耐有机溶剂脂肪酶的研究进展

脂肪酶是一种重要的酶,在有机介质中脂肪酶能催化某些特定的化学反应。获得具有较高催化活性的耐有机溶剂脂肪酶具有重要的价值。该文概述了一些具有代表性的耐有机溶剂脂肪酶,介绍了耐有机溶剂脂肪酶的特性和应用,并对耐有机溶剂脂肪酶的筛选途径和分子改造方法进行了分析。今后有机溶剂耐受性脂肪酶的研究将集中在酶的利用、微生物筛选、脂肪酶表征和基因克隆、酶的分子改造等方面。     

脂肪酶活力测定研究进展

脂肪酶催化作用发生在油-水界面上,是一种典型的界面酶,因此其活力测定有别于其他的水相酶。如何准确测定酶活力的大小,对于研究该酶的特性及应用具有重要的意义。本文对脂肪酶检测的常用方法进行了综述与评价。     

Proteus sp.脂肪酶基因在大肠杆菌中表达及性质研究

目的:筛选获得高活力的微生物脂肪酶,实现其异源高效表达。方法:通过富集培养、平板筛选、单菌落发酵验证以获得产脂肪酶菌株,克隆脂肪酶基因,构建重组质粒在大肠杆菌中表达,纯化后进行酶学性质研究。结果:获得一株高产脂肪酶的菌株,经16S rDNA鉴定属于Proteus sp。根据已报道的来源于Proteus vulgaris的脂肪酶基因设计引物,克隆其全长基因,大小为864 bp,编码287个氨基酸。构建重组表达质粒pET32a-lipK19,在大肠杆菌中表达酶活达1 500 U/mL。该脂肪酶的最适温度为40℃,最适pH为9,在pH 8~10之间稳定性较好,Ca2+对酶有激活作用,表面活性剂等对酶抑制作用明显,对有机溶剂有一定的耐受性。结论:克隆表达了一Proteus sp脂肪酶,并对其性质进行了研究,为其应用奠定基础。     

疏棉状嗜热丝孢菌(Thermomyces lanuginosus)脂肪酶的理性设计提高其活性和温度稳定性

目的:通过对疏棉状嗜热丝孢菌(Thermomyces lanuginosus)脂肪酶的理性设计,获得高酶活与耐高温的脂肪酶品种,为脂肪酶在饲料、油脂加工和生物柴油等领域的应用奠定基础。方法:对脂肪酶典型结构域lid和loop区域的系统发育分析,找到候选的位点,理性设计并通过实验验证,获得脂肪酶活性和耐高温特性显著提高的脂肪酶重组子,并构建多拷贝载体,完成50L发酵罐中进行产酶能力评价。结果:经过设计的脂肪酶高温稳定性显著提升。其在80℃下放置12h后仍保留78.94%的酶活。脂肪酶重组子在50L发酵罐中发酵诱导168h,其上清液酶活达到29000U/m L。结论:成功设计并获得了一种新型的高活性、耐高温的脂肪酶品种TLL,并实现了高效表达,为其产业化和工业应用奠定了基础。     

脂肪酶的表面展示及其应用

脂肪酶是一种广泛应用的水解酶类。脂肪酶的表面展示技术不仅是脂肪酶蛋白质工程中一种有效的高通量筛选方法,而且展示的脂肪酶与自由酶相比具备更高的温度稳定性、有机溶剂稳定性等优点,其作为全细胞催化剂与传统的固定化脂肪酶相比也具备诸多优点。脂肪酶表面展示的宿主包括噬菌体、细菌以及酵母等,本文将分别介绍这三种宿主中脂肪酶表面展示的概况以及其作为高通量筛选和全细胞等方面的应用。     

