热带假丝酵母转化烷烃过程中P450酶活的研究

a-、ω-长链二元酸(α-、ω-Long Chin Dicarboxylic Acid,DCA)是一种重要的化工原料,是合成工程塑料、香料、耐寒性增塑剂、涂料和液晶等物质的主要原料.目前,人们主要通过热带假丝酵母(Candidatropicalis)代谢烷烃来生产从DCA11到DCA18等不同碳链长的二元酸1,2].多年来在各种微生物,尤其是假丝酵母的烷烃氧化途径方面有大量的研究3,4].在假丝酵母转化烷烃生成长链二元酸的代谢过程中5-7],烷烃被吸引进入细胞后,首先经过细胞色素P450酶(Cy-tochrome P450)氧化生成a-一元醇,再进一步被氧化生成a-一元酸,引过程称为a-氧化.

STUDY ON THE CYTOCHROME P450 ACTIVITY IN ALKANE CONVERTING PROCESS OF CANDIDA TROPICALIS

A method of reduced CO-difference spectrum was established to study the cytochrome P450 activity of the whole cell of Candida tropicalis during the alkane converting process. Using this method, the cytochrome P450 activities of the whole cells that were cultured in the different concentrations of alkane were studied. The results showed that the 5% alkane could induce the cytochrome P450 activity obviously but not inhibit the growth of cells, so it was determined preliminarily that the alkane concentration of the seed medium was 5%. The cytochrome P450 activities of dicarboxylic acid (DCA) fermentation processing were further studied. During the exponential phase of growth, the cytochrome P450 activity increased smoothly. However, during the phase of production of dicarboxylic acid, the cytochrome P450 activities increased rapidly after a sort decrease. The results still showed that the rate of production of dicarboxylic acid increased with the cytochrome P450 activity.