沉默lycB基因对雨生红球藻类胡萝卜素合成代谢的影响

雨生红球藻是一种淡水浮游单细胞绿藻, 逆境条件下可积累大量的类胡萝卜素。番茄红素是类胡萝卜素中的一种, 是类胡萝卜素合成代谢中的一个重要中间产物。番茄红素β-环化酶(LycB)是催化番茄红素形成β-胡萝卜素的关键酶。文章以杜氏盐藻lycB基因为干扰序列, 构建了含卡那霉素与阿特拉津双抗性的RNAi载体p1301-BS-RNAi。将其电转化进雨生红球藻细胞, 经抗性筛选、基因组PCR及RT-PCR筛选, 获得了16个独立的干扰株系。选取生长良好的7个进行高光诱导, 发现其番茄红素含量增加了99.4%, β-胡萝卜素含量减少了48.4%, 即通过异源的lycB-RNAi基因沉默可抑制番茄红素向β-胡萝卜素的转化。对比分析发现, 番茄红素增加量仅是β-胡萝卜素减少量的5%, 表明因lycB-RNAi抑制而产生的番茄红素的95%又被其他通路转换成了其他代谢产物, 因此要实现雨生红球藻番茄红素含量的大幅增长, 需协同调控其他代谢通路。     

重叠延伸PCR克隆三孢布拉霉carRA基因及其功能活性检测系统的构建

三孢布拉氏霉菌CarRA蛋白,既有番茄红素环化酶功能活性又有八氢番茄红素合成酶功能活性,为了对CarRA蛋白进行双功能活性分析,及探测CarRA蛋白的番茄红素环化酶功能活性位点,构建了在大肠杆菌体内通过颜色互补检测两种酶活性的系统。通过重叠延伸PCR的方法克隆得到了carRA基因,并构建原核表达载体pET28a-carRA,与携带crtI/crtB/crtE基因簇的质粒pAC-LYC共转化BL21(DE3),验证番茄红素环化酶功能活性;与以pAC-LYC为基础构建的携带crtI/crtE基因簇的质粒pAC     

八氢番茄红素脱氢酶的研究进展北大核心CSCD

类胡萝卜素是一类超过700种的萜烯基团类不饱和化合物的总称,根据结构可分为胡萝卜素族和叶黄素族,具有较高的营养价值。八氢番茄红素脱氢酶是类胡萝卜素生物合成途径中的首要限速酶,它参与催化无色的八氢番茄红素转变成有色类胡萝卜素,发挥着中心调控作用。不同生物源的八氢番茄红素脱氢酶在功能上呈现多样性,在大多数蓝细菌,藻类和高等植物的类胡萝卜素生物合成途径中,由Crt P,Crt Q和异构酶Crt H或PDS,ZDS和异构酶Z-ISO、Crt ISO共同参与番茄红素的形成,而在大多数微生物中只有Crt I-type一种酶来完成八氢番茄红素的脱氢反应,且根据脱氢步骤的不同分别可生成链孢红素、番茄红素或脱氢番茄红素。本文阐述了不同生物源八氢番茄红素脱氢酶的基因分离与鉴定,功能多样性及表达调控机制等最新研究进展,并进行了进化分析,为八氢番茄红素脱氢酶的深入研究及利用基因工程策略生产类胡萝卜素的应用提供重要信息。     

导入八氢番茄红素合酶和番茄红素β-环化酶基因的玉米后代性状分析

以分别转有枸杞八氢番茄红素合成酶基因Lmpsy和枸杞番茄红素β-环化酶基因Lmlycb的两种转基因的天塔五号自交系玉米植株为转基因材料,以非转基因的天塔五号自交系为对照组,对它们的光合速率,类胡萝卜素含量,植株性状,产量相关指标及生物量进行了调查和统计学分析。结果表明将类胡萝卜素代谢途径关键酶的基因导入天塔五号自交系植株,能提高植株类胡萝卜素的表达量,消除光污染,提高光合速率,增加光合产物的积累量。     

番茄红素与疾病防治

番茄 (Ｌｙｃｏｐｅｒｓｉｃｏｎｅｓｃｕｌｅｎｔｕｍ )在过去5 0年中成为人们最喜欢的蔬菜之一。它富含类胡萝卜素 ,主要包括番茄红素 (ｌｙｃｏｐｅｎｅ)、γ 胡萝卜素、八氢番茄红素、六氢番茄红素、β 胡萝卜素、番茄黄素 ,还有几种微量类胡萝卜素。番茄通过其所含的类胡萝卜素 ,主要是番茄红素对单线态氧的猝灭和自由基的清除、阻断亚硝胺的形成、抑制细胞增殖、诱导细胞分化、增加免疫力、减少ＤＮＡ的损伤及对细胞间隙连接通讯的影响等多种作用方式 ,能起防治癌症和心血管疾病的作用[1 3] 。因此番茄红素的药用和保健价值的研究成为…     

