分阶段pH调控提高2-酮基-L-古龙酸生产

为了提高酮古龙酸菌Ketogulonicigenium vulgare和巨大芽胞杆菌Bacillus megaterium生产2-酮基-L-古龙酸(2-KLG)的生产效率,分析了pH对K.vulgare和B.megaterium生长和产酸的影响,发现K.vulgare和B.megaterium的最适生长pH值分别为6.0和8.0,但是K.vulgare的糖酸转化活力在pH7.0时达到最大值,因此提出了三阶段pH控制策略(第一阶段:0～8h,pH8.0;第二阶段:8～20h,pH6.0;第三阶段:20h至发酵结束,pH7.0)以促进K.vulgare生长和2-KLG生产。结果表明,三阶段pH控制策略的实施进一步提高了2-KLG的产量(77.3g/L)、生产强度(1.38g/(L·h))和L-山梨糖消耗速率(1.42g/(L·h)),分别比恒定pH7.0时提高了9.7%、33.2%和25.7%。     

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌中硫辛酸合成模块对维生素C一步混菌发酵的影响

在由氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和普通生酮古龙酸杆菌构建的维生素C两菌一步发酵体系中,为了强化氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌对普通生酮古龙酸杆菌生长和产酸的促进作用,文中在氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌中构建硫辛酸合成功能模块。由含硫辛酸功能模块的氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和普通生酮古龙酸杆菌组成的两菌一步体系,能减轻普通生酮古龙酸杆菌单菌培养时的生长抑制,强化两菌的互作关系,使维生素C前体(2-酮基-L-古龙酸,2-KGA)的产量提高到73.34 g/L(对照组为59.09 g/L),醇酸转化率提高到86.0%。研究结果为进一步优化维生素C两菌一步发酵体系提供了新思路。     

谷胱甘肽对VC一步发酵作用的研究

谷胱甘肽（GSH）能有效促进酮古龙酸杆菌的生长。就GSH对氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和酮古龙酸杆菌一步混菌发酵的作用进行了探索,为进一步阐明维生素C一步发酵过程中氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和酮古龙酸杆菌的关系并提供发酵工艺优化的依据。研究发现,在5L的发酵罐中,外加1mg/ml的GSH对混菌的发酵有着显著的促进作用,2-酮-L-古龙酸（2-KGA）产量提高了22.8%。通过16S rDNA荧光定量PCR法测菌数,发现GSH的添加使酮古龙酸杆菌的生长提高到148%,但抑制氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌的生长,使其生物量下降到61%。运用代谢组学方法分析发现,GSH能促进酮古龙酸杆菌的磷酸戊糖、三羧酸循环、硫酸盐等代谢,同时减缓氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌对L-山梨糖的消耗,以促进整个混菌体系的发酵效率。     

响应面法优化Vc二步发酵新菌系产2-酮基-L-古龙酸的培养基

以短小芽胞杆菌(Bacillus pumilus)HJ-04作为维生素C二步发酵第2步中的伴生菌,促进产酸菌产维生素C(Vitamin C,Vc)前体2-酮基-L-古龙酸(2-keto-L-gulonic acid,2-KGA)的能力强于工业生产用菌株巨大芽胞杆菌(Bacillus megaterium) B2980.采用单因素试验、Plackett-Burman(PB)试验及Box-Behnken试验对影响新菌系发酵产2-KGA的6个因素进行分析优化.结果表明,L-山梨糖、尿素、玉米浆为显著影响因子.最佳产酸条件为L-山梨糖94.95 g/L,尿素11.99 g/L,玉米浆14.13g/L.优化后产酸量提高12.31 mg/mL,产酸周期缩短6h.     

