卷枝毛霉孢子原生质体的制备与再生

为了构建高产γ-亚麻酸的卷枝毛霉稳定遗传转化体系,利用酶解法对卷枝毛霉(Mucor circinelloides sp.)EIM-10的孢子进行原生质体制备。研究酶液组成、渗透压稳定剂、酶解温度、酶解时间等对卷枝毛霉孢子原生质体形成和再生的影响,建立了制备卷枝毛霉孢子原生质体的最适条件:1%纤维素酶和2%溶壁酶为酶解体系,0.5mol/L NaCl作为渗透压稳定剂,酶解温度32℃,酶解时间2.5 h,再生培养基为0.5 mol/L NaCl高渗培养基。用双层平板培养法进行原生质体再生,在此条件下原生质体的形成量为1.2×106个/mL,再生率为70.5%。     

碳源对卷枝毛霉EIM-10γ-亚麻酸产量的影响

目的:研究碳源对卷枝毛霉脂肪酸产量的影响,为代谢调控卷枝毛霉生产Y-亚麻酸奠定基础.方法:测定卷枝毛霉在各种碳源、碳源浓度及碳氮比条件下生物量、油质产量及油脂中GLA含量.结果:卷枝毛霉EIM-10在以葡萄糖为碳源发酵时,油脂得率为2%,油脂中γ-亚麻酸含量为18%;以大豆油为碳源时,其生物量(干重)达到33g/L,油脂占菌丝体干重的35%,GLA的含量为3%.卷枝毛霉EIM-10不能利用醋酸和柠檬酸,可以利用醋酸钠和柠檬酸钠生长但不积累油脂.结论:卷枝毛霉EIM-10脂肪酸从头合成能力不强,能利用外界脂肪酸合成细胞内油脂.     

毛霉脂肪酶的研究

从土样中分离筛选到一株脂肪酶菌株—毛霉(Mucor sp.)M₂,其优化后的培养基组成(%);黄豆粉4.0、蔗糖0.5、橄榄油1.0、硫酸铵0.1、磷酸氢二钾0.2硫酸镤0.01、pH自然。产酶最适条件：初始pH6.5、培养温度28℃、培养周期96h.该酶最适作用温度50℃、最适pH8.0、pH稳定范围为7.0～10.0,Fe²⁺、Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺、K⁺对酶有激活作用。     

卷枝毛霉pyrG基因缺陷突变株的诱变筛选与鉴定

为制备新的遗传筛选标记用于构建高产番茄红素的工程菌株,实验运用化学诱变的手段,以N-甲基-N'-硝基-N-亚硝基胍为诱变剂,以番茄红素生产菌株卷枝毛霉MU616为出发菌株,诱变获得5株尿嘧啶缺陷型突变株,突变株在基本培养基中培养5天后仍不能生长。通过同源转化带有pyrG基因(编码乳清酸核苷-磷酸盐脱羧酶)的质粒pEPM1确定突变株Mt1、Mt4和Mt5为pyrG基因缺陷突变株。随之对pyrG突变株进行生长特性的研究和产番茄红素性能的检测,结果表明,其中突变株Mt4的生物量为(9.0±0.6)g/L,番茄红素产量在黑暗和光照条件下分别为(1 648±185)μg/g和(3 234±281)μg/g,均与出发菌株相似,适宜作为进行卷枝毛霉转化的带有遗传标记的受体菌。pyrG基因缺陷突变菌株的获得对构建高产番茄红素的卷枝毛霉工程菌具有重要的意义。     

卷枝毛霉△^6—脂肪酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及在酿酒酵母中的高效表达

为获得产高γ—亚麻酸的酿酒酵母工程菌株,应用RT—PCR技术,从卷枝毛霉中扩增出△^6—脂肪酸脱氢酶基因,亚克隆到大肠杆菌和酿酒酵母的穿梭表达载体pYES2．0,在大肠杆菌中筛选到含有目的基因的重组质粒pYES412,用醋酸锂方法转化到酿酒酵母缺陷型菌株INVScl中,在SC—ura合成培养基中筛选到转化酵母,在合适的培养基及培养条件下,加入外源底物亚油酸,经半乳糖诱导后,收集菌体,通过气相色谱对转化酵母进行脂肪酸色谱分析,结果表明：γ—亚麻酸占总脂肪的50．07％。迄今为止,这是国内外△^6—脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在酿酒酵母表达量最高的报道。     

