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Chang YC Ikeutsu K Toyama T Choi D Kikuchi S 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2011,38(10):1667-1677
Two rapidly growing propionibacteria that could reductively dechlorinate tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-DCE) to ethylene were isolated from environmental sediments. Metabolic characterization and partial sequence analysis of
their 16S rRNA genes showed that the new isolates, designated as strains Propionibacterium sp. HK-1 and Propionibacterium sp. HK-3, did not match any known PCE- or cis-DCE-degrading bacteria. Both strains dechlorinated relatively high concentrations of PCE (0.3 mM) and cis-DCE (0.52 mM) under anaerobic conditions without accumulating toxic intermediates during incubation. Cell-free extracts of
both strains catalyzed PCE and cis-DCE dechlorination; degradation was accelerated by the addition of various electron donors. PCE dehalogenase from strain
HK-1 was mediated by a corrinoid protein, since the dehalogenase was inactivated by propyl iodide only after reduction by
titanium citrate. The amounts of chloride ions (0.094 and 0.103 mM) released after PCE (0.026 mM) and cis-DCE (0.05 mM) dehalogenation using the cell-free enzyme extracts of both strains, HK-1 and HK-3, were stoichiometrically
similar (91 and 100%), indicating that PCE and cis-DCE were fully dechlorinated. Radiotracer studies with [1,2-14C] PCE and [1,2-14C] cis-DCE indicated that ethylene was the terminal product; partial conversion to ethylene was observed. Various chlorinated aliphatic
compounds (PCE, trichloroethylene, cis-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane,
and vinyl chloride) were degraded by cell-free extracts of strain HK-1. 相似文献
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Duldhardt I Nijenhuis I Schauer F Heipieper HJ 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2007,77(3):705-711
The effect of seven important pollutants and three representative organic solvents on growth of Thauera aromatica K172, as reference strain for nitrate-reducing anaerobic bacteria, was investigated. Toxicity in form of the effective concentrations
(EC50) that led to 50% growth inhibition of potential organic pollutants such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and
xylene), chlorinated phenols and aliphatic alcohols on cells was tested under various anaerobic conditions. Similar results
were obtained for Geobacter sulfurreducens and Desulfococcus multivorans as representative for Fe3+-reducing and sulphate-reducing bacteria, respectively, leading to a conclusion that anaerobic bacteria are far more sensitive
to organic pollutants than aerobic ones. Like for previous studies for aerobic bacteria, yeast and animal cell cultures, a
correlation between toxicity and hydrophobicity (log P values) of organic compounds for different anaerobic bacteria was ascertained. However, compared to aerobic bacteria, all
three tested anaerobic bacteria were shown to be about three times more sensitive to the tested substances. 相似文献
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Agbeko Kodjo Tounou Christiann Kooyman Ouro Kobi Douro-Kpindou Hans Michael Poehling 《BioControl》2008,53(5):813-828
Field trials were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of wheat bran bait formulations of Paranosema locustae and Metarhizium anisopliae for controlling grasshoppers in southeast Niger. Treatments consisted of wheat bran baits mixed with M. anisopliae, P. locustae + M. anisopliae or with P. locustae spores and P. locustae + sugar. Oedaleus senegalensis, Pyrgomorpha cognata and Acrotylus blondeli were the predominant species at the time of application representing ca. 94% of the total population. Bran application was
done when O. senegalensis (ca. 75% of the population) was at its early developmental stages, with first, second and third instars accounting for 64–85%.
