α—乙酰乳酸脱羧酶的研究进展及其应用前景

在啤酒酿造中,双乙酸（diacetyl）是影响啤酒风味成熟、熟化期长短的主要因素,当其含量超过阈值（0．15x10ed）时,产生令人难以接受的馊饭味．双乙酸主要是啤酒酵母代谢的产物,由a一乙酸乳酸（a－nnetoactate）经非酶氧化脱按产生,酵母的双乙酸还原酶将其还原成乙偶姻（ec     

丙酮酸脱羧酶及其应用研究

丙酮酸脱羧酶(pyruvate decarboxylase,PDC),EC4.1.1.1,是一种胞内酶,是焦磷酸硫胺素(thiamine pyrophosphate,ThPP)依赖性的非氧化酶,是由辅酶ThPP、Mg2+和蛋白质构成的全酶,在辅助因子焦磷酸硫胺素和Mg2+参与下作用于丙酮酸而产生乙醛和CO2。PDC是丙酮酸合成乙醇的关键酶。它广泛存在于酵母菌、霉菌、细菌和植物等多种生物体中,不同来源的丙酮酸脱羧酶的结构、相对分子质量、酶学性质等均不尽相同。该文综述了丙酮酸脱羧酶生物学性质及其应用前景。     

植物中的草酸及其代谢

本文概述草酸在植物体内的生物合成、代谢转化及其可能的生理意义。     

U-1分解草酸的检测及其降低草酸毒性的研究

草酸是油菜菌核病病菌(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)致病的重要因子。以实验室分离得到的草酸分解菌U-1为材料,研究U-1分解草酸的能力及其降低草酸对油菜毒性的作用机理。检测U-1分解草酸的能力,即以草酸、U-1 草酸分别培养24 h后,利用高效液相色谱仪检测草酸的含量;研究U-1抑制草酸对油菜毒害的作用机理,即分别以清水、U-1、草酸、U-1 草酸处理油菜叶片,检测不同处理对油菜叶片中防卫反应0相关酶(PAL酶、PPO酶和PO酶)变化的影响。研究结果表明,与草酸单独处理组相比,U-1 草酸处理组草酸含量显著降低;U-1可以显著抑制草酸对油菜中PAL酶、PPO酶和PO酶活性的作用。     

谷氨酸脱羧酶若干研究进展

谷氨酸脱羧酶是γ－氨基丁酸的合成酶,主要存在脑和胰岛中。因体内存在多种形成的谷氨酸脱羧酶,现无获得各种均一的谷氨酸脱羧酶的 统一方法。谷氨酸脱羧酶的克隆和表达,既弄清了谷氨酸脱羧酶的基因结构与定位,又为谷氨酸脱酶的大规模应用奠定了基础。目前认为谷氨酸脱羧酶是Ⅰ型糖尿病的始动靶抗原,体内注入谷氨酸脱羧酶可预防或延缓ＮＯＤ（ｎｏｎｏｂｅｓｅ ｄｉａｂｅｔｉｃ）小鼠Ⅰ型糖尿病的发生。     

比色法快速测定乳酸菌谷氨酸脱羧酶活力及其应用

基于Berthelot显色测定ω-氨基酸的反应 ,探讨了比色法快速测定谷氨酸脱羧酶活力的测定条件。结果表明 ,该方法灵敏度较高 ,重现性好 ,成本低 ,快捷 ,可替代氨基酸分析仪分析法。对乳酸菌谷氨酸脱羧酶提取液的适宜反应底物体系为 0.2mol LMacIlvaine ,pH4.7,内含 0.1mmol LPLP (5 磷酸吡哆醛 ) ,10mmol L底物L MSG (L 谷氨酸钠 )。 2 0 0 μL底物溶液和 1～ 1 0 0 μL酶液在 3 0℃反应 ,然后冰浴中加入 2 0 0 μ/L 0.     

谷氨酸脱羧酶放射测量法的改良及应用

用NaOH代替苯乙胺作为¹⁴CO₂的吸附剂,改进谷氨酸脱羧酶（GAD）活性的放射测定方法,结果发现NaOH为吸附剂组内变异系数为9.6%, 以苯乙胺为吸附剂组内变异系数为31.9%;以NaOH为吸附剂72 h后测量其放射活性仍稳定不变,以苯乙胺为吸附剂者1 h后放射性活性即下降47%,6 h后已降低至本底水平;¹⁴CO₂重吸收实验亦证明以苯乙胺为吸附剂吸附的¹⁴CO₂ 6 h内已有80%以上重新被NaOH吸附;以NaOH作为吸附剂测定GAD的活性,在0.39～17.8 mg脑组织样品范围内GAD量与¹⁴CO₂生成量之间有线性关系.NaOH代替苯乙胺作为¹⁴CO₂的吸附剂测定GAD的活性其灵敏度提高1.66倍.用此方法测定组织和细胞内GAD活性证明其具有良好的重复性和稳定性,值得推广应用.     

