巴氏醋酸杆菌对发酵中醋酸胁迫的生理应答

【目的】研究Acetobacter pasteurianus CICIM B7003对醋酸发酵形成的酸胁迫环境在细胞形态、生理、代谢方面的响应,初步提出巴氏醋杆菌的动态耐酸机制模型,为高酸度高强度液态深层醋酸发酵提供理论帮助。【方法】在9 L自吸式发酵罐中用A.pasteurianus CICIM B7003发酵醋酸,选取不同生长阶段细胞检测其荚膜多糖含量、膜不饱和脂肪酸含量、耐酸基因转录水平、乙醇呼吸链酶和ATP酶活性,研究醋酸菌形态、生理和代谢随醋酸积累的变化。【结果】醋酸的存在能减少细胞分泌荚膜多糖,发酵中多糖占细胞干重百分比由最初2.5%下降到0.89%;随发酵进行细胞膜不饱和脂肪酸占膜总脂肪酸含量显著提高,致使细胞膜流动性增加;耐酸基因相对转录水平显著提高而提升了细胞对酸性环境的抗性;乙醇呼吸链酶和ATP酶活性随醋酸积累也显著提高,为细胞提供足够的能量以满足耐酸机制对能量的需求。【结论】初步确定A.pasteurianus CICIM B7003主要依靠改变细胞膜脂肪酸组分、激活耐酸基因转录、增强乙醇呼吸链活力及快速产能等机制的协同作用,实现对酸胁迫的制衡。     

巴氏醋酸杆菌对发酵中醋酸胁迫的生理应答

摘要:【目的】研究Acetobacter pasteurianus CICIM B7003 对醋酸发酵形成的酸胁迫环境在细胞形态、生理、代谢方面的响应,初步提出巴氏醋杆菌的动态耐酸机制模型,为高酸度高强度液态深层醋酸发酵提供理论帮助。【方法】在9 L自吸式发酵罐中用A.pasteurianus CICIM B7003发酵醋酸,选取不同生长阶段细胞检测其荚膜多糖含量、膜不饱和脂肪酸含量、耐酸基因转录水平、乙醇呼吸链酶和ATP酶活性,研究醋酸菌形态、生理和代谢随醋酸积累的变化。【结果】醋酸的存在能减少细胞分泌荚膜多糖,发酵中多糖占细胞干重百分比由最初2.5%下降到0.89%;随发酵进行细胞膜不饱和脂肪酸占膜总脂肪酸含量显著提高,致使细胞膜流动性增加;耐酸基因相对转录水平显著提高而提升了细胞对酸性环境的抗性;乙醇呼吸链酶和ATP 酶活性随醋酸积累也显著提高,为细胞提供足够的能量以满足耐酸机制对能量的需求。【结论】初步确定A.pasteurianus CICIM B7003主要依靠改变细胞膜脂肪酸组分、激活耐酸基因转录、增强乙醇呼吸链活力及快速产能等机制的协同作用,实现对酸胁迫的制衡。     

比较基因组学解析谷物醋醋醅中巴氏醋杆菌和欧洲驹形杆菌的功能差异

【目的】基于比较基因组分析,探究镇江香醋醋醅中不同醋酸菌的功能差异。【方法】利用分离培养技术结合16SrRNA基因全长测序获得不同分类地位的醋酸菌;应用比较基因组学结合发酵性能实现不同醋酸菌生长和代谢的差异比较。【结果】巴氏醋杆菌和欧洲驹形杆菌为镇江香醋醋醅中的主要醋酸菌。其中,欧洲驹形杆菌的GC含量更高、基因组更大。功能注释结果表明巴氏醋杆菌和欧洲驹形杆菌的碳水化合物、氨基酸相关基因数量及种类差异较大,欧洲驹形杆菌的碳水化合物活性酶数量更多。相比巴氏醋杆菌,欧洲驹形杆菌中富集的功能差异基因主要参与磷酸戊糖途径、脂肪酸生物合成、果糖和甘露糖代谢等代谢途径。验证结果表明欧洲驹形杆菌可通过产生更多的乙醇脱氢酶、乙醛脱氢酶和大量的ATP,并改变细胞膜脂肪酸组成来提高乙醇的转化率。【结论】明确了巴氏醋杆菌和欧洲驹形杆菌基因之间的差异。欧洲驹形杆菌通过更多的能量积累、更高的乙醇转化相关酶酶活力和细胞膜脂肪酸组成的改变,来改善胞内微环境以适应高酸环境。本研究得到的结果可加深对不同醋酸菌耐酸机制的理解。     

