海藻酸-SiO2杂化凝胶固定化洋葱伯克霍尔德茵脂肪酶的研究

利用四乙氧基硅烷（TEOS）原位水解法将SiO2掺杂于海藻酸（ALG）凝胶中,通过双交联制备出新型ALG—SiO2杂化凝胶以固定化洋葱伯克霍尔德菌脂肪酶。结果表明,固定化酶的最优条件：质量分数为2．0％的ALG、0．2mol／LCaCl2、V（ALG）／V（TEOS）为5、加酶量为1gALG加100mg酶粉、固定化60min、采用直径为0．8mm的针头滴定、真空冷冻干燥。在此条件下,酶蛋白的包埋率可达100％,酶活回收率可达91％。固定化酶的最适pH为8．0,最适作用温度为50℃,重复使用8次后,酶活性仍能保持80％以上。ALG—Si02杂化凝胶的场扫描电镜（FESEM）观察发现凝胶的整体构造仍然是海藻酸凝胶骨架;与ALG凝胶平滑的内部相比较,杂化凝胶仍具有完整的网络结构,但内部更为粗糙,结构更为致密。     

海藻酸-SiO_2杂化凝胶固定化洋葱伯克霍尔德菌脂肪酶的研究

利用四乙氧基硅烷(TEOS)原位水解法将S iO2掺杂于海藻酸(ALG)凝胶中,通过双交联制备出新型ALG-S iO2杂化凝胶以固定化洋葱伯克霍尔德菌脂肪酶。结果表明,固定化酶的最优条件:质量分数为2.0%的ALG、0.2 mol/L CaC l2、V(ALG)/V(TEOS)为5、加酶量为1 g ALG加100 mg酶粉、固定化60 m in、采用直径为0.8 mm的针头滴定、真空冷冻干燥。在此条件下,酶蛋白的包埋率可达100%,酶活回收率可达91%。固定化酶的最适pH为8.0,最适作用温度为50℃,重复使用8次后,酶活性仍能保持80%以上。ALG-S iO2杂化凝胶的场扫描电镜(FESEM)观察发现凝胶的整体构造仍然是海藻酸凝胶骨架;与ALG凝胶平滑的内部相比较,杂化凝胶仍具有完整的网络结构,但内部更为粗糙,结构更为致密。     

亚栖热菌透性化细胞的耦合固定化研究

将海藻酸盐凝胶包埋法与交联法和聚电解质静电自组装覆膜法相耦合,对含有海藻糖合酶活性的亚栖热菌的透性化细胞进行了固定化研究。结果表明,利用重氮树脂和聚苯乙烯磺酸钠对海藻酸凝胶微球交替覆膜,可以显著提高凝胶微球在磷酸盐缓冲液中的稳定性,以碳二亚胺对固定化细胞进行交联处理则可以提高固定化细胞中海藻糖合酶的热稳定性。透性化细胞经包埋－交联－覆膜耦合固定化后,酶活回收率为32％,最适酶反应pH值由6.5左右升至7.0左右,最适反应温度未变,仍为60℃。所得固定化细胞间歇反应时,催化麦芽糖转化为海藻糖的转化率可达60％,重复使用4次（每次50℃、反应24h）,酶活损失小于20％,转化率可保持在50％以上。     

植物乳杆菌RS2-2发酵法生产乳酸脱氢酶

筛选到一株产乳酸脱氢酶的植物乳杆菌RS2-2（Lactobacillus plantarum RS2-2）。产酶条件研究表明,以蔗糖为碳源,酵母膏为氮源,起始pH6．5左右,30℃发酵,接种量为10％,产酶量最高。在25L发酵罐放大实验,并通过流加NaOH控制发酵过程中的pH,所产乳酸脱氢酶比活力为18．73U／mg,菌重量为lg／L以上。粗酶液经分离纯化得到成品酶液,比酶活提高了51．7倍,达到1210、7U／mg,总收率为30、2％。用凝胶过滤检测其分子量分布,分子量约为85,000Da,酶纯度为88％。     