番茄红素的功能性质及其应用的研究

番茄红素是一种广泛存在于红色水果蔬菜中的类胡萝卜素。番茄红素具有许多生理功能,它具有较强的单线态氧清除能力,具有较好的防癌、抗癌能力。本实验比较了番茄红素和VE的抗氧化能力,研究了番茄红素对肝癌小鼠H22的抑制作用及番茄红素在食品中的应用。     

发酵法生产制备番茄红素的工艺研究

番茄红素是一种类胡萝卜素，存在于多种果蔬中，具有较好的抗氧化、抗衰老、提高免疫力等功能，被广泛应用于医药、食品、化妆品等领域。然而，传统的提取方法番茄红素产量低、成本高且受制于原料来源，化学合成法存在安全隐患。微生物发酵法因具有工艺简单、生产效率高、生物活性与天然植物提取物一致等优点，逐渐受到关注。基于此，以番茄红素产量为响应值，在单因素实验的基础上利用响应面法优化代谢控制条件，考察正负菌株接种比例、代谢流抑制剂和外源性植物油对番茄红素产量的影响。结果表明，最优条件为三孢布拉氏霉菌负正菌株接种比例6∶1，番茄红素环化酶抑制剂2,6-二甲基吡啶添加量0.09 g·L-1，以3.57 g·L-1大豆油为外源性植物油辅助发酵，在该最优条件下发酵液中的番茄红素产量达1.51 g·L-1，菌体生物量51 g·L-1。研究结果显著提高了发酵菌体生物量，促进了番茄红素的生物合成转化率，为番茄红素的工业化生产提供了理论基础。     

黄秋葵类胡萝卜素合成基因LCYB的克隆与分析

本研究应用RT-PCR和RACE技术克隆得到cDNA全长1797 bp的黄秋葵番茄红素β-环化酶基因LCYB,开放阅读框(ORF) 1509个碱基;预测编码503个AA,理论分子量(Mw)为56.288 kD,等电点(pI)为4.577;编码的蛋白与陆地棉(Gossypium raimondii)、黄麻(Corchorus olitorius)和可可(Theobroma cacao)同源蛋白的相似性均在88%以上,显示其高度的保守性,将基因命名为HyLCYB,GeneBank登录号为：KX257998。Motif Scan分析显示,蛋白氨基酸序列88 ~ 481位为HyLCYB保守结构域,并在88 ~ 113位含有1个FAD结合域。通过荧光定量PCR 分析表明,LCYB基因在黄秋葵根、茎、叶、花和果荚中都有表达;叶片生长中以成熟叶中表达最高,果实发育中以花后7天高表达。建立与优化了黄秋葵类胡萝卜素超高效液相检测体系,黄秋葵中主要含有β-胡萝卜素和叶黄素。β-胡萝卜素在成熟叶中含量最高, 果实以花后7天的果实含量最高,与LCYB基因的表达存在一定的相关性。     

通过番茄红素环化酶的优化构建β-胡萝卜素高产菌株

目标产物的合成途径往往需要对关键酶的来源、表达水平等因素进行系统性优化才能实现代谢通量的最大化。β-胡萝卜素是一类具有重要应用价值的萜类化合物,其中番茄红素环化酶(Lycopene cyclase,CrtY)是β-胡萝卜素合成途径中的关键酶,能够催化FAD依赖的环化反应将番茄红素转化合成β-胡萝卜素。本研究通过对CrtY的系统优化提高β-胡萝卜素的合成水平,并确定CrtY的表达对代谢通路的影响。在大肠杆菌中以番茄红素合成模块为基础,通过引入番茄红素环化酶基因crt Y构建了β-胡萝卜素合成模块。并进一步利用寡聚接头介导的DNA组装方法 (Oligo-linker mediated assembly method,OLMA)引入一系列不同强度的人工设计的核糖体结合位点(Ribosome-binding site,RBS),对CrtY的表达强度、基因来源等因素进行高通量的优化。通过OLMA文库构建和平板筛选,获得了5株高产β-胡萝卜素的工程菌株。在摇瓶中,5株工程菌株的β-胡萝卜素产量可达15.79-18.90 mg/g DCW(Dry cell weight),比优化前提高了65%。进一步选取了其中的CP12菌株,在5 L发酵罐上,利用高密度培养技术验证工程菌株合成β-胡萝卜素的能力。最终β-胡萝卜素产量可达1.9 g/L。RBS强度分析及代谢中间体分析表明,适当地降低CrtY表达强度能够有利于β-胡萝卜素模块相关基因之间协同发挥作用。以上结果为β-胡萝卜素合成途径的优化规律提供了理论指导。     

