洗涤剂用碱性纤维素酶的研究进展

迄今报道的绝大多数纤维素酶的最适pH都在酸性和中性范围 ,当添加到洗涤剂中 ,由于处于碱性环境而无活力 ,不能发挥作用。近年来 ,国内外对由碱性芽孢杆菌 (Bacillussp )产生的碱性纤维素酶 (CMCase,endo β1 ,4 glucanase,EC 3 2 1 4)进行了广泛的研究。对该酶产生菌株的筛选和培养条件、酶学性质 ,以及该酶基因的克隆和表达等方面的研究进行综述 ;并对我国目前未能实现该酶工业化原因进行了初步分析 ,并提出解决途径。     

碱性纤维素酶革兰氏阴性菌株筛选及酶学性质研究

用CMC平板筛选方法,从造纸厂碱性淤泥中获得透明圈直径大于30mm的产碱性纤维素酶革兰氏阴性菌H8005。液体摇瓶培养产生碱性CMC酶活力高达4．2IU／mL。酶学性质初步研究显示,H8005产生的CMC酶反应的pH值以8．0左右为适;在碱性条件下具有较高的酶活和一定的稳定性;反应温度以55℃左右为宜;且具有较好的温度稳定性。Mn^2＋与Fe^3＋对酶反应有促进作用,Cu^2＋和Pb^2＋对酶反应有抑制作用。该菌产生的纤维素酶在棉织品的水洗整理及洗涤剂工业中具有非常良好的应用前景。     

海洋微生物纤维素酶的研究进展及其应用

海洋极端酶因在极端环境中具有更高的酶活性及更好的稳定性,因而具有重要的理论价值和工业应用前景.随着海洋微生物极端酶的研究开发,海洋微生物纤维素酶的研究也逐渐受到学者们的关注,并取得了较大进展.综述迄今为止分离出的产纤维素酶的海洋微生物种群及其酶学特性,海洋微生物纤维素酶基因克隆与表达的国内外研究现状,分析海洋微生物纤维素酶潜在的应用价值及未来发展前景.     

碱性纤维素酶及其去污机理

纤维素酶的研究,已有四五十年的历史。但是,一直是以木霉（Trichodern。a）、曲霉U印eryillus）属等真菌产生的酸性纤维素酶为研究对象,以将木质纤维素转化成葡萄糖为主要研究方向进行的。近年来,碱性纤维素酶在洗涤剂工业上的成功应用,改变了传统的去污机制,建立了一套新的去污机理,被洗涤剂工业称之为一次技术大革命,使碱性纤维素酶成为世界各国普遍重视的一种极具生命力的新型酶制剂。三产碱性纤维素酶的微生物及其酶的性质碱性微生物可以分为嗜碱菌和耐碱菌。只有在pHS以上才能生长的被称之为嗜碱菌;最适pH是中性,但在碱性…     

嗜碱芽孢杆菌产碱性纤维素酶研究概况

碱性纤维素酶是重要的洗涤剂添加剂,不仅可以去除衣物上的污渍,还可以软化衣物和增加衣物的鲜艳度。嗜碱芽孢杆菌是生产碱性纤维素酶的主要菌种。本文概述了其编码的碱性纤维素酶的性质,编码酶的基因、基因的克隆、表达以及作为洗涤剂添加剂的去污机理,指出了今后的研究方向。     

造纸废液氧化塘纤维素酶产生菌群的分析与产酶菌株的筛选

【目的】解析造纸废液氧化塘中产纤维素酶微生物的群体组成和结构;筛选并获得一批纤维素酶产生菌,丰富菌株资源,并为纤维素酶的工业应用和环境污染的生物处理奠定基础。【方法】基于16S rRNA基因序列信息,系统考察了造纸废液氧化塘环境中产纤维素酶细菌的群体组成和结构,并通过测定纤维素酶在不同pH条件下酶活变化考察所产纤维素酶的特性。【结果】造纸废液氧化塘中产纤维素酶微生物具有丰富的多样性。在分类上分属于Firmicutes、Actinobacteria、Alpha-proteobacteria和Gamma-proteobacteria 4个门(亚门)15种。来自泥液混合样和黑液排污口泥样的产纤维素酶细菌群体多样性最为丰富,由6-7个种的细菌组成;而来自强碱性的黑液下层样品中微生物的多样性则较为贫乏,主要由来自Bacillus类细菌组成。分离菌株除酸性纤维素酶产生菌外,碱性纤维素酶和中性纤维素酶产生菌也较为丰富,且其分布与样品来源有紧密的关系。【结论】对造纸废液氧化塘产纤维素酶微生物群体组成和结构的研究,不仅有利于对新菌株资源的挖掘,也可为特殊环境的微生物学研究提供参考。     

