Studies on localization and regulation of lipase production by Aspergillus niger

The lipase from strain BTL of Aspergillus niger was studied. The enzyme, which was mainly extracellular, was produced at elevated activity levels under optimum growth conditions. De novo biosynthesis of lipase occurred only in the presence of lipids and was completely repressed by glucose and glycerol. The reaction products, oleic acid and glycerol, showed differed inhibition patterns during triolein hydrolysis. The enzyme exhibited high specificity towards middle chain triglycerides and was possibly activated by double bonds in the fatty acid chain. It exhibited a marked stability against organic solvents.     

Characterization of Aspergillus niger catalase

Aspergillus niger catalase has been characterized by a variety of physical techniques including gel filtration, sedimentation rate and equilibrium methods and photon correlation spectroscopy. The catalase has a sedimentation coefficient (S₂₀⁰) of 14.2 ± 0.08 S and diffusion coefficient (D₂₀⁰) of 4.14 ± 0.35 × 10⁻⁷ cm² s⁻¹. The average molecular weight of the catalase from all available data including current sedimentation equilibrium measurements and two previous literature values is 345 000. The frictional ratio of the molecule assuming a hydration parameter similar to that of bovine liver catalase (.3 g H₂O g⁻¹) is 1.103, suggesting that Aspergillus niger catalase has an asymmetric structure with an axial ratio of approximately 3 (the Stokes radius is 5.83 ± 0.49 nm). The titration curve and amino acid analysis indicate that in the native conformation only 23% of the ionizable amino acid residues are titratable between pH 3 and 10.5. Denaturation with sodium n-dodecylsulphate increases the number of titratable groups to 46%. The ratio of anionic to cationic amino acid residues in Aspergillus niger catalase is 2.46 and the isoelectric point is 6.5. The optimum pH for catalytic activity is approximately 7.     

Production of acidic lipase by a mutant of Aspergillus niger NCIM 1207 in submerged fermentation

Mutants of Aspergillus niger NCIM 1207, isolated by subjecting conidia to UV-irradiation, were tested for the production of lipase (glycerol ester hydrolase EC 3.1.1.3). Mutants UV-10 and ANCR-1 showed seven fold and five fold enhanced productivity of enzyme, respectively, over the wild strain in shake flask culture when grown in SOB medium containing 1% olive oil. Maximum lipase activity (41 IU/ml) was obtained in the culture broth when UV-10 was grown in medium supplemented with 0.5% Triton X-100. A higher concentration of oil in the medium did not help lipase production in the case of mutant UV-10. Similarly no increase in enzyme levels was observed when mutant UV-10 was grown in medium supplemented with glucose. However, the addition of glucose in the medium resulted in increased levels of lipase production by wild strain, Aspergillus niger NCIM 1207.     

黑曲霉F044脂肪酶的分离纯化及酶学性质研究

黑曲霉F044脂肪酶发酵上清液经硫酸铵沉淀、透析、DEAESepharoseFastFlow阴离子交换层析和SephadexG-75凝胶过滤层析得到电泳纯的脂肪酶,纯化倍数为73·71倍,活性回收率为34%。对纯化脂肪酶性质研究表明:该脂肪酶分子量约为35~40kD,水解橄榄油的最适温度和最适pH分别为45℃和7·0,在60℃以下和pH2·0~9·0之间有很好的稳定性。该脂肪酶的水解活性对Ca2 表现明显的依赖性,而Mn2 、Fe2 和Zn2 对脂肪酶则有显著的抑制作用。在最适条件下水解pNPP的Km和Vmax分别为7·37mmol/L和25·91μmol/(min·mg)。其N-端的15个氨基酸序列为Ser(Glu/His)-Val-Ser-Thr-Ser-Thr-Leu-Asp-Glu-Leu-Gln-Leu-Phe-Ala-Gln。     

