海洋微生物产纤维素酶及其应用研究进展

纤维素是地球上最古老、最丰富的天然高分子,是天然可再生资源。纤维素酶广泛存在于自然界的生物体中,细菌、真菌和动物体内都能产生纤维素酶。微生物产纤维素酶已有较多报道,并在食品、医药、饲料、洗涤、纺织和造纸工业等领域有广阔的应用前景。海洋是一个巨大的资源库,海洋微生物产纤维素酶已经受到了广泛的关注。对产纤维素酶海洋微生物的种群、来源及基因筛选、海洋微生物产纤维素酶的酶学特性,以及纤维素酶的应用领域等方面的研究进展进行了简要综述,并对海洋微生物产纤维素酶的研究进行了展望。     

海洋微生物纤维素酶及半纤维素酶基因克隆与表达研究进展

海洋极端酶因在极端环境中具有更高的酶活性及更好的稳定性而具有重要的理论价值和工业应用前景。由于海洋极端微生物培养条件苛刻,难以作为工业生产菌使用。采用基因工程技术,用常用的宿主表达极端酶基因,是开发海洋微生物酶的主要研究内容。随着海洋微生物极端酶的研究开发,对海洋微生物纤维素酶、半纤维素酶的研究也逐渐受到学者们的关注,相关研究取得了较大进展。综述海洋微生物纤维素酶、半纤维素酶的基因克隆与表达的国内外研究现状。     

海洋微生物纤维素酶的研究进展及其应用

海洋极端酶因在极端环境中具有更高的酶活性及更好的稳定性,因而具有重要的理论价值和工业应用前景.随着海洋微生物极端酶的研究开发,海洋微生物纤维素酶的研究也逐渐受到学者们的关注,并取得了较大进展.综述迄今为止分离出的产纤维素酶的海洋微生物种群及其酶学特性,海洋微生物纤维素酶基因克隆与表达的国内外研究现状,分析海洋微生物纤维素酶潜在的应用价值及未来发展前景.     

宏基因组学在纤维素酶研究中的应用进展

纤维素酶能降解纤维素,被广泛应用于生物修复、食品加工、化工合成等领域,开发高活力、广底物、耐高温高碱等极端条件的新型纤维素酶具有重要意义。宏基因组学以特定环境样品中微生物的基因组总和为研究对象,避开传统的微生物分离培养过程,为基因资源的开发、利用提供了新技术。文中结合本课题组的研究工作,综述了利用宏基因组学获取纤维素酶的策略,同时着重介绍利用宏基因组学从动物胃肠道、土壤等环境中获取纤维素酶的研究。     

造纸废液氧化塘纤维素酶产生菌群的分析与产酶菌株的筛选

【目的】解析造纸废液氧化塘中产纤维素酶微生物的群体组成和结构;筛选并获得一批纤维素酶产生菌,丰富菌株资源,并为纤维素酶的工业应用和环境污染的生物处理奠定基础。【方法】基于16S rRNA基因序列信息,系统考察了造纸废液氧化塘环境中产纤维素酶细菌的群体组成和结构,并通过测定纤维素酶在不同pH条件下酶活变化考察所产纤维素酶的特性。【结果】造纸废液氧化塘中产纤维素酶微生物具有丰富的多样性。在分类上分属于Firmicutes、Actinobacteria、Alpha-proteobacteria和Gamma-proteobacteria 4个门(亚门)15种。来自泥液混合样和黑液排污口泥样的产纤维素酶细菌群体多样性最为丰富,由6-7个种的细菌组成;而来自强碱性的黑液下层样品中微生物的多样性则较为贫乏,主要由来自Bacillus类细菌组成。分离菌株除酸性纤维素酶产生菌外,碱性纤维素酶和中性纤维素酶产生菌也较为丰富,且其分布与样品来源有紧密的关系。【结论】对造纸废液氧化塘产纤维素酶微生物群体组成和结构的研究,不仅有利于对新菌株资源的挖掘,也可为特殊环境的微生物学研究提供参考。     

