酶法降解植物纤维素技术研究

用正交试验法探讨了以麦秸为原料进行纤维素酶降解的工艺条件。正交试验的结果表明,影响麦秸纤维素降解的因素的主次顺序为A（酶添加量）＞B（底物浓度）＞E（时间）＞C（温度）＞D（pH值）,纤维素酶解麦秸纤维素的最佳组合为A3B1E3C3D2,即纤维素酶的添加量为0．2％,底物浓度为5％,反应时间为2h,反应温度50℃,pH5.0时为最佳条件。在比常规酶解法时间缩短12－30倍的条件下,能使纤维素降解葡萄糖的转化率达22．3％。     

利用双水相萃取技术分离纯化尿激酶

通过研究双水相萃取系统的各种影响因素：乙醇／（NH4）2SO4的组成比例、pH值、无机盐的加入、粗酶的浓度等,探索以乙醇／（NH4）2SO4组成的双水相萃取体系纯化尿激酶的最佳条件。建立以乙醇／（NH4）2SO4组成的双水相萃取体系分离纯化尿激酶的新途径。结果表明：双水相萃取系统冰乙醇浓度为65％,（NH4）2SO4浓度为10．0％,pH8．0,酶加入量为30％,且不加入任何其他无机盐的条件下,尿激酶的纯化倍数可达到9．2倍,回收率最高达92％。     

酿酒酵母和克鲁维酵母发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇

为获得菌株发酵菊芋生产燃料乙醇的最佳方案,首先选取实验室保存的重组菌株R32对其产酶条件进行优化,其最高产菊粉酶活性为298.8 U· mL-1,此时的最佳培养基配方为:YPG培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甘油0.5％ (v/v);YPM培养基为酵母粉1％ (w/v),蛋白胨2％ (w/v),甲醇1％(v/v);培养基pH为自然初始pH.然后选取酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu,比较是否在添加重组菌株R32粗酶液条件下,两株酵母菌分别进行单独发酵和混合发酵时的产乙醇能力,以获得最佳的发酵组合.结果表明,酿酒酵母S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu在未添加重组菌株R32粗酶液时,混合一步发酵获得的乙醇含量较高,发酵84 h时乙醇含量为11.37％.添加重组菌株R32粗酶液进行两步发酵时,2株酵母菌混合发酵72 h时,乙醇含量为11.43％.2种发酵组合的最高乙醇含量以及各个发酵参数基本相同,虽然一步法发酵时间延长,但节省成本,操作简单,更适宜工业生产应用.最后对其进行正交试验优化,培养条件为菊粉浓度225 g· L-1,脲素浓度40 g·L-1,接种量15％,pH为5时,酿酒酵母菌S.c和克鲁维酵母Klu混合一步发酵法的最高乙醇体积比达11.82％.     

复合酶解法提取三七皂苷的实验研究

以三七提取液中总皂苷的含量和提取物得率为指标,考察了乙醇回流法、渗漉法、纤维素酶解法、果胶酶解法、复合酶解法的优劣,并采用单因素法和四因素（纤维素酶用量、果胶酶用量、酶解温度、乙醇浓度）三水平正交设计法对复合酶解法提取工艺条件进行优选,得到如下较理想的提取工艺条件：纤维素酶用量为15U／g（生药）、果胶酶用量为140U／g（生药）,酶解pH值为4．5,酶解温度为50℃,乙醇浓度为80％,提取时间为2．5h。所得三七提取液中总皂苷的含量为12．01％,提取物得率为35．82％。     

提高SCA2编码区CAG三核苷酸重复的PCR扩增效率

以遗传性脊髓小脑共济失调Ⅱ型基因（ｓｐｉｎｏｃｅｒｅｂｅｌｌａｒ ａｔａｘｉａ ｔｙｐｅⅡｇｅｎｅＳＣＡ２）编码区内的ＣＡＧ三核苷酸重复为研究对象（Ｇ＋Ｃ含量为６９．２％）,比较了热启动ＰＣＲ、碱基替代ＰＣＲ、添加增效剂（１％－１２．５％二甲亚砜、１％－２５％甘油、１％－１２．５％甲酰胺）与常规ＰＣＲ的扩增效率,发现热启动ＰＣＲ、碱基替代ＰＣＲ及添加增效剂（１％－１０％二甲亚砜、５％－２０％甘油、     