柚子皮黑曲霉的分离鉴定及产酶特性研究

对柚子皮上自然生长的黑曲霉进行分离鉴定,并探讨其产酶特性。以平板稀释法从柚子皮上分离出一株霉菌菌株,通过观察其形态特征和培养特征,对照《真菌鉴定手册》判定该菌株的种属;采用鉴定培养基法对其产酶特性进行分析。根据柚子皮的成分特性,以干柚子皮为主要原料,该菌为生产菌株,采用固态发酵法探究培养基的成分、柚子皮含量、培养基初始含水量及发酵时间4个因素对纤维素酶活力的影响。结果表明,该菌株为黑曲霉(Aspergillus nige),可产淀粉酶、蛋白酶、纤维素酶、果胶酶;固态发酵培养基中添加柚子皮12g,麸皮0.5 g和(NH_4)_2SO_40.5 g,培养基初始含水量保持在68.5 mL/100 g,培养时间控制在60 h左右时纤维素酶产量较高。     

黑曲霉菌渣综合利用研究进展

黑曲霉菌渣是黑曲霉经过工业发酵所需产物之后的副产物,资源储量丰富。目前利用黑曲霉生产的制剂种类繁多,对菌渣综合利用的报道却相对较少。已有的研究表明黑曲霉菌渣不仅可作为饲料添加剂、有机肥料或土壤改良剂得到直接应用,也可用于精制,作为食品、药品和化妆品等行业的主要原材料,实现高附加值转化应用。还可作为生物吸附剂用于去除水体中的污染物等。本文结合目前国内外对黑曲霉菌渣在各领域研究及利用现状,综述了黑曲霉菌渣高附加值转化与利用的研究进展,可以为工业发酵废渣资源化利用提供理论参考。     

Biotransformation of germacrane-type sesquiterpenoids by Aspergillus niger

Three germacrane-type sesquiterpenoids, (+)-germacrone-4,5-epoxide, germacrone and (+)-curdione were biotransformed by Aspergillus niger to give hydroxylated guaiane-type sesquiterpenoids together with allylic alcohols and spirolactone.     

The isolation of Ant1, a transposable element from Aspergillus niger

A transposable element has been isolated from the industrially important fungus Aspergillus niger (strain N402). The element was identified as an insertion sequence within the coding region of the nitrate reductase gene. It had inserted at a TA site and appeared to have duplicated the target site upon insertion. The isolated element was found to be 4798 by in length and contained 37-bp inverted, imperfect, terminal repeats (ITRs). The sequence of the central region of the element revealed an open reading frame (designated ORF1) which showed similarity, at the amino acid level, to the transposase of the Tc1/mariner class of DNA transposons. Another sequence within the central region of the element showed similarity to the 3 coding and downstream untranslated region of the amyA gene of A. niger. Sequence homology and structural features indicate that this element, which has been named Ant1 (A. niger transposon 1), is related to the Tc1/mariner group of DNA transposons. Ant1 is apparently present as a single copy in strain N402 of A. niger.     

黑曲霉产木聚糖酶的分离纯化与鉴定研究

木聚糖酶的分离纯化是对其进行酶学研究和分子改良研究的基础。利用实验室选育的黑曲霉菌株Aspergillus niger SM24/a进行木聚糖酶发酵,粗酶液经过(NH_4)_2SO_4分级沉淀Bio-Gel P6除盐、UNO sphere Q阴离子交换和Enrich SEC70凝胶色谱层析四个步骤的分离纯化,成功获得了3种木聚糖酶蛋白定义为X-Ⅰ、X-Ⅱ和X-Ⅲ。随着纯化步骤的增加,各组分酶比活力得到显著提高,其数值分别为37.41、34.56和53.96 U/mg,纯化倍数分别为3.96、3.66和5.72。经质谱分析和蛋白氨基酸序列比对,初步认定X-Ⅰ属于糖基水解酶第十家族内切-β-1,4-木聚糖酶,X-Ⅱ和X-Ⅲ均属于糖基水解酶第十一家族木聚糖酶。     

