Production of an Antifungal Chitinase from Enterobacter sp. NRG4 and its Application in Protoplast Production

Summary In this study flake chitin, crab shell chitin, mushroom stalk, fungal cell wall, wheat bran and rice bran were used as substrate for chitinase production by Enterobacter sp. NRG4 under submerged and solid state fermentation (SSF) conditions. Enterobacter sp. NRG4 produced 72 and 49.7 U/ml of chitinase in presence of cell walls of Candida albicans and Fusarium moniliforme in submerged fermentation. Under SSF, maximum chitinase production was 965 U/g solid substrate with flake chitin and wheat bran (1:3 ratio) at 75% moisture level after 144 h. The purified chitinase inhibited hyphal extension of Fusarium moniliforme, Aspergillus niger, Mucor rouxi and Rhizopus nigricans. The chitinase was effective in release of protoplasts from Trichoderma ressei, Pleurotus florida, Agaricus bisporus and Aspergillus niger. Protoplasts yield was maximum with 60 mg of 24 h old fungal mycelium incubated with 60 U of chitinase and 60 U of cellulase.     

高产几丁质酶巴伦葛兹类芽孢杆菌的筛选和发酵条件优化

【目的】鉴定一株来源于中国南海海水样能够分泌多种胞外几丁质酶的类芽孢杆菌CAU904,并优化其产几丁质酶的发酵条件。【方法】采用形态学观察、16S r DNA序列比对及生理生化实验鉴定;通过碳源、氮源、温度、初始p H、表面活性剂种类以及发酵时间的单因素优化实验获得最佳发酵条件。【结果】菌株CAU904被鉴定为巴伦葛兹类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus barengoltzii),其最优发酵产酶条件为:0.5%胶体几丁质,0.2%酵母浸提物,0.1%吐温-80,培养基初始p H 7.0,45°C培养72 h。在最优发酵条件下,该菌株最大产酶水平达到8.2 U/m L,比优化前提高了5.4倍。几丁质酶的酶谱分析表明该菌株能够产生多达11种具有几丁质水解活性的同工酶,其中主要酶谱带对应分子量分别为54、47和38 k D。【结论】实验结果为巴伦葛兹类芽孢杆菌几丁质酶的分离纯化和酶的应用提供了基础。     

Chitinase Production in Solid-State Fermentation by Enterobacter sp. NRG4 Using Statistical Experimental Design

The optimization of nutrient levels for chitinase production by Enterobacter sp. NRG4 in solid-state fermentation conditions (SSF) was carried out using response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD). The design was employed by selecting wheat bran-to-flake chitin ratio, moisture level, inoculum size, and incubation time as model factors. The results of first-order factorial design experiments showed that all four independent variables have significant effects on chitinase production. The optimum concentrations for chitinase production were wheat bran-to-flake chitin ratio, 1; moisture level, 80%; inoculum size, 2.6 mL; and incubation time, 168 h. Using this statistical optimization method, chitinase production was found to increase from 616 U · g⁻¹ dry weight of solid substrate to 1475 U · g⁻¹ dry weight of solid substrate.     

Influence of bioprocess variables on the production of extracellular chitinase under submerged fermentation by Streptomyces pratensis strain KLSL55

Chitinases are the enzymes which are capable of hydrolyzing chitin to its monomer N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNac). Present study emphasizes on the impact of critical process variables on the production of chitinase from Streptomyces pratensis strain KLSL55. Initially the isolate was noticed to produce 84.67?IU chitinase in basal production medium. At optimization of bioprocess variables, the physical parameters pH of 8.00, 40?°C of incubation temperature, agitation speed of 160?rpm and 1.25?mL of spore suspension were found optimum for improved production of chitinase. Further, formulated production medium with 1.5% colloidal chitin, 1.25% fructose greatly influenced the chitinase production. At all described optimum conditions with formulated production media, a total of 14.30-fold increment was achieved in the chitinase production with final activity of 1210.67?IU when compared to the initial fermentation conditions in basal production medium.     

