Mutation of Candida tropicalis by Irradiation with a He-Ne Laser To Increase Its Ability To Degrade Phenol

Candida tropicalis isolated from acclimated activated sludge was used in this study. Cell suspensions with 5 × 10⁷ cells ml⁻¹ were irradiated by using a He-Ne laser. After mutagenesis, the irradiated cell suspension was diluted and plated on yeast extract-peptone-dextrose (YEPD) medium. Plates with approximately 20 individual colonies were selected, and all individual colonies were harvested for phenol biodegradation. The phenol biodegradation stabilities for 70 phenol biodegradation-positive mutants, mutant strains CTM 1 to 70, ranked according to their original phenol biodegradation potentials, were tested continuously during transfers. Finally, mutant strain CTM 2, which degraded 2,600 mg liter⁻¹ phenol within 70.5 h, was obtained on the basis of its capacity and hereditary stability for phenol biodegradation. The phenol hydroxylase gene sequences were cloned in wild and mutant strains. The results showed that four amino acids were mutated by irradiation with a laser. In order to compare the activity of phenol hydroxylase in wild and mutant strains, their genes were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and enzyme activities were spectrophotometrically determined. It was clear that the activity of phenol hydroxylase was promoted after irradiation with a He-Ne laser. In addition, the cell growth and intrinsic phenol biodegradation kinetics of mutant strain CTM 2 in batch cultures were also described by Haldane's kinetic equation with a wide range of initial phenol concentrations from 0 to 2,600 mg liter⁻¹. The specific growth and degradation rates further demonstrated that the CTM 2 mutant strain possessed a higher capacity to resist phenol toxicity than wild C. tropicalis did.     

紫外-激光复合诱变选育天冬氨酸转氨酶高产菌株

对天冬氨酸转氨酶产生菌大肠杆菌XJ-1原生质体进行紫外-激光复合诱变筛选,结果表明,复合诱变对该菌的原生质体有明显的致死作用。以致死率和正突变率为指标,确定了紫外和He-Ne激光照射的最佳时间分别为45 s和40min。在此条件下对大肠杆菌原生质体进行紫外-激光复合诱变,得到3株高产菌株,分别命名为XJ-1-45、XJ-1-86和XJ-1-99,酶活较出发菌株XJ-1分别提高了12.82%、17.37%和26.27%。传代培养表明突变株生产性能稳定。     

Laser mutagenesis of protoplasts of Penicillium sp. PT95 for the enhancement of carotenoid yield

Aims: To isolate the protoplasts from Penicillium sp. PT95 and carry out laser mutagenesis to attain high-yield mutant strain for carotenoid production. Methods and Results: The mycelial pellets of PT95 strain were digested with the lytic enzyme for 3 h in order to attain protoplasts. The prepared protoplasts were irradiated using helium neon (He–Ne) laser. Among all regenerated colonies isolated from irradiated protoplasts, five colonies proved to be able to form sclerotia. The five colonies were named as strains L01, L02, L03, L04 and L05, respectively. Whereas, among all regenerated colonies isolated from no-irradiated protoplasts, no colonies were found to form sclerotia. Strains L01, L02, L03, L04 and L05 showed higher carotenoid yield than the original strain in Czapek’s agar medium. Strain L05 gave the highest pigment yield of 381 μg per plate, which was 2·54 times higher than that of original strain. Conclusions: These results suggest that PT95 strain may be mutagenized using laser-irradiation to obtain higher-yield mutant strains for carotenoid production. Significance and Impact of the Study: These data prompted us to consider that several attempts should be made to improve carotenoid production in PT95 by strain selection using classical screening and mutagenesis techniques.     

