海栖热袍菌内切葡聚糖酶Cel12B与木聚糖酶XynA CBD结构域融合基因的构建、表达及融合酶性质分析

海栖热袍菌内切葡聚糖酶Cel12B是极耐热胞外酶,氨基酸序列分析表明不含有纤维素结合结构域(CBD),对结晶纤维素无活性,但同样菌种来源的木聚糖酶XynA有催化结构域和纤维素结合结构城。用同样极耐热酶CBD区域和Cel12B融合构建重组质粒pET-20b-Cel12B-CBD,经诱导表达后,对结晶纤维素有活性,酶学特性研究表明:最适反应温度为100℃、最适pH为5.8、在pH4.5~7.0时酶活力稳定,90℃保温2h仍有87%的酶活。     

新鞘氨醇杆菌属9-1的纤维素酶基因Nspcel8A的克隆表达与酶学特性

木质纤维素转化成燃料酒精是缓解能源和环境危机的途径之一.降低将木质纤维素转化成生物燃料的生产成本,需要提高纤维素酶产量或筛选到具更高酶活性的纤维素酶.新鞘氨醇杆菌(Genus Novosphin-gobium)属于鞘氨醇杆菌科(Sphingomonads),该科的细菌新陈代谢多样化,能够降解有机化合物,也可应用于木质素的降解,但目前新鞘氨醇杆菌属细菌的纤维素酶基因的研究未见报道.本研究对新鞘氨醇杆菌属细菌菌株9-1的纤维素酶基因Nspcel8A进行了克隆表达和酶学特性鉴定.Nspcel8A含有属于糖基水解酶家族8的催化结构域.该酶在大肠杆菌中实现了异源表达并获得了表达产物.Nspcel8A对羧甲基纤维素(car-boxymethylcellulose,CMC)的最适作用pH值和温度分别为4.0和40℃,Nspcel8A具有良好的pH值稳定性,在pH值3.5～11.0范围内放置24 h后能够保持60％以上的酶活力.Nspcel8A对CMC的Km值为10 mg/mL,Vmax为14 μmol·min-1·mg-1.底物特异性测试显示Nspcel8A对CMC有最高的酶活力(8.40 U/mg),但对不可溶纤维维如磷酸膨胀纤维素和Avicel只有较低的酶活力或没有酶活.高效液相色谱法分析显示Nsp-ce18A 不能降解纤维二糖、纤维三糖、纤维四糖,能把纤维五糖部分降解成纤维二糖和纤维三糖,能把纤维六糖降解为纤维二糖、纤维三糖和纤维四糖,并以纤维三糖为主.以上结果显示Nspcel8A是一个内切葡聚糖酶,由于它不能水解结晶纤维素,说明它不是Novosphingobium sp.9-1主要的纤维素降解酶.     

嗜热真菌纤维素酶的CBD与海栖热袍菌的纤维素酶融合表达

将嗜热真菌毛壳菌纤维素酶Cel7A的纤维素结合结构域编码区与极端嗜热厌氧菌海栖热袍菌的纤维素酶CelB基因进行融合, 构建重组质粒pHsh-CBD-CelB, 并在大肠杆菌中表达。对融合蛋白进行纯化, 通过热处理和离子交换层析, 纯化到的融合蛋白SDS-PAGE 电泳图谱显示为单一条带。对融合蛋白的特性研究, 结果表明融合蛋白降解CMC的最适反应温度为90°C, 结晶纤维素吸附实验表明该融合蛋白具有结合结晶纤维素的能力, 并且融合蛋白降解CMC与结晶纤维素的能力得到提高。     

纤维素降解的菌株筛选及其运用

目的:筛选降解稻草纤维素菌株,为纤维素的高效降解提供理论依据.方法:采用羧甲基纤维素钠刚果红培养基与滤纸条培养基从采集的腐木、腐土和腐叶等样品中筛选出纤维素降解菌.然后经液态发酵后测定其羧甲基纤维素酶活力与降解稻草的天然纤维素酶活力,综合考虑这两种酶活力,对其进行单独与混合发酵培养.筛选分解稻草能力较强的菌株组合.结果:初筛到5株真菌和5株细菌纤维素降解力较优的菌株.经酶活力测定后,得到分解纤维素能力较强的两株真菌F3和F5与两株细菌B1和B5,其中F3和B1的羧甲基纤维素酶活分别为705.6U、214.6U;F5和B5天然纤维素酶活分别为466.5U、204.8 U.混合培养在一定程度上能提高纤维素酶活,F3/F5具有稳定而较高的酶活力,某时间段酶活高达646.8U,且后续酶活力也保持在较高水平.而F3/B5在某时间段的酶活高达788.6U.结论:菌株的混合培养可以提高纤维素酶活.     

