丙烯酶催化氧化产生环氧丙烷的研究 I.甲烷氧化菌的筛选及其特性

从甘肃玉门油田土样、油样和水样中分别筛选到具有低碳烃催化氧化活性的菌种。以甲醇为碳源培养的菌体没有丙烯酶催化氧化为环氧丙烷的活力。只有以甲烷作为唯一碳源、能源培养发酵的菌体才有高专一性的酶催化氧化活性,并对筛选到的一株具有较高活性的菌株从形态、营养和生长特征等方面进行了研究,经初步鉴定表明为甲烷氧化菌甲基单胞菌属(Methylomonas sp,)。     

甲烷氧化菌研究进展

甲烷氧化菌以甲烷为其唯一的碳源和能源 ,在全球大气甲烷平衡中起着重要的作用 ,它还可以降解卤代化合物 ,在污染治理方面具有潜在价值。本文从甲烷氧化菌的分类出发 ,对甲烷氧化菌氧化甲烷的机理及影响因素、甲烷氧化菌的生理、生态分布及检测方法、甲烷氧化菌降解有机污染物的潜在应用等作一综述 ,分析目前研究中存在的问题 ,并指出今后应加强研究的方面。     

甲烷氧化菌的研究进展

甲烷氧化菌在全球大气甲烷平衡中起着重要的作用。本文从甲烷氧化菌的分类出发,对甲烷氧化菌氧化菌的生理、生态分布及最新研究进展作一综述。     

含有甲烷氧化菌的混合菌群特性研究

为获得高效甲烷氧化微生物体系,从农业土壤中采样,以甲烷作为唯一碳源进行好氧选择性传代培养,得到生长性能稳定、生长优于Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b纯培养的具有甲烷单加氧酶(Methane Monooxygenase,MMO)活性甲烷氧化混合菌。利用MMO的共代谢特性,分别以苯酚和环氧丙烷作为目标对象,考察该混合菌对有机污染物的降解及用于生产有用化学物质的催化特性。结果表明,所得混合菌具有高效降解苯酚能力,对初始浓度为600mg/L的苯酚,经过11h培养,苯酚降解率可达99%。另外,以该混合菌为催化剂可以实现丙烯氧化生产环氧丙烷。通过降低磷酸盐浓度可以有效提高环氧丙烷的积累浓度,最大可至5mmol/L。此外,采用纯种分离方法结合PCR扩增、16SrRNA和MMO功能基因分析技术对混合菌群结构进行解析。结果表明,该混合菌群由Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌及其它至少4种非甲烷氧化菌组成,它们分别属于Methylosinus trichosporium和Acinetobacter junii、Cupriavidusme tallidurans、Comamonas testosteroni和Stenotrophomonas maltophilia。采用PCR方法从混合菌及纯化菌株M.trichosporiums Y9总DNA中都能扩增得到mmoB、mmoX和pmoA基因片段,表明该甲烷氧化菌同时具有sMMO和pMMO两种形式的MMO。通过对从甲烷氧化混合菌中分离纯化得到的甲烷氧化菌进行PCR产物测序,结果发现其与Methylosinus trichosporium的同源性为99.9%。     

甲烷氧化菌及甲烷单加氧酶的研究进展

甲烷氧化菌是以甲烷作为唯一碳源和能源进行同化和异化代谢的微生物,其关键酶之一是甲烷单加氧酶(MMOs),可以在氧气的作用下催化甲烷等低碳烷烃或烯烃羟基化或环氧化,甲烷氧化菌在自然界碳循环和工业生物技术中具有重要的应用价值.因此,近20年来对于甲烷氧化菌和MMOs的研究一直倍受生物学家的关注.以下从现代生物技术的角度,对近年来国内外在甲烷氧化菌的分类与分布,MMOs的结构与功能、甲烷氧化菌与MMOs的基因工程等方面取得的研究成果进行了总结,全面综述了甲烷氧化菌及MMOs的应用基础研究现状,并对其今后的研究和应用方向提出了展望.     

