菌预处理30d后,各组分都发生了降解,其中半纤维素的损失最为显著,Trametes ochracea C6888引起半纤维素降解率高达47.19%,其次是纤维素和酸不溶木素的降解。在后续酶水解过程中,6种白腐菌处理后的样品显示出不同的水解模式,菌株Trametes ochracea C6888、T. pubescens C7571和T. versicolor C6915预处理效果最为显著,还原糖得率在整个酶水解过程中一直高于对照,其中T. ochracea C6888在水解96h后还原糖得率达到15.93%,比未处理样品提高了25%。分析酸不溶木素降解率及半纤维素降解率与还原糖得率的关系发现,不同菌株在作用同一种基质时,预处理效果差异显著,木质素和半纤维素的脱除都会影响木质纤维素的酶水解。     

诱导物和金属离子对竹子白腐菌降解影响的研究

研究了4种诱导物和5种金属离子对白腐菌降解竹子的影响。结果表明这4种诱导物对木质素的降解没有明显的促进作用,低浓度的吐温80抑制纤维素的降解,降解率仅为3．057％;5种离子对木质素降解均有促进作用,一定浓度的离子明显地抑制纤维素的降解,其中Ca^2＋对纤维素降解的抑制作用最强,降解率仅为0．620％;诱导物和离子对半纤维素降解率影响较小;吐温80和Ca^2＋能显著提高半纤维素和木质素的选择系数,其中添加Ca^2＋时半纤维素和木质素选择性系数分别为66．565和49．331,初步显示：部分诱导物和金属离子可以有效影响白腐菌对竹子的选择性降解。     

Function and mechanism of a low-molecular-weight peptide produced by Gloeophyllum trabeum in biodegradation of cellulose

A special low-molecular-weight peptide named Gt factor, was isolated and purified via HPLC from the culture extract of the brown-rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum. It had high-affinity Fe(3+)-chelating ability and could reduce Fe(3+) to Fe(2+). In the presence of O(2), it could produce hydroxyl radicals HO*. The effects of Gt factor on cellulose degradation suggested that Gt factor could disrupt inter- and intra- hydrogen bonds in cellulose chains by a HO*-involved mechanism. This resulted in depolymerization of cellulose chains, which produced more reducing and non-reducing ends, thus making cellulose accessible for further degradation. This pathway was quite different from the hydrolytic processes driven by cellulases, and Gt factor might play an important role in the early stage of cellulose depolymerization by brown-rot fungi.     

A peptide-mediated and hydroxyl radical HO*-involved oxidative degradation of cellulose by brown-rot fungi

A special low-molecular-weight peptide named Gt factor, was isolated and purified from the extracellular culture of brown-rot fungi Gloeophyllum trabeum via gel filtration chromatography and HPLC. It has been shown to reduce Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy revealed Gt factor was able to drive H₂O₂ generation via a superoxide anion O₂ ^.- intermediate and mediate the formation of hydroxyl radical HO^. in the presence of O₂. All the results indicated that Gt factor could oxidize the cellulose, disrupt the inter- and intrahydrogen bonds in cellulose chains by a HO^. -involved mechanism. This resulted in depolymerization of the cellulose, which made it accessible for further enzymatic hydrolysis.     

Mechanisms of wood degradation by brown-rot fungi: chelator-mediated cellulose degradation and binding of iron by cellulose

Iron, hydrogen peroxide, biochelators and oxalate are believed to play important roles in cellulose degradation by brown-rot fungi. The effect of these compounds in an 'enhanced' Fenton system on alpha-cellulose degradation was investigated specifically in regard to molecular weight distribution and cellulose-iron affinity. This study shows that the degradative ability of an ultrafiltered low molecular weight preparation of chelating compounds isolated from the brown-rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum (termed 'Gt chelator') increased with increasing Gt chelator concentration when the FeIII to Gt chelator ratio was greater than about 30:1. When this ratio was less than 30:1, increasing Gt chelator concentration did not accelerate cellulose degradation. In excess hydrogen peroxide, cellulose degradation increased and then decreased with increasing iron concentration when FeIII was present in excess of the Gt chelator. The critical ratio of FeIII to Gt chelator varied depending on the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the system. Increasing iron concentration above a critical iron:chelator ratio inhibited cellulose degradation. The optimum pH for cellulose degradation mediated by Gt chelator was around 4.0. A comparison of the effects of 2,3-DHBA (a chelator that reduces iron similarly to Gt chelator) and Gt chelator with respect to cellulose degradation demonstrated the same pattern of cellulose degradation. Cellulose-iron affinity studies were conducted at three pH levels (3.6, 3.8, 4.1), and the binding constants for cellulose-FeIII, cellulose-FeII and cellulose-FeIII in the presence of Gt chelator were calculated. The binding constants for cellulose-FeIII at all three pH levels were much higher than those for cellulose-FeII, and the binding constants for cellulose-FeIII in the presence of Gt chelator were very close to those for cellulose-FeII. This is probably the result of FeIII reduction to FeII by Gt chelator and suggests that chelators from the fungus may be able to sequester iron from cellulose and reduce it in near proximity to the cellulose and thereby better promote depolymerization. The free radical generating system described has potential for use in a variety of industrial processing and pollution control applications.     

