大肠杆菌异源合成三萜化合物研究进展和前景分析

三萜化合物具有可观的药用价值和经济价值,但是目前的生产过程复杂、产量低,利用微生物异源合成三萜化合物已成为当前研究趋势,大肠杆菌作为常用萜类合成底盘细胞具有异源合成三萜化合物及其前体的天然优势和研究前景。对三萜化合物微生物异源合成研究进展进行了综述,从三萜化合物合成代谢途径、关键酶的特点及大肠杆菌三萜表达模块和底盘细胞适配三个方面对该途径进行了阐述和分析,针对实现大肠杆菌高效合成三萜类化合物所需要解决的基础问题进行讨论,为扩展大肠杆菌作为三萜化合物合成底盘细胞提供建议和前景分析。     

酿酒酵母合成异源单萜类化合物的研究进展

单萜类化合物在食品、医药和工业等领域有重要的应用,具有可观的经济价值.随着合成生物学的日益发展,利用微生物作为细胞工厂合成单萜类化合物成为时下的研究热点.酿酒酵母是真核生物表达的模式菌株,其甲羟戊酸途径为单萜类化合物的合成提供直接前体,因此在酿酒酵母中构建异源单萜类化合物合成途径有较大优势.本文介绍了酿酒酵母细胞中异源单萜类化合物合成途径的构建.从甲羟戊酸途径代谢通量调控机制和融合酶调控酶催化反应效率两方面概述了酿酒酵母异源合成单萜类化合物的研究进展.     

萜类合成酶定向进化的新思路

萜类化合物是天然产物中种类最多且主要存在于植物和微生物体内的一类化合物。随着越来越多具有应用价值的萜类化合物被挖掘,其应用前景引起了人们的关注,但由于含量低、提取成本高等缺点,因此制约了萜类化合物的广泛应用。合成生物学的兴起,为异源合成具有应用价值的萜类化合物提供了新思路,使构建定向、高效的微生物细胞工厂成为现实。萜类合成酶常作为萜类化合物异源合成代谢调控的靶酶,但天然的萜类合成酶存在催化效率低、底物专一性差、立体/区域选择性差、稳定性差等问题,严重影响萜类化合物的产量。萜类合成酶的定向进化可以有效地解决上述问题,为实现微生物细胞工厂异源、高效合成萜类化合物奠定基础。本文综述了近年来酶的定向进化技术的最新进展及应用,并提出了萜类合成酶定向进化的策略。     

高通量技术在萜类合成酶筛选中的应用

萜类化合物种类繁多,生物活性多样,在食品、药品与化妆品等行业中具有广泛的应用。萜类化合物多来源于植物,然而随着合成生物学的快速发展,相较于传统的天然植物提取与化学合成方法,利用工程微生物进行萜类化合物异源合成的方法显得更为经济与环保。萜类合成酶的催化活性及合成产物的结构特性是萜类化合物异源合成的关键。通过蛋白定向进化与理性设计可以有针对性地优化萜类合成酶的催化性能及产物专一性,但该方案需要一个特异的筛选方法来实现蛋白突变体库的高通量筛选。近年来,一系列高通量筛选方法的建立使得萜类合成酶的筛选变得更加灵敏与高效。本文对近期建立的萜类合成酶高通量筛选方法进行了综述,简要概述了各种筛选方法的基本原理与优缺点,并对高通量筛选技术在萜类合成酶改造中的应用做出了展望。     

代谢工程改造解脂耶氏酵母合成植物萜类化合物的研究进展

萜类化合物是一类广泛存在于植物中的天然产物,其在食品、药品和化工等多个领域中均有广泛的用途,市场潜力巨大。因此,开发生产萜类化合物等植物天然产物可再生的微生物资源来补充甚至代替原有稀少和珍贵的植物资源,具有重要的理论意义和潜在的应用价值。解脂耶氏酵母是目前使用最广泛的非常规酵母底盘细胞之一。近年来,利用代谢工程及合成生物学技术在解脂耶氏酵母底盘细胞中重构与优化萜类化合物的合成途径以实现目标代谢产物的高效合成,已经成为一项研究热点。本文系统总结了有关利用解脂耶氏酵母作为底盘细胞异源生产植物萜类化合物的具体实例和最新进展,包括所涉及的宿主菌株、关键酶、代谢途径及改造策略等,并在最后对该领域的未来发展方向进行了展望。     

