蔗糖异构酶催化生产异麦芽酮糖研究进展

作为蔗糖的一种异构体,异麦芽酮糖具有许多独特的生理功能,例如非致龋齿性、益生元特性、适合糖尿病人使用以及对大多数细菌和酵母的抗性等,因而受到广泛关注。异麦芽酮糖主要是通过蔗糖异构酶催化蔗糖转化形成,反应中同时生成的海藻酮糖以及少量的葡萄糖和果糖,给工业生产带来困扰。简要论述异麦芽酮糖的特性、生理功能及其生产中存在的问题,重点论述蔗糖异构酶催化蔗糖转化的机理,为异麦芽酮糖在食品工业中的开发利用提供参考。     

木酮糖激酶基因整合表达载体构建及在酿酒酵母中的过表达

【目的】以载体p406ADH1为构建骨架,构建一个酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)工业菌株的整合表达载体。【方法】通过酶切连接的方式,将4个元件片段:作为筛选标记的G418抗性基因KanR,用于基因表达的ADH1终止子片段,酿酒酵母W5自身木酮糖激酶基因,18S rDNA介导的同源整合区,插入到骨架质粒p406ADH1中,得到多拷贝整合表达载体pCXS-RKTr。将该载体线性转化酿酒酵母后,对转化子中木酮糖激酶酶活进行测定,检测其表达情况。【结果】重组质粒在酿酒酵母体内实现了木酮糖激酶的高水平稳定表达,其酶活力是初始菌株的2.87倍。【结论】本实验构建了一个酿酒酵母工业菌株整合表达载体,并用此载体过表达了其自身的木酮糖激酶基因。该重组质粒载体的构建可以有效解决酿酒酵母中自身木酮糖激酶酶活较低的情况,这为利用木糖高产乙醇酿酒酵母基因工程菌株的构建和其它酵母重组质粒载体的构建奠定基础。     

大黄欧文氏菌蔗糖异构酶控制产物特异性基序的定点突变

大黄欧文氏菌(Erwinia rhapontici)蔗糖异构酶催化蔗糖异构为异麦芽酮糖和海藻酮糖,具有一个可能控制产物特异性的325RLDRD329基序.本研究以定点突变方法对该基序的带电荷氨基酸进行突变,共构建R325D、R328A、R328D、R328Q和D329N 5个突变体.通过对突变体的酶学特性及突变体转化蔗糖的产物组成分析,结果显示所构建突变体的Km值上升约2~5倍,比活力下降至野生型SI比活力的11.8%~25.3%.HPLC分析显示Arg325和Arg328分别突变为Asp,导致产物中异麦芽酮糖/海藻酮糖的比例从6.93分别降至0.96和2.92,并伴随一个未知寡糖出现.Arg328突变为Ala和Gln同样导致反应产物中海藻酮糖比例上升,异麦芽酮糖比例下降.但是突变体D329N反应产物比例没有变化.以上结果表明325RLDRD329基序对大黄欧文氏菌蔗糖异构酶的酶活具有重要作用,并对酶的产物特异性产生影响.本研究结果将为该酶的作用机理研究奠定基础.     

蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶的表面展示及酶学性质分析

【目的】蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶催化1分子蔗糖上的果糖基转移到另一个蔗糖分子上,形成1-蔗果三糖和葡萄糖。在低聚果糖中,1-蔗果三糖益生素活性最高。本研究将该酶展示在酵母菌细胞表面上,并用于1-蔗果三糖的制备。【方法】将来自莴苣的蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶基因克隆到用于酵母细胞表面展示的表达载体上,并在解脂亚罗酵母菌中进行异源表达,表达的酶展示在该细胞表面上,然后以蔗糖为底物,研究表面展示的蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶的性质。【结果】免疫荧光实验结果表明蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶已展示在酵母菌的细胞表面上,高效液相色谱结果表明酵母表面展示的该酶具有转移酶的催化活性。该酶的最适作用温度、最适作用p H分别为45°C和7.5;该酶的催化活性受Zn2+和Cu2+的抑制,受Ca2+激活;该酶重复使用7次后,酶活下降50%。表面展示的蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶和3%蔗糖混合后在40°C条件下孵育30 min后,所产1-蔗果三糖含量最高为20.8 mmol/L。【结论】蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶在解脂亚罗酵母菌中得到成功表达,并展示在其细胞表面上,生化研究表明该重组蛋白具有果糖基转移酶活性,且催化蔗果三糖的生成。表面展示的蔗糖:蔗糖-1-果糖基转移酶作为一种全细胞催化剂能够用于1-蔗果三糖的制备。     