产碱性纤维素酶兼性厌氧菌株的筛选和酶学性质的初步研究

用CMC平板筛选方法, 从造纸厂碱性土壤中获得产碱性纤维素酶兼性厌氧菌株LZ-5, 革兰氏阴性, 经鉴定为弧菌属(Vibrio sp.)中的一个种。液体摇瓶培养产生碱性纤维素酶活力高达5.8 U/mL。酶学性质初步研究显示, LZ-5产生的纤维素酶最适反应温度为40℃, 最适反应pH值为9.0, 在碱性条件下具有较高的酶活性和较好的稳定性。经传代培养证实该菌株遗传性能稳定。     

产碱性纤维素酶兼性厌氧菌株的筛选和酶学性质的初步研究

用CMC平板筛选方法,从造纸厂碱性土壤中获得产碱性纤维素酶兼性厌氧菌株LZ-5,革兰氏阴性,经鉴定为弧菌属(Vibrio sp.)中的一个种.液体摇瓶培养产生碱性纤维素酶活力高达5.8 U/mL.酶学性质初步研究显示,LZ-5产生的纤维素酶最适反应温度为40℃,最适反应pH值为9.0,在碱性条件下具有较高的酶活性和较好的稳定性.经传代培养证实该菌株遗传性能稳定.     

构巢曲霉内切纤维素酶A10在毕赤酵母中的表达及重组蛋白质的表征

内切纤维素酶是纤维素酶高效降解纤维素的一个关键因子,已广泛应用于工业生物技术领域。对来源于腐生真菌构巢曲霉的一个内切纤维素酶进行过表达及详细的酶学性质研究,研究结果表明:该内切纤维素酶在摇瓶和发酵罐条件下都成功获得表达,发酵罐条件下的蛋白质表达量达到0.89 mg/mL;该酶的最适反应p H和温度分别为4.0和80℃,在pH 2.0–12.0之间表现出了很好的稳定性;在温度￡60℃时,该酶非常稳定,当温度370℃,酶的稳定性大大降低;Co~(2+)、Mn~(2+)和Fe~(2+)促进了CMCase活性,而Pb~(2+)、Ni~(2+)和Cu~(2+)等金属离子表现出了一定的抑制作用。因此,该构巢曲霉内切纤维素酶表现出了非常好的耐酸、耐碱以及一定的耐热性等性能,具有开发为商品酶的潜力,为深入开发构巢曲霉来源糖苷酶的应用奠定了基础。     

蠼螋肠道中碱性内切葡聚糖酶基因的克隆表达及功能分析

【目的】从蠼螋肠道细菌菌株Q5中获得一个新型耐碱纤维素酶基因,通过异源表达、酶学性质及功能分析,旨在为以后进一步研究开发高温碱性纤维素酶提供一些理论参考。【方法】采用刚果红平板初筛法,从河南南阳宝天曼国家级自然保护区落叶堆下的昆虫蠼螋肠道中,获得具有分泌较高活性碱性纤维素酶的细菌菌株。基于该菌株的形态学、生理学及16S rRNA序列特征等对高活性菌株进行分类鉴定。并通过设计简并引物,从高活性菌株中克隆出该菌株的纤维素酶基因,并进行序列分析,并导入大肠杆菌BL21中表达。【结果】获得1株具有分泌较高活性碱性内切葡聚糖酶的细菌菌株Q5,经鉴定为甲基营养型芽孢杆菌,进一步从Q5菌株中成功克隆出该菌株的一个全长1500 bp的内切葡聚糖酶基因(GenBank KR067575),在NCBI比对后发现该基因的氨基酸序列与芽孢杆菌菌株LM 4-2的耐碱性β-1,4-内切葡聚糖酶基因(AKE23721.1)有98%的同源性。重组菌经优化培养,细胞破碎后上清液中的酶活力可达3.46 U/mL,是出发菌株Q5(2.05 U/mL)的1.69倍。经正交实验优化后的酶活力为4.99 U/mL。酶学性质研究表明:该酶的最适反应温度与pH值分别为50°C与pH 8.5,在pH 8.0和9.0保温48 h,其酶活力仍然维持到最高酶活的82%和81%;该酶在50°C以下较稳定,60°C以上酶活迅速降低。10 mmol/L的Ca~(2+)和Mg~(2+)对酶的活性有明显促进作用,重组酶Ega5的K_m和V_(max)分别是2.217 mol/mL和9.606μmol/(min·L)。该重组酶对棉花黄萎病病原菌大丽轮枝菌具有显著抑制作用。【结论】本文首次从蠼螋肠道中筛选到了一株产碱性内切葡聚糖酶的细菌菌株并从中克隆出了一个碱性纤维素酶基因,为该酶在碱性条件的应用奠定了理论基础。     

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.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.