代谢工程改造酿酒酵母合成植物萜类D-柠檬烯的策略

植物萜类化合物是以异戊二烯为结构单位的一大类植物天然的次生代谢产物。D-柠檬烯属于单萜类化合物,由于它具有抑菌、增香、抗癌、止咳、平喘等多种功能,已被广泛应用于食品、香料、医疗等行业。目前D-柠檬烯的工业生产主要是从植物的果皮或者果肉中提取的,但提取方法存在着分离纯化复杂、产率低、能耗大等缺点。而本世纪初合成生物学技术的兴起,为微生物异源合成天然活性化合物带来了全新的理念与工具,打破了物种间的界限,使微生物异源合成D-柠檬烯成为现实。构建定向、高效的异源合成D-柠檬烯的微生物细胞工厂,实现微生物发酵法替换传统的植物提取法,具有重要的经济与社会效益。本文主要回顾了近几年利用代谢工程改造酿酒酵母异源合成萜类化合物取得的成就,阐述了以酿酒酵母作为底盘微生物,利用代谢工程和合成生物学的手段构建高产D-柠檬烯的合成策略。     

单萜类化合物的微生物合成

单萜类化合物是萜类化合物的一种,一般具有挥发性和较强的香气,部分单萜还具有抗氧化、抗菌、抗炎等生理活性,是医药、食品和化妆品工业的重要原料.近年来,利用微生物异源合成单萜类化合物的研究引起了科研人员的广泛关注,但因产量低、生产成本高等限制了其大规模应用.合成生物学的迅猛发展为微生物生产单萜类化合物提供了新的手段,通过改...     

萜类合成生物学研究进展

萜类合成生物学的研究已经使萜类微生物异源合成显示出了巨大的应用潜力.但由于植物源萜类代谢的复杂性,大量萜类合成途径仍未获得完全解析.因此当前大部分萜类仅能通过微生物异源合成获得非常简单的中间体,并且大多数产物的产量仍然较低,通常局限在毫克每升的水平.针对以上2个亟待突破的瓶颈,本文将从萜类合成途径解析与下游途径装配,高产萜类底盘细胞设计与构建,以及萜类异源合成系统的适配性研究3个方面阐述萜类合成生物学研究的最新策略与进展.     

萜类化合物的合成生物学研究进展

萜类化合物是种类最多的一类天然产物,具有抗癌、抗过敏等多种生物活性,在食品、日化、医疗等领域受到广泛关注,展现了巨大的应用潜力和广阔的市场前景。近年来,研究人员采用功能基因组学和代谢组学技术对不同萜类的合成途径进行了深入研究,为萜类的合成生物学研究提供了大量的数据支撑。目前,已经通过合成生物学方法构建出萜类高产的酵母工程菌株,实现了多种目标产物的高效生产,有效提高了萜类的总体生产水平。因此,采用合成生物学策略合成萜类化合物,有望成为植物源萜类生产的有效技术手段。首先介绍了合成生物学概念,进而总结了植物源萜类的重要功能和应用领域,并简述了不同萜类的合成途径,归纳了现有的萜类生产方式,然后深入探讨了萜类生物合成的设计策略,最后以几种常见的萜类为例,详细论述了不同萜类的合成生物学的研究进展。     

应用纤维素结合域标签构建谷氨酸棒状杆菌表达系统

为优化谷氨酸棒状杆菌表达系统的纯化工艺,合成里氏木霉的CBD基因,将其与谷氨酸棒状杆菌分泌表达载体pXMJ19-sp连接,构建以CBD为纯化标签的重组载体pXMJ 19-sp-CBD.在该载体中插入GFP基因并转化至谷氨酸棒状杆菌,可获得分泌表达融合蛋白GFP-CBD的重组菌.该菌经IPTG诱导后的发酵液在紫外灯下显示强烈的绿色荧光,重组蛋白的分泌表达量达200 mg/L.利用CBD标签对纤维素柱的可逆性吸附,可直接对谷氨酸棒状杆菌分泌到培养基中的重组蛋白进行纯化,从而简化工艺和降低成本,为工业化大生产奠定基础.     

