微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅰ.高度立体选择性菌株的筛选

从361株细菌和酵母菌中分别筛选到12株可不对称水解布洛芬乙酯生成R(-)-布洛芬的细菌(5株菌对映体过量(ee)可达85%)和15株具有不对称水解布洛芬乙酯活性的酵母菌,其中皮状丝孢酵母T158生成S(+)-布洛芬,ee可超过92%.该酵母菌最适碳源为葡萄糖,浓度以1.0—1.5%适宜,蛋白胨浓度低于0.3%或高于0.5%对水解拆分均不利.酵母膏的加入显著提高水解活性,最适浓度0.3%.在培养基中添加表面活性剂吐温80(0.2%)既可提高拆分专一性,又能增强水解能力.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅰ.高度立体选择性菌株的筛选

从361株细菌和酵母菌中分别筛选到12株可不对称水解布洛芬乙酯生成R(-)-布洛芬的细菌(5株菌对映体过量(ee)可达85%)和15株具有不对称水解布洛芬乙酯活性的酵母菌,其中皮状丝孢酵母T158生成S(+)-布洛芬,ee可超过92%.该酵母菌最适碳源为葡萄糖,浓度以1.0—1.5%适宜,蛋白胨浓度低于0.3%或高于0.5%对水解拆分均不利.酵母膏的加入显著提高水解活性,最适浓度0.3%.在培养基中添加表面活性剂吐温80(0.2%)既可提高拆分专一性,又能增强水解能力.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅱ.反应条件和产物提取

皮状丝孢酵母具有较强不对称水解底物专一性.在试验的五种布洛芬消旋酯中,水解甲酯和异丙酯生成s(+)-布洛芬ee可达97%,乙酯为93%以上;而水解活性以乙酯最强,转化率高于30%.不对称水解最适pH6.5—7.0;温度在28—37℃范围内拆分能力无明显差别.该酵母的水解酶为胞内酶,将酵母细胞制成两酮干粉进行水解可提高立体专一性.产物S(+)-布洛芬可借助于酸碱反应和有机溶剂提取得到,同时回收未水解的酯.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S（＋）—布洛芬的研究：Ⅱ.反应条件和产物提取

皮状丝孢酵母具有较强不对称水解底物专一性。在试验的五种布洛芬消旋酯中,水解甲酯和异丙酯生成Ｓ（＋）－布洛芬ｅｅ可达９７％,乙酯为９３％以上;而水解活性以乙酯最强。转化率高于３０５。不对称水解最适ｐＨ６．５－７．０;温度在２８－３７℃范围内拆分能力无明显差别。该酵母的水解酶为胞内酶,将酵母细胞制成丙酮干粉进行水解可提高立体专一性。产物Ｓ（＋）－布洛芬可借助于酸碱反应和有机溶剂提取得到,同时回收未水解     

脂肪酶产生菌的筛选及不对称水解合成S-(+)-萘普生

从１６个土样中分离获得一株脂肪酶产生菌Ｅ－５３＃,该菌可优先水解Ｓ－（＋）－萘普生甲酯为Ｓ－（＋）－萘普生,ｅｅ值可超过８７％。该菌经初步鉴定为芽孢杆菌,最佳产酶培养基为葡萄糖０．５％、蛋白胨０．５％、酵母膏０．２％。０．５％的橄榄油,能诱导脂肪酶的大量产生。     

（S）-（-）-β-羟基苯丙酸乙酯的微生物法合成

采用酿酒酵母CGMCC No．2266菌体,不对称还原β-羰基苯丙酸乙酯制备光学纯（S）-（-）-β-羟基苯丙酸乙酯。结果表明：采用初始pH为8．0的液体发酵培养基培养的CGMCCNo．2266菌体经过50℃预热处理30min后用于生物转化获得的（S）-（-）-G-羟基苯丙酸乙酯对映体过剩值可以达到100％ee。确定了合成（S）-（-）-β-羟基苯丙酸乙酯的较佳转化条件为pH7．0,温度30℃,转化时间24h,底物浓度为3．63mmol／L,菌体用量为86g/L（干重／反应体积）。以10％葡萄糖为辅助底物,产率比不加辅助底物时提高了75．4％。在最佳转化条件下反应转化率及（S）-（-）-β-羟基苯丙酸乙酯对映体过剩值可分别达到98．4％和100％ee。     