甲烷氧化细菌的电子显微镜观察

采用冷冻蚀刻、超薄切片和负染色电镜技术,对 Methylomonas sp. 761M和Methylosinus sp．81Z两抹甲烷氧化细菌的细微结构进行了观察。在冷冻蚀刻中,缅胞从质膜和细胞壁外膜的中央劈开,暴露出四个断裂面。各个断面的结构有所不同,显示出颗粒、小杆、乳状突起、小坑和光滑区等结构。冷冻蚀刻揭示的多层结构,与超薄切片和负染色观察结果一致。此外,对甲烷氧化细菌细胞壁表面图案,细胞内膜结构进行了观察。     

甲烷氧化菌Methylomonas sp.GYJ3中甲烷单加氧酶基因与16S rRNA序列分析

甲烷氧化细菌中的关键酶系甲烷单加氧酶是一个含双核铁的多组份氧化酶,常温、常压下能够催化甲烷转化为甲醇。对甲烷氧化细菌Methylomonas sp.GYJ3中溶解性甲烷单加氧酶基因和16SrDNA进行了测序与分析。利用已知相关基因数据库信息,设计了PCR引物和测序引物,获得了满意的测序结果。全长的溶解性甲烷单加氧酶基因为5690bp,部分16S rDNA的序列长度为1280bp。与已发表的甲烷氧化细菌中甲烷单加氧酶进行了比较,结果表明MMOX组份中氨基酸序列的同一性为78%到99%,基因序列的同一性为71%到97%,6个组份中orfY片段的同一性相对较低。MMOX氨基酸序列的多序列联配表明,MMOX序列具有高度保守性,特别是在双核铁中心区域。16S rDNA进化分析显示Methylomonas sp.GYJ3与γ蛋白细菌是相关联的,基于MMOX氨基酸序列的进化分析证明,与Methylomonas sp.GYJ3最近似的菌株是Ⅰ型甲烷氧化细菌Methylomonas sp.KSWⅢ。综合分析表明,菌株GYJ3属于Ⅰ型甲烷氧化细菌Methylomonas sp.属。这个结果为Ⅰ型甲烷氧化细菌也能表达溶解性甲烷单加氧酶提供了新的证据。羟基化酶的理论等电点是6.28,理论分子量为248874.41Da。     

一个Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌中甲烷单加氧酶羟基化酶的分离纯化和理化性质

甲烷氧化细菌能够催化甲烷和一系列小分子烃类化合物的羟基化反应,对控制全球变暖起着重要作用,在工业催化和生物除污中具有非凡的潜能。应用层析方法纯化了Ⅱ型甲烷氧化细菌MethylosinustrichosporiumIMV3011中甲烷单加氧酶的羟基化酶,并对其进行了表征。凝胶过滤法测定了该酶分子量为201.3kD;SDS-PAGE表明羟基化酶含有三个亚基(αβγ),分子量分别为58kD、36kD和23kD,比较两种方法证明该羟基化酶是一个同型二聚体构型(αβγ)2,总分子量为234kD。薄层等电聚焦测定该酶的等电点为5.2。酶的比活力为603.6nmol/(min.mg),活力回收为34.3%。HPLC法测定该酶的纯度在95%以上。原子吸收光谱显示每分子羟基化酶中含有3.02个Fe原子。羟基化酶的稳定性pH值为6.2～7.5,稳定性温度为低于35℃。菌株IMV3011的细胞表观构型呈现了长型、稍微弯曲的杆状形态。     

