L-茶氨酸对H_2O_2致L02细胞损伤的保护作用及其机制研究

研究L-茶氨酸对肝细胞损伤的保护作用及其机制。利用H2O2诱导的L02肝细胞损伤模型,分别用MTT法检测细胞存活率、测定LDH、流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率、Western blot法检测Caspase-3和PARP蛋白表达及Bax/Bcl-2比值的变化,评价L-茶氨酸是否能保护H2O2诱导的肝细胞损伤。结果表明,L-茶氨酸能提高H2O2损伤的L02细胞存活率,减少LDH的渗漏,降低肝细胞凋亡,且L-茶氨酸通过抑制Caspase-3的激活和PARP的切割及Bax/Bcl-2比值的升高而发挥抗凋亡的作用。L-茶氨酸对肝细胞损伤有一定的治疗和保护作用。     

PPK和GMAS共表达重组菌株的构建及其在L-茶氨酸合成中的应用

构建了共表达ATP再生和L-茶氨酸合成酶的重组大肠杆菌菌株,并将其应用于L-茶氨酸的合成中。合成多聚磷酸盐激酶(PPK)和γ-谷氨酰甲胺合成酶(GMAS)基因序列,分别利用p ETDuet-1和p ET-21a(+)载体,构建共表达重组质粒p ETDuet-ppk+gmas和p ET21a-ppk+gmas。将上述两种重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,获得重组菌株TPG和APG。IPTG诱导表达后,SDS-PAGE结果表明,PPK和GMAS在两种重组菌中均可溶性表达。当用于催化L-茶氨酸合成时,来自APG的GMAS-PPK要优于TPG。利用APG所产的酶进行L-茶氨酸合成,在37℃、p H 7.0条件下,使用催化量ATP可实现L-茶氨酸的摩尔产率为86.0%。该结果一方面扩展了酶法ATP再生系统的应用,另一方面为生物催化合成L-茶氨酸提供了一种有效方法。     

L-茶氨酸对H2O2致L02细胞损伤的保护作用及其机制研究

研究L-茶氨酸对肝细胞损伤的保护作用及其机制。利用H2O2诱导的LO2肝细胞损伤模型,分别用MTT法检测细胞存活率、测定LDH、流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率、Western blot法检测Caspase-3和PARP蛋白表达7LBax／Bcl-2比值的变化,评价L-茶氨酸是否能保护H2O2诱导的肝细胞损伤。结果表明,L-茶氨酸能提高H2O2损伤的L02细胞存活率,减少LDH的渗漏,降低肝细胞凋亡,且L-茶氨酸通过抑制caspase-3的激活和PARP的切割及Bax／Bcl-2比值的升高而发挥抗凋亡的作用。L-茶氨酸对肝细胞损伤有一定的治疗和保护作用。     

从绿茶中浸提茶氨酸

茶氨酸,学名为N-乙基-γ-L-谷氨酰胺,化学式为C7H14O3N2,属于酰胺类化合物。主要存在于绿茶叶中。纯净的茶氨酸为白色针状晶体;具有焦糖香和类似于味精(谷氨酸钠)的鲜爽味;难溶于无水乙醇、乙醚和汽油等有机溶剂,极易溶于水;常压下,熔点为490～491K(同时发生分解反应)。茶氨酸在水溶液中能够发生弱电解质行为,其水溶液显示弱酸性：在6mol／LHCl溶液中还能够发生水解反应,生成L-谷氨酸[又称左     

