休哈塔假丝酵母乙醇发酵性能的研究

木糖的高效发酵是制约纤维素燃料乙醇生产的技术瓶颈之一,高性能发酵菌种的开发是本领域研究的重点。以木糖发酵的典型菌株休哈塔假丝酵母为材料,研究氮源配比、葡萄糖和木糖初始浓度、葡萄糖添加及典型抑制物等因素对其木糖利用和乙醇发酵性能的影响规律。结果表明,硫酸铵更适宜于木糖和葡萄糖发酵产乙醇。在摇瓶振荡发酵条件下,该酵母可发酵164.0 g/L葡萄糖生成61.9 g/L乙醇,糖利用率和乙醇得率分别为99.8%和74.0%;受酵母细胞膜上转运体系的限制,对木糖的最高发酵浓度为120.0 g/L,可生成45.7 g/L乙醇,糖利用率和乙醇得率分别达到94.8%和87.0%。休哈塔假丝酵母发酵木糖的主要产物为乙醇,仅生成微量的木糖醇;添加葡萄糖可促进木糖的利用;休哈塔假丝酵母在葡萄糖发酵时的乙酸和甲酸的耐受浓度分别为8.32和2.55 g/L,木糖发酵时的乙酸和甲酸的耐受浓度分别为6.28和1.15 g/L。     

紫外诱变驯化提高酿酒酵母木糖发酵的抑制物耐受性

利用驯化和紫外处理结合驯化的手段对一株木糖发酵工业菌株的抑制物耐受性进行提升。在反复批次培养过程中不断提高含9种抑制物的混合抑制物浓度,使细胞的生长和发酵逐渐适应高浓度抑制物环境,分离突变菌株并进行评价。紫外处理结合驯化比直接驯化能更有效的提升细胞对高浓度抑制物的耐受能力;通过突变菌株分离和筛选,获得3株抑制物耐受能力高于出发菌株的突变菌株,它们在抑制物浓度100%MI(甲酸1 g/L,乙酸3.5 g/L,乙酰丙酸1.5 g/L,糠醛1.5 g/L,5-羟甲基糠醛1.5g/L,丁香醛0.1 g/L,香草醛0.1 g/L,松柏醛0.025 g/L,肉桂酸0.025 g/L)条件下的木糖消耗率比出发菌株高出11.3%-23.2%。紫外诱变处理结合驯化过程可以有效提高酿酒酵母对混合抑制物的耐受性。     

纤维素降解产物对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响

研究纤维素酸水解产生的4种副产物乙酸、甲酸、糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛及发酵产物乙醇对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响。结果表明:5.0 g/L乙酸和1.0 g/L甲酸对葡萄糖和木糖共发酵具有明显的抑制作用;1.0 g/L糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛基本不影响K.marxianus 1727发酵葡萄糖,且能够被K.marxianus1727转化为毒性相对较低的物质。由于5-羟甲基糠醛的转化速率慢,对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖的抑制程度大于糠醛。乙醇对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖具有抑制作用,当乙醇质量浓度大于20 g/L时,生物量及木糖利用率约是对照的44%和70%。     

木质纤维素水解液副产物对东方伊萨酵母乙醇发酵的影响

为了客观评判耐高温东方伊萨酵母HN-1利用木质纤维素水解液生产燃料乙醇的潜力,本文采用单因素试验和响应面中心组合试验研究了木质纤维素水解液有毒副产物甲酸钠(1.0-5.0 g/L)、乙酸钠(2.5-8.0 g/L)、糠醛(0.2-2.0 g/L)、5-羟甲基糠醛(0.1-1.0 g/L)和香草醛(0.5-2.0 g/L)对其乙醇发酵的影响。结果表明,木质纤维素水解液有毒副产物对东方伊萨酵母HN-1乙醇发酵的影响较小,除添加2 g/L香草醛或添加1 g/L 5-羟甲基糠醛可使乙醇产量分别降低20.38%和11.2%外,其他抑制物的添加对乙醇的生成未有显著影响。但是,当副产物浓度较高时,可以显著抑制菌体生长,添加1-5 g/L甲酸钠、2.5-8.0 g/L乙酸钠、0.4-2 g/L糠醛或0.5-2 g/L香草醛,发酵36 h时菌体细胞干重分别较对照下降了25.04%-37.02%、28.83%-43.82%、20.06%-37.60%和26.39%-52.64%。中心组合试验结果表明各抑制物交互作用对乙醇的生成影响不显著。该研究表明木质纤维素水解液副产物对东方伊萨酵母HN-1乙醇发酵的影响较小,适合用于纤维乙醇发酵。     