纤维素酶的研究进展

纤维素酶是糖苷水解酶的一种,它可以将纤维素物质水解成简单糖,进而发酵产生乙醇,从而解决农业、再生能源以及环境污染等问题。初期的研究主要集中在对微生物纤维素酶的研究,随着对纤维素酶研究的不断深入,“动物自身不含纤维素酶”这一传统理论被推翻,动物纤维素酶成为纤维素酶研究的热点。另外,生物化学、分子生物学以及基因工程等多种交叉学科的快速发展,获得适合工业化的高比活力的纤维素酶已指日可待。     

木质纤维素降解酶生产菌株的遗传改造及应用

通过纤维素酶将木质纤维素向生物新能源的转化对经济社会的可持续发展具有重要意义,被用于纤维素酶制剂工业化生产的微生物大多属于丝状真菌,但丝状真菌的遗传操作困难,且纤维素酶诱导机制尚未阐明,严重制约了纤维素酶高产菌株选育与应用。本文综述了近年来纤维素酶高产菌株遗传操作方法的进展,重点论述了丝状真菌合成纤维素酶过程中的信号感应、信号传导、转录调控的研究,通过理性改造以提高纤维素酶生产菌株的产酶能力,并且总结展望了丝状真菌在工业生产中的应用。     

木霉产纤维素酶酶解木屑的条件试验

自60年代以来,随着微生物酶的研究和利用,科学工作者开展了一系列纤维素酶酶解纤维素的研究,取得了一定的成绩。本文主要报道木霉产纤维素酶酶解木屑及扩大试验的情况。     

碱性纤维素酶及其去污机理

纤维素酶的研究,已有四五十年的历史。但是,一直是以木霉（Trichodern。a）、曲霉U印eryillus）属等真菌产生的酸性纤维素酶为研究对象,以将木质纤维素转化成葡萄糖为主要研究方向进行的。近年来,碱性纤维素酶在洗涤剂工业上的成功应用,改变了传统的去污机制,建立了一套新的去污机理,被洗涤剂工业称之为一次技术大革命,使碱性纤维素酶成为世界各国普遍重视的一种极具生命力的新型酶制剂。三产碱性纤维素酶的微生物及其酶的性质碱性微生物可以分为嗜碱菌和耐碱菌。只有在pHS以上才能生长的被称之为嗜碱菌;最适pH是中性,但在碱性…     

低温纤维素酶的研究进展

低温纤维素酶在低温下仍具有较高酶活力及较高催化效率,在应用中能够缩短处理工艺时间,节省加热或冷却费用,且易失活,有着中高温纤维素酶无法比拟的优势。现针对微生物低温纤维素酶的研究现状,包括菌种来源、分离鉴定、酶学性质、适冷结构及机理研究和基因工程等方面进行综述。     

Molecular directionality in cellulose polymorphs

The recently developed technique of reductive amination, followed by gold labeling, was applied to visualize the reducing ends of cellulose microcrystals from cellulose I, cellulose II, and cellulose III(I). In these crystals, which were also characterized by electron diffraction, the labeling proved that the chains were organized in a parallel fashion in cellulose I from ramie and Valonia and also in cellulose III(I) from Valonia. In microcrystals of cellulose II from mercerized ramie, the labeling method showed that the chains were packed into an antiparallel mode. These results are discussed in terms of the fine structure of cellulose I where neighboring microfibrils of opposite polarity are visualized. The mercerization process whereby cellulose I is converted into cellulose II is therefore best described in terms of an intermingling of the cellulose chains from neighboring microfibrils of opposite polarity. As opposed to the case of mercerization the conversion of cellulose I into cellulose III(I) does not require the participation of neighboring microfibrils since the crystalline domains are converted individually.     

Role of contact in bacterial degradation of cellulose

Abstract Bacterial cells can adhere to cellulose fibres, but it is not known if cell-to-fibre contact is necessary for cellulose degradation. This problem was explored using aerobic cellulolytic bacteria, including known species and new isolates from soil. These were tested on plates containing Avicel, Solka floc, CF11 cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, or phosphoric acid-treated cellulose. Cellulose degradation was measured both by formation of clearing zones and by growth when cellulose was the only carbon source. The bacteria tested were either inoculated directly on the cellulose-containing agar, or separated from it by a pure agar layer or by membrane filters (not containing cellulose). Even when separated from the cellulose-containing agar all strains grew well. Clearing zones, best seen in phosphoric acid-treated cellulose, were larger under colonies separated from cellulose by an agar layer than under those in direct contact with cellulose. Such zones could also appear under filters. Our results show that bacterial degradation of cellulose does not depend on cell-to-fibre contact and suggest that when cellulose is at a greater distance from the cell, the removal of end products reduces catabolite repression of cellulose formation.     