产3-甾酮-△1-脱氢酶的简单节杆菌固定化细胞的制备及其性质

研究了产3-甾酮△1-脱氢酶的简单节杆菌(Arthrobacter simplex) By-2-13细胞包埋于聚丙烯酰胺凝胶中的制备条件。用5ml 5％丙烯酰胺凝胶包埋lg湿细胞为宜,固定化后酶活力回收率为80％左右。添加0.01％的维生素K,固定化细胞酶活力可提高40％左右。固定化细胞和自然细胞酶的最适温度分别为35℃;和30℃,米氏常数前者为0．417mM,后者为0．33mM。固定化后热稳定性比自然细胞好,其他性质基本相同。     

毛苔草湿地土壤酶活性及活性有机碳组分对水分梯度的响应

通过设置的W1（15cm）、W2（-5cm）、W3（-5～5cm）、W4（淹没）4种水分梯度的毛苔草（Carex lasiocarpa）盆栽培养实验,研究了湿地土壤酶活性、微生物量碳（MBC）、可溶性有机碳（DOC）及毛苔草地上生物量对水分梯度的响应及土壤酶活性与MBC、DOC、地上生物量的关系。土壤酸性磷酸酶、蔗糖酶和脲酶活性随着土壤水分增加而降低,但过氧化氢酶活性随着土壤水分增加而增加。与持续淹水相比,于湿交替（W3）增加了土壤酸性磷酸酶、蔗糖酶、脲酶和过氧化氢酶活性。土壤微生物量碳（MBC）含量表现为W3〉W1〉W2〉W4,蔗糖酶、脲酶、过氧化氢酶活性与MBC呈显著正相关（P〈0．05）。土壤可溶性有机碳（DOC）含量表现为W4〉W1〉W3〉W2,脲酶和酸性磷酸酶活性与DOC呈极显著负相关（P〈0．01）。毛苔草地上生物量与土壤酶活性呈正相关,其中,蔗糖酶、过氧化氢酶、脲酶活性与毛苔草生长状况密切相关。     

CO2转化酶的固定化研究

CO2是导致温室效应的主要气体,固定和转化CO2的研究对于温室效应的减缓和环境保护方面具有重要意义。近年来CO2转化的研究取得了迅猛发展,其中生物法固定CO2由于其反应条件温和且绿色无污染的优点而备受关注。本文对转化CO2有关的乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、苹果酸脱氢酶（MDH）和草酰乙酸脱羧酶（OAADC）进行了初步的固定化分析。首先以碳纳米管、壳聚糖和海藻酸钠为原料,制备了包埋上述CO2转化酶的微胶囊固定化体系,然后分别比较了游离酶和固定化酶的操作稳定性和储存稳定性。研究结果表明,固定化的CO2转化酶的操作稳定性和储存稳定得到明显的提高。本研究对CO2的转化和应用方面具有重要参考价值。     

Gln49-磷脂酶A2基因工程定点突变及酶活性分析

为了确认49位谷氨酰胺磷脂酶A2（Glutamine 49 phospholipase A2, Gln49-PLA2）酶活性缺失与氨基酸序列的相关性,对Gln49-PLA2编码基因第49位氨基酸进行PCR定点突变,利用pET32a+质粒载体在大肠杆菌中表达Gln49-磷脂酶A2的突变体--天冬氨酸磷脂酶A2（Aspartic acid 49 phospholipase A2, Asp49-PLA2--Q49D-PLA2）。将表达的包涵体蛋白变性,采用固定化金属离子亲和层析进行柱上复性、纯化获得突变体融合蛋白（fusion Q49D-PLA2--fQ49D-PLA2）;突变体融合蛋白经蛋白水解酶Factor Xa酶切后,采用Hitrap SP阳离子交换层析和Superdex 75凝胶层析进一步纯化,得到突变体蛋白Q49D-PLA2,得率为1.3%,比酶活为72U/mg。从而证实Gln49-PLA2酶活性缺失的关键原因是49位氨基酸为谷氨酰胺。     

