高产光学纯(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇工程菌株构建与发酵优化

[目的]构建能够专一性合成光学纯(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇的大肠杆菌工程菌,并进行发酵条件优化。[方法]将来源于多粘芽孢杆菌的(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇脱氢酶基因bdh,来源于阴沟肠杆菌的α-乙酰乳酸合成酶基因bud B和α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶基因bud A与表达载体p Tr C99A连接,导入大肠杆菌中构建人工合成途径。筛选最适的培养基和发酵条件,提高(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇的产量、产率和得率。[结果]获得高效合成(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇的工程菌株GXASB,筛选到最适碳源及其浓度为120 g/L木薯淀粉,最适pH为6.5,最适接种量为10%,在发酵罐中进行同步糖化法发酵,(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇产量达到105.28 g/L,光学纯为99.1%,得率为0.47 g/g,生产强度为1.95 g/(L·h)。[结论]在大肠杆菌中表达基因簇bud B-bud A-bdh能够专一性合成光学纯(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇,经优化发酵条件后,能够显著提高(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇的合成效率。同时工程菌能够利用非粮原料木薯淀粉高效生产(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇,补料发酵产量达到105.28 g/L,为使用廉价原料工业化生产(R,R)-2,3-丁二醇提供参考。     

枯草芽孢杆菌氧化还原感应全局调控因子Rex对乙偶姻合成的影响

【背景】枯草芽孢杆菌体内含有一种可响应胞内氧化还原水平的因子,称之为氧化还原感应全局调控因子Rex (由基因ydiH编码)。Rex可通过感知辅酶NADH/NAD+水平的变化来调节胞内氧化还原平衡。【目的】研究Rex对枯草芽孢杆菌乙偶姻合成和辅因子代谢的相关性。【方法】利用比较转录组挖掘乙偶姻和2,3-丁二醇可逆转化过程中显著差异的基因,并通过Cre/lox基因敲除技术敲除ydiH、acuA (乙酰AcsA)和acoC (二氢脂酰胺乙酰转移酶)。随后,利用实时荧光定量PCR (RT-qPCR)技术分析敲除菌株中乙偶姻相关基因的转录水平。【结果】通过发酵实验发现,敲除ydiH会在一定程度上抑制菌体的生长速率,但发酵前期乙偶姻单位细胞产量和底物转化率都得到了显著提高;敲除acuA和acoC后,对乙偶姻合成、菌体生长和糖耗速率均影响不大;敲除ydiH后,与乙偶姻合成相关基因alsR (alsSD的正转录调控因子)、alsS (α-乙酰乳酸合成酶)、alsD (α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶)和bdhA (2,3-丁二醇脱氢酶)的转录水平显著上调。【结论】枯草芽孢杆菌氧化还原感应全局调控因子Rex通过抑制与乙偶姻相关基因的转录水平影响乙偶姻合成。本研究首次报道了枯草芽孢杆菌中Rex和乙偶姻合成的相关性,为探索Rex如何通过调控相关基因的转录来影响胞内氧化还原稳态奠定了基础,也为提高枯草芽孢杆菌工业化生产强度和底物转化率提供了借鉴。     

地衣芽孢杆菌高产2,3-丁二醇菌株的选育和发酵研究

目前2,3-丁二醇生产菌株大部分为致病菌,对人类健康和环境具有一定威胁。从牛奶样品中分离到1株产2,3-丁二醇的芽孢杆菌127-7,分析其16S rRNA基因序列,确定该菌株为地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis)。进一步对菌株127-7进行紫外诱变,筛选耐受高浓度葡萄糖和高产乙偶姻的菌株。摇瓶发酵结果显示,突变株BL41的2,3-丁二醇产量较出发菌株127-7提高了41.1%。对发酵副产物分析发现,不控制发酵液pH可以显著降低乳酸产量,2,3-丁二醇产量在72 h达到81.4 g/L。进一步调整补糖策略,维持最低残糖浓度为30 g/L,菌株BL41产2,3-丁二醇83.4 g/L,最高产率为1.9 g/L·h,发酵时间缩短至46 h。结果表明,地衣芽胞杆菌BL41可以作为候选菌株,用于工业规模2,3-丁二醇的生产。     