NK13中(S)- 酮基布洛芬拆分用酯酶基因的克隆及表达

以本实验室筛选出的一株具有不对称拆分消旋酮基布洛芬氯乙酯的菌株NK13为材料,经初步鉴定为巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium),通过构建其基因文库,从中筛选得到一阳性克隆重组子pUC-NK。测序分析表明,该重组子质粒中包含一长度为933bp的酯酶基因的完整开放阅读框,核苷酸同源性对比证明该酯酶基因属首次发现（GenBank登录号为DQ196347）,将此基因克隆到原核表达载体pET21b+中构建重组表达质粒pET-NKest,转化E.coli BL21,经IPTG诱导在宿主菌中得到表达,经SDS-PAGE电泳检测证明该酯酶蛋白分子量约为34KDa。薄层层析与HPLC检测结果显示,表达菌株的转化效率较原始菌有明显提高,由表达菌45min就能转化酮基布洛芬氯乙酯47.4％,而得到的(S)-酮基布洛芬过量（e.e.%）由野生菌NK13的5.84％提高到55.46％,提高将近10倍,说明该酯酶具有优先拆分得到(S)-酮基布洛芬的特性。     

拆分获得(R)-酮基布洛芬酯酶基因的筛选、克隆与表达

以自筛选出的具有一定不对称拆分外消旋酮基布洛芬氯乙酯能力的野生菌Bacillus megaterium NK13为材料,通过构建其基因文库,筛选得到一个阳性克隆重组子pUC18-NK-HYD3。分析测序结果发现外源片段中包含一段完整的741 bp的开放阅读框,其编码的蛋白中含有酯酶的GXSXG保守序列。经在NCBI的BLAST系统中比对,证明该酯酶基因属于首次发现(GenBank Accession Number: GU143552)。将酯酶基因克隆到载体pET21b(+)中,转化E. coli BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导后在宿主菌得到表达。SDS-PAGE电泳检测证明该酯酶蛋白分子量约为28 kDa。TLC和HPLC检测结果显示,该酯酶优先水解(R)-型底物,在重组菌菌液体系,转化率为15%时,酯酶拆分获得(R)-酮基布洛芬的过量值(e.e.%)最高,达62.74％;改用重组菌湿菌体的PBS体系后,在转化率为10%~50%时,酯酶拆分获得(R)-酮基布洛芬的过量值(e.e.%)一直保持在73%~76%之间。     

(S)-酮基布洛芬拆分用脂肪酶基因的克隆及表达

本实验室筛选出一株具有不对称拆分消旋酮基布洛芬氯乙酯的菌株NK13为材料,经鉴定为巨大芽孢杆菌Bacillus megaterium。通过构建其基因文库,从中筛选得到阳性克隆重组子pUC-NK1。测序分析表明,该重组子质粒中包含一长度为633bp的脂肪酶基因的完整开放阅读框,核苷酸同源性对比证明该脂肪酶基因属首次发现(GenBank Accession No.EU381317),将此基因克隆到原核表达载体pET21b(+)中构建重组表达质粒pET-NKest1,转化Escherichia coli BL21,经Isopropyl-β-D-Thiogalactoside(IPTG)诱导在宿主菌中得到表达,经SDS-PAGE电泳检测证明该脂肪酶成熟蛋白分子量约为20kDa。薄层层析与HPLC检测结果显示,表达菌株转化外消旋酮基布洛芬氯乙酯得到(S)-酮基布洛芬过量(e.e.%),由野生菌NK13的5.84%提高到75.28%,提高约15倍,说明该脂肪酶具有优先拆分得到(S)-酮基布洛芬的特性。     