大肠杆菌PGDH末端缺失突变体的构建及抗反馈抑制效应分析

为了获得具有抗反馈抑制性质的大肠杆菌磷酸甘油酸脱氢酶（PGDH, d-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, EC 1.1.1.95）,通过对其碱基序列和蛋白质结构分析,用PCR突变法构建突变酶M1（缺失第410位氨基酸）、M2（缺失407~410位氨基酸）、M3（缺失337~410位氨基酸）。M0(野生型)及各突变型基因与pET22b(+)载体连接后,表达融合蛋白。在非变性条件下,由NTA-Ni镍离子螯合亲和层析柱纯化野生型和突变体的酶蛋白。酶活性测定结果表明,M1、M2蛋白酶均保持了原有的野生型磷酸甘油酸脱氢酶活性,且部分解除了终产物L-丝氨酸的反馈抑制作用;M3蛋白酶完全解除了终产物的反馈抑制作用,但酶本身的催化活性略有降低（为野生型的83%）。M0、M1、M2菌株PGDH与L-丝氨酸结合的Ki值分别约为7 μmol/L、20 μmol/L、50 μmol/L,说明该酶C-末端1~4个氨基酸残基对L-丝氨酸和调控区的结合有重要影响。     

磁性Fe_3O_4/聚苯胺纳米纤维的制备及其固定漆酶研究

合成优良的漆酶固定化载体有利于其进一步应用。通过将磁性纳米颗粒包埋在苯胺的聚合物中形成磁性Fe_3O_4/聚苯胺纳米纤维,作为漆酶固定化载体。透射电镜和红外图谱分别显示了载体的形态结构特征。不同比例的Fe_3O_4与苯胺对载体结构没有明显影响,但会影响酶的负载量。合成载体最大酶负载量为210 mg/g,固定漆酶后的载体导电性能发生变化。固定化漆酶最适pH从4偏移到3.5,在酸性pH范围保持较高的酶活性,最适温度为60℃;在50℃下孵育240 min,能保持约50%的酶活性,于4℃下保存30 d能保持约60%的酶活性;重复使用8次后还能保留70%的酶活性;结果证实了磁性Fe_3O_4/聚苯胺纳米纤维成功合成,对酶有较高的负载量。随着Fe_3O_4的比例增加,载体对漆酶的负载量却减少;漆酶与载体间存在有一定电子交流。固定化漆酶的最适pH向酸性偏移可能和聚苯胺的导电性有关,合成载体显示出良好的热稳定性、储存稳定性和重复使用稳定性,表明磁性Fe_3O_4/聚苯胺纳米纤维是一种优良的酶固定化载体,可以实现酶的高效固定化。     

Polyol-specific long-chain dehydrogenases/reductases of mannitol metabolism in Aspergillus fumigatus: biochemical characterization and pH studies of mannitol 2-dehydrogenase and mannitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase

Functional genomics data suggests that the metabolism of mannitol in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus involves the action of two polyol-specific long-chain dehydrogenases/reductases, mannitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase (M1PDH) and mannitol 2-dehydrogenase (M2DH). The gene encoding the putative M2DH was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified recombinant protein was characterized biochemically. The predicted enzymatic function of a NAD(+)-dependent M2DH was confirmed. The enzyme is a monomer of 58kDa in solution and does not require metals for activity. pH profiles for M2DH and the previously isolated M1PDH were recorded in the pH range 6.0-10.0 for the oxidative and reductive direction of the reactions under conditions where substrate was limiting (k(cat)/K) or saturating (k(cat)). The pH-dependence of logk(cat) was usually different from that of log(k(cat)/K), suggesting that more than one step of the enzymatic mechanism was affected by changes in pH. The greater complexity of the pH profiles of log(k(cat)/K) for the fungal enzymes as compared to the analogous pH profiles for M2DH from Pseudomonas fluorescens may reflect sequence changes in vicinity of the conserved catalytic lysine.     

