小白链霉菌ε-聚赖氨酸降解酶生理功能分析

[目的] 研究小白链霉菌（Streptomyces albulus）中ε-聚赖氨酸降解酶（Pld）的分布特征和生理功能。[方法] 利用生物信息学手段对已报道的ε-聚赖氨酸（ε-PL）产生菌的Pld进行挖掘和分析,再通过遗传学方法对小白链霉菌M-Z18基因组中存在的两种pld进行敲除、回补和过表达,最后研究重组菌降解ε-PL能力、最小ε-PL抑制浓度（MIC）及其合成ε-PL情况。[结果] PldⅠ和PldⅡ广泛且同时分布于小白链霉菌中,蛋白序列高度保守;PldⅠ、PldⅡ在小白链霉菌M-Z18中均能行使降解ε-PL的功能,但PldⅡ降解活性占主导地位且PldⅠ和PldⅡ对降解ε-PL具有协同作用;pldⅠ、pldⅡ过表达重组菌对ε-PL的MIC值显著提高,其中双过表达pldⅠ和pldⅡ菌株对ε-PL的MIC值是出发菌株的2.19倍。构建的pld重组菌与出发菌株相比,在考察pH值范围内（pH 3.0-5.5）的ε-PL产量未表现出显著差异。[结论] 小白链霉菌中广泛分布PldⅠ和PldⅡ且序列高度保守,主要生理功能是保护小白链霉菌在中性环境中免受自身产物ε-PL的抑制。     

ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成及其产生菌遗传转化研究进展

ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-poly-L-lysine,ε-PL)是由25-35个L-赖氨酸(L-lysine)通过α-ε酰胺键连接的具有很强抗菌活性的聚合物,是自然界中迄今为止仅发现的2种均聚氨基酸(ε-聚赖氨酸和γ-聚谷氨酸)之一。目前,研究发现ε-聚赖氨酸的合成酶是一种非核糖体肽合成酶,它催化前体物质L-lysine经多轮缩合反应合成链长不均一的ε-聚赖氨酸,与I型聚酮合成酶的合成过程相似。ε-聚赖氨酸的合成不受降解酶控制。同时,针对产生菌遗传转化的穿梭质粒载体pLAE001和pLAE003已构建成功,为进一步探索ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成提供了条件。本文主要就ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成及产生菌遗传转化体系进行综述。另外,扼要介绍了作者所在课题组的相关研究工作、取得的进展并提出了相应的见解,论文最后部分对组合生物合成在ε-PL产生菌菌种改造中的应用前景进行了探讨。     

氨基酸对禾粟链霉菌生物合成ε-聚赖氨酸的影响

为了探索氨基酸对Streptomyces graminearus LS-B1以葡萄糖发酵生产ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)的影响,分别在发酵过程中添加了16种常见氨基酸.研究结果表明,苯丙氨酸(Phe)、精氨酸(Arg)、酪氨酸(Tyr)、甘氨酸(Gly)、天冬酰胺(Asn)、色氨酸(Try)6种氨基酸对ε-PL合成有一定的...     

产ε-聚赖氨酸菌株生物合成条件研究

对一株产ε-聚赖氨酸Kitasatospora sp.PL6-3菌株进行生理生化特性研究。并通过5L发酵罐中ε-PL的合成条件的考察,发现在搅拌转速为350r／min,pH4.0,初糖浓度为3％并补糖的操作条件下ε-PL的质量浓度可高达6.65g/L,产率提高近10倍。     

链霉菌ε-聚赖氨酸发酵过程中的氧化胁迫效应

【目的】探究ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)产生菌对p H和ε-PL的耐受性、氧化胁迫与ε-PL合成之间的关系。【方法】选取3株ε-PL产生菌Streptomyces sp.AF3-44、Streptomyces sp.AS32和Streptomyces albulus F15,比较其在发酵性能、p H和ε-PL耐受性以及抗氧化胁迫能力上的差异,并对菌株发酵过程的活性氧成因进行分析。【结果】在3株菌中AF3-44具有最强的p H和ε-PL耐受性及抗氧化胁迫能力,因而在发酵后期能够保持良好的细胞活性和最高的ε-PL浓度;ε-PL引起的氧化胁迫主要发生在发酵前期,而发酵中后期氧化胁迫的产生主要由酸性p H导致。【结论】提高链霉菌ε-PL发酵过程中的抗氧化胁迫能力,可提升菌体活力和发酵水平。     

ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2的分离鉴定

【目的】ε-聚赖氨酸是一种天然氨基酸同聚物,本研究目的为分离筛选新的ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌。【方法】采用一种新的分离方法从土壤中分离ε-PL产生菌。分离方法含3步:(1)富集培养ε-PL耐受菌;(2)通过改进的Nishikawa方法筛选;(3)挑选高浓度ε-PL耐受菌株。【结果】从海南省土样中分离获得ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2。分类和形态特征属链霉菌属。16S rDNA序列分析比对结果表明TUST-2属淀粉酶产色链霉菌(Streptomyces diastatochromogenes)。经特征反应分析、水解物分析、红外光谱、1H NMR、13C NMR和MALDI-TOF-MS分析表明TUST-2发酵产物为ε-聚赖氨酸。【结论】根据16S rRNA基因序列比对和形态及生理生化特征表明ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2属于淀粉酶产色链霉菌,命名为淀粉酶产色链霉菌TUST-2。     

ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌新菌株的筛选和产物结构鉴定

通过对Nishikawa的方法进行改进,在广东各地土样中筛选到一株产量为0.846 g/L的新ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)产生菌株,命名为Str-8。对Str-8菌株进行形态、生理生化和16S rDNA分析,初步确定为不吸水链霉菌Streptomyces ahygroscopic。纯化的发酵产物通过水解、质谱、紫外光谱等性质确定为ε-PL。     

ε-聚赖氨酸生物制造及其在食品防腐领域的应用

ε-聚赖氨酸是由L-赖氨酸α-COOH和ε-NH2 缩合而成,由微生物合成的一种同型氨基酸聚合物.ε-聚赖氨酸是一种优良的生物防腐剂,对G+、G-、酵母菌和霉菌都有较好的抑菌效果.本文综述了ε-聚赖氨酸的来源与性质、产生菌的筛选与改造、发酵过程优化与调控、ε-聚赖氨酸分解酶、ε-聚赖氨酸合成机理和ε-聚赖氨酸酯化结构与...     

ε-聚赖氨酸抑菌性能的研究进展

ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-poly-L-lysine,ε-PL)是抑菌谱广泛的天然抑菌剂,由通过α-羧基与ε-氨基连接的25–35个赖氨酸聚合而成。ε-PL主要由白色链霉菌发酵生产所得,比化学生产更加高效和环保。ε-PL具有水溶性好、耐热和对环境无污染等特点,具有良好的应用前景。本文从发酵生产入手,着重综述了ε-PL对各种微生物抑菌性能、抑菌机制及抑菌机制模型的研究进展。推测ε-PL是通过对细胞膜的破坏而改变细胞的通透性,或者作用到细胞内引起活性氧(reactive oxygen species, ROS)胁迫而影响调节基因的表达,从而起到抑菌作用。根据这2种抑菌方式分别建立了相应的抑菌模型,即毡毯模型和ROS诱导细胞凋亡模型。本文可为ε-PL对微生物抑制性能的深入研究提供依据,同时也提出了ε-PL抑菌机制的新模型,为扩展ε-PL应用领域提供了一定的参考。     

ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌株的选育

正ε-聚赖氨酸(PL)由链霉菌合成、分泌[1],对细菌、霉菌、酵母菌等有强烈的生长抑制作用,是一种被广泛应用的生物食品防腐剂。但野生型产生菌的ε-PL合成能力都比较低,利用物理和化学诱变,选育S-2-氨基乙基-L-半胱氨酸和甘氨酸抗性突变株,已见报道的最高摇瓶产量为2.11 g/L[2];应用等离子诱变技术和基因组重排技术,可将ε-PL最高摇瓶产量提高到3.11 g/L[3]。但传统的选育手段耗时、耗     

