1,3-丙二醇产生菌的诱变育种及培养基优化

以实验室自然筛选的克雷伯氏杆菌(Klebsiella sp.)为出发株,采用紫外诱变及亚硝基胍和超声波协同处理获得一株1,3-丙二醇高产突变株。在摇瓶发酵中,其产1,3-丙二醇产量由17.39 g/L提高到24.11 g/L,提高38.64%。变异株经10次传代培养,发酵能力稳定。对发酵培养基成分进行了优化,优化后1,3-丙二醇产量为30.05g/L,为优化前的1.25倍。     

产1,3-丙二醇菌株的诱变和筛选

为提高克雷伯氏肺炎杆菌产1,3-丙二醇的能力,以离子束、紫外线和氯化锂为复合诱变法,建立了产酸圈和产物耐受相结合的平板筛选方法,获得可耐受高浓度1,3-丙二醇并且副产物中乙醇含量较少的优良突变菌株2株。与出发菌株相比,两株高产突变菌株Klebsiella pneumoniae LM 03和Klebsiella pneumoniae LM05的1,3-丙二醇产量分别提高了33% 和30% ,达到66.74 g/L和65.12 g/L;乙醇产量分别降低了38% 和24% ,降低为6.59 g/L和8.05 g/L。同时测定了诱变前后还原途径中甘油脱水酶（GDHt）和1,3-丙二醇氧化还原酶（PDOR）的酶活变化,研究表明诱变对GDHt有明显的促进作用,而对PDOR的影响不明显。该诱变和筛选方法目标明确、易操作、效率高,在1,3-PD工业规模的生物法生产中将具有良好的应用价值,而且对于其他具有工业应用价值的菌株筛选工作也具有一定的借鉴意义。     

原生质体紫外诱变技术选育1,3-丙二醇高产菌株

以肺炎克雷伯氏杆菌(Klebsiella pneumoniae)为研究对象,应用原生质体紫外诱变技术提高其对甘油及1,3-丙二醇的耐受性,获得1,3-丙二醇高产菌.在原生质体制备过程中,运用滤膜去除酶解后细胞悬液中的正常菌体,简化菌体酶解过程,提高再生率及形成率.经过原生质体诱变后,以耐受高浓度甘油和1,3-丙二醇及高产酸能力为筛选方向,最终筛选到了3株高产菌株(Kp-1、Kp-4和Kp-5).在补料发酵实验中,上述诱变菌产1,3-丙二醇能力分别为70.24 、65.21和75.51 g/L,比野生菌株WT(55.78 g/L)分别提高了25.92%、16.91%和35.37%.     

高产不饱和油脂海鞘真菌桔青霉Asc-2-4的诱变选育

诱变育种是获得高产菌株,实现微生物工业化生产油脂的重要措施。以前期获得的高产不饱和油脂菌株桔青霉（Penicillium citrinum）Asc-2-4为出发菌株,利用丙二酸建立快速筛选高产不饱和脂肪酸突变菌的方法,通过紫外线 氯化锂复合诱变得到1株高产油脂突变菌Asc-2-4-1,油脂含量比出发菌株提高了92.98%。经过初步的培养基无机盐优化,其油脂得率和不饱和脂肪酸产量达到了7.10 g/L和3.84 g/L,与Asc-2-4相比,分别提高了84.42%和77.78%。结果表明,通过复合诱变选育技术可选育出高产突变菌株,选育的Asc-2-4-1可望作为产油微生物被开发利用。     

新型复合诱变法筛选高产1,3-丙二醇菌株

为提高肺炎克雷伯氏茵生产l,3-丙二醇的能力,使用一种新型的以氮气为工作气体的等离子体复合紫外的诱变系统(MPMS-UV)对菌种进行诱变.用含有90g/L～100g/L1,3-丙二醇的选择培养基进行筛选驯化,最终获得一株高产PDO且甘油利用率高的优良菌株k2.2L批式流加发酵结果表明,该菌株PDO产量为69.71 g/L,摩尔产率为0.57 mol/mol,比原始菌株分别提高了44.7％和21％.     