番茄红素β-环化酶基因的玉米转化及 后代遗传分析

利用农杆菌介导法将番茄红素β-环化酶基因(Lycb)转入由玉米自交系天塔五号植株,分析基因在T0转化及后代的遗传情况,结果表明,在27株T0转基因植株中,PCR初步检测后8株呈阳性;将T1代转基因植株以株系为单位用200mg/L草铵膦抗性筛选后,收获抗性植株种子。T2代转基因植株进一步进行PCR、RT-PCR和田间草铵膦涂抹检测,结果表明,PCR、RT-PCR为阳性的6个株系植株均具有草铵膦抗性。选取6株阳性植株提取叶片总类胡萝卜素,经HPLC分析其β-胡萝卜素含量显著高于野生型,表明目的基因Lycb成功的转入玉米,并得到了稳定遗传。     

IDENTIFICATION OF CAROTENOIDS PRODUCED FROM CHEESE WHEY BY BLAKESLEA TRISPORA IN SUBMERGED FERMENTATION

The identification of carotenoids in B. trispora during pigment production from deproteinized hydrolyzed whey supplemented with plant oils was studied. The carotenoid content in Blakeslea trispora were β-carotene, γ-carotene, and lycopene. The composition of carotenoids depends of the amount of oils added to the cheese whey. At the maximum concentration of carotenoids, the proportions of β-carotene, γ-carotene, and lycopene (as percent of total carotenoids) was 60.1%, 32.5%, and 7.4%, respectively.     

三孢布拉霉生产番茄红素研究进展

番茄红素是一种能够预防某些癌症,心血管疾病等慢性病的重要类胡萝卜素。三孢布拉霉是产生番茄红素的主要微生物之一。对番茄红素的理化性质,三孢布拉霉的生物学特性,高产菌株的选育,培养基及工艺的优化,番茄红素的提取,市场状况及开发前景等进行了综述。     

Conversion of the lycopene monocyclase of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Myxococcus xanthus</Emphasis> into a bicyclase

Depending on the cyclized hydrocarbon backbone ends, carotenoids can be acyclic, monocyclic, or bicyclic. Lycopene cyclases are the enzymes responsible for catalyzing the formation of cyclic carotenoids from acyclic lycopene. Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterium that accumulates monocyclic carotenoids such as a glycoside ester of myxobacton. We show here that this bacterium possesses a cyclase belonging to the group of the heterodimeric cyclases CrtYc and CrtYd. These two individual proteins are encoded by crtYc and crtYd, which are located in the carotenogenic carA operon of the carB-carA gene cluster, and the presence of both is essential for the cyclization of lycopene. CrtYc and CrtYd from M. xanthus form a heterodimeric cyclase with beta-monocyclic activity, which converts lycopene into monocyclic gamma-carotene, but not into bicyclic beta-carotene like most beta-cyclases. This is an unusual case where two different proteins constitute a lycopene cyclase enzyme with monocyclic activity. We were able to convert this lycopene monocyclase into a lycopene bicyclase enzyme producing beta-carotene, by fusing both proteins with an extra transmembrane domain. The chimeric protein appears to allow a proper membranal disposition of both CrtYc and CrtYd, to perform two cyclization reactions, while a hybrid without the extra transmembrane helix performs only one cyclization.     

Chemistry,distribution, and metabolism of tomato carotenoids and their impact on human health

Recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the consumption of tomatoes and tomato-based food products reduce the risk of prostate cancer in humans. This protective effect has been attributed to carotenoids, which are one of the major classes of phytochemicals in this fruit. The most abundant carotenoid in tomato is lycopene, followed by phytoene, phytofluene, zeta-carotene, gamma-carotene, beta-carotene, neurosporene, and lutein. The distribution of lycopene and related carotenoids in tomatoes and tomato-based food products has been determined by extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography-UV/Visible photodiode array detection. Detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of human serum, milk, and organs, particularly prostate, have revealed the presence of all the aforementioned carotenoids in biologically significant concentrations. Two oxidative metabolites of lycopene, 2,6-cyclolycopene-1,5-diols A and B, which are only present in tomatoes in extremely low concentrations, have been isolated and identified in human serum, milk, organs (liver, lung, breast, liver, prostate, colon) and skin. Carotenoids may also play an important role in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and other blinding disorders. Among 25 dietary carotenoids and nine metabolites routinely found in human serum, mainly (3R,3'R,6'R)-lutein, (3R,3'R)-zeaxanthin, lycopene, and their metabolites were detected in ocular tissues. In this review we identified and quantified the complete spectrum of carotenoids from pooled human retinal pigment epithelium, ciliary body, iris, lens, and in the uveal tract and in other tissues of the human eye to gain a better insight into the metabolic pathways of ocular carotenoids. Although (3R,3'R,6'R)-lutein, (3R,3'R)-zeaxanthin, and their metabolites constitute the major carotenoids in human ocular tissues, lycopene and a wide range of dietary carotenoids have been detected in high concentrations in ciliary body and retinal pigment epithelium. The possible role of lycopene and other dietary carotenoids in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases is discussed.     

