微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅱ.反应条件和产物提取

皮状丝孢酵母具有较强不对称水解底物专一性.在试验的五种布洛芬消旋酯中,水解甲酯和异丙酯生成s(+)-布洛芬ee可达97%,乙酯为93%以上;而水解活性以乙酯最强,转化率高于30%.不对称水解最适pH6.5—7.0;温度在28—37℃范围内拆分能力无明显差别.该酵母的水解酶为胞内酶,将酵母细胞制成两酮干粉进行水解可提高立体专一性.产物S(+)-布洛芬可借助于酸碱反应和有机溶剂提取得到,同时回收未水解的酯.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅰ.高度立体选择性菌株的筛选

从361株细菌和酵母菌中分别筛选到12株可不对称水解布洛芬乙酯生成R(-)-布洛芬的细菌(5株菌对映体过量(ee)可达85%)和15株具有不对称水解布洛芬乙酯活性的酵母菌,其中皮状丝孢酵母T158生成S(+)-布洛芬,ee可超过92%.该酵母菌最适碳源为葡萄糖,浓度以1.0—1.5%适宜,蛋白胨浓度低于0.3%或高于0.5%对水解拆分均不利.酵母膏的加入显著提高水解活性,最适浓度0.3%.在培养基中添加表面活性剂吐温80(0.2%)既可提高拆分专一性,又能增强水解能力.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅰ.高度立体选择性菌株的筛选

从361株细菌和酵母菌中分别筛选到12株可不对称水解布洛芬乙酯生成R(-)-布洛芬的细菌(5株菌对映体过量(ee)可达85%)和15株具有不对称水解布洛芬乙酯活性的酵母菌,其中皮状丝孢酵母T158生成S( )-布洛芬,ee可超过92%.该酵母菌最适碳源为葡萄糖,浓度以1.0—1.5%适宜,蛋白胨浓度低于0.3%或高于0.5%对水解拆分均不利.酵母膏的加入显著提高水解活性,最适浓度0.3%.在培养基中添加表面活性剂吐温80(0.2%)既可提高拆分专一性,又能增强水解能力.     

微生物酶不对称水解合成S(+)-布洛芬的研究 Ⅰ.高度立体选择性菌株的筛选

从361株细菌和酵母菌中分别筛选到12株可不对称水解布洛芬乙酯生成R(-)-布洛芬的细菌(5株菌对映体过量(ee)可达85%)和15株具有不对称水解布洛芬乙酯活性的酵母菌,其中皮状丝孢酵母T158生成S(+)-布洛芬,ee可超过92%.该酵母菌最适碳源为葡萄糖,浓度以1.0—1.5%适宜,蛋白胨浓度低于0.3%或高于0.5%对水解拆分均不利.酵母膏的加入显著提高水解活性,最适浓度0.3%.在培养基中添加表面活性剂吐温80(0.2%)既可提高拆分专一性,又能增强水解能力.     

高血压大鼠红细胞膜Ca~（2＋），Mg~（2＋）─ATP酶对Ca~（2＋）反应的变化及Mg~（2＋）的作用

本实验观察了正常及高血压大鼠红细胞膜Ｃａ２＋,Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰ酶对不同浓度Ｃａ２＋及Ｍｇ２＋的反应。结果表明：（１）在自发性高血压大鼠（ＳＨＲ）,此酶最适反应的Ｃａ２＋浓度为１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ;ＷＫＹ大鼠为１０－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ;两肾一环型肾性高血压大鼠（ＲＨＲ）为１０－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠为１０－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｃａ２＋高于以上各相应浓度时该酶活性受到抑制;（２）作为该酶激动剂的Ｍｇ２＋有其最适激活浓度,在ＷＫＹ大鼠、ＲＨＲ及Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠均为４．５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ;（３）高浓度Ｍｇ２＋（３６．０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）可以逆转高浓度Ｃａ２＋对该酶的抑制作用。以上结果表明,底物Ｃａ２＋浓度的变化对Ｃａ２＋,Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰ酶的催化活性影响极大,该酶活性的促发及维持必须有适宜浓度的Ｍｇ２＋。高血压时此酶对Ｃａ２＋的敏感性增高,且Ｍｇ２＋对酶保护作用更为明显。本结果提示,胞内高浓度Ｃａ２＋不仅是高血压发生的原因之一,并可能与其发展及恶化有关。     

微水相中杏仁醇腈酶催化不对称合成(R)-氰醇的研究

利用气相色谱手性分析,研究了微水相中来源于杏仁的（R）－醇腈酶催化醛与HCN不对称合成（R）－氰醇,结果表明,反应时间,添加乙酸,反应介质,反应体系水活度,反应温度和底物的结构对醇腈醇反应均有显著影响,杏仁醇腈酶对芳香族,脂肪族和杂环族醛均有良好的催化作用,其中,苯甲醛为杏仁醇腈的最和达作用底物,在低温（0－5℃）下,转化率和产物对映体过剩值均为99％以上。     