卷枝毛霉Δ6-脂肪酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及在酿酒酵母中的高效表达

为获得产高γ 亚麻酸的酿酒酵母工程菌株,应用RT PCR技术,从卷枝毛霉中扩增出△6 脂肪酸脱氢酶 基因,亚克隆到大肠杆菌和酿酒酵母的穿梭表达载体pYES2.0,在大肠杆菌中筛选到含有目的基因的重组质粒 pYES412,用醋酸锂方法转化到酿酒酵母缺陷型菌株INVScI中,在SC ura合成培养基中筛选到转化酵母,在合适 的培养基及培养条件下,加入外源底物亚油酸,经半乳糖诱导后,收集菌体,通过气相色谱对转化酵母进行脂肪酸 色谱分析,结果表明:γ 亚麻酸占总脂肪的50.07%。迄今为止,这是国内外△6 脂肪酸脱氢酶基因在酿酒酵母表 达量最高的报道。     

天然巴曲酶的酶学性质研究

目的 研究巴西矛头蝮蛇蛇毒中纯化的天然巴曲酶的酶学性质.方法 测定不同的温度、pH值和金属离子等条件对重组定点突变巴曲酶活性的影响.结果 实验表明,该酶在温度30～40℃,pH 6.5～9.0活性较为稳定;其最适反应温度为37℃,pH为7.5;Mg2+、K+和Ca2+离子对酶活有激活作用,而Cu2+、Fe2+和Zn2+离子对该酶有抑制作用.结论 从蛇毒提取的天然巴曲酶酶学性质比较稳定.     

蒜氨酸酶的固定化及其酶学性质研究

为了提高蒜氨酸酶的稳定性并实现酶的反复利用,研究了影响蒜氨酸酶固定化的因素及固定化蒜氨酸酶的酶学性质。蒜氨酸酶的固定化以壳聚糖微球为载体,戊二醛为交联剂,固定化的最适条件为：戊二醛浓度4%,给酶量20.2U,交联时间2h。固定化蒜氨酸酶的最适pH值7.0,最适温度35℃,米氏常数Km 7.9 mmol/L,操作稳定性比较好,连续使用10次后酶活力损失低于10%。     

耐热对硝基苯磷酸酶的酶学性质

通过分离纯化和酶学性质测定 ,确定耐热对硝基苯磷酸酶 (p nitrophenylphosphatase)是金属酶蛋白 ,活性部位含有镁离子 ;该酶是中度耐热蛋白质 ,金属离子有助于提高其热稳定性 .该酶的Km 为 3 0 31mmol L ,Vmax为 313 5 μmol·min-1·mg-1;二级结构中大约有 74 5 %α螺旋 ,2 5 5 % β转角 .在pH 7 0～ 12 0范围内相当稳定 .该酶在SDS溶液中稳定性较差 ,在TritonX 10 0溶液中较为稳定 ,在Tween 2 0溶液中很稳定 .     

Identification of morin and other compounds as inhibitors of the malic enzyme of Mucor circinelloides in vitro but not in vivo

Of 13 compounds tested, 11 inhibited malic enzyme activity in Mucor circinelloides, to some degree, at 5 mM. Four of these inhibitors (tartronic acid, morin, catechin and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid) were studied further. Tartronic acid, morin and catechin were competitive inhibitors of malic enzyme (with respect to malate), with apparent K_i values of 0.04 mM, 5 μM and 0.6 mM, respectively. 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid was a non-competitive inhibitor, with respect to malate, and had an apparent K_i value of 0.8 mM. Morin and tartronic acid did not inhibit any other NADPH-generating enzyme studied, although both inhibited malate dehydrogenase. The inhibitory actions of catechin and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid were less specific. All four compounds inhibited malic enzyme, to some extent, when included in the culture medium. This inhibition was not as great as in vitro however and was insufficient to have an effect on lipid metabolism in M. circinelloides. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Integrative transformation by homologous recombination in the zygomycete Mucor circinelloides

Summary Transformation of a Mucor circinelloides Leu^– strain with the plasmid pAD45, harbouring the wild-type allele (leuA⁺) and a chymosin gene, led to the identification of mitotically stable transformants after one to three vegetative growth cycles on non-selective medium. Southern analysis of the stable transformed strains demonstrated that the vector is integrated, as an intact molecule, into the resident Mucor leuA locus. Retransformation of Escherichia coli with genomic DNA restricted with enzymes having no or only a single recognition site within the inserted sequence did not permit isolation of plasmids or fragments carrying the leuA or chymosin gene.     

