草酸青霉液体发酵产果胶酶条件的优化及其产物的酶学性质

采用响应面分析法对草酸青霉（Penicillium oxalicum）L5菌株液体发酵产果胶酶条件进行了优化。结果表明：桔皮粉、米糠及硫酸铵的添加量分别为4.85%、5.89%、0.97%,摇瓶初始pH为6.0~8.0,接种量为9%时,优化后的果胶酶活达54 391.70 U,是初始酶活18 148.00 U的3倍。另外,对其果胶酶性质进行了初步探讨,结果表明：该酶较适反应温度和pH分别为50℃和5.0;30~50℃时有较好的热稳定性,pH值为5.0时稳定性最佳。     

β-葡聚糖酶高产菌株BS9418F的选育及其发酵条件的研究

经60 Coγ射线辐照处理获得的诱变菌株芽孢杆菌BS9418F ,其产酶活力比出发菌株提高 30 %以上。该菌株以大麦粉 7%、玉米粉 3%、豆粕 3%及适量无机盐为培养基最佳配比 ,其最适培养条件为 :培养基初始 pH 7.0 ,摇瓶装量 5 0mL/ 30 0mL三角瓶 ,种龄 16～ 2 0h ,接种量 2 %～ 3% ,培养温度 36～ 37℃ ,发酵周期 40h。在优化条件下 ,摇瓶发酵产 β 葡聚糖酶活力高达 5 5 0 0u/mL以上 ,比出发菌株初始发酵水平提高了 4倍以上     

高产超氧化物歧化酶菌株发酵条件的研究

从1348株芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)中分离和选育出高产超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase)菌株C328,并进行了产酶条件的研究。结果表明,该菌株最佳产酶的最适温度为30～35℃,培养基最适起始pH为8．0～8．5。金属离子Cd^2 、Mn^2 、Zn^2 ,表面活性剂吐温80、司班80、琥珀酸钠和无机盐CaCl2、CaCO3对产酶有抑制作用。适宜浓度的K2HPO4、EDTA、金属离子Fe^3 和表面活性剂NaAC对产酶有明显的促进作用。发酵培养用250mL三角瓶以30mL装液量酶活力最高。适宜种龄为8～12h,适宜接种量为0．9％～3％,最佳接种量为1％～2％。     

黄绿木霉菌产纤维素酶条件优化

利用正交设计方法研究了温度、接种量、pH值、装液量等不同发酵条件对黄绿木霉菌产纤维素酶的影响,研究结果表明,在这些因素中影响该菌株产纤维素酶的最主要因素为温度,而其他三个因素对该菌株产纤维素酶影响比较小.研究中得出该菌株最适产酶条件为发酵5d,28℃、初始pH为6、接种量为8%、装液量为40 mL(150 mL三角瓶),摇床转数为170 r/min.     

黄绿木霉菌产纤维素酶条件优化

利用正交设计方法研究了温度、接种量、pH值、装液量等不同发酵条件对黄绿木霉菌产纤维素酶的影响, 研究结果表明, 在这些因素中影响该菌株产纤维素酶的最主要因素为温度, 而其他三个因素对该菌株产纤维素酶影响比较小。研究中得出该菌株最适产酶条件为发酵5d, 28℃、初始pH为6、接种量为8%、装液量为40 mL (150 mL三角瓶), 摇床转数为170 r/min。     

培养条件对一株木霉产纤维素酶过程影响的研究

采用固态发酵和连续监测正交实验结果的方法,研究了培养温度、初始pH值、液料比和接种量对一株木霉(Trichodermasp.)发酵过程中微晶纤维素酶活、CMC酶活和滤纸酶活的影响及影响程度。指出液料比在整个发酵过程中是对产酶影响最大的因素,温度在发酵初期影响较大,初始pH和接种量的影响均不显著。总体看来,培养温度、初始pH值、液料比和接种量分别为30℃、4、7和5%是比较合适的。     

1株褐藻胶降解菌的筛选、鉴定及产酶条件优化

为获得可产生褐藻胶裂解酶并高效降解褐藻胶的菌株,以海藻酸钠为唯一碳源配制培养基,以透明圈法进行初筛,DNS法复筛,从海洋生物中筛选得到1株高酶活力褐藻胶降解菌株B12,经16S rDNA序列分析、生理生化试验、电镜观察,确定该菌为弧菌属(Vibrio sp.)。通过单因素试验及响应面优化试验对影响菌株生长和产酶条件的5个因素(发酵初始pH值、发酵温度、NaCl质量浓度、接种量和装液量)进行优化。得到该菌株最佳产酶条件:pH 6.52,发酵温度28.2℃,NaCl质量浓度20.1 g/L,接种量2.1%,装液量59.5 mL。在最佳发酵条件下,B12菌株酶活力可达91.68 U/mL,相比于优化前提高了38.5%。菌株开始产酶时间提前6 h, 4℃冷藏酶活力稳定性较好。     

菊糖酶发酵生产条件的研究

脆壁克鲁维氏酵母（Kluyveromycesfragilis）在pH5．5的适当培养基中,28℃摇瓶培养30h后,进行分批发酵。结果表明：发酵初始pH为6．0～6．5,菊糖浓度为2％,接种量4％,控制前期发酵温度为28℃,33h后发酵温度为32～34℃。发酵周期为70h左右,最高产酶达240u／ml。在5L自控发酵罐中,产酶达到同样水平,发酵周期缩短约10h。     

一株中温淀粉酶菌株的分离鉴定及其产酶条件分析

利用固体淀粉筛选培养基,从安阳市郊区面粉厂附近的土壤里分离筛选出1株产淀粉酶的菌株,编号为MF-3-2.经过菌株形态、革兰氏染色、16S rDNA鉴定及系统进化树分析,初步确定其为枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis).摇瓶培养后对其酶学性质研究发现,该菌株淀粉酶的最适温度为65℃,最适pH值为6.0,在pH值4.8～6.0范围内仍能残余70％以上的酶活力.该菌株的最适生长温度为40℃,最适生长pH值为6.5.产酶条件优化结果表明:最适碳源为马铃薯淀粉,最适氮源为豆粕粉,最适碳氮比为1∶15,发酵温度30℃,发酵pH值6.0,装液量10％,种龄10h,接种量5％,转速200 r/min,48 h达到产酶高峰.通过发酵产酶条件优化,其淀粉酶活性达到86.8 U/mL,是优化前的35倍.另外,在酸性条件下还具有较好的活性.因此,该菌株的淀粉酶具有潜在的工业应用前景.     

枯草芽孢杆菌产β-甘露聚糖酶固体发酵条件的优化

芽孢杆菌是产甘露聚糖酶的优良菌株,首次研究芽孢杆菌固体发酵条件的优化。以天然麸皮作为基本原料,研究利用枯草芽孢杆菌WY34固体发酵生产β-片露聚糖酶的发酵条件。最佳固体发酵培养条件为：麸皮5g,初始水分含量71％,初始pH7．0,接种量为2mL,1％Tween-80,0.4g魔芋粉,培养温度50℃。在最适条件下培养5d,甘露聚糖酶酶活高达7,650U／g干基,是未优化前酶活的2．78倍。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.