微水相中杏仁醇腈酶催化不对称合成(R)-氰醇的研究

利用气相色谱手性分析,研究了微水相中来源于杏仁的(R)-醇腈酶催化醛与HCN不对称合成(R)-氰醇.结果表明,反应时间、添加乙酸、反应介质、反应体系水活度、反应温度和底物的结构对醇腈酶反应均有显著影响.杏仁醇腈酶对芳香族、脂肪族和杂环族醛均有良好的催化作用.其中,苯甲醛为杏仁醇腈酶的最适作用底物,在低温（0～5℃）下,转化率和产物对映体过剩值均在99%以上.     

Production of (R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy) propionic acid by Beauveria bassiana ZJB16007 in solid state fermentation using rice bran

Abstract

R-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (R-HPPA) is a key chiral intermediate for phenoxypropionic acid herbicide synthesis. In this study, to improve the production of R-HPPA with B. bassiana ZJB16007, the cultivation conditions in solid-state fermentation (SSF) were investigated. The effects of various substrates on R-HPPA production were evaluated and the process parameters were also optimized. The results showed that rice bran was the optimal substrate for R-HPPA production. The optimal medium components and cultivation conditions were: rice bran: silkworm chrysalis powder = 5.25: 2.25 (g: g), nutrient salts solution 12?mL which contained 50?g/L R-PPA, pH 5.0, and cultivated at 28?°C for 11 days. Under the optimized conditions, the transformation of R-HPPA was significantly improved and the yield of R-HPPA reached 77.78%, which was 15.14% higher than that of the control (67.55%). Therefore, SSF may serve as an alternative for R-HPPA production by B. bassiana ZJB16007.     

环氧丙醇酯立体专-性水解酶产生菌的筛选

从土壤中筛选出一株能拆分（Ｒ,Ｓ）－环氧丙醇丁酸酯的根霉（Ｒｈｉｚｏｐｕｓｓｐ．Ｂｃ０－０９）,该菌株所产胞外脂肪酶在水解环氧丙醇丁酸酯的反应中具有良好的立体专一性。在ｐＨ恒定７．０的条件下,以其发酵液水解底物,当转化率为５８％时,残留的（Ｒ）－环氧丙醇丁酸酯的光学纯度（对映体过量值）达９６．１％。     

Enantiospecific enzymatic preparation of (2S,3S)-3-alkylaspartic acids of current interest in the synthesis of stereoregular poly[β-(2S,3S)-3-alkylmalic acids] as new optically active functional polyesters

(2S,3S)-3-methyl- and 3-isopropylaspartic acids were synthesized by bioconversion of the corresponding alkylfumarates (mesaconate and 3-isopropylfumarate) using β-methylaspartase from cell-free extracts of Clostridium tetanomorphum. Optically pure (2S,3S)-3-alkylaspartic acids were transformed in several steps to benzyl (3S,4R)-3-alkylmalolactonates without any racemization of the two chiral centers. These optically active α,β-substituted-β-lactones were polymerized by anionic ring opening polymerization yielding optically active semi-crystalline polyesters. ¹³C NMR analysis of poly[benzyl β-3-isopropylmalate] in CDCl₃ has shown that only the iso-type stereosequence is present in the polymer, indicating that the macromolecular chain is constituted by the only units of benzyl β-(2S,3S)-3-isopropylmalate monomer. The polymerization reaction was done without any racemization of the two stereogenic centers as in the case of benzyl (3S,4R)-3-methylmalolactonate. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Synthesis of (E)-9-(1-pyrenyl)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal, a fluorescent probe of the (E)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal with retained biological properties

(E)-9-(1-pyrenyl)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal (FHNE), a fluorescent probe of (E)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal (HNE) is synthesised in seven steps and in 35% overall yield, starting from commercially available 1-pyrencarboxyaldehyde. When incubated with cultured HeLa cells this fluorescent probe penetrates cells and particularly concentrates in the region surrounding the nucleus. As the parent compound, HNE it is able to induce the activation of heat shock factor (HSF) and it is able to induce the binding of HSF to heat shock element (HSE).     

