大肠杆菌对木质纤维素水解液抑制物的胁迫耐受性

木质纤维素类生物质是前景广阔的化石原料替代品,其生物炼制可生产生物能源、生物基化学品和生物材料等多种产品,可降低碳排放,有助于实现“双碳”目标,因此受到越来越多的关注。然而,木质纤维素生物炼制需要经过预处理、微生物发酵和产物纯化等多个步骤,其中,预处理过程产生的多种化合物抑制微生物的细胞生长和发酵性能,是制约生物转化效率的瓶颈之一。大肠杆菌是木质纤维素生物炼制常用的宿主,被广泛应用于多种化合物的生产,研究其对木质纤维素水解液中抑制物的耐受性,对于提高木质纤维素生物炼制效率具有重要意义。本文首先介绍了木质纤维素的主要成分和基本结构,对木质纤维素的预处理方法以及预处理后水解液中的主要抑制物种类进行了简单阐述;随后,总结了木质纤维素水解液中几类主要抑制物呋喃类、羧酸类和酚类对大肠杆菌细胞的毒性,以及大肠杆菌对上述抑制物的胁迫响应机制和基于机制的菌株改造靶点;最后,综述了提高大肠杆菌对上述抑制物的胁迫耐受性的菌株改造策略,包括随机突变、实验室适应性进化和组学辅助的理性设计等,为利用代谢工程构建用于木质纤维素生物炼制的高效大肠杆菌菌株提供参考。     

木质纤维素预处理抑制物产生及脱除方法的研究进展

利用纤维素酶将木质纤维素降解成可发酵性糖,然后发酵生产氢气、乙醇、丁醇等生物燃料及高附加值产品,是当今全球研究的热点。预处理是生物质转化过程中至关重要的步骤,而预处理过程中产生的抑制物对木质纤维素后续的酶解和发酵微生物有负面影响。因此了解预处理方法及其过程中产生的抑制物及脱除方法是能否高效转化生物质的基础。文中首先介绍了木质纤维素常用的两类预处理方法即化学法和物理化学法。随后阐述了不同抑制物的产生及其抑制机制,并重点介绍了多种脱毒方法。最后展望了脱除木质纤维素预处理抑制物的研究趋势:应用交联聚乙烯亚胺和金属有机骨架化合物等新型材料脱除抑制物或通过基因工程、代谢工程技术等构建抑制物耐受性菌株等。     

木质纤维素水解液副产物对东方伊萨酵母乙醇发酵的影响

为了客观评判耐高温东方伊萨酵母HN-1利用木质纤维素水解液生产燃料乙醇的潜力,本文采用单因素试验和响应面中心组合试验研究了木质纤维素水解液有毒副产物甲酸钠(1.0-5.0 g/L)、乙酸钠(2.5-8.0 g/L)、糠醛(0.2-2.0 g/L)、5-羟甲基糠醛(0.1-1.0 g/L)和香草醛(0.5-2.0 g/L)对其乙醇发酵的影响。结果表明,木质纤维素水解液有毒副产物对东方伊萨酵母HN-1乙醇发酵的影响较小,除添加2 g/L香草醛或添加1 g/L 5-羟甲基糠醛可使乙醇产量分别降低20.38%和11.2%外,其他抑制物的添加对乙醇的生成未有显著影响。但是,当副产物浓度较高时,可以显著抑制菌体生长,添加1-5 g/L甲酸钠、2.5-8.0 g/L乙酸钠、0.4-2 g/L糠醛或0.5-2 g/L香草醛,发酵36 h时菌体细胞干重分别较对照下降了25.04%-37.02%、28.83%-43.82%、20.06%-37.60%和26.39%-52.64%。中心组合试验结果表明各抑制物交互作用对乙醇的生成影响不显著。该研究表明木质纤维素水解液副产物对东方伊萨酵母HN-1乙醇发酵的影响较小,适合用于纤维乙醇发酵。     

