Production and bioassay of bialaphos biosynthesized by Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL B-16256

Production and bioassays of the easily biodegradable herbicide bialaphos was investigated using the producer Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL B-16256. In glucose containing (1.5%) medium (pH 6.0) with complex N-source(peptone 0.5%) the herbicide production and growth attained peaks on around day 6. Production underwent catabolic repression in presence of glucose without complex N-source. The product was identified by HPTLC against authentic sample (R_f 0.49). Bioassays were conducted using Bacillus magaterium and green leaf.     

Effect of amino acids on rapamycin biosynthesis by Streptomyces hygroscopicus

In a chemically defined medium containing aspartate, arginine and histidine to support good growth, addition of L-lysine stimulated rapamyycin production by 150%. This was probably due to its conversion to pipecolic acid, a rapamycin precursor. Phenylalanine and methionine interfered in rapamycin production by unknown mechanisms.     

Identification and characterization of the pyridomycin biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces pyridomyceticus NRRL B-2517

Pyridomycin is a structurally unique antimycobacterial cyclodepsipeptide containing rare 3-(3-pyridyl)-l-alanine and 2-hydroxy-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid moieties. The biosynthetic gene cluster for pyridomycin has been cloned and identified from Streptomyces pyridomyceticus NRRL B-2517. Sequence analysis of a 42.5-kb DNA region revealed 26 putative open reading frames, including two nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) genes and a polyketide synthase gene. A special feature is the presence of a polyketide synthase-type ketoreductase domain embedded in an NRPS. Furthermore, we showed that PyrA functioned as an NRPS adenylation domain that activates 3-hydroxypicolinic acid and transfers it to a discrete peptidyl carrier protein, PyrU, which functions as a loading module that initiates pyridomycin biosynthesis in vivo and in vitro. PyrA could also activate other aromatic acids, generating three pyridomycin analogues in vivo.     

吸水链霉菌谷氨酰胺转胺酶基因的阻断及其对细胞分化的影响

【目的】通过对吸水链霉菌(Streptomyces hygroscopicus)中谷氨酰胺转胺酶基因的阻断,以期深入了解谷氨酰胺转胺酶生理功能,并为谷氨酰胺转胺酶发酵优化提供新的研究思路。【方法】以温敏型质粒pKC1139为出发质粒,构建阻断吸水链霉菌谷氨酰胺转胺酶编码基因的重组质粒pKC1139-TG1,转化吸水链霉菌原生质体,通过抗性筛选和PCR验证,成功得到一株谷氨酰胺转胺酶阻断菌株,命名为S.h-△TG。【结果】以原始菌株为对照,重组子基内菌丝生长不受影响,但是由基内菌丝分化形成气生菌丝的过程受到影响,重组子基本不产气生菌丝。【结论】谷氨酰胺转胺酶对吸水链霉菌气生菌丝的形成有着重要的影响,参与链霉菌气生菌丝的形成。     

Effect of nitrogen source on biosynthesis of rapamycin by Streptomyces hygroscopicus

Six non-amino acid nitrogen compounds were examined as nitrogen source for growth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus and biosynthesis of rapamycin. Of the nitrogen sources studied, ammonium sulfate was the best with respect to formation of rapamycin, and supported cell growth comparable to the organic nitrogen sources used in the control chemically defined medium, ie, aspartate, arginine plus histidine. In the new chemically defined medium, which is buffered with 200 mM 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid to prevent decline of pH during fermentation, an ammonium sulfate concentration of 40 mM was optimal for biosynthesis of rapamycin. Rapamycin production increased by more than 30% on both volumetric and specific bases as compared to the previous medium containing the three amino acids as nitrogen source. Received 08 November 1996/ Accepted in revised form 07 April 1997     

Effect of serine hydroxamate and methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside treatment on nucleoside polyphosphate pools, RNA and protein accumulation in Streptomyces hygroscopicus

The accumulation of RNA and protein and the kinetics of nucleoside triphosphate and guanosine polyphosphate pools during amino acid starvation and carbon source downshift were investigated in Streptomyces hygroscopicus. RNA accumulation was controlled stringently during both amino acid starvation and carbon source downshift. The pool size of ppGpp increased dramatically under these conditions. However, the intracellular concentrations of nucleoside triphosphates were low and the concentration of guanosine polyphosphates was much lower than in Escherichia coli. The possible significance of this phenomenon in the regulation is discussed.     

