猴头菌固体发酵降解玉米淀粉的初步研究

猴头菌在玉米粉培养基上进行固体发酵时能够产生活性较强的α－淀粉酶降解玉米淀粉。添加5％～15％黄豆粉和发酵时间从15d延长到25d能显著提高淀粉酶活力和淀粉降解率。在添加15％黄豆粉,加水40％,25℃发酵25d的玉米粉发酵产物中,淀粉降解率达到65．20％;蛋白质含量达到16．83％;蛋白质中赖氨酸含量由35．96mg／g提高到56．12mg／g,色氨酸含量由9．05mg／g提高到13．25mg／g,从而明显提高了玉米粉的营养价值。     

苹果渣发酵生产饲料蛋白的工艺条件

采用经试验所筛选出的菌种组合,通过试验,获得了苹果渣发酵的适宜工艺条件：接种比例为１：５－１：１０,接种量１５－３０％,料水比１０：７－１０：８,ｐＨ值为６－７,发酵时间３－４ｄ,静止发酵料层厚度不超过３０ｍｍ。发酵产物测定结果显示,粗蛋白含量达到２９．３０％,提高到４５．７７％。蛋白质含量达到２７．５６％,提高了８２．８８％,粗纤维含量降低了２３．２７％。     

原材料对甘油发酵影响的研究

以木薯干片,木薯淀粉,玉米淀粉的水解糖为原料,采用好氧深层发酵法进行甘油发酵。以木薯干片为原料时,甘油产率最高为１１－１２％,全糖转化率为４７－４９％,发酵周期为６０－６６ｈ;而以玉米淀粉为原料,甘油产率仅８－９％,全糖转化率３８－４０％,发酵周期却需７２小时以上     

四种羊肚菌在固体发酵条件下的菌丝生物量和降解淀粉作用

本文对4种羊肚菌在固体发酵条件下的菌丝生物量和降解淀粉作用进行了研究,结果表明：羊肚菌(Morchella esculenta)、尖顶羊肚菌(M conica)、黑脉羊肚菌(M angusticeps)和皱柄羊肚菌(M. crassipes)在玉米粉培养基或马铃薯粉培养基上进行固体发酵时,菌丝生物量之间无显著差异;但a-淀粉酶活力、淀粉降解率差异显著。4种羊肚菌中,尖顶羊肚菌的降解淀粉能力最强。在培养基中添加Ca²⁺和氮源以及将发酵时间从15天延长到25天均能显著提高羊肚菌的菌丝生物量、a-淀粉酶活力和淀粉降解率。在添加10％黄豆粉、0.1％Ca(Cl)₂25℃发酵25天的玉米粉和马铃薯粉的发酵产物中,尖顶羊肚菌对玉米淀粉的降解率可达到74.2％,对马铃薯淀粉的降解率可达到79.8％。     

麦白霉素发酵培养基的改进

研究了淀粉水解液全部替代葡萄糖作为碳源发酵麦白霉素的工艺条件。用正交实验得出摇瓶培养基消毒后的最佳基质浓度为总糖5.0g/100mL,还原糖3.8g/100mL,氨基氮60mg/mL,溶解磷300μg/mL。以50L发酵罐进行实验,得出了麦白霉素的发酵代谢曲线和淀粉的适宜水解条件。经30t发酵罐放大实验结果表明,与葡萄糖作碳源相比,用淀粉水解液作碳源发酵麦白霉素,发酵单位提高23.0％,生产成本降低38.0％。     

东京根霉(Rhizopus tonkinense No.9212)用于木薯淀粉生料发酵生产单细胞蛋白的研究

我国华南地区盛产木薯,是制造淀粉的主要原料之一。据测定,鲜木薯含水分70.3％、淀粉21.5％、糖分5.1％、粗蛋白1.1％、粗脂肪0.4％、粗纤维1.1％,灰分0.5％、菜豆苷(又称亚麻苦苷)0.01～0.04％。 木薯的淀粉含量虽很高,但蛋白质含量比较低。若能通过微生物发酵使其中一部分淀粉转化为单细胞蛋白,将可在很大程度上缓解我国饲料蛋白不足的矛盾。淀粉生料发酵,具有能耗低,工艺简便等优点。当前,     