Grasshopper population reduction, P. locustae prevalence and level of infections in the predominant species were monitored. Manual application of P. locustae and M. anisopliae formulated in wheat bran has proven to induce consistent pathogen infection in grasshopper populations. Population density
over the three weeks monitoring, typically decreased by 44.7 ± 6.9%, 52.8 ± 8.4%, 73.7 ± 5.5% and 89.1 ± 1.8% in P. locustae, P. locustae + sugar, M. anisopliae and P. locustae + M. anisopliae treated plots respectively. Paranosema locustae prevalence in surviving adult grasshoppers at 28 after application was 48.1 ± 2.3%, 28.9 ± 4.8% and 27.4 ± 3.7%, with infection
level of 6.2 ± 0.8 × 106, 2.3 ± 0.3 × 104 and 2.1 ± 0.3 × 103 spores mg−1 host weight in O. senegalensis, A blondeli and P. cognate respectively. Other species that each accounted for <2% of the community, namely Aiolopus thalassinus, A. simulatrix, Acorypha glaucopsis, Acrotylus patruelis, Anacridium melanorhodon, Diabolocatantops axillaris, Kraussaria angulifera and Schistocerca gregaria were found to show sign of infection. The results from this study suggest that wheat bran application of M. anisopliae and P. locustae alone or in combination, targeting early instars grasshopper could be a valuable option in grasshopper control programs. 相似文献
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Daisuke Sugimori 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,82(2):351-357
To develop a microbial treatment of edible oil-contaminated wastewater, microorganisms capable of rapidly degrading edible
oil were screened. The screening study yielded a yeast coculture comprising Rhodotorula pacifica strain ST3411 and Cryptococcus laurentii strain ST3412. The coculture was able to degrade efficiently even at low contents of nitrogen ([NH4–N] = 240 mg/L) and phosphorus sources ([PO4–P] = 90 mg/L). The 24-h degradation rate of 3,000 ppm mixed oils (salad oil/lard/beef tallow, 1:1 w/w) at 20°C was 39.8% ± 9.9% (means ± standard deviations of eight replicates). The highest degradation rate was observed at
20°C and pH 8. In a scaled-up experiment, the salad oil was rapidly degraded by the coculture from 671 ± 52.0 to 143 ± 96.7 ppm
in 24 h, and the degradation rate was 79.4% ± 13.8% (means ± standard deviations of three replicates). In addition, a repetitive
degradation was observed with the cell growth by only pH adjustment without addition of the cells. 相似文献
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D. C. Peñalva-Arana Kenneth Forshay Pieter T. J. Johnson J. R. Strickler Stanley I. Dodson 《Hydrobiologia》2011,668(1):147-154
Zooplankters are hosts to numerous endo- and ectoparasites, some of which have dramatic impacts on their hosts. Epizootics
on zooplankton are probably more widespread in lake systems than it is currently known, and few studies have explored the
direct and indirect importance of parasitism in aquatic food webs. In addition, our understanding of the sublethal effects
of parasitic infections on host organisms and populations is limited. We used a novel electro-chemical based technique to
measure in the outflow of the feeding current changes in the beat rate of the thoracic appendages in female Daphnia pulicaria. We observed simultaneously the heart rates and compared chytrid infected animals with uninfected gravid and non-gravid ones.
We found in uninfected animals a thoracic beat rate of 3.81 ± 018 Hz and a heart rate of 4.67 ± 0.42 Hz. Gravid daphnids had
a 14% lower thoracic beat rate (3.27 ± 0.30 Hz) than non-gravid females while the heart rate did not significantly differ
(4.48 ± 0.28 Hz). In contrast, infected animals showed a 22% lower thoracic beat rate (2.96 ± 0.47 Hz) and a 36% lower heart
rate (2.98 ± 0.5 Hz) when compared with uninfected non-gravid females. We discuss the ways Daphnia are affected by Polycaryum leave infections on the individual and population level. 相似文献
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Konstantin V. Kiselev Anna V. Turlenko Yuri N. Zhuravlev 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》2009,99(2):141-149
A somatic embryogenesis protocol for plant regeneration of northern red oak (Quercus rubra) was established from immature cotyledon explants. Embryogenic callus cultures were induced on Murashige and Skoog medium
(MS) containing 3% sucrose, 0.24% Phytagel™, and various concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-d) after 4 weeks of culture in darkness. A higher response (66%) of embryogenic callus was induced on 0.45 μM 2,4-d. Higher numbers of globular- (31), heart- (17), torpedo- (12), and cotyledon-stage (8) embryos per explant were obtained
