嗜热芽孢杆菌XJT—9503高温中性蛋白酶的研究 Ⅱ.酶的提纯及酶学特性研究

嗜热芽孢杆菌XJT—9503菌的发酵液经硫酸铵和丙酮分级沉淀分离纯化得到聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳均一的高温中性蛋白酶制品。SDS—PAGE测得酶分子量为3000。当以酪蛋白为底物时,酶反应最适温度为65℃,最适pH为7．在PH6．5—9范围内稳定。在65℃、0、02MpH7．5的磷酸缓冲液中的半衰期为54min。金属离子铜、汞、铝强烈抑制酶活,钙离子,镁离子对酶活有促进作用。     

嗜热土芽孢杆菌GSEY01及其高温蛋白酶的初步研究

从云南腾冲热海热泉中分离出一株产高温蛋白酶的菌株GSEY01。该菌株最适生长温度为60℃,16S rRNA基因序列分析表明,该菌株为土芽孢杆菌属(Geobacillus)的耐热菌株。该菌株所产高温蛋白酶可以通过超滤浓缩,硫酸铵分级沉淀和强阴离子交换层析获得纯酶。此高温蛋白酶分子量约为42kD,最适催化温度为80℃,最适催化pH7.5,Mg2+能增强该酶活力,Fe3+,Cd2+和Ni2+对其活性则有抑制作用。PMSF对该酶影响较小,乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)和十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)则对其有强烈的抑制作用,此高温蛋白酶和其他土芽孢杆菌所产蛋白酶有较大差异,可以应用于相关的高温催化环境。     

耐热芽孢杆菌高温中性蛋白酶制备工艺研究

为使耐热芽孢杆菌(Thermophilic Bacillus)XJT9503高温中性蛋白酶产业化并在生产中应用,对XJT9503高温中性蛋白酶的制备工艺进行了研究.结果表明,可采用加热真空薄膜浓缩,在40℃,-0.094～-0.096MPa真空度下,经过45～55min浓缩,可使发酵处理液浓缩2～3倍,其酶活力仅损失10%左右.确定了采用喷雾干燥法生产固体酶制剂的最优工艺条件进口温度170℃、出口温度75℃、流量30kg*h-1.在此条件下,酶得率为68%.对固体酶与液体酶保存期稳定性的测定结果表明,固体酶的保存效果远比液体酶好,当保存210d时,固体酶制剂的酶活损失仅为2～8%.     

家蚕肠道枯草杆菌产蛋白酶的发酵条件与酶学性质

肠道微生物分泌的蛋白酶可促进家蚕对桑叶养分的消化吸收,枯草芽孢杆菌是家蚕肠道内一种重要的产蛋白酶菌株。为提高枯草芽孢杆菌蛋白酶的高效利用,对该菌株适宜发酵条件及酶学性质进行了研究。结果表明：各因素对枯草芽孢杆菌产酶活性影响的大小顺序依次为：pH值〉培养温度〉培养时间〉装液量;最适的产酶条件为：pH=7,培养温度：30 ℃,培养时间：36 h;对枯草芽孢杆菌产蛋白酶进行初步提纯后并研究得出该酶反应的最适pH 10.0,最适反应温度为：60 ℃;该酶为碱性蛋白酶、不耐高温、不耐酸,但在35 ℃条件下热稳定性较好。     

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌高温中性蛋白酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达、纯化及其酶学性质的研究

本文中嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌(B. stearothermophilus)的高温中性蛋白酶基因在sacB基因启动子的调控下, 以蛋白酶自身或sacB基因的序列为信号肽, 分别实现了在枯草芽孢杆菌DB104中的高效表达. 表达产物经纯化后, 酶的比活力可达16530 U/mg, 纯化倍数达到3.8倍, 分子量约为35 kD. 对酶学性质的研究结果表明, 此酶的最适反应温度为65℃, 最适作用pH为7.5, 在65℃下反应1 h后, 仍可保留约80%的活力.     