利用重组钝齿棒杆菌高效合成L-茶氨酸

【目的】构建Bacillus subtilis来源的γ-谷氨酰转肽酶蛋白(GGT)的Corynebacterium glutamicum SYPA5-5表达系统,验证该蛋白信号肽片段在宿主表达体系中的作用,并将该体系应用于高效合成茶氨酸的研究。【方法】将该ggt基因和切除信号肽的片段基因(?sp ggt)在C.glutamicum SYPA5-5中克隆表达。以C.glutamicum SYPA5-5高产L-精氨酸培养基为基础进行重组菌产酶优化。最优转化条件为:L-谷氨酰胺∶乙胺为1∶3,酶量为0.06 U/mL。采用底物流加策略高产L-茶氨酸,40 mL的转化体系包含:终浓度为0.9 U/mL的GGT,pH 10,37℃,从0 h开始每隔2 h补加20 mmol/L的L-谷氨酰胺,60 mmol/L的乙胺。【结果】C.glutamicum SYPA5-5/pXMJ19-ggt发酵上清液中GGT酶活达到(4.69±0.34)U/mL,C.glutamicum SYPA5-5/pXMJ19-?sp ggt只检测到胞内酶活(0.99±0.17)U/mL,说明利用B.subtilis来源的信号肽可以实现GGT在C.glutamicum体系中分泌表达。最适产酶培养基条件为:葡萄糖浓度为10%;IPTG最适添加时间为0 h。批次流加在12 h时达到最大茶氨酸产量104.36 mmol/L,转化率为86.9%。【讨论】本文首次实现B.subtilis来源的γ-谷氨酰转肽酶基因(ggt)在C.glutamicum SYPA5-5中分泌表达,通过分批流加底物获得目前报道的利用重组C.glutamicum合成L-茶氨酸的最高产量。     

γ-谷氨酰转肽酶在大肠杆菌周质空间的双融合表达

设计引物PCR扩增大肠杆菌Escherichia coli DH5α的γ-谷氨酰转肽酶(γ-glutamyltranspeptidase,GGT)成熟肽的编码基因,利用基因拼接(gene splicing by overlap extension,SOE)技术将其拼接至小分子泛素相关修饰物(the small ubiquitin-related modifier,SUMO)基因的下游,并重组至pET-39b质粒中,重组质粒转化表达宿主E.coli BL21(DE3)。得到的工程菌经异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside,IPTG)诱导表达,全菌SDS-PAGE分析,得到表观分子量约为97×103的双融合蛋白,DNA测序进一步证实工程菌构建成功。以菌体直接催化L-谷氨酰胺和乙胺合成L-茶氨酸,纸层析法证实该重组酶具有较好的活性,为酶法生产L-茶氨酸奠定基础。     

L-茶氨酸通过乙酰胆碱受体多巴胺奖赏通路抑制尼古丁依赖

本文研究了L-茶氨酸对尼古丁依赖的抑制作用及其机理.采用小鼠条件性位置偏爱实验(CPP)评价发现,L-茶氨酸能够明显抑制尼古丁诱导的小鼠偏爱行为和SH-SY5Y细胞的兴奋状态,而且与尼古丁抑制剂二氢-β-刺桐(DHE)类似.HPLC电化学检测、蛋白质印迹法和免疫荧光染色发现,L-茶氨酸处理能够明显抑制尼古丁引起的小鼠中脑多巴胺水平和酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)的升高,还能够减少与奖赏通路相关脑区的3种尼古丁乙酰胆碱受体(nAChRs)亚基4,2和7及c-Fos表达的增加,从而可能使对尼古丁刺激产生效应的细胞数目减少.另外,L-茶氨酸处理抑制了尼古丁引起的小鼠相关脑区的c-Fos表达的增加.siRNA转染发现,敲除c-Fos基因能够抑制SH-SY5Y细胞兴奋状态但不影响TH的表达.本实验表明,L-茶氨酸可能通过尼古丁引起的乙酰胆碱受体多巴胺奖赏回路抑制尼古丁成瘾,该结果为祛除吸烟成瘾和戒烟策略提供了科学依据.     