Biochemical properties of purified cathepsin B from Schistosoma mansoni

A previously described “major acidic proteinase” of adult Schistosoma mansoni, believed to play a key role in the parasite's metabolism, has been identified as a cathepsin B (Sm31). Purified Sm cathepsin B was not recognized by anti-Sm32 or anticathepsin L antibodies. The enzyme hydrolyzes the synthetic protease substrates Z-Arg-Arg-AMC and Z-Phe-Arg-AMC as well as protein substrates. Its pH optimum is 3.0 with serum albumin, 4.0–5.0 with globin and 5.5–6.0 with the synthetic substrates. The enzyme was inactivated by cysteine proteinase inhibitors. Its activity against protein substrates would support the hypothesis that it plays a role in schistosome nutrition.     

Biocatalytic application of nitrilases from Fusarium solani O1 and Aspergillus niger K10

The nitrilases from Fusarium solani O1 and Aspergillus niger K10 showed a broad substrate specificity for carbocyclic and nonaromatic heterocyclic amino nitriles, the preferred substrates being five-membered γ-amino nitrile (±)-1a, six-membered γ-amino nitriles (±)-3a, (±)-5a and (±)-6a, pyrrolidine-3-carbonitriles (±)-9a and (±)-10a as well as piperidine-4-carbonitriles 14a and 15a. Both enzymes showed a strong diastereopreference for cis- vs. trans-γ-amino nitriles. The electronic and steric effects of N-protecting groups affected the reactivity of the nitriles. Amides as by-products of the nitrilase-catalyzed reaction were produced from heterocyclic amino nitriles (±)-9a, (±)-10a, 14a and 15a by the A. niger enzyme but only from nitrile (±)-9a by the F. solani enzyme.     

黑曲霉及其与普洱茶品质关系研究进展

近年来,黑曲霉菌的研究受到了国内外大量学者的重视,并取得了一系列新进展,这些进展主要集中在:黑曲霉的分离鉴定方法;黑曲霉发酵生产多酚氧化酶、果胶酶和纤维素酶等酶类的机理;黑曲霉对普洱茶色泽、滋味和香气的影响等方面。文章集中对近年来黑曲霉及其与普洱茶品质形成相关的研究进展作简要综述,以期为黑曲霉在普洱茶中研究利用提供一定的参考。     

高温高压条件下黑曲霉孢子的失活参数计算

高温高压灭菌是黑曲霉孢子灭活的主要方式。通过研究黑曲霉孢子在高温高压过程中的死亡率,计算黑曲霉孢子的比热死速率常数和活化能。结果表明,黑曲霉孢子在97、115、121 ℃时的比热死速率常数分别为0.028 39、0.041 59、0.065 92/min,热死的活化能为38 324.479 4 J/mol。为利用高温高压灭活大量曲霉孢子提供了理论基础。     

Some factors affecting production of pectic enzymes by Aspergillus niger

The effects of varying cultural conditions were assessed for the production of pectic enzymes in a strain of Aspergillus niger, isolated from decaying orange fruit. Polygalacturonase and pectinmethylesterase were found to be inducible by polygalacturonic acid and pectin in the medium, respectively. Ammonium sulphate was the best nitrogen source for the production of both enzymes. There were variations in enzyme levels produced in culture filtrates with age of the culture, the highest levels being in 4-day-old cultures. The temperature and pH also had marked effects on the production of pectic enzymes with the best conditions being 40°C and pH 5, respectively. Surface culture technique gave appreciable enzyme yield, while agitation had an inhibitory effect on enzyme production.     

Mild hydrolysis of nitriles by the immobilized nitrilase from Aspergillus niger K10

The cell free extract from the nitrile-hydrolyzing strain Aspergillus niger K10 (0.25 mg of protein) was adsorped onto a 1 mL HiTrap Butyl Sepharose column. The benzonitrile-hydrolyzing activity of the immobilized enzyme (about 1.6 U/mg of protein) was stable at pH 8 and 35 °C within the examined period (4 h). The enzyme load on the above column was increased 18 times in order to achieve high nitrile conversion. This enzyme preparation was used for the conversion of 3-cyanopyridine and 4-cyanopyridine under the above conditions. The initial substrate conversion was nearly quantitative. The activity was fairly stable; the conversion of 3-cyanopyridine decreased to 70% after 15 h, while the conversion of 4-cyanopyridine was 60% of the initial value after 39 h. The former substrate was converted into nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (molar ratio approximately 16:1) and the latter one into isonicotinic acid and isonicotinamide (molar ratio approximately 3:1).     

