层生镰刀菌深层发酵产甲壳素脱乙酰酶的初步研究

壳聚糖在医药、农业、食品等领域有广泛用途。甲壳素脱乙酰酶(CDA)是生物法生产壳聚糖的关键酶。本文首次报道层生镰刀菌深层发酵生产CDA,并研究了层生镰刀菌发酵产CDA的关键培养条件。通过单因素试验确定层生镰刀菌发酵产CDA的4个关键基质参数为:酵母膏(A)、乳糖(B)、硫酸亚铁(C)和甲壳素(D)。进一步采用Box-Behnken设计及响应面分析法对各参数及其交互作用进行了研究。结果显示,A、B、C 3因素及BD的交互作用对CDA得率的影响均为极显著水平(P0.01),得到预测CDA酶活的回归模型。经响应面最优分析,对应4因素的最佳水平为:酵母膏10.57g/L、乳糖10.63g/L、硫酸亚铁5.48g/L、甲壳素10.22/L。在该条件下,CDA酶活可达17.61/mL。     

甲壳素脱乙酰酶产生菌产酶条件的优化

采用斜面培养和液体发酵培养产甲壳素脱乙酰酶的真菌构巢曲霉,并且研究了产酶条件。结果表明,构巢曲霉的最适产酶条件为：发酵培养基初始pH值为6.5、发酵时间为96h、培养温度为31℃、碳源浓度为2%、氮源浓度为2%、金属离子浓度为0.01mol/L、接种量为6%。     

甲壳素脱乙酰酶的研究概况及展望

甲壳素脱乙酰酶(chitin deacetylase,CDA,E.C.3.5.1.41)是一种能催化脱去甲壳素分子中N-乙酰葡糖胺链上的乙酰基,使之变成壳聚糖的酶。而壳聚糖因其独特的性质被广泛应用于医药、食品、化工、化妆品等行业。对CDA的来源、分离纯化和酶学性质、结构和催化机制、基因的克隆表达及应用前景等方面的研究进行了综述,并分析出今后的主要研究方向应在CDA基因的克隆表达、CDA底物的改造及CDA的结构和催化机制等方面。     

枯草芽孢杆菌甲壳素脱乙酰酶的酶学性质

研究了甲壳素脱乙酰酶的热稳定性及酶的反应体系作用条件:酶(干重)添加量为40 mg.L-1,甲壳素底物(干重)质量浓度为75 mg.L-1,反应时间为90 m in,金属离子Mg2+对酶活有激活作用,在最适宜反应条件下的酶活为2250 U.L-1。甲壳素脱乙酰酶的酶解方式为外切酶型,酶降解终产物对酶活力有抑制作用,酶对甲壳素有一定的降解作用。     

湘江河岸土壤中高产甲壳素脱乙酰酶菌株的筛选及鉴定

【目的】甲壳素脱乙酰酶(CDA)是将天然甲壳素生物转化为可商品化利用的壳聚糖的关键酶。本文旨在从湘江河岸的土壤中筛选可高产CDA的新菌株。【方法】以甲壳素为唯一碳源,利用4'-硝基乙酰苯胺为显色剂,通过变色圈法进行产CDA菌株初筛,产酶活性分析复筛;通过形态学和ITS区序列特征对菌株进行鉴定。【结果】从湘江(长沙段)河岸边的土壤中分离出的117株菌株中筛选到可产CDA的菌株30株,其中4株具有较强产CDA的能力。进一步经发酵产酶分析验证,菌株A1具有较强的产CDA能力,其胞外CDA酶活高达13.21 U/m L。结合形态学和ITS区序列特征,菌株A1初步鉴定为层生镰孢菌。【结论】从湘江河岸边的土壤中筛选到可高产CDA的菌株A1,具有较好的开发应用前景。     

枯草芽胞杆菌甲壳素脱乙酰酶的筛选及酶学性质*

从海洋泥土中分离出产甲壳素脱乙酰酶菌株,确定该菌株为产碱属芽孢杆菌,其产酶适宜培养条件为：pH4．0,添加金属离子Ca^2 ,培养时间为80h,温度为350℃。所得甲壳素脱乙酰酶作用的最适温度为40℃～50℃,最适pH为4．5-5．0之间。     