Degradation of phenol by aerobic granules and isolated yeast Candida tropicalis

Aerobic granules effectively degrade phenol at high concentrations. This work cultivated aerobic granules that can degrade phenol at a constant rate of 49 mg-phenol/g x VSS/h up to 1,000 mg/L of phenol. Fluorescent staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) tests demonstrated that an active biomass was accumulated at the granule outer layer. A strain with maximum ability to degrade phenol and a high tolerance to phenol toxicity isolated from the granules was identified as Candida tropicalis via 18S rRNA sequencing. This strain degrades phenol at a maximum rate of 390 mg-phenol/g x VSS/h at pH 6 and 30 degrees C, whereas inhibitory effects existed at concentrations >1,000 mg/L. The Haldane kinetic model elucidates the growth and phenol biodegradation kinetics of the C. tropicalis. The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and CLSM test suggested that the Candida strain was primarily distributed throughout the surface layer of granule; hence, achieving a near constant reaction rate over a wide range of phenol concentration. The mass transfer barrier provided by granule matrix did not determine the reaction rates for the present phenol-degrading granule.     

Modeling of local dynamic behavior of phenol degradation in an internal loop airlift bioreactor by yeast Candida tropicalis

A coupled computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model, combining hydrodynamics with biochemical reactions, was developed to simulate the local transient flow patterns and the dynamic behaviors of cell growth and phenol biodegradation by yeast Candida tropicalis in an internal loop airlift reactor (ILALR). To validate this proposed model effectively, the simulated local hydrodynamic characteristics of the gas-mineral salt medium solution (gas-liquid) two-phase system, at a phenol concentration of 1,200 mg L(-1) and no presence of cells, was experimentally investigated in the ILALR using laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) measurements and conductivity probe. Furthermore, the validation of the simulated phenol biodegradation behavior by C. tropicalis at different initial concentrations of phenol and cell was also carried out in the ILALR. The time-averaged and transient results of the model simulations illustrated a satisfactory agreement with the experimental data. Finally, the local instantaneous flow and phenol biodegradation features, including gas holdup, gas velocity, liquid velocity, cell concentration, and phenol concentration inside the ILALR were successfully predicted by the proposed model.     

脱落酸高产菌的激光诱变效应研究

本实验对比紫外、 Ｈｅ Ｎｅ 激光、 Ｎｄ： Ｙ Ａ Ｇ 倍频脉冲激光对脱落酸产生菌的诱变效果。紫外诱变正变率为 ３８４％ ,负变率 ７６９％ ; Ｈｅ Ｎｅ 激光诱变正变率为 ５６％ ; Ｎｄ： Ｙ Ａ Ｇ 倍频脉冲激光诱变正变率为１９６％ 。 Ｎｄ： Ｙ Ａ Ｇ 倍频脉冲激光诱变辐照次数在 ４００ 次时效果较好,所得高产株效价提高率可达 ６０％ 以上     

He-Ne激光照射对血液及其组分荧光光谱影响的实验研究

为研究弱激光照射对人血液携氧能力的影响及机制,我们用荧光仪分别测量了He-Ne激光照射前后正常血液及其组分（血浆、红细胞）的荧光光谱,研究了激光照射导致的光谱变化,并分析了光谱变化与血液携氧能力改变的关系。实验结果显示：全血液标本在490nm及614nm附近有荧光峰值;血浆的荧光则主要分布在420－500nm之间;红细胞在500nm及614nm附近有荧光。He-Ne激光照射后,全血液及红细胞在614nm处的荧光谱都有较明显的变化,且较相似。由此可得出结论,He-Ne激光照射可影响血液的携氧能力。     

He-Ne激光和增强UV-B辐射对小麦幼苗微管结合蛋白MAP65s的影响

分别采用5 mW/mm2 He-Ne激光辐照、10.08 kJ/m2·d 增强UV-B辐射及二者组合对"临优2018"小麦幼苗进行处理,通过紫外吸收法测定各处理组幼苗中微管结合蛋白MAP65s的含量,并且采用SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳对MAP65s蛋白进行鉴定,进一步分析He-Ne激光对增强UV-B辐射引起的小麦幼苗微管骨架损伤的修复效应.结果显示:经UV-B处理(B)后,小麦幼苗中的MAP65s蛋白含量低于对照组(CK)(P<0.01);单独激光(L)处理,MAP65s蛋白含量高于对照组(CK)(P<0.05);经He-Ne激光和UV-B复合处理(BL)后,MAP65s蛋白含量高于UV-B处理组,低于CK组.该结果表明:一定剂量的He-Ne激光辐照能够促进小麦幼苗微管结合蛋白MAP65s的合成,并且可能在一定程度上修复增强UV-B辐射对小麦幼苗微管骨架系统造成的损伤.     

