有机相中固定化脂肪酶促有机硅烷醇的转酯

探讨了有机相中固定化脂肪酶（Lipozyme）催化非天然的有机硅院醇与脂肪酸酯转酯反应的可能性;系统地研究了有机溶剂特性、水活度、有机硅烷醇结构、脂肪酸酯碳链长等因素对转酯反应的影响。     

竹炭固定化施氏假单胞菌Pseudomonas stutzeri ZH-1降解苯酚的研究

通过竹炭固定化以加强施氏假单胞菌Pseudomonas stutzeri ZH-1对苯酚的降解能力。采用正交试验优化竹炭对菌株ZH-1固定化条件,冷场发射扫描电镜（SEM）观察固定化后的菌株在竹炭上的附着情况,对比固定化菌和游离菌的降解性能并对固定化菌做重复利用性能测试。结果显示,竹炭固定化P. stutzeri ZH-1的最适条件为竹炭1 g,接种量5%(体积分数),吸附时间24 h;SEM显示菌附着在竹炭表面和内部空隙中;竹炭固定化后菌株ZH-1对苯酚的降解率显著增加（P<0.05）,处理48 h时降解率增加15%;竹炭固定化菌ZH-1经10轮重复利用后仍有很高的苯酚降解性能,48 h时降解率增加173%（P<0.05）。竹炭固定化菌ZH-1在去除含苯酚类有机废水中具有较好的应用前景。     

非水相脂肪酶催化有机硅醇的酯化反应

非水相酶催化是酶工程研究热点之一。本文介绍了来自Ｃ．ｃｙｌｉｎｄｒａｃｅａ的脂肪酶催化有机硅醇和脂肪酸的酯化反应。该酶可催化有机硅醇与脂肪酸的酯化反应,并对不同链长的脂肪酸底物、有机溶剂极性及水含量等进行了初步研究。     

流产布氏杆菌烯脂酰ACP还原酶的鉴定

烯脂酰ACP还原酶是细菌脂肪酸合成的关键酶之一．流产布氏杆菌基因组有2个注释为烯脂酰ACP还原酶基因fabI的同源基因：fabI1和fabI2．由这2个fabI同源基因编码的蛋白质分别与大肠杆菌FabI有50%和51%的同源性,且都拥有与大肠杆菌FabI一样的催化中心Tyr-(Xaa)₆-Lys序列．分别用携带这2个同源基因的质粒载体转化大肠杆菌fabI温度敏感突变菌株JP1111．转化子能在42℃生长,表明这2个基因均能遗传互补大肠杆菌fabI突变,并使此菌株恢复脂肪酸的合成．另外,体外酶学分析显示,由这2个同源基因编码的蛋白质都拥有烯脂酰ACP还原酶活性,均能参与细菌脂肪酸合成．上述结果证实,流产布氏杆菌同时拥有2个同种类型的烯脂酰ACP还原酶,是一种新的烯脂酰ACP多样性的表现．     

椰子脂肪酸积累及与FatB基因表达关系研究

为筛选控制椰子果实中低碳链脂肪酸积累的关键FatB基因,本研究以海南本地高种绿椰四个发育时期的果实为试验材料,参考国家标准GB/T2906-1982谷类、油料作物种子粗脂肪测定方法,用索氏提取法提取果肉脂肪酸,应用气质联用检测技术测定各发育时期脂肪酸含量及组分,同时应用qRT-PCR对椰子脂肪酸合成相关基因FatB1、FatB2及FatB3进行相对定量分析,明确各发育时期椰子果实脂肪酸积累与FatB基因表达量变化之间的关系。结果表明:(1)椰子油含9种脂肪酸成分,在椰子果实发育的早期(第6和第7个月),棕榈酸、硬脂酸和油酸的含量较高,月桂酸和肉豆蔻酸相对含量较低,通过实时荧光定量PCR发现,此时FatB1基因的相对表达量较高。(2)而在椰子果实发育的后期(第8和第9个月),棕榈酸、硬脂酸和油酸的相对含量迅速降低,月桂酸和肉豆蔻酸相对含量迅速升高,FatB2和FatB3基因的相对表达量较高,FatB1的表达量略有降低。该研究初步掌握了椰果各发育时期FatB基因表达量与脂肪酸成分间的变化趋势,该结果为将来筛选控制椰子果实中低碳链脂肪酸积累的关键FatB基因奠定基础,同时为椰子脂肪酸成分的分子改良提供理论依据。     