抑制剂对有机相酶促己酸乙酯合成中固定化脂肪酶影响

稳定的催化活性和选择性的调节与控制已成为研究有机相酶促反应机制和应用的重要内容。由于选择和优化反应条件的方法具有较大局限性．目前有机介质中酶催化选择性和稳定性的调节与控制的研究除了常用的固定化手段外,更关注通过改变酶分子自身的一些方法上。如蛋白质工程、酶的化学修饰和非共价修饰〔1.2〕。相比之下,其中非共价修饰具有方便、实用的特点。酶的修饰剂大多也是酶的抑制剂。抑制剂已用来研究脂肪酶的结构与代谢特征〔3〕。Russel,Guo等通过其改变酶的构象和界面特征来调节和控制酶稳定的特异性〔4.5〕。我们在对微生物脂肪酶正庚烷中合成短链芳香酯研究基础上〔6.7〕。本文报道用具有两亲特性的表面活性剂、胆汁盐和金属离子这些脂肪酶的抑制剂对庚烷中脂肪酶酶促己酸乙酯酯化反应的影响,以促进酶活性的调节和控制的研究和应用。     

低温脂肪酶的研究现状与应用前景

低温脂肪酶在低温下仍保持高酶活,因此在应用中有着中温脂肪酶无法取代的优越性,而具有高活性的低温脂肪酶因其具有理论和应用上的双重意义成为了近年来的研究热点。本文从描述产低温脂肪酶的低温微生物特征入手,系统阐述了低温脂肪酶的来源、分类、特征、研究方法及最新进展,并简述了低温脂肪酶在食品、洗涤、制药以及低温环境修复等工业上的应用前景。     

普通变形杆菌位置非特异性脂肪酶基因的克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

【目的】本文拟克隆普通变形杆菌(Proteus vulgaris)脂肪酶基因,并实现其在大肠杆菌中的高效表达,并检验外源表达脂肪酶的催化性质。【方法】通过PCR方法,从P.vulgaris基因组中扩增其脂肪酶基因(PVL),并将其开放读码框区域连接到表达载体pET-DsbA及pMBP-P上,在大肠杆菌中用IPTG诱导表达。我们对培养基组分及培养条件进行优化,以获得最高的酶产量。用Ni柱亲和层析法对所得重组脂肪酶进行纯化,并考察其酶学性质。【结果】PVL基因编码区含864个碱基,编码含287个氨基酸的酶蛋白。该序列在GenBank的登录号为FJ643627。PVL基因在大肠杆菌BL21内诱导表达的最佳条件为:在pH8.5的LB培养基中添加15g/L葡萄糖及200mg/L氨苄青霉素,在培养至OD600为1.2时加入100mg/LIPTG,15℃诱导15h,最高酶活达到192.2U/mL。通过亲和层析纯化了重组脂肪酶,得到一个约31kDa的蛋白条带。外源表达的脂肪酶的催化特性与野生菌脂肪酶相似,具有催化的位置非特异性,对长链脂肪酸酯亲和性最高。【结论】PVL基因在大肠杆菌中的高效表达为P.vulgaris脂肪酶的进一步研究与应用奠定基础。     

脂肪酶表面展示技术

脂肪酶是一种广泛应用的水解酶类.脂肪酶的表面展示技术不仅是脂肪酶蛋白质工程中一种有效的高通量筛选方法,而且展示的脂肪酶与自由酶相比具备更高的温度稳定性、有机溶剂稳定性等优点,其作为全细胞催化剂与传统的固定化脂肪酶相比也具备诸多优点.脂肪酶表面展示的宿主包括噬菌体、细菌以及酵母等,将分别介绍这三种宿主中脂肪酶表面展示的概况及其作为高通量筛选和全细胞等方面的应用.     