镇江香醋醋醅抑菌活性及机理的初步分析

【目的】评价镇江香醋醋酸发酵过程中醋醅及其主要酿醋功能微生物的抑菌活性。【方法】采用琼脂扩散法评价醋醅和功能微生物的抑菌效果,并考察加热、蛋白酶解、透析等不同处理对发酵液抑菌活性的影响。【结果】醋醅水提取液及4种酿醋功能微生物(Acetobacter pasteurianus、A.pomorum、Lactobacillus helveticus、L.plantarum)的发酵上清液对4种指示菌具有明显的生长抑制效果。发酵上清液中的抑菌活性物质具有一定耐热性和蛋白酶敏感性,分子量小于8 k D。【结论】镇江香醋醋醅及其所含醋酸杆菌和乳酸杆菌对环境微生物具有生长抑制活性,且抑菌活性物质的种类具有多样性。     

温度调节基因开关调控大肠杆菌发酵合成L-丙氨

【目的】L-丙氨酸的存在导致Escherichia coli的生长速率显著降低,最终会降低发酵过程中L-丙氨酸的体积合成速率。用温度调节基因开关(λpR-pL)高效、动态调控重组E. coli菌株菌体生长与L-丙氨酸合成过程,使两者相协调。【方法】以野生型E. coli B0016为出发菌株,敲除乙酸、甲酸、乙醇、琥珀酸、乳酸代谢产物合成途径以及丙氨酸消旋酶编码基因(ackA-pta、pflB、adhE、frdA、ldhA、dadX),获得菌株B0016-060B。将嗜热脂肪地芽孢杆菌(Geobacillus stearothermophilus)来源的L-丙氨酸脱氢酶基因(alaD)克隆于pL启动子下游,并在B0016-060B菌株中表达,获得菌株B0016-060B/pPL-alaD,进行摇瓶和发酵罐发酵考察菌体生长和L-丙氨酸发酵性能。【结果】竞争代谢途径的敲除显著降低了副产物合成量,仅形成极少量的乙酸、琥珀酸和乙醇。28 °C下菌株B0016-060B/pPL-alaD几乎不合成L-丙氨酸,可保证菌体快速生长;而在42 °C下可高效合成L-丙氨酸。经发酵罐发酵,可合成67.2 g/L L-丙氨酸,体积生产强度达到2.06 g/(L·h)。【结论】通过发酵培养温度的简单切换,分阶段实现了细胞的快速增量和L-丙氨酸的高强度合成。     

醋酸胁迫对Acetobacter pasteurianus产酸呼吸链活力的影响

【目的】以巴氏醋酸杆菌工业菌株沪酿1.01和模式菌株Acetobacter pasteurianus ATCC33445为研究对象,研究工业菌株与模式菌株在高浓度醋酸胁迫下的产酸发酵时呼吸链酶活、相关基因转录水平的变化规律。【方法】检测两种菌株在0、1%、2%、3%不同初始醋酸浓度下的生物量、产酸以及酶活,并通过实时荧光定量PCR检测呼吸链相关酶合成基因的相对转录水平变化。【结果】两种菌株在1%初始醋酸浓度下产酸能力最强,发酵48 h平均产酸速度达到0.667 g/(L·h);两种菌株的ADH(乙醇脱氢酶)和ALDH(乙醛脱氢酶)酶活也达到最高,平均为12.01和9.77 U/mg;相关酶合成基因的相对转录水平较无底酸均提高。当初始醋酸浓度上升至2%和3%时,菌体酶活、产酸能力逐渐下降,呼吸链上的adh、cyt bd、cyt o和fap A基因转录水平上升,其余基因都降低。【结论】确定了巴氏醋酸杆菌在高初始浓度醋酸条件下,菌体会自发提高adh基因的转录水平,启动底物磷酸化,并将醋酸泵出到胞外;同时aldh基因的表达受到抑制,降低产酸,从而维持体内较低醋酸浓度。此外,呼吸链上其他外排相关酶转录水平也会提升,如cyt bd和cyt o,辅助底物磷酸化进程,加快释放能量。     