Effect of central adrenergic alpha receptor blockader IEM-611 on the activity of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase in rat liver

The effect of IEM-611 (30 mg/kg) on alcohol consumption in rats under the conditions of voluntary choice between water and 15% ethanol was studied as that on alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in postmitochondrial supernatant and in NAD-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenases (A1DH) in liver mitochondria. Administration of IEM-611 during 6 or 12 days reduces ethanol consumption by 29 and 30%, respectively, activates ADH and appreciably decreases overall activity of NAD-dependent A1DH. At the same time the ADH/A1DH ratio increases. Activation of ADH and A1DH and the decreased ADH/A1DH ratio were disclosed in alcohol preferring rats as compared to water preferring animals. IEM-611 shifts enzymatic activity of ethanol metabolism towards the level characteristic for water preferring rats. It is suggested that variation of the ADH/A1DH ratio is one of the mechanisms responsible for the decreased ethanol consumption in rats.     

Coenzymic activity of NADP derivatives alkylated at 2'-phosphate and 6-amino groups

Coenzymic activities of the following NADP derivatives were investigated: 2'-O-(2-carboxyethyl)phosphono-NAD (I), N6-(2-carboxyethyl)-NADP (II), 2'-O-(2-carboxyethyl)phosphono-N6-(2-carboxyethyl)-NAD (III), 2'-O-[N-(2-aminoethyl)carbamoylethyl]phosphono-NAD (IV), N6-[N-(2-aminoethyl)carbamoylethyl]-NADP (Va), 2',3'-cyclic NADP, and 3'-NADP. Derivatives I and IV show the effects of modification at the 2'-phosphate group, and derivatives II and Va show those at the 6-amino group of NADP. As for enzymes, alcohol, isocitrate, 6-phosphogluconate, glucose, glucose-6-phosphate, and glutamate dehydrogenases were used. These enzymes were grouped on the basis of the ratio of the activities for NAD and NADP into NADP-specific enzymes (ratio less than 0.01), NAD(P)-specific enzymes (0.01 less than ratio less than 100), and NAD-specific enzymes (ratio greater than 100). For NADP-specific enzymes, modifications at the 2'-phosphate group of NADP caused great loss of cofactor activity. The relative cofactor activities (NADP = 100%) of derivatives I and IV for these enzymes were 0.5-20 and 0.01-0.5%, respectively. On the other hand, NAD(P)-specific enzymes showed several types of responses to the NADP derivatives. The relative cofactor activities of I and IV for Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Bacillus stearothermophilus glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases and beef liver glutamate dehydrogenase were 60-200%; whereas, for B. megaterium glucose dehydrogenase and L. mesenteroides alcohol dehydrogenase, the values were 0.8-8%. For NAD-specific enzymes, these values were 20-50%. The relative cofactor activities of 2',3'-cyclic NADP and 3'-NADP were very low (less than 0.2%) except for beef liver glutamate dehydrogenase, B. stearothermophilus glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase. Kinetic studies showed that the losses of the cofactor activity of NADP by these modifications were mainly due to the increase of the Km value. The mechanisms of coenzyme specificity of dehydrogenases are discussed. Unlike the 2'-phosphate group, the 6-amino group is common to NAD and NADP, and the effects of modification at the 6-amino group were independent of the coenzyme specificity of enzymes used for the assay. Derivatives II and Va had high relative cofactor activities (65-130%) for most of the enzymes except for isocitrate and glucose dehydrogenases (less than 1%) and L. mesenteroides alcohol dehydrogenase (20-60%). The cofactor activity of derivative III was generally lower than those of I and II.     