VC三菌种一步发酵方法的构建与研究

就维生素C微生物一步发酵方法进行了探索,构建了酮古龙酸杆菌、氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和芽孢杆菌三菌混菌一步发酵的方法。研究发现,植物内生芽孢杆菌可以与酮古龙酸杆菌配合,促进酮古龙酸杆菌生长和产酸。在有山梨醇存在的条件下酮古龙酸杆菌及其伴生菌能够快速地生长增殖,植物内生芽孢杆菌在发酵的10h中不断消耗山梨醇。5L的发酵罐中,酮古龙酸杆菌、氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌和植物内生芽孢杆菌三菌混菌一步发酵在恒定的30℃温度,600r/min搅拌速度和1.5vvm通气条件下,补料发酵过程中醇酸质量转化率达到了81.89%,在分批发酵过程中,醇酸质量转化率达到了87.90%,进一步优化了维生素C生产工艺。     

D-葡萄糖串联发酵产生维生素C前体—2-酮基-L-古龙酸——Ⅱ.菌株SCB3058产生2-酮基-L-古龙酸发酵条件的研究

维生素C(Vitamin C,简称Vc),又称L-抗坏血酸(L-Ascorbic acid)是人体必需的维生素,生理作用广泛,在医药和食品工业上均有重要地位。目前国内厂家多以我国发明的“二步发酵法”进行生产,即以D-山梨醇为原料生产2-酮基-L-古龙酸(以下简称2-KLG),然后制备维生素C。而近年来引起国内外普遍关注的是从D-葡萄糖串联发酵生产2-KLG的新工艺,以及采用基因工程技术,构建直接由D-葡萄糖转化生成2-KLG的基因工程菌的研究(图1)。1987年以来我国学者尹光琳等人采用了欧文氏菌(Erwinia sp.)和棒状杆菌(Corynebacterium sp.)进行串联发酵产生维生素C前体——2-酮基-L-古龙酸,并开展了一系列的研究。     

混合培养中巨大芽孢杆菌对氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌的作用

为查明维生素Ｃ二步发酵混合培养中巨大芽孢杆菌与氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌间的关系,通过生长曲线测定、静息细胞实验及摇瓶发酵实验研究了巨大芽孢杆菌对氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌生长和产生２－酮基－Ｌ－古龙酸作用的影响;采用超滤分离、凝胶层析及聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术对巨大芽孢杆菌胞外液中具有促进氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌产酸作用的活性物质进行了分离和纯化。结果表明,大菌胞内液和胞外液均可促进小菌生长,大菌胞外液中具有该作用的组分分子     

玉米浆对Vc二步发酵产2-酮基-L-古龙酸影响的研究

通过在培养基中添加不同量的玉米浆,研究其对氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌（俗称小菌）生产Vc前体2-酮基-L-古龙酸的影响,并研究玉米浆成分中的12种主要氨基酸对小菌产酸的影响。结果表明：每100 mL发酵培养基中添加2.5 g左右过滤除菌玉米浆时,2-酮基-L-古龙酸产量高达26.84 mg/mL,小菌活菌数为不添加玉米浆时小菌单菌发酵下的9.74倍。过量玉米浆抑制小菌产酸。12种氨基酸单独与氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌发酵培养及全部混合后与氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌发酵培养对产酸及菌体生长无影响。     

巨大芽孢杆菌B．m2980产孢对氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌产酸的影响

为确定维生素C二步发酵中巨大芽孢杆菌（伴生菌）芽孢形成对氧化葡萄酸杆菌（产酸菌）产酸的影响,本研究通过对巨大芽孢杆菌生长特性分析,选取培养12h（未形成芽孢）和36h（芽孢大量形成）巨大芽孢杆菌B．m2980,检测其胞外液、胞内液以及混合液对产酸菌生成2-酮基-L-古龙酸的影响。结果表明,在未开始形成芽孢时,伴生菌胞外液、胞内液及混合液对产酸菌的生长和产酸有较低的促进作用,其中胞内液的促进能力大于胞外液;在芽孢生成后,胞外液以及混合液对产酸菌生长和产酸的促进能力显著提高。     