酿酒酵母与地衣芽孢杆菌相互作用及基于蛋白组学的作用机制分析

【目的】为解析酱香型白酒发酵过程中群体微生物的酿造特征,研究酱香型白酒酿造中贡献特征风味的地衣芽孢杆菌和贡献酒精的酿酒酵母之间的相互作用。【方法】通过构建酿酒酵母纯培养及与地衣芽孢杆菌共培养发酵体系,比较不同培养体系中的生物量、乙醇产量及有机酸产量差异,并从蛋白组学角度加以分析和认识二者之间的相互作用。【结果】在共培养体系中,酿酒酵母抑制地衣芽孢杆菌生长,其自身生长不受地衣芽孢杆菌的影响,然而代谢产物却发生变化,其中乙醇及有机酸中的丙酮酸、苹果酸、乳酸、琥珀酸及酒石酸的最高产量分别高出其纯培养的11.8%、56.8%、36.3%、24.3%、48.2%及27.7%,而柠檬酸的最高产量低于其纯培养的35.1%;蛋白组分析显示,地衣芽孢杆菌诱导酿酒酵母胞内69个蛋白差异表达(>2倍),质谱鉴定出24个,主要功能为参与糖酵解过程、乙醇代谢过程、细胞壁稳定性调控及应激反应等。糖酵解和乙醇代谢途径相关蛋白对酿酒酵母混合培养条件下的代谢变化起重要作用,其余蛋白可能与微生物相互作用时的防御和适应性相关。【结论】在混合培养发酵体系中地衣芽孢杆菌能够影响酿酒酵母的乙醇及有机酸代谢,这对于白酒品质调控及微生物间相互作用都具有重要意义。蛋白组学结果为从分子层面深入认识酿酒酵母与地衣芽孢杆菌之间的相互作用提供理论基础,有利于促进酱香型白酒发酵过程中群体微生物酿造特征的解析。     

干酪乳杆菌12A碳源代谢的比较基因组学分析

【目的】在基因组学水平上,对干酪乳杆菌的碳源代谢特性及调控机制进行研究。【方法】基于BioCyc和MetaCyc数据库,利用Pathway Tools对菌株12A及7株已公布全基因序列的干酪乳杆菌进行全基因组水平的碳源代谢比较分析。【结果】全基因组比较分析结果显示,干酪乳杆菌12A可以将9种糖转运到细胞内代谢利用;可以将多种寡糖和多糖在细胞外水解成半乳糖和葡萄糖;干酪乳杆菌12A可经异型乳酸发酵或混合酸发酵途径生成乙醇及其副产物。【结论】干酪乳杆菌12A可以代谢多种类型碳源,底物选择范围宽泛,而且可以作为工业乙醇发酵的特定菌株;利用比较基因组学方法建立基因结构与细菌代谢能力的联系是可靠的。     