Polymorphism of cellulose I family: reinvestigation of cellulose IVI

Polymorphs of cellulose I, III(I), and IV(I) have been investigated by X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, and solid-state (13)C NMR spectroscopy. Highly crystalline cellulose III(I) samples were prepared by treating cellulose samples in supercritical ammonia at 140 degrees C for 1 h, and conventional cellulose III(I) samples were prepared by liquid ammonia treatment. The cellulose IV(I) sample of highest crystallinity was that prepared from Cladophora cellulose III(I) in supercritical ammonia, followed by the sample treated in glycerol at 260 degrees C for 0.5 h, whereas the lowest crystallinity was observed in ramie cellulose prepared by conventional liquid ammonia treatment followed by glycerol annealing. In general, the perfection of cellulose IV(I) depends on the crystallinity of the original material: either of the starting cellulose I or of the cellulose III(I) after ammonia treatment. The product thus obtained was analogous to cellulose I(beta), which is what it should be called rather than cellulose IV(I). If the existence of the polymorph cellulose IV(I) is not accepted, the observations on which it has been based may be explained by the fact that the structure termed cellulose IV(I) is cellulose I(beta) which contains lateral disorder.     

Dyeing and diffusion properties of modified novel cellulose with triazine derivatives containing cationic and anionic groups

Cellulose is chemically modified with the compounds containing cationic and anionic groups. Dyeing and diffusion properties of modified cellulose are discussed. The exhaustion and fixation of reactive dyes on modified cellulose are higher than those on unmodified cellulose. Compared with unmodified cellulose, the dyed modified cellulose also gets good washing fastness. The diffusion coefficients of dyes at different temperature are calculated. Compared with unmodified cellulose, the diffusion of dyes in the modified cellulose shows significant change.     

Activation of crystalline cellulose to cellulose III(I) results in efficient hydrolysis by cellobiohydrolase

The crystalline polymorphic form of cellulose (cellulose I(alpha)-rich) of the green alga, Cladophora, was converted into cellulose III(I) and I(beta) by supercritical ammonium and hydrothermal treatments, respectively, and the hydrolytic rate and the adsorption of Trichoderma viride cellobiohydrolase I (Cel7A) on these products were evaluated by a novel analysis based on the surface density of the enzyme. Cellobiose production from cellulose III(I) was more than 5 times higher than that from cellulose I. However, the amount of enzyme adsorbed on cellulose III(I) was less than twice that on cellulose I, and the specific activity of the adsorbed enzyme for cellulose III(I) was more than 3 times higher than that for cellulose I. When cellulose III(I) was converted into cellulose I(beta) by hydrothermal treatment, cellobiose production was dramatically decreased, although no significant change was observed in enzyme adsorption. This clearly indicates that the enhanced hydrolysis of cellulose III(I) is related to the structure of the crystalline polymorph. Thus, supercritical ammonium treatment activates crystalline cellulose for hydrolysis by cellobiohydrolase.     

Surface modification of cellulose with triazine derivative to improve printability with reactive dyes

Chemical modification of cellulose with triazine derivative, 2,4,6-tri-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethyl-ammonium)propyl]-1,3,5-triazine chloride (Tri-HTAC), was investigated. Micro-FT-IR and nitrogen element analysis were applied to characterize molecular structure of the modified cellulose. The printing properties of the modified cellulose fabric with Tri-HTAC were discussed. Tri-HTAC was able to form covalent bonds with cellulose fibers. The apparent color strength of printed samples with three reactive dyes on the modified cellulose was higher than the corresponding color yields on the unmodified cellulose fabric. Compared with unmodified cellulose, the increases of the color yield were about 6–13%. The fixation rate was accelerated by the modification with Tri-HTAC. The wet rubbing and washing fastnesses of the printed cellulose fabrics modified with Tri-HTAC were better than those of the printed unmodified cellulose fabric. The modified cellulose with Tri-HTAC imparted good printing properties.     