虾青素高产菌的选育

红发夫酵母（Phaffia rhodozyma)是微生物发酵法生产虾青素的优良菌株,作者采用Cs^137-γ射线重复辐照,并进行亚硝基胍（NTG）诱变处理,选育得到一株高产虾青素的红发夫酵母YB-20-28突变株,该菌株摇瓶发酵的生物量达老人家酵母YB-20-28突变株,该菌株摇瓶发酵的生物量达36.3g/L,总色素含量为1216.0μg/g,较出发菌株提高308%,虾青素产量达30.9μg/mL,是一株颇具开发潜力的虾青素高产菌株。     

用抗性筛选法选育γ—亚麻酸（GLA）高产菌株

以深黄被孢霉（Mortierella isabellina）为出发菌株,经紫外线诱变处理,采用抗性筛选法,直接在梯度平板上挑选取抗脂肪酸脱氢酶抑制物抑芽丹（maleic hydrazide）的菌株进行初筛,然后经摇瓶发酵法测定相关性能指标进行得筛,获得一株生产性能比出发菌株显提高的突变株M80,其菌体收率达25.10g/L、油脂产率达12.35g/L、γ-亚麻酸（GLA）产率达771.88mg/L。     

聚γ-谷氨酸高产菌的选育与培养基优化

利用合成培养基为筛选培养基,以枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)B6-1为出发菌株,经过三轮紫外线诱变和一轮硫酸二乙酯诱变得到了聚γ-谷氨酸高产突变株枯草芽孢杆菌W003,摇瓶液体发酵的聚γ-谷氨酸产量由出发菌株的10.9 g/L提高到20.5 g/L.单因素实验结果表明,该菌产聚γ-谷氨酸的合适碳源为葡萄糖,氮源为硫酸铵.通过正交实验得到了优化的培养基配方,经36h液体发酵,聚γ-谷氨酸产量可达到45.3 g/L.     

α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶产生菌的微波诱变

为获得α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶的高产突变株,以产α-ALDC的枯草芽孢杆菌3226—5为出发菌株进行了诱变处理。经过微波（小火）物理诱变得到3株高产正突变株W181、W184、W195,经过多次传代实验,表明W181、W195是稳定的突变株。突变株W195的α-ALDC相对酶活（OD522）由出发菌株的0．35提高到0．617,提高了76％,突变株W181提高了66．9％。     

提高展青霉(Penicillium patulum)产灰黄霉素效价的诱变育种研究

为进一步筛选高产灰黄霉素的工业生产菌株,分别对前期采用紫外线-氯化锂（UV-LiCl）、半导体激光（LD laser）及CO2激光（CO2laser）对展青霉FS80-1复合诱变获得三株高产菌株进行液体发酵和固体培养比较。结果表明,通过UV-LiCl复合诱变获得突变菌株GM120-43的液体发酵产灰黄霉素效价11 982μg/mL,比出发菌株提高37.52%,固体培养效价为89 496μg/g（干重）,比出发菌株提高80.04%。;半导体激光诱变获得突变株LD100-1的液体发酵效价9 440μg/mL,固体培养效价119 766μg/g干重,比出发菌株FS80-1提高了140%;两个突变株的生物学特性均发生不同程度的变化,突菌株GM120-43适合于液体发酵生产,突变株LD100-1适合于固体发酵培养。     

Isolation and Characterization of Clostridium butyricum DSM 5431 Mutants with Increased Resistance to 1,3-Propanediol and Altered Production of Acids