蚧镰孢菌的生长及产孢研究

蚧镰孢菌孢子萌发及产孢的最适温度是 2 8℃ ,菌生长的适温是 2 4℃～ 2 6℃。孢子萌发受 pH值影响较小 ,菌生长以 pH6.5～ 8.5为最适 ,而 pH8.5时产孢最多。菌的生长也可以调节培养液的pH值 ,使其达到最适生长的 pH范围。光照对该菌的生长及产孢也有一定影响。蚧镰孢菌能利用多种碳源和氮源 ,也能以几丁质为唯一碳源和氮源生长 ,但生长很差。Ca2 、Fe2 等金属离子以及硫胺素、核黄素、叶酸等维生素的加入可使产孢量增加 ,而维生素的作用更明显。该菌的产孢高峰期一般在 2 1天左右 ,而且在相同条件下 ,接种量越大 ,产生最大量孢子所需的时间越短。     

甘肃大葱贮藏期镰孢菌腐烂病病原鉴定

【目的】大葱在贮藏期频繁发生镰孢菌腐烂病,损失严重。明确该病害病原种类对病害防治具有重要意义。【方法】利用组织分离法对采集自甘肃省兰州市(区)蔬菜市场的16份大葱贮藏期镰孢菌腐烂病病样进行病原物的分离、纯化培养,经单孢分离后根据形态学特征,再结合r DNA-ITS、EF-1a(tef)基因序列分析的方法进行鉴定。【结果】共分离得到80株镰孢菌,经鉴定分属3个种,即层出镰孢菌(Fusarium proliferatum)、尖孢镰孢菌(F.oxysporum)和燕麦镰孢菌(F.avenaceum),其中层出镰孢菌为大葱镰孢菌腐烂病的优势致病菌,分离频率为52.50%。对兰州白葱不同部位进行致病性测定,结果表明层出镰孢菌对大葱鳞茎的致病力最强,而燕麦镰孢菌对大葱鳞茎的致病力最弱。【结论】3种镰孢菌作为该病害的病原,属国内首次报道。     

球孢白僵菌Bb174固态发酵产几丁质酶产酶及酶学特征研究

对球孢白僵菌(Beauveria bassiana)Bb174产几丁质酶进行了固态发酵条件及酶学特征的研究.结果表明,以4:1麸皮:蚕蛹粉、蛋白胨1g·L^-1作为产酶最适培养基,在75g培养基中接种3ml液态种子,自然pH下28℃培养2d,酶活可达最高,为126U·g^-1(干培养基).粗酶液的最适反应温度为40℃,最适反应pH5.0,在30～70℃保温1h,得半失活温度48℃.在30～40℃、pH4～6范围内,酶的性质最稳定.根据Lineweaver-Burk作图法,得到该酶的动力学参数K_m为0.52mg·ml^-1,V_m为0.7△E₆₈₀·h^-1.     

产乙酰鸟氨酸脱乙酰基酶基因工程菌的构建及遗传稳定性研究

利用质粒pET22b( )为表达载体,成功构建了产N-乙酰鸟氨酸脱乙酰基酶基因工程菌BL21 - pET22b( )-argE,并考察了重组质粒的稳定性.双酶切鉴定了质粒构建正确,SDS-PA GE电泳证实了该菌可高效表达目的蛋白.连续传代50次实验表明重组质粒具有结构稳定性.无选择压力连续传代时,质粒丢失严重;有选择压力时连续传代未发生质粒丢失现象,具有较好的分离稳定性.发酵过程中,用羧苄青霉素代替氨苄青霉素,质粒稳定率由77.78%提高到8 6.42%.羧苄青霉素浓度为200μg/mL时,质粒稳定率提高到98.33%.     