(S)-3-Pentyn-2-ol production through microbial enzyme-catalyzed, highly enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic 3-pentyn-2-ol esters

Air-dried cells of Hansenula nonfermentans AKU 4332 catalyzed the production of (S)-3-pentyn-2-ol from (RS)-3- pentyn-2-ol acetate ester at 10% (v/v). The product was formed at 96.6% e.e. with a molar yield of 45% in 24 h. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998     

3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl]alanine (enduracididine) and 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl] acetic acid in seeds of Lonchocarpus sericeus

3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl]alanine (enduracididine) and 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl] acetic acid have been isolated from seeds of Lonchocarpus sericeus. The concentration of each compound was ca 0.5 % of the fresh seed weight.     

Biodegradation of the chlorophenoxy herbicide (R)-(+)-mecoprop by Alcaligenes denitrificans

An Alcaligenes denitrificans strain capable of utilizing theherbicide (R)-(+)-2(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionicacid (mecoprop) as a sole carbon source was isolated fromsoil and cultured in liquid medium. Crude cell extracts of thebacterium were utilized in spectrophotometric assays toelucidate a biochemical pathway for degradation ofmecoprop. Results indicated a reaction sequence analogousto the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D).GC-MS analysis provided direct evidence for thebiotransformation of mecoprop to the transient metabolite4-chloro-2-methylphenol (MCP). No NADPH-dependentactivity was observed during this reaction. Pyruvate wasverified as the second product derived from the aliphatic sidechain of mecoprop. MCP was subsequently transformed to asubstituted catechol by an NADPH-dependentmonooxygenase. When grown on mecoprop, A.denitrificans was adapted to oxidize catechol and its 4- and3-methylated derivatives indicating the broad substratespecificity of catechol dioxygenase. The microorganism wasdemonstrated to adopt the ortho mechanism of aromaticcleavage which resulted in the formation of2-methyl-4-carboxymethylene but-2-en-4-olide, a reactionintermediate of the -ketoadipate pathway.     

Effect of the auxin, 2-(2-methyl-4-chloro-phenoxy)propionic acid, on cell cycle regulation in maize embryonic tissues

During seed maturation, cells from embryonic tissues stop division at different phases of the cell cycle. In maize, neither these phases nor the effect of exogenous auxin on them are known. Disinfected whole maize ( Zea mays L. Mexican commercial hybrid H30) seeds or sectioned embryonic axes were incubated in Murashige and Skoog medium, with or without 2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid (MCPP), a synthetic auxin. For some in vitro experiments, radioactive [³H]-thymidine was also added. After the stated incubation period, meristems of mesocotyl, primary and seminal roots from embryonic axes were dissected, fixed, and analyzed under a microscope. The percentage of mitotic indices was recorded. In the labeling experiments, labeled and non-labeled percentage of mitotic figures (MI %) were determined. It was found that cell division is a programmed event in the meristematic tissues of maize embryonic axes. Populations of cells entering cell division were obseved during the germination process. The mesocotyl was the first tissue to divide, followed by seminal and primary roots.
Meristematic cells from dry embryos are arrested during the G₂ and G₁ phases of the cell cycle. MCPP has a differential effect, stimulating G₂ cells to enter cell division. It is concluded that MCPP might regulate the cell cycle at specific points.     

A Pitfall of the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5(3-carboxymethonyphenol)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) Assay due to Evaporation in wells on the Edge of a 96 well Plate

The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5(3-carboxymethonyphenol)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) calorimetric assay is replacing the traditional 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay as a fast, one-step assay of cell viability. We have observed that evaporation of the outer wells of a 96 well plate increases the absorbancy by 52% compared to the inner wells. Filling the outer 2 rows of wells with media and replacement of the media prior to addition of the MTS reagent will, however, correct this inaccuracy.