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The recombinant β-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase from chicken liver was purified as a single 60 kDa band by His-Trap HP and Resource Q chromatography.
It had a molecular mass of 240 kDa by gel filtration indicating the native form to be tetramer. The enzyme converted β-carotene under maximal conditions (pH 8.0 and 37°C) with a k
cat of 1.65 min−1 and a K
m of 26 μM and its conversion yield of β-carotene to retinal was 120% (mol mol−1). The enzyme displayed catalytic efficiency and conversion yield for β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, β-apo-8′-carotenal, β-apo-4′-carotenal, α-carotene and γ-carotene in decreasing order but not for zeaxanthin, lutein, β-apo-12′-carotenal and lycopene, suggesting that the presence of one unsubstituted β-ionone ring in a substrate with a molecular weight greater than C30 seems to be essential for enzyme activity. 相似文献
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V. Herl D. C. Albach F. Müller-Uri C. Bräuchler G. Heubl W. Kreis 《Plant Systematics and Evolution》2008,271(1-2):65-78
Summary The progesterone 5β-reductase (5β-POR), a key enzyme in the cardenolide biosynthesis, was sequenced for 21 species of Digitalis and Isoplexis to infer phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships. This new secondary metabolism molecular marker was compared to the
previously applied nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F sequences. The results from separate analyses show high congruence within the genus Digitalis and support the conclusion that all species of Isoplexis have a common origin and are embedded in Digitalis. The genus Isoplexis therefore should be reduced to sectional rank within the genus Digitalis. The sequence analyses give further evidence that additional sequence data increase support for relationships. It demonstrates
that poorly supported relationships in smaller data sets may lead to erroneous conclusions about the evolution of the investigated
taxa. 相似文献
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β-Mannanase catalyzes endo-wise hydrolysis of the backbone of mannan and heteromannan, which are abundant in the cell wall
structure of ungerminated leguminous seeds. The mature β-mannanase originated from Bacillus subtilis was expressed in Pichia pastoris, a methylotrophic yeast, using the leader peptide sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
α-factor. The cultivation of β-mannanase expressing Pichia pastoris yields up to 1.8 g/L protein. In the supernatant the activity of the 40 kDa—total mannanase attained a level of 1102.0 IU/mL.
The properties of the β-mannanase were characterized. Optimum pH and temperature for the recombinant enzyme were 5.5 and 50°C respectively. The enzyme
was stable at pH 5.0–10.0 and maintained over 30% original activity after incubating at 70°C for 30 min.
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Translated from China Biotechnology, 2005, 26(7): 52–56 [译自: 中国生物工程杂志] 相似文献
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A linear relationship between total solid concentration (TSC), δ-endotoxin production [Cry = 0.2795(TSC)−0.2472, R2 = 0.8644] and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation [PHB = 0.1327(TSC) + 0.3974, R2 = 0.9877] in Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-73 was observed. A similar correlation between δ-endotoxin and PHB accumulation [Cry = 2.1573(PHB)−1.1248, R2 = 0.9181] was found. A minimum PHB accumulation of 0.52 mg l−1 was required before the onset of δ-endotoxin production.
Revisions requested 28 September 2005 and 4 November 2005; Revisions received 28 October 2005 and 1 February 2006 相似文献
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This work studied the effect of two cell-surface lectins isolated from the nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 and from its mutant defective in hemagglutinating activity, A. brasilense Sp7.2.3, on the activities of α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase and β-galactosidase in the exocomponent, membrane and apoplast
fractions of wheat-seedling roots. Lectin (40 μg mL−1) incubation for 1 h of the plant fractions increased the enzymes’ activities; both wild-type and mutant lectins were most
stimulatory to the activities of all the exocomponent-fraction enzymes studied and to the apoplast-fraction β-glucosidase.