玉米秸秆酸解副产物对重组酿酒酵母6508-127发酵的影响

将木质纤维素类生物质如玉米秸秆等用稀酸水解预处理,在半纤维素水解为单糖的同时,水解液中还会产生一些可能对后续发酵有影响的副产物。本实验分别考查了在玉米秸秆稀酸水解液中检测出的乙酸、甲酸、香草醛、糠醛和羟甲基糠醛对重组木糖发酵菌株S. cerevisiae 6508-127生长和发酵的影响。结果表明,甲酸和乙酸对菌体生长的抑制强于乙醇生成,且甲酸的抑制程度远大于乙酸;2g/L香草醛可使菌体生长延滞期明显延长,而在较低浓度（≤1.2g/L）此现象不明显。糠醛在0.5-1.5g/L范围内对菌体生长有抑制作用,但使乙醇得率提高;羟甲基糠醛在0.2g/L浓度存在就使乙醇得率有明显降低,但使生物量得率提高;研究中还发现,糠醛、羟甲基糠醛和香草醛可被S. cerevisiae 6508-127代谢。     

乙酸、糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛对产酸克雷伯氏菌发酵生产2,3-丁二醇的影响

为了解产酸克雷伯氏菌对木质纤维素水解液中主要抑制物的耐受和代谢,考察了产酸克雷伯氏菌发酵生产2,3-丁二醇(2,3-butanediol,2,3-BDO)过程中对3种发酵抑制物乙酸、糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛(5-hydroxymethylfurfural HMF)的耐受以及抑制物浓度的变化,检测了糠醛和HMF的代谢产物.结果表明:产酸克雷伯氏菌对乙酸、糠醛和HMF的耐受浓度分别为30 g/L、4 g/L和5 g/L.并且部分乙酸可作为生产2,3-丁二醇的底物,在0～30 g/L浓度范围内可提高2,3-丁二醇的产量.发酵过程中产酸克雷伯氏菌可将HMF和糠醛全部转化,其中约70％HMF被转化为2,5-呋喃二甲醇,30％HMF和全部糠醛被菌体代谢.研究表明在木质纤维素水解液生产2,3-丁二醇的脱毒过程中可优先考虑脱除糠醛,一定浓度的乙酸可以不用脱除.     

糠醛对粘红酵母生长与油脂积累的影响

为了探究纤维素水解液中常见的发酵抑制物糠醛对粘红酵母Rhodotorula glutinis生长与油脂积累的影响,对比了不同的糠醛浓度(0.1、0.4、0.6、1.5 g/L)下粘红酵母的生物量和油脂积累情况,并探究了1.0 g/L的糠醛对粘红酵母不同碳源(葡萄糖和木糖)利用的影响。研究表明,当糠醛浓度达1.5 g/L时,粘红酵母的延迟期延长至96 h,残糖高达17.7 g/L,生物量最高6.6 g/L,仅为正常积累量的47%,油脂含量也减少了约50%;以木糖为碳源时,糠醛对粘红酵母的抑制程度小于葡萄糖为碳源时的情况;在糠醛存在的逆境中,粘红酵母倾向于生成更多的18碳脂肪酸或18碳不饱和脂肪酸。     

木质纤维素酸解副产物对D-乳酸生产菌Sporolactobacillus sp.Y2-8生长及发酵的影响

选择乙酸根、糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛、苯酚、香草酸和丁香醛等6种典型木质纤维素酸解副产物,考察它们对D-乳酸生产菌Sporolactobacillus sp.Y2-8生长及发酵的影响。实验结果表明:酚类物质抑制作用最强烈,0.25 g/L丁香醛已经完全抑制了菌体的生长和D-乳酸的发酵;苯酚和香草酸在低浓度(≤1.0 g/L)时抑制作用较小,但质量浓度达到3 g/L时对D-乳酸产量的抑制率分别为99%和70%;3 g/L糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛对产物的抑制率分别为60%与20%,抑制作用小于酚类;乙酸根的影响最小,10 g/L的乙酸钠对菌体的生长和发酵几乎无抑制作用;当抑制物混合时,存在着相互促进作用,抑制作用更强烈。     

重组大肠杆菌利用木糖发酵产高纯度L-乳酸

对重组大肠杆菌JH16利用木糖产高纯度的三一乳酸进行研究。通过无氧管驯化EscherwhiacdiJH12菌株得到E．coliJH16,驯化后的菌株茵体浓度提高了31％,乙酸积累减少了43％;在摇瓶中考察不同Mg2＋浓度对EcoliJHl6产三一乳酸的影响,确定最适Mg2＋质量浓度为0．25g/L;EcoEJH16以60g/L木糖为C源,在7L全自动发酵罐中添加0．25g／LMg2＋,乳酸积累量提高了18％,达38．18g/L,乳酸纯度高达95％;E．coliJH16在30g／L木糖和30g／L葡萄糖混合C源中,优先利用葡萄糖,当葡萄糖质量浓度低于1．56g/L后,菌体开始利用木糖进行乳酸发酵,最终得到39g／L乳酸。     

