Influence of Fermentation Medium Composition on Physicochemical Surface Properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus

The effect of the simple and complex basic components of a fermentation medium on the surface properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCC2628 is studied by physicochemical methods, such as electrophoresis, interfacial adhesion, and X-ray photonelectron spectroscopy, and by transmission electron microscopy. Starting from an optimized complete medium, the effect of carbohydrates, peptones, and yeast extracts on the physicochemical properties of the cell wall is systematically investigated by consecutively omitting one of the principal components from the fermentation medium at the time. The physicochemical properties and structure of the bacterial cell wall remain largely unchanged if the carbohydrate content of the fermentation medium is strongly reduced, although the concentration of surface proteins increases slightly. Both peptone and yeast extract have a considerable influence on the bacterial cell wall, as witnessed by changes in surface charge, hydrophobicity, and the nitrogen-to-carbon ratio. Both zeta potential and the cell wall hydrophobicity show a positive correlation with the nitrogen-to-carbon ratio of the bacterial surfaces, indicative of the important role of surface proteins in the overall surface physical chemistry. The hydrophobicity of the cell wall, which is low for the cultures grown in the complete medium and in the absence of carbohydrates, becomes fairly high for the cultures grown in the medium without peptones and the medium without yeast extract. UV spectrophotometry and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry are used to analyze the effect of medium composition on LiCl-extractable cell wall proteins, confirming the major change in protein composition of the cell wall for the culture fermented in the medium without peptones. In particular, it is found that expression of the S-layer protein is dependent on the protein source of the fermentation medium.     

多不饱和脂肪酸的研究进展

多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFA)是人类的必需脂肪酸,对人体有重要的生理功能,能调节人体的脂质代谢、治疗和预防心脑血管疾病、抗癌、对抗肥胖,促进生长发育和提高幼体的成活率等．综述了PUFA的生理作用和来源的研究进展,特别是在对抗肥胖、促进生长发育、提高幼体的成活率等方面的研究情况进行了阐述．     

Growth Inhibitory Effect of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) on Colon Cancer Cells via Their Growth Inhibitory Metabolites and Fatty Acid Composition Changes

Background

Colorectal cancer is common. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) exert growth-inhibitory and pro-apoptotic effects on colon cancer cells. Metabolites of PUFAs such as prostaglandins (PGs), leukotrienes (LTs) and lipoxins (LXs) play a significant role in colon cancer.

Methods

Human colon cancer LoVo and RKO cells were cultured with different concentration of PUFAs and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in vitro. Cell morphological changes, fatty acid composition, formation of PGE2, LTB4 and LXA4 and expression of COX-2, ALOX5, PGD synthase (PGDS), microsomal prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES) were assessed in LoVo and RKO cells when supplemented with PUFAs and 5-FU.

Results

PUFAs and 5-FU inhibited growth of LoVo and RKO cells to the same extent at the doses used and produced significant alterations in their shape. As expected, higher concentrations of supplemented PUFAs were noted in the cells compared to control. LA, GLA, AA, ALA and EPA supplementation to LoVo cells suppressed production of PGE₂, LTB₄,and ALOX5, mPGES expression, but enhanced that of LXA₄; whereas DHA enhanced PGE₂ and LXA₄ synthesis but decreased LTB₄ formation and COX-2, ALOX5, mPGES expression. In contrast, 5-FU enhanced formation of PGE₂, LTB₄ and mPGES expression, but suppressed LXA₄ synthesis and COX-2 expression. PGE₂, LTB₄ synthesis and ALOX5 expression was suppressed by LA, GLA, ALA and DHA; whereas AA, EPA and 5-FU enhanced PGE₂ but paradoxically AA decreased and EPA and 5-FU enhanced LTB4 synthesis in RKO cells. All the PUFAs tested enhanced, while 5-FU decreased LXA₄ formation in RKO cells; whereas GLA, AA, and 5-FU augmented while LA, ALA, EPA and DHA enhanced COX-2 expression in RKO cells.

Conclusions

Tumoricidal action of PUFAs on colorectal LoVo and RKO cancer cells in vitro was associated with increased formation of LXA₄, decreased synthesis of PGE₂ and LTB₄ and suppressed expression of COX-2, ALOX5, mPGES, whereas 5-FU produced contrasting actions on these indices.     