微小杆菌属(Exiguobacterium)细菌的能量代谢途径分析

【目的】微小杆菌属(Exiguobacterium)细菌广泛分布于海洋及非海洋环境中,具有多种代谢途径以适应复杂多样的生境。本研究从能量代谢途径角度出发,探究该属菌株对不同生境的适应能力。【方法】从美国国家生物科技数据中心(National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI)数据库中获取146个Exiguobacterium属菌株的基因组,查找并统计光营养、厌氧呼吸和底物代谢等多种能量代谢途径的关键蛋白或关键酶基因在各菌株基因组中的分布,包括光营养型的视紫红质基因、厌氧呼吸营养型的钼辅因子合成蛋白基因,以及底物代谢营养型中乙醛酸分流途径的异柠檬酸裂解酶及苹果酸合酶基因等。根据对应的氨基酸序列构建视紫红质、MoaC和异柠檬酸裂解酶的系统发育树,分析不同能量代谢途径在该属菌株进化过程中的保守性,推测其对于该属菌株的重要性。【结果】Exiguobacterium属中50%的种具有视紫红质基因,其中分离自非海洋生境的菌株更趋向于含有视紫红质基因。本研究所统计的全部非海洋生境菌株中,含有视紫红质基因的菌株占比约为70%,而在海洋生境菌株中该比例...     

碱性条件下苏云金芽胞杆菌基础代谢分析

【目的】探索苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis)形成转录差异的碱性条件,明确B.thuringiensis在该条件下的基础代谢途径变化。【方法】采用半定量RT-PCR技术及实时荧光定量PCR技术,确定碱刺激下参考基因psp A存在表达差异的碱性处理条件。在该条件下提取RNA进行Agilent定制B.thuringiensis表达谱芯片杂交,对芯片数据进行差异表达分析、GO富集分析及生物途径富集分析等。【结果】通过检测psp A表达变化,将对数生长中期的菌体加入终浓度为28 mmol/L的Na OH并诱导培养10min,作为B.thuringiensis响应碱刺激的研究条件。富集分析表明碳代谢、脂肪酸合成代谢、氨基酸合成代谢途径变化明显。细胞糖酵解途径至少19个酶促基因上调表达,三羧酸循环中催化α-酮戊二酸转化为苹果酸的大部分酶蛋白编码基因上调2倍以上。【结论】本研究发现在碱性条件下B.thuringiensis基础代谢明显增强,细胞可能通过大量合成酸性物质如乳酸、苹果酸等来提高细胞对于碱性环境的适应能力。     

High strength vinegar fermentation by Acetobacter pasteurianus via enhancing alcohol respiratory chain

Seeking high strength vinegar fermentation by acetic acid bacteria (AAB) is still the mission of vinegar producers. AAB alcohol respiratory chain, located on intracellular membrane, is directly responsible for vinegar fermentation. In the semi-continuous vinegar fermentation by Acetobacter pasteurianus CICIM B7003, acetification rate showed positive correlation with the activity of the enzymes in alcohol respiratory chain. Aiming at achieving high strength fermentation process, a series of trials were designed to raise the activity of AAB alcohol respiratory chain. Finally, acetification was enhanced by adding some precursors (ferrous ions and β-hydroxybenzoic acid) of alcohol respiration associated factors and increasing aeration rate (0.14 vvm). As final result, average acetification rate has been raised to 2.29 ± 0.02 g/L/h, which was 28.7% higher than the original level. Simultaneously, it was found that the oxidization of alcohol into acetic acid in AAB cells was improved by well balancing of three factors: enzyme activity in alcohol respiratory chain, precursor of ubiquinone biosynthesis, and aeration rate.     

Feeding tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates improves lactate consumption and antibody production in Chinese hamster ovary cell cultures

Media components play an important role in modulating cell metabolism and improving product titer in mammalian cell cultures. To sustain cell productivity, highly active oxidative metabolism is desired. Here we explored the effect of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates supplementation on lactate metabolism and productivity in Chinese hamster ovary fed-batch cultures. Direct addition of 5 mM alpha-ketoglutarate (α-KG), malic acid, or succinic acid in the basal medium did not have any significant impact on culture performance. On the other hand, feeding α-KG, malic acid, and succinic acid in the stationary phase, either as a single solution or as a mixture, significantly improved lactate consumption, reduced ammonium accumulation, and led to higher cell specific productivity and antibody titer (~35% increase for the best condition). Delivering those intermediates as an acidic solution for pH control eliminated CO₂ sparging and accumulation. Feeding TCA cycle intermediates was also demonstrated to be superior to feeding lactic acid or pyruvic acid in titer improvement. Taken together, feeding TCA cycle intermediates was effective in improving lactate consumption and increasing product titer, which is likely due to enhanced oxidative metabolism in an extended duration.     