代谢工程改造枯草芽孢杆菌发酵生产乙偶姻

乙偶姻是枯草芽孢杆菌的主要代谢产物,它作为一种食用香精,广泛应用于食品、烟草、化妆品、清洁剂、酒类等行业。本研究首先在不产芽孢的枯草芽孢杆菌(BSD1,阻断了芽孢的合成途径)中敲除了2,3-丁二醇脱氢酶(BDH)的编码基因bdh A、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的编码基因ldh和乙酸激酶的编码基因(ACK)ack A,随后克隆了来自菌株B.subtilis168的α-乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS)和α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶(ALDC)基因als S和als D,并将其在上述敲除菌中过量表达,结果表明阻断副产物合成途径和加强乙偶姻合成途径关键酶的表达,会显著提高乙偶姻的产量,最终乙偶姻产量达到38.08 g/L,产率为0.45 g·L~(-1)·h~(-1),产率提高了约87.5%。     

光滑球拟酵母生产2,3-丁二酮的系统代谢工程策略

【目的】调控丙酮酸工业生产菌株光滑球拟酵母(Torulopsis glabrata)CCTCC M202019碳代谢流分布促进2,3-丁二酮积累。【方法】过量表达来源于枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)的乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS);在此基础上,借助T.glabrata全基因组规模代谢网络模型(GSMM)iNX804解析敲除基因ILV5的必要性;敲除基因BDH以阻断2,3-丁二酮的降解。【结果】过量表达ALS将ALS活性提高了4.6倍,发酵液中2,3-丁二酮浓度从0.01 g/L提高至0.57 g/L。敲除基因ILV5使2,3-丁二酮浓度提高28.1%。敲除基因BDH导致丁二酮还原酶和丁二醇脱氢酶活性分别降低74.4%、76.1%,同时2,3-丁二酮进一步代谢产物3-羟基丁酮和2,3-丁二醇浓度则分别降低52.2%和71.4%,2,3-丁二酮浓度为0.95 g/L。【结论】基于GSMM的系统代谢工程策略能够将碳代谢流从丙酮酸节点导向2,3-丁二酮,实现2,3-丁二酮的有效积累。     

α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶研究进展

(一)前言α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶(α-acetolactate decarboxylase;Ec.4.1.1.5)催化α-乙酰乳酸     

1,3-丙二醇发酵过程中乳酸抑制的研究

目的:研究乳酸对克雷伯氏肺炎杆菌(Klebsiella pneumonia)产1,3-丙二醇的影响。方法:通过在摇瓶和反应器水平下分析不同菌株(包含无乳酸、2,3-丁二醇产生的基因敲除菌)的乳酸代谢特性。结果:前期添加6 g/L的乳酸使1,3-丙二醇的产量降低了19%,而发酵10h后添加乳酸几乎不表现出抑制作用。通过对乳酸敲除菌株的代谢分析发现,发酵后期能够消耗培养基中的乳酸,这在一定程度上也反映了菌体发酵后期对乳酸的耐受性。结论:乳酸的抑制作用主要发生在1,3-丙二醇发酵的前期。解除了一株无副产物2,3-丁二醇生产株前期乳酸的过早积累后,1,3-丙二醇的的产量提高了56%。     

增强胞内NDAH水平和乙偶姻还原酶活力提高2,3-丁二醇产量

枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis 168是一株安全生产菌株,首次通过弱化B.subtilis 168磷酸戊糖途径(PPP)中的关键酶葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G6PDH)基因zwf,研究了其对胞内NADH水平的影响,进而研究其对2,3-丁二醇(2,3-BD)及副产物合成的影响。弱化菌株B. subtilis168△zwf进行摇瓶发酵实验,与出发菌株相比,胞内辅酶NADH水平得到了增强, 2,3-BD产量提高了15.0%,主要副产物AC积累量下降了10.6%,但乙酸、乳酸等有机酸的积累量提高。为了进一步提高2,3-BD生产效率,在B. subtilis168中克隆表达了不同来源的ACR基因,研究发现克雷伯氏菌来源的ACR酶活力最高,将此来源的ACR的基因kphs克隆到B.subtilis168△zwf中加强表达,对重组菌株B.subtilis168△zwf/pMA5-kphs进行摇瓶发酵实验,与出发菌相比,2,3-BD产量提高了37.3 %,主要副产物AC积累量下降了28.1%,同时,乙酸等分支路径的其他副产物也有不同程度的降低。     

多粘类芽孢杆菌HY96—2发酵液化学成分研究

从多粘类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus polymyxa HY96-2)的发酵液中分离得到了12个化合物,其结构通过波谱分析分别鉴定为苯甲酸(1)、对羟基苯甲酸(2)、对羟基苯丙酸(3)、2-苯基乳酸(4)、3-苯基乳酸(5)、琥珀酸(6)、棕榈酸甲酯(7)、大豆甙元(8)、环(甘氨酸-L-丙氨酸)二肽(9)、吲哚-3-乙酸(10)、L-苯丙氨酸(11)和2R,3R-丁二醇(12),其中化合物1～9均为首次从该菌中分离得到,化合物1、2、5和6对青枯劳尔氏菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)分别为1、3、2和3 mg/mL.     