Effect of salt nutrients on mannitol production by Lactobacillus intermedius NRRL B-3693

The effects of four salt nutrients (ammonium citrate, sodium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, and manganese sulfate) on the production of mannitol by Lactobacillus intermedius NRRL B-3693 in a simplified medium containing 300 g fructose, 5 g soy peptone, and 50 g corn steep liquor per liter in pH-controlled fermentation at 5.0 at 37°C were evaluated using a fractional factorial design. Only manganese sulfate was found to be essential for mannitol production. Added manganese sulfate concentration of 0.033 g/l was found to support maximum production. The bacterium produced 200.6±0.2 g mannitol, 61.9±0.1 g lactic acid, and 40.4±0.3 g acetic acid from 300 g fructose per liter in 67 h.Mention of trade names or commercial products in this article is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.     

Effect of furfural addition on validamycin-A production in fermentation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus 5008

Furfural is one of main inhibitors in hemicellulose hydrolysates such as xylose mother liquor, but its positive effect on the production of validamycin-A (VAL-A), a widely used agricultural antibiotic, was interestingly found in fermentation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus 5008. The furfural level in medium up to 1 g/L was effectively converted to furfuryl alcohol and furoic acid by the microorganism. Both intracellular H₂O₂ level and ValG enzyme activity of the cells were enhanced by furfural addition. Xylose mother liquor medium with supplementation of about 1 g/L furfural could enhance the VAL-A titer by 39 %. This work is helpful to VAL-A fermentation using the hemicellulose hydrolysate.     

酪蛋白水解物对雷帕霉素产生菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus ATCC29253 接合转移效率的影响

吸水链霉菌(Streptomyces hygroscopicus)ATCC29253能够产生非常丰富的次级代谢产物,除了雷帕霉素外,还可以分泌尼日利亚菌素、洋橄榄叶素、六烯类抗生素等多种具有生物活性的物质,具有重要的研究价值和应用前景。【目的】而建立高效的遗传操作系统是研究该链霉菌相关代谢产物合成机理和构建基因工程菌株的基础。【方法】我们测试了不同培养基及供体菌对吸水链霉菌及其它链霉菌接合转移效率的影响。【结果】我们发现酪蛋白水解物和镁离子能显著提高S.hygroscopicus ATCC29253接合转移效率。通过随机组合试验,筛选出最佳的MgCl2和酪蛋白水解物浓度组合,使得S.hygroscopicus ATCC29253接合转移效率达到1.5×10-4。同时我们还发现酪蛋白水解物可以明显改变S.lividans、S.albus、S.avermitilis的接合转移效率。【结论】本研究首次发现酪蛋白水解物不光对S.hygroscopicus ATCC29253接合转移有作用,对其它常用的链霉菌如S.lividans、S.albus、S.avermitilis等的接合转移效率都有显著的影响。     

Effect of protoplasting on antibiotic activity and resistance in the strain Streptomyces hygroscopicus 155]

The influence of protoplasting and protoplast regeneration in the presence of polyethylene glycol on antibiotic activity, components of antibiotic complexes and antibiotic resistance in Streptomyces hygroscopicus 155 was studied. It was shown that the protoplasting and protoplast regeneration influenced the antibiotic activity. The protoplast fusion resulted in increased isolation of variants with higher antibiotic activity. The processes also affected the components of the antibiotic complexes but had no effect on the strain resistance to some antibiotics.     

Effect of hydrophobicity of yeast cell envelopes on the rate of methyl oleate autooxidation

The relationships between the antioxidant and antiperoxide properties and the lipid composition of yeast cell envelopes before and after interaction with a liquid culture medium was studied. Correlations between the hydrophobicity of cell envelopes, their lipid composition, and parameters of kinetic oxidation curves of model methyl oleate in the presence of lipids were found. Irrespective of the total lipid content in yeast cell envelopes, the preparations with a high antiperoxide activity of lipids exhibited a higher hydrophobicity and adsorbed lipophilic prooxidants from the medium more readily, whereas the preparations with a low antiperoxide activity were less hydrophobic and adsorbed predominantly lipophilic inhibitors. It was found that analysis of kinetic oxidation curves in toto provides the most comprehensive information on the physicochemical properties of lipids adsorbed from medium.     