Effect of Dietary Mono- and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Fatty Acid Composition of Pigs' Adipose Tissues

In two experiments with growing-finishing pigs six different dietary fats were added to a conventional diet (control - C) to study the effects of dietary monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the fatty acid composition of backfat and kidney fat at similar amounts of double bonds in feed (Exp. 1:7% pork fat - PF, 4.95% olive oil - OO, 3.17% soybean oil - SO) or a constant amount of 5% of processed fats (Exp. 2: partially hydrogenated fat - SAT, fractionated pork fats: olein - OLE, stearin - STE). Compared with the control, PUFA were only slightly increased in backfat of pigs fed PF, OLE, STE or OO, although dietary PUFA intake was up to 70% higher. With SO PUFA were significantly increased in adipose tissues, predominantly at the expense of MUFA. Consequently, a non-linear relationship was found between PUFA intake and proportion in backfat. MUFA were incorporated at the expense of SFA, therefore, adipose tissues of OO fed animals were lowest in SFA. Despite comparable amounts of double bonds in feed (Exp. 1), the degree of unsaturation measured as fat score (sum of double bonds) was in the order SO > OO > PF > C. In contrast, the proportion of SFA was C > PF = SO > OO. Regarding the decisive role of SFA for fat consistency it may be concluded that MUFA should also be considered in feeding recommendations for pigs. Furthermore, in case of a high dietary supply of MUFA, a simple index of double bonds might not be sufficiently conclusive to judge pig fat quality.     

富含不饱和脂肪酸饲料对大鼠血液学指标及主要脏器的影响

目的探讨富含不饱和脂肪酸饲料对SD大鼠血液学指标及主要脏器的影响。方法以富含不饱和脂肪酸的青花椒籽油饲料饲喂断乳SD大鼠60d,试验结束时测定部分血清学和血液细胞学指标及脑、心脏、肝脏、肾脏、脾脏系数,并对心脏、肝脏、肾脏进行病理学观察。结果实验组雄性大鼠与正常对照组同性别大鼠相比,甘油三脂和低密度脂蛋白显著降低（P〈0．05）,实验组饲料极显著提高雄性大鼠大脑系数,极显著提高雄性和雌性大鼠肝脏和肾脏系数（P〈0．01）;心脏、肝脏、肾脏病理学观察结果为阴性。结论富含不饱和脂肪酸饲料对大鼠血清学指标有一定影响,对大鼠心、肝、。肾组织无明显影响。     

NaNO3浓度对球等鞭金藻生长及所含脂肪酸的影响

用NaNO3作氮源,分别作了氮浓度的5个水平对球等鞭金藻H29的相对生长速率、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响实验。实验结果显示,H29的相对生长率和总脂含量随N浓度的增加而增加,在897.6 mg/L时总脂含量达到最大值(23.4%)。而DHA(22:6n-3)和PUFAs(polyunsaturated fatty acids)含量随氮浓度的改变有较大变化,DHA含量总体随N浓度增加而下降,在较低氮浓度(74.8mg/L)时含量达到最大值12.11%。     

NaNO浓度对球等鞭金藻生长及所含脂肪酸的影响

用NANO3作氮源,分别作了氮浓度的5个水平对球等鞭金藻H29的相对生长速率、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响实验．实验结果显示,H29的相对生长率和总脂含量随N浓度的增加而增加,在897．6mg/L时总脂含量达到最关值（23.4％）：而DHA（22：6n-3）和PUFAs（polyunsaturated fatty acids）含量随氮浓度的改变有较大变化,DHA含量总体随N浓度增加而下降,在较低氮浓度（74．8mg／L）时含量达到最大值12．11％。     

Effects of Various Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Blood Cholesterol and Eicosanoids in Rats

The hypocholesterolemic efficacy of various polyunsaturated fatty acids was compared in rats given cholesterol-enriched diets with (0.004%) or without indomethacin, the cyclooxygenase inhibitor. Evening primrose oil (EPO, linoleic+ γ-linolenic), safflower oil (SFO, linoleic) or soybean oil (SBO, linoleic + α-linolenic) were added to diets at the 10% level. The serum cholesterol level of the EPO group was consistently lower than the other groups and after 3 weeks, it was significantly different from the SFO group without indomethacin and the SBO group with indomethacin. In rats fed EPO, the aorta tended to produce more prostacyclin whereas the concentration of plasma thromboxane B₂ was much lower than in rats fed SFO or SBO. The effects of indomethacin on these eicosanoids were less evident in rats fed EPO. Thus, in addition to the hypocholesterolemic action of β-linolenic acid (GLA) in preference to linoleic and possibly α-linolenic acid, GLA appears to cultivate an environment suitable for the prevention of carbiovascular disease even in the presence of excess cholesterol in the diet.     

多不饱和脂肪酸的研究进展

多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFAs)为一独特的生物活性物质,在生物系统中具有广泛的功能。过去二十年的研究已经揭示了其作用、参与类二十烷的代谢机理及在哺乳动物中的体内平衡功能。越来越多的研究认为:在类二十烷代谢系统中,采用普通的医疗条件诊治因多不饱和脂肪酸吸收和代谢紊乱所致的疾病效果甚微随着PUFAs开发应用领域的扩大,纯PUFAs脂质的需求量越来越多,而来自于植物、哺乳动物和海洋鱼的PUFAs远远不能满足市场需求,微生物特别是藻类、真菌能合成几乎所有的PUFAs并能在工业规模上培育而被视为有开发价值的可替代的生物资源 。     