Continuous biocatalytic synthesis of epoxypropane using a biofilm reactor

Mixed culture methanotrophic attached biofilms immobilized on diatomite particles in a three-phase fluidized bed reaction system were developed. Methane monooxygenase (MMO) activity on diatomite particles increased as soon as the lag phase ended. More than 90% of the MMO activity in the fluidized bed was attached. A biofilm concentration of 3.3c3.7mg dry weight cell (dwc) per g dry solid (DS) was observed. Batch experiments were performed to explore the possibility of producing epoxypropane by a propene–methane co-oxidation process. The effect of methane on the epoxidation of propene and the effect of propene on the growth of methanotroph was also studied. In continuous experiments, optimum mixed gas containing 35 methane, 20 propene and 45% oxygen were continuously circulated through the fluidized bed reactor to deliver substrates and extract product. Initial epoxypropane productivity was 110–150 μmol/day. The bioreactor operated continuously for 53 days without obvious loss of epoxypropane productivity.     

TCE degradation in a methanotrophic attached-film bioreactor

Trichloroethene was degraded in expanded-bed bioreactors operated with mixed-culture methanotrophic attached films. Biomass concentrations of 8 to 75 g volatile solids (VS) per liter static bed (L(sb)) were observed. Batch TCE degradation rates at 35 degrees C followed the Michaelis-Menten model, and a maximum TCE degradation rate (q(max)) of 10.6 mg TCE/gVS . day and a half velocity coefficient (K(S)) of 2.8 mg TCE/L were predicted. Continuous-flow kinetics also followed the Michaelis-Menten model, but other parameters may be limiting, such as dissolved copper and dissolved methane-q(max) and K(S) were 2.9 mg TCE/gVS . day and 1.5 mg TCE/L, respectively, at low copper concentrations (0.003 to 0.006 mg Cu/L). The maximum rates decreased substantially with small increases in dissolved copper. Methane consumption during continuous-flow operation varied from 23 to 1200 g CH(4)/g TCE degraded. Increasing the influent dissolved methane concentration from 0.01 mg/L to 5.4 mg/L reduced the TCE degradation rate by nearly an order of magnitude at 21 degrees C. Exposure of biofilms to 1.4 mg/L tetrachloroethene (PCE) at 35 degrees C resulted in the loss of methane utilization ability. Tests with methanotrophs grown on granular activated carbon indicated that lower effluent TCE concentrations could be obtained. The low efficiencies of TCE removal and low degradation rates obtained at 35 degrees C suggest that additional improvements will be necessary to make methanotrophic TCE treatment attractive. (c) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Mathematical Model and Mechanisms for Biofilm Wastewater Treatment Systems

Summary Fundamental theoretical depiction is still lacking on biofilm wastewater treatment systems up to today. A mathematical model of biofilm wastewater treatment systems, taking account of suspended microorganisms and some factors influencing biofilm formation and stabilization, is developed in this paper. By theoretical and numerical analyses, the factors influencing biofilm formation and stabilization, such as the dilution rate, influent organic concentration, detachment and initial inoculum concentration etc, are discussed. Qualitative investigations were carried out and suggestions on industrial applications are then proposed. This paper not only plays an important role in understanding the physical mechanisms of biofilm dynamics, but also has far-reaching implications for industrial practices.     

Mathematical model for the fluidized bed biofilm reactor

A mathematical model is proposed for the fluidized bed biofilm reactor (FBBR). For individual biofilm-covered particles (bioparticles) within the reactor, an analysis of intrabiofilm mass transfer and simultaneous intrinsic zero order reaction yields an effectiveness factor expression which is a function of the modified, zero order Thiele modulus, Φ_0,m. This expression is linked to a one-dimensional reactor flow model and a fluidization model to yield an overall reactor model describing convective transport and simultaneous biochemical conversion of substrate within a FBBR. For Φ_0,m<1.15, FBBR is mass transfer limited and 0.45 order kinetics are observed. For Φ_0,m<1.15, mass transfer limitations are insignificant and intrinsic zero order kinetics are observed. A sensitivity analysis using the proposed mathematical model indicates that biofilm thickness and media size are the two most important operating parameters. These two parameters can be optimized simultaneously for a specific application. The proposed model provides a rational approach for FBBR design.     