高浓度糖发酵制备乙醇

以树干毕赤酵母为发酵菌株,混合糖（木糖、葡萄糖）为发酵底物,通过培养基和培养条件的改变来确定树干毕赤酵母高糖浓度发酵时所需的条件。研究结果表明：在24h发酵周期内初始木糖质量浓度为63．0g／L较适宜;在36h发酵周期内初始木糖质量浓度为72．0g/L较适宜。24h发酵周期内,在36．0g／L木糖中添加的葡萄糖质量浓度以54．0g/L为最佳,发酵结束乙醇质量浓度达32．9g／L;36h发酵周期内,添加的葡萄糖质量浓度以72．0g／L为最佳,发酵结束乙醇质量浓度为36．9g／L。以（NH4）2SO4为N源时较适合戊糖发酵制备乙醇,（NH2）2SO4的最佳质量浓度为1．1g／L。发酵前8h摇床转速为90r／min,后16h为150r／min,乙醇质量浓度较高,可达17．5g/L。     

诱导蜂房哈夫尼菌产L-赖氨酸脱羧酶条件的研究

用响应面法对蜂房哈夫尼菌（Hafnia alvei）L-赖氨酸脱羧酶产酶诱导条件进行优化。首先通过单因素实验对产酶体系的pH、震荡培养时间、静置培养时间、诱导物添加量和Ⅷ添加量进行优化。在此基础上,用部分因子重复试验筛选出对酶活影响显著的3个因素（静置培养时间,诱导物添加量,VB6添加量）,再通过Box-behnken实验对这三个因素进行优化,得出最优值。最终得到产酶最佳诱导条件为：震荡培养阶段培养基pH6．5,静置培养阶段pH5．5;摇床震荡培养11h后静置培养7．5h,诱导物L一赖氨酸加入量为5．18dL,维生素B6加入量为1．38g／L时酶活最高,达到71．2U／mL,为优化前（1．74u／mL）的41．8倍,在单因素的基础上提高了19％。     

产HSA—CP融合蛋白毕赤酵母的发酵条件优化

为提高重组毕赤酵母生产人血清白蛋白-C肽融合蛋白（HSA—CP）的产量和生产强度,在摇瓶条件下考察了甲醇诱导时间和浓度对目的蛋白产量的影响。结果表明,质量浓度10g/L的甲醇诱导72h最适于产物表达。通过对7L发酵罐中各因素的优化,得到最佳条件为：初始甘油质量浓度10g/L,30℃培养,菌体生长期和诱导期的pH及溶氧分别控制在pH5．0、30％溶解O2或pH6．0、15％的溶解O2。10g/L的甲醇诱导72h,最终使干细胞质量浓度达到56．43g/L,目的蛋白产量达368．45mg／L。生产强度为3．920mg/（L·h）,目标蛋白的比生产速率为5．12mg/（L·h）。     

草鱼肝细胞中CYP2E1活性的诱导研究

CYP2E1为代谢大部分药物及环境巾毒物的关键酶。以草鱼肝细胞（Ctenopharyngodon idellus hepatocyte）为反应体系,选取氯唑沙宗（CZX）为底物,采用反相高效液相色谱（RP-HPLC）法测定其产物6-OH-氯唑沙宗（HCZX）的量,Lowry法测定肝细胞巾蛋白的浓度从而反映CYP2E1活性,并采用该酶特异性诱导剂乙醇对其进行诱导,观察其酶活变化及CZX在细胞中代谢情况。结果表明,CZX在草鱼肝细胞中的基础代谢较低,经过对CYP2E1诱导条件的优化及筛选,得到最佳诱导剂剂量为4μg／mL、诱导时间为24h、底物浓度为50μg／mL并且孵育时间为1h时,其酶活达到最高,约为0．47μg／min·mg。对照组和诱导组的草鱼肝细胞中CZX的消除半衰期（t。）分别为202．10h和28．75h,差异极显著,表明乙醇诱导的CYP2E1能够加快底物的代谢。酶促反应动力学参数表明乙醇诱导的CYP2E1与底物的亲和力较高,酶促反应强度较大。该结果能够为CYP2E1代谢的药物及环境毒物的研究提供理论依据。     