Mitochondrial enzymes in circulating lymphocytes during hemosorption for experimental hypercholesterolemia

The status of some dehydrogenases (succinate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase and beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase) was studied in the course of long-term oral administration of cholesterol to rabbits. The data obtained indicate that within the first weeks of cholesterol administration there was a decrease in enzymatic activity of the dehydrogenases under study that mirrored the impairment of energy function of mitochondria. After experiments were initiated, alimentary hypercholesterolemia led to imbalance of anabolism and catabolism bearing resemblance to the status of oxidative processes in the Krebs cycle. There is every reason to believe that such a complex of changes in the dehydrogenases during hypercholesterolemia is characteristic for the initial stages of atherosclerosis. Elimination of cholesterol from the body by single hemosorption results in a tendency towards making the circulating lymphocytes egress from hypoxia. It is inferred that study of enzymatic activity of dehydrogenases should be used for the diagnosis of and the assessment of therapeutic measures for atherosclerosis under experimental and clinical conditions.     

N-methyl-L-amino acid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida. A novel member of an unusual NAD(P)-dependent oxidoreductase superfamily

We found N-methyl-L-amino acid dehydrogenase activity in various bacterial strains, such as Pseudomonas putida and Bacillus alvei, and cloned the gene from P. putida ATCC12633 into Escherichia coli. The enzyme purified to homogeneity from recombinant E. coli catalyzed the NADPH-dependent formation of N-alkyl-L-amino acids from the corresponding alpha-oxo acids (e.g. pyruvate, phenylpyruvate, and hydroxypyruvate) and alkylamines (e.g. methylamine, ethylamine, and propylamine). Ammonia was inert as a substrate, and the enzyme was clearly distinct from conventional NAD(P)-dependent amino acid dehydrogenases, such as alanine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.1). NADPH was more than 300 times more efficient than NADH as a hydrogen donor in the enzymatic reductive amination. Primary structure analysis revealed that the enzyme belongs to a new NAD(P)-dependent oxidoreductase superfamily, the members of which show no sequence homology to conventional NAD(P)-dependent amino acid dehydrogenases and opine dehydrogenases.     

Differential inactivation of Escherichia coli membrane dehydrogenases by a myeloperoxidase-mediated antimicrobial system.

Neutrophil myeloperoxidase, hydrogen peroxide, and chloride constitute a potent antimicrobial system with multiple effects on microbial cytoplasmic membranes. Among these is inhibition of succinate-dependent respiration mediated, principally, through inactivation of succinate dehydrogenase. Succinate-dependent respiration is inhibited at rates that correlate with loss of microbial viability, suggesting that loss of respiration might contribute to the microbicidal event. Because respiration in Escherichia coli can be mediated by dehydrogenases other than succinate dehydrogenase, the effects of the myeloperoxidase system on other membrane dehydrogenases were evaluated by histochemical activity stains of electrophoretically separated membrane proteins. Two bands of succinate dehydrogenase activity proved the most susceptible to inactivation with complete loss of staining activity within 20 min, under the conditions employed. A group with intermediate susceptibility, consisting of lactate, malate, glycerol-3-phosphate, and dihydroorotate dehydrogenases as well as three bands of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, was almost completely inactivated within 30 min. The relatively resistant group, including the dehydrogenases for glutamate, NADH, and NADPH and the remaining bands of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, retained substantial amounts of diaphorase activity for up to 60 min of incubation with the myeloperoxidase system. The differential effects of myeloperoxidase on dehydrogenase inactivation could not be correlated with published enzyme contents of flavin or iron-sulfur centers, potential targets of myeloperoxidase-derived oxidants. Despite the relative resistance of NADH dehydrogenase/diaphorase activity to myeloperoxidase-mediated inactivation, electron transport particles prepared from E. coli incubated for 20 min with the myeloperoxidase system lost 55% of their NADH oxidase activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Characterization of NAD-dependent 3 alpha- and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and of NADP-dependent 7 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Peptostreptococcus productus