大别山野生油茶中茶氨酸检测与茶氨酸合成酶基因克隆

茶氨酸是茶树叶片中最丰富的游离氨基酸,具有重要的生理药理功能,但迄今仅在蘑菇、蕈和一些山茶科(属)植物中检测到茶氨酸。茶氨酸因有一种独特的风味特色"umami鲜爽味"而被人类营养学广泛研究,并发现合成茶氨酸的植物不仅在植物分类上具有积极意义,而且对于植物资源的有效发掘有巨大经济价值;同时还可以间接去研究茶树中茶氨酸的代谢机理以及茶氨酸合成酶的分离纯化和TS基因的克隆表达。该文运用HPLC、LC-TOF/MS对大别山地区野生幼年与成年油茶根、叶中茶氨酸进行检测,并结合分子生物学手段对油茶中茶氨酸合成酶(theanine synthetase,TS)基因进行克隆与生物信息学分析。结果表明:在幼年的油茶根中检测到茶氨酸,含量为0.08mg·g-1(鲜重),而在幼年的油茶叶片和成年油茶根、叶中均未检测到茶氨酸;在幼年油茶根中克隆出一条长为1 071bp油茶TS基因开放阅读框,其基因序列与茶树谷氨酰胺合成酶(glutamine synthetase,GS,AB117934)基因和TS(DD410896)序列的同源性达到98%,氨基酸序列与茶树中GS(AB117934)和TS(DD410896)的相似性高达99%。经生物信息学分析,该序列编码的TS蛋白具有20个磷酸化位点,不存在信号肽序列与跨膜结构,含有卷曲螺旋结构的亲水性细胞质蛋白。该研究将为油茶新经济价值的发掘,为茶氨酸在油茶中合成代谢途径的研究提供一定的理论基础,同时也为进一步研究茶氨酸在茶树中代谢机理提供了新的研究思路。     

绿茶对人类情绪、认知功能影响的研究进展

饮用绿茶不仅可以改善正常人的情绪和认知功能，还可以延缓认知功能退化，提高认知功能障碍患者认知水平。本文综述了绿茶及表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯（EGCG）、L-茶氨酸、咖啡因等有效成分对情绪和认知功能的作用和机制。     

恶臭假单胞菌TS1138转化生产L-胱氨酸的工艺研究

对以DL-2-氨基-?2-噻唑啉-4-羧酸(DL-2-amino-?2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid, DL-ATC)为底物原料, 经微生物酶法催化合成L-半胱氨酸, 并进一步氧化和分离纯化产物L-胱氨酸的生产工艺和条件进行了研究。建立了以恶臭假单胞菌TS1138 (Pseudomonas putida TS1138)全细胞为酶源, 反复多次催化底物合成L-半胱氨酸, 并以2.0%二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为氧化剂氧化生成L-胱氨酸, 进而通过001×7型阳离子交换树脂纯化胱氨酸的新工艺。采用高效液相色谱法考察该方法L-胱氨酸的总收率可以达到78.55%, 纯度为99.12%。该方法简单高效, 解决了酶稳定性差不能重复使用, 而固定化酶方法繁琐成本高的问题, 为我国L-半胱氨酸和L-胱氨酸的生产开辟一条新途径。     

刺孢小克银汉霉氨基酰化酶拆分DL-丙氨酸的研究

选育了刺孢小克银汉霉(Cunninghamellaechinulata)9980菌株,并对其进行液体培养,比较了3种不同培养基中菌体细胞氨基酰化酶活性,考察了几种因素对菌体细胞拆分反应的影响,并对DL-丙氨酸进行了光学拆分。结果表明:蛋白胨培养基菌体细胞酶活最高,达680u/g。菌体细胞拆分反应最适温度55℃,最适pH7.0,最佳底物浓度为0.2mol·L-1,缓冲体系中的无机离子对拆分反应有抑制作用,10-3～10-4mol·L-1的Co2+对拆分反应有激活作用。用菌体细胞对DL-丙氨酸拆分反应中,D-丙氨酸得率平均达87.1%。     

Response of the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata to iron and boron additions – an experiment from Lake Erken

1. This study considers whether the availability of iron and boron are important influences on the development of the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata in Lake Erken, Sweden.
2. In an in situ experiment, phosphate and nitrate were added to all enclosures, but pelagic colonies of G. echinulata only increased in abundance in enclosures to which iron had also been added.
3. An even greater increase in the abundance of G. echinulata occured in enclosures in which the additions of phosphate, nitrate and iron were complemented by additions of boron.
4. Boron additions, together with phosphate and nitrate but without iron, did not stimulate the growth of G. echinulata .     

