利用脯氨酸效应提高短乳杆菌谷氨酸脱羧酶的热稳定性

以磷酸吡哆醛为辅酶的谷氨酸脱羧酶(Glutamate decarboxylase,GAD),能专一、不可逆地催化L-谷氨酸脱去α-羧基生成γ-氨基丁酸。为了提高GAD热稳定性为目标,本研究通过与嗜热古细菌Thermococcus kodakarensis中GAD氨基酸序列的比对及引入脯氨酸策略,最终在短乳杆菌Lactobacillus brevis CGMCC No.1306的GAD突变体中筛选得到热稳定性提高的突变酶G364P。结果显示,突变酶G364P在55℃的半衰期以及半失活温度分别比野生酶提高19.4 min和5.3℃,并且突变酶G364P的催化效率与野生酶相比没有明显变化。此外,利用分子动力学模拟来验证突变对蛋白质热稳定性的影响,突变酶G364P的均方根偏差(Rootmeansquare deviation,RMSD)以及含G364的loop区域均方根涨落(Root mean square fluctuation,RMSF)均比野生酶低,引入脯氨酸增加了364位氨基酸与相邻氨基酸的疏水相互作用。文中通过引入脯氨酸成功提高了L. brevis中GAD的热稳定性,同时也为其他酶热稳定性的理性设计提供了方法学指导。     

市售酸奶中乳酸菌的鉴定与耐药性

[目的]检测市售酸奶中乳酸菌的种类及其耐药情况.[方法]收集10种来自5个不同厂家的酸奶,通过细菌基因组重复基因外回文序列-PCR (repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR,rep-PCR)结合16S rRNA同源性分析的方法对分离的乳酸菌进行基因分型和菌种鉴定.利用药敏纸片扩散法(K-B法)对分离的乳酸菌进行针对7种抗生素的药敏实验,用PCR特异性扩增结合测序的方法检测每个样品中不同基因型菌株的耐药基因(包括红霉素耐药基因erm A、erm B和四环素耐药基因tetM、tetK、tet S、tetQ、tetO、tetL、tetW).[结果]10种市售酸奶中分离到100株乳酸菌.其中,德氏乳杆菌保加利亚亚种(Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp.bulgaricus)23株,干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus casei)26株,嗜热链球菌(Streptococcus thermophilus)30株,嗜酸乳杆菌(Lactobacillus acidophilus)5株,植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)6株,副干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus paracasei)10株.药敏实验发现所有100株乳酸菌均对链霉素和庆大霉素耐药,42株对万古霉素耐药,没有菌株对头孢氨苄,四环素,红霉素以及土霉素耐药.在28株经过16S rRNA测序的乳酸菌中检测到5种不同的耐药基因,在8株乳酸菌中检测到erm B基因,4株检测到tetK基因,2株菌检测到tetL基因,4株菌检测到tet M基因,2株菌检测到tet O基因,没有检测到erm A,tet S,tet Q,tet W基因.28株乳酸菌中有15株(53.57%)检测到耐药基因,其中有4株L delbrueckii ssp.bulgaricus检测到2-3种不同的耐药基因.[结论]本研究在市售酸奶中除了检测到商品标签上标注的L.delbrueckii ssp.bulgaricus和S.thermophilus以外,还检测到商标上没有标注的乳酸菌;作为常用发酵剂的德氏乳杆菌保加利亚亚种和嗜热链球菌更容易检测到耐药基因;分离得到的乳酸菌均对红霉素和四环素敏感却检测到相应的耐药基因,再一次证明了没有耐药表型的菌株也可能携带耐药基因.     