Development of continuous chitinase production process in a membrane bioreactor by Paenibacillus sp. CHE-N1

In this research, the feasibility of using membrane mode fermentation operations for the continuous chitinase production by Paenibacillus sp. CHE-N1 was investigated. The bioreactor with a membrane outer recycling loop was used to evaluate the effect of membrane pore size on cell retention efficiency, permeate flow rate, fouling, and chitinase recovery in permeate. The results showed that at a transmembrane pressure of 0.9 kg/cm², M 9 microfiltration column with a nominal pore size of 300 kDa exhibited the best microfiltration characteristics and was used for the membrane mode operation. As comparing the chitinase production in the membrane mode operation by feeding deionized water with that in batch mode, the total chitinase activity obtained in membrane operation could reach 42,800 mU for 132 h, about 78% higher than that obtained in batch mode operation. Further improvement by feeding chitin every 3–4 days showed a steadily continuous chitinase production with the activity ranging from 13 to 15 mU/ml at a flow rate of 500 ml/day. The membrane-based microfiltration operation appears to be useful for enhancing the chitinase activity production in fermentation.     

重组毕赤酵母表达棘孢木霉几丁质酶Tachi1的酶学性质研究及表达条件优化

【目的】对转棘孢木霉几丁质酶基因tachi1的毕赤酵母工程菌GS-tachi1-K进行诱导表达,研究重组几丁质酶Tachi1的酶学性质,优化表达条件。【方法】对GS-tachi1-K进行甲醇诱导培养,纯化目的蛋白Tachi1进行几丁质酶酶学性质的研究;通过单因素和正交试验对GS-tachi1-K菌株产几丁质酶Tachi1表达条件进行优化。【结果】GS-tachi1-K表达的几丁质酶Tachi1表观分子量约为44 kDa,酶反应最适的温度和pH分别为50℃和5.5,具有较宽的温度、pH适用范围;50℃以下保持较高的酶活力,在碱性条件下稳定性较差;受Ag+、Hg2+、Cu2+、Fe2+和高浓度的SDS及β-巯基乙醇强烈抑制。该菌株的最佳表达条件为:pH为6.5,甲醇诱导浓度为0.5%,起始细胞浓度为OD600=2,甲醇诱导时间为180 h;几丁质酶Tachi1活力可达17.93 U/mL,蛋白表达量为6.19 g/L。【结论】成功实现了棘孢木霉新几丁质酶基因tachi1的毕赤酵母高效分泌表达,工程菌GS-tachi1-K具有高表达量和表达产物酶活性高两个特点,明确了几丁质酶Tachi1的酶学性质和最佳诱导表达条件,为该几丁质酶及其基因的深入研究和开发利用奠定了基础。     

Proficient biodegradation of shrimp shell waste by Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 for the concomitant production of antifungal chitinase and antioxidant chitosaccharides

This study aimed to optimize the biodegradation of shrimp shell waste by Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 for the co-production of chitinase and chitosaccharides (CS) under submerged fermentation and evaluation of their bioactivities. Canonical analysis and parametric optimization wrought the peakest production of chitinase (21.48 U/ml) and CS (124 μg/ml) after 66.4 h of fermentation at 37.6 °C. The medium containing 2.64% (w/v) shrimp shell powder, 0.38% (w/v) NaCl, 6.86 × 10⁶ cfu/ml inoculum concentration and an agitation speed of 120 rpm were found best. These optimized parameters were also authenticated by scale up of fermentation in 5 L fermentor and a reproducible results obtained with specific yield of chitinase (Y_P/S^chi) of 958.82 U/g and CS (Y_P/S^CS) 5.5 mg/g. A 59 kD chitinase was purified from culture filtrate by sequential chromatography techniques. The enzyme exhibited high degree of antifungal activity particularly against pathogenic Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium oxysporum by dissolving their cell wall components. The IC₅₀ values for A. flavus and F. oxysporum were 3.7 and 4.5 U/ml of purified chitinase, respectively. Chitosaccharides were extracted from the culture filtrate, quantitatively identified as admixture of N-acetylglucosamine monomer (57.5%) and dimer (39.2%). These chitosaccharides have potential antioxidant activity as detected by in vitro free radical scavenging assay.     

