离子交换色谱在细菌素分离纯化中的应用

近年来,乳酸菌细菌素在食品防腐剂和医药领域有着广泛的应用前景,而细菌素的分离纯化是其分子结构及遗传学特性等相关研究的重要基础。离子交换色谱是细菌素分离纯化的主要手段之一。本文阐述了离子交换色谱原理,分析了影响离子交换色谱分离纯化细菌素的各种因素,探讨了细菌素分离纯化中离子交换色谱条件的选择。     

基因芯片技术在病原细菌检测中的应用

基因芯片技术具有快速、高通量、平行化等优点,在病原细菌检测中有广泛的应用前景,选择细菌适宜的靶基因是芯片制备的关键之一。用细菌核糖体基因做靶基因的芯片技术,虽然应用广泛,但仍存在一些不足,随着基因组信息及基因功能的深入研究,包括毒力基因、耐药基因等具有较好种属特异性的细菌基因不断被发现,为芯片技术检测病原细菌提供了更多特异的靶基因,使检测结果更加灵敏、准确,在病原细菌研究中将发挥更大的作用。     

环状细菌素研究进展

细菌素是一类由细菌核糖体合成的抗菌肽,是产生菌获得生存优势的重要手段。与大多数线性细菌素不同,环状细菌素具有N端和C端共价连接的特殊结构。这种环状结构赋予环状细菌素良好的耐热性、广泛的pH适应性和抗蛋白酶降解能力,在食品防腐和对治耐药性细菌领域表现出巨大的应用潜能。通过对已发现的环状细菌素结构分析发现,相对于一级结构,其三级结构的相似性更高,可以作为环状细菌素归类的依据。环状细菌素的生物合成机制尚不清楚,但其环化机制是最具价值的研究热点,可为其他一些肽类物质的合成提供支架,从而提高应用潜能。环状细菌素抑菌机制主要是在目标菌株的细胞膜上穿孔,使胞内物质外流,进而导致目标细菌死亡。其有类似于抗生素的抑菌活性和有别于抗生素的抑菌机制,为治疗日益严重的耐药性病原菌提供了可靠备选资源。本文综述了环状细菌素的构效关系、生物合成和抑菌机制方面的研究进展,希望能够对环状细菌素的深入研究和应用提供有价值的参考。     

应用数学统计法优化副干酪乳杆菌HDl.7固定化细胞制备和产细菌素发酵

[目的]应用数学统计法对副干酪乳杆菌HD1.7的固定细胞制备和发酵条件进行优化,以提高细菌素产量.[方法]用2(6-2)部分因子分析法筛选对细菌素产量影响显著的因子,发现海藻酸钠浓度、接种量和发酵时间对细菌素的产生影响显著.利用最陡爬坡法逼近最大响应区域.用Box-Behnken设计确定最佳海藻酸钠浓度、接种量和发酵时间,并进行分批重复发酵.[结果]固定化生产细菌素的最佳条件是海藻酸钠浓度2.8%、CaC2,浓度5%、固定化时间4 h、菌体包埋量1/20、发酵时间63 h和固定化细胞的接种量8.2%,在此基础上用固定化细胞进行分批重复发酵,每批细菌素的发酵周期为24 h.[结论]通过对固定化细胞制备和发酵条件的优化,固定化细胞在327 h的分批重复发酵中细菌素的总体产量比游离细胞提高了19%,发酵液中无明显细胞渗漏现象且实现了细胞的重复利用,为细菌素的进一步研究和最终提取奠定了基础.     