Clostridium butyricum mutants were isolated from the parent strain DSM 5431 after mutagenesis with N-methyl-N(prm1)-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine and two selection procedures: osmotic pressure and the proton suicide method. Isolated mutants were more resistant to glycerol and to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) than was the wild type, and they produced more biomass. In batch culture on 62 g of glycerol per liter, the wild type produced more acetic acid than butyrate, with an acetate/butyrate ratio of 5.0, whereas the mutants produced almost the same quantities of both acids or more butyrate than acetate with acetate/butyrate ratios from 0.6 to 1.1. The total acid formation was higher in the wild-type strain. Results of analysis of key metabolic enzymatic activities were in accordance with the pattern of fermentation product formation: either the butyrate kinase activity increased or the acetate kinase activity decreased in cell extracts of the mutants. A decreased level of the hydrogenase and NADH-ferredoxin activities concomitant with an increase in ferredoxin-NAD(sup+) reductase activities supports the conclusion that the maximum percentage of NADH available and used for the formation of 1,3-PD was higher for the mutants (97 to 100%) than for the wild type (70%). In fed-batch culture, at the end of the fermentation (72 h for the wild-type strain and 80 to 85 h for the mutants), 44% more glycerol was consumed and 50% more 1,3-PD was produced by the mutants than by the wild-type strain.     

Metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum for the industrial production of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol

Clostridium butyricum is to our knowledge the best natural 1,3-propanediol producer from glycerol and the only microorganism identified so far to use a coenzyme B12-independent glycerol dehydratase. However, to develop an economical process of 1,3-propanediol production, it would be necessary to improve the strain by a metabolic engineering approach. Unfortunately, no genetic tools are currently available for C. butyricum and all our efforts to develop them have been so far unsuccessful. To obtain a better "vitamin B12-free" biological process, we developed a metabolic engineering strategy with Clostridium acetobutylicum. The 1,3-propanediol pathway from C. butyricum was introduced on a plasmid in several mutants of C. acetobutylicum altered in product formation. The DG1(pSPD5) recombinant strain was the most efficient strain and was further characterized from a physiological and biotechnological point of view. Chemostat cultures of this strain grown on glucose alone produced only acids (acetate, butyrate and lactate) and a high level of hydrogen. In contrast, when glycerol was metabolized in chemostat culture, 1,3-propanediol became the major product, the specific rate of acid formation decreased and a very low level of hydrogen was observed. In a fed-batch culture, the DG1(pSPD5) strain was able to produce 1,3-propanediol at a higher concentration (1104 mM) and productivity than the natural producer C. butyricum VPI 3266. Furthermore, this strain was also successfully used for very long term continuous production of 1,3-propanediol at high volumetric productivity (3 g L-1 h-1) and titer (788 mM).     

Glycerol dehydratase activity: the limiting step for 1,3-propanediol production by Clostridium butyricum DSM 5431

S. ABBAD-ANDALOUSSI, E. GUEDON, E. SPIESSER AND H. PETITDEMANGE. 1996. Glycerol catabolism by Clostridium butyricum DSM 5431 into acetate, butyrate and 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) was studied in chemostat culture. The fact that the intracellular concentrations of NADH (18–22 μUmol g^-1dry cell mass) were extremely high suggested that the dehydratase activity was the rate limiting step in 1,3-PD formation. This limitation was proved by the addition of propionaldehyde, another substrate of propanediol dehydrogenase, into the culture medium. This resulted in an increase in (i) glycerol utilization, (ii) biomass formation and (iii) product biosynthesis.     

Taxonomy of the glycerol fermenting clostridia and description of Clostridium diolis sp. nov

Six Clostridium strains which ferment glycerol to 1,3-propanediol were tested for their taxonomic and phylogenetic relatedness. All but one were known as C butyricum. By physiological tests, 16S rDNA sequences and fatty acid composition two groups were distinguished. The first comprised the strains VPI 3266, DSM 2478 and DSM 523 (C. "kainantoi") and was consistent with the type strain of C. butyricum in almost all characters. The second group comprising the strains DSM 5430, DSM 5431 and E5 was related to C. beijerinckii. The 16S rDNAs of these strains were almost identical with that of the type strain of C. beijerinckii, DSM 791. The DNA-DNA hybridization value of DSM 5431 and ES with C. beijerinckii DSM 791 was markedly but not decisively lower (67 and 72%, respectively). However, there were significant physiological differences to C. beijerinckii which suggested to describe the strains as a separate species, Clostridium diolis with strain SH1 (= DSM 5431) as the type strain. The new species is distinguished from C. beijerinckii, which requires complex nutrients, by its ability to grow in glucose mineral medium with biotin as the only growth factor and by differences in substrate utilization. "C. kainantoi" Takeda and Matsui was recognized as a later synonym of C. butyricum.     