Biosynthesis of epsilon-poly-L-lysine in a cell-free system of Streptomyces albulus

epsilon-Poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL) is a homo-poly-amino acid characterized by a peptide bond between carboxyl and epsilon-amino groups of L-lysine. Here we report the cell-free synthesis of epsilon-PL by a sensitive radioisotopic epsilon-PL assay system. In vitro epsilon-PL synthesis depended on ATP and was not affected by ribonuclease, kanamycin, or chloramphenicol. epsilon-PL synthesizing activity was detected in the membrane fraction. The reaction product, epsilon-PL, from L-lysine was identified by MALDI-TOF MS and the number of lysine residues of the epsilon-PL products was apparently 11-34. These results suggest that the biosynthesis of epsilon-PL is nonribosomal peptide synthesis and is catalyzed by membrane bound enzyme(s). The enzyme preparation showing the epsilon-PL synthesizing activity also catalyzed lysine-dependent AMP production and an ATP-PPi exchange reaction, suggesting that L-lysine is adenylated in the first step of epsilon-PL biosynthesis.     

ε-Poly-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-lysine: microbial production,biodegradation and application potential

epsilon-Poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL) is a homo-poly-amino acid characterized by the peptide bond between the carboxyl and epsilon-amino groups of L-lysine. epsilon-PL shows a wide range of antimicrobial activity and is stable at high temperatures and under both acidic and alkaline conditions. The mechanism of the inhibitory effect of epsilon-PL on microbial growth is the electrostatic adsorption to the cell surface of microorganisms on the basis of its poly-cationic property. Due to this antimicrobial activity, epsilon-PL is now industrially produced in Japan as a food additive by a fermentation process using Streptomyces albulus. In spite of the practical application of epsilon-PL, the biosynthetic mechanisms of epsilon-PL have not been clarified at all. epsilon-PL producers commonly possess membrane-bound epsilon-PL-degrading aminopeptidase, which might play a role in self-protection.     

Production of epsilon-poly-L-lysine by newly isolated Kitasatospora sp. PL6-3

A novel epsilon-poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL)-producing strain PL6-3 was isolated from soil, and was identified as a strain of Kitasatospora sp. This is the first detailed report of production of epsilon-PL by a strain in the genera of Kitasatospora. By controlling the culture pH at 4.0, the yield of epsilon-PL from PL6-3 reached 13.9 g/L after 120 h of cultivation in fed-batch fermentation. The morphological characteristics of Kitasatospora sp. PL6-3 in culture broth were different from those reported from strains of Streptomycetaceae, as no mycelium pellets were observed during the course of fermentation of PL6-3, which was beneficial to the assimilation of nutrition and secretion of the products. Furthermore, the molecular mass of the purified epsilon-PL from PL6-3 was determined to be 5.01 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 5.05 kDa by gel permeation chromatography, indicating that the epsilon-PL produced by this strain might be composed of 40 lysine residues. Usually, epsilon-PL with more lysine residues showed higher antimicrobial activity; however, it was difficult to obtain epsilon-PL with more than 36 lysine residues in this study. As a result, epsilon-PL from Kitasatospora sp. PL6-3, which contains more lysine residues than that from other strains, is more promising in the field of food preservatives.     

Enhanced epsilon-poly-L-lysine production from Streptomyces ahygroscopicus by a combination of cell immobilization and in situ adsorption

Epsilon-poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL), produced by Streptomyces or Kitasatospora strains, is a homo-poly-amino acid of Llysine, which is used as a safe food preservative. The present study investigates the combined use of cell immobilization and in situ adsorption (ISA) to produce epsilon-PL in shaken flasks. Loofah sponge-immobilized Streptomyces ahygroscopicus GIM8 produced slightly more epsilon-PL than those immobilized on synthetic sponge, and sugarcane bagasse. Moreover, loofah sponge supported the maximum biomass. Hence, loofah sponge was chosen for cell immobilization. Meanwhile, the ion-exchange resin D152 was employed for ISA. The loofah sponge-immobilized cells produced 0.54 +/- 0.1 g/l epsilon-PL, which significantly increased to 3.64 +/- 0.32 g/l after combining with ISA through the addition of resin bags. The free cells with ISA using the dispersed resin yielded 2.73 +/- 0.26 g/l of epsilon-PL, an increase from 0.82 +/- 0.08 g/l. These data illustrate that the proposed combination method improved production most significantly compared with either immobilization or ISA only. Moreover, the immobilized cells could be repeatedly used and an epsilon-PL total amount of 8.05 +/- 0.84 g/l was obtained. The proposed combination method offers promising perspectives for epsilon-PL production.     