细菌素的合成与作用机制

细菌素是由细菌产生的抗菌蛋白,可以杀死与产生菌相近的细菌。很多乳酸菌产生不同多样性的细菌素,虽然这些细菌素都是由发酵或非发酵食品中发现的乳酸菌产生的,但是迄今只有乳酸链球菌素(Nisin)作为食品防腐剂被广泛应用。和抗生素不同的是,细菌素由核糖体合成,需经翻译后修饰活化并且通过特定转运系统输到胞外才能发挥其功能,它一般通过作用于靶细胞膜来抑制靶细胞的生长,同时本身合成细菌素的细胞对其产物具有免疫性。细菌素能安全有效地抑制病原体生长,在食品行业中具有广阔的应用前景。     

应用数学统计法优化副干酪乳杆菌HD1.7固定化细胞制备和产细菌素发酵

摘要：【目的】应用数学统计法对副干酪乳杆菌HD1.7的固定细胞制备和发酵条件进行优化,以提高细菌素产量。【方法】用26?2部分因子分析法筛选对细菌素产量影响显著的因子,发现海藻酸钠浓度、接种量和发酵时间对细菌素的产生影响显著。利用最陡爬坡法逼近最大响应区域。用Box-Behnken设计确定最佳海藻酸钠浓度、接种量和发酵时间,并进行分批重复发酵。【结果】固定化生产细菌素的最佳条件是海藻酸钠浓度2.8%、CaCl2浓度5%、固定化时间4 h、菌体包埋量1/20、发酵时间63 h和固定化细胞的接种量8.2%,在此基础上用固定化细胞进行分批重复发酵,每批细菌素的发酵周期为24 h,产量为游离发酵的70%,比游离细胞发酵周期缩短1/2。【结论】通过对固定化细胞制备和发酵条件的优化,固定化细胞在327 h的分批重复发酵中细菌素的总体产量比游离细胞提高了19%,发酵液中无明显细胞渗漏现象且实现了细胞的重复利用,为细菌素的进一步研究和最终提取奠定了基础。     

细菌素及其潜在新应用的研究进展

细菌素是一种由微生物核糖体合成的抗菌肽,一般作为食品防腐剂使用。近年来,科学家挑选少数的细菌素进行深入的研究,开辟了细菌素新的研究领域,并拓宽了其应用范围。随着遗传学和纳米技术的快速发展,细菌素极有可能发展成为下一代新型抗生素、新型载体分子,肿瘤治疗的药物等。同时,科学家发现一些细菌素具有调节群体感应的功能,这一发现表明细菌素具有应用到新领域的可能。目前,革兰氏阴性菌产生的细菌素主要用于细菌素翻译修饰研究,而革兰氏阳性菌(主要是乳酸菌)产生的细菌素主要进行细菌素应用方面的研究。当前,细菌素的应用正从食品领域扩展至人类健康方面。综述了细菌素的功能及其作用效果,并且详细描述了其从食品领域到人类健康方面的应用,表明了细菌素的重要性,旨在为进一步研究细菌素在食品防腐、人类疾病防治和生物防治等领域奠定基础。     

细菌素的作用机制及在生产中的应用

细菌素是一类由微生物产生的具有抑菌活性的多肽或前体多肽类物质。本文主要介绍了细菌素的概念、分类、作用机制,细菌素与抗生素的区别及在生产中的应用。同时阐述了细菌素潜在应用价值。     

新型的DNA序列测定策略:PCR产物直接测序

DNA序列的测定在现代分子生物学中的应用越来越广泛,传统的模板制备方法是将待测序列的DNA片段插入质粒或病毒载体中,然后让其在宿主细菌细胞中增殖.尽管这套方法已被简化和标准化,但由于其涉及到活细胞的保存和使用,不可避免地会带来诸如载体和宿主细胞基因发生突变等不利影响.     