Acetate-enhanced polymerized triacylglycerol utilization by Mucor circinelloides

We found that laboratory-prepared sunflower oil waste containing polymerized triacylglycerols (PTAGs) still within South African regulatory levels (i.e. 1, 5, 10 and 15% w/w) is effectively degraded by the fungus Mucor circinelloidesin the presence of acetate. Poor utilization was experienced in its absence. These results suggest that fungi could be used in oil waste removal, while at the same time biomass, rich in essential fatty acids such as linoleic and gamma-linolenic acid is produced.     

Screening of chitin deacetylase from Mucoralean strains (Zygomycetes) and its relationship to cell growth rate

Chitin deacetylase (CDA) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetamine groups of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine in chitin, converting it to chitosan in fungal cell walls. In the present study, the activity in batch culture of CDA from six Mucoralean strains, two of them wild type, isolated from dung of herbivores of Northeast Brazil, was screened. Among the strains tested, Cunninghamella bertholletiae IFM 46114 showed a high intracellular enzyme activity of 0.075 U/mg protein after 5 days of culture, and a wild-type strain of Mucor circinelloides showed a high intracellular enzyme activity of 0.060 U/mg protein, with only 2 days of culture, using N-acetylchitopentaose as substrate. This enzyme showed optimal activity at pH 4.5 in 25 mM glutamate-sodium buffer at 50°C, and was stable over 1 h preincubation at the same temperature. The kinetic parameters of CDA did not follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics, but rather Hill affinity distribution, showing probable allosteric behavior. The apparent K_HILL and V_max of CDA were 288±34 nmol/l and 0.08±0.01 U mg protein^–1 min^–1, respectively, using N-acetylchitopentaose as substrate at pH 4.5 at 50°C.     

Transformation of a methionine auxotrophic mutant of Mucor circinelloides by direct cloning of the corresponding wild type gene

Summary A transformation system has been developed for Mucor circinelloides, by direct cloning of a wild-type methionine gene that complements the auxotrophic mutation. The marker gene isolated was associated with an autonomous replication sequence (ARS) functional in this zygomycete. Southern hybridisation analyses of transformants showed sequence homology both with vector DNA and with Mucor wild-type DNA. The transformation frequency (up to 6000 per g DNA) and the mitotic instability of the transformed cells were studied. The hybridisation pattern of undigested DNA from the transformants suggests that the inserts contain a novel autonomous replication element for this filamentous fungus.     

PKA from Mucor circinelloides: model to study the role of linker I in the interaction between R and C subunits

Protein kinase A from the fungus Mucor circinelloides shows high affinity interaction between regulatory (R) and catalytic (C) subunits. Its R subunit shows a differential presence of several acidic residues in linker I region, in the amino terminus. Mutants R1, lacking the N-terminal region, and R2, lacking the acidic cluster, were used to analyze its effect on the interaction with the C subunit, assessed through inhibition of catalytic activity and cAMP activation of reconstituted holoenzyme. A similar decrease in the interaction was obtained when using R1 and R2 with the homologous C subunit; however when using heterologous bovine C, only R1 had a decreased interaction. The results show the general importance of linker I region in the R-C interaction in protein kinases A and point to the importance of the acidic cluster present in the N-terminus of M. circinelloides R subunit in the high affinity interaction between R and C in this holoenzyme.     

碱性条件下苏云金芽胞杆菌基础代谢分析

【目的】探索苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis)形成转录差异的碱性条件,明确B.thuringiensis在该条件下的基础代谢途径变化。【方法】采用半定量RT-PCR技术及实时荧光定量PCR技术,确定碱刺激下参考基因psp A存在表达差异的碱性处理条件。在该条件下提取RNA进行Agilent定制B.thuringiensis表达谱芯片杂交,对芯片数据进行差异表达分析、GO富集分析及生物途径富集分析等。【结果】通过检测psp A表达变化,将对数生长中期的菌体加入终浓度为28 mmol/L的Na OH并诱导培养10min,作为B.thuringiensis响应碱刺激的研究条件。富集分析表明碳代谢、脂肪酸合成代谢、氨基酸合成代谢途径变化明显。细胞糖酵解途径至少19个酶促基因上调表达,三羧酸循环中催化α-酮戊二酸转化为苹果酸的大部分酶蛋白编码基因上调2倍以上。【结论】本研究发现在碱性条件下B.thuringiensis基础代谢明显增强,细胞可能通过大量合成酸性物质如乳酸、苹果酸等来提高细胞对于碱性环境的适应能力。