L-山梨糖流加发酵高效生产2-酮基-L-古龙酸

实验充分利用混合菌系氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌(Gluconobacter oxydans)和蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)混合发酵的优良特性,通过在发酵过程中间歇流加L-山梨糖的方法,实现了在自动控制温度、pH和溶氧的条件下,高效发酵L-山梨糖生成2-酮基-L-古龙酸(2-KLG)的目的。结果表明：当将L-山梨糖的终浓度调高到14％(w／v)时,2-KLG产量为130mg／mL左右,转化率达90％,发酵周期40—60h之间。结论：发酵过程中间歇流加L-山梨糖可以解除高浓度糖对产酸的抑制作用,提高了糖的转化率,但是发酵周期略有延长。     

Proline enhances <Emphasis Type="Italic">Torulopsis glabrata</Emphasis> growth during hyperosmotic stress

This study investigated that the importing of compatible solute proline could enhance the growth of the yeast Torulopsis glabrata under hyperosmotic stress. Osmolarity progressively increased from 860 to 2,603 mOsmol/kg by accumulation of sodium pyruvate in the culture broth, leading to a significant decrease in cell growth. When 1.0 g/L of proline as a compatible solute was added to the culture medium, it was imported and enhanced cell growth by 59.0% at 2,603 mOsmol/kg. By addition of proline during pyruvate production, the concentration, productivity, and yield of pyruvate increased 22.1, 38.4, and 14.3%, respectively. These results suggested that T. glabrata can import proline as an osmoprotectant against high osmotic stress, thus enhance pyruvate productivity. The improvement of yeast growth and viability under hyperosmotic stress by the addition of proline provided an alternative approach to enhance the organic acids production by yeast.     

2—KLG产生菌混合发酵特性及最佳混生模式的研究

氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌合成的2－KLG对巨大芽孢杆菌的生长繁殖具有明显的抑制作用,可缩短其生长周期。发酵体系中巨大芽孢杆菌的存在是氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌的生长繁殖和合成2－KLG所必需的,发酵过程中巨大芽孢杆菌裂解所释放的活性物质可能是刺激氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌合成2－KLG的主要原因。二菌混合发酵需在适宜的混生模式下才可达到最佳效果。     

一株芽孢杆菌在维生素C二步发酵中对小菌的促进作用

从土壤中分离到1株能更好促使小菌生长和产酸的芽孢杆菌B601,作为伴生菌与巨大芽孢杆菌相比,在生长过程中,发酵液中B601活菌数小于巨大芽孢杆菌,而其芽孢数则多于巨大芽孢杆菌。对B601组成菌系的发酵条件进行优化,得到如下结果：100g／L L-山梨糖、6g／L尿素、10g/L玉米浆、培养温度30℃和发酵周期44h。与巨大芽孢杆菌组成菌系相比其底物,L-山梨糖质量浓度提高了25％,尿素下降了50％．玉米浆质量浓度下降了33％,温度提高了2℃,发酵周期缩短了4h。结果表明：B601作为伴生菌,与巨大芽孢杆菌相比,该菌株明显提高了发酵效率。     

Carbohydrate nutrition of claviceps purpurea for alkaloid production related to the osmolality of media

Summary The effects of most frequently used carbohydrates and osmolalities of media on the growth and productivity ofClaviceps purpurea in submerged cultures were investigated. The maximum alkaloid yield was obtained with 20% mannitol as well as with 10% mannitol when 2% NaCl was added to the medium and the osmolality about 1 osmol/kg H₂O was established at the end of fermentation. Increased or decreased osmolality of the medium had a negative influence on fungal growth and alkaloid production. Almost the same effect was observed with sucrose as with mannitol, whereas with glucose only maximal growth was achieved.     

Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis of an artificial microbial community for two-step production of vitamin C

An artificial microbial community consisted of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare and Bacillus megaterium has been used in industry to produce 2-keto-gulonic acid (2-KGA), the precursor of vitamin C. During the mix culture fermentation process, sporulation and cell lysis of B. megaterium can be observed. In order to investigate how these phenomena correlate with 2-KGA production, and to explore how two species interact with each other during the fermentation process, an integrated time-series proteomic and metabolomic analysis was applied to the system. The study quantitatively identified approximate 100 metabolites and 258 proteins. Principal Component Analysis of all the metabolites identified showed that glutamic acid, 5-oxo-proline, L-sorbose, 2-KGA, 2, 6-dipicolinic acid and tyrosine were potential biomarkers to distinguish the different time-series samples. Interestingly, most of these metabolites were closely correlated with the sporulation process of B. megaterium. Together with several sporulation-relevant proteins identified, the results pointed to the possibility that Bacillus sporulation process might be important part of the microbial interaction. After sporulation, cell lysis of B. megaterium was observed in the co-culture system. The proteomic results showed that proteins combating against intracellular reactive oxygen stress (ROS), and proteins involved in pentose phosphate pathway, L-sorbose pathway, tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acids metabolism were up-regulated when the cell lysis of B. megaterium occurred. The cell lysis might supply purine substrates needed for K. vulgare growth. These discoveries showed B. megaterium provided key elements necessary for K. vulgare to grow better and produce more 2-KGA. The study represents the first attempt to decipher 2-KGA-producing microbial communities using quantitative systems biology analysis.     

Enhancement of monoclonal antibody production by immobilized hybridoma cell culture with hyperosmolar medium

To determine the effect of hyperosmotic stress on the monoclonal antibody (MAb) production by calcium-alginate-immobilized S3H5/gamma2bA2 hybridoma cells, the osmolalities of medium in the MAb production stage were varied through the addition of NaCI. The specific MAb productivity (q(MAb)) of immobilized cells exposed to abrupt hyperosmotic stress (398 mOsm/kg) was increased by 55% when compared with that of immobilized cells in the control culture (286 mOsm/kg). Furthermore, this enhancement of q(MAb) was not transient. Abrupt increase in osmolality, however, inhibited cell growth, resulting in no increase in volumetric MAb productivity (r(MAb)). On the other hand, gradual increase in osmolality allowed further cell growth while maintaining the enhanced q(MAb) immobilized cells. The q(MAb) immobilized cells at 395 mOsm/kg was 0.661 +/- 0.019 mug/10(6) cells/h, which is almost identical to that of immobilized cells exposed to abrupt osmotic stress. Accordingly, the r(MAb) was increased by ca. 40% when compared with that in the control immobilized cell culture. This enhancement in i(MAb) of immobilized S3H5/gamma2bA2 hybridoma cells by applying gradual osmotic stress suggests the potential of using hyperosmolar medium in other perfusion culture systems for improved MAb production. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Two-helper-strain co-culture system: a novel method for enhancement of 2-keto-l-gulonic acid production

A novel two-helper-strain co-culture system (TSCS) was developed to enhance 2-keto-l-gulonic acid (2-KLG) productivity for vitamin C production. Bacillus megaterium and B. cereus (with a seeding culture ratio of 1:3, v/v), used as helper strains, increased the 2-KLG yield using Ketogulonigenium vulgare compared to the conventional one-helper-strain (either B. cereus or B. megaterium) co-culture system (OSCS). After 45 h cultivation, 2-KLG concentration in the TSCS (69 g l^?1) increased by 8.9 and 7 % over that of the OSCS (B. cereus: 63.4 g l^?1; B. megaterium: 64.5 g l^?1). The fermentation period of TSCS was 4 h shorter than that of OSCS (B. cereus). The increased cell numbers of K. vulgare stimulated by the two helper strains possibly explain the enhanced 2-KLG yield. The results imply that TSCS is a viable method for enhancing industrial production of 2-KLG.     