Microbial transformation of hydroxy metabolites of 1-oxohexyl derivatives of theobromine by Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 1384

Aim:  The biotransformation of pentoxifylline (PTX), propentofylline (PPT) and their racemic hydroxy metabolites ((±)-OHPTX and (±)-OHPPT) by using the fungus Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 1384.
Methods and Results:  A fungus Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 1384 was used to catalyse the ( S )-selective oxidation of the racemic hydroxy metabolites: (±)-OHPTX and (±)-OHPPT and for reduction of PTX and PPT. The first oxidation step appears to be selective and relatively fast while the second reduction step is slower and more selective with PTX. Modifications involving supplementing the bioconversion with glucose give yields and enantiomeric excess (ee) values similar to those obtained without glucose.
Conclusions:  The bioconversion of (±)-OHPTX gave an ( R )-enantiomer (LSF-lisofylline) with a higher enantiopurity (maximum approximately 93% ee) compared to the bioconversion of (±)-OHPPT, when the maximum ee value for ( R )-OHPPT was recorded at 83%.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The conversion of (±)-OHPTX and (±)-OHPPT using Cunninghamella echinulata can be recognized as a process, which may be recommended as an alternative to the methods used to obtain ( R )-OHPTX and ( R )-OHPPT.     

中国土壤中小镰孢属的两个新种

报道分离自土壤中的小镰孢属Fusariella二新种:棘柄小镰孢Fusariellaechinulata和中华小镰孢Fusariellasinensis。棘柄小镰孢与坎斯小镰孢F.kansensis、间型小镰孢F.intermedia和侧弯小镰孢F.obstipa形态近似,它们的如下区分:新种的分生孢子明显要比F.intermedia的宽,比F.kansensis的小,其产孢瓶体具棘刺与F.obstipa光滑的产孢瓶体可以区分。中华小镰孢与F.obstipa近似,但其产孢瓶体色泽较暗且明显粗糙,而后者的产孢瓶体无色,光滑,另外,新种的分生孢子较后者的要小,二者容易区分。二新种的模式标本(干制培养物)保存在山东农业大学植物病理学标本室(HSAUP)。     

Isolation of L-theanine from tea solution by cation exchange resin in batch and fixed bed column

L-Theanine, a bioactive compound in tea, was isolated from tea solution using cation exchange resin no.732. The adsorption of L-theanine by cation exchange resin no.732 fit the Langmuir isotherm model and was a monolayer molecular interaction process. Thermodynamic studies revealed that the adsorption of L-theanine by resin no.732 was an exothermic and spontaneous physically driven process. The adsorption capacity was influenced by temperature, initial concentration, and pH. The L-theanine adsorption capacity under conditions at room temperature, pH 4.73, and initial L-theanine concentration 18 g/L was 241.731 ± 3.679 mg/g. The Thomas model was fit to describe the column adsorption data at different flow rates and initial concentrations. The L-theanine adsorbed by resin no.732 could be desorbed by 0.134 mol/L Na₂HPO₄ aqueous solution with a recovery rate of 84.96%. These findings indicate that resin no.732 was a promising material for isolating L-theanine from tea solution.     

Repression of reserve lipid turnover in Cunninghamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina cultivated in multiple-limited media

AIMS: To study patterns of reserve lipid biosynthesis and turnover (degradation) in two oleaginous Zygomycetes, namely Cunninghamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina under various growth conditions. Fatty acid composition of the reserve lipid of both strains was also studied in all growth steps. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cunninghamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina were grown in carbon-excess batch cultures. In the investigated strains, accumulation of reserve lipid occurred only when the activity of both NAD(+)-isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH) and NADP(+)-ICDH were not detectable in the cell-free extract. Specifically, in C. echinulata, NAD(+)-ICDH activity was detected even after depletion of ammonium nitrogen in the medium, resulting in a delay of the initiation of lipid accumulation period. On the contrary, in M. isabellina, lipid accumulation occurred simultaneously with ammonium nitrogen exhaustion in the growth medium, as the activity of both NAD(+)- and NADP(+)-ICDH were not detectable after nitrogen depletion. In C. echinulata reserve lipid was not degraded after glucose had been exhausted. Supplementations of the medium with Fe(3+), yeast extract or Mg(2+) induced, however, reserve lipid breakdown and formation of lipid-free material. In M. isabellina after glucose exhaustion, notable lipid degradation occurred, accompanied by a significant lipid-free material biosynthesis. Nevertheless, in multiple-limited media, in which Mg(2+) or yeast extract, besides carbon and nitrogen, were limiting nutrients, reserve lipid breakdown was repressed. In both strains, the quantity of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) in the reserve lipids [varying between 9 and 16% (w/w) in C. echinulata and 1.5-4.5% (w/w) in M. isabellina] was proportional to lipid-free biomass. CONCLUSIONS: Lipid accumulation period in Zygomycetes is initiated by the attenuation of ICDH activity in the mycelium while the regulation of ICDH from ammonium nitrogen is strain specific. While a single nitrogen limitation was enough to induce lipid accumulation, however, multiple limitations were needed in order to repress lipid turnover in oleaginous Zygomycetes. As for GLA, its biosynthesis in the mycelium seemed proportional to lipid-free biomass synthesis. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Several nutrients are indispensable for functioning the mechanisms involved in the mobilization of reserve lipid in oleaginous moulds. Therefore, reserve lipid turnover in oleaginous moulds could be repressed in multiple-limited media.     