L-天冬氨酸脱羧酶研究进展

根据作用于L-天冬氨酸的位置不同,L-天冬氨酸脱羧酶可分为L-天冬氨酸α-脱羧酶和L-天冬氨酸β-脱羧酶,本文综述了两种酶在结构特点、酶学性质、基因表达、酶的应用等方面的研究进展。     

鸟氨酸脱羧酶与肿瘤

多胺是广泛存在于哺乳类组织细胞中的小分子有机化合物,参与细胞的生长和分化等重要的生理过程,也是肿瘤细胞的快速生长所必需。鸟氨酸脱羧酶（omithine decarboxylase,ODC）是多胺合成代谢途径中的第一个限速酶,ODC活性的异常会引起包括肿瘤在内的一系列疾病的发生,由此该酶成为近年来研究的热点。简要综述了ODC与肿瘤关系的研究进展。     

真菌漆酶及其应用

漆酶是一种含铜多酚氧化酶,在白腐菌中普遍存在,少数低等真菌和植物中也产生,多为分泌型糖蛋白。至少20种漆酶得到了分离和纯化。该酶是一种氨基酸残基在500个左右的单体酶,一般都为酸性蛋白,含有4个铜离子,形成3个活性区域;表面一些氨基酸被不同程度地糖基化。晶体结构和其它一些波谱学研究解释了其空间结构和可能的电子传递机制。运用PCR技术和cDNA文库技术,越来越多的漆酶基因被克隆,许多来源的基因都是以家族形式存在于染色体上的。已研究的漆酶基因中都含有10个左右的内含子,这些内含子在活性域位置上有比较高的保守性。一些特殊序列的存在与否决定了该酶的表达形式-诱导型或组成型,诱导型菌株的调控序列中含有一段受酚类化合物作用的序列,而不含有该序列的酶基因则都是组成型表达的。漆酶在S.cerevisiae、Trichodermareesei、A.oryzaeTATAamylase和Pichiapasti等异源表达系统中有成功表达的报道。漆酶的应用集中在以下几方面:漆酶参与的有机合成;生物检测;有毒化合物的消除;工业废水处理;纸浆的生物漂白;等等。     

Oxalate utilisation is widespread in the actinobacterial genus Kribbella

The type strains of all 33 species in the genus Kribbella were tested for growth on oxalate (^?OOC-COO^?) as sole carbon source. Media were initially formulated to contain sodium oxalate, but even a concentration as low as 7.5 mM oxalate prevented growth. A modified medium based on calcium oxalate was very successful in characterising oxalate utilisation by Kribbella strains (metabolism of oxalate by oxalotrophic bacteria results in visible zones of clearing around the growth streaks on the opaque plates). To assess the variability of oxalate utilisation in Kribbella species, we also tested eight non-type strains for their ability to use oxalate. Thirty of 33 type strains (90.9%) and six of eight non-type strains (75%) were able to use oxalate as a sole carbon source. Based on these results, we propose that oxalate would be an excellent carbon source for the selective isolation of Kribbella strains. Based on the oxalate-utilisation phenotype and analyses of the 19 publicly available Kribbella type-strain genome sequences, we propose a pathway for oxalate metabolism in Kribbella. This pathway is significantly different from those previously proposed for oxalate metabolism in other bacteria, involving the indirect catabolism of oxalate to formate. Formate production is proposed to be involved in energy generation and to be crucial for oxalate import via an oxalate:formate antiporter. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an oxalate:formate antiporter in an aerobic, Gram-positive bacterium.     

植物基因打靶技术及其应用

本文对植物基因打靶技术的原理、操作程序、打靶效率的影响因素及其在植物中的应用现状进行了综述,并就如何有效的提高打靶效率提出了建议,同时对该技术在植物学研究领域中的应用前景进行了展望。     

多巴脱羧酶及其与神经类疾病的关联性研究进展

多巴脱羧酶(dopa decarboxylase,DDC)又称作芳香族L-氨基酸脱羧酶,是儿茶酚胺生物合成途径中重要的酶之一,具有多种生物学功能。多巴脱羧酶可分别催化L-3,4-二羟基苯丙氨酸(L-多巴)和L-5-羟色氨酸合成两种神经递质多巴胺和五羟色胺。多巴胺和五羟色胺在脊椎动物和无脊椎动物的生殖、发育、行为和免疫应答过程中均具有重要作用。此外,它还与多种神经类疾病和社会行为有关。多巴脱羧酶一般以二聚体的形式存在于哺乳类和昆虫的多种神经和非神经组织中。本文从多巴脱羧酶的结构、催化机制、与神经类疾病及其攻击性社会行为的关联性研究进展等方面进行了综述。     

Vibrio vulnificus may produce a metalloprotease causing an edematous skin lesion in vivo

Abstract Oxalate decarboxylase was detected both intra- and extracellularly in liquid cultures of Coriolus versicolor . Induction of the enzyme by addition of oxalic acid to the medium on day 6 of growth resulted in a 50-fold increase in specific activity in the mycelia and a 30-fold increase in the extracellular specific activity in the media. The protein was isolated and purified from mycelia, and characterised by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blotting against a polyclonal antibody raised to oxalate decarboxylase from Collybia velutipes (Basidiomycete). A major protein band of M _r 59000 cross-reacted with the antibody. Immunogold-cytochemical labelling of ultra-thin sections of beechwood infected with C. versicolor showed that the enzyme was localised close to the plasma membrane and in intracellular vesicles.     