Production and regulation of extracellular chitinase from the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosorosea

Extracellular chitinase production by the entomopathogenic fungus, Isaria fumosorosea IF28.2 was studied by using submerged fermentation. Maximum chitinase production (178.34±3.91 mU/mL) was obtained when fermentation was carried out at 25°C for 120 h using 72-h-old mycelium in a medium. The effect of inoculum size on chitinase activity was also observed and maximum chitinase activity (159.41±2.91 mU/mL) was obtained with an inoculum size of 3 discs while an incubation period of 96 h proved the most active inducer of chitinase production yielding a chitinase activity of 186.14±3.81 mU/mL. Colloidal chitin (1.5%, w/v) proved to be the best concentration. The optimum pH for chitinase production was 5.7 while 25°C proved to be the best temperature for chitinase production. Supplementation of additional carbon source like 1.5% N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) showed further enhancement in chitinase production. The divalent metal salts, CaCl₂, MgCl₂ and ZnSO₄, inhibited chitinase activity at 10 and 100 mM concentration, whereas inhibition of chitinase activity by KCl, FeSO₄ and EDTA was observed only at higher concentrations. The results presented in this study increase the knowledge on chitinase production in I. fumosoroseus opening new avenues for the study of the role of this enzyme in virulence against different insect pests during the infection process.     

Optimization of carbon and nitrogen sources in the medium and environmental factors for enhanced production of chitinase by Trichoderma harzianum

Statistical design was used to determine the optimal levels of medium components, the optimal initial pH of the enzyme production medium, the temperature of fermentation, age of the organism in the slant growth and the age of the inoculum for the production of chitinase in shake flask fermentations. The use of high concentrations of chitin and ammonium sulphate and exclusion of peptone and urea from the medium resulted in the production of higher level of the enzyme. The optimal concentrations of the medium components were 12.5 kg/m³ and 4.2 kg/m³ for the chitin and ammonium sulphate respectively. The effect of the addition of peptone and urea to the optimized medium was studied. The optimal values of initial pH and temperature were 5.6 and 28 °C respectively. The optimal age of the slant and the inoculum were found to be 105 h and 43 h respectively. The highest level of chitinase before optimization of the above variables was 0.054 U which was maximized to the level of 0.197 U.     

产几丁质酶褐色喜热裂孢菌的分离鉴定及产酶特性初步研究

采用选择性培养基从土壤中分离到1株产几丁质酶的微生物菌株YX,经形态和分子鉴定为褐色喜热裂孢菌(Thermobifida fusca)。进一步在摇瓶中比较了T.fusca YX在纤维二糖、几丁质、或羧甲基纤维素钠为碳源的培养基中的产酶特性,YX菌株在5 L发酵罐中以几丁质为碳源的培养基发酵到22 h左右时发酵液几丁质酶活即可达到1.7 U/m L。本文首次报道褐色喜热裂孢菌能够产生几丁质酶,具有潜在的应用价值。     

链霉菌A01-chit33CT产纳他霉素和几丁质酶协同表达发酵条件优化

生物农药由于具有良好的生态效应和安全性,因此比化学农药更受到人们的青睐,生物农药的发展契合低碳、循环、清洁绿色经济发展理念。因此,寻求利于食品安全和环境保护,同时高效控制植物病害的新型生物农药成为时下及未来研究的热点。链霉菌以产生纳他霉素等抗生素起到生防作用。链霉菌株A01-chit33CT既可以产生纳他霉素又可以高表达几丁质酶活,生防效果大大增加。为确定链霉菌A01-chit33CT产纳他霉素和几丁质酶协同表达的发酵条件,初步探索了碳氮源和发酵条件对菌株产生纳他霉素和几丁质酶的影响。结果表明,葡萄糖促进纳他霉素的产生而抑制几丁质酶的表达,因此分两阶段添加葡萄糖和几丁质粉来达到二者协同表达。研究确定最佳发酵培养基为:葡萄糖40 g/L,几丁质粉10 g/L(发酵4 d添加),黄豆粉30 g/L,大豆蛋白胨10 g/L,CaCO35 g/L,MgSO4.7H2O 0.5 g/L,K2HPO40.5 g/L。最优发酵条件为:初始pH 6.0,温度28℃,转速180 r/min。在此条件下,链霉菌A01-chit33CT产纳他霉素达1.52 g/L,同时几丁质酶活达990 U/ml,二者比优化前的水平分别提高了1.95倍和2.27倍。     