纤维素乙醇生物加工过程中的抑制物对酿酒酵母的影响及应对措施

以木质纤维素为原料生产乙醇,预处理是必需的环节,这一过程中不可避免产生了多种对微生物有抑制作用的化合物,这些抑制物主要有3大类:弱酸、呋喃醛类和酚类化合物。这些化合物影响后续乙醇发酵微生物酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)的生长及发酵性能,降低了乙醇的得率和产量,是木质纤维素原料大规模生产乙醇的一个主要障碍。以下介绍了3类抑制物的形成及作用机制,并介绍了应对抑制物作用、提高酵母发酵能力的措施及研究进展,包括发酵前预处理原料脱毒、通过进化工程驯化菌种或通过对抑制物耐受性相关基因的代谢工程操作提高酿酒酵母耐受性,及通过发酵过程控制减少抑制物影响等。     

过程工程在木质纤维素发酵抑制物解除中的应用

发酵抑制物对宿主细胞产生毒害作用,是木质纤维素生物炼制的主要瓶颈之一。减少抑制物含量、解除抑制作用是提高发酵效率的重要环节。本文讨论了木质纤维素发酵抑制物的来源、组成、特点以及相应的解除方法,提出了"源头降低抑制物—纤维素木质素分级转化"炼制模式和"发酵促进剂设计技术",为木质纤维素发酵抑制物的解除及木质纤维素开发利用提供了全新的技术路线。     

氧化还原敏感型基因元件增强酵母木质纤维素水解液抑制物胁迫耐受性

纤维素乙醇作为一种清洁可再生的绿色能源,具有良好的应用前景。然而酿酒酵母利用木质纤维素原料生产乙醇的发酵过程易受多种抑制物胁迫的影响,因此提高其胁迫耐受性具有重要意义。本研究在细胞内设计了一种氧化还原敏感型基因元件,通过生物传感器Yap1感应胞内氧化还原状态,以调控抗胁迫基因智能表达。首先,分析了Yap1调控的天然内源启动子P_TRR1、P_TRX2和P_MET16对木质纤维素水解液中典型抑制物的响应强度。其次,根据不同胁迫种类组合相应启动子与抗胁迫的效益基因,构建氧化还原敏感型基因元件提高了酿酒酵母的胁迫耐受性。最后,将表现较好的基因元件GP-CTT和GP-ADH串联整合到一起构建了双基因元件系统,在5-HMF和H₂O₂双重胁迫下细胞的死亡率与野生型相比下降了69.6%。相较于单基因元件GP-CTT,双基因元件整合菌株的比生长速率、葡萄糖消耗速率和乙醇生产速率分别提高了64.2%、60.1%和58.9%,重组菌株过氧化氢酶的酶活力提高了40.2%。本研究通过理性设计氧化还原敏感型基...     

利用木质纤维素生产丁醇的研究进展

随着化石燃料的逐年减少,以生物质为原料的生物能源研究近年来成为能源领域的研究热点,充分利用可再生生物质为发展经济的生物燃料生产工艺提供了一个极好的机会。与燃料乙醇和生物柴油相比,生物丁醇更具有优越性,以可再生木质纤维素生物质为原料进行发酵生产丁醇在近年来被广泛的研究。对于利用可再生生物质为原料生产丁醇,需要解决原料的选择、产品收率低、抑制物对生产菌株毒性等问题。本文对以木质纤维素生物质为原料进行生物丁醇发酵过程中的原料预处理、抑制物对丁醇生产菌的影响,以及水解液的脱毒和耐抑制物菌株的选育等方面进行综述,并对以木质纤维素生产燃料丁醇所面临的机遇与问题进行了简要评述。     

解脂耶氏酵母基于木质纤维素原料生产化学品研究进展*

解脂耶氏酵母具有遗传背景清晰、分子操作体系较为成熟、抗逆性强、底物谱广、有机酸和蛋白质分泌能力强等优点,在微生物发酵生产化学品领域极具应用潜力。木质纤维素是丰富的可再生生物质资源,以木质纤维素原料替代化石原料生产化学品对于缓解全球能源危机、保障粮食安全等意义重大。解脂耶氏酵母可以天然代谢木质纤维素水解产生的葡萄糖,但对其他水解产物(如木糖)的利用效率极低。综述解脂耶氏酵母利用木质纤维素原料的代谢途径及改造策略,以木质纤维素原料生产化学品为例,重点讨论该过程中的主要瓶颈问题及解决办法,为后续研究提供参考。     