by culturing embryogenic callus on MS with 3% sucrose, 0.24% Phytagel™, and devoid of growth regulators after 8 weeks culture
in darkness. Continuous sub-culturing of embryogenic callus on medium containing 2,4-d yielded only compact callus. Desiccation of embryos for 3 days in darkness at 25 ± 2°C followed by cold storage at 4°C in
darkness for 8 weeks favored embryo germination and development of plantlets. Cotyledon-stage embryos subjected to desiccation
and chilling treatment cultured on MS with 3% sucrose, 0.24 Phytagel™, 0.44 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), and 0.29 μM gibberellic
acid germinated at a higher frequency (61%) than with 0.44 μM BA alone and control cultures. Germinated plantlets developed
a shoot and root, were acclimatized successfully, and maintained in a growth room for plantlet development. 相似文献
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A genetic transformation system has been developed for callus cells of Crataegus
aronia using Agrobacterium
tumefaciens. Callus culture was established from internodal stem segments incubated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with
5 mg l−1 Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 0.5 mg l−1 6-benzyladenine (BA). In order to optimize the callus culture system with respect to callus growth and coloration, different
types and concentrations of plant growth regulators were tested. Results indicated that the best average fresh weight of red
colored callus was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 2 mg l−1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 1.5 mg l−1 kinetin (Kin) (callus maintenance medium). Callus cells were co-cultivated with Agrobacterium harboring the binary plasmid pCAMBIA1302 carrying the mgfp5 and hygromycin phosphotransferase (hptII) genes conferring green fluorescent protein (GFP) activity and hygromycin resistance, respectively. Putative transgenic calli
were obtained 4 weeks after incubation of the co-cultivated explants onto maintenance medium supplemented with 50 mg l−1 hygromycin. Molecular analysis confirmed the integration of the transgenes in transformed callus. To our knowledge, this
is the first time to report an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in Crataegus
aronia. 相似文献
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Cigang Yu Haidong Xu Guodong Huang Ting Chen Guiyou Liu Nan Chai Yin Ji Siyuan Wang Yijun Dai Sheng Yuan 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2010,86(3):863-870
The main product of the conversion of puerarin by unpermeabilized cells of bacterium Microbacterium oxydans CGMCC 1788 was puerarin-7-O-glucoside (241 ± 31.9 μM). Permeabilization with 40% ethanol could not increase conversion yield, whereas it resulted in
change of main product; a previous trace product became a main product (213 ± 48.0 μM) which was identified as a novel puerarin-7-O-fructoside by electrospray ionization time-of-flight MS, 13C NMR, 1H NMR, and GC-MS analysis of sugar composition, and puerarin-7-O-glucoside became a trace product (14.8 ± 5.4 μM). However, the extract from cells of M. oxydans CGMCC 1788 permeabilized with ethanol converted puerarin to form 113.9 ± 27.7 μM puerarin-7-O-glucoside and 187.8 ± 29.5 μM puerarin-7-O-fructoside under the same conditions. When unpermeabilized intact cells were recovered and used repeatedly for the conversion
of puerarin, with increase of reuse times, the yield of puerarin-7-O-glucoside gradually decreased, whereas the yield of puerarin-7-O-fructoside increased gradually in the conversion mixture. The main product of the conversion of puerarin by the tenth recycled
unpremerbilized cells was puerarin-7-O-fructoside (288.4 ± 24.0 μM). Therefore, the change of permeability of cell membrane of bacterium M. oxydans CGMCC 1788 contributed to the change of conversion of the product’s composition. 相似文献
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We have investigated the antioxidant activity of protein hydrolysates prepared from backbones of two commercially important
fishes; seela (Sphyraena barracuda) and ribbon fish (Lepturacanthus savala). Pepsin and trypsin hydrolysates were found more potent to inhibit lipid peroxidation in case of ribbon and seela fish respectively
and were further purified by using fast protein liquid chromatography on anion exchange and gel filtration chromatography.
The active peaks after gel filtration chromatography of seela fish was able to scavenge 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl and hydroxyl
radicals by 61 ± 2.3 and 58.7 ± 2.3% and ribbon fish hydrolysate by 60.0 ± 2.6 and 55.6 ± 1.8% as measured by ESR spectroscopy.