高浓度糖发酵制备乙醇

以树干毕赤酵母为发酵菌株,混合糖（木糖、葡萄糖）为发酵底物,通过培养基和培养条件的改变来确定树干毕赤酵母高糖浓度发酵时所需的条件。研究结果表明：在24h发酵周期内初始木糖质量浓度为63．0g／L较适宜;在36h发酵周期内初始木糖质量浓度为72．0g/L较适宜。24h发酵周期内,在36．0g／L木糖中添加的葡萄糖质量浓度以54．0g/L为最佳,发酵结束乙醇质量浓度达32．9g／L;36h发酵周期内,添加的葡萄糖质量浓度以72．0g／L为最佳,发酵结束乙醇质量浓度为36．9g／L。以（NH4）2SO4为N源时较适合戊糖发酵制备乙醇,（NH2）2SO4的最佳质量浓度为1．1g／L。发酵前8h摇床转速为90r／min,后16h为150r／min,乙醇质量浓度较高,可达17．5g/L。     

The effect of sugar decomposed on the ethanol fermentation and decomposition reactions of sugars

A batch reactor was used to investigate the dilute acid hydrolysis reaction of alpha-cellulose and sugar decomposition reactions. Varying the sulfuric acid concentration from 0.07 to 5.0% for reaction temperatures between 180 and 220°C significantly affected glucose yields, which ranged from about 70% to below 10%. Increasing the reaction temperature enhanced this effect. Similar experimental results were obtained for the decomposition of xylose. For sugar decomposition reactions, less than 0.3 g/L of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) were produced from glucose and xylose in the absence of sulfuric acid at 190°C and 15 min of reaction time, but adding a small amount of sulfuric acid (0.5%) dramatically increased the decomposition rate and led to the formation of four undesireable products: formic acid, 5-HMF, acetic acid, and furfural. In both hydrolysis and fermentation reactions formic acid, acetic acid, and 5-HMF severely inhibited ethanol fermentation, while furfural had less of an inhibition effect.     

Comparison of glucose/xylose cofermentation of poplar hydrolysates processed by different pretreatment technologies

The inhibitory effects of furfural and acetic acid on the fermentation of xylose and glucose to ethanol in YEPDX medium by a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (LNH‐ST 424A) were investigated. Initial furfural concentrations below 5 g/L caused negligible inhibition to glucose and xylose consumption rates in batch fermentations with high inoculum (4.5–6.0 g/L). At higher initial furfural concentrations (10–15 g/L) the inhibition became significant with xylose consumption rates especially affected. Interactive inhibition between acetic acid and pH were observed and quantified, and the results suggested the importance of conditioning the pH of hydrolysates for optimal fermentation performance. Poplar biomass pretreated by various CAFI processes (dilute acid, AFEX, ARP, SO₂‐catalyzed steam explosion, and controlled‐pH) under respective optimal conditions was enzymatically hydrolyzed, and the mixed sugar streams in the hydrolysates were fermented. The 5‐hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and furfural concentrations were low in all hydrolysates and did not pose negative effects on fermentation. Maximum ethanol productivity showed that 0–6.2 g/L initial acetic acid does not substantially affect the ethanol fermentation with proper pH adjustment, confirming the results from rich media fermentations with reagent grade sugars. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009     

Cofactor dependence in furan reduction by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in fermentation of acid-hydrolyzed lignocellulose

A decreased fermentation rate due to inhibition is a significant problem for economic conversion of acid-pretreated lignocellulose hydrolysates to ethanol, since the inhibition gives rise to a requirement for separate detoxification steps. Together with acetic acid, the sugar degradation products furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural are the inhibiting compounds found at the highest concentrations in hydrolysates. These aldehydes have been shown to affect both the specific growth rate and the rate of fermentation by yeast. Two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with different abilities to ferment inhibiting hydrolysates were evaluated in fermentations of a dilute acid hydrolysate from spruce, and the reducing activities for furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural were determined. Crude cell extracts of a hydrolysate-tolerant strain (TMB3000) converted both furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural to the corresponding alcohol at a rate that was severalfold higher than the rate observed for cell extracts of a less tolerant strain (CBS 8066), thereby confirming that there is a correlation between the fermentation rate in a lignocellulosic hydrolysate and the bioconversion capacity of a strain. The in vitro NADH-dependent furfural reduction capacity of TMB3000 was three times higher than that of CBS 8066 (1,200 mU/mg protein and 370 mU/mg protein, respectively) in fed-batch experiments. Furthermore, the inhibitor-tolerant strain TMB3000 displayed a previously unknown NADH-dependent reducing activity for 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (400 mU/mg protein during fed-batch fermentation of hydrolysates). No corresponding activity was found in strain CBS 8066 (<2 mU/mg). The ability to reduce 5-hydroxymethyl furfural is an important characteristic for the development of yeast strains with increased tolerance to lignocellulosic hydrolysates.     