葡萄酒酵母不对称还原苯甲酰甲酸合成（R）-扁桃酸

研究了葡萄酒酵母不对称还原制备（R）-扁桃酸的转化,并将其放大至反应罐进行小试研究。通过转化条件的优化,在密闭条件下,当底物质量浓度为10g/L时,苯甲酰甲酸的产率达到72％,扁桃酸的对应过量值（e.e）值达到99％以上。实验发现,该微生物具有很好的催化稳定性,全细胞经过10批次反应,产率无明显降低,产物对映体过量值均高于98％。转化反应放大至7L反应罐体系后,S.ellipsoideus,仍然具有良好的催化性能,产率提高到81％,e.e值保持在99％。     

Mg~（2＋）对线粒体H~＋－ATP酶的阿霉素敏感性的拮抗效应──H~＋－AT

用生物膜的拆离与重建技术,研究了Ｍｇ２＋对阿霉素（Ａｄｒｉａｍｙｃｉｎ,ＡＤＭ）抑制猪心线粒体Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶及其重建脂酶体（Ｌ·Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶）活性的影响。用胆酸盐透析方法将Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶在大豆磷脂脂质体上重建。实验结果表明,重建Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶的ＡＤＭ的敏感性较仅纯化而未重建者明显增加,这提示ＡＤＭ的抑制作用依赖于磷脂。但是,在有Ｍｇ２＋（１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）条件下重建的Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶对ＡＤＭ的敏感性较无Ｍｇ２＋者却又显著降低,这提示Ｍｇ２＋对ＡＤＭ抑制线粒体Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶的作用具有拮抗效应。Ｍｇ２＋的这种拮抗效应是与其在透析重建Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶过程中诱导脂酶体的磷脂的物理状态的改变相关的。所得实验结果对于阐明ＡＤＭ抑制线粒体Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰ酶的作用机理与磷脂的相关性提供了较直接的实验证据。     

Production of (R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy) propionic acid by Beauveria bassiana ZJB16007 in solid state fermentation using rice bran

Abstract

R-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid (R-HPPA) is a key chiral intermediate for phenoxypropionic acid herbicide synthesis. In this study, to improve the production of R-HPPA with B. bassiana ZJB16007, the cultivation conditions in solid-state fermentation (SSF) were investigated. The effects of various substrates on R-HPPA production were evaluated and the process parameters were also optimized. The results showed that rice bran was the optimal substrate for R-HPPA production. The optimal medium components and cultivation conditions were: rice bran: silkworm chrysalis powder = 5.25: 2.25 (g: g), nutrient salts solution 12?mL which contained 50?g/L R-PPA, pH 5.0, and cultivated at 28?°C for 11 days. Under the optimized conditions, the transformation of R-HPPA was significantly improved and the yield of R-HPPA reached 77.78%, which was 15.14% higher than that of the control (67.55%). Therefore, SSF may serve as an alternative for R-HPPA production by B. bassiana ZJB16007.     

Enantiospecific enzymatic preparation of (2S,3S)-3-alkylaspartic acids of current interest in the synthesis of stereoregular poly[β-(2S,3S)-3-alkylmalic acids] as new optically active functional polyesters

(2S,3S)-3-methyl- and 3-isopropylaspartic acids were synthesized by bioconversion of the corresponding alkylfumarates (mesaconate and 3-isopropylfumarate) using β-methylaspartase from cell-free extracts of Clostridium tetanomorphum. Optically pure (2S,3S)-3-alkylaspartic acids were transformed in several steps to benzyl (3S,4R)-3-alkylmalolactonates without any racemization of the two chiral centers. These optically active α,β-substituted-β-lactones were polymerized by anionic ring opening polymerization yielding optically active semi-crystalline polyesters. ¹³C NMR analysis of poly[benzyl β-3-isopropylmalate] in CDCl₃ has shown that only the iso-type stereosequence is present in the polymer, indicating that the macromolecular chain is constituted by the only units of benzyl β-(2S,3S)-3-isopropylmalate monomer. The polymerization reaction was done without any racemization of the two stereogenic centers as in the case of benzyl (3S,4R)-3-methylmalolactonate. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Synthesis of (E)-9-(1-pyrenyl)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal, a fluorescent probe of the (E)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal with retained biological properties

(E)-9-(1-pyrenyl)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal (FHNE), a fluorescent probe of (E)-4-hydroxynon-2-enal (HNE) is synthesised in seven steps and in 35% overall yield, starting from commercially available 1-pyrencarboxyaldehyde. When incubated with cultured HeLa cells this fluorescent probe penetrates cells and particularly concentrates in the region surrounding the nucleus. As the parent compound, HNE it is able to induce the activation of heat shock factor (HSF) and it is able to induce the binding of HSF to heat shock element (HSE).     