木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母表面表达及对木糖代谢影响的初步研究

利用α-型酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)表面展示系统的载体,将来源于嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus的木糖异构酶基因xylA,插入到酿酒酵母蔗糖酶信号肽序列与α-凝集素的C端编码序列之间,形成融合表达框,构建重组质粒pSY-xy222,转化酿酒酵母H158。含重组质粒的菌株H158-SXI木糖异构酶活性测定表明,细胞壁上酶活测定值为1.53 U,木糖异构酶在酿酒酵母细胞壁上得到活性表达。木糖葡萄糖共发酵结果显示,重组菌株木糖利用率较出发菌株提高了17.8%。     

环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶的酿酒酵母表面展示及其生产2-O-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖基抗坏血酸

摘要:【目的】将环状芽孢杆菌251(Bacillus circulans 251)来源的环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶(Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase,CGTase)展示在酿酒酵母( Saccharomyces cerevisiae)细胞表面,构建全细胞催化剂生产2-O-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖基抗坏血酸(2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid,AA-2G),以提高AA-2G 的产量。【方法】将CGTase编码基因cgt连接到载体质粒pYD1中的a凝集素(a-agglutinin)Aga2p亚基基因的下游构建表面展示重组质粒pYD1-cgt,转化酿酒酵母EBY100获得重组菌EBY100-pYD1-cgt,对发酵条件(培养基、诱导温度和诱导剂半乳糖浓度)进行优化;同时先后对重组菌的发酵产酶以及表面展示CGTase的酶促合成AA-2G的条件进行了优化;进一步又比较了表面展示的CGTase与E.coli BL21发酵所得的游离CGTase在酶促制备AA-2G过程中副产物的积累情况。【结果】展示CGTase的酿酒酵母重组菌株以YPG培养基作为发酵培养基,诱导剂半乳糖初始添加浓度为20 g/L,经25 ℃诱导48 h后,表面展示CGTase最大酶产量为0.5 U/mL;表面展示CGTase 40 ℃条件下的温度稳定性比游离酶有所提高,pH稳定范围变宽。对表面展示的CGTase制备AA-2G转化条件的优化发现,其最适温度最适pH分别为30 ℃和4.5,转化48 h达到平衡,表面展示的CGTase制备AA-2G的产量较游离酶提高了37%。【结论】对于CGTase,a凝集素系统是一个有效的展示系统,构建的酿酒酵母全细胞催化剂用于酶促制备AA-2G时,产生的副产物葡萄糖可能被酵母细胞利用,从而降低了葡萄糖与VC的竞争作用使AA-2G的产量增加,该全细胞催化剂具有良好的应用前景。     

链霉菌来源D-甘露糖异构酶的性质及其在制备D-甘露糖中的应用

【背景】D-甘露糖具有多种功能活性,在食品、医药、饲料等行业应用广泛。D-甘露糖异构酶可以催化D-果糖与D-甘露糖之间的相互转化,在D-甘露糖的酶法制备中具有应用潜力。【目的】克隆一个链霉菌(Streptomycessp.)来源的D-甘露糖异构酶基因(ssMIaseA)并在大肠杆菌中表达,研究其酶学性质,并用于制备D-甘露糖。【方法】从链霉菌(Streptomycessp.)中发掘一个D-甘露糖异构酶基因(ssMIaseA),构建重组表达质粒pET-28a-ssMIaseA并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,经Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化后测定酶学性质,利用高效液相色谱对SsMIaseA制备D-甘露糖进行研究。【结果】SsMIaseA与嗜热裂孢菌(Thermobifda fusca)来源的D-甘露糖异构酶ManI相似性最高,为60.2%。该酶比酶活为525 U/mg,分子量约为45 kD,最适pH和温度分别为7.5和45°C,在pH 6.5-10.0范围内和45°C以下保持稳定。该酶对甘露糖具有最高催化活性,其次是果糖、塔罗糖和塔格糖。利用SsMIaseA转化600 g/L D-果糖,反应8 h达到平衡,生成185 g/L D-甘露糖,转化率为31%。【结论】SsMIaseA作为新型D-甘露糖异构酶为D-甘露糖的酶法制备奠定了基础。     

解脂耶氏酵母脂肪酶基因lip1的克隆、密码子优化及功能表达

摘要：【目的】克隆解脂耶氏酵母（Yarrawia lipolytica）脂肪酶基因lip1,并通过密码子优化,首次实现其在毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)中的诱导型和组成型表达。【方法】通过PCR扩增Y. lipolytica脂肪酶基因lip1,根据P. pastoris密码子偏爱性,运用重叠延伸PCR合成改造后基因MLip1,将其分别克隆至诱导型分泌载体pPIC9K和新构建的组成型分泌载体pGAP9K上,电转至P. pastoris GS115中,G418抗性筛选得到高拷贝转化重组子,摇瓶发酵     