Cellulose biosynthesis: current views and evolving concepts

* AIMS: To outline the current state of knowledge and discuss the evolution of various viewpoints put forth to explain the mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis. * SCOPE: Understanding the mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis is one of the major challenges in plant biology. The simplicity in the chemical structure of cellulose belies the complexities that are associated with the synthesis and assembly of this polysaccharide. Assembly of cellulose microfibrils in most organisms is visualized as a multi-step process involving a number of proteins with the key protein being the cellulose synthase catalytic sub-unit. Although genes encoding this protein have been identified in almost all cellulose synthesizing organisms, it has been a challenge in general, and more specifically in vascular plants, to demonstrate cellulose synthase activity in vitro. The assembly of glucan chains into cellulose microfibrils of specific dimensions, viewed as a spontaneous process, necessitates the assembly of synthesizing sites unique to most groups of organisms. The steps of polymerization (requiring the specific arrangement and activity of the cellulose synthase catalytic sub-units) and crystallization (directed self-assembly of glucan chains) are certainly interlinked in the formation of cellulose microfibrils. Mutants affected in cellulose biosynthesis have been identified in vascular plants. Studies on these mutants and herbicide-treated plants suggest an interesting link between the steps of polymerization and crystallization during cellulose biosynthesis. * CONCLUSIONS: With the identification of a large number of genes encoding cellulose synthases and cellulose synthase-like proteins in vascular plants and the supposed role of a number of other proteins in cellulose biosynthesis, a complete understanding of this process will necessitate a wider variety of research tools and approaches than was thought to be required a few years back.     

Effect of polymorphic form on the functional properties of cellulose: A comparative study

The powder and tableting properties of cellulose II powders (MCCII) and (SDCII) were evaluated and compared with common direct compression binders. The cellulose II polymorphs offered more benefits in terms of functionality as compared with cellulose I (Avicel^® PH-102) spray dried lactose and starch. Spray dried cellulose II (SDCII) had a better disintegrant ability, but a lower compactibility than microcrystalline cellulose I (Avicel^® PH-102). However, when mixed and compressed with acetaminophen, SDCII was as compactable as cellulose I. Further, unprocessed cellulose II has a comparable compressibility to that of cellulose I. SDCII was found to be less friable, less sensitive to magnesium stearate, and possessed better acetaminophen loading capacity than unprocessed cellulose II and comparable to that of cellulose I. The cellulose II materials showed potential for use as a direct compression excipient.     

Direct dissolution of cellulose in NaOH/thiourea/urea aqueous solution

Untreated cellulose was directly and quickly dissolved in NaOH/thiourea/urea aqueous solution. The mechanism of dissolution was investigated by SEM, WXRD and (13)C NMR. The components of this solvent cannot dissolve cellulose on their own, and the interactions between NaOH and urea, as well as between NaOH and thiourea, play an important role in improving the dissolution of cellulose. Moreover, (13)C NMR spectra proved that NaOH, thiourea, and urea were bound to cellulose molecules, which brings cellulose molecules into aqueous solution to a certain extent and prevents cellulose macromolecules from associating. (13)C NMR spectra of the cellulose solution show that this novel mixture is a direct solvent. Optical microscopy and CP MAS (13)C NMR were used to study the process of dissolution. The results reveal that cellulose is dissolved completely and that cellulose I (cotton linter) first changes to amorphous cellulose chains in solution, and then to cellulose II during regeneration. Moreover, a new, more effective dissolution method is proposed, as confirmed by dynamic rheology measurements.     

Anaerobic breakdown of uroporpophysrins I and II to bile pigments by extracts of Clostridium tetanomorphum

Abstract The five conserved tryptophan residues in the cellulose binding domain of xylanase A from Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa were replaced with alanine and phenylalanine. The mutated domains were fused to mature alkaline phosphatase, and the capacity of the hybrid proteins to bind cellulose was assessed. Alanine substitution of the tryptophan residues, in general, resulted in a significant decrease in the capacity of the cellulose binding domains to bind cellulose. Mutant domains containing phenylalanine substitution retained some affinity for cellulose. The C-terminal proximal tryptophan did not play an important role in ligand binding, while Trp¹³, Trp³⁴ and Trp³⁸ were essential for the cellulose binding domain to retain cellulose binding capacity. Data presented in this study suggest major differences in the mechanism of cellulose attachment between Pseudomonas and Cellulomonas cellulose binding domains.