泡盛曲霉抗FOA突变株的筛选与转化

根据泡盛曲霉SG1菌株分生孢子的紫外线致死曲线,选择死亡率为85%～90%的诱变时间诱变分生孢子,然后将其涂布于含FOA(5-flourooroticacid)和尿嘧啶核苷的基本培养基上,选择抗FOA的突变株。经过纯化和回复突变检测后,获得了5株需要尿嘧啶或尿嘧啶核苷才能在基本培养基上生长的稳定突变株。进一步分析鉴定结果表明,这些突变株的URA3基因发生了突变。Northern杂交及RTPCR方法证明这些突变株中URA3基因突变均发生在转录水平上。选择突变株SA5作为受体菌,用含来自黑曲霉的野生型URA3基因的质粒转化该受体菌,结果获得了稳定的转化子。Southern杂交证明野生型URA3基因取代了突变株的ura3基因。     

激光辐照鱼类胚胎导致畸变

红激光(He—Ne,632.8nm)辐照金鱼(Carassius aurafus)受精卵和怀胎孔雀鱼(Poecilia reticulata),导致两种鱼胚胎畸变。金鱼胚胎在某一发自阶段的畸变率随辐照剂量的增加而提高;在同一剂量辐照下,不同发育期的胚胎畸变率各异,胚胎发育初期畸变率最高,此后随胚胎发育过程畸变率下降。经He—Ne激光辐照的孔雀亲鱼也能生产畸形仔鱼。在实验中还比较了红激光(632.8nm)和紫激光(N_2337.1nm)辐照金龟卵致变效果。     

He-Ne激光对增强UV-B辐射小麦幼苗多胺氧化酶和过氧化物酶活性的研究

采用He-Ne激光辐照对增强UV-B辐射后小麦幼苗的损伤修复作用进行了研究。小麦种子在盛有湿滤纸的培养皿内25℃下进行萌发。萌发后小麦幼苗在经10.08 kJ·m^-2·d^-1的增强UV-B辐射,然后再用5 mW·mm^-2的He-Ne激光进行辐照。通过小麦幼苗叶片游离脯氨酸含量、多胺氧化酶和过氧化物酶的活性变化,测定了He-Ne激光对小麦UV-B损伤的修复情况。结果表明,游离脯氨酸、多胺氧化酶、过氧化物酶的变化同小麦幼苗损伤的修复的能力相关联。He-Ne激光辐照可使由增强UV-B辐射后诱导叶片升高的游离脯氨酸含量降低。增强UV-B辐射对多胺氧化酶（PAO）活性和过氧化物酶（POD）活性呈促进的作用。辐射6 d后PAO和POD总的活性呈正相关性,PAO和POD活性都呈现B组最高,L组最低,且差异显著。显示He-Ne激光对两种酶由于增强UV-B辐照造成的伤害有一定的修复。     

Biodegradation of phenol by bacterial strains from petroleum-refining wastewater purification plant

The ability of four strains of bacteria derived from a biological petroleum-refining wastewater purification plant to carry out the biodegradation of phenol was studied. Two of the strains belonging to the genus Pseudomonas were found to be characterised by high effectiveness of the removal of phenol which was used as sole carbon and energy source (the strains were designated P1 and P2). In turn the effect of inoculum size, initial concentration of substrate (500 and 1,000 mg phenol/L) and temperature (10, 20 and 30 degrees C) on the rate of phenol degradation by strains P1, P2 and mixture of both was investigated. It was found that strain P1 which was identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens degraded phenol better than strain P2--Pseudomonas cepacia. The rate of phenol biodegradation was significantly affected by size of inoculum and temperature of incubation. Phenol was removed the fastest with the highest inoculum used. The optimal temperature was about 20 degrees C. At 10 and 30 degrees C the process of biodegradation was visibly inhibited. The rate of phenol utilisation was also found to decrease with increased concentration of substrate.     