Factors affecting the growth of Fusarium proliferatum and the production of fumonisin B1: oxygen and pH

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced primarily by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum in corn. In liquid culture, production of fumonisin B₁ (FB₁), the most common moiety of the family of fumonisins, can be obtained using a defined medium that is nitrogen-limited. Under nitrogen-limited conditions both growth and the production of FB₁ were greatly influenced by pH and aeration. At pH above 5.0, F. proliferatum grew normally but produced little FB₁ (<100 μg m⁻¹). At pH below 5.0, there was less growth but substantially more FB₁. Below a pH of 2.5, both growth and metabolism were slower with very little FB₁ produced. When the optimal pH range of between 3.0 and 4.0 under well-aerated conditions was used, both growth and FB₁ production were high. However, under oxygen-limited conditions, less growth occurred, glucose consumption was increased, and no FB₁ was produced. Received 16 May 1997/ Accepted in revised form 03 September 1997     

Fumonisin B1 production by Fusarium proliferatum strains isolated from Allium fistulosum plants and seeds in Japan

Aims:  To test the fumonisin B₁ - producing ability of Fusarium proliferatum strains isolated from Welsh onion ( Allium fistulosum ) plants and seeds of commercial cultivars in Japan and to examine the applicability of PCR-based assays to discriminate between fumonisin B₁-producing and nonproducing isolates.
Methods and Results:  Fumonisin B₁ levels in 20 Fusarium isolates obtained from Welsh onion plants and seeds of seven commercial cultivars were determined by HPLC. Thirteen of the 20 isolates produced fumonisin B₁. PCR assay with FUM1 gene-specific primers amplified a DNA fragment (700 bp) only from fumonisin-producing isolates.
Conclusions:  Fusarium proliferatum isolates that can produce fumonisin B₁ were often associated with wilted Welsh onion plants and seeds of some commercial cultivars. The PCR assay with FUM1 gene-specific primers has the potential to discriminate between fumonisin B₁-producing and nonproducing isolates.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This study revealed that F. proliferatum producing fumonisin B₁ is associated with Welsh onion plants and that commercial cultivar seeds may be contaminated with the fungus. PCR amplification of FUM1 gene can be a useful tool for the rapid identification of fumonisin B₁-producing F. proliferatum isolates.     

Characterisation,differentiation and biochemical diversity of Fusarium solani and Fusarium proliferatum based on cellular fatty acid profiles

The biochemical relationships between Fusarium solani and Fusarium proliferatum isolates were investigated using fatty acid analysis. Cellular fatty acid composition showed that palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid were the most abundant fatty acids in these species and accounted for 93.88 and 94.02% of the fatty acid profiles in F. solani and F. proliferatum, respectively. The most predominant fatty acids were linoleic acid (37.44%) in F. solani and oleic acid (39.81%) in F. proliferatum. The fatty acid compositions of F. solani and F. proliferatum were significantly different (p?<?0.05) for most of the individual fatty acids. This study demonstrated that fatty acid profiles may be useful to characterise and differentiate F. solani and F. proliferatum isolates at the species level. Using fatty acid analysis, biochemical diversity was observed among isolates of these species. The dendrogramme revealed that F. solani and F. proliferatum formed two distinct clusters with a distance of 7.2. Isolates of each species were clustered with each other, having a Euclidean distance of 6 and 6.6 for F. solani and F. proliferatum, respectively.     

Characterization and pathogenicity of Fusarium proliferatum causing stem rot of Hylocereus polyrhizus in Malaysia

During a series of sampling in 2008 and 2009, stem rot disease was detected in Hylocereus polyrhizus plantations in Malaysia, with symptom appeared as circular, brown sunken lesion with orange sporodochia and white mycelium formation on the lesion surface. Eighty‐three isolates of Fusarium were isolated from 20 plantations and were morphologically identified as F. proliferatum based on the variability of colony appearance, pigmentation, growth rate, length of chains, production of bluish sclerotia, concentric ring aerial mycelium and sporodochia. Three species‐specific primers, namely ITS1/proITS‐R, PRO1/2 and Fp3‐F/4‐R successfully produced PCR products and confirmed that the isolates from stem rot of H. polyrhizus were F. proliferatum isolates. From BLAST search of translation elongation factor 1‐alpha (TEF1‐α) sequences, the isolates showed 99–100% similarity with F. proliferatum deposited in GenBank which further confirmed that the isolates were F. proliferatum. The results from amplification of MAT‐allele specific primers indicated that 14.5% of F. proliferatum isolates carried MAT‐1 allele and 85.5% carried MAT‐2. Crossing results showed that all 83 F. proliferatum isolates were male fertile showing positive crosses with the tester strains of MATD‐1 and MATD‐2. Perithecia oozing ascospore were produced. Forty isolates as representative were evaluated for pathogenicity test, produced rot symptoms similar to those observed in the fields which confirmed the isolates as the causal agent of stem rot of H. polyrhizus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of stem rot of H. polyrhizus caused by F. proliferatum in Malaysia.     