Effect of lecithin on the inhibitory efficiency of α-tocopherol during methyl oleate oxidation

It has been established that the effect of lecithin on the oxidation of methyl oleate depends on the rate of the free radical initiation: lecithin does not affect the reaction rate at high rates of radical initiation (the initiated oxidation) and accelerates the oxidation at low rates (autooxidation), causing the reduction of the induction period. The inhibitory action of mixtures of lecithin and the natural antioxidant α-tocopherol depends on the concentrations of both α-tocopherol and lecithin at different rates of oxidation. The inhibitory efficiency of mixtures with low concentrations of α-tocopherol is close to additive. Increasing the initial concentration of α-tocopherol in mixtures causes a gain in the synergistic effect. The synergistic effect depends extremally on lecithin concentration at high concentrations of α-tocopherol. The mechanism of the synergistic effect for the mixtures of α-tocopherol and lecithin is discussed.     

阿维链霉菌孢子色素生物合成对阿维菌素产量的影响

以野生型阿维链霉茵NRRL8165为出发菌株,用PCR方法克隆孢子色素基因簇直系同源基因(whiEa)侧翼片段,并构建基因置换载体pHL643.将pilL643跨属接合转移进入阿维链霉菌NRRL8165,通过置换载体和染色体之间的同源双交换,对染色体上的whiEa基因簇进行置换,得到3株阿泊拉霉素抗性、硫链丝菌素敏感的重组菌株,均表现为孢子色素合成缺陷.通过Southern杂交分析,证明whiEa基因簇被置换.通过摇瓶发酵和HPLC检测,发现whiEa基因簇置换菌株所产阿维菌素产量明显提高,表明孢子色素与阿维菌素生物合成之间可能有竞争底物的现象.     

New dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics induced by adding sorbic acid to the culture medium of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137

Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics, produced by several microorganisms, are known for their strong antimicrobial activities. This class of antibiotics generated new interest after the discovery of their anticancer and antitumor properties. In this study, four new antibiotics were purified from the fermentation broth of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 and characterized as dithiolopyrrolone derivatives. These new dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics were induced by adding sorbic acid, as precursor, at a concentration of 5 mM to the semi-synthetic medium. The analysis of the induced antibiotics was carried out by HPLC. The maximal production of the antibiotics PR2, PR8, PR9 and PR10 was 0.08±0.04, 0.21±0.04, 0.13±0.03 and 0.09±0.00 mg L(-1) , respectively, obtained after 8 days of fermentation. The chemical structures of these antibiotics were determined by (1) H- and (13) C-nuclear magnetic resonance, mass and UV-visible data. The four new dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics - PR2, PR8, PR9 and PR10 - were characterized, respectively, as crotonyl-pyrrothine, sorbyl-pyrrothine, 2-hexonyl-pyrrothine and 2-methyl-3-pentenyl-pyrrothine. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the new induced antibiotics were determined.     

Effect of oxygen partial pressure on bialaphos synthesis,sugar metabolism and the activity of tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes in submerged culture of Streptomyces hygroscopicus

Bialaphos [a herbicide, 2-amino-4-(hydroxy)(methyl)-phospinoylbutyryl-alanyl-alanine] produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus increased significantly as the oxygen supply decreased during both growth and production phases of batch culture. Under low oxygen partial pressure, there were decreases in sugar consumption by the cells, cell concentration and the activity of tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes in the cells. On the other hand, the activity of glyoxylic acid cycle enzymes in the cells increased. These phenomena were more prominent in high producing than in low producing strains. From these results, it is suggested that in high bialaphos producing strains, low oxygen partial pressure suppresses the activity of tricarboxylic acid enzymes so that both acetyl-CoA and pyruvate (the substrates for bialaphos synthesis) are used mainly for secondary metabolism. This results in a high production of bialaphos.     

