假单胞菌酶法转化DL-ATC合成L-半胱氨酸

采用微生物酶转化法制备L-半胱氨酸具有周期短、成本低、区域和立体选择性强、反应条件容易控制、环境友好等特点,与传统的毛发水解以及化学合成工艺相比显示出明显的优越性。本文从假单胞菌产酶条件和酶学性质、DL-ATC生物转化途径、固定化细胞转化工艺、基因工程菌的研究、以及L-半胱氨酸脱巯基酶的研究等5个方面介绍了国内外关于生物转化DL-2-氨基-Δ2-噻唑啉-4-羧酸(DL-ATC)合成L-半胱氨酸的研究进展。     

以乙酸为碳源生长菌体的两阶段培养生产L-半胱氨酸合成酶

假单胞菌F12能够将DL-2-氨基-△~2-噻唑啉4-羧酸(DL-2-amino-△~2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid,DL-ATC)转化为L-半胱氨酸。将该微生物转化过程分为以乙酸和氨为碳源和氮源的菌体生长阶段和利用DL-ATC诱导L-半胱氨酸合成酶产生阶段。考察了乙酸对菌体生长的影响以及菌体比生长速率对L-半胱氨酸合成酶诱导的影响。结果表明,当乙酸浓度大于4 g/L时对菌体生长有显著抑制作用,乙酸的存在对L-半胱氨酸合成酶的诱导有抑制作用,菌体比生长速率较高时更有利于酶系的产生。在5 L罐中进行的两阶段培养,最高体积酶活达到283 U/mL,比优化前提高了150%,比分批培养提高了130%。     

L-苹果酸产生菌筛选及高产突变株诱变选育

通过广泛收集和分离,获得根霉属(Rhizopus)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)及裂褶菌属(Schizophyllum)等属菌株897株。产酸指示平板上的变色圈测定结果表明,它们中间628株为产酸菌。通过纸层析对产酸菌发酵液酸谱的分析,获得129株L-苹果酸产生菌,经进一步测定发酵液中L-苹果酸的含量,筛选出以葡萄糖为原料,摇瓶发酵140小时,L-苹果酸产率48．37g／L,对糖转化率48．37×10^-2 的菌株LMO2。经初步鉴定,这一菌株为曲霉(Asper-gillus sp.)以LM02作为出发株,采用亚硝基胍、自然污染细菌、甲基磺酸乙酯及紫外线进行诱变处理,选育出葡萄糖为原料,L-苹果酸产率较高的突变抹N1-14、N1-14、NE1412、NU1416及NU1419。其中N1-14 的L-苹果酸产量最高,比出发株提高46．2×10^-2。N1-14 的菌丝生长速度快,产孢能力强,摇瓶发酵葡萄糖140小时,平均L-苹果酸产率为72．53g／L,对糖转化率53．74×10^-2。全发酵液经薄层层析测定,不含黄曲霉毒素。发酵产物分离提纯后,得到白色粉末状结晶,经纸层析、质谱及红外光谱测定,证明为L-苹果酸。     

恶臭假单胞菌TS1138转化生产L-胱氨酸的工艺研究

对以DL-2-氨基-?2-噻唑啉-4-羧酸(DL-2-amino-?2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid, DL-ATC)为底物原料, 经微生物酶法催化合成L-半胱氨酸, 并进一步氧化和分离纯化产物L-胱氨酸的生产工艺和条件进行了研究。建立了以恶臭假单胞菌TS1138 (Pseudomonas putida TS1138)全细胞为酶源, 反复多次催化底物合成L-半胱氨酸, 并以2.0%二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为氧化剂氧化生成L-胱氨酸, 进而通过001×7型阳离子交换树脂纯化胱氨酸的新工艺。采用高效液相色谱法考察该方法L-胱氨酸的总收率可以达到78.55%, 纯度为99.12%。该方法简单高效, 解决了酶稳定性差不能重复使用, 而固定化酶方法繁琐成本高的问题, 为我国L-半胱氨酸和L-胱氨酸的生产开辟一条新途径。     

酶法转化DL-ATC合成L-半胱氨酸的酶促反应条件研究

目的:考察酶源保存方式、酶促反应时间、底物pH值、底物浓度、酶浓度、金属离子等因素对酶活力的影响。方法:以假单胞菌(Pseudomonassp.)TS1138为供试菌株,采用酸式茚三酮法测定L-半胱氨酸含量,研究了酶法转化DL-ATC合成L-半胱氨酸的酶促反应条件。结果:TS1138菌株中L-半胱氨酸脱巯基酶具有较高的活性,而且Mg2 、Mn2 、Fe2 、Zn2 、Cu2 等5种金属离子对DL-ATC水解酶酶系有不同程度的抑制,其中Cu2 对该酶系的抑制作用很大。结论:确定了TS1138菌株酶法转化DL-ATC合成L-半胱氨酸的最适酶促反应条件,为酶促反应动力学的研究奠定了基础。     

