一株产虾青素的黄杆菌CF-60的研究

从土壤中分离到一株黄杆菌（Ｆｌａｖｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍｓｐｐ）Ｃ_Ｆ－６０,该菌的生长需Ｍｇ^２＋存在,ＭｇＳＯ_４·７Ｈ_２Ｏ的最适浓度为０．２％;蛋白胨是该菌株生长的最好氮源,它不能利用无机氮。种龄超过９６ｈ的菌体不能在新鲜培养基中生长。经５４ｈ的２Ｌ恒化器发酵,生物量达６．８ｇ／Ｌ,色素产量为１０．６ｍｇ／Ｌ。该菌产生的类胡萝卜素成分简单,主要成分的含量为９０．３％,该成分经初步鉴定是分子结构中含有羰基和羟     

高密度发酵生产突变型重组人肿瘤坏死因子rhTNFα-DK2的研究

通过对发酵基质和发酵关键参数的优化,确定了发酵培养基的磷酸盐浓度为０．１５Ｍ,甘油浓度为１．２ｍｌ／Ｌ,补料中甘油浓度为２０ｍｌ／Ｌ,发酵过程中溶解氧控制在３０％～６０％,ｐＨ控制在６．８５左右。在５Ｌ在ＮＢＳ－Ｂｉｏｆｌｏ３０００型自动控制发酵罐中采取加速补料的补料分批培养,重组大肠杆菌ＹＫ５３７／ｐＳＢ－ＴＫ经１０ｈ３０°Ｃ培养和５ｈ４２°Ｃ诱导培养,最终密度达到６０ＯＤ６００,ｒｈＴＮＦα－ＤＫ２的表达量占菌体总蛋白的５０％以上,每升发酵液纯化可得到近２ｇ的ｒｈＴＮＦα－ＤＫ２。     

细菌产木聚糖酶发酵条件的研究*

研究了碳源、氮源以及其他因子对木聚糖酶高产菌ＷＬＵＮ０２４（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓ ｓｐ．）产酶的影响,结果表明在麸皮６ｇ／Ｌ、（ＮＨ４）２ＳＯ４ ０．８ｇ／Ｌ、Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４ ０．４ｇ／Ｌ、接种量５％－１０％的条件下,３７℃培养３６ｈ,其木聚糖酶活力可达６００ＩＵ／ｍＬ。同时研究了在较优条件下该菌的摇瓶产酶曲线。     

链霉菌Z94-2碱性脂肪酶产生条件及酶学性质

在１５２株脂肪酶产生菌中,链霉菌Ｚ９４－２产脂肪酶活力为５９６ｕ／ｍＬ,其最适培养基（ｇ／Ｌ）为：糊精１０、黄豆饼粉３０、尿素１０、Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４０．５、ＭｇＳＯ４０．５、ＮａＣｌ１和ＡＥＯ９０．５,产酶的最适条件为：初始ｐＨ９．５～１０．０,在２６℃培养４８ｈ。用ＰＶＡ橄榄油乳化系统测定该酶的最适ｐＨ９．８,最适温度３７℃,在ｐＨ８．６～１０．２于５℃存放２４ｈ,酶活力不变。０．１４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的氯     

巴氏醋杆菌纤维素发酵培养基成分研究

通过试验探索出氏醋杆菌合成醋酸菌纤维素的适宜培养基成分为蛋白胨１．０％,酵母膏０．５％,蔗糖２％,乙醇１％,Ｎａ２ＨＰＯ４　０．２％,ｐＨ６．０;３０℃时静置培养６ｄ,醋酸菌纤维素产量可达９．８５ｇ／Ｌ。     

链霉菌Z94-2碱性脂肪酶产生条件及酶学性质

在１５２ 株脂肪酶产生菌中,链霉菌Ｚ９４２ 产脂肪酶活力为５９６ｕ／ ｍＬ,其最适培养基（ｇ／Ｌ） 为：糊精１０ 、黄豆饼粉３０ 、尿素１０ 、Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４ ０－５ 、ＭｇＳＯ４ ０－５ 、ＮａＣｌ １ 和ＡＥＯ９ ０ ．５ ,产酶的最适条件为：初始ｐＨ９ ．５ ～１０－０ ,在２６ ℃培养４８ｈ 。用ＰＶＡ 橄榄油乳化系统测定该酶的最适ｐＨ９ ．８ ,最适温度３７ ℃,在ｐＨ８－６ ～１０－２ 于５ ℃存放２４ ｈ ,酶活力不变。０－１４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ 的氯化钙有较大的激活作用。     

