产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素含量和组分分析

类胡萝卜素在调节光合细菌产氢中具有重要作用。采用丙酮-甲醇有机溶剂法和KOH甲醇皂化法对产氢红杆菌(Rhodobacter sp.)R7菌株类胡萝卜素进行了提取纯化,并进一步采用硅胶G薄板层析法对提取的类胡萝卜素进行了分离,并结合光谱法对分离的类胡萝卜素进行了定性和定量分析。结果表明,丙酮-甲醇(7∶2,V/V)提取3次可将色素提取完全;最佳提取时间为2h;超声波处理与否对提取率影响不明显;该工艺提取类胡萝卜素产率为2.81mg/g湿菌体。硅胶G薄板层析表明该菌株类胡萝卜素有4个主要组分:黄色、红色、浅红色和浅黄色,黄色和红色为主要成分,光谱学数据显示黄色组分为球形烯,红色组分为螺菌黄质系类胡萝卜素,表明产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素代谢途径独特。     

红酵母生物合成类胡萝卜素研究进展

类胡萝卜素(carotenoid)是一类呈黄色、橙红色或红色的多烯类化合物,具有预防血管硬化和抑制肿瘤发生,增加宿主免疫力,抗氧化能力和抑制自由基等功能.目前类胡萝卜素已被FAO和WHO等国际组织定为A类营养色素,并在50多个国家获准为营养、色素双重功用的食品添加剂,被广泛应用于保健食品及医药和化妆品工业[1].生产类胡萝卜素可采用提取法、化学合成法和微生物发酵法,其中最有发展前景的是微生物发酵法.目前国内外微生物发酵技术生产天然类胡萝卜素的研究,主要集中在三孢布腊拉霉菌和红酵母等菌种上.利用红酵母生产类胡萝卜素具有营养要求简单,培养周期短,可综合利用等优点,具有很好的应用价值和开发前景.本文主要对红酵母生物合成类胡萝卜素的菌种选育、培养条件及类胡萝卜素的提取检测方法进行了综述.     

沼泽红假单胞菌中类胡萝卜素的提取与分析

目的:研究沼泽红假单胞菌中类胡萝卜素的提取工艺条件。方法:对细胞收集、前处理、色素初浸、二次萃取,皂化和溶剂回收等方面进行了系统的研究,并通过紫外分光光度法和高效液相色谱法对所提取的类胡萝卜素进行了分析。结果:实验结果表明,类胡萝卜素的最佳提取工艺条件为:碱性氯化钙絮凝法收集细胞,乙醇浸泡法进行前处理,49℃下丙酮初浸提浸提4h(搅拌并加抗氧化剂),丙酮用量为5mL/g菌泥,回收丙酮,乙醚二次萃取,30℃下皂化1.5h,洗涤,浓缩并回收乙醚,在此提取工艺条件下不仅能够有效地提取红螺菌中的类胡萝卜素,而且还能分离细菌叶绿素。结论在本实验条件下,根据标准曲线计算出类胡萝卜素的含量高达6.148mg/L菌泥。通过HPLC分析表明:类胡萝卜素提取液中主要成分至少有10种。     

红酵母产生类胡萝卜素的研究

本文对红酵母色素的形成,细菌破碎及色素提取的方法和色素性质的分析作了初步研究,通过生长曲线的测定,发现色素产生主要集中在对数期的后期。用薄层层析和吸收光谱分析,可以认为红酵母色素中β－胡萝卜素的含量很低,而大多是其它类胡萝卜素的组份,它们在极性和光吸收等方面同β－胡萝卜素相似。     

产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素含量和组分分析

类胡萝卜素在调节光合细菌产氢中具有重要作用。采用丙酮－甲醇有机溶剂法和KOH甲醇皂化法对产氢红杆菌（Rhodobacter sp.）R7菌株类胡萝卜素进行了提取纯化,并进一步采用硅胶G薄板层析法对提取的类胡萝卜素进行了分离,并结合光谱法对分离的类胡萝卜素进行了定性和定量分析。结果表明,丙酮－甲醇（7∶2,V/V）提取3次可将色素提取完全;最佳提取时间为2h;超声波处理与否对提取率影响不明显;该工艺提取类胡萝卜素产率为2.81mg/g湿菌体。硅胶G薄板层析表明该菌株类胡萝卜素有4个主要组分：黄色、红色、浅红色和浅黄色,黄色和红色为主要成分,光谱学数据显示黄色组分为球形烯,红色组分为螺菌黄质系类胡萝卜素,表明产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素代谢途径独特。     