分散泛菌蔗糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中的表达及发酵优化

为了提高分散泛菌Pantoea dispersa UQ68J来源的蔗糖异构酶产量,研究了不同信号肽及发酵条件对蔗糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中重组表达的影响。将携带天然信号肽的蔗糖异构酶基因优化后,转入大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)构建重组表达菌株——ORI菌株,摇瓶发酵总酶活和胞外酶活分别为85 U/m L、65 U/m L。从天然信号肽开始第22位氨基酸作为成熟蛋白的起始,连接Pel B或Omp A信号肽构建P22和O22菌株,其中P22菌株发酵总酶活提高至138 U/m L,是ORI菌株总酶活的1.6倍;而O22菌株发酵总酶活和ORI菌株无明显差别。采用3.0 g/L的乳糖诱导,P22菌株的蔗糖异构酶总酶活提高至168 U/m L。在3 L发酵罐中,研究甘氨酸浓度和诱导时间对蔗糖异构酶分泌的影响,当补加0.5%甘氨酸,DCW为18 g/L(OD_(600)=30)开始诱导,P22菌株的蔗糖异构酶胞外酶活最高达1 981 U/m L,同时蔗糖异构酶总酶活达到2 640 U/m L,是已报道大肠杆菌重组表达蔗糖异构酶的最高水平。     

香菇HMG-box转录因子lelcrp1基因的功能

【目的】研究香菇(Lentinula edodes) HMG-box转录因子LELCRP1 (Lentinula edodes lignocellulase genes regulation protein 1)在木质纤维素降解相关酶基因表达中的功能与作用。【方法】通过double-joint及同源重组方法构建lelcrp1基因RNAi载体,采用根癌农杆菌介导转化的方法转入香菇异核菌株W1菌丝中,筛选得到RNAi转化子,通过Southern杂交检测插入片段在菌株W1基因组中的拷贝数量。采用荧光定量PCR检测RNAi转化子木质纤维素降解酶基因表达水平变化,并在含有3.5μg/mL潮霉素的MYG平板上测定RNAi转化子的菌丝生长速度。【结果】获得了4个lelcrp1基因表达水平与出发菌株W1相比显著下调6–7倍的RNAi转化子。Southern杂交结果显示,lelcrp1基因RNAi片段已成功整合至香菇菌株W1基因组内,并以单拷贝形式存在。对其中2个RNAi转化子的26个木质纤维素降解酶基因表达水平进行分析,发现其中9个纤维素酶基因、1个半纤维素酶基因、2个辅助酶AA9基因和1个锰过氧化物酶基因的表达水平均表现出明显的下调。平板生长试验表明,RNAi转化子菌丝生长速度均显著慢于出发菌株W1。【结论】通过RNAi技术成功抑制了香菇异核菌株中lelcrp1基因表达水平,并导致部分纤维素及木质素酶基因表达水平相应下调,首次发现HMG-box结构域的转录因子能调控木质纤维素降解相关酶基因表达。     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

New species of Peruvian Orchidaceae III

Sixteen new species are proposed in the generaAckermania, Dressleria, Epidendrum, Maxillaria, Oncidium, Rodriguezia, Sigmatostalix, andTrigonidium. All new species are illustrated.Maxillaria vittariifolia L. O. Williams is newly recorded for Peru. A key is provided forTrigonidium of Peru.Trigonidium loretoense Schltr. andT. peruvianum Schltr. are lectotypified.     

Interaction of Synthetic Analogues of Natural Chalcones and Flavones with Guanidine

The reaction of chalcones and flavones with guanidine in ethanol results in 2-(2-aminopyrimidinyl-4)-phenols.     

Demographic characteristics of an intertidal bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus)

Synopsis In a fourteen month study (May 1976 – June 1977) I examined the following characteristics of an intertidal bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus) in Morro Bay, California, U.S.A.: annual and seasonal patterns of abundance, age composition and growth rates, survivorship and mortality patterns, and the reproductive cycle for female gobies. Fishes were collected with the aid of quinaldine and otoliths and ovaries removed. Age and growth rates were estimated from otolith annuli using a back calculation formula and a Brody-Bertalanffy growth curve. Mortality rates were derived using the methods of Heincke (1913), Robson & Chapman (1960), mean age, and a catch curve (Ricker 1975). A gonad index was used to describe the annual reproductive cycle. Results indicated that abundance fluctuated seasonally and that these fluctuations appeared to be caused by reproductive emigrations. Bay gobies reached an age of 7+ and a standard length of 87 mm. Growth was relatively constant (6 mm yr⁻¹) until age 5, at which point it began to decline. The mean rates of survivorship, mortality, and instantaneous mortality were 0.75, 0.25, and 0.29 respectively. Mortality rates for individual age classes ranged from 0.13 to 0.51 and increased with age. This stock appears to reproduce mainly during the winter.