Effect of osmotic immobilization on refrigerated storage and cryopreservation of sperm from a viviparous fish, the green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri

In this study, refrigerated storage and cryopreservation of sperm from the green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri were investigated. Previous cryopreservation research in this species utilized motile sperm because unlike in most fish species, Xiphophorus sperm can remain continuously motile after collection for a week with refrigerated storage. However, this species reproduces by internal fertilization, and given the significant requirements for motility within the female reproductive tract and potential limitations on sperm energetic capacities, immobilization of sperm prior to insemination could be used to improve fertilization success. Thus, the goal in this study was to use osmotic pressure to inhibit the motility of sperm after collection from X. helleri, and to test the effect of immobilization on refrigerated storage and cryopreservation. The objectives were to: (1) estimate the motility of sperm at different osmotic pressures, and determine an osmotic pressure suitable for immobilization; (2) cryopreserve the immobilized sperm, and estimate the motility after thawing with or without dilution, and (3) compare motility of non-immobilized and immobilized sperm after thawing, centrifugation, and washing to remove cryoprotectant. Motility was determined when sperm were suspended in 11 different osmotic pressures (24-500 mOsmol/kg) of Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS). Motility was observed between 116 and 425 mOsmol/kg. Sperm were not motile when the osmolality was lower than 116 or higher than 425 mOsmol/kg. Motility of the immobilized (non-motile) sperm could be activated by changing the osmotic pressure to 291-316 mOsmol/kg, and motility of immobilized sperm from hypertonic HBSS (425 mOsmol/kg) was significantly higher than that from hypotonic HBSS (145 mOsmol/kg) after 48 h of storage. At an osmolality of 500 mOsmol/kg, HBSS was used as extender to maintain immobilized sperm during cryopreservation with glycerol as the cryoprotectant. High motility (approximately 55%) was obtained in sperm after thawing when cryopreserved with 10-15% glycerol, and dilution of thawed sperm in fresh HBSS (1:4; V:V) was found to decrease the motility significantly. No difference was found in the motility of thawed sperm cryopreserved with 14% glycerol and extended in 310 and 500 mOsmol/kg HBSS. Washing by centrifugation prolonged the motility of thawed sperm from 24 to 72 h in HBSS at 310 and 500 mOsmol/kg. This study showed that sperm from X. helleri could be immobilized by use of specific osmotic pressures, and that the immobilization did not affect sperm motility after thawing. The immobilization of sperm by osmotic pressure could minimize reduction of the energetic capacities necessary for insemination, traversal, and residence within the female reproductive tract, and fertilization.     

Hyperosmotic pressure on HEK 293 cells during the growth phase, but not the production phase, improves adenovirus production

Hyperosmotic stress has been widely explored as a means of improving specific antibody productivity in mammalian cell cultures. In contrast, a decrease in cell-specific productivity of adenovirus production has been reported in several studies in which virus production in HEK 293 cell cultures was conducted under hyperosmotic conditions. However, production of viral vectors and, in particular, adenoviral vectors is the result of two consecutive phases: the growth phase and the virus production phase. In this study, the singular and combined effects of osmolality on the phases of cell growth and virus production were evaluated in culture media with osmolalities ranging from 250 to 410 mOsm. A two-factor, five-level full factorial design was used to investigate the effect of osmotic stress on cell physiology, as determined through the characterization of cell growth, cell metabolism, cell viability, cell cycle, cell RNA and total protein content, and total virus yield/cell-specific virus productivity. Overall, the results show that the growth of cells under hyperosmotic conditions induced favorable physiological states for viral production, and the specific virus productivity was improved by more than 11-fold when the medium's osmolality was increased from 250 to 410 mOsm during the cell growth phase. Both hypo- and hyperosmotic stresses in the virus production phase reduced virus productivity by as much as a factor of six. Optimal virus productivity was achieved by growing cells in media with an osmolality of 370 mOsm or greater, followed by a virus production phase at an osmolality of 290 mOsm. Compared to standard culture and production conditions in isotonic media, the shift from high to low osmolality between the two phases resulted in a two- to three-fold increase in virus yields. This hyperosmotic pressure effect on virus productivity was reproduced in five different commercial serum-free media.