Specific detection of the toxigenic species Fusarium proliferatum and F. oxysporum from asparagus plants using primers based on calmodulin gene sequences

Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium oxysporum are the causal agents of a destructive disease of asparagus called Fusarium crown and root rot. F. proliferatum from asparagus produces fumonisin B1 and B2, which have been detected as natural contaminants in infected asparagus plants. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed for the rapid identification of F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum in asparagus plants. The primer pairs are based on calmodulin gene sequences. The PCR products from F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum were 526 and 534 bp long, respectively. The assays were successfully applied to identify both species from the vegetative part of the plants.     

The chitin catabolic cascade in the marine bacterium Vibrio cholerae: characterization of a unique chitin oligosaccharide deacetylase

Chitin, one of the most abundant organic substances in nature, is consumed by marine bacteria, such as Vibrio cholerae, via a multitude of tightly regulated genes (Li and Roseman 2004, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 101:627-631). One such gene, cod, is reported here. It encodes a chitin oligosaccharide deacetylase (COD), when cells are induced by chitobiose, (GlcNH(2))(2), or crude crab shells. COD was molecularly cloned (COD-6His), overproduced, and purified to apparent homogeneity. COD is secreted at all stages of growth by induced V. cholerae. The gene sequence predicts a 26 N-terminal amino acid signal peptide not found in the isolated protein. COD is very active with chitin oligosaccharides, is virtually inactive with GlcNAc, and slightly active with colloidal ([(3)H]-N-acetyl)-chitin. The oligosaccharides are converted almost quantitatively to products lacking one acetyl group. The latter were characterized by mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and treatment with nitrous acid. COD catalyzes the following reactions (n = 2-6): (GlcNAc)(n)--> GlcNAc-GlcNH(2)-(GlcNAc)(n-2) + Ac(-). That is, COD hydrolyzes the N-acetyl groups attached to the penultimate GlcNAc residue. The gene bank sequence data show that cod is highly conserved in Vibrios and Photobacteria. One such gene encodes a deacetylase isolated from V. alginolytics (Ohishi et al. 1997, Biosci Biotech Biochem. 61:1113-1117; Ohishi et al. 2000, J Biosci Bioeng. 90:561-563), that is specific for (GlcNAc)(2), but inactive with higher oligosaccharides. The COD enzymatic products, GlcNAc-GlcNH(2)-(GlcNAc)(n), closely resemble those obtained by hydrolysis of the chitooligosaccharides with Nod B: GlcNH(2)-(GlcNAc)(3-4). The latter are key intermediates in the biosynthesis of Nod factors, critically important in communications between the symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria and plants. Conceivably, the COD products play equally important roles in cellular communications that remain to be defined.     

Production of chitin deacetylase by Aspergillus flavus in submerged conditions

Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin and has been proven to have various applications in industry and biomedicine. Deacetylation of chitin using the enzyme chitin deacetylase (CDA) is favorable in comparison to the hazardous chemical method involving strong alkali and high temperature. A fungal strain producing CDA was isolated from environmental samples collected from coastal regions of South Kerala, India. It was identified as Aspergillus flavus by morphological characteristics and ITS DNA analysis. Nutritional requirement for maximum production of CDA under submerged condition was optimized using statistical methods including Plackett–Burman and response surface methodology central composite design. A 5.98-fold enhancement in CDA production was attained in shake flasks when the fermentation process parameters were used at their optimum levels. The highest CDA activity was 57.69 ± 1.68 U under optimized bioprocess conditions that included 30 g L^?1 glucose, 40 g L^?1 yeast extract, 15 g L^?1 peptone, and 7 g L^?1 MgCl₂ at initial media pH of 7 and incubation temperature of 32°C after 48 hr of incubation, while the unoptimized basal medium yielded 9.64 ± 2.04 U.