芽胞杆菌发酵产2,3-丁二醇的研究进展及展望

综述了近年来利用芽胞杆菌生产2,3-丁二醇(2,3-BD)的研究进展,包括生产菌株的筛选、影响芽胞杆菌发酵2,3-丁二醇的因素、芽胞杆菌2,3-丁二醇代谢途径及调控等方面,并对其研究方向进行了展望。     

Comparative mechanical unfolding studies of spectrin domains R15, R16 and R17

Spectrins belong to repetitive three-helix bundle proteins that have vital functions in multicellular organisms and are of potential value in nanotechnology. To reveal the unique physical features of repeat proteins we have studied the structural and mechanical properties of three repeats of chicken brain α-spectrin (R15, R16 and R17) at the atomic level under stretching at constant velocities (0.01, 0.05 and 0.1?Å·ps^?1) and constant forces (700 and 900?pN) using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at T?=?300?K. 114 independent MD simulations were performed and their analysis has been done. Despite structural similarity of these domains we have found that R15 is less mechanically stable than R16, which is less stable than R17. This result is in agreement with the thermal unfolding rates. Moreover, we have observed the relationship between mechanical stability, flexibility of the domains and the number of aromatic residues involved in aromatic clusters.     

Meiotic behaviour of chromosomes 1R, 2R and 5R in autotetraploid rye

The meiotic behaviour of chromosomes 1R, 2R and 5R was studied in C-banded preparations of autotetraploid rye. Analysis of pairing and chiasma formation was based on metaphase I configurations, using the model designed by Sybenga, with slight modifications. Frequencies of two modes of pairing (one quadrivalent or two bivalents) differed from those expected for random pairing. Although preferential pairing for some arm pairs of chromosome 2R was detected, this did not seem to be the cause of the increased bivalent pairing. This increase was attributed to either the spatial separation of the four homologous chromosomes in some premeiotic cells into two groups of two, or a correction of the synaptonemal complex, or both. The number of chiasmate associations showed variation between chromosomes and between arms within the same chromosome. It was closely related to arm length, but different after quadrivalent and bivalent pairing. This is suggested to be a consequence of partner exchange interfering with pairing and, consequently, with chiasma formation, and a different chiasma distribution after quadrivalent pairing. Variation between chromosomes in the frequencies of alternate and adjacent co-orientation in metaphase I quadrivalents without interstitial chiasmata suggests that the relative positions of the centromeres in the quadrivalent influence their co-orientation.     

Genetic mapping of cytological and isozyme markers on chromosomes 1R, 3R, 4R and 6R of rye

Cytogenetic maps involving chromosomes 1R, 3R, 4R and 6R have been developed from the analysis of offspring of crosses between multiple heterozygous rye plants. The maps include isozyme loci GpiR1, Mdh-R1 and Pgd2 (located in chromosome 1R), Mdh-R2 (located in chromosome 3R), Pgm-R1 (located in chromosome 4R) and Aco-R1 (located in chromosome 6R). Various telomeric and interstitial C-bands of these four chromosomes, the centromere split of chromosome 3R, and translocation TR01 were used as cytological markers. By means of electron microscope analysis of spread pachytene synaptonemal complexes, the breakpoint of TR01 was physically mapped in chromosome arms 4RS and 6RL. From the linkage data, conclusions were derived concerning the cytological locations of the isozyme loci and the physical extent of the evolutive translocations involving chromosome arm 6RL.     

R62, a naturally occurring hybrid R plasmid

R62, a naturally occurring R factor, was shown to be a single deoxyribonucleic acid molecule composed of polynucleotide sequences typical of I group plasmids and also sequences typical of the N group. It determined I pili and belonged to the Iα compatibility group. Although compatible with plasmids of group N, R62 showed complex genetic reactions with N plasmids which are described and interpreted. It is concluded that R62 was the product of illegitimate recombination between an I group and an N group plasmid.