苜蓿中华根瘤菌fabA和fabB基因功能的鉴定

在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)脂肪酸合成酶体系中,fabA基因编码有双功能的3-羟基脂酰ACP脱水异构酶,其异构产物能被fabB基因编码的3-酮基脂酰ACP合成酶Ⅰ延伸,合成不饱和脂肪酸,该FabA-FabB途径被认为是缺氧条件下不饱和脂肪酸合成的经典途径．生物信息学分析发现,苜蓿中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium meliloti)的SmFabA与EcFabA相似性达到60.6%,具有相同的保守活性位点和两个保守的α螺旋结构;SmFabB与EcFabB相似性达到61.1%,具有相同的Cys-His-His活性中心．用携带SmfabA和SmfabB的质粒载体遗传互补大肠杆菌温度敏感突变株CY57和CY242,在添加三氯森(TCL)抑制烯脂酰ACP还原酶活性的条件下,转化子能在42℃恢复生长,且放射性薄层层析能检测到转化子中不饱和脂肪酸棕榈油酸(Δ9C16:1)和十八碳烯酸(Δ11C18:1)的合成．体外重建脂肪酸合成反应表明,SmFabA能催化羟脂酰ACP的脱水反应且能够使反-2-癸烯酰ACP异构化,SmFabB能催化不同链长的脂酰ACP和丙二酸单酰ACP的聚合反应．另外,未得到SmFabA和SmFabB的突变株,表明SmFabA和SmFabB可能是苜蓿中华根瘤菌脂肪酸合成酶系中必不可少的关键蛋白．上述结果证实了苜蓿中华根瘤菌fabA和fabB两个基因在不饱和脂肪酸合成中的功能．     

“自我剪切”2A肽介导的Δ-12和ω-3脂肪酸脱氢酶以及过氧化氢酶在转基因小鼠肌肉表达研究

哺乳动物因为缺乏Δ-12和ω-3脂肪酸脱氢酶,不能自身合成必需的多不饱和脂肪酸．目前,通过转基因技术在哺乳动物体内表达ω-3脂肪酸脱氢酶,能将长链的n-6多不饱和脂肪酸转化成n-3多不饱和脂肪酸,造成体内长链的n-6多不饱和脂肪酸含量显著减低．本研究通过自我剪切2A肽介导Δ-12和ω-3脂肪酸脱氢酶(FAT-2和FAT-1)以及人过氧化氢酶(human catalase,hCAT)在小鼠的肌肉同时表达．结果表明,转基因小鼠肌肉中长链n-3多不饱和脂肪酸含量提高2.6倍,长链n-6多不饱和脂肪酸含量没有显著变化,而n-6/n-3比例显著降低(P < 0.01)．同时蛋白质印迹检测到人过氧化氢酶hCAT在小鼠的肌肉组织中表达,且过氧化氢酶活性比野生型小鼠显著提高(P < 0.01)．     

Mstn基因干扰通过上调基因Cpt1b促进肌间脂肪的β氧化

肌生长抑制素(myostatin,Mstn)也被称为生长/分化因子-8(GDF-8)。敲减或敲除Mstn基因可促进肌肉发育、降低脂肪含量。本研究利用RNA干扰技术制备Mstn干扰小鼠,随后对其骨骼肌形态、骨骼肌甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)含量、脂肪酸组成及含量进行了分析。结果显示,与对照组相比,Mstn干扰小鼠肌肉中Mstn的表达减少。小鼠骨骼肌肌纤维的横截面积显著增大,而TG含量显著降低,n-3/n-6和不饱和/饱和脂肪酸比值显著升高。通过实时荧光定量PCR检测脂肪酸代谢相关基因的表达,结果表明脂肪酸分解和转运相关基因表达上调,而脂肪酸合成相关基因表达下调。在这些基因中,与β氧化相关的基因Cpt1b的上调尤为明显。对骨骼肌中CPT1的酶活性进行了检测,结果与基因表达情况一致。为探讨其进一步作用机理,通过染色质免疫沉淀实验发现,Mstn基因下游转录因子SMAD3可与Cpt1b基因的启动子直接结合。上述结果表明,Mstn敲减后主要通过调控其下游转录因子SMAD3与Cpt1b基因启动子的结合,上调Cpt1b的表达,从而促进肌内脂肪酸的β氧化代谢。     