一株产高温蛋白酶嗜热菌A-2的筛选鉴定及酶学特性分析

本研究为从云南腾冲热泉中分离纯化得到一株产高温蛋白酶的菌株并对其进行驯化培养,用以探究该菌株的生长条件及酶学特性,通过选择培养基筛选能够分解脱脂奶粉产蛋白酶的菌株,应用常规方法液体培养菌体,探究温度、pH、碳源、氮源对菌株生长情况的影响,并采用福林酚法测蛋白酶活性。并提取蛋白酶液对酶的最适pH、温度以及热稳定性、pH稳定性进行研究。结果发现通过含脱脂奶粉的固体培养基筛选得到一株产蛋白酶菌株A-2,经过生理生化试验和16S rDNA鉴定知该菌种属于Aneurinibacillus属。酵母粉、葡萄糖、55℃、pH值7.5分别为菌株生长的最适氮源、碳源、温度和pH。此外该菌株所产的蛋白酶最适温度为60℃,在pH值7~9具有较好的酶活性。因此,该菌株为嗜热芽孢杆菌,所产的碱性蛋白酶具有较高的耐受温度和pH稳定性,为进一步开发利用提供参考的价值。     

嗜热芽孢杆菌XJT9503高温中性蛋白酶的研究──Ⅰ．XJT9503菌的特性

从新疆吐鲁番盆地土壤里分离到一株嗜热芽孢杆菌,代号ＸＪＴ９５０３．能产生胞外高温中性蛋白酶,该菌在旋转式摇床上１１０ｒ／ｍｉｎ,４５℃下培养６０小时,发酵液产酶为５６００单位／ｍｌ,但在４５℃静止培养产酶可达７４００单位／ｍｌ,Ｃａ２＋、Ｍｇ２＋对产酶有明显促进作用,Ｃｕ２＋等抑制产酶。     

产碱性蛋白酶嗜碱芽孢杆菌的筛选及其研究

利用造纸黑液对土样进行富集,筛选出3株碱性蛋白酶酶活力较高的嗜碱芽孢杆菌X1、X2、X3。对它们的生长曲线,产酶曲线,在不同C、N源、pH值、盐浓度下的产酶活力进行的研究表明:3株嗜碱芽孢杆菌(Bacillussp.JBX1、X2、X5)酶活力较高(达到100U/mL),X2最高酶活可达140U/mL。最适pH值为9.5,碳源中的蔗糖,氮源中的酵母浸提物和硝酸钠均利于产酶。X1、X5两株嗜碱芽孢杆菌均表现出较强的耐盐耐高渗透压的能力。X1在11%的NaCl浓度下生长良好,酶活仍然达到80U/mL以上。而X2和X5对温度的耐受性比较强,在经70℃处理15min后依然保持了80%以上的酶活力,所产蛋白酶为高温碱性蛋白酶,从而为进一步的应用和研究奠定了基础。     

高温蛋白酶产生菌的筛选及其产酶条件和酶学性质分析

从徂徕山温泉附近土样中分离到9株产高温蛋白酶菌株,选取一株碱性蛋白酶高产菌株L7为出发菌株,进行显微形态、16S rRNA基因序列分析,将其初步鉴定为短芽孢杆菌(Brevibacillus sp.)。研究该菌株发酵条件,确定产酶的最佳培养基组成为葡萄糖40 g/L,蛋白胨20 g/L,磷酸氢二钠1.4 g/L,氯化钙0.6 g/L,硫酸镁0.4 g/L,通过培养基优化,酶活达到103.08 U/mL。最佳培养条件为250 mL三角烧瓶中装液量50 mL、pH8.0、培养温度为55℃、培养时间为24 h。对该菌株酶学性质研究,L7菌株所产高温蛋白酶的最适温度为55℃,最适pH为10,并且具有良好的温度稳定性和pH稳定性,酶活性受PMSF强烈抑制。     

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌HY—69耐热中性蛋白酶的性质研究

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌ＨＹ－６９的耐热中性蛋白酶已纯化。研究了纯酶的性质,该酶分子最为２４ｋｄ,由６个构成一个六聚体。酶的等电点９．１５。最适作用ｐＨ为７．５,最适作用温度为８５℃;该酶具有很好的耐热性,９０℃时酶活半寿期为２２ｍｉｎ,８０℃保温３小时,酶活仍保持６３％;酶的ｐＨ稳定性也好,该酶是金属蛋白酶,活性中心含锌离子,酶的热稳定性依赖于钙离子。测定了酶的氨基酸组成和Ｎ末端氨基酸序列。     

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.