Ⅱa类细菌素的结构、生物合成与活性

乳酸菌产生的细菌素中Ⅱa类细菌素是很大的一类,这类细菌素数量众多且抑菌活性广,尤其是它们都对单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌有较强的抑菌活性,而且它们的理化性质也比较稳定,因而它们是最有希望作为食品添加剂应用的细菌素。对目前研究比较清楚的一些Ⅱa类细菌素的分子构成、基因组织、生物合成、作用方式进行了概述,并对未来Ⅱa类细菌素在食品中的应用途径做出了展望。     

Application of Bacteriocins in the Control of Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria

Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides or proteins produced by strains of diverse bacterial species. The antimicrobial activity of this group of natural substances against foodborne pathogenic, as well as spoilage bacteria, has raised considerable interest for their application in food preservation. Application of bacteriocins may help reduce the use of chemical preservatives and/or the intensity of heat and other physical treatments, satisfying the demands of consumers for foods that are fresh tasting, ready to eat, and lightly preserved. In recent years, considerable effort has been made to develop food applications for many different bacteriocins and bacteriocinogenic strains. Depending on the raw materials, processing conditions, distribution, and consumption, the different types of foods offer a great variety of scenarios where food poisoning, pathogenic, or spoilage bacteria may proliferate. Therefore, the effectiveness of bacteriocins requires careful testing in the food systems for which they are intended to be applied against the selected target bacteria. This and other issues on application of bacteriocins in foods of dairy, meat, seafood, and vegetable origins are addressed in this review.     

Application of bacteriocins in the control of foodborne pathogenic and spoilage bacteria

Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides or proteins produced by strains of diverse bacterial species. The antimicrobial activity of this group of natural substances against foodborne pathogenic, as well as spoilage bacteria, has raised considerable interest for their application in food preservation. Application of bacteriocins may help reduce the use of chemical preservatives and/or the intensity of heat and other physical treatments, satisfying the demands of consumers for foods that are fresh tasting, ready to eat, and lightly preserved. In recent years, considerable effort has been made to develop food applications for many different bacteriocins and bacteriocinogenic strains. Depending on the raw materials, processing conditions, distribution, and consumption, the different types of foods offer a great variety of scenarios where food poisoning, pathogenic, or spoilage bacteria may proliferate. Therefore, the effectiveness of bacteriocins requires careful testing in the food systems for which they are intended to be applied against the selected target bacteria. This and other issues on application of bacteriocins in foods of dairy, meat, seafood, and vegetable origins are addressed in this review.     

A New Structure-based Classification of Gram-positive Bacteriocins

Bacteriocins are ribosomally-synthesized peptides or proteins produced by a wide range of bacteria. The antimicrobial activity of this group of natural substances against foodborne pathogenic and spoilage bacteria has raised considerable interest for their application in food preservation. Classifying these bacteriocins in well defined classes according to their biochemical properties is a major step towards characterizing these anti-infective peptides and understanding their mode of action. Actually, the chosen criteria for bacteriocins’ classification lack consistency and coherence. So, various classification schemes of bacteriocins resulted various levels of contradiction and sorting inefficiencies leading to bacteriocins belonging to more than one class at the same time and to a general lack of classification of many bacteriocins. Establishing a coherent and adequate classification scheme for these bacteriocins is sought after by several researchers in the field. It is not straightforward to formulate an efficient classification scheme that encompasses all of the existing bacteriocins. In the light of the structural data, here we revisit the previously proposed contradictory classification and we define new structure-based sequence fingerprints that support a subdivision of the bacteriocins into 12 groups. The paper lays down a resourceful and consistent classification approach that resulted in classifying more than 70% of bacteriocins known to date and with potential to identify distinct classes for the remaining unclassified bacteriocins. Identified groups are characterized by the presence of highly conserved short amino acid motifs. Furthermore, unclassified bacteriocins are expected to form an identified group when there will be sufficient sequences.     

Circular Bacteriocins: Biosynthesis and Mode of Action

Circular bacteriocins are a group of N-to-C-terminally linked antimicrobial peptides, produced by Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Circular bacteriocins generally exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, including against common food-borne pathogens, such as Clostridium and Listeria spp. These peptides are further known for their high pH and thermal stability, as well as for resistance to many proteolytic enzymes, properties which make this group of bacteriocins highly promising for potential industrial applications and their biosynthesis of particular interest as a possible model system for the synthesis of highly stable bioactive peptides. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on this group of bacteriocins, with emphasis on the recent progress in understanding circular bacteriocin genetics, biosynthesis, and mode of action; in addition, we highlight the current challenges and future perspectives for the application of these peptides.     