脂肪酶催化有机硅化合物的生物转化

C.cylindracea脂肪酶可催化有机介质中有机硅醇与脂肪酸的酯化反应。微水有机介质比水-水不溶有机介质更有利于酶的反应,有机硅醇是比其碳结构类似物更好的酰基受体。对不同有机硅醇底物,当其空间障碍大时,不利于酶催化酯化反应,对不同脂肪酸底物,有机硅醇未影响该脂肪酶的脂肪酸底物特异性。     

Pseudomonas stutzeri JFL2012复合固定化及降酚性能研究

采用正交实验法对假单胞菌进行复合固定化,并对其降酚过程建立动力学方程。研究发现,菌株Pseudomonas stutzeri JFL2012进行复合固定化,最佳固定化条件为w_{(聚乙烯醇)}=10%,w_(生物炭)=2.5%,w_(包菌量)=0.3%,交联时间4 h。苯酚降解过程符合Haldane底物抑制方程。     

Short chain flavour esters synthesis by microbial lipases

Summary The peparative synthesis of 35 short chain flavour esters by lipases fromMucor miehi, Aspergillus sp.,Candida rugosa andRhizopus arrhizus was investigated in organic media. Acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric and caproic acids, as well as methanol, ethanol, butanol, i-pentanol, hexanol, citronellol and geraniol were used as substrates. Most of the esters were synthesized in good yield by at least one of the lipase preparations tested. Different conversion yields were observed according to the lipase specificity toward the acid or the alcohol moiety of the ester. Methyl- and ethyl acetates were also produced by changing the organic solvent. Enzymatic catalysis in organic solvent is thought to be a valuable method for preparative synthesis of flavour esters.     

TADH,the thermostable alcohol dehydrogenase from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thermus</Emphasis> sp. ATN1: a versatile new biocatalyst for organic synthesis

The alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermus sp. ATN1 (TADH) was characterized biochemically with respect to its potential as a biocatalyst for organic synthesis. TADH is a NAD(H)-dependent enzyme and shows a very broad substrate spectrum producing exclusively the (S)-enantiomer in high enantiomeric excess (>99%) during asymmetric reduction of ketones. TADH is active in the presence of 10% (v/v) water-miscible solvents like 2-propanol or acetone, which permits the use of these solvents as sacrificial substrates in substrate-coupled cofactor regeneration approaches. Furthermore, the presence of a second phase of a water-insoluble solvent like hexane or octane had only minor effects on the enzyme, which retained 80% of its activity, allowing the use of these solvents in aqueous/organic mixtures to increase the availability of low-water soluble substrates. A further activity of TADH, the production of carboxylic acids by dismutation of aldehydes, was investigated. This reaction usually proceeds without net change of the NAD⁺/NADH concentration, leading to equimolar amounts of alcohol and carboxylic acid. When applying cofactor regeneration at high pH, however, the ratio of acid to alcohol could be changed, and full conversion to the carboxylic acid was achieved.     

Isolation of myo-Inositol from Solutions by Enzymatic Biotransformation

The transferase reaction between phospholipids and inositol catalyzed by phospholipase D was studied at interfaces in water–organic solvent systems. Optimum conditions were determined for phosphatidylinositol synthesis in heterogeneous water–organic solvent systems. Hydrophobic components (phospholipids) were readily separated from water-soluble products (alcohols) in systems with organic solvents. In the hexane–water system, addition of methanol (an alcohol substrate) to the reaction medium displaced myo-inositol from the molecule of phosphatidylinositol. myo-Inositol was isolated from the mixture of its isomers using a two-step transferase reaction catalyzed by phospholipase D.     