利用恒溶氧．补料分批技术高密度培养大肠杆菌生产重组人骨形成蛋白-2A

对表达人骨形成蛋白２Ａ（ＢＭＰ２Ａ）的重组大肠杆菌ＹＫ５３７／ｐＤＨＢ２ｍ在５００ｍｌ摇瓶中进行了培养条件的摸索实验,继后用５Ｌ自控发酵罐进行分批培养和分批补料培养,以获取ｒｈＢＭＰ２Ａ。两种培养方式结果比较表明,在培养过程中保持３０％～４０％左右的溶解氧和限制性流加葡萄糖可以使ＢＭＰ２Ａ的含量达到２７８ｇ／Ｌ,最终菌体密度为ＯＤ６００５３（相当于干菌２１２ｇ／Ｌ）,重组蛋白的表达量占菌体总蛋白的２５％。该培养技术的关键是：（１）在培养过程中保持适当的溶解氧;（２）限制性流加葡萄糖;（３）４２℃起始诱导的时间控制在对数生长中期,持续表达时间为４ｈ;（４）细菌持续生长的比生长速率控制在０３ｈ１左右。     

重组人IL6／2融合蛋白对6.5Gy照射小鼠造血功能恢复的影响

观察了ｈＦＰＩＬ６／２对６．５Ｇｙγ线照射ＮＩＨ小鼠第１０天造血功能恢复的影响。结果表明：照射小鼠连续４ｄ给予ｈＦＰＩＬ６／２２５０μｇ·ｋｇ－１·ｄ－１,其脾重、ＣＦＵ－８、骨髓有核细胞数及ＣＭ－ＣＦＵ分别比对照组增加５９．０％、２７８．５％、５７．９％和１３８．２％,统计学处理均有显著差异;对此四项指标的改善也明显优于２５μｇ组。另外,２５０μｇ剂量组小鼠外周血象３０ｄ的动态观察结果表明,ｈＦＰＩＬ６／２不但能明显提高红细胞和血红蛋白的最低值,而且能使血小板的恢复提前。提示ｈＦＰＩＬ６／２在促进血小板生成和促进红系造血方面可能具有良好的应用前景。     

金针菇担孢子原生质体制备条件的研究

为了得到更利于细胞融合的原生质体,研究了几个影响金针菇担孢子原生质体制备的最重要因子,当用０．６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＭｇＳＯ４．７Ｈ２Ｏ作渗透压稳定剂,在３５℃、２％溶壁酶中酶解２．５ｈ后,可获得纯净且量多的原生质体,其产量最高达６＊１０＾７个ｍＬ,原生质体大小比较均一,直径约８．２μｍ。     

高密度培养大肠杆菌YK537/pSBHL-11生产重组人细胞白介素

在 Ｂ． Ｂｒａｕｎ Ｅ Ｓ１０ 型１５ Ｌ 和 Ｎ Ｂ Ｓ Ｂｉｏ Ｆｌｏ ３０００ 型５ Ｌ 发酵罐中,利用补料分批培养技术高密度表达培养含重组质粒ｐ Ｓ Ｂ Ｈ Ｌ１１ 的大肠杆菌 Ｙ Ｋ５３７ ,生产重组人白细胞介素３（ Ｉ Ｌ３） ,发现在发酵过程中,限制性流加甘油,控制溶解氧在３０ ％ ～４０ ％ 左右、３０ ℃生长１１ｈ ,４２ ℃诱导培养４ｈ ,能将发酵液中最终菌体密度从 Ｏ Ｄ１６６００ 提高到 Ｏ Ｄ５３６００（ 相当于每升发酵液含１０６ 克湿菌体） ,并且保持了白细胞介素３ 的表达量,占菌体总蛋白的３０ ％ 左右,含量超过３３ ％ ｇ／ Ｌ,使 Ｉ Ｌ３ 包涵体产量从湿重２２ｇ／ Ｌ 提高到８５ ｇ／ Ｌ,纯化步骤比较简单,超声破菌后经两次洗涤纯度就达到７０ ％ 以上。     