一株纤维素降解真菌的筛选及鉴定

[目的]分离筛选高效降解纤维素的真菌菌株,并研究其产酶能力.[方法]利用刚果红染色法从甘蔗地土壤中分离纤维素降解真菌,再通过测定滤纸的降解率及发酵酶活复筛.[结果]综合考虑水解圈,水解圈和菌株直径的比值(HC值),滤纸的降解率和复筛酶活,对试验真菌降解纤维素的能力进行综合评价,筛选到具有较强纤维素降解能力的真菌菌株SJ1,经形态学观察及分子生物学鉴定,该菌属于草酸青霉.其滤纸酶活、内切葡聚糖酶酶活(CMC酶活)、β-葡聚糖苷酶酶活和外切葡聚糖酶酶活(CBH酶活)分别为25.15、740.42、58.03和2.442 U/mL.[结论]菌株SJ1是一株十分具有研究开发潜力的纤维素酶生产菌株.     

Actinosynnema mirum DSM43827溶解性多糖单加氧酶的异源表达和酶学性质表征

溶解性多糖单加氧酶(lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases,LPMO)是近年来新发现的一类作用于结晶多糖(如纤维素和几丁质)的氧化酶;LPMO通过氧化的方式来裂解底物从而有利于水解酶系进一步作用,获得可溶性寡糖。为获得更多新酶资源,通过PCR方法从Actinosynnema mirum DSM 43827菌株中成功地克隆了编码LPMO的基因Amir_5334;将该基因构建到含麦芽糖结合蛋白(maltose binding protein,MBP)标签的pET-28a(+)载体(pET-28a-MBP)上,并转化至E.coli BL21(DE3)中进行诱导表达。利用镍柱亲和层析进行纯化,获得融合表达蛋白后,使用Factor Xa蛋白酶切除MBP标签,最终得到成熟的LPMO(Am5)。成熟Am5的预测分子量约为26 kDa,等电点为8.3。分析Am5序列发现,Am5与同家族中LPMO的序列一致性较低,具有良好的序列新颖性。酶学性质分析表明Am5是对几丁质有氧化活性而对纤维素无氧化活性的LPMO;与几丁质酶协同降解几丁质时可提高几丁质酶60%的水解效率;吸附实验显示,Am5对几丁质具有较强的吸附作用,而对纤维素吸附能力较弱。以上研究表明,Am5是一种针对几丁质底物具有高效选择性的新型氧化酶。     

木质素酶及其生产菌的筛选育种

木质素酶降解木质纤维素材料中的木质素,使木质素-半纤维素-纤维素结构解体,纤维素得以暴露出来供后续步骤处理.它广泛应用于生物制浆、生物漂白、废水处理等工业过程中.由于近年利用可再生木质纤维素材料用酶法水解生产酒精成了研究热点,因而作为纤维素材料生物转化工艺预处理过程中的关键角色,木质素酶也极大地唤起人们的研究兴趣.本文介绍了木质素与白腐真菌(Phanerochaete chrysosporium)木质素降解酶系的特征以及锰过氧化物酶、木质素过氧化物酶、漆酶等3种木质素酶的催化作用机理,归纳了目前流行的木质素酶产生菌的筛选方法及近年来从自然界筛选木质素酶高产菌的种类,并对产木质素酶野生菌株的诱变育种与基因工程改造的进展进行了阐述.     

水牛瘤胃宏基因组的一个新的β-葡萄糖苷酶基因umcel3G 的克隆、表达及其表达产物的酶学特性

以木质纤维素为原料、应用同步糖化共发酵工艺发酵生产酒精时需要酸性中低温高活力纤维素酶包括β-葡萄糖苷酶.本工作分 6 次构建了水牛瘤胃未培养微生物宏基因组文库,获得 1.26×105个克隆,文库含外源 DNA 的总长度约为 4.8×106kb.从文库中筛选到118个表达β-葡萄糖苷酶活性的独立克隆.发现其中 8 个克隆表达的β-葡萄糖苷酶在pH5.0、37℃条件下活性较强.对其中一个克隆进行了亚克隆,序列分析发现一个 2223 bp 的潜在的编码β-葡萄糖苷酶基因(umcel3G)的开放阅读框(ORF),其编码产物的氨基酸序列与来自于 Bacillus sp.的一个β-葡萄糖苷酶同源性最高,具有 60%的一致性和73%的相似性.该ORF在 E.coli中的表达产物Umcel3G的分子量与预测大小相似,酶谱分析表明该表达产物具有β-葡萄糖苷酶活性,证实该基因为一个β-葡萄糖苷酶基因.测定了用Ni-NTA纯化的Umcel3G 的酶学特性,其最适 pH 和最适温度分别为 6.0～6.5 和 45℃.一些金属离子如 Ca2+、Zn2+能显著提高该酶的酶活,而另外一些金属离子如 Fe3+、Cu2+能抑制 Umcel3G 的活性.在 pH4.5、35℃和 5 mmol/L 的 Ca2+存在的条件下,用 Ni-NTA 纯化的重组酶的比活为 22.8 IU/mg,说明该酶在用SSCF工艺发酵生产酒精中有潜在的应用价值.     

