枯草芽孢杆菌中性植酸酶的纯化和酶学性质

从土壤中分离到了产中性植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株并对所产植酸酶进行了分离纯化。此中性植酸酶的反应最适 pH为 7 5,最适温度为 55℃ ,在 37℃下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为 0 1 9mmol/L ,植酸酶活性依赖Ca2 +的存在。酶蛋白的分子量大小约为 45kD ,纯酶蛋白N端序列为Lys His Lys Leu Ser Asp Pro Tyr His Phe Thr。     

枯草芽孢杆菌中怀植酸酶的纯化和酶学性质

从土壤中分离到了产中性植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株并对所产植酸酶进行了分离纯化,此中性植酸酶的反应最适pH为7．5,最适温度为55度,在37度下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为0．19mmol/L,植酸酶活性依赖Ca^2 的存在,酶蛋白的分子量大小约为45kD,纯酶蛋白N端序列为Lys-His-Lys-Leu-Ser-Asp-Pro-Tyr-His-Phe-Thr。     

枯草芽孢杆菌WHNB02植酸酶的酶学性质研究

从118份样品中分离到1株产植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis,WHNB02),其发酵液经乙醇沉淀、硫酸铵分级沉淀及Sephadex G-100柱层析等步骤后分离纯化了该酶,纯化倍数约为31.5倍,回收率为13.0%。该酶为单体酶,SDS-PAGE测得的分子量约为43ku,以植酸钠为底物的Km值为0.5mmol/L,酶反应的最适温度为60℃,80℃作用10min酶活保存61%,最适pH为7.0,在pH6.0~10.0范围内稳定,酶活性及稳定性都需Ca2 存在。EDTA、Mn2 、Ba2 (5mmol/L)对酶活具有很大的抑制作用。     

中性植酸酶菌株的筛选及性质

从天然土壤中筛选出产胞外中性植酸酶的细菌20余株,通过钼蓝法对菌种进行复筛,确定phy7为研究菌。通过16SrDNA测序分析方法鉴定该菌株属于绿脓假单胞菌属。结果表明：该菌株分泌中性植酸酶,其最适反应pH为7．0、最适反应温度为40℃;在37℃时以植酸钠为底物的Km为0．26mmol／L,max为0．0506nmol／min。金属离子zn2＋、Al3＋、Cu2＋和Mn2＋等对该酶有抑制作用,而Fe2＋等则有一定的激活作用。     

植酸酶高产菌株的诱变选育

无花果曲霉是一种可以产植酸酶的菌株,其代谢产物植酸酶可以将有机植酸磷降解为无机磷。以此菌株为出发菌株,确定了它的最适pH值为1.3~1.4,最适温度为55~60℃。同时,为获得高酶活的突变株,进行亚硝基胍和紫外线处理,经初筛得到99株高效突变株,再经复筛和传代试验,得到1株植酸酶活性是出发菌株2.47倍的突变株NTG-23。     

基因工程酵母产植酸酶的酶学性质研究*

对重组基因工程酵母（PP-NP-1）进行诱导培养,然后对诱导表达物进行饱和硫酸铵分级沉淀,再对沉淀进行Western印迹,证实其为特异的植酸酶,再对基因工程菌所产植酸酶进行纯化,并对其酶学性质进行了研究,研究结果,测得其分子量为70.2kD;酶作用最适温度为55℃;在pH2.5-5.6范围内植酸酶均具较高的酶活性,最适pH为4.6,另外Ca^2 ,牛血清白蛋白,Mn^2 ,Mg^2 对酶有激活作用,而HPO4^2-,SDS,Cu^2 ,Fe^2 对酶有抑制作用。     

黑曲霉N25株产植酸酶及酶促反应条件研究

从植物种子中研究筛选出高产植酸酶的黑曲霉N25,进行了最适液体培养基的筛选,研究了黑曲霉N25在玉米半合成液体培养基中所产植酸酶的最适酶促反应条件。结果表明：在四种培养基中,玉米半合成液体培养基为最适培养基,黑曲霉N25产植酸酶高峰期在96h,黑曲霉N25所产植酸酶的酶促反应最适pH为2.6和4.6,并具有很好的热稳定性,一定浓度的Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,Mn^2 ,Cr^3 ,Li^ ,EDTA和高磷是植酸酶活性的抑制剂,1.0mmol/ml聚乙二醇1000,0.3nmol/mL Fe^2 和低磷对植酸酶活性具有激活作用。     

温特曲霉转富马酸为L-苹果酸的初步研究*

从大量霉菌中选育到一株具有较高富马酸酶活性的温特曲霉(Aspergillus wentii) A5-61。在摇瓶培养条件下,32℃ 96小时,产L-苹果酸达10.49g/100ml,对富马酸的转化率达90.80%。利用菌体细胞,进行酶转化试验,结果表明：1.6g湿菌体接入25ml含富马酸10.0%（用NaOH中和至pH7.0）的转化液中,35℃16～24小时,连续转化三次,分别产生L—苹果酸9.61g/100ml、9.73g/100ml、6.93g/100ml。对菌体整体细胞酶学性质的研究表明,其最适反应温度35℃,最适反应pH7.0,Cu2＋对该酶有明显的抑制作用,该酶的Km＝0.154mol/L,Vmax＝0.0571mol/L·h。     

细菌耐热植酸酶基因的克隆及表达*

设计筛选培养基,从203株细菌菌株中筛选到四株可以分解植酸的菌株：SD01N,SD01X,SD01B和SD01D,设计植酸酶基因特异性引物P1和P2,分别以这四株菌的基因组DNA为模板进行扩增,其中菌株SD01N出现一条明显的扩增条带,大小约1．2kb。对PCR产物进行序列分析表明,该片段含有一个编码383个氨基酸的开放阅读框架。将该片段与载体pQE-30连接后转化大肠杆菌M15,得到重组菌株SDLiuTP01,对该菌株进行培养,经IPIG诱导基因表达,与携带空载体菌株相比较,在菌株SDLiuTP01中可检测到植酸酶活力。对重组菌株的植酸酶活力考察表明,该酶在25℃～95℃温度范围均具生物活性,最适反应温度为75℃,属于耐热性植酸酶。在各pH缓冲系统中反应结果,酶活力出现两个较高值,分别为pH4．6和pH7．5。     

弗氏柠檬酸杆菌植酸酶的分离纯化及其酶学性质研究

从弗氏柠檬酸杆菌(Citrobacter freundii)中分离纯化了一种植酸酶并进行了酶学性质研究,其反应最适pH为4.0~4.5,最适温度为40℃,在37℃下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为0.85nmol/L,Vmax为0.53IU/(mg.min),具有较好的抗胰蛋白酶的能力。酶蛋白的分子量大小约为45kDa,成熟酶蛋白N端序列为QCAPEGYQLQQVLMM。     

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.