And the active fractions showed presence of both essential and non-essential amino acids with high percentages of arginine
(11.95 and 12.76%) and lysine (13.49 and 13.89%). 相似文献
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Kuntz RL Brown LR Zappi ME French WT 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2003,30(11):651-655
In situ bioremediation of vinyl chloride (VC)-contaminated waste sites requires a microorganism capable of degrading VC. While propane will induce an oxygenase to accomplish this goal, its use as a primary substrate in bioremediation is complicated by its flammability and low water solubility. This study demonstrates that two degradation products of propane, isoproponal and acetone, can induce the enzymes in Rhodococcus rhodochrous that degrade VC. Additionally, a reasonable number of cells for bioremediation can be grown on conventional solid bacteriological media (nutrient agar, tryptic soy agar, plate count agar) in an average microbiological laboratory and then induced to produce the necessary enzymes by incubation of a resting cell suspension with isopropanol or acetone. Since acetone is more volatile than isopropanol and has other undesirable characteristics, isopropanol is the inducer of choice. It offers a non-toxic, water-soluble, relatively inexpensive alternative to propane for in situ bioremediation of waste sites contaminated with VC. 相似文献
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Kundu P Pramanik A Mitra S Choudhury JD Mukherjee J Mukherjee S 《Bioprocess and biosystems engineering》2012,35(5):721-728
Heterotrophic carbon utilizing microbes were acclimatized in the laboratory by inoculating sludge collected from the waste
discharge pond of a small-scale rural abattoir in India in a nutrient solution intermittently fed with glucose and ammonium
chloride. Cultures of 10 well-developed isolates were selected and grown in a basal medium containing glucose and ammonium
chloride. Culture supernatants were periodically analyzed for ammonium nitrogen (NH4
+-N) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). Polyphasic taxonomic study of the most active nitrifier (S18) was done. Half saturation
concentration (K
s), maximum rate of substrate utilization (k), yield coefficient (Y) and decay coefficient (K
d) were determined from the Lineweaver–Burk plot using the modified Monod equation. S18 was able to remove 97 ± 2% of (NH4
+-N) and 88 ± 3% of COD. Molecular phylogenetic study supported by physiological and biochemical characteristics assigned S18
as Achromobacter xylosoxidans. Nitrification activity of A. xylosoxidans was demonstrated for the first time, while interestingly, the distinctive anaerobic denitrification property was preserved
in S18. K
s values were determined as 232.13 ± 1.5 mg/l for COD reduction and 2.131 ± 1.9 mg/l for NH4
+-N utilization. Yield coefficients obtained were 0.4423 ± 0.1134 mg of MLVSS/mg of COD and 0.2461 ± 0.0793 mg of MLVSS/mg
of NH4
+-N while the decay coefficients were 0.0627 ± 0.0013 per day and 0.0514 ± 0.0008 per day, respectively. After a contact period of 24 h, 650 ± 5 mg/l solids were produced when the initial concentration of COD and NH4
+-N were 1820 ± 10 mg/l and 120 ± 5.5 mg/l, respectively. This is the first report on the kinetic coefficients for carbon oxidation
and nitrification by a single bacterium isolated from slaughterhouse wastewater. 相似文献
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Bielinski SJ Hall JL Pankow JS Boerwinkle E Matijevic-Aleksic N He M Chambless L Folsom AR 《Human genetics》2011,129(6):655-662
Markers of monocyte activation play a critical role in atherosclerosis, but little is known about the genetic influences on
cellular levels. Therefore, we investigated the influence of genetic variants in monocyte differentiation antigen (CD14), toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) on monocyte surface receptor levels. The study sample consisted of 1,817 members of a biracial cohort of adults from the
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Carotid MRI Study. Monocyte receptors were measured using flow cytometry on fasting whole
blood samples. TLR2 rs1816702 genotype was significantly associated with CD14+/TLR2+ percent of positive cells (%) and median fluorescence intensity
(MFI) in whites but not in blacks (p < 0.001). Specifically, the presence of the minor T-allele was associated with increased receptor levels. In blacks, TLR4 rs5030719 was significantly associated with CD14+/TLR4+ monocytes (MFI) with mean ± SE intensities of 16.7 ± 0.05 and 16.0 ± 0.14
for GG and GT/TT genotypes, respectively (p < 0.001). Variants in TLR2 and TLR4 were associated with monocyte receptor levels of TLR2 and TLR4, respectively, in a biracial cohort of adults. To our knowledge,
this is the first study to look at associations between variants in the toll-like receptor family and toll-like receptor levels
on monocytes. 相似文献
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Konstantin V. Kiselev Anna V. Turlenko Galina K. Tchernoded Yuri N. Zhuravlev 《Plant cell reports》2009,28(8):1273-1278
It has been shown previously that the rolC gene from Agrobacterium tumefaciens gene was stably and highly expressed in 15-year-old Panax ginseng transgenic cell cultures. In the present report, we analyze in detail the nucleotide composition of the rolC and nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase) genes, which is the selective marker used for transgenic cell cultures of P.