怀地黄多糖双酶法提取工艺研究

本文对怀地黄多糖（polysaccharide of Rehmannia glutinosa f.hueichingensis（Chan et Schih）Hsiao,简称为RGP）双酶法提取工艺（Extracting technology by dienzyme,简称DEET）的条件进行了研究和探讨。双酶提取法即在第一次浸提时分别加入纤维素酶和中性蛋白酶两种生物酶进行多糖的辅助提取。本实验选取提取温度、纤维素酶加量、提取液pH、固液比四个因素,以多糖含量作为指标,通过L9（3^4）正交实验确定此工艺的最佳工艺参数。结果表明：RGP双酶法提取的最佳工艺参数为：浸提温度65℃、浸提液pH5．5、纤维素酶加量7．5％、固液比为1：30;浸提液浓缩比为4：1、沉降剂乙醇添加量5倍于浸提液体积;脱蛋白采用浸提过程中中性蛋白酶脱蛋白法与浸提后Sevag脱蛋白法联合应用方法（简称“S＋N”法）,提取得到的RGP含量及得率可分别为60．26％和8．97％。较传统的水浸醇沉提取工艺RGP含量及得率分别提高了1．5倍和1．4倍。     

Effect of crude glycerol-derived inhibitors on ethanol production by Enterobacter aerogenes

In this study, ethanol production from pure and crude glycerol using Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 29007 was evaluated under anaerobic culture conditions. Inhibitory effects of substrate concentrations, pH, and salt concentrations were investigated based on crude glycerol components. Ethanol production was performed with pure glycerol concentrations ranging from 5 to 30 g/L to evaluate the effects of substrate concentration and osmotic pressure. The consumed glycerol was 5-14.33 g/L, and the yield of ethanol was higher than 0.75 mol ethanol/mol glycerol after 24 h of cultivation. To evaluate the inhibitory effects of salts (NaCl and KCl), experiments were performed with 0-20 g/L of each salt. Inhibitory effects of salts were strongest at high salt concentrations. The inhibitory effect of pH was performed in the pH range 4-10, and cell growth and ethanol production were highest at pH 5-6. Also, ethanol production was slightly inhibited at low concentration of crude glycerol comparison with pure glycerol. However, significant inhibitory effects were not observed at 1.5 and 2% crude glycerol which showed higher ethanol production compared to pure glycerol.     

Stabilization of diluted aqueous solutions of horseradish peroxidase

Effects of pH, enzyme concentration, and various supplements on the catalytic activity, temperature stability, and secondary structure of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were studied in diluted aqueous solutions. In 5.0 mM citrate-phosphate buffer (pH 4.2) at 55 degrees C and infinite dilution, HRP was inactivated with a rate constant of 2.86 x 10(-3) s-1. CaCl2, BSA, and glycerol caused protective effects, whereas KCl, LiCl, maltose, PEG-6000 (at a concentration above 3%), Triton X-100, ethanol, and Kathon CG had an opposite effect and altered the secondary structure of HRP. Two HRP-stabilizing media: the "glycerol-based" one containing 10% ethanol and 20% glycerol, or the "protein-based" one containing 0.1% Kathon CG and 0.2 g/l of BSA in 50.0 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.2) supplemented with 50 mM CaCl2 were developed, and the stability of HRP (0.36 nM) and its immunoglobulin, cortisol, and progesterone conjugates were compared in these two media. The protein-based medium displayed a greater stabilizing effect particularly on HRP-steroid conjugates.     

d-Xylulose Fermentation to Ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

We used commercial bakers' yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to study the conversion of d-xylulose to ethanol in the presence of d-xylose. The rate of ethanol production increased with an increase in yeast cell density. The optimal temperature for d-xylulose fermentation was 35 degrees C, and the optimal pH range was 4 to 6. The fermentation of d-xylulose by yeast resulted in the production of ethanol as the major product; small amounts of xylitol and glycerol were also produced. The production of xylitol was influenced by pH as well as temperature. High pH values and low temperatures enhanced xylitol production. The rate of d-xylulose fermentation decreased when the production of ethanol yielded concentrations of 4% or more. The slow conversion rate of d-xylulose to ethanol was increased by increasing the yeast cell density. The overall production of ethanol from d-xylulose by yeast cells under optimal conditions was 90% of the theoretical yield.     