曲酸产生菌激光诱变效应的研究

采用经紫外线(UV)、^60Co、亚硝基胍(NTG)复合诱变得到的黄曲霉曲酸产生菌(UCN7—12),进行激光诱变处理。研究证实在经过UV、^60Co、NTG诱变处理后,黄曲霉突变株用He—Ne激光与YAG激光进行诱变处理仍能提高产酸率,其中He—Ne激光辐照处理20min,正变率为12．1％,产量提高约13％。YAG激光辐照处理300sec,正变率16．7％,产量提高18．3％。说明上述两种激光对黄曲霉曲酸产生菌有一定的诱变效应。     

Mechanism for phenol tolerance in phenol-degrading Comamonas testosteroni strain

Comamonas testosteroni P15 and its mutant strain E23 can tolerate and utilize phenol as the sole source of carbon and energy at up to 15 mM and 20 mM, respectively. Compared to the wild type P15, mutant E23 showed higher values of K _s and K _i but a lower μ_max value, and had lower phenol hydroxylase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase activities. Without phenol exposure, mutant E23 demonstrated a two-fold greater amount of cardiolipin than the wild type P15. Upon exposure to phenol, an increase in cardiolipin at the expense of phosphatidylethanolamine was observed in the wild type P15. However, there was no significant difference in major phospholipid contents between mutant E23 cells grown in the presence or absence of phenol. It was noted that the ratio of trans/cis fatty acids of phosphatidylethanolamine and cardiolipin in mutant E23 was 65–70% higher than that in the wild type P15. In the absence of phenol, the degree of saturation of cardiolipin in mutant E23 was 33% higher than that in wild type P15. In contrast to earlier findings, an increase in C16:1 9trans with a simultaneous decrease in C18:1 11cis instead of C16:1 9cis was observed in specific classes of phospholipids. Received: 30 July 1998 / Received last revision: 16 November 1998 / Accepted: 12 December 1998     

Improvement of stored turkey semen quality as a result of He-Ne laser irradiation

Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of He-Ne laser irradiation at various energy doses on the quality of stored turkey semen. Four semen pools were used in Experiment 1. Each pool was divided into 10 aliquots, nine of which were irradiated with energy doses ranging from 0.144 to 10.8 J/cm2 while the tenth one was not irradiated (control). Each sample was evaluated for motility immediately after irradiation, 24 and 48 h later. Energy doses ranging from 3.24 to 5.4 J/cm2 had higher (P <0.01) sperm motility index (SMI) value compared to the control and samples irradiated with lower and higher laser doses. The energy dose of 3.96 J/cm2 was selected for Experiment 2 to obtain further insight on its effects on turkey sperm preservation for up to 60 h. Each pool of four semen was divided into two aliquots: one represented the control and the other one was irradiated with He-Ne laser at an energy dose of 3.96 J/cm2. Each sample was evaluated for motility and viability immediately after irradiation and then at 12 h intervals up to 60 h. The cell energy charge was also measured by HPLC. Exposure to 3.96 J/cm2 increased the SMI and viability of turkey semen stored for 60 h compared to the control (P <0.05). The cell energy charge of irradiated samples was 200% higher than in the control. Laser irradiation increased the longevity of stored turkey spermatozoa, and might be a useful technique to enhance semen quality in long-term storage.     

