赤霉素A_4、A_7的发酵研究

初选藤仓赤霉菌(Gibberella fujikuroi)农大17菌株为赤霉素A_4、A_7(GA_4、GA_7)的生产菌,该菌株GA_(4+7)的积累量,除与营养条件有关外,温度和pH是极为重要的因子,随着发酵温度从28℃上升至32℃,GA_(4+7)的产量由21μg/ml增至81μg/ml,GA_3由702μg/ml降至328μg/ml。pH回调至中性,GA_(4+7)的产量由75μg/ml增至180μg/ml,GA_3由322μg/ml降至211μg/ml。此外,设法延长发酵周期也是增加GA_(4+7)的一个因素。综合上述条件,即发酵过程中,发酵液的pH由48h前的4回调并维持在6.7左右,温度由28℃上调并控制在32℃,摇瓶培养12天,GA_(4+7)的产量达890μg/ml,20—600L发酵罐发酵240h,GA_(4+7)产量达680μg/ml左右。GA_(4+7)浓度的测定亦作了简化处理,发酵液不经提取,可直接用硅胶板G薄层层析(TLC)后进行荧光比色,产品测定宜采用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)。按照上述条件培养的农大17菌株,产生GA_3、GA_7和GA_4的比例为23.131:16.105:31.258,GA_4高于有关报道。     

赤霉素A9检定方法的建立和发酵的初步研究

通过对50株野生型藤仓赤霉菌的筛选,获得一株GA9组分较高而GA3、GA+7组分较低的菌株农大201(ND-201),然后通过多次紫外诱变,使其产量从原来的34μg／ml提高到260μg／ml。当发酵条件采用变温培养(培养72h后由28℃转到34℃、调节pH值(72h后pH由4．5调到6．2)．产量可达300μg／ml。在培养基接最佳组分配制后,GA9的产量可达350μg／ml。发酵产物经提取、层析并经气相色谱-质谱联机(GC-MS)鉴定确证为GA9。硅胶G薄层层析和荧光光度法可简便地对GA9进行定量测定。HPLC法可测得GA9组分的比例含量。     

一株高产Monacolin K紫红曲霉菌株筛选、鉴定及发酵条件优化

为从天然发酵红曲米中分离的30株红曲霉菌株中筛选高产MonacolinK的菌株,并对其产MonacolinK的发酵条件进行优化。实验采用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)筛选到9株具有产MonacolinK能力的红曲霉菌株,其中以编号ZX26的菌株产MonacolinK能力最高,发酵液中Monacolin K产量达到107.6mg/L,并且产MonacolinK能力具有良好的稳定性。微生物形态学结合ITS基因同源性分析结果表明,编号ZX26菌株为紫红曲霉。进一步采用单因素试验和正交试验法优化紫红曲霉ZX26产MonacolinK的发酵条件,结果表明在培养基组分为葡萄糖70g/L,牛肉膏15g/L,NaNO32g/L,MgSO4·7H2O0.5g/L,KH2PO41.5g/L时,其最优发酵条件为:发酵初始pH4.0,接种量为7%,培养温度30℃,发酵10天,在此条件下,紫红曲霉ZX26发酵液中MonacolinK产量达到271.36mg/L,相对于培养条件优化前MonacolinK产量提高152.19%,经验证此培养条件下MonacolinK产量最佳。     

高产莫纳可林K低产桔霉素红曲霉菌株的筛选和发酵条件初步优化

采集全国各地红曲霉制品中的红曲霉资源,经分离获278株红曲霉菌株。高效液相色谱(HPLC)法测定各菌株发酵液中莫纳可林K(Monacolin K)和桔霉素含量,筛选获1株Monacolin K产量较高、桔霉素含量较低的红曲霉菌株编号为M-22。依据形态特征和ITS基因序列,参照红曲霉属分类检索表,鉴定M-22菌株为紫色红曲霉(Monascus purpureus)。通过摇瓶发酵对温度、初始pH、碳源、氮源、碳氮比(C/N)等因素进行优化,确定M-22菌株摇瓶发酵产Monacolin K适宜条件为发酵温度26℃、初始pH 5.0、转速160 r/min,甘油为碳源、蛋白胨为氮源、碳氮比(C/N)为5:1,Monacolin K产量显著提高,最高为107.16 mg/L。以优化的发酵条件对M-22菌株进行5 L发酵罐发酵,发酵液中Monacolin K产量最高为189.83 mg/L,桔霉素含量32.53μg/L,红曲色素色价为16.38 U/m L。     