Enhanced production of 2,3-butanediol from glycerol by forced pH fluctuations

The glycerol fermentation by Klebsiella pneumoniae occurs by receiving more than five liquid products—organic acids, diols, and ethanol. Aiming to direct the glycerol conversion towards predominant production of 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), the main influencing parameters (the aeration and the pH) were investigated during fed-batch processes. The regime of intensive aeration (2.2 vvm air supply) was evaluated as most favorable for 2,3-BD synthesis and ensured the decrease of all other metabolites. Thus, without pH control, 52.5 g/l 2,3-BD were produced, as the carbon conversion of glycerol into 2,3-BD reached 60.6%. Additional enhancement in 2,3-BD production (by significant increase of glycerol utilization) was achieved by the development of a new method of “forced pH fluctuations”. It was realized by consecutive raisings of pH using definite ΔpH value, at exact time intervals, allowing multiple variations. Thus, the optimal conditions for maximal glycerol consumption were defined, and 70 g/l 2,3-BD were produced, which is the highest amount obtained from glycerol as a sole carbon source until now. The forced pH fluctuations emphasized pH as a governing factor in microbial conversion processes.     

Promotive action of ceramics on yeast ethanol production,and its relationship to pH,glycerol and alcohol dehydrogenase activity

Summary A yeast strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae KPY32 isolated from pito, a traditional West-African alcoholic beverage, was immobilized in porous ceramic beads as a means of improving its ethanol production. Stationary fermentation cultures at different temperatures were made using semi-synthetic medium and fermentation parameters including ethanol production, sugar consumption, cell growth and pH were monitored. Glycerol production, and the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) of the various systems were monitored. It was found that immobilization of the yeast resulted in improved ethanol production, at conversion rates above 93% of the theoretical value. The pH of the immobilized systems was also stabilized at around 4.0, glycerol production was higher, and the ADH activities were higher than those of free-cell systems. Ethanol production at the high temperature of 37° C was also improved by immobilization. The promotive action was found to be related to the pH, presence of glycerol and the enhancement of ADH activity.Offprint requests to: B. Demuyakor     

31P NMR of phospholipid glycerol phosphodiester residues

Saponification of extracted tissue phospholipids yields a set of isolated glycerol 3-phosphoryl phospholipid polar headgroups from which semi-quantitative 31P NMR spectra can be obtained. The resonance signals from these molecules, which frequently have been reported as uncharacterized phosphate signals observed in perchloric acid extracts of tissue, can be used as an aid in the characterization of isolated phospholipids and of tissue phospholipid 31P NMR profiles. 31P NMR chemical-shift values of the resonances at pH 7 in water and relative to 85% phosphoric acid are: glycerol 3-phosphocholine (-0.13 delta), glycerol 3-phosphoethanolamine (0.42 delta), glycerol 3-phospho(monomethyl)ethanolamine (0.29 delta), glycerol 3-phospho(dimethyl)ethanolamine (0.16 delta), glycerol 3-phosphoserine (0.14 delta), glycerol 3-phosphoinositol (-0.07 delta), glycerol 3-phosphoglycerol (0.92 delta), bis(glycerol 3-phospho)glycerol (0.79 delta), serine ethanolamine phosphodiester (-0.46 delta), glycerol 3-phosphate (0.60 delta; 4.29 delta at pH 10) glycerol 2-phosphate (0.15 delta; 3.92 delta at pH 10). In addition, analysis of extracted cancer tissue phospholipid samples yielded a new and uncharacterized polar headgroup fragment with a chemical-shift value of 0.29 delta that is independent of sample pH.     

Microbial production of hydrogen and ethanol from glycerol-containing wastes discharged from a biodiesel fuel production plant in a bioelectrochemical reactor with thionine