三种微藻细胞破碎方法的比较

目的:获得最佳的微藻藻胆蛋白提取方法.方法:采用溶胀法、反复冻融法、低浓度氯化钙溶液提取法和玻璃珠处理法等四种方法分别对紫球藻、蔷薇藻和念珠藻三种藻细胞进行破碎,通过测定藻红蛋白的纯度和浓度对四种细胞破碎方法效果进行比较.结果:当细胞密度为1.00g/L时,采用反复冻融法处理紫球藻和蔷薇藻时能够获得最高的藻红蛋白纯度(OD545/OD280),分别为1.250和1.669,藻红蛋白的浓度分别为29.788,mg/L和36.026mg/L,细胞密度对藻红蛋白纯度影响较小;低浓度氯化钙溶液提取法能使念珠藻藻红蛋白的纯度(OD545/OD280)达到0.477.结论:紫球藻和蔷薇藻经反复冻融法破碎细胞,藻红蛋白纯度高,提取效果好;而对念珠藻藻红蛋白提纯采用低浓度氯化钙溶液提取法效果好.     

云南星云湖酵母菌多样性及产类胡萝卜素的评价

【背景】星云湖属云南高原湖泊,对其酵母菌的多样性研究和产类胡萝卜素菌株的筛选有助于开发利用星云湖酵母菌资源。【目的】研究云南星云湖酵母菌群落结构多样性,筛选和评价产类胡萝卜素活性菌株。【方法】采用膜过滤平置培养对星云湖水样进行酵母菌分离;应用26S rRNA D1/D2区域序列分析和形态特征及生理生化指标相结合,对分离获得的酵母菌进行鉴定;运用软件BIO-DAP分析酵母菌类群的多样性;采用酸热法提取类胡萝卜素,紫外分光光度计测定类胡萝卜素含量。【结果】从星云湖湖水中分离得到797株酵母菌,鉴定为18个属37个种。胶红酵母(Rhodotorula mucilaginosa)和Naganishia albida是优势种,分别占总菌株数的36.64%和28.86%;有28株酵母菌类胡萝卜素产量可达200μg/g细胞干重以上;有4株类胡萝卜素产量可达300μg/g细胞干重以上;粘红酵母(Rhodotorula glutinis) 2株、胶红酵母(Rhodotorula mucilaginosa)和Rhodosporidiobolus fluviale各1株。【结论】云南高原湖泊星云湖的酵母菌具有丰富的多样性,湖泊的营养化程度以及地理差异影响酵母菌群落的结构;红冬孢酵母属(Rhodosporidiobolus)和红酵母属(Rhodotorula)是星云湖类胡萝卜素产量可达300μg/g细胞干重以上的主要类群。有进一步开发研究的价值。     

红酵母超高压突变体的类胡萝卜素提取及特性研究

采用酸-热法破壁和丙酮为提取溶剂,在所优化的最佳组合条件下,从红酵母超高压突变株提取类胡萝卜素,平均提取率可达718.1μg/g干细胞。色素粗提物采用柱色谱分离纯化后,通过薄层色谱（TLC）、紫外光谱和HPLC进行分析,发现该酵母突变体的发酵产物至少含β-胡萝卜素、园酵母素和红酵母红素等3种色素,其中β-胡萝卜素含量最多,超过50%的比例。该色素提取物的光热稳定性好于先前报道的同类色素;体外清除自由基实验也表明该类胡萝卜素提取物具有良好的抗氧化活性。因此,利用该突变株发酵生产类胡萝卜素值得进一步研究和开发。     

氮、磷营养对雨生血球藻绿色细胞生长的影响

采用BBM培养基,以雨生血球藻(Haematococcus pluvialis CG-11)为研究材料,通过测定细胞生长速率、叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量、生物量和虾青素含量,探讨氮、磷营养对雨生血球藻营养细胞生长的影响.结果显示:H.pluvialis CG-11生长的适宜氮源形式是NaNO₃和NH₄NO₃;适宜H.pluvialis CG-11生长的氮浓度为41.2mg·L^-1,磷浓度为5.3～53.3mg·L^-1.     

中国海梨甲藻科几种甲藻的分类与形态鉴定

由于生活史特殊以及分类学历史复杂, 国内外有关梨甲藻科物种的分类学研究比较少。本研究通过形态分类学方法, 详细阐述了梨甲藻物种的分类学历史沿革, 对我国海域的11种梨甲藻科物种的孢囊进行了分类学研究。我们认为其中的1种应隶属于球甲藻属(Dissodinium), 其余10种可归为梨甲藻属(Pyrocystis)(包括2个变种, 2个变型), 对每个物种都进行了详细的形态学描述, 认为拟新月球甲藻(Dissodinium pseudolunula)与新月梨甲藻(Pyrocystis lunula)、优美梨甲藻(Pyrocystis elegans)与粗梨甲藻(Pyrocystis robusta)的分类学关系还需要进一步研究。     