Distribution of microbes producing antimicrobial epsilon-poly-L-lysine polymers in soil microflora determined by a novel method

We developed a simple and sensitive screening method to investigate the distribution of microbes producing an antimicrobial poly(amino acid), epsilon-poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL), in microflora. An acidic dye, Poly R-478, incorporated in an agar plate detected epsilon-PL producers by electrostatic interaction with the secreted basic polymers. All epsilon-PL producers, isolated after careful and sufficient screening of soil microflora, belonged exclusively to two groups of bacteria of the family Streptomycetaceae and ergot fungi. They were characterized based on the density and diameter of the concentric zone formed by the secreted polymers. The density depended on each isolate. The increase in the diameter of the concentric zone per unit of time varied among isolates and was negatively correlated with the molecular weight. Although the distribution of epsilon-PL producers was extremely limited, their products were structurally varied. The molecular masses of the secreted polymers among the isolates ranged from 0.8 to 2.0 kDa. There were also isolates producing unknown polymers inconsistent with the correlation or producing a mixture of polymers with original and modified structures. A chemically modified polymer was an epsilon-PL derivative, as determined by mass spectrometry. Since the structural variations had no relation to the phylogenetic position of the isolates, it is possible that enzymes involved in the synthesis diversified after putative horizontal transfers of relevant genes.     

Occurrence of epsilon-poly-L-lysine-degrading enzyme in epsilon-poly-L-lysine-tolerant Sphingobacterium multivorum OJ10: purification and characterization

Epsilon-poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL)-degrading enzyme was found in the epsilon-PL-tolerant strain Sphingobacterium multivorum OJ10 and purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme has a molecular mass of approximately 80 kDa. The enzyme catalyzed exo-type degradation of epsilon-PL and released L-lysine. The enzyme was a Co2+ or Ca2+ ion-activated aminopeptidase.     

Epsilon-poly-L-lysine dispersity is controlled by a highly unusual nonribosomal peptide synthetase

Epsilon-Poly-L-lysine (epsilon-PL) consists of 25-35 L-lysine residues in isopeptide linkages and is one of only two amino acid homopolymers known in nature. Elucidating the biosynthetic mechanism of epsilon-PL should open new avenues for creating novel classes of biopolymers. Here we report the purification of an epsilon-PL synthetase (Pls; 130 kDa) and the cloning of its gene from an epsilon-PL-producing strain of Streptomyces albulus. Pls was found to be a membrane protein with adenylation and thiolation domains characteristic of the nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). It had no traditional condensation or thioesterase domain; instead, it had six transmembrane domains surrounding three tandem soluble domains. These tandem domains iteratively catalyzed L-lysine polymerization using free L-lysine polymer (or monomer in the initial reaction) as acceptor and Pls-bound L-lysine as donor, directly yielding chains of diverse length. Thus, Pls is a new single-module NRPS having an amino acid ligase-like catalytic activity for peptide bond formation.     

Microbial synthesis of poly(epsilon-lysine) and its various applications

This review article deals with the microbial synthesis, physiochemical properties, and potential applications of poly-epsilon-lysine (epsilon-PL), which is a naturally occurring biomaterial that is water soluble, biodegradable, edible and non-toxic toward humans and the environment. The potential applications of epsilon-PL as food preservatives, emulsifying agent, dietary agent, biodegradable fibers, highly water absorbable hydrogels, drug carriers, anticancer agent enhancer, biochip coatings in the fields of food, medicine, agriculture and electronics are also discussed in this review.