枯草芽孢杆菌中性植酸酶的纯化和酶学性质

从土壤中分离到了产中性植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株并对所产植酸酶进行了分离纯化。此中性植酸酶的反应最适 pH为 7 5,最适温度为 55℃ ,在 37℃下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为 0 1 9mmol/L ,植酸酶活性依赖Ca2 +的存在。酶蛋白的分子量大小约为 45kD ,纯酶蛋白N端序列为Lys His Lys Leu Ser Asp Pro Tyr His Phe Thr。     

枯草芽孢杆菌中怀植酸酶的纯化和酶学性质

从土壤中分离到了产中性植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株并对所产植酸酶进行了分离纯化,此中性植酸酶的反应最适pH为7．5,最适温度为55度,在37度下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为0．19mmol/L,植酸酶活性依赖Ca^2 的存在,酶蛋白的分子量大小约为45kD,纯酶蛋白N端序列为Lys-His-Lys-Leu-Ser-Asp-Pro-Tyr-His-Phe-Thr。     

泡盛曲霉植酸酶的酶学性质研究

泡盛曲霉植酸酶作为动物饲料添加剂具有广泛的应用前景。以半固体发酵方式培养泡盛曲霉AS3.324(Aspergillus awamori),并得到纯化的植酸酶。对其酶学性质研究表明:其反应最适温度为50～55℃,最适pH为5.5,在37℃下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为1.05nmol/L,Vmax为2.16μmol/(L.min)。EDTA基本不影响植酸酶活性;Ca2 、Mg2 、Mn2 对植酸酶活性有轻微的抑制作用;Fe2 、Zn2 对酶促反应有显著的抑制作用。对该酶的耐热性研究表明,在较高温度条件处理后,仍有较高残余酶活性,与当今商品化的植酸酶相比,有较强的耐热性。     

大肠杆菌植酸酶基因appA的克隆与高效表达*

从猪粪便中分离并筛选出高效生产酸性植酸酶和磷酸酶双功酶(appA植酸酶)的大肠杆菌菌株。通过PCR方法从该菌株基因组中扩增获得了植酸酶基因appA,测序结果显示该基因编码区全长1,299个核苷酸。将该基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a(+)上,通过转化的大肠杆菌BL21在试管摇床培养条件下得到了高效表达,其表达量达到692U/mL。酶学特性分析表明其反应的最适pH为4.5,最适温度为60℃。     

大肠杆菌植酸酶基因appA的克隆与高效表达

从猪粪便中分离并筛选出高效生产酸性植酸酶和磷酸酶双功酶(appA植酸酶)的大肠杆菌菌株。通过PCR方法从该菌株基因组中扩增获得了植酸酶基因appA,测序结果显示该基因编码区全长1,299个核苷酸。将该基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a( )上,通过转化的大肠杆菌BL21在试管摇床培养条件下得到了高效表达,其表达量达到692U／mL。酶学特性分析表明其反应的最适pH为4．5,最适温度为60℃。     

米曲霉(Aspergillus oryzae)FSO179产α-淀粉酶固体发酵优化的研究

米曲霉(Aspergillus oryzae)FSO179产α-淀粉酶固体发酵优化结果表明:最佳有机碳源为玉米粉,最佳有机氮源为花生饼粉;培养基正交试验表明最佳培养基配方为:花生饼粉20%,玉米粉5%,无机盐为c组配方;初始发酵pH为7.4;最适的发酵温度为33℃;在以上最适条件下固体培养6d,发酵产酶水平可达1300.6u/g,优化结果比初始设计提高了42.9%。该酶酶学特性研究表明:该酶作用的最适温度为55℃;最适作用pH为4.0;Fe2 、Ba2 、Cu2 、Mn2 、Fe3 金属离子对酶具较强抑制作用,而Ca2 对酶具有一定激活作用。     

植酸酶产生菌的筛选与酶纯化及其性质的研究

对从土壤中分离得到的一株产植酸酶的细菌进行了生理生化鉴定,并对植酸酶进行了分离纯化,该酶反应的最适温度约为55℃,最适pH值为5．8,植酸酶蛋白分子量约为14kD。     

枯草杆菌蛋白酶的纯化及酶学性质

本文利用实验室保存的枯草杆菌发酵产生枯草杆菌蛋白酶,并经(NH4)2SO4盐析和CM-sepharose Fast Flow对枯草杆菌蛋白酶进行纯化,用SDSPAGE检测纯化效果,显示该酶分子量低于14kDa,并对蛋白酶的酶学性质、体外溶栓特性及溶栓机理进行初步探讨,其最适反应温度为60-70℃,但50℃以下稳定性良好,最适反应pH为7,pH6-8稳定。     

产植酸酶菌株的分离筛选研究

研究了产植酸酶菌株分离筛选的方法 ,筛选得到分别适宜液态发酵和固态发酵的酶活力较高的黑曲霉XH和黑曲霉PA两菌株。在液态发酵KH2 PO4 对植酸酶产生有促进作用 ,其最佳用量为 8mg %;在固态发酵KH2 PO4 的添加对植酸酶的产生无明显促进作用。 2菌株所产植酸酶具有相似的酶学性质 ,最适作用温度为 5 5℃ ,当底物 pH为 3～ 5具有较高的酶活力。     

产碱性纤维素酶嗜碱芽孢杆菌AH-8的研究

从贵州、云南、海南、安徽、四川、辽宁等地采集碱性土样,分离筛选到1株能稳定的产生碱性纤维素酶的嗜碱性芽孢杆菌AH-8。研究表明,该菌株最适产酶温度为37℃,最适发酵时间为36 h;采用均匀设计法对其发酵培养基进行优化,优化培养基配方(%):淀粉3.0,胰蛋白胨1.5,牛肉膏1.5,葡萄糖0.3,KH2PO40.1,初始pH 10.0。在优化培养基条件下,其产酶量提高了120%。碱性纤维素酶最适反应温度为60℃;最适反应pH 10.0;0.01%Co2 对酶活力有一定激活作用。     

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.