木质素降解酶及相关基因研究进展

生物质的高效综合利用已成为全球关注的热点问题。生物质的主要成分是木质素、纤维素和半纤维素,其利用的关键是如何去除木质素,从而提高纤维素和半纤维素的得率。其中利用真菌的生物预处理方法因条件温和、无二次污染等优点符合全球经济可持续发展需要,受到研究者的普遍关注。综述了近年国内外真菌分泌的主要木质素降解酶,包括木质素过氧化物酶(Li P)、锰过氧化物酶(Mn P)、漆酶(laccase)和多功能过氧化物酶(VP)的主要特点,总结了木质素降解相关酶的基因工程、基因组学的研究成果,并对其发展前景进行了展望。     

融合表达过氧化氢酶提高多铜氧化酶稳定性及降解生物胺能力

多铜氧化酶 (Multicopper oxidase,MCO) 家族中的某些酶可以通过氧化反应降解食品中的胺类危害物生物胺。然而酶在催化时因为持续被氧化可能会影响整个反应过程中MCO的活性及稳定性,使酶的催化效率和降解生物胺的能力下降。文中成功在大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) 中构建并表达了来源于发酵乳杆菌Lactobacillus fermentum的多铜氧化酶 (MCOF) 与枯草芽孢杆菌过氧化氢酶 (CAT) 的融合酶。8种融合酶对H2O2的耐受性提高了51%–68%,融合酶CAT&MCOF在降解组胺的过程中稳定性比MCOF提高了17.3%。以2,2′-联氮-双-3-乙基苯并噻唑啉-6-磺酸(2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid),ABTS)为底物时,CAT&MCOF对底物的亲和力 (Km) 提高了1.0倍,催化效率 (kcat/Km) 提高了1.7倍,摩尔比酶活提高了1.2倍,且在酸性 (pH 2.5–4.5) 和中高温 (35–55 ℃) 条件下的稳定性都有不同程度的提高。此外,CAT&MCOF对腐胺、尸胺和组胺的降解率分别为31.7%、36.0%和57.8%,分别比MCOF提高了132.5%,45.7%和38.9%。多铜氧化酶与过氧化氢酶融合表达提高酶催化稳定性和催化效率的策略将为通过酶的分子改造提高其应用特性提供参考。     

壳聚糖酶的克隆表达与壳寡糖的制备分析

目的:克隆壳聚糖酶基因于大肠杆菌中实现高表达,制备壳寡糖。方法:以枯草芽孢杆菌总DNA为模板扩增壳聚糖酶基因(CSN),克隆至载体pET23a(+)上,转化菌株BL21(DE3)。重组子经0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE和质谱检测与鉴定重组酶。酶纯化后水解壳聚糖,薄层色谱分析其水解产物。结果:质谱证明壳聚糖酶(31.5kDa)成功表达,表达量占菌体总蛋白的45%左右。纯化后重组酶浓度为900 mg/L,纯度95%、回收率85%,酶活力为10 000 U/mg。壳聚糖降解产物为壳二糖至壳四糖。结论:原核表达载体pET23a(+)-CSN构建正确,壳聚糖酶表达量与活性高,适用于水解壳聚糖制备壳寡糖。     

国内外蝗害治理技术现状与展望

本文首先概述了国内外蝗虫发生与为害的态势,总结了现阶段我国蝗虫发生与为害的主要特点:即农田飞蝗暴发频繁而且严重,草原土蝗的发生时常造成严重的经济损失,而且侵入城市干扰市民生活,我国与周边国家之间蝗虫过境迁移频繁,使用化学农药污染环境和农产品;分析了国内外蝗虫防治对策与技术的发展现状,重点介绍了应急防治和可持续治理对策、...     

Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmission

The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results of recent molecular epidemiological studies strongly suggest that zoonotic transmission plays an important role in cryptosporidiosis epidemiology. In such cases the most prevalent zoonotic species is Cryptosporidium parvum. Genotyping and subtyping data suggest that zoonotic transmission is not as prevalent in the epidemiology of giardiasis. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is a relatively recent application that is evolving as new genes are found that increase the accuracy of identification while discovering a greater diversity of species and yet unnamed taxa within these two important genera. As molecular data accumulate, our understanding of the role of zoonotic transmission in epidemiology and clinical manifestations is becoming clearer.     