黑曲霉（Aspergillus niger）F044脂肪酶新型基因lipB的克隆、表达及酶学性质分析

摘要：【目的】本研究拟克隆新型的黑曲霉（Aspergillus niger）脂肪酶（EC 3.1.1.3）基因,实现其在大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）的高效表达,并对表达产物进行系统的酶学性质分析,为该脂肪酶的工业化生产及应用奠定基础。【方法】通过PCR和RT-PCR克隆脂肪酶基因,并将其开放式阅读框（ORF）克隆入融合表达载体pET28a;表达产物经Ni-agarose纯化后对LipB进行酶学性质分析,并通过圆二色谱进行结构分析。【结果】成功地从A. niger F044中克隆了一个新型的脂肪酶基因lipB,获得了该基因的全基因组序列和cDNA序列（GenBank: FJ536287、FJ536288）,并实现了其在E. coli中的高效表达。LipB分子量约为43.0 kDa,最适底物为pNPC（C8）,酶学动力学常数Km=5.98 mmol/L,最适反应温度为50℃,最适pH为6.0;该酶能在40℃条件下保持稳定,在60℃条件下处理1 h后残余酶活仅为18.8%;该酶对Ca2+敏感,当脂肪酶经2 mmol/L Ca2+处理1 h后,酶活提高了2.6倍。圆二色谱分析表明该酶在Ca2+处理前后具有明显的结构变化。【结论】新型A. niger脂肪酶lipB基因的克隆不仅积累了脂肪酶基因资源,而且为高效基因工程菌的构建及规模化应用奠定基础;对LipB的酶学性质分析表明该酶在食品和油酯化工等领域具有广阔的应用前景。     

Distribution of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in etiolated and far-red irradiated radish seedlings

Summary In dark-grown Raphanus seedlings, most of the PAL activity is found in roots where it increases sigmoidally during organ development. In hypocotyls, the dark increase of enzyme activity is linear with time. In cotyledons and hooks, dark activity is very low and remains constant. After onset of continuous far-red irradiation, an activity increase is observed in all parts of the seedling. In cotyledons and hooks, the increase is followed by a decrease. This is comparable to light-induced PAL activity described in other materials. In roots and hypocotyls, the initial increase is not followed by a decrease. In dark-grown roots and hypocotyls PAL activity is correlated to fresh weight augmentation. In no part of the seedling could a correlation be found between light-induced PAL activity and anthocyanin formation.     

The effect of hypophysectomy upon cholinesterase activity in the forelimbs of regenerating adult Notophthalmus news

In order to study endocrine influence upon cholinesterase activity during regeneration, adult newts were hypophysectomized either prior to limb transection or during regeneration. Homogenates of limb tissues were assayed for cholinesterase activity during each stage of regeneration.In animals with pituitaries intact, cholinesterase activity in regenerating limb tissues decreases soon after amputation, and then it rises to the level of activity in intact limbs of normal animals, during the period of differentiation. In hypophysectomized newts there seems to be no alteration of this basic pattern of activity, but removal of the pituitary does result in more elevated levels of enzymatic activity. In the intact forelimbs of control newts undergoing regeneration, cholinesterase activity greatly increases as the other transected limb begins to regenerate but it returns to normal as regeneration progresses. If these animals are hypophysectomized, no such increase is observed during the early stages of regeneration. Rather, there is an initial decrease in cholinesterase activity that is followed by an increase in such activity.These data are compatible with the hypothesis that the pituitary modulates cholinesterase activity in the limb tissues of adult newts.     

Activity of gluconeogenetic enzymes in the kidney of pigs during pre- and post-natal development

In pig fetuses (19 of 8 dams) developed by Caesarean section the dry matter and protein content of the kidneys and their PEPCK activity remain constant during the last third (from 80th to 112th day) of gestation. After birth the dry matter content of the kidneys rises slowly, but their protein content remarkably. In the kidneys of suckling piglets (17 animals of 3 offsprings) the FDPase activity remains at the same level from birth to the 9th day of life, while in the same time the G6Pase activity rises 1.5-2 times. In the kidneys of newborn piglets the total PEPCK activity increases 3-4 times and the activity of the cytosolic enzyme 2-3 times during the first 12 hours of life. At the end of the first week of life the total PEPCK activity decreases by one-third, while the activity of the cytosolic enzyme remains stable. In the kidneys of slaughter pigs (n = 7) the dry matter content and the FDPase activity are significantly higher, the protein content and the G6Pase activity are the same as in the kidneys of piglets. The total PEPCK activity is one-half, the activity of the cytosolic enzyme one-third lower than in the kidneys of piglets. In the kidneys of adult pigs the PEPCK activity is localized to equal parts in the cytosol and in the mitochondria, but in some development stages the mitochondrial part exceeds that of the cytosol. In adult pigs the PEPCK activity of the renal cortex is 2.5-3 times higher than that of the renal medulla.     