抗生素和高脂饮食对大鼠肠道乳杆菌多样性的影响

【目的】对正常、高脂、抗生素处理大鼠肠道内乳杆菌进行定性和定量分析,比较不同处理组大鼠肠道乳杆菌的多样性。【方法】应用纯培养和非培养技术(16S r RNA基因序列分析、变性梯度凝胶电泳、实时荧光定量PCR)对大鼠肠道乳杆菌进行分离鉴定和多样性分析。【结果】16S r RNA基因序列同源性分析结果显示,正常组大鼠肠道内分离出的乳杆菌包括约氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus johnsonii)、鼠乳杆菌(Lactobacillus murinus)、嗜酸乳杆菌(Lactobacillus acidophilus)、罗伊氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus reuteri)、植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、肠道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus intestinals)、动物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus animalis)和阴道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus vaginalis);但L.animalis在高脂处理组大鼠肠道内未分离到,L.intestinals和L.vaginalis在抗生素处理组大鼠中未分离到。DGGE结果显示3个组别大鼠肠道中乳杆菌构成差异明显,同一组内样品间相似性较高;相较于正常组和高脂组,抗生素组的丰度较差;且正常组大鼠肠道内乳杆菌的多样性高于高脂组和抗生素组。q-PCR结果显示正常组大鼠肠道乳杆菌的数量明显高于高脂组和抗生素组,高脂组的数量也明显高于抗生素组,且3个组别之间存在显著差异(P0.01)。【结论】高脂饮食及抗生素的使用会减少肠道内乳杆菌多样性。     

女性终末期肾病月经异常患者性激素周期性改变与 子宫内膜乳杆菌相关性分析

目的研究女性终末期肾病月经异常患者性激素周期性改变与子宫内膜乳杆菌的相关性。方法选择2016年5月-2018年6月在本院诊治的126例ESRD女性患者为研究对象,其中月经失调患者66例。将ESRD患者中非月经异常患者设为月经正常组60例,月经周期延长患者为延长组36例,周期缩短患者为缩短组30例。收集患者临床资料,检测患者子宫内膜分泌物微生物组成。结果缩短组患者卵泡期、排卵期、黄体期E2水平明显低于正常组。延长组和缩短组卷曲乳杆菌(Lactobacillus crispatus)、惰性乳杆菌(Lactobacillus iners)、阴道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus vaginalis)检出率明显低于正常组,缩短组加氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus gasseri)检出率明显低于正常组。卷曲乳杆菌(Lactobacillus crispatus)、惰性乳杆菌(Lactobacillus iners)、詹氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus jensenii)、阴道乳杆菌(Lactobacillus vaginalis)与月经异常存在相关性。结论大部分ESRD女性患者存在月经失调和性激素水平异常,同时伴随子宫内膜微生物的改变。     

粪便乳杆菌新种在中国的再发现

目的分离鉴定白鹭粪便中的乳杆菌。方法使用乳杆菌PCR快速检出技术检出白鹭粪便样品中的乳杆菌。将乳杆菌的保守基因16S r DNA、rpo A和rec A克隆测序,并进行序列分析。使用细菌微量生化管和常规生化试验测定乳杆菌糖发酵产酸等生化特征。结果从白鹭粪便样品得到1株乳杆菌菌株FZB1,其16S r DNA基因和粪便乳杆菌AFL13-2的16S r DNA基因最相似,相似性为99.2%。Rpo A的氨基酸残基序列比对结果表明:该菌株和姬鼠乳杆菌、动物乳杆菌、鼠乳杆菌的亲缘关系最近,其相似性分别达到了97.1%、97.1%和96.7%。该菌株的Rec A氨基酸残基序列和粪便乳杆菌完全相同,和姬鼠乳杆菌、动物乳杆菌、鼠乳杆菌的Rec A氨基酸残基序列有较高的相似性,分别为91.9%、91.5%和91.5%。生化鉴定结果表明:该菌株符合乳杆菌属和粪便乳杆菌的生化特征。结论我们从中国的白鹭粪便中分离鉴定到了一株粪便乳杆菌,这是2013年在南非发现的新种。粪便乳杆菌在中国的再次发现充实了乳杆菌种质资源库,证明了粪便乳杆菌的广泛分布。     

新疆发酵乳品中乳酸菌的分离鉴定及其耐药性

目的对新疆传统发酵乳品中乳酸菌进行分离鉴定并检测其耐药性。方法利用传统形态学鉴定法和生化鉴定等方法对新疆发酵乳中乳酸菌进行鉴定,采用纸片扩散法对分离鉴定的菌进行耐药性分析。结果从新疆发酵乳品中共分离出8株乳酸菌,经鉴定分别为瑞士乳杆菌(Lactobacillus helveticus)、植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、马乳酒样乳杆菌(Lactobacillus kefianofaciens)、乳酸乳球菌(Lactococcus lactis)、副干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus paracasei)、副干酪乳杆菌类坚韧亚种(Lactobacillus paracasei subsp.tolerans)、哈尔滨乳杆菌(Lactobacillus harbinensis)、希氏乳杆菌(Lactobacillus hilgardii),并且发现8株乳酸菌对万古霉素、庆大霉素、阿莫西林、多西环素、环丙沙星、阿奇霉素、头孢他啶、头孢孟多具有一定敏感性。结论新疆发酵乳品中以乳杆菌居多,对常见抗生素具有一定的敏感性。     