Microbial conversion of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol: physiological comparison of a natural producer, Clostridium butyricum VPI 3266, and an engineered strain, Clostridium acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5)

Clostridium acetobutylicum is not able to grow on glycerol as the sole carbon source since it cannot reoxidize the excess of NADH generated by glycerol catabolism. Nevertheless, when the pSPD5 plasmid, carrying the NADH-consuming 1,3-propanediol pathway from C. butyricum VPI 3266, was introduced into C. acetobutylicum DG1, growth on glycerol was achieved, and 1,3-propanediol was produced. In order to compare the physiological behavior of the recombinant C. acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5) strain with that of the natural 1,3-propanediol producer C. butyricum VPI 3266, both strains were grown in chemostat cultures with glycerol as the sole carbon source. The same "global behavior" was observed for both strains: 1,3-propanediol was the main fermentation product, and the qH2 flux was very low. However, when looking at key intracellular enzyme levels, significant differences were observed. Firstly, the pathway for glycerol oxidation was different: C. butyricum uses a glycerol dehydrogenase and a dihydroxyacetone kinase, while C. acetobutylicum uses a glycerol kinase and a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Secondly, the electron flow is differentially regulated: (i) in C. butyricum VPI 3266, the in vitro hydrogenase activity is 10-fold lower than that in C. acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5), and (ii) while the ferredoxin-NAD+ reductase activity is high and the NADH-ferredoxin reductase activity is low in C. acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5), the reverse is observed for C. butyricum VPI 3266. Thirdly, lactate dehydrogenase activity is only detected in the C. acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5) culture, explaining why this microorganism produces lactate.     

Novel redox potential-based screening strategy for rapid isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae mutants with enhanced 1,3-propanediol-producing capability

This report describes a novel redox potential (oxidoreduction potential [ORP])-based screening strategy for the isolation of mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae which have an increased ability to produce 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). This method can be described as follows: first, to determine an ORP range which is preferred for the wild-type strain to grow and to produce 1,3-PD; second, to subject a chemically mutagenized culture to a reduced ORP level which is deleterious for the wild-type strain. Colonies that showed high specific growth rates at deleterious ORP levels were selected, and their abilities to produce 1,3-PD were investigated. In an ORP-based screening experiment where the ORP was controlled at -280 mV, 4 out of 11 isolated strains were recognized as positive mutant strains. A mutant which is capable of producing higher concentrations of 1,3-PD was subjected to fed-batch fermentations for further characterization. Its preferred ORP level (-280 mV) was significantly lower than that of its parent (-190 mV). The highest 1,3-PD concentration of the mutant was 915 mmol liter(-1), which was 63.1% higher than that of the parent. Metabolic-flux analysis suggested that the intracellular reductive branch of the mutant was strengthened, which improved 1,3-PD biosynthesis. The procedure and results presented here provide a novel method of screening for strains with improved product formation.     

神经毒素原性酪酸梭菌与E型肉毒梭菌毒素的精制及特性比较

对首次自Ｅ型肉毒中毒食品中分离到的一株神经毒素原性酪酸梭菌（ＬＣＬ１５５）所产生的神经毒素,同Ｅ型肉毒梭菌（Ｅ１５３）所产生的神经毒素进行了精制及特性比较,发现（１）两菌神经毒素的分子量,Ｎａｔｉｖｅ－ＰＡＧＥ测试均为３２０ｋＤａ;ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测试则均为１４７ｋＤａ,非毒性非血凝素部分均为１２８ｋＤａ;用胰蛋白酶激活神经毒素后发现两菌神经毒素均由分子量为１０３ｋＤａ的Ｈ链和４８ｋＤａ的Ｌ链组成。（２）两菌神经毒素柱层析图像基本一致,但在菌体毒素提取效果及精制效果诸方面,分离的酪酸梭菌却都较差。（３）胰蛋白酶激活试验表明：两菌神经毒素达到最大毒力所需激活时间不等。在相同温度下,分离的酪酸梭菌毒素只需５ｍｉｎ,而Ｅ型肉毒梭菌毒素却需３０ｍｉｎ,提示两菌神经毒素激活动力学上存在差异。（４）琼脂双扩散试验结果表明两菌神经毒素的抗原性是一致的,没有发现沉淀线呈交叉或部分交叉现象。     