微生物利用木质纤维素的研究进展

木质纤维素原料是世界上最为丰富的资源之一,可用作微生物发酵生产高附加值生物化学品的原料。与传统用于微生物发酵的可食用生物质原料相比,目前微生物利用木质纤维素还存在以下几个关键问题:开发经济有效的木质纤维素预处理工艺、提高微生物对木质纤维素水解液中第二大单糖木糖的有效利用水平、增强微生物对木质纤维素水解液中混糖的综合利用能力以及提高微生物对木质纤维素水解液中糠醛、乙酸等发酵抑制物的耐受能力。综述了近年来国内外针对这几个关键问题的最新研究成果。为今后微生物大规模利用木质纤维素进行商业生产提出了展望和建议。     

木质纤维素降解真菌菌株筛选及对玉米秸秆的生物降解研究

以8株野生白腐真菌为研究对象,用愈创木酚筛选培养基对这些菌株进行产木质素酶能力的初筛,并探究初筛后所得菌株在玉米秸秆固态发酵时的漆酶活性及其对玉米秸秆木质纤维素的降解能力。研究结果表明,8株菌株在愈创木酚筛选培养基上均表现出较好的木质素降解酶活性,仅菌株Han 577的菌丝圈直径d1与变色圈直径d2之比大于1。菌株An 369、Han 202和Han 474在玉米秸秆上的最大漆酶活性要远远高于其他菌株,分别为(901.11±42.83)、(698.89±42.17)和(843.61±78.82)U/L。白蜡范氏孔菌An369、云芝栓孔菌An174、肺形侧耳An279和硬毛革孔菌Han 474对玉米秸秆的酸不溶木素降解率均大于20%。云芝栓孔菌An 174、肺形侧耳An 279、梨生多年卧孔菌Han 202对玉米秸秆的纤维素降解率均大于20%。迷宫栓孔菌An 360和肺形侧耳An 279对玉米秸秆半纤维素降解率则大于40%。整体来看,肺形侧耳An 279表现出较好的秸秆降解效率。     

Tolerance and adaptation of ethanologenic yeasts to lignocellulosic inhibitory compounds

Synthetic mixtures of predominant lignocellulosic hexose sugars were supplemented with separate aliquots of three inhibitory compounds (furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and acetic acid) in a series of concentrations and fermented by the spent sulfite liquor (SSL)-adapted yeast strain Tembec T1 and the natural isolate Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) Y-1528 to compare tolerance and assess fermentative efficacy. The performance of Y-1528 exceeded that of Tembec T1 by a significant margin, with faster hexose sugar consumption, higher ethanol productivity, and in the case of furfural and HMF, faster inhibitor consumption. Nevertheless, furfural had a dose-proportionate effect on sugar consumption rate and ethanol productivity in both strains, but did not substantially affect ethanol yield. HMF had a similar effect on sugar consumption rate and ethanol productivity, and also lowered ethanol yield. Surprisingly, acetic acid had the least impact on sugar consumption rate and ethanol productivity, and stimulated ethanol yield at moderate concentrations. Sequential iterations of softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) SSL were subsequently inoculated with the two yeast strains in order to compare adaptation to, and performance in lignocellulosic substrates in a cell recycle batch fermentation (CRBF) regime. Both strains were severely affected by the HW SSL, which was attributed to specific syringyl lignin-derived degradation products and synergistic interactions between inhibitors. Though ethanologenic capacity was preserved, a net loss of performance was evident from both strains, indicating the absence of adaptation to the substrates, regardless of the sequence in which the SSL types were employed.     