Flocculant production from kerosene

Cultivation of Corynebacterium hydrocarboclastus, which is capable of synthesizing an extracellular polymer and utilized hydrocarbons, has been reported. Growth studies in shake flasks and fermenters were made to obtain maximum polymer production. Polymer formation was found to be growth associated. The highest level of polymer accumulation was attained after 50–60 hr cultivation in the fermenter and it amounted to approximately 5.5–6 g/liter of fermentation broth. The medium contained initially 2% (v/v) kerosene as a carbon source. The maximum yield obtained corresponds to 37–40% (w/w) of kerosene supplied. At the same time the cell concentration was 10–13 g/liter which represents the yield of 67–87% (w/w). The rate of polymer production in the exponential phase was 0.25 g/liter hr and cell production rate was 0.27 g/liter hr. Sodium nitrate, 0.5%, and yeast extract, 0.3%, (w/w) were the best nigrogen sources for polymer formation. The highest level of polymer produced in broth was 6 g/liter.     

Effects of N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid on the growth and bud formation of tobacco callus grown in vitro

The effect of N-1 -naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA), indole-3-aceticacid (IAA) and kinetin on callus growth and bud formation wasstudied mainly by a tobacco callus culture method. Callus producedfrom Nicotiana tabacum var. Wisconsin 38 was used as the testplant material. Callus growth on nutrient agar containing 2mg/liter of IAA was promoted by NPA added at a concentrationof 0.5 mg/liter with 0.4 mg/liter of kinetin or by NPA addedat 5 mg/liter in the absence of kinetin. At a high concentrationof 50 mg/liter, however, NPA inhibited growth on the mediumcontaining 2 mg/liter IAA and no kinetin. Kinetin reduced thisNPA inhibition. In the presence of 0.4 mg/liter kinetin and2 mg/liter IAA, when the concentration of NPA was 50 mg/liter,buds were initiated after calluses were grown on the test mediumfor 7 weeks in dim light, but no buds formed when NPA was omittedfrom the above medium. The control of callus growth and bud initiation is based onthe active ratio of auxin (IAA) to cytokinin (kinetin) in themedium and NPA added to the medium can promote or inhibit callusgrowth and induce bud formation. Therefore, it is proposed thatNPA can itself reduce auxin activity or enhance cytokinin activityand hence change the active ratio of the two regulators. NPAmay enhance the activity of cytokinin (here supplied as kinetin)but cannot substitute for it. ¹Present address: Department of Biology, Wisconsin State University,Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, U. S. A. (Received March 10, 1969; )     

Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activities of rabbit liver are associated with hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and aldo-keto reductases.

1. Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activities were investigated in rabbit liver. Using a five-step purification scheme, eight isoenzymes of dihydrodiol dehydrogenase with isoelectric points of 5.55-9.3 and promoter molecular masses of 34-35 kDa were purified to apparent homogeneity and designated CF-1 to CF-6, CM-1 and CM-2. 2. CF-1 and CF-2 had near-neutral isoelectric points of 7.4 and 6.8 and molecular masses of about 125 kDa in the native state. Both enzymes readily accepted NAD+ as well as NADP+ as coenzymes, had relatively low Km values of 0.33 mM and 0.47 mM for benzene dihydrodiol and resembled previously described carbonyl reductases in their substrate specificity towards ketones and quinones. 3. CF-5 and CF-6 had acidic isoelectric points of 5.9 and 5.55 and native molecular masses of approximately 60 kDa. They displayed a strong preference for NADP(H) as coenzyme and had high Km and Vmax with benzene dihydrodiol. Since these enzymes reduced p-nitrobenzaldehyde and glucuronic acid efficiently, they appeared to be closely related to aldehyde reductase. 4. CF-4 had a high 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity for the diagnostic substrate androsterone, a moderate activity for other 3 alpha-hydroxysteroids as well as 17 alpha-hydroxysteroids, and relatively low activities for 3 beta-hydroxysteroids and 17 beta-hydroxysteroids. CF-5 and CM-1 had high 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity for the diagnostic substrate 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone, and low to moderate activities for other 17 beta-hydroxysteroids as well as 3 alpha-hydroxysteroids. 5. The isoenzyme CM-2 had an isoelectric point of 9.3 and was a very active quinone reductase with phenanthrene-9,10-quinone as substrate. It was potently inhibited by phenobarbital. 6. We conclude that the dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activities of rabbit liver are associated with aldehyde and carbonyl reductase and with 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases.     