内蒙古地区传统制作奶豆腐和乌日莫中乳酸菌多样性及分布特征

【背景】传统制作奶豆腐和酸性奶油(乌日莫)是内蒙古农牧地区最喜爱的食品,蕴含着十分丰富的乳酸菌资源,亟待开发利用。【目的】通过解析内蒙古农牧地区传统自制奶豆腐和乌日莫样品中乳酸菌多样性及分布特征,为优良菌株选育与利用提供资源和理论基础。【方法】采用稀释涂布法分离纯化乳酸菌,测定菌株16S rRNA基因序列鉴定种属关系,阐明乳酸菌系统发育、遗传分化及菌群结构。【结果】传统自制样品中共分离得到乳酸菌81株,主要归属于乳酸片球菌(Pediococcus acidilactici)、戊糖片球菌(Pediococcus pentosaceus)、短乳杆菌(Lactobacillus brevis)、瑞士乳杆菌(Lactobacillus helveticus)、副干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus paracasei)、食二酸乳杆菌(Lactobacillus diolivorans)、奥塔基乳杆菌(Lactobacillus otakiensis)、植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、开菲尔乳杆菌(Lactobacillus kefir)、乳酸乳球菌(Lactoc...     

具高抗氧化能力乳酸菌菌株的筛选与鉴定

目的筛选抗氧化能力强的乳酸菌菌株并进行菌种鉴定。方法通过清除DPPH自由基、清除超氧阴离子自由基、还原能力等实验,筛选出高抗氧化能力的乳酸菌菌株。运用16SrDNA序列分析方法,对抗氧化能力强的菌株进行鉴定。结果本研究筛选得到的抗氧化能力较强的菌株有长双歧杆菌NQ1501、La8、La5和保加利亚乳杆菌NQ2508,经16SrDNA鉴定和系统进化分析,La5鉴定为发酵乳杆菌(Lactobacillus fermentum),La8鉴定为鼠李糖乳杆菌(Lactobacillus rhamnosus)。结论本研究筛选出四株具有高抗氧化活性的乳酸菌,分别为长双歧杆菌NQ1501、鼠李糖乳杆菌La8、发酵乳杆菌La5和保加利亚乳杆菌NQ2508。     

ldhL-ldb0094基因敲除对保加利亚乳杆菌产L-乳酸的影响

以保加利亚乳杆菌Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus CICC21101为出发菌株,利用PCR扩增L-乳酸脱氢酶(ldhL)基因上下游序列ldhL1、ldhL2,获得ldhL基因缺失且包含上下游序列的片段,连接到乳酸菌专用温敏性基因敲除质粒pGhost4,将构建好的敲除载体电转入保加利亚乳杆菌CICC21101,低温筛选。结果表明,成功获得敲除ldhL基因的敲除突变株,敲除后的工程菌D-乳酸产量由30. 5g/L降为4. 8g/L,L-乳酸的产量由25. 4g/L增至58. 3g/L,光学纯度由54. 56%增至90%。同时发现ldhL-ldb0094基因的敲除致使ldhL-ldb1020表达的上调,D-乳酸脱氢酶(ldbD)基因表达量没有变化,ldhL基因敲除株的成功构建将为进一步研究该基因在保加利亚乳杆菌中的功能及后续高光学活性D-乳酸工程菌构建奠定基础。     

Cloning, sequencing and expression of a novel glutamate decarboxylase gene from a newly isolated lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus brevis OPK-3

Lactobacillus brevis OPK-3, having 84.292 mg/L/h of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) productivity, was isolated from Kimchi, a traditional fermented food in Korea. A core fragment of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) DNA was isolated from the L. brevis OPK-3, using primers based on two highly conserved regions of GAD. A full-length GAD (LbGAD) clone was subsequently isolated through rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) PCR. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the open reading frame (ORF) consisted of 1401 bases and encoded a protein of 467 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular weight of 53.4 kDa and a pI of 5.65. The amino acid sequence deduced from LbGAD ORF showed 83%, 71%, and 60% identity to the Lactobacillus plantarum GAD, Lactococcus lactis GAD, and Listeria monocytogenes GAD sequences, respectively. The LbGAD gene was expressed in Escherichia coli strain UT481, and the extract of transformed E. coli UT481 contained an induced 53.4 kDa protein and had significantly enhanced GAD activity.     

Glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus brevis: activation by ammonium sulfate

In this study, the glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) gene from Lactobacillus brevis IFO12005 (Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 61, 1168-1171 (1997)), was cloned and expressed. The deduced amino acid sequence showed 99.6% and 53.1% identity with GAD of L. brevis ATCC367 and L. lactis respectively. The His-tagged recombinant GAD showed an optimum pH of 4.5-5.0, and 54 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The GAD activity and stability was significantly dependent on the ammonium sulfate concentration, as observed in authentic GAD. Gel filtration showed that the inactive form of the GAD was a dimer. In contrast, the ammonium sulfate-activated form was a tetramer. CD spectral analyses at pH 5.5 revealed that the structures of the tetramer and the dimer were similar. Treatment of the GAD with high concentrations of ammonium sulfate and subsequent dilution with sodium glutamate was essential for tetramer formation and its activation. Thus the biochemical properties of the GAD from L. brevis IFO12005 were significantly different from those from other sources.     

Cloning and expression of a full-length glutamate decarboxylase gene fromLactobacillus brevis BH2

A bacterium (BH2) that was found to produce a large amount of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was isolated fromKimchi, a traditional fermented food in Korea. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rDNA sequence and biochemical studies indicated that BH2 belonged to the genusLactobacillus brevis. Under controlled conditions in MRS broth (Difco) with 5% monosodium glutamate, this strain produced GABA at a concentration of 194 mM with a 73% GABA conversion rate after 48 h. A full-length glutamate decarboxylase (gad) gene was cloned by the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) PCR. The open reading frame (ORF) of thegad gene was composed of 1,407 nucleotides and encoded a protein (468 amino acids) with a predicted molecular weight of 53.5 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence of GAD fromL. brevis showed 97.5 and 82.7% identities to theL. brevis OPK-3 GAD andL. plantarum WCFS1 GAD, respectively. Thegad gene was expressed inEscherichia coli cells and the expression was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis and enzyme activity studies.     

Characterization of glutamate decarboxylase from a high gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producer, Lactobacillus paracasei

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has several physiological functions in humans. We have reported that Lactobacillus paracasei NFRI 7415 produces high levels of GABA. To gain insight into the higher GABA-producing ability of this strain, we analyzed glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), which catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-glutamate to GABA. The molecular weight of the purified GAD was estimated to be 57 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 110 kDa by gel filtration, suggesting that GAD forms the dimer under native conditions. GAD activity was optimal at pH 5.0 at 50 degrees C. The Km value for the catalysis of glutamate was 5.0 mM, and the maximum rate of catalysis was 7.5 micromol min(-1) mg(-1). The N-terminal amino acid sequence of GAD was determined, and the gene encoding GAD from genomic DNA was cloned. The findings suggest that the ability of Lb. paracasei to produce high levels of GABA results from two characteristics of GAD, viz., a low Km value and activity at low pH.     

Molecular cloning of cDNA for rat liver general acyl CoA dehydrogenase and homology between the rat liver and pig kidney enzymes

cDNA clone for general acyl CoA dehydrogenase (GAD) was isolated from a rat liver cDNA expression library in lambda gt11 using anti-pig kidney GAD antibody. Size of the isolated cDNA was estimated to be 1.5-1.6 kb. By immunological analysis of fusion protein and epitope selection, the cDNA clone was identified as that containing the GAD gene. Partial amino acid sequence deduced from nucleotide sequence of the cDNA coincided with that of the pig kidney enzyme. The antibody cross-reacted with rat liver enzyme and molecular weights of these enzyme proteins were shown to be almost the same. All these results indicate that rat liver GAD shares a common structure with pig kidney enzyme.     