A human fecal isolate, characterized by morphological, physiological and biochemical data as a strain of Peptostreptococcus roductus, was shown to contain NAD-dependent 3 alpha- and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and a NADP-dependent 7 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. All enzyme activities could be demonstrated in crude extracts and in membrane fractions. The 3 alpha- and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases were synthesized constitutively. Specific enzymatic activities were significantly reduced when bacteria were grown in the presence of 3-keto bile acids, while other bile acids were ineffective. For the 3 alpha (3 beta)-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, a pH optimum of 8.5 (9.5) and a molecular weight of 95,000 (132,000) was estimated. 3 alpha- and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases were heat-sensitive (about 75% inactivation at 50 degrees C for 10 min). The 7 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was already present in uninduced cells, but specific activity could be enhanced up to more than 2.5-fold when bacteria were grown in the presence of 7-keto bile acids. Disubstituted bile acids were more effective than trisubstituted ones, ursodeoxycholic acid was ineffective as an inducer. A pH optimum of 10.0 and a molecular weight of about 82,000 were shown for the 7 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. The enzyme preparation reduced the 7-keto group of corresponding bile acids. Again the affinities of disubstituted bile acids for the enzyme were higher than those of the trisubstituted bile acids, but no significant differences between conjugated and free bile acids were observed. The 7 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was heat-sensitive (72% inactivation at 50 degrees C for 10 min), but was detectable at 4 degrees C for at least 48 h.     

Relative confribution of dehydrogenases to overall respiratory ETh activity in some marine organisms

Respiration is an oxidation-reduction process in which the electronflux through the respiratory electron transfer system (ETS)is sustained by the action of different dehydrogenases. Theseenzymes, as parts of the ETS, oxidize natural substrates (succinate,NADH and NADPH) of the cells and use the reducing equivalentsto activate ATP synthesis. We studied the relative contributionof the three main dehydrogenases to the overall ETh activityin some marine organisms. Each organism was analysed for thecombined and separate activities of NADH, NADPH and succinatedehydrogenases. The ETS activity was measured as the abilityof each organism to reduce the tetrazolium salt, INT, when suppliedwith their natural substrates. The results showed that (i) NADHdehydrogenase was generally the most active dehydrogenase inprokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; (ii) INT does not fully collectreducing equivalents from succinate through the succinate dehydrogenase;and (iii) the sum of the activities measured separately exceedsthe combined activity when the three enzymes are measured together.We suggest that competition of the individual dehydrogenasesfor a common limiting electron acceptor, ubiquinone, may explainthese observations.     

Asparagusate dehydrogenases and lipoyl dehydrogenase from asparagus mitochondria. Physical, chemical, and enzymatic properties.

Asparagusate dehydrogenases I and II and lipoyl dehydrogenase have been obtained in homogeneous state from asparagus mitochondria. They are flavin enzymes with 1 mol of FAD/mol of protein. Asparagusate dehydrogenases I and II and lipoyl dehydrogenase have s20,w of 6.22 S, 6.39 S, and 5.91 S, respectively, and molecular weights of 111,000, 110,000, and 95,000 (sedimentation equilibrium) or 112,000, 112,000, and 92,000 (gel filtration). They are slightly acidic proteins with isoelectric points of 6.75, 5.75, and 6.80. Both asparagusate dehydrogenases catalyzed the reaction Asg(SH)2 + NAD+ equilibrium AsgS2 + NADH + H+ and exhibit lipoyl dehydrogenase and diaphorase activities. Lipoyl dehydrogenase is specific for lipoate and has no asparagusate dehydrogenase activity. NADP cannot replace NAD in any case. Optimum pH for substrate reduction of the three enzymes are near 5.9. Asparagusate dehydrogenases I and II have Km values of 21.5 mM and 20.0 mM for asparagusate and 3.0 mM and 3.3 mM for lipoate, respectively. Lipoyl dehydrogenase activity of asparagusate dehydrogenases is enhanced by NAD and surfactants such as lecithin and Tween 80, but asparagusate dehydrogenase activity is not enhanced. Asparagusate dehydrogenases are strongly inhibited by mercuric ion, p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, and N-ethylmaleimide. Amino acid composition of the three enzymes is presented and discussed.