Efficient oleaginous yeasts for lipid production from lignocellulosic sugars and effects of lignocellulose degradation compounds on growth and lipid production

Microbial lipid production using lignocellulosic biomass is considered an alternative for biodiesel production. In this study, 418 yeast strains were screened to find efficient oleaginous yeasts which accumulated large quantities of lipid when cultivated in lignocellulosic sugars. Preliminary screening by Nile red staining revealed that 142 strains contained many or large lipid bodies. These strains were selected for quantitative analysis of lipid accumulation by shaking flask cultivation in nitrogen-limited medium II containing 70 g/L glucose or xylose or mixture of glucose and xylose in a ratio of 2:1. Rhodosporidium fluviale DMKU-SP314 produced the highest lipid concentration of 7.9 g/L when cultivated in the mixture of glucose and xylose after 9 days of cultivation, which was 55.0% of dry biomass (14.3 g/L). The main composition of fatty acids were oleic acid (40.2%), palmitic acid (25.2%), linoleic acid (17.9%) and stearic acid (11.1%). Moreover, the strain DMKU-SP314 could grow and produce lipid in a medium containing predominantly lignocellulose degradation products, namely, acetic acid, formic acid, furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and vanillin, with however, some inhibitory effects. This strain showed high tolerance to acetic acid, 5-HMF and vanillin. Therefore, R. fluviale DMKU-SP314 is a promising strain for lipid production from lignocellulosic hydrolysate.     

Effect of lignocellulose degradation products on microbial biomass and lipid production by the oleaginous yeast Cryptococcus curvatus

This work investigated effects of lignocellulose degradation products on cell biomass and lipid production by Cryptococcus curvatus. Furfural was found to have the strongest inhibitory effect. For the three phenolic compounds tested, vanillin was the most toxic, while PHB and syringaldehyde showed comparable inhibitions in the concentration range of 0–1.0 g/L. Generally little significant differences on the relative cell biomass and lipid contents at the same concentrations of tested compounds were observed between glucose and xylose as a sole carbon source. At 1.0 g/L of furfural, the cell biomass and lipid content decreased by 78.4% and 61.0% for glucose as well as 72.0% and 59.3% for xylose, respectively. C. curvatus ceased to grow at concentrations of PHB over 1.0 g/L or vanillin over 1.5 g/L. The strain could survive in the presence of syringaldehyde up to 2.0 g/L for glucose or 1.5 g/L for xylose. The compounds’ negative impact was reduced by an increase in inoculum size and a 10% (v/v) seed was detected to be optimal for cell biomass and lipid production. The results demonstrated C. curvatus could effectively utilize most of the dominant monosaccharides and cellobiose existing in lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate in the presence of toxic compounds.     

培菌白蚁菌圃微生物降解木质纤维素的研究进展

白蚁及其共生微生物协同降解植物细胞壁的机理一直被世界各国科学家所关注。培菌白蚁作为高等白蚁,相比低等食木白蚁具有更多样化的食性,其利用外共生系统“菌圃”,对多种植物材料进行处理。本文综述了菌圃微生物降解木质纤维素的研究进展,以期为深入研究菌圃中木质纤维素降解过程及其机制,并挖掘利用菌圃降解木质纤维素的能力及仿生模拟菌圃开发新的生物质利用系统提供参考。培 菌白蚁在其巢内利用由植物材料修建的多孔海绵状结构——“菌圃”来培养共生真菌鸡枞菌Termitomyces spp.,形成了独特的木质纤维素食物降解和消化策略,使木质纤维素在培菌白蚁及其共生微生物协同作用下被逐步降解。幼年工蚁取食菌圃上的共生真菌菌丝组成的小白球和老年工蚁觅得食物并排出粪便堆积到菌圃上成为上层菌圃。这一过程中,被幼年工蚁取食的共生真菌释放木质素降解酶对包裹在植物多糖外部的木质素屏障进行解聚。菌圃微生物(包括共生真菌)对解聚的木质素基团进一步降解,将多糖长链或主链剪切成短链,使菌圃基质自下而上被逐步降解。最后下层的老熟菌圃被老年工蚁取食,其中肠的内源酶系及后肠微生物将这些短链进一步剪切和利用。因此,蚁巢菌圃及其微生物是培菌白蚁高效转化利用木质纤维素的基础。化学层面的研究表明,菌圃能够实现对植物次生物质解毒和植 物纤维化学结构解构。对共生真菌相关酶系的研究显示可能其在菌圃的植物纤维化学结构和植物次生物质的降解中发挥了作用,但不同属共生真菌间其效率和具体功能不尽相同。而菌圃中的细菌是否发挥了作用和哪些细菌类群发挥了作用等仍有待进一步的研究。相比于低等食木白蚁利用其后肠共生微生物降解木质纤维素,培菌白蚁利用菌圃降解木质纤维素具有非厌氧和能处理多种类型食物两大优势,仿生模拟菌圃降解木质纤维素的机制对林地表面枯枝落叶的资源化利用具有重要意义。     