Effect of Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512F Dextransucrase Carboxy-Terminal Deletions on Dextran and Oligosaccharide Synthesis

Dextransucrase (DSR-S) from Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512F is a glucosyltransferase that catalyzes synthesis of soluble dextran from sucrose. In the presence of efficient acceptor molecules, such as maltose, the reaction pathway is shifted toward glucooligosaccharide synthesis. Like glucosyltransferases from oral streptococci, DSR-S possesses a C-terminal glucan-binding domain composed of a series of tandem repeats. In order to determine the role of the C-terminal region of DSR-S in dextran or oligosaccharide synthesis, four DSR-S genes with deletions at the 3′ end were constructed. The results showed that the C-terminal region modulated the initial velocity of dextran synthesis but that the K_m for sucrose, the optimum pH, and the activation energy were all unaffected by the deletions. The C-terminal domain modulated the rate of oligosaccharide synthesis whatever acceptor molecule was used (a good acceptor molecule such as maltose or a poor acceptor molecule such as fructose). The C-terminal domain seemed to play no role in the catalytic process in dextran and oligosaccharide synthesis. In fact, it seems that the role of the C-terminal domain of DSR-S may be to facilitate the translation of dextran and oligosaccharides from the catalytic site.     

Effect of amino acids containing sulfur on dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic productions by Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137

AIMS: To study the effect of sulfur-containing amino acids (L-cysteine, L-cystine, L-methionine and DL-ethionine) on the production of dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics by Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. METHODS AND RESULTS: The production levels of dithiolopyrrolones were investigated by using high performance liquid chromatography in a chemically semi-synthetic medium. The production of the studied antibiotics depends upon the nature, concentration and the time of addition of these sources in the culture medium. Both cysteine and cystine favoured the specific productions of dithiolopyrrolones; iso-butyryl-pyrrothine (ISP) by cysteine, however butanoyl-pyrrothine, senecioyl-pyrrothine and tigloyl-pyrrothine by cystine, when added initially to the culture medium. The maximum specific productions of dithiolopyrrolones were observed in the presence of 5 mmol l(-1) cystine for thiolutin, 5 mmol l(-1) cysteine for ISP, and 10 mmol l(-1) cystine for others studied dithiolopyrrolones as shown in Fig. 3. The production of these antibiotics was decreased when the concentrations of cysteine and cystine were in excess. All dithiolopyrrolone specific productions were strongly inhibited by addition of methionine and ethionine, without inhibition of mycelial growth. CONCLUSIONS: Among all studied amino acids, cystine and cysteine can be used as supplements for improvement the production of dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics by S. algeriensis NRRL B-24137. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics have many important applications for employing them as medicaments, particularly in the treatment of human and animal cancers. In the present work, the influence of containing-sulfur amino acids on dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic productions was studied. The obtained results can be employed for the optimization of the culture medium for the dithiolopyrrolone productions in higher quantities.     

Effect of l-valine and l-isoleucine on fatty acid composition of Streptomyces hygroscopicus and S. griseus

The effects of L-valine and L-isoleucine on the composition of mycelial fatty acids were investigated during growth of differentiating parent strains of Streptomyces hygroscopicus and Streptomyces griseus as well as their non-differentiating derivatives (Amy-strains) on a synthetic medium. Both in the Amy+ and Amy- strains, in the presence of L-valine, the portion of the isopalmitic acid (iC16:0) increased, but the addition of L-isoleucine led to an elevated level of the 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (aC15:0). The results suggest that the genetically determined alterations in the ratio of both fatty acids in the non-differentiating derivatives may be due to specific changes in the biosynthetic pathways of both amino acid precursors rather than due to changes of their catabolism.     

Encapsulation in LentiKats of Dextransucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-1299, and its Effect on Product Selectivity

Insoluble (cell-bound) dextransucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-1299 was encapsulated in highly elastic and stable hydrogels formed by polyvinyl alcohol. The gelation was carried out by controlled partial drying at room temperature, resulting in lens-shaped particles, called LentiKats. A similar recovery of activity (approximately 55%) was achieved when compared with entrapment in calcium alginate gels. Under reaction conditions, the protein leakage in LentiKats was reduced from 18% to 4% by pre-treatment of the dextransucrase with glutaraldehyde. The immobilized dextransucrases were tested in the acceptor reaction with methyl α-D-glucopyranoside. The conversion to oligosaccharides using Lentikat-dextransucrase was higher than that obtained for alginate-dextransucrase, probably due to the reduction of diffusional limitations derived from its lenticular shape. In addition, a shift of selectivity towards the synthesis of oligosaccharides containing α(1→2) bonds was observed for the Lentikat-biocatalysts. These non-digestible compounds are supposed to be specifically fermented by beneficial species of the human microflora (prebiotic effect). The Lentikat-entrapped dextransucrase can be efficiently reused in this process at least for five cycles of 24 h.