ginseng. It has been established that the nucleotide sequences of the rolC and nptII genes underwent mutagenesis during cultivation. Particularly, 1–4 nucleotide substitutions were found per sequence in the
540 and 798 bp segments of the complete rolC and nptII genes, respectively. Approximately half of these nucleotide substitutions caused changes in the structure of the predicted
gene product. In addition, we attempted to determine the rate of accumulation of these changes by comparison of DNA extracted
from P.
ginseng cell cultures from 1995 to 2007. It was observed that the frequency of nucleotide substitutions for the rolC and nptII genes in 1995 was 1.21 ± 0.02 per 1,000 nucleotides analyzed, while in 2007, the nucleotide substitutions significantly increased
(1.37 ± 0.07 per 1,000 nucleotides analyzed). Analyzing the nucleotide substitutions, we found that substitution to G or to
C nucleotides significantly increased (in 1.9 times) in the rolC and nptII genes compared with P.
ginseng
actin gene. Finally, the level of nucleotide substitutions in the rolC gene was 1.1-fold higher when compared with the nptII gene. Thus, for the first time, we have experimentally demonstrated the level of nucleotide substitutions in transferred
genes in transgenic plant cell cultures. 相似文献
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Unfed adult Amblyomma americanum were exposed to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Ticks exposed to the fungus exhibited reduced survival and increased water loss as indicated by change in weight. Treated
ticks survived 7.2 ± 0.22 days (mean ± SE) and controls survived 17.9 ± 0.73 days (P = 0.01; df = 57). At death, ticks exposed to the fungus had lost 25.2 ± 0.84% of their starting weight; control ticks had lost 14.1 ± 0.85%
of their starting weight (P = 0.01; df = 96). Water loss was highest immediately following inoculation, although losses continued to be higher than in uninoculated
ticks. This suggests that fungal penetration causes sufficient cuticle damage to cause desiccation, although other water-loss
avenues exist, including increased time of spiracular opening. Additionally this study did not eliminate the possibility of
a negative impact on water vapor uptake. This is the first study to investigate the effect of an entomopathogenic fungus on
the water balance of a tick. 相似文献
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Fernando G. Brun Elleke van Zetten Eva Cacabelos Tjeerd J. Bouma 《Helgoland Marine Research》2009,63(1):19-25
Seagrasses are well known ecosystem engineers that can significantly influence local hydrodynamics and the abundance and biodiversity
of macrobenthic organisms. This study focuses on the potential role of the seagrass canopy structure in altering the abundance
of filter-feeding organisms by modifying the hydrodynamic driven food supply. We quantified the effect of two ecosystem engineers
with contrasting canopy properties (i.e. Zostera noltii and Cymodocea nodosa) on the food intake rate of a suspension-feeding bivalve Cerastoderma edule living in these seagrass meadows. Field experiments were carried out in two seagrass beds (Z. noltii and C. nodosa) and bare sediment, located on sandflat characterised by a relatively high hydrodynamic energy from waves and currents. Results
demonstrated that the filter-feeding rate was almost twofold increased when C. edule was inhabiting Z. noltii meadows (1.10 ± 0.24 μg Chl g Fresh Weight−1) when compared to cockles living on the bare sediment (0.65 ± 0.14 μg Chl g FW−1). Intermediate values were found within C. nodosa canopy (0.97 ± 0.24 μg Chl g FW−1), but filter feeding rate showed no significant differences with values for Z. noltii meadows. There were no apparent correlations between canopy properties and filter-feeding rates. Our results imply that food
refreshment within the seagrass canopies was enough to avoid food depletion. We therefore expect that the ameliorated environmental
conditions within vegetated areas (i.e. lower hydrodynamic conditions, higher sediment stability, lower predation pressure…)
in combination with sufficient food supply to prevent depletion within both canopies are the main factors underlying our observations. 相似文献
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Calvo C Silva-Castro GA Uad I García Fandiño C Laguna J González-López J 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2008,35(11):1493-1501
Ochrobactrum anthropi strain AD2 was isolated from the waste water treatment plant of an oil refinery and was identified by analysis of the sequence