产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素突变株的诱变和筛选

用紫外线照射和氯化锂夹层平板培养法对产氢红杆菌(Rhodobacter sp. R7)进行复合诱变, 分离获得了一株产氢效率提高的类胡萝卜素突变株R726。该突变株在表观特征、光谱学特征、色谱特征、生长和产氢性能等方面与出发菌株有明显不同, 但16S rDNA序列一致。R726菌株有 550 nm类胡萝卜素特征性吸收峰, 类胡萝卜素组成上比出发菌株少一黄色类胡萝卜素组分, 生长和产氢性能均高于出发菌株, 产氢效率比出发菌株提高了33.3%, 类胡萝卜素含量比出发株提高了53.8%。     

产氢红杆菌类胡萝卜素突变株的诱变和筛选

用紫外线照射和氯化锂夹层平板培养法对产氢红杆菌(Rhodobacter sp.R7)进行复合诱变,分离获得了一株产氢效率提高的类胡萝卜素突变株R726.该突变株在表观特征、光谱学特征、色谱特征、生长和产氢性能等方面与出发菌株有明显不同,但16S rDNA序列一致.R726菌株有550 nm类胡萝卜素特征性吸收峰,类胡萝卜素组成上比出发菌株少一黄色类胡萝卜素组分,生长和产氢性能均高于出发菌株,产氢效率比出发菌株提高了33.3%,类胡萝卜素含量比出发株提高了53.8%.     

真眼点藻类色素的提取与测定方法

分别采用甲醇、乙醇和丙酮3种有机溶剂提取7种真眼点藻的色素,比较3种有机溶剂提取色素的效果,测定3种有机溶剂色素提取液的吸收光谱,利用分光光度法计算藻的叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素的含量,并比较甲醇和乙醇色素提取液在A₄₇₀和A₆₆₆的最大吸收峰。结果表明:使用乙醇比甲醇和90%丙酮操作更简便、快捷并且毒害低。3种有机溶剂色素提取液的叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素的含量均无显著性差异(P>0.05),提取率基本一致。色素在3种有机溶剂中的吸收光谱相似,甲醇和乙醇的色素提取液在A₄₇₀和A₆₆₆的最大吸收峰并无显著性差异(P>0.05)。乙醇色素提取液可使用Lichtenthaler的公式计算色素含量。     

The major carotenoid pigment of a psychrotrophic Micrococcus roseus strain: purification, structure, and interaction with synthetic membranes.

The major carotenoid pigment of a psychrotrophic Micrococcus roseus strain was purified to homogeneity from methanol extracts of dried cells by reverse-phase liquid chromatography and was designated P-3. On the basis of the UV-visible, infrared, mass, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of P-3, it was identified as bisdehydro-beta-carotene-2-carboxylic acid. The pigment interacted with synthetic membranes of phosphatidylcholine and dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine and stabilized the membranes. These results also indicate that P-3 is different from canthaxanthin, the major carotenoid pigment from a mesophilic M. roseus strain.     

A new strain ofRhodotorula rubra isolated from yogurt

Summary A new strain ofRhodotorula rubra has been isolated from yogurt which shows promise as a source for pigment and protein feed for aquacultured animals. The pigment was extracted by rupturing the cells with the French press followed by extraction with acetone and purification of the acetone extract using petroleum ether and cold 10% NaCl. The absorption spectrum indicated that the pigment was a carotenoid, the chemistry of which was examined using nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectroscopy and resonance Raman spectroscopy. A reverse-phase HPLC equipped with octadecylsilylated (ODS) silica column showed nearly 80-times more pigment production under similar cultural conditions thatPhaffia rhodozyma. The isolate grows optimally at 20°C when grown on a variety of media. Its morphology has been studied using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and phase contrast microscopy. From the results of the API system, the isolate was identified asRhodotorula rubra.     

Carotenoid and Pterin Pigment Localization in Fish Chromatophores

The classical sulfuric acid method for the histochemical detection of carotenoids has been adapted to give a reliable cytological localization of these compounds in fish chromatophores. This procedure consists mainly in fixing skin fragments in glutaraldehyde and dehydrating in a 50% solution of glycerin followed by exposure to air. It is essential that the preparations permit direct contact of the sulfuric acid with the pigment cells. Under these conditions, carotenoid containing cells stain green or blue. When associated with the extraction of the carotenoids by acetone, the procedure permits the distinction between pterin and carotenoid in fish chromatophores.     