Transglutaminase Activity in Rat Brain: Characterization, Distribution, and Changes with Age

The activity of transglutaminase was characterized in the rat brain. In adults, comparable levels of transglutaminase activity are present in all brain regions examined. The activity is present in all subcellular fractions, as studied by differential centrifugation, but the soluble fraction contains the highest specific activity. The endogenous activity (enzyme activity assayed in the absence of the exogenous substrate casein) is very low in all subcellular fractions, except in the synaptosomal fraction where its highest levels are about 40-60% of the activity assayed in the presence of casein. Furthermore, enzyme activity is present on the external surface of synaptosomes. In the soluble fraction, maximal activity can be detected between pH values of 9 and 10 when assayed in the presence of 5 mM CaCl2 (with half-maximal activity requiring 0.75 mM CaCl2) and 0.4 mM putrescine (with an apparent Km for putrescine of 0.1 mM). The activity can be partially inhibited by ZnCl2 (with an IC50 of 4.5 mM) and by AlCl3 (with an IC50 of 5.1 mM). In the cerebellum, where the full span of neuronal development can be studied after birth, the highest specific activity is observed just after birth, thereafter the activity starts to decline and by 14 days, after a reduction of about 65%, it reaches levels observed throughout life.     

Postnatal differentiation of sex-specific distribution patterns of G6Pase, G6PDH and ME in the rat liver

The activity of the liver enzymes G6Pase, G6PDH and ME was studied in rats of 2-9 weeks old by histochemical means. In addition, G6PDH and ME activity was quantitatively determined in homogenates. In the 2nd and 3rd week G6Pase is similarly distributed in both sexes: while in the periportal zone high activity is demonstrable, the perivenous zone shows only low activity. After this period a nearly homogeneous distribution pattern becomes evident in all animals. Sex difference occurs after the 6th week: in the livers of male rats the periportal "maximum" is sometimes combined with a second peak in the perivenous area, in females a steep gradient emerges with high activity in the periportal zone and a low one in the perivenous zone. In the first postnatal weeks G6PDH activity is very low in parenchymal cells, but very prominent in Kupffer cells. Around the 5th week there is an increase, predominantly in the perivenous zone of both sexes. While there is again a further decrease demonstrable in male rats, the G6PDH activity of female rats rises to high adult values. This increase seems to be restricted to the perivenous zone. ME can be demonstrated at first in leucocytes. In the course of the 3rd week there is an increase of activity in both sexes: ME is demonstrable in parenchymal cells of the perivenous area and in scattered hepatocytes of the periportal area. In male rats, the perivenous activity is diminished towards the end of the investigation period, in females, however, a high activity remains in the perivenous zone. The data show that in females the activity of NADP dependent enzymes is high in the perivenous zone, so it may be assumed that a lipogenic area is situated around the terminal efferent vessels. Because of the sex difference this area may be hormone-dependent. The lipogenic area is situated opposite to the gluco(neo)genic area which corresponds to the periportal zone.     

Glucose-sensitive adenylate cyclase in toluene-treated cells of Escherichia coli B.