Enzymatic production of linalool esters in organic and solvent-free system

This work investigated the influence of temperature, enzyme concentration, substrates molar ratio, in the absence and presence of organic solvent, at two molar ratios of the substrates on the enzymatic production of linalil esters using the immobilized lipase Novozym 435 as catalyst, different acids and linalool and Ho-Sho essential oil as substrates. The best reaction conversion was obtained at the highest temperature (70 °C), for both solvent free (3.81%) and with solvent addition (2.25%), for a solvent to substrates molar ratio of 2:1, enzyme concentration of 5 wt% and acid to alcohol molar ratio of 1:1. The reaction kinetics revealed that Ho-Sho essential oil afforded the greatest conversions when compared with pure linalool. Higher linalil esters production were achieved after 10 h reaction (5.58%) in 2:1 solvent to substrates molar ratio, with enzyme concentration of 5 wt%, at 70 °C and anhydride to alcohol molar ratio of 1:1 using Ho-Sho essential oil as substrate.     

Substrate-induced stability of the lipase from candida cylindracea in reversed micelles

Summary Activity of lipase (candida cylindracea) in reversed micelles was found to be sustained over extended periods of time in the presence of amphiphilic substrates. Esterification of palmitic or oleic acid and octanol was studied to characterize the lipase activity in AOT/isooctane reversed micelles. Complete conversion was possible even in the presence of stoichiometric excess of water. In the absence of acyl substrates, the enzyme lost all its activity within a few hours in reversed micelles. Thermal effects on the enzyme activity were studied, and the enzyme stability in reversed micelles was compared to that in a bulk organic solvent.     

Efficient kinetic resolution of organosilicon compounds by stereoselective esterification with hydrolases in organic solvent

Stereoselective esterification of three isomers of trimethylsilylpropanol, 1-trimethylsilyl-2-propanol, 1-trimethylsilyl-1-propanol, and 2-trimethylsilyl-1-propanol, was systematically studied with five kinds of hydrolases in an organic solvent system in connection with the structure of the compounds. The hydrolases were found to be able to esterify these organosilicon compounds, even -hydroxyalkylsilanes, which are unstable under the conditions of acid-catalysed esterification, and the highly optically active organosilicon compounds were successfully prepared with the selected hydrolases. Even a primary alcohol, 2-trimethylsilyl-1-propanol, was stereoselectively esterified by lipase. Furthermore, comparative studies were made by using their carbon counterparts. The silicon atom in the substrates was found to enhance the enzyme stereoselectivity in some cases, but its effect on the substrate reactivity was dependent on the structure of the substrates. These results are discussed based on the specific characters of the silicon atom. Correspondence to: A. Tanaka     

Enzymatic production of hydrogen peroxide in a non-aqueous environment

Enzymatic production of hydrogen peroxide in organic solvents has been demonstrated using immobilizedPichia pastoris alcohol oxidase. Enzyme life was shown to be independent of the solvent used; increasing the solvent polarity resulted in higher levels of hydrogen peroxide production.     

Modification Effects of Organic Solvents on Microenvironment of the Enzyme in Thermolysin-catalyzed Peptide Synthesis of N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-l-phenylalanyl-l-phenylalanine Methyl Ester

Thermolysin-catalyzed peptide synthesis using N-benzyloxycarbonyl)-l-phenylalanine (Z-Phe) and l-phenylalanine methyl ester (Phe-OMe) as substrates was done mainly in a water-organic one phase solvent system. The organic solvent content used was less than the saturation concentration in buffer. With organic solvents with high log P values, the enzymatic activity increased as the organic solvent content increased; but further increases in the organic solvent content decreased the enzymatic activity, showing an “organic activity” profile. On the other hand, with organic solvents of low log P values, the enzymatic reaction was inhibited even by the initial addition of organic solvents. When a correlation between maximum activities and logP values or Hildebrand solubility parameters was investigated, a linear correlation was obtained among the same category of organic solvents, but not between categories. This suggests that the direct effect of organic solvents on the microenvironment of the enzyme largely depends on the molecular structure of the solvents.