乳糖发酵短杆菌L－氨酸产生菌的选育

从谷氨酸产生菌Brevibacterium lactofermentum XQ5121出发选育L-苏氨酸产生菌。以硫酸二乙酯(Des)和甲基磺酸乙酯(Ems)诱变处理,用α-氨基-β-羟基戊酸(Ahv)和s－(2－氨基乙基)－L－半胱氨酸(Aec)药物平板及琥珀酸培养基(Sam)平板定向筛选,最后获得一株L－苏氨酸高产菌Zt－1株(AHV^г AEC^г SAM^g),可在适宜的培养条件下积累16mg／m1 L－苏氨酸。试验结果表明,在以琥珀酸为唯一碳源的平板培养基(sAM)上生长迅速即sAM 变异可导致L－苏氨酸积累大幅度提高。 文中对B.lactofermentum L-苏氨酸产生菌的选育机理作了讨论。     

琥珀酸弧菌L-天门冬酰胺酶基因的初级克隆和表达

本文以表达型噬菌体λgtll为载体,以及¹²⁵I标记的放射免疫抗体为探针,从EcDR I酶切的琥珀酸弧菌(Vyibrto succinogenes)染色体DNA片段中克隆得到携带天门冬酰胺酶基因的目的片段,在宿主菌E．Coil Y 1090 中得到表达。经酶解和凝胶电泳分析表明该插入DNA片段的分子量为5．8kb．重组DNA感染另一宿主菌E．ColiYl089后所产生的酶蛋白具有L-天门冬酰胺酶活力。用重组DNA(λgt11-AS8)为探针进行southern DNA杂交,琥珀酸弧菌染色体DNA的Ec0R I酶切片段中,出现一条位置在5．8kb处的杂交带,证明我们克隆到的携带L-天门冬酰胺酶基因的目的片段来自琥珀酸弧菌。     

恶臭假单胞菌TS1138转化生产L-胱氨酸的工艺研究

对以DL-2-氨基-△2-噻唑啉-4-羧酸(DL-2-amino-△2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid,DL-ATC)为底物原料,经微生物酶法催化合成L-半胱氨酸,并进一步氧化和分离纯化产物L-胱氨酸的生产工艺和条件进行了研究.建立了以恶臭假单胞菌TS1138(Pseudomonas putida TS1138)全细胞为酶源,反复多次催化底物合成L-半胱氨酸,并以2.0%二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为氧化剂氧化生成L-胱氨酸,进而通过001×7型阳离子交换树脂纯化胱氨酸的新工艺.采用高效液相色谱法考察该方法L-胱氨酸的总收率可以达到78.55%,纯度为99.12%.该方法简单高效,解决了酶稳定性差不能重复使用,而固定化酶方法繁琐成本高的问题,为我国L-半胱氨酸和L-胱氨酸的生产开辟一条新途径.     

酶法生产L-半胱氨酸产酶培养基的研究

目的:找到能够高效合成L-半胱氨酸合成酶的培养基。方法:研究进行了假单胞菌F12在复合培养基和简单培养基合成L-半胱氨酸能力的对比及产酶过程分析。结果:简单培养基生长的菌体合成L-半胱氨酸能力较高,单位菌体产生L-半胱氨酸能力比复合培养基增大1倍;DL-2-氨基-△2-噻唑啉-4-羧酸(DL-ATC)诱导L-半胱氨酸合成酶的产生;葡萄糖的存在不利于产酶,后期酶的比生产速率为-0.11 U/mg DCW·h,对照中为4.04 U/mg DCW·h。结论:以DL-ATC为碳氮源的基本培养基最有利于产酶。     

利用酵母菌细胞转化肉桂酸生成L-苯丙氨酸

对利用酵母菌转化肉桂酸生成L-苯丙氨酸的方法进行了菌株筛选、菌体细胞培养、转化反应条件以及产物提取等方面的探索。从13个属的71株酵母菌中选到转化生成L-苯丙氨酸较高的粘红酵母(Rhodosorula glusinis)As 2.102菌株。经实验得出该菌株的最佳培养条件为:在含有1.5%酵母膏、1%葡萄糖、1.5%蛋白胨、0.05%L-苯丙氨酸、0.05% KH₂PO₄、0.5%NaCl、pH5.0的培养基中,30℃振荡培养20小时;最佳转化条件     

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.