Novel Redox Potential-Based Screening Strategy for Rapid Isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae Mutants with Enhanced 1,3-Propanediol-Producing Capability

This report describes a novel redox potential (oxidoreduction potential [ORP])-based screening strategy for the isolation of mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae which have an increased ability to produce 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). This method can be described as follows: first, to determine an ORP range which is preferred for the wild-type strain to grow and to produce 1,3-PD; second, to subject a chemically mutagenized culture to a reduced ORP level which is deleterious for the wild-type strain. Colonies that showed high specific growth rates at deleterious ORP levels were selected, and their abilities to produce 1,3-PD were investigated. In an ORP-based screening experiment where the ORP was controlled at −280 mV, 4 out of 11 isolated strains were recognized as positive mutant strains. A mutant which is capable of producing higher concentrations of 1,3-PD was subjected to fed-batch fermentations for further characterization. Its preferred ORP level (−280 mV) was significantly lower than that of its parent (−190 mV). The highest 1,3-PD concentration of the mutant was 915 mmol liter⁻¹, which was 63.1% higher than that of the parent. Metabolic-flux analysis suggested that the intracellular reductive branch of the mutant was strengthened, which improved 1,3-PD biosynthesis. The procedure and results presented here provide a novel method of screening for strains with improved product formation.     

Determination of kinetic parameters of 1,3-propanediol fermentation by Clostridium diolis using statistically optimized medium

1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) is a chemical compound of immense importance primarily used as a raw material for fiber and textile industry. It can be produced by the fermentation of glycerol available abundantly as a by-product from the biodiesel plant. The present study was aimed at determination of key kinetic parameters of 1,3-PD fermentation by Clostridium diolis. Initial experiments on microbial growth inhibition were followed by optimization of nutrient medium recipe by statistical means. Batch kinetic data from studies in bioreactor using optimum concentration of variables obtained from statistical medium design was used for estimation of kinetic parameters of 1,3-PD production. Direct use of raw glycerol from biodiesel plant without any pre-treatment for 1,3-PD production using this strain investigated for the first time in this work gave results comparable to commercial glycerol. The parameter values obtained in this study would be used to develop a mathematical model for 1,3-PD to be used as a guide for designing various reactor operating strategies for further improving 1,3-PD production. An outline of protocol for model development has been discussed in the present work.     

Adaptation dynamics of Clostridium butyricum in high 1,3-propanediol content media

Aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of exogenous additions of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) on microbial growth and metabolites production of Clostridium butyricum VPI 1718 strain, during crude glycerol fermentation. Preliminary batch cultures in anaerobic Duran bottles revealed that early addition of 1,3-PDO caused growth cessation in rather low quantities (15?g/L), while 1,3-PDO additions during the middle exponential growth phase up to 70?g/L resulted in an almost linear decrease of the specific growth rate (μ), accompanied by reduced glycerol assimilation, with substrate consumption being used mainly for energy of maintenance requirements. During batch trials in a 3-L bioreactor, the strain proved able to withstand more than 70?g/L of both biologically produced and externally added 1,3-PDO, whereas glycerol assimilation and metabolite production were carried on at a lower rate. Adaptation of the strain in high 1,3-PDO concentration environments was validated during its continuous cultivation with pulses of 1,3-PDO in concentrations of 31 and 46?g/L, where no washout phenomena were noticed. As far as C. butyricum cellular lipids were concerned, during batch bioreactor cultivations, 1,3-PDO addition was found to favor the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids. Also, fatty acid composition was studied during continuous cultures, in which additions of 1,3-PDO were performed at steady states. Lipids were globally more saturated compared to batch cultures, while by monitoring of the transitory phases, it was noticed that the gradual diol washout had an evident impact in the alteration of the fatty acid composition, by rendering them more unsaturated.