Synthesis of gamma-aminobutyric acid by lactic acid bacteria isolated from a variety of Italian cheeses

The concentrations of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in 22 Italian cheese varieties that differ in several technological traits markedly varied from 0.26 to 391 mg kg(-1). Presumptive lactic acid bacteria were isolated from each cheese variety (total of 440 isolates) and screened for the capacity to synthesize GABA. Only 61 isolates showed this activity and were identified by partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Twelve species were found. Lactobacillus paracasei PF6, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus PR1, Lactococcus lactis PU1, Lactobacillus plantarum C48, and Lactobacillus brevis PM17 were the best GABA-producing strains during fermentation of reconstituted skimmed milk. Except for L. plantarum C48, all these strains were isolated from cheeses with the highest concentrations of GABA. A core fragment of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) DNA was isolated from L. paracasei PF6, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus PR1, L. lactis PU1, and L. plantarum C48 by using primers based on two highly conserved regions of GAD. A PCR product of ca. 540 bp was found for all the strains. The amino acid sequences deduced from nucleotide sequence analysis showed 98, 99, 90, and 85% identity to GadB of L. plantarum WCFS1 for L. paracasei PF6, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus PR1, L. lactis PU1, and L. plantarum C48, respectively. Except for L. lactis PU1, the three lactobacillus strains survived and synthesized GABA under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. The findings of this study provide a potential basis for exploiting selected cheese-related lactobacilli to develop health-promoting dairy products enriched in GABA.     

Cloning and characterization of a rice cDNA encoding glutamate decarboxylase

In this study, we have isolated a rice (Oryza sativa L.) glutamate decarboxylase (RicGAD) clone from a root cDNA library, using a partial Arabidopsis thaliana GAD gene as a probe. The rice root cDNA library was constructed with mRNA, which had been derived from the roots of rice seedlings subjected to phosphorus deprivation. Nucleotide sequence analysis indicated that the RicGAD clone was 1,712 bp long, and harbors a complete open reading frame of 505 amino acids. The 505 amino acid sequence deduced from this RicGAD clone exhibited 67.7 % and 61.9 % identity with OsGAD1 (AB056060) and OsGAD2 (AB056061) in the database, respectively. The 505 amino acid sequence also exhibited 62.9, 64.1, and 64.2 % identity to Arabidopsis GAD (U9937), Nicotiana tabacum GAD (AF020425), and Petunia hybrida GAD (L16797), respectively. The RicGAD was found to possess a highly conserved tryptophan residue, but lacks the lysine cluster at the C-proximal position, as well as other stretches of positively charged residues. The GAD sequence was expressed heterologously using the high copy number plasmid, pVUCH. Our activation analysis revealed that the maximal activation of the RicGAD occurred in the presence of both Ca(2+) and calmodulin. The GAD-encoded 56 approximately 58 kDa protein was identified via Western blot analysis, using an anti-GAD monoclonal antibody. The results of our RT-PCR analyses revealed that RicGAD is expressed predominantly in rice roots obtained from rice seedlings grown under phosphorus deprivation conditions, and in non-germinated brown rice, which is known to have a limited phosphorus bioavailability. These results indicate that RicGAD is a Ca(2+)/ calmodulin-dependent enzyme, and that RicGAD is expressed primarily under phosphate deprivation conditions.     

Escherichia coli has two homologous glutamate decarboxylase genes that map to distinct loci.

Degenerate oligonucleotides based on the published Escherichia coli glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) protein sequence were used in a polymerase chain reaction to generate a DNA probe for the E. coli GAD structural gene. Southern blots showed that there were two cross-hybridizing GAD genes, and both of these were cloned and sequenced. The two GAD structural genes, designated gadA and gadB, were found to be 98% similar at the nucleotide level. Each gene encoded a 466-residue polypeptide, named, respectively, GAD alpha and GAD beta, and these differed by only five amino acids. Both GAD alpha and GAD beta contain amino acid residues which are highly conserved among pyridoxal-dependent decarboxylases, but otherwise the protein sequences were not homologous to any other known proteins. By restriction mapping and hybridization to the Kohara miniset library, the two GAD genes were located on the E. coli chromosome. gadA maps at 4046 kb and gadB at 1588 kb. Neither of these positions is in agreement with the current map position for gadS as determined by genetic means. Analysis of Southern blots indicated that two GAD genes were present in all E. coli strains examined, including representatives from the ECOR collection. However, no significant cross-hybridizing gene was found in Salmonella species. Information about the DNA sequences and map positions of gadA and gadB should facilitate a genetic approach to elucidate the role of GAD in E. coli metabolism.