Isolation and characterization of mutants of Aspergillus niger deficient in extracellular proteases

Summary We have cloned and sequenced the Escherichia coli K-12 ppsA gene. The ppsA gene codes for PEP synthase, which converts pyruvate into phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), an essential step in gluconeogenesis when pyruvate or lactate are used as a carbon source. The open reading frame consists of 792 amino acids and shows homology with other phosphohistidine-containing enzymes that catalyze the conversion between pyruvate and PEP. These enzymes include pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinases from plants and Bacteroides symbiosus and Enzyme I of the bacterial PEP:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system.     

Characterization of oxylipins and dioxygenase genes in the asexual fungus Aspergillus niger

Background  

Aspergillus niger is an ascomycetous fungus that is known to reproduce through asexual spores, only. Interestingly, recent genome analysis of A. niger has revealed the presence of a full complement of functional genes related to sexual reproduction [1]. An example of such genes are the dioxygenase genes which in Aspergillus nidulans, have been shown to be connected to oxylipin production and regulation of both sexual and asexual sporulation [2–4]. Nevertheless, the presence of sex related genes alone does not confirm sexual sporulation in A. niger.     

Cloning, sequencing and heterologous expression of the monoamine oxidase gene from Aspergillus niger

The gene encoding the flavin-containing monoamine oxidase (MAO-N) of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger was cloned. MAO-N is the first nonvertebrate monoamine oxidase described to date. Three partial cDNA clones, isolated from an expression library, were used to identify and clone the structural gene (maoN) from an A. niger genomic DNA library. The maoN gene was sequenced, and analysis revealed an open reading frame that codes for a protein of 495 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 55.6 kDa. Sequencing of an internal proteolytic fragment of the purified enzyme confirmed the derived amino acid sequence. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence indicates that MAO-N is structurally related to the human monoamine oxidases MAO-A and MAO-B. In particular, the regions known to be involved in the binding of the FAD cofactor show a high degree of homology; however, the conserved cysteine residue to which the flavin cofactor is covalently bound in the mammalian forms is absent in the fungal enzyme. MAO-N has the C-terminal tripeptide Ala-Arg-Leu, which corresponds to the consensus targeting sequence found in many peroxisomal enzymes. The full-length cDNA for MAO-N was expressed in Escherichia coli from the T7 promoter of the expression vector pET3a, yielding a soluble and fully active enzyme form.     

敲除Spt7对黑曲霉生长及菌落形态的影响

在酵母中Spt7作为一种多功能蛋白复合物Spt-Ada-Gcn5-乙酰转移酶(Spt-Ada-Gcn5-acetyltransferase, SAGA)复合体的核心蛋白,其不仅负责维持SAGA复合物的稳定,还负责细胞内10%以上的基因转录。除此之外,丝状真菌中关于Spt7功能的研究很少。【目的】探究Spt7在黑曲霉Aspergillus niger CGMCC 1062中的功能。【方法】以黑曲霉A. niger CGMCC 1062为出发菌株,通过农杆菌转化法将敲除spt7基因的质粒转入黑曲霉中;并分别将Δspt7菌株与对照组点种在CM培养基、不同碳源及含H2O2培养基上进行生长观察;通过实时定量聚合酶链反应(real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, qRT-PCR)分析糖酵解关键基因、产孢相关基因的相对转录水平。【结果】成功获得spt7基因敲除菌株Δspt7;通过实验发现Δspt7菌株较对照菌株生长缓慢、菌落变白且产孢延迟;spt7基因的敲除显著影响菌株对不同碳源的利用;但Δspt7菌株同对照组均能在20 mmol/L H2O...