Comparison of BMI and percentage of body fat of Indian and German children and adolescents

Today, serious health problems as overweight and obesity are not just constricted to the developed world, but also increase in the developing countries (Prentice 2006, Ramachandram et al. 2002). Focusing on this issue, BMI and percentage of body fat were compared in 2094 schoolchildren from two cross-sectional studies from India and Germany investigated in 2008 and 2009. The German children are in all age groups significantly taller, whereas the Indian children show higher values in BMI (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 22 kg/m2; German: around 19 kg/m2) and in the percentage of body fat (e.g. 12 years: Indian: around 27%; German: around 18-20%) in most of the investigated age groups. The Indian children have significantly higher BMI between 10 and 13 (boys) respectively 14 years (girls). Indian children showed significant higher percentage of body fat between 10 and 15 years (boys) and between 8 and 16 years (girls). The difference in overweight between Indian and German children was strongest at 11 (boys) and 12 (girls) years: 70% of the Indian but 20% of the German children were classified as overweight. In countries such as India that undergo nutritional transition, a rapid increase in obesity and overweight is observed. In contrast to the industrialized countries, the risk of overweight in developing countries is associated with high socioeconomic status. Other reasons of the rapid increase of overweight in the developing countries caused by different environmental or genetic factors are discussed.     

Synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phosphatidylserine of myelin and microsomal fractions of adult and developing rat brain.

The synthesis and turnover of cerebrosides and phospholipids was followed in microsomal and myelin fractions of developing and adult rat brains after an intracerebral injection of [U-14C]serine. The kinetics of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal and myelin cerebrosides indicate the possibility of a precursor-product relationship between cerebrosides of these membranes. The specific radioactivity of myelin cerebrosides was corrected for the deposition of newly formed cerebrosides in myelin. Multiphasic curves were obtained for the decline in specific radioactivity of myelin and microsomal cerebrosides, suggesting different cerebroside pools in these membranes. The half-life of the fast turning-over pool of cerebrosides of myelin was 7 and 22 days for the developing and adult rat brain respectively. The half-life of the slowly turning-over pool of myelin cerebrosides was about 145 days for both groups of animals. The half-life of the rapidly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was calculated to be 20 and 40 h for the developing and adult animals respectively. The half-life of the intermediate and slowly turning-over microsomal cerebrosides was 11 and 60 days respectively, for both groups of animals. The amount of incorporation of radioactivity into microsomal cerebrosides from L-serine was greatly decreased in the adult animals, and greater amounts of the precursor were directed towards the synthesis of phosphatidylserine. In the developing animals, considerable amounts of cerebrosides were synthesized from L-serine, besides phosphatidylserine. The time-course of incorporation indicated that a precursor-product relationship exists between microsomal and myelin phosphatidylserine. The half-life of microsomal phosphatidylserine was calculated to be about 8 h for the fast turning-over pool in both groups of animals.     

Identification and composition of the tonsillar and anal enterococcal and streptococcal flora of dogs and cats

Enterococcus faecalis was the most frequently isolated enterococcal species from anal swabs and tonsils of dogs and cats, although in the anal samples from dogs Ent. hirae was found almost as often as Ent. faecalis. Most Ent.faecium strains from dog tonsils differed from those associated with humans and other animals in that they fermented sorbitol. Typical Ent. avium as well as atypical Ent. avium -like strains were seen in dogs, while the related species Ent. raffinosus was associated with cat tonsils. Enterococcus cecorum also occurred mainly in cats. Certain atypical strains, presumptively identified as Ent. cecorum , shared characteristics with Ent. columbae.
The most frequent streptococcal species in tonsils of cats and dogs were Streptococcus suis and Strep. canis. Streptococcus canis and Strep. bovis predominated in anal swabs. The canine Strep. suis differed from the common porcine strains in fermenting mannitol.
Forty-seven of the 288 isolates examined could not be identified or related to known species. The characteristics of two groups of these bacteria, provisionally called 'Ton 31 group' and 'O7 group' are described.     

Carnitine and creatine content of tissues of normal and alloxan-diabetic sheep and rats

The concentration of carnitine in liver increased 28-fold and urinary carnitine excretion 5-fold in alloxan-diabetic sheep. In contrast there were no similar increases in alloxan-diabetic rats. The creatine content of liver decreased 3-fold and creatine excretion decreased 2-fold in diabetic sheep. In contrast the creatine content of liver increased nearly 4-fold in diabetic rats with no change in creatine excretion. The marked increased in production of carnitine by the liver of the diabetic sheep appears possible because of decreased production and excretion of creatine.