烟草叶片中草酸形成及其向下运输(简报)

水培条件下烟草根、茎、叶中的草酸含量呈极显著正相关。光照条件下用14CO2饲喂烟草叶片后,叶中很快有大量14C-草酸形成,随后分别在茎、根中检测到14C-草酸,时间上相差约1h。这表明烟草叶片通过光合固定CO2,其光合产物可很快转化为草酸,部分草酸可通过茎向根部运输。     

Tyrosine Decarboxylase and Dopa Decarboxylase in Drosophila virilis Under Normal Conditions and Heat Stress: Genetic and Physiological Aspects

The activity of tyrosine decarboxylase (TDC) and dopa decarboxylase (DDC) was studied in adults of two lines of Drosophila virilis,contrasting in their reaction to stress conditions. Differences were found in the activity of both enzymes between individuals of the examined lines. Genetic analysis of these differences was made. Each of the two enzymes was found to be controlled by a single gene or, possibly, by a block of closely linked genes. The gene responsible for TDC activity is located on one of the autosomes (excluding chromosome II). DDC activity in D. virilisis regulated by a gene located, apparently, on chromosome II. Adults of the line responding to stress by a stress reaction (r-line) were shown to react to a short-term heat stress (38°C, 60 min) by a decrease in TDC activity. TDC activity in flies of the line incapable of the stress reaction (nr-line) did not alter in such conditions. DDC activity of adults of both lines was found to be unchangeable under stress conditions.     

Resolution and Brain Regional Distribution of Cysteine Sulfinate Decarboxylase Isoenzymes from Hog Brain

Abstract: Cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase (CSD; EC 4.1.1.29) activity from porcine brain was resolved into three peaks by hydroxylapatite chromatography. The first two peaks (I and II) did not decarboxylate and were not inhibited by glutamate. The third peak (III) cochromatographed with glutamate decarboxylase (GAD; EC 4.1.1.15) activity. The K_m values of cysteine sulfinate for peaks I, II, and III were 5.5 × 10⁻⁴ m , 1.3 × 10⁻⁴ m , and 4.5 × 10⁻³ m , respectively. The possibility that the same enzyme was responsible for peak III CSD and GAD activities was suggested by several findings: (1) Mutual competitive inhibition was observed between glutamate and cysteine sulfinate for these activities. (2) Similar first-order heat-inactivation curves were obtained for peak III CSD and GAD when incubated at 55xBOC. (3) Both activities were inhibited similarily by ATP and chloride ion. High concentrations of glutamate (0. l m ) inhibited peak III CSD activity more than 90% but had no effect on either peak I or II CSD activities. This difference in sensitivity of the isoenzymes to inhibition by glutamate was used to examine the relative regional distributions and the relative contributions to total activity of the glutamate-sensitive (peak III CSD, GAD) and glutamate-insensitive (peaks I and II CSD) isoenzymes. Glutamate-insensitive CSD activity contributed only part of the total activity in all brain regions tested (ranging from 23% in the superior colliculus to 64% in the pons). However, the specific activity of glutamate-insensitive CSD was more constant than the total or glutamate-sensitive specific activities among the brain regions tested. The results indicate that GAD is responsible for a significant proportion of the total CSD activity in porcine brain.     

Purification and Characterization of Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase from Rat Kidney and Monoclonal Antibody to the Enzyme

Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase was purified from rat kidney to homogeneity, as judged by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, in the presence and absence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The final preparation showed an activity of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) decarboxylation of approximately 11,000 nmol/min/mg of protein at 37 degrees C. The purified enzyme also catalyzed the decarboxylation of 5-hydroxytryptophan, tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine. The enzyme appeared to be composed of two identical subunits, each possessing a molecular weight of 48,000. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was estimated to be 6.7 in the presence of 8 M urea and 5.60-5.85 in its absence. To examine the identity of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase from various tissues, a monoclonal antibody directed against the enzyme from rat kidney was prepared. Immunotitration and analysis by antibody-affinity chromatography followed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that the enzymes from the striatum, adrenal medulla, pineal gland, liver, and kidney were indistinguishable with respect to immunological cross-reactivity and molecular size.