Rapid Two-Step Procedure for Large-Scale Purification of Pediocin-Like Bacteriocins and Other Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides from Complex Culture Medium

A rapid and simple two-step procedure suitable for both small- and large-scale purification of pediocin-like bacteriocins and other cationic peptides has been developed. In the first step, the bacterial culture was applied directly on a cation-exchange column (1-ml cation exchanger per 100-ml cell culture). Bacteria and anionic compounds passed through the column, and cationic bacteriocins were subsequently eluted with 1 M NaCl. In the second step, the bacteriocin fraction was applied on a low-pressure, reverse-phase column and the bacteriocins were detected as major optical density peaks upon elution with propanol. More than 80% of the activity that was initially in the culture supernatant was recovered in both purification steps, and the final bacteriocin preparation was more than 90% pure as judged by analytical reverse-phase chromatography and capillary electrophoresis.     

Lactococcal membrane-permeabilizing antimicrobial peptides

A number of lactococcal antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins have been discovered and characterized. Since Lactococcus spp. are generally regarded as safe bacteria, their bacteriocins are expected for various application uses. Most of lactococcal bacteriocins exert antimicrobial activity via membrane permeabilization. The most studied and prominent bacteriocin, nisin A is characterized in the high activity and has been utilized as food preservatives for more than half a century. Recently, other lactococcal bacteriocins such as lacticin Q were found to have distinguished features for further applications as the next generation to nisin.     

Cell Wall-active Bacteriocins and Their Applications Beyond Antibiotic Activity

Microorganisms synthesize several compounds with antimicrobial activity in order to compete or defend themselves against others and ensure their survival. In this line, the cell wall is a major protective barrier whose integrity is essential for many vital bacterial processes. Probably for this reason, it represents a ??hot spot?? as a target for many antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides such as bacteriocins. Bacteriocins have largely been recognized by their pore-forming ability that collapses the selective permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane. However, in the last few years, many bacteriocins have been shown to inhibit cell wall biosyntheis alone, or in a concerted action with pore formation like nisin. Examples of cell wall-active bacteriocins are found in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and include a wide diversity of structures such as nisin-like and mersacidin-like lipid II-binding bacteriocins, two-peptide lantibiotics, and non-modified bacteriocins. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on these antimicrobial peptides as well as the role, composition, and biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall as their target. Moreover, even though bacteriocins have been a matter of interest as natural food antimicrobials, we propose them as suitable tools to provide new means to improve biotechnologically relevant microorganisms.     

Regulation of transcription in the system of genes responsible for bacteriocins production in Streptococcus equi

Bacteriocin production in many Gram-positive bacteria is controlled by a two-component regulatory system that is composed of the sensor protein and the response regulator. In this work, methods of computer analysis were used to describe the locus of genes responsible for the synthesis of class II bacteriocins in the Streptococcus equi genome. Potential regulatory sites (direct repeats) recognized by a DNA-binding protein of the corresponding two-component system were predicted.     

Rapid two-step procedure for large-scale purification of pediocin-like bacteriocins and other cationic antimicrobial peptides from complex culture medium

A rapid and simple two-step procedure suitable for both small- and large-scale purification of pediocin-like bacteriocins and other cationic peptides has been developed. In the first step, the bacterial culture was applied directly on a cation-exchange column (1-ml cation exchanger per 100-ml cell culture). Bacteria and anionic compounds passed through the column, and cationic bacteriocins were subsequently eluted with 1 M NaCl. In the second step, the bacteriocin fraction was applied on a low-pressure, reverse-phase column and the bacteriocins were detected as major optical density peaks upon elution with propanol. More than 80% of the activity that was initially in the culture supernatant was recovered in both purification steps, and the final bacteriocin preparation was more than 90% pure as judged by analytical reverse-phase chromatography and capillary electrophoresis.