六种藓类植物茎的比较解剖学研究

通过对6种藓类植物,即褶叶青藓(Brachythecium salebrosum(Web.et Mohr.)B.S.G.)、湿地匐灯藓(Plagiomnium acutum(Lindb.)Kop.)、侧枝匐灯藓(Plagiomnium maximoviczii(Lindb.)Kop.)、大凤尾藓(Fissidensnobilis Griff.)、大羽藓(Thuidium cymbifolium(Doz.et Molk.)B.S.G.)和大灰藓(Hypnum plumaeforme Wils.)嫩茎和老茎的石蜡切片和显微观察发现,同一藓类植株的嫩茎和老茎,茎结构稳定,不同种藓类植物茎横切面具有不同特征.植物体茎横切面形状、表层细胞的层数、细胞大小和细胞壁厚薄、皮层细胞大小和形状、中轴的有无以及比例等特征可以作为藓类植物的分科分类依据之一.     

Photoregulation of seed germination of wild-type and of an aurea-mutant of tomato

Seed germination of an aurea mutant of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is promoted by continuous irradiation with red, far-red or long-wavelength far-red (758 nm) light as well as by cyclic irradiations (5 min red or 5 min far-red/25 min darkness). Far-red light applied immediately after each red does not change the germination behaviour. Seed germination of the isogenic wild-type, cv. UC-105, is promoted by continuous and cyclic red light while it is inhibited by continuous and cyclic far-red light and by continious 758 nm irradiation. Far-red irradiation reverses almost completely the promoting effect of red light. The promoting effect (in the aurea mutant) and the inhibitory effect (in the wild-type) of continuous far-red light do not show photon fluence rate dependency above 20 nmol m⁻² s⁻¹. It is concluded that phytochrome controls tomato seed germination throgh low energy responses in both the wild type and the au mutant. The promoting effect of continuous and cyclic far-red light in the au mutant can be attributed to a greater sensitivity to P_fr.     

Cause of Senescence of Nine Sorts of Flowers

The levels of endogenous phytohormones and respiratory rate in nine sorts of flowers such as Cymbidium faberi Rolfe, Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth and others were investigated both at full bloom and senescence and meanwhile the effect of exogenous phytohormones on prolonging the blossoms and promoting ethylene production were tested. There is a high content of endogenous ethylene in all the long-lived flowere, about 3–16 folds higer than the short-lived ones. There is a high level of ABA at full blooming flowers of short-lived flowers, in which there is no or only some cytokinins in it, but the ratio of CTK (6BA+zeatin)/ABA is smaller(l.7). The endogenous ABA reached a much higher level at senescence in all nine sorts of flowers, so it is reasonable to consider that it is ABA which plays an important role of regulation in controlling flower's senescence. There is a much higher level of GA3 and zeatin in the long-lived flowers which is not demonstrated in the shortlived ones. The respiratory rate is one of the factors controtling the longevity of flowers, but it does not play a decided role. Application of 6BA and zeatin prolongs distinctly orchid’s longevity, however exogenous IAA through the promotive action on ethylene production, evidently extends the longevity of the flowers of the Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth.     

龙胆科药用植物化学成分的研究现状

龙胆科植物在我国的分布范围很广,且多数为药用植物,其多数种属的药用植物,至今其化学成分尚未被系统研究。综述了目前龙胆科药用植物的化学成分的研究现状及一般提取方法,对近年来发现的环烯醚萜及裂环烯醚萜类化合物进行了总结,为本科药用植物的更深入研究提供了参考。     

Interconnection of parameters of regulation system of lipid peroxidation and of morphophysiological parameters of mouse liver

A complex analysis of seasonal fluctuations of the mean group parameters of the system of regulation of lipid peroxidation has been performed in liver of Balb/c mice. Association of lipid characteristics and morphophysiological parameters is studied in the Balb/c mouse liver. An inter-connection is revealed between the liver index and the amount of lysoforms of phospholipids, the scale and character of the interconnection differing essentially depending on proportion of phos-phatidylcholine in mouse liver phospholipids.     