H(2) and ethanol production from glycerol-containing wastes discharged from a biodiesel fuel production plant by Enterobacter aerogenes NBRC 12010 was demonstrated in bioelectrochemical cells. Thionine as an exogenous electron transfer mediator was reduced by E. aerogenes, and was re-oxidized by a working electrode applied at +0.2 V against a Ag/AgCl reference electrode by a potentiostat (electrode system). At the initial glycerol concentration of 110 mM, 92.9 mM glycerol was consumed in the electrode system with 2 mM thionine after 48 h. On the other hand, the concentration of glycerol consumed was only 50.3 mM under the control conditions without thionine and the electrodes (normal fermentation). There are no differences in the yields of H(2) and ethanol against glycerol consumed between the control conditions and the conditions with the electrode system. A pH of 6.0 was suitable for the H(2) production in the range between pH 6 and pH 7.5 in the electrode system. At pH values of 7.0 and 7.5, H(2) production decreased and formate was remarkably produced in the reaction solution. The rates of both glycerol consumption and the H(2) and ethanol production increased as the thionine concentration and the surface area of the working electrode increased. After 60 h, 154 mM of the initial 161 mM glycerol concentration in the wastes was consumed in the electrode system, which is a 2.6-fold increase compared to the control experiment. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2007;98: 340-348. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Parameters Affecting Solvent Production by Clostridium pasteurianum

The effect of pH, growth rate, phosphate and iron limitation, carbon monoxide, and carbon source on product formation by Clostridium pasteurianum was determined. Under phosphate limitation, glucose was fermented almost exclusively to acetate and butyrate independently of the pH and growth rate. Iron limitation caused lactate production (38 mol/100 mol) from glucose in batch and continuous culture. At 15% (vol/vol) carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, glucose was fermented to ethanol (24 mol/100 mol), lactate (32 mol/100 mol), and butanol (36 mol/100 mol) in addition to the usual products, acetate (38 mol/100 mol) and butyrate (17 mol/100 mol). During glycerol fermentation, a completely different product pattern was found. In continuous culture under phosphate limitation, acetate and butyrate were produced only in trace amounts, whereas ethanol (30 mol/100 mol), butanol (18 mol/100 mol), and 1,3-propanediol (18 mol/100 mol) were the major products. Under iron limitation, the ratio of these products could be changed in favor of 1,3-propanediol (34 mol/100 mol). In addition, lactate was produced in significant amounts (25 mol/100 mol). The tolerance of C. pasteurianum to glycerol was remarkably high; growth was not inhibited by glycerol concentrations up to 17% (wt/vol). Increasing glycerol concentrations favored the production of 1,3-propanediol.     

The induction of trehalose and glycerol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in response to various stresses

Trehalose and glycerol have been implicated as potential stress protectants that accumulate in yeasts during various stress conditions. We investigated the levels of glycerol and trehalose and the expression profiles of genes involved in their metabolism to determine their involvement in the response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae XQ1 to thermal, sorbitol and ethanol stresses. The results showed that the genes involved in the synthesis and degradation of trehalose and glycerol were stress induced, and that trehalose and glycerol were synthesized simultaneously during the initial stages (a sensitive response period) of diverse stress treatments. Trehalose accumulated markedly under heat treatment, but not under sorbitol or ethanol stress, whereas glycerol accumulated strikingly under sorbitol stress conditions. Interestingly, extracellular trehalose seemed to be involved in protecting cells from damage under unfavorable conditions. Moreover, our results suggest that the stress-activated futile ATP cycles of trehalose and glycerol turnover are of general importance during cellular stress adaptation.     

Xylose fermentation by genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae 259ST in spent sulfite liquor

Spent sulfite pulping liquor (SSL) is a high-organic content byproduct of acid bisulfite pulp manufacture which is fermented to make industrial ethanol. SSL is typically concentrated to 240 g/l (22% w/w) total solids prior to fermentation, and contains up to 24 g/l xylose and 30 g/l hexose sugars, depending upon the wood species used. The xylose present in SSL is difficult to ferment using natural xylose-fermenting yeast strains due to the presence of inhibitory compounds, such as organic acids. Using sequential batch shake flask experiments, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 259ST, which had been genetically modified to ferment xylose, was compared with the parent strain, 259A, and an SSL adapted strain, T2, for ethanol production during SSL fermentation. With an initial SSL pH of 6, without nutrient addition or SSL pretreatment, the ethanol yield ranged from 0.32 to 0.42 g ethanol/g total sugar for 259ST, compared to 0.15-0.32 g ethanol/g total sugar for non-xylose fermenting strains. For most fermentations, minimal amounts of xylitol (<1 g/l) were produced, and glycerol yields were approximately 0.12 g glycerol/g sugar consumed. By using 259ST for SSL fermentation up to 130% more ethanol can be produced compared to fermentations using non-xylose fermenting yeast.