利用多菌种混合发酵降解饼粕中粗蛋白的实验研究

对凝结芽孢杆菌、圆孢芽孢杆菌、短小芽孢杆菌和球形芽孢杆菌在菜籽饼粕中混合发酵降低其大分子粗蛋白含量提高游离氨基酸含量的发酵工艺进行了研究。结果表明其最佳发酵工艺条件：4种菌种接种量比例为(1：1：3：1),含水量60％,接种量15％,发酵25d,粗蛋白降解率达41．98％,游离氨基酸含量提高10．18倍。为工业上生产菌肥提供了理论基础。     

球形红杆菌L2的生物学特性及其应用

从淀粉废水中分离获得一株光合细菌,经形态特征,培养特征,生理生化特征及Ｇ＋Ｃｍｏｌ％含量等生物学特性分析,确定为球形红杆菌（Ｒｈｏｄｏｂａｃｔｅｒｓｐｈａｅｒｏｉｄｅｓ）Ｌ２。该菌应用于淀粉废水处理,ＣＯＤ去除率达９５．７％发酵产类胡萝卜素,产量达２９５ｍｇ／Ｌ;作为饲料添加剂进行肉鸡饲喂,增重１６．４０％。     

不同类型玉米籽粒的营养品质及其与籽粒质地的关系

测定普通玉米、爆裂玉米、糯玉米和甜玉米4种类型玉米籽粒不同发育时期的直链淀粉、支链淀粉、总淀粉、可溶性糖和蛋白的含量,分析这些营养物质与角质率的关系。结果表明：灌浆期间4种类型玉米的直链淀粉、支链淀粉和总淀粉含量呈上升趋势,总蛋白含量呈下降趋势,可溶性糖含量变化规律不明显。爆裂玉米的直链淀粉含量始终最高（4．7％-23．1％）,甜玉米（1．4％-4．6％）和糯玉米（2．3％-4．9％）的始终较低;甜玉米的支链淀粉含量一直最低（15．7％-35．5％）,除授粉10d以外,糯玉米的支链淀粉含量一直最高（65．5％-69．8％）;甜玉米总淀粉含量始终最低（17．1％36.1％）、总蛋白含量（15．2％-26．9％）和授粉30d后的可溶性糖含量最高（14．2％-17．6％）。高蛋白含量可能是爆裂玉米和甜玉米角质率高的原因,糯玉米的角质率低可能与支链淀粉含量高和蛋白积累少有关。     

黄淮冬麦区不同时期主推品种淀粉合成酶基因分子标记鉴定

利用普通小麦直链淀粉合成酶GBSS基因及支链淀粉关键合成酶SSⅡ基因的特异分子标记鉴定了黄淮冬麦区自20世纪50年代以来253份主推品种,发现8份品种缺失Wx-B1基因,其中5份材料（小偃168、秦麦1号、83S502、山东935031、山东928802）是新发现的缺失Wx-B1基因的小麦品种,未发现Wx-A1、Wx-D1基因缺失类型品种;所鉴定253份品种的SSⅡ基因均为野生型,未发现缺失突变类型。通过对8份缺失Wx—B1基因品种直链淀粉含量分析,发现这些品种的直链淀粉含量差异较大．变异范围为19．9％-33．0％,其中豫麦47、83S502和中育5号3个品种的直链淀粉含量较低,分别为19．9％、21．3％和26．4％,可以用于优质面条小麦品质改良。     

谷物籽粒淀粉研究进展

谷物籽粒是人类最基本的粮食,其胚乳淀粉与品质有密切的关系.本文就谷物胚乳淀粉的合成积累过程、谷物淀粉合成酶的作用与特性、淀粉特性与品质的关系以及基因工程在改良作物淀粉品质方面的研究进展进行了综述,并对谷物籽粒淀粉进一步的研究提出了展望,为谷物淀粉品质育种提供参考.     

禾谷类作物淀粉合酶

淀粉合酶是禾谷类作物淀粉合成所必需的一类酶.根据淀粉合酶家族成员的氨基酸序列的相似性,分别介绍了一个颗粒性淀粉合酶亚家族和四个可溶淀粉合酶亚家族的组成、基因结构和表达特点,并从转录、转录后和翻译后水平上对这些基因的表达调控做了概述.     