高产洛伐他汀棒曲霉菌株的筛选、鉴定及发酵条件优化

从不同生境(食品、土壤、空气、有机质等)收集到的自然发酵样品中分离得到150株曲霉属菌株.用高效液相色谱(HPLC)法检测发酵液中洛伐他汀(Lovastatin)含量,筛选获得1株稳定高产Lovastatin的曲霉菌株(编号:Ac-32).根据菌落形态特征并结合18 S rDNA测序,鉴定其为棒曲霉(Aspergillus clavatus).通过摇瓶发酵单因素实验优化了碳氮源种类、碳氮源含量、碳氮比(C/N)、发酵温度、初始pH、转速、种龄和接种量,确定了棒曲霉菌株Ac-32摇瓶发酵产Lovastatin的适宜条件为:乳糖为碳源、蛋白胨为氮源、碳源含量为100 g/L、氮源含量为12 g/L、碳氮比(C/N)为15:1.8、温度28℃、转速180 r/min、初始pH 5.2、种龄4 d、接种量6%.采用Minitab 17软件的P-B实验设计法,筛选对Lovastatin产量有显著影响的因素为:温度、pH、碳源含量和氮源含量.根据P-B实验结果,运用响应面法分析,确定棒曲霉菌株Ac-32产Lovastatin的最优条件为:碳源含量100 g/L,氮源含量11.8 g/L,温度28℃,pH 5.2.在此条件下,Lovastatin最高产量为236.221μg/mL.     

利用甘蔗糖蜜酒精发酵液生产腐植酸的菌种鉴定及发酵条件研究

从土壤中筛选出一株适合用甘蔗糖蜜酒精发酵液生产腐植酸的菌株H812。单因素实验和正交实验结果表明,该菌株培养的最适酒精发酵液浓度为16°Bx,最适培养条件为:时间8d、温度34℃、摇床转速200r/min、初始pH7.0、接种量12%和装液量50ml/250ml,其中温度对发酵产品影响显著。在优化的条件下,腐植酸产量为38.12 g/L,较优化前提高了148.34%。对H812菌株进行形态特征分析以及ITS序列分析,推测该菌株为曲霉属真菌。     

响应面法优化泰乐菌素发酵工艺的研究

以弗氏链霉菌(Streptomyces fradiae)为出发菌株,考察发酵工艺中摇瓶转速、接种量、发酵液初始pH,发酵温度4个因素对泰乐菌素含量的影响。在单因素试验的基础上,采用Box-Behnken响应面设计对各因素进行进一步优化,确定最终发酵条件为:摇瓶转速200r·min-1,接种量7.94%,发酵液初始pH 7.35,温度28.3℃,在此条件下发酵得到的泰乐菌素含量达到13 572μg·mL-1,比优化前提高了19.9%。     

1株产生洛伐他汀杂色曲霉的筛选、鉴定和发酵优化条件

从不同生境收集的自然发酵样品中分离纯化获86株曲霉纯菌株;用薄层层析法(TLC)和高效液相色谱法(HPLC)测定曲霉各菌株发酵液中洛伐他汀(Lovastatin)含量进行筛选;获1株较高产Lovastatin的编号为A-8曲霉菌株,产量为58 g/L。根据形态特征和ITS基因序列,鉴定A-8菌株为杂色曲霉。单因素实验初步优化了A-8曲霉菌株发酵条件和培养基配方,结果表明A-8菌株产生Lovastatin较适宜的发酵条件为:温度28℃、初始pH 5.2、摇床转速180 r/min、接种量为10%;培养基配方为:乳糖为碳源、含量为100 g/L,蛋白胨为氮源、含量为12 g/L,碳源/氮源为15∶1.5;在该条件下A-8曲霉菌株发酵产生Lovastatin的水平最高,可达130.04μg/mL,比优化前提高了约2.24倍。A-8曲霉菌株是较有潜力的工业菌株。     

海洋中海藻糖产生菌的筛选及发酵条件优化

从180余份海水、海泥样品中筛选得到60株产海藻糖较高的菌株,编号为2-14的菌株海藻糖产量最高,为127.9mg/g cell。对2-14菌株进行形态特征、培养特征及生理生化试验,鉴定该菌株为红酵母属(Rhodotorula sp.)。研究摇瓶发酵条件对红酵母海藻糖产量的影响,结果为:初始pH5.5,发酵温度28℃,装液量75mL(250mL三角瓶中)。采用优化后发酵条件红酵母海藻糖产量为193.3mg/g cell,优化前对照值为132.1mg/g cell,优化后的结果是优化前的1.46倍。在5L发酵罐中培养得到最佳发酵时间为54h,发酵罐培养发酵液中海藻糖含量最高达2.5g/L,为摇瓶培养的1.6倍。     

淡色生赤壳菌(Bionectria ochroleuca)Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质的发酵条件优化

以淡色生赤壳菌(Bionectria ochroleuca)Bo-1菌株发酵液乙酸乙酯粗提物对水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzaepv.oryzae,Xoo)抑菌活性为检测指标,采用单因素试验优化Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质培养所需的碳源、氮源、无机盐;通过正交试验优化培养基配方和摇瓶发酵条件。研究结果表明,Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质适宜的碳源、氮源和无机盐分别为淀粉、蛋白胨、MgSO4·7H2O;优化的培养基配方为:淀粉30 g/L,蛋白胨2 g/L,MgSO4·7H2O 0.5 g/L;适宜的发酵条件为:温度30℃,转速150 r/min,装液量80 mL/250 mL,pH 6.5。     

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.