Keynote symposium

Feeder cells of irradiated mouse fibroblasts are commonly used for, and are generally necessary for, the in vitro maintenance and growth of many fastidious cell types, particularly embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells. Quantitative and semiquantitative immunoassays of conditioned media were performed to identify some of the soluble cytokines, chemokines, protein hormones, and cell matrix/adhesion molecules that are elaborated from two commonly used feeder cells, STO and CF-1. Among those quantitatively assayed, the most abundant cytokine proteins expressed by the feeder cells were activin A, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), insulin-like growth factor 1, insulin-like growth factor 2, insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-6, macrophage colony-stimulating factor (a.k.a. CSF-1), and pigment epithelium-derived factor (a.k.a. serine protease inhibitor, clade F, member 1). CF-1 cells expressed ten times more activin A than STO cells and also produced larger amounts of interleukin-6 and IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, and IGFBP-5. Conversely, STO cell produced almost ten times more HGF and five times more stem cell factor (a.k.a. c-kit ligand) than CF-1 cells. Assayed semiquantitatively, relatively large amounts of chemokines were produced by both feeder cells including fractalkine (CX3CL1), interferon-inducible protein 10 (a.k.a. CXCL10 and cytokine-responsive gene-2, CRG-2), monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 (a.k.a. CCL2 and junctional epithelium chemokine (JE), MCP-5/CCL12), keratinocyte-derived chemokine (a.k.a. CXCL1 and growth-related oncogene alpha, GROα), nephroblastoma overexpressed gene (CCN3, IGFBP-9), stromal cell-derived factor 1 (CXCL12), and serpin E1 (PAI-1). In contrast to one another, STO produced more CXCL16 than CF-1 cells, and CF-1 cell produced more MCP-5 (CCL12), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α (CCL3), MIP-1β (CCL4), pentraxin-3 (TSG-14), and platelet factor-4 (CXCL4) than STO cells. Soluble adhesion molecule, sICAM (ICAM-1, CD54), was expressed by CF-1 cells, but not STO cells, and similarly, the cell matrix-associated molecules endocan (endothelial cell-specific molecule 1), endostatin (collagen XVIII), and matrix metalloproteinase 3 were expressed more by CF-1 cells. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 was robustly expressed by both feeder cells. Other proteins primarily detected from CF-1 cells included retinol-binding protein 4 and FGF21, while STO cells secreted more interferon gamma. Both feeder cells produced no or low amounts of LIF, tumor necrosis factor alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF-B, prolactin, various interleukins, fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-1, FGF-2, FGF-7, EGF, HB-EGF, and amphiregulin. The results may explain some of the cell growth and maintenance responses by various types of cells co-cultured on STO or CF-1 feeder cells.     

Citric acid production from glucose. I. Growth and excretion kinetics in a stirred fermentor

The growth and citric acid production kinetics of Saccharomycopsis lipolytica on glucose are investigated in an aerated stirred fermentor. Cellular growth first proceeds exponentially until exhaustion of ammonia in the fermentation medium. Cells then continue to grow at a reduced rate with a concomitant decrease in intracellular nitrogen content. Citric and isocitric acid production starts at the end of the growth phase. During about 80 hr excretion proceeds at a constant rate of 0.7 g/liter/hr for citric acid and 0.1 g/liter/hr for isocitric acid. The final citric and isocitric acid concentrations are 95 and 10g/liter, respectively. During acid excretion cellular respiration accounts for 60 and 35% of consumed oxygen and glucose. Both acid and CO₂ production rates follow a Michaelis–Menten-type dependence on oxygen concentration with Michaelis–Menten constants of 0.9 and 0.15 mg/liter for acid and CO₂ productions, respectively.     