Effect of pH and oxalic acid on the reduction of Fe3+ by a biomimetic chelator and on Fe3+ desorption/adsorption onto wood: Implications for brown-rot decay

Fenton reaction is thought to play an important role in wood degradation by brown-rot fungi. In this context, the effect of oxalic acid and pH on iron reduction by a biomimetic fungal chelator and on the adsorption/desorption of iron to/from wood was investigated. The results presented in this work indicate that at pH 2.0 and 4.5 and in the presence of oxalic acid, the phenolate chelator 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) is capable of reducing ferric iron only when the iron is complexed with oxalate to form Fe³⁺-mono-oxalate (Fe(C₂O₄)⁺). Within the pH range tested in this work, this complex formation occurs when the oxalate:Fe³⁺ molar ratio is less than 20 (pH 2.0) or less than 10 (pH 4.5). When aqueous ferric iron was passed through a column packed with milled red spruce (Picea rubens) wood equilibrated at pH 2.0 and 4.5, it was observed that ferric iron binds to wood at pH 4.5 but not at pH 2.0, and the bound iron could then be released by application of oxalic acid at pH 4.5. The release of bound iron was dependent on the amount of oxalic acid applied in the column. When the amount of oxalate was at least 20-fold greater than the amount of iron bound to the wood, all bound iron was released. When Fe–oxalate complexes were applied to the milled wood column equilibrated in the pH range of 2–4.5, iron from Fe–oxalate complexes was bound to the wood only when the pH was 3.6 or higher and the oxalate:Fe³⁺ molar ratio was less than 10. When 2,3-DHBA was evaluated for its ability to release iron bound to the milled wood, it was found that 2,3-DHBA possessed a greater affinity for ferric iron than the wood as 2,3-DHBA was capable of releasing the ferric iron bound to the wood in the pH range 3.6–5.5. These results further the understanding of the mechanisms employed by brown-rot fungi in wood biodegradation processes.     

Fungal bioleaching of metals in preservative-treated wood

Twenty-four brown-rot and 10 white-rot fungi were screened to evaluate their applicability for detoxification of preservative-treated wood impregnated with copper and chromium (CC) salts. Brown-rot fungi generally showed higher tolerance towards copper inhibition than white-rot fungi. Additionally, brown-rot fungi were found to accumulate considerable quantities of oxalic acid (up to 44.3 mM) in liquid medium, while white-rot fungi generally accumulated only traces of this organic acid. Oxalic acid is a strong organic acid capable of complexing a variety of heavy metals. Four Antrodia vaillantii and two Poria placenta brown-rot strains that displayed both a high copper tolerance and a high oxalic acid production were selected for further study. The brown-rot fungi effectively decayed wood containing up to 4.4% CC causing corrected mass losses of up to 24.3% in 4 weeks. Fungal treatment was also found to promote extensive leaching of chromium (up to 52.4%), but only moderate leaching of copper (15.6% or less). These results indicate the potential of solid-state fermentation with copper-tolerant fungi for the remediation of preservative-treated wood. Improving the solubility of copper will be an important challenge for future research.     

Cellobiose dehydrogenase (cellobiose oxidase) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium as a wood-degrading enzyme. Studies on cellulose,xylan and synthetic lignin

Degradation of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), xylan and synthetic lignin was studied in a cellobiose dehydrogenase system, that reduced Fe(III) to Fe(II) with cellobiose as electron donor, which in the presence of hydrogen peroxide degraded all the above representatives of the main wood components, probably by forming Fenton's reagent. The production of hydroxyl radicals was shown by benzoate decarboxylation. For the CMC and xylan studies viscometry was used, while lignin degradation was studied by measuring the passage of ¹⁴C-labelled synthetic lignin (DHP) through membranes of different molecular-mass cut-off. The possible participation of cellobiose dehydrogenase, Fe(III) and hydrogen peroxide in wood degradation by white-rot and brown-rot fungi is discussed.     

Effect of carbohydrate and nitrogen on hydrogen peroxide formation by wood decay fungi in solid medium

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) has been implicated in degradation of wood by both brown-rot and white-rot fungi. This study found that low concentrations of nitrogem and carbohydrates (cellobiose, glucose, xylose and mannose) in an agar medium had little effect on H₂O₂ production by white-rot fungi. However, low concentrations of nitrogen and carbohydrates stimulated H₂O₂ production by brown-rot fungi. Use of the chromogen 2,2'-azino-di(3-ethyl benzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) with horseradish peroxidase to detect H₂O₂ by the fungi was slightly better than detection by the chromogen o -dianisidine with horseradish peroxidase. An auxiliary test to check the role of H₂O₂ in wood decay found that hydrogen peroxide-negative isolates of the white-rot fungi Pharnerochaete chrysosporium and Ganoderma applanatum were unable to decay sweetgum and southern pine.