Solid-state cultivation of Bacillus thuringiensis R 176 with shrimp shells and rice straw as a substrate for chitinase production

In this study, shrimp shell powder, prepared by treating shrimp-processing waste by boiling and crushing, was used as a substrate for isolation of chitinase-producing microorganism. These organisms may have an important economic role in the biological control of rice and other fungal pathogens. Two hundred strains of bacteria with the ability to degrade chitin from shrimp shell waste were isolated from paddy soil, and of these, 40 strains showed chitinase activity in a solid state cultivation. One of the most potent isolates (strain R 176) was identified as Bacillus thuringiensis. Identification was carried out using morphological and biochemical properties along with 16S rRNA sequence analysis. This strain was able to produce high levels of extracellular chitinase in solid media containing shrimp shells as sole carbon source [1.36 U/g initial dry substrate (IDS)], which was 0.36-fold higher than the productivity in a liquid culture with colloidal chitin. The effects of medium composition and physical parameters on chitinase production by this organism were studied. The optimal medium contained shrimp shell mixed with rice straw in 1:1 ratio added with ball-milled chitin 0.5 % (w/v) and ammonium sulfate 0.5 % (w/v). The highest enzyme production (3.86 U/g IDS) by B. thuringiensis R 176 was obtained at pH 7, 37 °C after 14 days growth. With respect to the high amount of chitinase production by this strain in a simple medium, this strain could be a suitable candidate for the production of chitinase from chitinous solid substrates, and further investigations into its structure and characteristics are merited.     

High purity prebiotic isomalto-oligosaccharides production by cell associated transglucosidase of isolated strain Debaryomyces hansenii SCY204 and selective fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae SYI065

An efficient recycling method was used to develop the continuous production of high purity isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMOs) by cell associated transglucosidase of a novel strain, D. hansenii from maltose and selective fermentation by S. cerevisiae. The most potent transglucosidase producer was screened, isolated and identified as Debaryomyces hansenii using LSU region sequencing. Parameters optimization studies were investigated using whole cells of D. hansenii (∼4023 units L⁻¹ α-glucosidase activity) from 10 L fermenter to increase the transglucosidase activity through biotransformation. IMOs was continuously synthesized by reusing the cell biomass (6 %) in a 3 L bioreactor using microfiltration membrane system with 30 % maltose concentration under controlled temperature of 34 °C in an average of 12 h for 5 cycles. The obtained low purity IMOs (67 %) was further incubated with cell pellet of isolated strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae (4 %, w/v) in 3 L bioreactor for 1 h to utilize glucose completely without affecting the product to obtain high purity IMOs by recycling method. This novel study using these yeasts, was found to utilize more than 98 % maltose with higher conversion efficiency for production of IMOs with >91 % purity, 79 % yield and highest productivity of 198.79 g L^-1.h which was confirmed by HPLC.     

Production of Antifungal Chitinase by Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 and Its Potential Role in the Biological Control

Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 produces an antifungal chitinase. Different sources of chitin in the medium were used to test the production of the chitinase. Chitinase production was most effective when colloidal chitin and shrimp shell were used as substrates. The optimum incubation period for chitinase production by Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 was 6?days. The chitinase was purified from the culture medium by fractionation with ammonium sulfate and affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was 43?kDa. The highest activity was obtained at 40?°C for both crude and purified enzymes. The crude chitinase activity was stable during 180?min incubation at 40?°C, but purified chitinase lost about 25?% of its activity under these conditions. Optimal pH for chitinase activity was pH 6–6.5. The activity of crude and purified enzyme was stabilized by Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions, but inhibited by Hg²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions. Chitinase isolated from Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 inhibited the growth of the fungal phytopathogens: Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani. The growth of Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria alternata, and Fusarium oxysporum was not affected.     