Mathematical model for a three-phase fluidized bed biofilm reactor in wastewater treatment

A mathematical model for a three phase fluidized bed bioreactor (TFBBR) was proposed to describe oxygen utilization rate, biomass concentration and the removal efficiency of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in wastewater treatment. The model consisted of the biofilm model to describe the oxygen uptake rate and the hydraulic model to describe flow characteristics to cause the oxygen distribution in the reactor. The biofilm model represented the oxygen uptake rate by individual bioparticle and the hydrodynamics of fluids presented an axial dispersion flow with back mixing in the liquid phase and a plug flow in the gas phase. The difference of settling velocity along the column height due to the distributions of size and number of bioparticle was considered. The proposed model was able to predict the biomass concentration and the dissolved oxygen concentration along the column height. The removal efficiency of COD was calculated based on the oxygen consumption amounts that were obtained from the dissolved oxygen concentration. The predicted oxygen concentration by the proposed model agreed reasonably well with experimental measurement in a TFBBR. The effects of various operating parameters on the oxygen concentration were simulated based on the proposed model. The media size and media density affected the performance of a TFBBR. The dissolved oxygen concentration was significantly affected by the superficial liquid velocity but the removal efficiency of COD was significantly affected by the superficial gas velocity. An erratum to this article can be found online at .     

Methanotrophic attached-film reactor development and biofilm characteristics

The feasibility of using methanotrophs in an attached-film, fluidized-bed (MAFFB) reactor system has been under investigation since 1987. Mixed culture, methane-utilizing attached biofilms were developed on diatomaceous earth particles and on granular activated carbon. The required feed gases, methane and oxygen, were supplied to the attached biofilm in disolved form using separate gas-liquid aeration columns. Biofilm growth was steady despite low influent dissolved methane concentrations (1 to 3 mg/L). A breeder MAFFB operated consistently for 4.1 years with attached biofilm concentrations as high as 51.7 g VS/L static-bed with minimal biomass wasting and with minimal buffer and nutrient inputs. The maximum biomass concentration observed was 75.6 g VS/L static-bed in a MAFFB reactor treating trichloroethene. Biofilm thickness reached 160 mum with typical values of 70 mum under methane and oxygen growht-rate-limited conditions. Biofilm densities of 120 to 190 g VS/L film were observed. Growth rates varied from <0.01/d to 0.17/d. Greater than 90% of the biomass concentration in the bed was attached, and effluent total suspended solids ranged from 5 to 74 mg/L, with an average of 24 mg/L over 27 runs in four MAFFB systems at upflow velocities of 11.4 to 25 m/h. Heterotrophic attached-film methanotrophs appear to be stable and useful for applications in toxics treatment, and other product manipulations. (c) 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Isolation and characterization of marine methanotrophs

Four new methane-oxidizing bacteria have been isolated from marine samples taken at the Hyperion sewage outfall, near Los Angeles, CA. These bacteria require NaCl for growth. All exhibit characteristics typical of Type I methanotrophs, except they contain enzyme activities of both the ribulose monophosphate pathway and the serine cycle. All four strains are characterized by rapid growth in liquid culture and on agar plates, and all have temperature optima above 35° C. One strain, chosen for further study, has been shown to maintain broadhost range cloning vectors and is currently being used for genetic studies.     

Approximated solution of model for three-phase fluidized bed biofilm reactor in wastewater treatment

An approximated analytical solution of mathematical model for the three phase fluidized bed bioreactor (TFBBR) was proposed using the linearization technique to describe oxygen utilization rate in wastewater treatment. The validation of the model was done in comparison with the experimental results. Satisfactory agreement was obtained in the comparison of approximated analytical solution and numerical solution in the oxygen concentration profile of a TFBBR. The approximated solutions for three modes of the liquid phase flow were compared. The proposed model was able to predict the biomass concentration, dissolved oxygen concentration the height of efficient column, and the removal efficiency.