Physicochemical properties of endosperm and pericarp starches during maize development

Endosperm starch and pericarp starch were isolated from maize (B73) kernels at different developmental stages. Starch granules, with small size (2–4 μm diameter), were first observed in the endosperm on 5 days after pollination (DAP). The size of endosperm-starch granules remained similar until 12DAP, but the number increased extensively. A substantial increase in granule size was observed from 14DAP (diameter 4–7 μm) to 30DAP (diameter10–23 μm). The size of starch granules on 30DAP is similar to that of the mature and dried endosperm-starch granules harvested on 45DAP. The starch content of the endosperm was little before 12DAP (less than 2%) and increased rapidly from 10.7% on 14DAP to 88.9% on 30DAP. The amylose content of the endosperm starch increased from 9.2% on 14DAP to 24.2% on 30DAP and 24.4% on 45DAP (mature and dried). The average amylopectin branch chain-length of the endosperm amylopectin increased from DP23.6 on 10DAP to DP26.9 on14DAP and then decreased to DP25.4 on 30DAP and DP24.9 on 45DAP. The onset gelatinization temperature of the endosperm starch increased from 61.3 °C on 8DAP to 69.0 °C on 14DAP and then decreased to 62.8 °C on 45DAP. The results indicated that the structure of endosperm starch was not synthesized consistently through the maturation of kernel. The pericarp starch, however, showed similar granule size, starch content, amylose content, amylopectin structure and thermal properties at different developmental stages of the kernel.     

Starch granule initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts

The initiation of starch granule formation and the mechanism controlling the number of granules per plastid have been some of the most elusive aspects of starch metabolism. This review covers the advances made in the study of these processes. The analyses presented herein depict a scenario in which starch synthase isoform 4 (SS4) provides the elongating activity necessary for the initiation of starch granule formation. However, this protein does not act alone; other polypeptides are required for the initiation of an appropriate number of starch granules per chloroplast. The functions of this group of polypeptides include providing suitable substrates (maltooligosaccharides) to SS4, the localization of the starch initiation machinery to the thylakoid membranes, and facilitating the correct folding of SS4. The number of starch granules per chloroplast is tightly regulated and depends on the developmental stage of the leaves and their metabolic status. Plastidial phosphorylase (PHS1) and other enzymes play an essential role in this process since they are necessary for the synthesis of the substrates used by the initiation machinery. The mechanism of starch granule formation initiation in Arabidopsis seems to be generalizable to other plants and also to the synthesis of long-term storage starch. The latter, however, shows specific features due to the presence of more isoforms, the absence of constantly recurring starch synthesis and degradation, and the metabolic characteristics of the storage sink organs.     

Improved cold starch hydrolysis with urea addition and heat treatment at subgelatinization temperature

We explore how the presence of urea can influence the kinetics of amylolysis, with a long-term objective of developing practical and energy efficient bioconversion protocols. In this study, triticale and corn starches were hydrolyzed by a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme with or without addition of urea and a pre-heating treatment at subgelatinization temperature. Differential scanning calorimetry showed that the gelatinization parameters of triticale and corn starches were negatively correlated with the urea concentration in the starch suspension. Addition of urea did not significantly affect starch amylolysis by the granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme at 30 °C. However when pre-heating at a higher yet sub-gelatinization temperature (50 °C for triticale and 61 °C for corn, 5 °C below the onset of starch gelatinization) for 30 min, the presence of urea greatly facilitated the amylolysis of both tricticale and corn starches. Scanning electron microcopy revealed starch granule mophological changes to a porous structure in residual starch granules/fragments rich in resistant starch. This means that the amylolysis pattern in the presence of urea was fundamentally changed, and urea disrupts starch hydrogen bonds effectively with heating treatment at a sub-gelatinization temperature. This treatment combination increased both starch hydrolysis rate and extent. Since extra energy was not necessary to gelatinize starch, this method may benefit starch and bio-enthanol industries to reduce the costs of starch hydrolysis.     

Effects of protein on crosslinking of normal maize, waxy maize, and potato starches