Asymmetrically acting lycopene β-cyclases (CrtLm) from non-photosynthetic bacteria

Carotenoids have important functions in photosynthesis, nutrition, and protection against oxidative damage. Some natural carotenoids are asymmetrical molecules that are difficult to produce chemically. Biological production of carotenoids using specific enzymes is a potential alternative to extraction from natural sources. Here we report the isolation of lycopene -cyclases that selectively cyclize only one end of lycopene or neurosporene. The crtLm genes encoding the asymmetrically acting lycopene -cyclases were isolated from non-photosynthetic bacteria that produced monocyclic carotenoids. Co-expression of these crtLm genes with the crtEIB genes from Pantoea stewartii (responsible for lycopene synthesis) resulted in the production of monocyclic -carotene in Escherichia coli. The asymmetric cyclization activity of CrtLm could be inhibited by the lycopene -cyclase inhibitor 2-(4-chlorophenylthio)-triethylamine (CPTA). Phylogenetic analysis suggested that bacterial CrtL-type lycopene -cyclases might represent an evolutionary link between the common bacterial CrtY-type of lycopene -cyclases and plant lycopene - and -cyclases. These lycopene -cyclases may be used for efficient production of high-value asymmetrically cyclized carotenoids.Communicated by E. Cerdá-Olmedo     

Genetic engineering of carotenoid formation in tomato fruit and the potential application of systems and synthetic biology approaches

The health benefits conferred by numerous carotenoids have led to attempts to elevate their levels in foodstuffs. Tomato fruit and its products contain the potent antioxidant lycopene and are the predominant source of lycopene in the human diet. In addition, tomato products are an important source of provitamin A (β-carotene). The presence of other health promoting phytochemicals such as tocopherols and flavonoids in tomato has led to tomato and its products being termed a functional food. Over the past decade genetic/metabolic engineering of carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation has resulted in the generation of transgenic varieties containing high lycopene and β-carotene contents. In achieving this important goal many fundamental lessons have been learnt. Most notably is the observation that the endogenous carotenoid pathways in higher plants appear to resist engineered changes. Typically, this resistance manifests itself through intrinsic regulatory mechanisms that are “silent” until manipulation of the pathway is initiated. These mechanisms may include feedback inhibition, forward feed, metabolite channelling, and counteractive metabolic and cellular perturbations. In the present article we will review progress made in the genetic engineering of carotenoids in tomato fruit, highlighting the limiting regulatory mechanisms that have been observed experimentally. The predictability and efficiency of the present engineering strategies will be questioned and the potential of more Systems and Synthetic Biology approaches to the enhancement of carotenoids will be assessed.     

三孢布拉霉发酵产番茄红素的研究进展

番茄红素是一种重要的类胡萝卜素,在生物体中具有抗氧化、抗衰老、提高免疫力等生理功能。虽然已经有部分企业实现了番茄红素的工业化生产,但产量仍然是制约三孢布拉霉发酵生产番茄红素的重要因素。在本实验室研究的基础上,本文结合近年来国内外学者的研究成果,从遗传育种、发酵工艺优化、化学调控等方面综述了提高三孢布拉霉中番茄红素产量的研究进展,并展望了未来的研究方向。     

Interaction of peroxynitrite with carotenoids in human low density lipoproteins

Interaction of peroxynitrite, the product of the reaction between nitric oxide and superoxide, with carotenes (lycopene, alpha-carotene, and beta-carotene) and oxocarotenoids (beta-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and lutein) was studied both in homogeneous solution and in human low-density lipoproteins (LDL). All carotenoids prevented the formation of rhodamine 123 from dihydrorhodamine 123 caused by peroxynitrite, suggesting that the carotenoids react with peroxynitrite. Oxocarotenoids were as effective as biothiols, known scavengers of peroxynitrite, whereas lycopene, alpha-carotene, and beta-carotene exhibited a considerably more pronounced effect. Moreover, peroxynitrite caused a loss of carotenoids in LDL as was revealed by HPLC. The concentration of peroxynitrite causing half-maximal loss of carotenoids in LDL ranged from 13 +/- 3 to 68 +/- 3 microM for lycopene and lutein, respectively. Again, oxocarotenoids were less reactive in this system. A correlation between efficiency of carotenoids in the competitive assay with dihydrorhodamine 123 and the concentration of peroxynitrite causing half-maximal loss of carotenoids in LDL was observed (r(2) = 0.91). These findings suggest that carotenoids can efficiently react with peroxynitrite and perform the role of scavengers of peroxynitrite in vivo.