of the gene encoding 16S rDNA. This bacterium produced exopolysaccharides in glucose nutrient broth media supplemented with
various hydrocarbons (n-octane, mineral light and heavy oils and crude oils). The exopolysaccharide AD2 (EPS emulsifier) synthesized showed a wide
range of emulsifying activity but none of them had surfactant activity. Yield production varied from 0.47 to 0.94 g of EPS l−1 depending on the hydrocarbon added. In the same way, chemical composition and emulsification activity of EPS emulsifier varied
with the culture conditions. Efficiency of the EPS emulsifier as biostimulating agent was assayed in soil microcosms and experimental
biopiles. The AD2 biopolymer was added alone or combined with commercial products frequently used in oil bioremediation such
as inorganic NPK fertilizer and oleophilic fertilizer (S200 C). Also, its efficiency was tested in mixture with activated
sludge from an oil refinery. In soil microcosms supplemented with S200 C + EPS emulsifier as combined treatment, indigenous
microbial populations as well as hydrocarbon degradation was enhanced when compared with microcosms treated with NPK fertilizer
or EPS emulsifier alone. In the same way EPS emulsifier stimulated the bioremediation effect of S200 C product, increasing
the number of bacteria and decreasing the amount of hydrocarbon remained. Finally, similar effects were obtained in biopile
assays amended with EPS emulsifier plus activated sludge. Our results suggest that the bioemulsifier EPS emulsifier has interesting
properties for its application in environment polluted with oil hydrocarbon compounds and may be useful for bioremediation
purposes. 相似文献
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Smita Dube Kamna Nanda Reema Rani Namrata Jit Kaur Jatin Kumar Nagpal Dilip J. Upadhyay Ian A. Cliffe Kulvinder Singh Saini Kedar P. Purnapatre 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2010,26(9):1623-1629
Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) are emerging as a major threat in the hospitals as they have become resistant to current antibiotics. There is an
immediate requirement of drugs with novel mechanisms as the pipeline of investigational drugs against these organisms is lean.
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase (MurA) enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step of bacterial cell wall
biosynthesis is an ideal target for the discovery of novel antibiotics against Gram negative pathogens as they have only one
copy of murA gene in its genome. We have performed biochemical characterization and comparative kinetic analysis of MurA from E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Both enzymes were active at broad range of pH with temperature optima of 37°C. Metal ions did not enhance the activity of
both enzymes. These enzymes had an apparent affinity constant (K
m
) for its substrate UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 36 ± 5.2 and 17.8 ± 2.5 μM and for phosphoenolpyruvate 0.84 ± 0.13 μM and 0.45 ± 0.07 μM
for E. coli and P. aeruginosa enzymes respectively. Both the enzymes showed 5–7 fold shift in IC50 for the known inhibitor fosfomycin upon pre-incubation with the substrate UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. This observation was used
to develop a novel rapid sensitive high throughput assay for the screening of MurA inhibitors. 相似文献
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In this study, Lactobacillus
fermentum (L. fermentum) F1 reduced cholesterol 48.87%. The strain was screened from cattle feces using an API 50 CHL system and the 16S rRNA sequence contrasting method. L. fermentum F1 showed acid and bile tolerance, and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. L. fermentum F1 deconjugated 0.186 mM of free cholalic acid after it was incubated at 37°C in 0.20% sodium taurocholate (TCA) broth for
24 h. Heat-killed and resting cells of L. fermentum F1 showed small amounts of cholesterol removal (6.85 and 25.19 mg/g, respectively, of dry weight) compared with growing cells
(33.21 mg/g of dry weight). The supernatant fluid of the broth contained 50.85% of the total cholesterol, while the washing
buffer and cell extracts had 13.53 and 35.39%, respectively. These findings suggest that L. fermentum F1 may remove cholesterol by co-precipitating with deconjugated bile salt, assimilating with cells and by incorporation into
cellular membranes. Cholesterol assimilated by cells held 72.0% of the reduced cholesterol, while 21.65% of the reduced cholesterol
was coprecipitated with deconjugated bile salt and 5.89% was adsorbed into the surface of the cells. 相似文献