转醛醇酶基因差异表达影响酵母发酵木糖及耐受乙酸性能

【目的】木糖发酵是纤维素燃料乙醇生产的一个关键瓶颈,同时木质纤维素水解液中的乙酸严重抑制酿酒酵母的木糖发酵过程,因此通过基因工程手段提高菌株对木糖的利用以及对乙酸的耐受性具有重要意义。本研究以非氧化磷酸戊糖途径(PPP途径)中关键基因转醛醇酶基因(TAL1)为研究对象,探讨了3种不同启动子PTDH3、PAHP1和PUBI4,控制其表达对菌株利用木糖和耐受乙酸的影响。【方法】通过同源重组用3种启动子替换酿酒酵母基因工程菌NAPX37的TAL1基因的启动子PTAL1,再通过孢子分离和单倍体交配构建了纯合子,利用批次发酵比较了在以木糖为唯一碳源和混合糖(葡萄糖和木糖)为碳源条件下,3种启动子控制TAL1基因表达导致的发酵和乙酸耐受能力的差异。【结果】启动子PTDH3、PAHP1和PUBI4在不同程度上提高了TAL1基因的转录水平,提高了菌株对木糖的利用速率及乙酸耐受能力,提高了菌株在60 mmol/L乙酸条件下的葡萄糖利用速率。在以木糖为唯一碳源且无乙酸存在、以及混合糖为碳源的条件下,PAHP1启动子控制TAL1表达菌株的发酵结果优于PTDH3和PUBI4启动子的菌株,PAHP1启动子控制的TAL1基因的转录水平比较合适。在木糖为唯一碳源且乙酸为30 mmol/L时,PUBI4启动子控制TAL1基因表达的菌株发酵结果则优于PAHP1和PTDH3启动子菌株,此时PUBI4启动子控制的TAL1的转录水平比较合适。【结论】启动子PTDH3、PAHP1和PUBI4不同程度地提高TAL1基因的表达,在不同程度上改善了酵母菌株的木糖发酵速率和耐受乙酸性能,改善程度受发酵条件的影响。     

Stillage backset and its impact on ethanol fermentation by the flocculating yeast

The second largest cost in fuel ethanol production is from energy consumption with ethanol distillation and stillage treatment, particularly when stillage is treated by the multi-evaporation process. Therefore, stillage backset is the most economically competitive strategy for reducing discharge and saving energy consumption. In this article, continuous ethanol fermentation was performed by the flocculating yeast under stillage backset conditions. Compared to regular yeast, immobilized yeast within the fermentor through flocculation reduced byproducts formation in the stillage, since heat lysis of yeast during ethanol distillation was prevented, and many side reactions were thus eliminated, making more stillage backset within the fermentation system possible. Although pyruvic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, α-ketoglutaric acid, fumaric acid and glycerol from yeast metabolism, furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural from process operations, and acetic acid and lactic acid from slight contamination were accumulated with the stillage backset, they had no significant impact on yeast growth and ethanol fermentation due to low concentrations accumulated within the fermentation system. However, propionic acid that was generated mainly during hydrolysate sterilization and distillation of the fermentation broth was detected as the major inhibitor, but this byproduct would be significantly reduced under industrial conditions without hydrolysate sterilization, making the stillage backset more reliable for industrial application.     

一株厌氧嗜热杆菌生长及发酵特性的初步研究

论文对筛选并鉴定为Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum菌株的生长、底物利用情况、产物生成以及酒精耐受性进行了研究。结果表明,该菌在以甘露糖、葡萄糖和木糖为碳源时生长较好,同时能够较好的利用木聚糖和木薯淀粉;最适底物浓度为15g/L;不同的葡萄糖:木糖比例对其生长无显著影响;能耐受的培养基最高初始酒精浓度为3%(V/V)。在5g/L的木聚糖、木糖和木薯淀粉培养基中发酵60h后,产物主要有乙醇、乳酸和乙酸,乙醇产量分别为0.824、0.867和0.916g/L。