Studies on the role of carotenoid pigments in a chemoheterotrophic bacterium,corynebacterium poinsettiae

Summary The hypothesis that colored carotenoids can protect chemoheterotrophic microorganisms from damage by visible light has been investigated. Corynebacterium poinsettiae, a bacterium that forms the three carotenoid pigments lycoxanthin, cryptoxanthin and spirilloxanthin, was used as test organism. Non-pigmented cells, in which the normal carotenoids were largely replaced by the colorless C₄₀ polyene, phytoene, were obtained by two methods: isolation of a mutant with a block in carotenoid synthesis; and cultivation of the parent strain in the presence of diphenylamine, a specific chemical inhibitor of carotenoid synthesis.Comparative studies of the effects of visible light on dye-sensitized pigmented and non-pigmented cells showed that non-pigmented cells can be rapidly killed by exposures which are without effect on pigmented cells. Both physiological and genetic suppression of pigment synthesis produce photosensitivity. The non-pigmented mutant is killed by ultraviolet light at the same rate as the pigmented parent strain, indicating that the acquired photosensitivity of the former is specific for visible light.Herrn Prof. Dr. A. Rippel zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Study on the wall-breaking method of carotenoids producing yeast Sporidiobolus pararoseus and the antioxidant effect of four carotenoids on SK-HEP-1 cells

Abstract

The cell wall of carotenoids producing yeast Sporidiobolus pararoseus was broken through five different methods: acid-heating method, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) method, enzymatic method, high-pressure homogenization (HPH) method, and cell autolysis method. HPH method not only brought the optimum breaking effect (wall-breaking extent of 72.3%) and the highest carotenoid extraction rate (67.2%), but also had the advantages of short-time, simple process, safe, and pollution-free. After optimization, the wall-breaking extent and the carotenoid extraction rate were enhanced to 78.3% and 82.5%, respectively. And the optimum conditions of HPH were obtained as homogenization pressure 80?MPa, bacterial liquid concentration 8% and homogenization for three times. Moreover, cell experiments demonstrated that all of the four carotenoids (β-carotene, γ-carotene, torulene, and torularhodin) purified from intracellular products of S. pararoseus. had the effect of resistance to oxidative damage from hydrogen peroxide on SK-HEP-1 cells, and torulene showed the most notable effect among them.     

An efficient method for the extraction of astaxanthin from the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

This study investigated an efficient method for the extraction of astaxanthin from the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. The extraction process comprised three steps: (1) cultivating the yeast; (2) treating the yeast culture suspension with microwaves to destroy the cell walls and microbodies; and (3) drying the yeast and extracting the astaxanthin pigment using ethanol, methanol, acetone, or a mixture of the three as the extraction solvent. Ultimately, various treatment tests were performed to determine the conditions for optimal pigment extraction, and the total carotenoid and astaxanthin contents were quantified. A frequency of 2,450 MHz, an output of 500 watts, and irradiation time of 60 s were the most optimum conditions for yeast cell wall destruction. Furthermore, optimal pigment extraction occurred when using a cell density of 10 g/l at 30 C over 24 h, with a 10% volume of ethanol.     

Isolation and Characterization of the Thylakoid Membranes from the NaCl-Resistant (NaClr) Mutant Strain of the Cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis

NaCl-induced changes in the thylakoid membrane of wild-type Anabaena variabilis and its NaCl^r mutant strain have been studied. Biochemical characterization of the thylakoid membrane was done by taking its absorption and fluorescence spectra at different wavelength. The thylakoid membranes of both strains were isolated by mechanical disruption of the freeze-dried and lysozyme-treated cells, followed by differential and density gradient centrifugation. The light absorption spectra of the thylakoid membrane showed three and two peaks in NaCl^r mutant strain and its wild-type counterpart respectively at wavelengths of 400–850 nm. These peaks revealed that the thylakoid membrane contains a large amount of carotenoid and chlorophyll a. Fluorescence emission spectra of thylakoid membrane of NaCl^r mutant and its wild-type strain at excitation wavelength of 335 nm showed two different peaks, one at 340 nm and the other at 663 nm respectively. The light absorption and fluorescence spectra of the thylakoid membrane also revealed that the membrane contained carotenoid pigment, chlorophyll (Chl) a, and a pigment with an emission peak at 335 nm. The HPLC analysis of the pigments of the thylakoid membrane indicates that the NaCl^r mutant strain under NaCl stress contained an additional peak for the carotenoid pigment, which was lacking in its wild-type counterpart. The major peak in thylakoid membrane was that of echinenone and β-carotene. Whereas the polypeptide composition of thylakoid membrane differed in the wild-type and its NaCl^r mutant strain, no difference in the cell wall protein pattern was observed in both strains. The thylakoid membrane of NaCl^r mutant strain contained two additional protein bands that were absent in its wild-type counterpart. The thylakoid membrane of the wild-type and its NaCl^r mutant strain also showed morphological variations under NaCl stress. Received: 14 April 2000 / Accepted: 23 May 2000