Toluene treatment of Escherichia coli B makes it possible to measure adenylate cyclase activity directly using [alpha-32-P]-ATP as substrate. In contrast to French press extracts, the activity of adenylate cyclase in toluene-treated cells shows many of the characteristics of the enzyme seen in the intact cell. In both toluene-treated and intact cells the activity of adenylate cyclase is inhibited at least 85% by glucose, while in French press extracts the enzyme activity is much lower and is not sensitive to inhibition by glucose. In toluene-treated cells, glucose inhibits at 10 muM, and the effect is rapid in onset and readily reversible. The activity is not inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate suggesting that glucose is responsible for the inhibition. The measurement of the activity and sensitivity to glucose of adenylate cyclase in toluene-treated cells requires the presence of potassium phosphate in the assay medium. Since it does not increase the activity or sensitivity of the enzyme in the French press extract, it is suggested that potassium phosphate is required for the maintenance of cellular integrity necessary for the activity and sensitivity of adenylate cyclase.     

Enzyme histochemistry of malignant T cell lymphoma due to chronic magnesium deficiency in rats

The lymphocytes of the rat thymus can be grossly differentiated by their cell membrane-bound proteinases. Subcapsular thymocytes lack aminopeptidase A (APA) and AMP and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT). Cortical thymocytes show a high activity of APA but no APM and no GGT. Medullar thymocytes possess a high GGT and APM activity but are free of APA. Under Mg deficiency, the APA-negative subcapsular thymocytes are reduced. In lymphoma and beginning lymphoma, APA, APM and GGT are absent. In lymphoma, the alkaline phosphatase activity is increased. Differences are found for dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPP IV). In some lymphoma, its activity is reduced, in others the DPP IV activity is increased.     

Nitrate reductase of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under foot-rot disease

Summary Studies reported here reveal a low nitrate reductase activity in the shoots of MTU 9 rice plants while in roots high enzyme activity has been recorded.Under pathogenesis, a low nitrate reductase activity in the roots and a high enzyme activity in the shoots have been recorded in susceptible rice plants. In the resistant rice plants (GEB 24) no such marked difference in the enzyme activity has been observed.The effect of fusaric and gibberellic acid on this enzyme activity has been studied. In the case of fusaric acid, the nitrate reductase activity in the roots is inversely proportional to the concentration whereas in gibberellic acid, it is directly proportional to the concentration in the shoots.     

Inhibition of vascular peroxidase alleviates cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is involved in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury and vascular peroxidase (VPO) is a newly identified isoform of MPO. This study was conducted to explore whether VPO is involved in IR-induced cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis. In a rat Langendorff model of myocardial IR, the cardiac function parameters (left ventricular pressure and the maximum derivatives of left ventricular pressure and coronary flow), creatine kinase (CK) activity, apoptosis, VPO1 activity were measured. In a cell (rat-heart-derived H9c2 cells) model of hypoxia-reoxygenation (HR), apoptosis, VPO activity, and VPO1 mRNA expression were examined. In isolated heart, IR caused a marked decrease in cardiac function and a significant increase in apoptosis, CK, and VPO activity. These effects were attenuated by pharmacologic inhibition of VPO. In vitro, pharmacologic inhibition of VPO activity or silencing of VPO1 expression significantly suppressed HR-induced cellular apoptosis. Our results suggest that increased VPO activity contributes to IR-induced cardiac dysfunction and inhibition of VPO activity may have the potential clinical value in protecting the myocardium against IR injury.     

Intrinsic fluctuations within cortical systems account for intertrial variability in human behavior

The resting brain is not silent, but exhibits organized fluctuations in neuronal activity even in the absence of tasks or stimuli. This intrinsic brain activity persists during task performance and contributes to variability in evoked brain responses. What is unknown is if this intrinsic activity also contributes to variability in behavior. In the current fMRI study, we identify a relationship between human brain activity in the left somatomotor cortex and spontaneous trial-to-trial variability in button press force. We then demonstrate that 74% of this brain-behavior relationship is attributable to ongoing fluctuations in intrinsic activity similar to those observed during resting fixation. In addition to establishing a functional and behavioral significance of intrinsic brain activity, these results lend new insight into the origins of variability in human behavior.