Achieving high strength vinegar fermentation via regulating cellular growth status and aeration strategy

Implementing of high strength vinegar fermentation is still the mission of vinegar producers. The aim of this study was to carry out high acidity vinegar fermentation efficiently based on comprehensive analysis on bacterial fermentation kinetics characteristics of Acetobacter pasteurianus CICIM B7003-02. In practice, semi-continuous vinegar fermentation was optimized with an optimal discharge/charge ratio of 34% of working volume (v/v), which resulted in a proper growth status of Acetobacter and beneficial to acetification. Then, a two-stage aeration protocol was adopted in the vinegar fermentation in line with the Acetobacter theoretical oxygen demand, by which both vinegar stoichiometric yield and acetification rate were improved effectively. As the final result, a titer of 93.09 ± 0.24 g/L acetic acid was achieved, the average acetification rate was enhanced to a level of 1.83 ± 0.01 g/L/h, and the vinegar stoichiometric yield was promoted to 93.97 ± 0.16%. The strategy and practice worked out from this study provided a valuable reference for performing large scale vinegar fermentation with higher strength.     

Production of succinic acid through overexpression of NAD(+)-dependent malic enzyme in an Escherichia coli mutant.

NAD(+)-dependent malic enzyme was cloned from the Escherichia coli genome by PCR based on the published partial sequence of the gene. The enzyme was overexpressed and purified to near homogeneity in two chromatographic steps and was analyzed kinetically in the forward and reverse directions. The Km values determined in the presence of saturating cofactor and manganese ion were 0.26 mM for malate (physiological direction) and 16 mM for pyruvate (reverse direction). When malic enzyme was induced under appropriate culture conditions in a strain of E. coli that was unable to ferment glucose and accumulated pyruvate, fermentative metabolism of glucose was restored. Succinic acid was the major fermentation product formed. When this fermentation was performed in the presence of hydrogen, the yield of succinic acid increased. The constructed pathway represents an alternative metabolic route for the fermentative production of dicarboxylic acids from renewable feedstocks.     

Energy metabolism of a unique acetic acid bacterium, Asaia bogorensis, that lacks ethanol oxidation activity

Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are known as a vinegar producer on account of their ability to accumulate a high concentration of acetic acid due to oxidative fermentation linking the ethanol oxidation respiratory chain. Reactions in oxidative fermentation cause poor growth because a large amount of the carbon source is oxidized incompletely and the harmful oxidized products are accumulated almost stoichiometrically in the culture medium during growth, but a newly identified AAB, Asaia, has shown unusual properties, including scanty acetic acid production and rapid growth, as compared with known AAB as Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, and Gluconacetobacter. To understand these unique properties of Asaia in more detail, the respiratory chain and energetics of this strain were investigated. It was found that Asaia lacks quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase, but has other sugar and sugar alcohol-oxidizing enzymes specific to the respiratory chain of Gluconobacter, especially quinoprotein glycerol dehydrogenase. It was also found that Asaia has a cyanide-sensitive cytochrome bo(3)-type ubiquinol oxidase as sole terminal oxidase in the respiratory chain, and that it exhibits a higher H(+)/O ratio.     

产琥珀酸放线杆菌发酵生产琥珀酸的研究进展

近年来,因瘤胃微生物产琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes具有高的琥珀酸产量,并能够利用多种碳源进行发酵等优点,在利用发酵法生产琥珀酸领域具有广泛的应用前景和商业化价值,因而其代谢途径和发酵工艺等基础研究成为国内外研发的热点。近年来,人们在产琥珀酸放线杆菌的代谢途径、琥珀酸发酵动力学模型、新型经济培养基以及高产菌株选育等方面的研究取得了很大进展,对研发琥珀酸发酵工艺、降低生产成本和节能减耗等具有重要的理论意义。     

Succinic acid production from continuous fermentation process using Mannheimia succiniciproducens LPK7