Liquid–liquid extraction of fermentation inhibiting compounds in lignocellulose hydrolysate

Several compounds that are formed or released during hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass inhibit the fermentation of the hydrolysate. The use of a liquid extractive agent is suggested as a method for removal of these fermentation inhibitors. The method can be applied before or during the fermentation. For a series of alkanes and alcohols, partition coefficients were measured at low concentrations of the inhibiting compounds furfural, hydroxymethyl furfural, vanillin, syringaldehyde, coniferyl aldehyde, acetic acid, as well as for ethanol as the fermentation product. Carbon dioxide production was measured during fermentation in the presence of each organic solvent to indicate its biocompatibility. The feasibility of extractive fermentation of hydrolysate was investigated by ethanolic glucose fermentation in synthetic medium containing several concentrations of furfural and vanillin and in the presence of decanol, oleyl alcohol and oleic acid. Volumetric ethanol productivity with 6 g/L vanillin in the medium increased twofold with 30% volume oleyl alcohol. Decanol showed interesting extractive properties for most fermentation inhibiting compounds, but it is not suitable for in situ application due to its poor biocompatibility. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009;102: 1354–1360. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Inhibition analysis of inhibitors derived from lignocellulose pretreatment on the metabolic activity of Zymomonas mobilis biofilm and planktonic cells and the proteomic responses

Lignocellulose pretreatment produces various toxic inhibitors that affect microbial growth, metabolism, and fermentation. Zymomonas mobilis is an ethanologenic microbe that has been demonstrated to have potential to be used in lignocellulose biorefineries for bioethanol production. Z. mobilis biofilm has previously exhibited high potential to enhance ethanol production by presenting a higher viable cell number and higher metabolic activity than planktonic cells or free cells when exposed to lignocellulosic hydrolysate containing toxic inhibitors. However, there has not yet been a systematic study on the tolerance level of Z. mobilis biofilm compared to planktonic cells against model toxic inhibitors derived from lignocellulosic material. We took the first insight into the concentration of toxic compound (formic acid, acetic acid, furfural, and 5‐HMF) required to reduce the metabolic activity of Z. mobilis biofilm and planktonic cells by 25% (IC₂₅), 50% (IC₅₀), 75% (IC₇₅), and 100% (IC₁₀₀). Z. mobilis strains ZM4 and TISTR 551 biofilm were two‐ to three fold more resistant to model toxic inhibitors than planktonic cells. Synergetic effects were found in the presence of formic acid, acetic acid, furfural, and 5‐HMF. The IC₂₅ of Z. mobilis ZM4 biofilm and TISTR 551 biofilm were 57 mm formic acid, 155 mm acetic acid, 37.5 mm furfural and 6.4 mm 5‐HMF, and 225 mm formic acid, 291 mm acetic acid, 51 mm furfural and 41 mm 5‐HMF, respectively. There was no significant difference found between proteomic analysis of the stress response to toxic inhibitors of Z. mobilis biofilm and planktonic cells on ZM4. However, TISTR 551 biofilms exhibited two proteins (molecular chaperone DnaK and 50S ribosomal protein L2) that were up‐regulated in the presence of toxic inhibitors. TISTR 551 planktonic cells possessed two types of protein in the group of 30S ribosomal proteins and motility proteins that were up‐regulated.     