低强度激光对人红细胞生物物理特性的影响

研究不同功率的低强度He-Ne激光对正常人体红细胞流变学特性影响。以正常人体红细胞为研究对象,测量了低强度He-Ne激光在不同照射时间、不同功率条件下红细胞的变形、取向、膜流动性、膜的微粘度和渗透脆性的变化情况。结果表明:照射后红细胞的变形性和膜流动性增强、渗透脆性下降。照射对红细胞流变学特性影响显著,其中激光能量为0.24 J、照射血样为2 mL时取得的照射效果最佳。     

He—Ne激光照射离体鼠巨噬细胞对线粒体跨膜电势的影响

目的：研究Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光照射鼠巨噬细胞对线粒体跨膜电势的影响,及其与激光剂量的关系。方法：用亲脂性阳离子荧光染料Ｒｈｏｄａｍｉｎｅ１２３对鼠巨噬细胞线粒体作荧光标记,以不同的激光剂量照射,采用图像分析系统（ＩＡＳ）和荧光显微镜观察线粒体跨膜电势荧光强度的变化。结果：低功率Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光照射５,１０,１５ｍｉｎ,激光剂量分别为０．６４９,１．３８８和２．０８２Ｊ／ｃｍ＾２,巨噬细胞线粒体跨膜电势荧光     

增强UV-B辐射和He-Ne激光对小麦原生质体微管骨架的影响

以小麦叶片原生质体为材料,采用间接免疫荧光定位法标记其微管系统,并利用激光共聚焦扫描显微系统进行观察。研究了低剂量He-Ne激光(5mW.mm-2)、增强UV-B辐射(10.08kJ.m-2.d-1)及二者的复合处理对小麦幼苗叶肉细胞中微管骨架的影响。结果表明,增强UV-B辐射后,小麦叶片细胞中微管骨架发生解聚,呈短棒状或点状分布,微管束弥散且荧光强度减弱;而增强UV-B辐射后再施以He-Ne激光处理,小麦叶肉细胞微管骨架有部分断裂,但较单独UV-B处理组的损伤程度轻,说明低剂量的He-Ne激光可以部分修复增强UV-B辐射对微管骨架的损伤,且对微管的聚合有促进作用。     

Variation of colony morphology and chromosomal rearrangement in Candida tropicalis pK233

UV irradiation treatment of the asexual yeast Candida tropicalis gave rise to morphological mutants exhibiting at least four different types of abnormal colonies on glucose-containing solid medium. These mutants were named according to their colony morphologies: 'doughnut', 'frilly', 'echinoid' and 'walnut' mutants. The doughnut mutant produced a wrinkled colony with a hollow in its central region that was rich in filamentous pseudohyphal cells. With increased incubation time, the colony gradually changed to a reticulate shape. The parent strain, which normally produced smooth colonies, gave similar colonies to those of the doughnut mutant when grown in medium containing oleic acid as carbon source. Both the frilly and the walnut mutants produced pseudohyphal cells in a similar fashion to the doughnut mutant. The echinoid mutant produced an echinulate colony morphology with aerial hyphae and contained true hyphal cells as well as pseudohyphal ones. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that the echinoid and frilly mutants had different karyotypes from that of their parent strain, suggesting the occurrence of chromosomal rearrangements associated with these morphological mutations.     

A simple apparatus for screening absolute photosynthetic rates of single algal colonies in an anoxic atmosphere

Photosynthetically generated O₂ was measured from single algal colonies in a He atmosphere, using an enhanced Hersch galvanic cell. The enhancement consisted of using ultrapure potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte and ultrapure lead as the anode. The galvanic cell was placed in a regulated helium-flow system containing a reaction cuvette with the colonies and an electrolysis cell for calibration. Colonies were individually irradiated using a He-Ne laser. Data collection and laser positioning for colony irradiation were microcomputer controlled. This assay system was capable of detecting O₂ production rates of 500 femtomoles per second with a signal to noise ratio of 2, a level of sensitivity that permitted the detection of photoevolved O₂ from single algal colonies. This capability provides, for the first time, an approach for quantitatively measuring the absolute rate of photosynthetic O₂ evolution from a single algal colony.