Channels of maize starch granules are lined with proteins and phospholipids. Therefore, when they are treated with reagents that react at or near the surfaces of channels, three types of crosslinks could be produced: protein–protein, protein–starch, starch–starch. To determine which of these may be occurring and the effect(s) of channel proteins (and their removal) on crosslinking, normal and waxy maize starches were treated with a proteinase (thermolysin, which is known to remove protein from channels) before and after crosslinking, and the properties of the products were compared to those of a control (crosslinking without proteinase treatment). After establishing that treatment of starch with thermolysin alone had no effect on the RVA trace, three reaction sequences were used: crosslinking alone (CL), proteinase treatment before crosslinking (Enz-CL), proteinase treatment after crosslinking (CL-Enz). Two crosslinking reagents were used: phosphoryl chloride (POCl₃), which is known to react at or near channel surfaces; STMP, which is believed to react throughout the granule matrix. Three concentrations of POCl₃ (based on the weight of starch) were used. For both normal maize starch (NMS) and waxy maize starch (WMS) reacted with POCl₃, the trends were generally the same, with apparent relative degrees of crosslinking indicated to be CL-Enz = CL > Enz-CL, but the effects were greater with NMS and there were differences when different concentrations of reagent were used. The basic trends were the same when potato starch was used in the same experiments. Crosslinking with STMP was done both in the presence and the absence of sodium sulfate (SS). Both with and without SS and with both NMS and WMS, the order of indicated crosslinking was generally the same as found after reaction with POCl₃, with the indicated swelling inhibition being greater when SS was present in the reaction mixture. Examination of the maize starches with a protein stain indicated that channel protein was removed by treatment with thermolysin when the proteinase treatment occurred before crosslinking with either POCl₃ or STMP, but only incompletely or not at all if the treatment with the proteinase occurred after crosslinking. Because the crosslinking reactions were less effective when the protein was removed, the results are tentatively interpreted as indicating that they involved protein molecules, although there may not be a direct relationship.     

Potato powders prepared by successive cooking-process depending on resistant starch content affect the intestinal fermentation in rats

The effects of resistant starch (RS) in dry potato powders prepared by various processes on intestinal fermentation in rats were assessed. Rats were fed raw potato powder (RP), blanched potato powder (BP), steamed potato powder (SP), or drum-dried potato powder (DP) for 4 weeks. The cecal RS content was significantly higher in the RP group than in the control diet (CN) group and other dry potato powder groups. Cecum pH was significantly lower in the RP group compared to the CN group, and was also significantly lower than that in the SP, BP, and DP groups. Lactic acid bacteria levels in the RP group were significantly higher than those in the CN group, and levels in the SP group also increased relative to the control group. Lactobacillus levels in the RP group were higher than in the CN and other dry potato powder groups. Cecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations in the RP group followed by the SP group exhibited significantly higher levels relative to the control levels. Dry potato powders containing RS produced during the cooking process may represent a useful food material that increases intestinal concentrations of SCFA and enhances the growth of certain lactic acid bacteria.     

Functional properties of pregelatinized and cross-linked cassava starch obtained by extrusion with sodium trimetaphosphate

Cassava starch was cross-linked with sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) on a Cerealtec single-screw extruder at different extrusion temperatures and concentrations of STMP and NaOH. The effect of variables on functional properties of the products was analysed by the response–surface methodology. The degree of substitution (DS) was influenced by NaOH and phosphorus level, and increased when their concentration increased. Extrusion temperature affected water absorption, cold viscosity and gel characteristics. The introduction of phosphate groups by cross-linking, with maximum DS of 1.5×10⁻⁴, increased the gel strength, water absorption index, resistance to high temperature and shear, and decreased gel cohesiveness, starch clarity and water solubility index. The products had different DS and degree of gelatinization and thus can be applied in several kinds of foods.     

A genetic strategy generating wheat with very high amylose content

Resistant starch (RS), a type of dietary fibre, plays an important role in human health; however, the content of RS in most modern processed starchy foods is low. Cereal starch, when structurally manipulated through a modified starch biosynthetic pathway to greatly increase the amylose content, could be an important food source of RS. Transgenic studies have previously revealed the requirement of simultaneous down‐regulation of two starch branching enzyme (SBE) II isoforms both located on the long arm of chromosome 2, namely SBEIIa and SBEIIb, to elevate the amylose content in wheat from ~25% to ~75%. The current study revealed close proximity of genes encoding SBEIIa and SBEIIb isoforms in wheat with a genetic distance of 0.5 cM on chromosome 2B. A series of deletion and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loss of function alleles in SBEIIa, SBEIIb or both was isolated from two different wheat populations. A breeding strategy to combine deletions and SNPs generated wheat genotypes with altered expression levels of SBEIIa and SBEIIb, elevating the amylose content to an unprecedented ~85%, with a marked concomitant increase in RS content. Biochemical assays were used to confirm the complete absence in the grain of expression of SBEIIa from all three genomes in combination with the absence of SBEIIb from one of the genomes.