Isolation and characterization of ethanol tolerant yeast strains

Yeast strains are commonly associated with sugar rich environments. Various fruit samples were selected as source for isolating yeast cells. The isolated cultures were identified at Genus level by colony morphology, biochemical characteristics and cell morphological characters. An attempt has been made to check the viability of yeast cells under different concentrations of ethanol. Ethanol tolerance of each strain was studied by allowing the yeast to grow in liquid YEPD (Yeast Extract Peptone Dextrose) medium having different concentrations of ethanol. A total of fifteen yeast strains isolated from different samples were used for the study. Seven strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae obtained from different fruit sources were screened for ethanol tolerance. The results obtained in this study show a range of tolerance levels between 7%-12% in all the stains. Further, the cluster analysis based on 22 RAPD (Random Amplified polymorphic DNA) bands revealed polymorphisms in these seven Saccharomyces strains.     

纤维素降解产物对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响

研究纤维素酸水解产生的4种副产物乙酸、甲酸、糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛及发酵产物乙醇对Kluyveromyces marxianus 1727共发酵葡萄糖和木糖的影响。结果表明:5.0 g/L乙酸和1.0 g/L甲酸对葡萄糖和木糖共发酵具有明显的抑制作用;1.0 g/L糠醛和5-羟甲基糠醛基本不影响K.marxianus 1727发酵葡萄糖,且能够被K.marxianus1727转化为毒性相对较低的物质。由于5-羟甲基糠醛的转化速率慢,对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖的抑制程度大于糠醛。乙醇对K.marxianus 1727发酵木糖具有抑制作用,当乙醇质量浓度大于20 g/L时,生物量及木糖利用率约是对照的44%和70%。     

Peptides derived from a secretory yeast library restore factor VIII activity in the presence of an inhibitory antibody

The development of autoantibodies against factor VIII represents one of the major complications in the treatment of hemophilia A patients. We have employed a novel library system to obtain peptides that specifically neutralize the interaction between factor VIII and these inhibitors. The random peptides are presented as carboxy-terminal extensions of the eukaryotic initiation factor 5a, an intracellular protein with a molecular mass of 18 kDa. These random peptides formed an unique binding site, as demonstrated by molecular simulations using the computer programs InsightII and GROMACS. The library was screened to identify peptides binding to the murine monoclonal anti-factor VIII antibody ESH8 and to inhibitors derived from patients with factor VIII antibodies. Ten peptides binding to ESH8 were identified. Their specificity was confirmed by displacement assays. Two peptides with the sequences STKTLGRPLHGPAGPVEGGALAGVAEDADLVTAVSGR and YHCKREDLTDRDATCALRQPPQAVRGLGPRVTAVSGR showed the ability to restore the factor VIII activity from 33% up to approximately 90% in functional tests performed in vitro. Three candidates for binding to factor VIII antibodies derived from four different patient's sera were achieved. Three fusion proteins with the peptide sequences PQLGSRRSTTPSLTFQNASWFPAGGPCARSNRG, SGSRQVCKLARSLQPF and WERGRRVGAQVRHARHLVARVLDGAGHQARLTAVNGP bound to inhibitors derived from different patients. Furthermore, two of the obtained fusion proteins with the peptide sequences RHWTALGPAPTHTCADLNYPLLS and WERGRRVGAQVRHARHLVARVLDGAGHQARLTAVNGP did also bind to the monoclonal antibody ESH8. This study demonstrates the potential of this system to identify peptides that inhibit the activity of potent inhibitory antibodies and also shows potential as a method for screening of bioactive peptides.     

Production of ethanol from guava pulp by yeast strains

Guava pulp used for ethanol production by three yeast strains contained 10% (w/v) total sugars and was pH 4.1. Ethanol production at the optimum sugar concentration of 10%, at pH 4.1 and 30°C was 1.5%, 3.6% and 3.9% (w/v) by Saccharomyces cerevisiae MTCC 1972, Isolate-1 and Isolate-2, respectively, at 60 h fermentation. Higher sugar concentrations at 15 and 20% were inhibitory for ethanol production by all test cultures. The maximum production of ethanol at optimum natural sugar concentration (10%) of guava pulp, was 5.8% (w/v) at pH 5.0 by Isolate-2 over 36 h fermentation, which was only slightly more than the quantity of ethanol produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (5.0%) and Isolate-1 (5.3%) over 36 and 60h fermentation, respectively.