(S)-3-Pentyn-2-ol production through microbial enzyme-catalyzed, highly enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic 3-pentyn-2-ol esters

Air-dried cells of Hansenula nonfermentans AKU 4332 catalyzed the production of (S)-3-pentyn-2-ol from (RS)-3- pentyn-2-ol acetate ester at 10% (v/v). The product was formed at 96.6% e.e. with a molar yield of 45% in 24 h. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998     

3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl]alanine (enduracididine) and 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl] acetic acid in seeds of Lonchocarpus sericeus

3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl]alanine (enduracididine) and 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl] acetic acid have been isolated from seeds of Lonchocarpus sericeus. The concentration of each compound was ca 0.5 % of the fresh seed weight.     

SYNTHESIS AND ANTIVIRAL EVALUATION OF N-GLYCOSIDES DERIVED FROM 6-AMINO-3-ARYL-2-METHYL-4-(3H)-QUINAZOLINONES

Reaction of monosaccharides (D-glucose, D-galactose, D-xylose or L-arabinose) with 6-amino-3-aryl-2-methyl-4-(3H) quinazolinones (1a–c) in boiling methanol yielded the corresponding N-glycopyranosides 3a–c, 4a–c, 5a,b and 6a,b. The N-glycopyranosides 3a–c, 4a–c, 5a,b and 6a,b were acetylated with acetic anhydride and pyridine to give the corresponding acetate derivatives 7a–c, 8a–c, 9a,b and 10a,b. The structures of all these glycosides were assessed by elemental analysis, IR, NMR and mass spectra. Some of these products were tested for anticancer and anti-AIDS activity.     

Biodegradation of the chlorophenoxy herbicide (R)-(+)-mecoprop by Alcaligenes denitrificans

An Alcaligenes denitrificans strain capable of utilizing theherbicide (R)-(+)-2(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionicacid (mecoprop) as a sole carbon source was isolated fromsoil and cultured in liquid medium. Crude cell extracts of thebacterium were utilized in spectrophotometric assays toelucidate a biochemical pathway for degradation ofmecoprop. Results indicated a reaction sequence analogousto the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D).GC-MS analysis provided direct evidence for thebiotransformation of mecoprop to the transient metabolite4-chloro-2-methylphenol (MCP). No NADPH-dependentactivity was observed during this reaction. Pyruvate wasverified as the second product derived from the aliphatic sidechain of mecoprop. MCP was subsequently transformed to asubstituted catechol by an NADPH-dependentmonooxygenase. When grown on mecoprop, A.denitrificans was adapted to oxidize catechol and its 4- and3-methylated derivatives indicating the broad substratespecificity of catechol dioxygenase. The microorganism wasdemonstrated to adopt the ortho mechanism of aromaticcleavage which resulted in the formation of2-methyl-4-carboxymethylene but-2-en-4-olide, a reactionintermediate of the -ketoadipate pathway.     

A Pitfall of the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5(3-carboxymethonyphenol)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) Assay due to Evaporation in wells on the Edge of a 96 well Plate

The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5(3-carboxymethonyphenol)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) calorimetric assay is replacing the traditional 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay as a fast, one-step assay of cell viability. We have observed that evaporation of the outer wells of a 96 well plate increases the absorbancy by 52% compared to the inner wells. Filling the outer 2 rows of wells with media and replacement of the media prior to addition of the MTS reagent will, however, correct this inaccuracy.     

Effect of the auxin, 2-(2-methyl-4-chloro-phenoxy)propionic acid, on cell cycle regulation in maize embryonic tissues

During seed maturation, cells from embryonic tissues stop division at different phases of the cell cycle. In maize, neither these phases nor the effect of exogenous auxin on them are known. Disinfected whole maize ( Zea mays L. Mexican commercial hybrid H30) seeds or sectioned embryonic axes were incubated in Murashige and Skoog medium, with or without 2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid (MCPP), a synthetic auxin. For some in vitro experiments, radioactive [³H]-thymidine was also added. After the stated incubation period, meristems of mesocotyl, primary and seminal roots from embryonic axes were dissected, fixed, and analyzed under a microscope. The percentage of mitotic indices was recorded. In the labeling experiments, labeled and non-labeled percentage of mitotic figures (MI %) were determined. It was found that cell division is a programmed event in the meristematic tissues of maize embryonic axes. Populations of cells entering cell division were obseved during the germination process. The mesocotyl was the first tissue to divide, followed by seminal and primary roots.
Meristematic cells from dry embryos are arrested during the G₂ and G₁ phases of the cell cycle. MCPP has a differential effect, stimulating G₂ cells to enter cell division. It is concluded that MCPP might regulate the cell cycle at specific points.