Characterization of and Ethanol Hyper-production by Clostridium thermocellum I-1-B

An ethanol hyper-producing clostridial strain, I-1-B, was isolated from Shibi hot spring, Kagoshima prefecture and identified as Clostridium thermocellum based on morphological and physiological proper­ ties. The carbohydrates used as energy sources were glucose, fructose, cellobiose, cellulose and esculin. Fermentation products were ethanol, lactate, acetate, formate, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen. The optimum, maximum, and minimum temperature for growth are about 60, 70, and 47°C, respectively. Optimum pH for growth is about 7.5, and growth occurs at starting pH between 6.0 and 9.0. I-1-B strain has strong tolerance for ethanol and hyper ethanol-productivity. Ethanol concentrations causing 50%. decrease of growth yield are 27 and 16g/liter for I-1-B and ATCC27405 of C. thermocellum, respectively. The organism was cultured on a medium containing 80 g/liter cellulose at 60°C for 156 h. The culture was fed with a vitamin mixture containing vitamin B₁₂ and mineral salts solution at intervals. In this culture the organism produced 23.6 g/liter (512mM) ethanol, 8.5 g/liter (94mM) lactate, 2.9 g/liter (48mM) acetate, and 0.9 g/liter (20mM) formate. The molar ratio of ethanol to total acidic products was 3.2. The ethanol productivity of the strain I-1-B is superior to any of the wild and mutant strains of C. thermocellum so far reported.     

Acetone and Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Synthetic Medium

The effect of the component concentrations of a synthetic medium on acetone and butanol fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 was investigated. Cell growth was dependent on the presence of Mg, Fe, and K in the medium. Mg and Mn had deleterious effects when in excess. Ammonium acetate in excess caused acid fermentation. The metabolism was composed of two phases: an acid phase and a solvent one. Low concentrations of glucose allowed the first phase only. The theoretical ratio of the conversion of glucose to solvents, which was 28 to 33%, was obtained with the following medium: MgSO₄, 50 to 200 mg/liter; MnSO₄, 0 to 20 mg/liter; KCl, 0.015 to 8 g/liter (an equivalent concentration of K⁺ was supplied in the form of KH₂PO₄ and K₂HPO₄); FeSO₄, 1 to 50 mg/liter; ammonium acetate, 1.1 to 2.2 g/liter; para-aminobenzoic acid, 1 mg/liter; biotin, 0.01 mg/liter; glucose, 20 to 60 g/liter.     

Effect of Hard Detergents on Algae in a High-Rate-Oxidation Pond

Regular concentrations of hard detergents in domestic wastewater do not affect algal growth in a high-rate-oxidation pond. The addition of nonionic hard detergent at concentrations above 60 mg/liter decreased the algal concentration in the batch culture, and complete lysis of algal cells was observed within a few days at a detergent concentration of 100 mg/liter.     

Micropropagation of globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) from underground dormant buds (“ovoli”)

Summary Side shoots excised from underground dormant buds ofCynara scolymus L. were used as primary explants to establishin vitro cultures. A 3×3 factorial experiment with all possible combinations of three concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 mg/liter or 2.22, 4.44, 8.88 μM) ofN ⁶-benzyladenine (BA) and three concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.2 mg/liter or 0, 0.54, 1.07 μM) of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) was used to determine the optimum growth regulator combination for shoot multiplication. The highest rate of axillary shoots was induced on Murashige and Skoog agar medium supplemented with 0 mg NAA/liter and 1.0 mg BA/liter (4.44 μM). Other cytokinins tested (kinetin, zeatin, and 2-isopentenyl-adenine were less effective than BA in inducing axillary shoot growth. Up to 60% of elongated microshoots rooted after 5 weeks on 1/2 MS agar medium supplemented with 2 mg/liter (11.42 μM) indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Seventy percent of rooted plantlets were transferred successfully into soil. Plants are under evaluation for their genetic uniformity and clonal fidelity.     

The effect of glycerol on aggregation and ultrastructure of human platelets

Cryopreservation of platelets depends on the use of cryoprotectants to reduce freezing damage. However, the cryoprotectants may in themselves be harmful, and it is important to determine the amount of damage caused by these compounds. Platelets were incubated at 37 °C in plasma containing 0, 0.5 and 1.0 mol/liter glycerol. The aggregation response to 10 and 5 μmol/liter ADP was determined after 2, 15, 30, 60, and 120 min of incubation. Samples were prepared for electron microscopy after 30 min at 37 °C. Glycerol at a concentration of 0.5 mol/liter had no effect on the extent of aggregation, whereas 1.0 mol/liter glycerol caused a progressive decline in the response. However, platelet ultrastructure appeared to be undisturbed by 1.0 mol/liter glycerol. The results demonstrated a lack of toxicity of 0.5 mol/liter glycerol and support the use of glycerol at concentrations less than 1.0 mol/liter for cryopreservation.