The effects of glutamine of the maintenance of embryogenic cultures of Cryptomeria japonica

Summary Embryogenic tissues of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) were induced on a modified Campbell and Durzan (CD) medium containing 1 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 600 mg l⁻¹ glutamine, and subcultured in the medium of the same composition for over 1 yr. This resulted in a mixed culture of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells. When embryogenic cells were isolated and cultured independently, their capacity to form embryogenic aggregates was lost. Thus, the non-embryogenic cells present within a mixed culture system were essential to the formation of embryogenic aggregates. When embryogenic tissues were isolated and cultured independently on a high glutamine-containing (2400 mg l⁻¹) medium, dry weights and endogenous levels of glutamine increased, and the tissue could generate a large number of embryogenic aggregates. Amino acid analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells from the maintenance culture indicated a higher level of glutamine was present in the latter. The high endogenous level of glutamine in the non-embryogenic portion of mixed cell masses may be the supplier of glutamine for maintaining the embryogenic property of the tissues.     

Specificity of action of piperidylcholine derivatives as substrates of cholinesterases of various origin

The review deals with study of enzymologic properties of a novel highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate, N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium iodomethylate (“piperidylcholine”), and its 30 derivatives that were tested as effectors of cholinesterases of mammals and various species of Pacific squids. It was proven for the first time that responsible for specificity of action was structure of cyclic ammonium grouping of the alcohol part of molecule of the ester substrate. Analysis of specificity is performed based on enzymatic hydrolysis parameters—activity of catalytic center of cholinesterases and bimolecular constant of the reaction rate that are determined at optimal and low substrate concentrations. Among the specially synthesized group of thioester compounds there is revealed one more highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate—N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium.     

Physiological characteristics of various species of strains of carboxydobacteria

Seven strains of aerobic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria (carboxydebacteria) when growing on CO as sole source of carbon and energy had doubling times which ranged from 12–42 h. The activity profiles obtained after discontinuous sucrose density gradient centrifugation indicated that the CO-oxidizing enzymes are soluble and the hydrogenases are membrane-bound in all strains examined. The CO-oxidizing enzymes of Pseudomonas carboxydohydrogena, Pseudomonas carboxydoflava, Comamonas compransoris, and the so far unidentified strains OM2, OM3, and OM4 had a molecular weight of 230,000; that of Achromobacter carboxydus amounted to 170,000. The molecular weights of the CO-oxidizing and H₂-oxidizing enzymes turned out to be identical. The cell sonicates were shown to catalyze the oxidation of both CO and H₂ with methylene blue, thionine, phenazine methosulfate, toluylene blue, dichlorophenolindophenol, cytochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptors. Methyl viologen, benzyl viologen, FAD⁺, FMN⁺, and NAD(P)⁺ were not reduced. The spectrum of electron acceptors was identical for all strains tested. Neither free formate, hydrogen nor oxygen gas were involved in the CO-oxidation reaction. Methylene blue was reduced by CO at a 1:1 molar ratio. The results indicate that CO-oxidation by carboxydobacteria is catalyzed by identical or similar enzymes and that the reaction obeys the equation CO+H₂OCO₂+2H⁺+2e^- as previously shown for Pseudomonas carboxydovorans.Dedicated to Otto Kandler remembering almost three decades of enjoyable cooperation     

Modulation of allostery of pyruvate kinase by shifting of an ensemble of microstates

Since the introduction of the concepts of allostery about four decades ago, much advancement has been made in elucidating the structure-function correlation in allostery. However, there are still a number of issues that remain unresolved. In this review we used mammalian pyruvate kinase (PK) as a model system to understand the role of protein dynamics in modulating cooperativity. PK has a triosephosphate isomerase (TIM)(α/β)₈ barrel structural motif. PK is an ideal system to address basic questions regarding regulatory mechanisms about this common (α/β)₈ structural motif. The simplest model accounting for all of the solution thermodynamic and kinetic data on ligand-enzyme interactions involves two conformational states, inactive E^T and active E^R. These conformational states are represented by domain movements. Further studies provide the first evidence for a differential effect of ligand binding on the dynamics of the structural elements, not major secondary structural changes. These data are consistent with our model that allosteric regulation of PK is the consequence of perturbation of the distribution of an ensemble of states in which the inactive E^T and active E^R represent the two extreme end states. Sequence differences and ligands can modulate the distribution of states leading to alterations of functions. The future work includes: defining the network of functionally connected residues; elucidating the chemical principles governing the sequence differences which affect functions; and probing the nature of mutations on the stability of the secondary structural elements, which in turn modulate allostery.