To achieve a higher succinic acid productivity and evaluate the industrial applicability, this study used Mannheimia succiniciproducens LPK7 (knock-out: lahA, pflB, pta-ackA), which was recently designed to enhance the productivity of succinic acid and reduce by-product secretion. Anaerobic continuous fermentation of Mannheimia succiniciproducens LPK7 was carried out at different glucose feed concentrations and dilution rates. After extensive fermentation experiments, a succinic acid yield and productivity of 0.38 mol/mol and 1.77 g/l/h, respectively, were achieved with a glucose feed concentration of 18.0 g/l and 0.2 h-1 dilution rate. A similar amount of succinic acid production was also produced in batch culture experiments. Therefore, these optimal conditions can be industrially applied for the continuous production of succinic acid. To examine the quantitative balance of the metabolism, a flux distribution analysis was also performed using the metabolic network model of glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway.     

木薯粉同步糖化发酵(SSF)产丁二酸

【目的】通过优化产琥珀酸放线杆菌GXAS137同步糖化发酵木薯粉产丁二酸的发酵培养基,提高丁二酸产量,降低生产成本。【方法】在单因素试验的基础上,先利用Plackett-Burman试验设计筛选出影响丁二酸发酵的重要参数,再采用正交试验确定重要参数的最佳水平。【结果】价格低廉玉米浆可用作氮源,影响丁二酸产量的重要参数是木薯粉、玉米浆、碱式碳酸镁和糖化酶浓度。最佳条件为(g/L):木薯粉100,玉米浆14,糖化酶2.0 AGU/g底物,碱式碳酸镁75。优化后丁二酸产量达到69.31 g/L,丁二酸得率为90.01%,生产强度为1.44 g/(L·h)。与初始条件(52.34 g/L)相比,丁二酸浓度提高了32.42%。并利用1.3 L发酵罐对SSF与SHF两种发酵工艺进行了比较,SSF丁二酸产量(72.21 g/L)远高于SHF(56.86 g/L)。【结论】产琥珀酸放线杆菌同步糖化发酵木薯粉丁二酸产量高,生产成本低,具有较好的工业化应用前景。     

Screening,breeding and metabolic modulating of a strain producing succinic acid with corn straw hydrolyte

Purpose In this paper, the high yield mutant strain was expected to be obtained for the industrial bioconversion of corn straw hydrolyte to succinic acid. Methods API biochemical reactions and 16S r RNA sequence analysis were carried out for identification, and then the strain’s metabolic pathway and its relevant enzymes were discussed for the metabolic flux analysis (MFA). The X-ray of synchronous radiation and site-directed mutagenesis were imported for decreasing those byproducts, and the metabolic technics was also modulated. Results Identification showed that the succinic-acid-producing strain S.JST belonged to Actinobacillus succinogenes species. Metabolic pathway analysis indicated that this strain had the character of utilizing glucose and xylose simultaneously, which was a great advantage considering the fact that most crop straw hydrolyte included glucose and xylose. Metabolic flux analysis showed that acetic acid and alcohol competed with the flux of succinic acid, and the analysis of [H] reducing power balance investigated that the [H] electronic donor produced in the cell was not enough for the metabolism of succinic acid. Then X-ray mutagenesis showed that the flux of byproduct acetic acid was decreased to 0.666 from 1.233 mmol/g DW h and that two mutated sites were found in pta (gene of phosphotransacetylase) from mutant strain M.JSTP, but less succinic acid was produced due to the worse lacking in the supply of [H] reducing power. The site-directed mutagenesis showed that the flux of byproduct alcohol was successfully decreased to 0.029 from 1.303 mmol/g DW h. Then, surrounding the flux ratio of HMP to EMP, the metabolic technics was modulated with the addition of citrate in order to improve the balance of [H] reducing power, thus the succinic acid flux of the mutant M.JSTA was increased to 3.163 from 2.480 mmol/g DW h comparing with the parent strain S.JST. Conclusions The mutant strain obtained in this paper deserves to be scaled-up.