多不饱和脂肪酸合成途径研究进展

多不饱和脂肪酸在大多数生物体膜生物学和信号传递过程中起着至关重要的作用。最近研究发现,一些深海生物合成多不饱和脂肪酸并非由饱和脂肪酸的延长及脱饱和反应,而是由聚酮合酶途径(polyketide synthase,PKS)直接合成。介绍多不饱和脂肪酸的生物合成并总结近年来聚酮合酶这一新途径及其分子机制的研究进展。     

Effects of Fatty Acids on Lipid Composition and Function of Tonoplast Vesicles in Barley Seedlings Under Salt Stress

When barley ( Hordeum vulgare L. ) seedlings were treated with 100 mmol/L NaC1 for 2 d, the index of unsaturated fatty acid (IUFA) increased in the tonoplast vesicles that were isolated from the seedlings mots of two barley cultivars with different salt tolerance, whereas no change were observed when the seedlings were treated with exogenous fatty acids with different satumbility. Exogenous stearic acid and linoleic acid decreased Na + absorption and transportation to the shoots, increased K + absorption and transportation, decreased the leakage of electrolytes, and increased the phospholipid and galactose contents of lipids in tonoplast, enhanced the activities of tonoplast H+ -ATPase and H+ -PPase. This is consistent with the results that the two fatty acids, linoleic acid and stearic acid, regulate ion absorption and distribution, mitigate salt stress to some extent, the effects of linoleic acid being more the latter.     

The Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Marine Dinoflagellates

SYNOPSIS. Eight photosynthetic and one heterotrophic, marine dinoflagellates were cultured axenically in chemically defined media and their fatty acids characterized. Palmitic, octadecatetraenoic and docosahexaenoic were the most typical fatty acids. Photosynthetic forms also contained the polyunsaturates icosapentaenoic acid and α-linolenic acid, the latter as a relatively minor component. The galactolipids of one photosynthetic species, Glenodinium sp., were isolated and their fatty acids analyzed. Octadecatetraenoic acid was the predominant fatty acid, particularly of the monogalactosyl diglyceride fraction.
The relationship of these findings to the body of knowledge of the photosynthesis-associated lipids of eucaryotic microbes and to the ecology of polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine food chains is discussed.     

Effect of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Fetal Mouse Brain Cells in Culture in a Chemically Defined Medium

Abstract: The biochemical and morphological effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on fetal brain cells grown in a chemically defined medium were studied. Fetal brain cells were dissociated from mouse cerebral hemispheres taken on the 16th day of gestation. After cells had grown in chemically defined medium for 8 days, the proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids of cultured cells was only one-half of that observed at day 0 and about 1.5 times less than that of cells grown in serum-supplemented medium. Fatty acid 20:3(n-9) was present in cultured cells grown in either chemically defined or serum-supple-mented medium. demonstrating the deficiency of essential fatty acids. The reduced amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids in cells grown in the chemically defined medium was balanced by an increase in monounsaturated fatty acids. The saturated fatty acids were not affected. When added at the seeding time, linoleic, linolenic, arachidonic, or docosahexaenoic acid stimulated the proliferation of small dense cells. Besides, we demonstrate that each of the four fatty acids studied was incorporated into phospholipids. Adding fatty acids of the n-6 series increased the content of n-6 fatty acids in the cells, but also provoked an increase in the n-3 fatty acids. Among several combinations of fatty acids, only 20:4 and 22:6, when added to the culture in a ratio of 2:1, restored a fatty acid profile similar to controls (i.e. in vivo tissue taken at post- natal dav 5).     

终极腐霉多不饱和脂肪酸代谢分析

目的:研究终极腐霉的脂肪酸成分及其代谢途径。方法:用气相色谱-质谱仪对终极腐霉的脂肪酸进行分析,阐述其代谢途径和菌体生理特性。结果:共有15种不饱和脂肪酸,占总脂肪酸的68.87%,其中EPA含量为8.15%。结论:终极腐霉具有高产EPA的商业应用前景,△6,△12,△15脂肪酸脱氢酶是阻碍EPA高产的关键所在。     

Dietary Supplementation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Caenorhabditis elegans

Fatty acids are essential for numerous cellular functions. They serve as efficient energy storage molecules, make up the hydrophobic core of membranes, and participate in various signaling pathways. Caenorhabditis elegans synthesizes all of the enzymes necessary to produce a range of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. This, combined with the simple anatomy and range of available genetic tools, make it an attractive model to study fatty acid function. In order to investigate the genetic pathways that mediate the physiological effects of dietary fatty acids, we have developed a method to supplement the C. elegans diet with unsaturated fatty acids. Supplementation is an effective means to alter the fatty acid composition of worms and can also be used to rescue defects in fatty acid-deficient mutants. Our method uses nematode growth medium agar (NGM) supplemented with fatty acidsodium salts. The fatty acids in the supplemented plates become incorporated into the membranes of the bacterial food source, which is then taken up by the C. elegans that feed on the supplemented bacteria. We also describe a gas chromatography protocol to monitor the changes in fatty acid composition that occur in supplemented worms. This is an efficient way to supplement the diets of both large and small populations of C. elegans, allowing for a range of applications for this method.