Impact of process parameters on chitinase production by an alkalophilic marine Beauveria bassiana in solid state fermentation

A chitinolytic fungus, Beauveria bassiana was isolated from marine sediment and significant process parameters influencing chitinase production in solid state fermentation using wheat bran were optimised. The organism was strongly alkalophilic and produced maximum chitinase at pH 9·20. The NaCl and colloidal chitin requirements varied with the type of moistening medium used. Vegetative (mycelial) inoculum was more suitable than conidial inoculum for obtaining maximal enzyme yield. The addition of phosphate and yeast extract resulted in enhancement of chitinase yield. After optimisation, the maximum enzyme yield was 246·6 units g⁻¹ initial dry substrate (U gIDS⁻¹). This is the first report of the production of chitinase from a marine fungus.     

链霉菌A048产几丁质酶最佳发酵工艺研究

将链霉菌A048在完全培养基中培养至对数生长末期,离心洗涤收集菌丝体,然后接种入发酵产酶培养基中,进行二步发酵工艺牛产几丁质酶,几丁质酶活力比一步发酵工艺提高1．1倍,发酵周期共54h,比一步发酵工艺缩短66h;把菌丝体与几丁质粉共固定化,接入发酵产酶培养基中培养36h,几丁质酶活力比一步发酵工艺提高1．8倍,发酵周期缩短54h;在二步发酵工岂中另添加0．4％纤维素,几丁质酶活力可提高4倍,比一步发酵工艺提高10倍,酶活力达18．52U／mL。采用几丁质和纤维索双因子诱导二步发酵工艺可能是链霉菌A048生产几丁质酶的最佳工艺。     

Utilization of prawn waste for chitinase production by the marine fungus Beauveria bassiana by solid state fermentation

Prawn waste, a chitinous solid waste of the shellfish processing industry, was used as a substrate for chitinase production by the marine fungus Beauveria bassiana BTMF S10, in a solid state fermentation (SSF) culture. Theprocess parameters influencing SSF were optimized. A maximum chitinase yield of 248.0 units/g initial dry substrate (U/gIDS) was obtained in a medium containing a 5:1 ratio (w/v) of prawn waste/sea water, 1% (w/w) NaCl,2.5% (w/w) KH2PO4, 425–600m substrate particle size at 27°C, initial pH 9.5, and after 5 days of incubation. The presence of yeast extract reduced chitinase yield. The results indicate scope for the utilization of shellfish processing (prawn) waste for the industrial production of chitinase by using solid state fermentation.     

An alkaline pH control strategy for methionine adenosyltransferase production in Pichia pastoris fermentation

Pichia pastoris is a successful system for expressing heterologous proteins and its fermentation pH is always maintained below 7.0. However, particular proteins are unstable under acidic conditions, such as methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT), and thus fermentation under acidic pH conditions is unsuitable because protein activity is lost owing to denaturation. Here, a strategy employing alkaline pH in the late fermentation period was developed to improve MAT production. Initially, P. pastoris KM71 was transformed with the mat gene to overexpress MAT. After 72 h of in vitro incubation at different pH values, the expressed MAT displayed highest stability at pH 8.0; however, pH 8.0 inhibited cell growth and induced cell rupture, thus affecting protein production. To balance MAT stability and Pichia cell viability, different pH control strategies were compared. In strategy A (reference), the induction pH was maintained at 6.0, whereas in strategy B, it was gradually elevated to 8.0 through a 25 h transition period (80 ～ 105 h). MAT activity was 0.86 U/mg (twofold higher than the control). However, MAT content was reduced by 50% when compared with strategy A, because of proteases released upon cell lysis. To improve cell viability under alkaline conditions, glycerol was added in addition to methanol (strategy C). When compared with strategy B, the MAT-specific activity remained nearly constant, whereas the expression level increased to 1.27 g/L. The alkaline pH control strategy presented herein for MAT production represents an excellent alternative for expressing proteins that are stable only under alkaline conditions.