Cunninghamella echinulata a new biosorbent of metal ions from polluted water in Egypt

Thirty-two fungal species were isolated from a polluted watercourse near the Talkha fertilizer plant, Mansoura Province, Egypt. Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Cunninghamella echinulata and Trichoderma koningii were isolated frequently. On the basis of its frequency, Cunninghamella echinulata was chosen for biosorption studies. Free and immobilized biomass of C. echinulata sequestered ions in this decreasing sequence is: Pb >Cu >Zn. The effects of biomass concentration, pH and time of contact were investigated. The level of ion uptake rose with increasing biomass. The maximum uptake for lead (45 mg/g), copper (20 mg/g) and zinc (18.8 mg/g) occurred at 200 mg/L biomass. The uptake rose with increasing pH up to 4 in the case of Pb and 5 in the case of Cu and Zn. Maximum uptake for all metals was achieved after 15 min. Ion uptake followed the Langmuir adsorption model, permitting the calculation of maximum uptake and affinity coefficients. Treatment of C. echinulata biomass with NaOH improved biosorbent capacity, as did immobilization with alginate. Immobilized biomass could be regenerated readily by treatment with dilute HCl. The biomass-alginate complex efficiently removed Pb, Zn and Cu from polluted water samples. Therefore,Cunninghamella echinulata could be employed either in free or immobilized form as a biosorbent of metal ions in waste water.     

小克银汉霉γ-亚麻酸高产菌株的快速筛选和发酵条件研究

以小克银汉霉C0为出发菌株,经过5-氟尿嘧啶和紫外线复合诱变,采用抗失水苹果酰肼与抗低温(15℃)相结合的筛选方法,获得一株生产性能比出发菌株显著提高的突变株C23。采用5L全自动发酵罐对小克银汉霉C23发酵生产γ-亚麻酸的pH值控制和补料工艺进行研究,发现将发酵液pH值维持在5.5,当发酵进行到60h、84h、108h时,分别补糖15g/L,发酵192h后收获,结果生物量、油脂产量和γ-亚麻酸产量分别达到49.88g/L、21.93g/L、2.69g/L。     

抗坏血酸对酵母蔗糖酶的激活动力学研究

采用甲苯自溶法从鲜酵母中提取了蔗糖酶,并用乙醇分级及ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析进行了纯化,用ＰＡＧ凝胶电泳作了纯度鉴定,在ｐＨ５．０,３０℃条件下进行了酶反应,用双倒数作图法测出其Ｋｍ＝２．１×１０－２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｖｍａｘ＝０．２６（每分钟的光密度值）．在此系统中,加入不同浓度的抗坏血酸（Ｖｉｔ．Ｃ）,发现其具有激活作用并存在量效关系．双倒数作图显示：酶的表观Ｖｍａｘ（Ｖｐ）随抗坏血酸浓度的增加而增大,但其表观Ｋｍ（Ｋｐ）不变（Ｋｐ＝Ｋｍ）．经实验结果分析,推论出抗坏血酸激活作用的酶促反应方程式,并推导出反应速度公式