Pretreatment of the lectins with their carbohydrate hapten, L-fucose, lowered the effect. The observed differences in the lectins’ ability to influence enzyme catalytic activity are explained
by change in the antigenic properties of the mutant lectin. 相似文献
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Giuseppe C. Zuccarello Alan T. Critchley Jennifer Smith Volker Sieber Genevieve Bleicher Lhonneur John A. West 《Journal of applied phycology》2006,18(3-5):643-651
The systematics and taxonomy of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma (Solieriaceae) is confused and difficult due to morphological plasticity, lack of adequate characters to identify species and commercial names of convenience. These taxa are geographically widely dispersed through cultivation. Commercial, wild and herbarium sources were analysed; molecular markers provided insights into taxonomy and genetic variation, and where sources of genetic variation may be located. The mitochondrial cox2-3 and plastidal RuBisCo spacers were sequenced. There is a clear genetic distinction between K. alvarezii (“cottonii”) and K. striatum (“sacol”) samples. Kappaphycus alvarezii from Hawaii and some samples from Africa are also genetically distinct. Our data also show that all currently cultivated K. alvarezii from all over the world have a similar mitochondrial haplotype. Within Eucheuma denticulatum (“spinosum”) most African samples are again genetically distinct. Our data also suggest that currently cultivated E. denticulatum may have been “domesticated” several times, whereas this is not evident for the cultivated K. alvarezii. The present markers used do not distinguish all the morpho-types known in cultivation (e.g. var. tambalang, “giant” type) but do suggest that these markers may be useful to assess introductions and species identification in samples. 相似文献
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Neustroev KN Golubev AM Sinnott ML Borriss R Krah M Brumer H Eneyskaya EV Shishlyannikov S Shabalin KA Peshechonov VT Korolev VG Kulminskaya AA 《Glycoconjugate journal》2006,23(7-8):501-511
Comparative studies of the transglycosylation and hydrolytic activities have been performed on the Rhodothermus marinus β-1,3-glucanase (laminarinase) and its M133A, M133C, and M133W mutants. The M133C mutant demonstrated near 20% greater rate
of transglycosylation activity in comparison with the M133A and M133W mutants that was measured by NMR quantitation of nascent
β(1-4) and β(1-6) linkages. To obtain kinetic probes for the wild-type enzyme and Met-133 mutants, p-nitrophenyl β-laminarin oligosaccharides of degree of polymerisation 2–8 were synthesized enzymatically. Catalytic efficiency
values, k
cat/K
m, of the laminarinase catalysed hydrolysis of these oligosaccharides suggested possibility of four negative and at least three
positive binding subsites in the active site. Comparison of action patterns of the wild-type and M133C mutant in the hydrolysis
of the p-nitrophenyl-β-D-oligosac- charides indicated that the increased transglycosylation activity of the M133C mutant did not result
from altered subsite affinities. The stereospecificity of the transglycosylation reaction also was unchanged in all mutants;
the major transglycosylation products in hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl laminaribioside were β-glucopyranosyl-β-1,3-D-glucopy- ranosyl-β-1,3-D-glucopyranose and β-glucopyranosyl-β-1,
3-D-glucopyranosyl-β-1,3-D-glucpyranosyl-β-1,3-D- glucopyranoxside.
In a memoriam of Dr. Kirill N. Neustroev. All we, his friends and colleagues, mourn for his sudden death. He was a bright
and talented scientist, brilliant manager and good friend. 相似文献
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Summary. Cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases are pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-containing enzymes that catalyze β-elimination reactions with cysteine S-conjugates that possess an electron-withdrawing group attached at the sulfur. The end products of the β-lyase reaction are
pyruvate, ammonium and a sulfur-containing fragment. If the sulfur-containing fragment is reactive, the parent cysteine S-conjugate may be toxic, particularly to kidney mitochondria. Halogenated alkenes are examples of electrophiles that are bioactivated
(toxified) by conversion to cysteine S-conjugates. These conjugates are converted by cysteine S-conjugate β-lyases to thioacylating fragments. Several cysteine S-conjugates found in allium foods (garlic and onion) are β-lyase substrates. This finding may account in part for the chemopreventive
activity of allium products. This review (1) identifies enzymes that catalyze cysteine S-conjugate β-lyase reactions, (2) suggests that toxicant channeling may contribute to halogenated cysteine S-conjugate-induced toxicity to mitochondria, and (3) proposes mechanisms that may contribute to the antiproliferative effects
of sulfur-containing fragments eliminated from allium-derived cysteine S-conjugates. 相似文献
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Ju Hee Kuk Woo Jin Jung Gyung Hyun Jo Kil Yong Kim Ro Dong Park 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2006,22(2):135-139
Summary
N,N′-diacetylchitobiose was produced from chitin as a major hydrolytic product by controlling the ratio of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase to N,N′-diacetylchitobiohydrolase activities in the crude enzyme preparation of Aeromonas sp. GJ-18. When the enzyme preparation was preincubated at 50 °C, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase was nearly inactivated, while the N,N′-diacetylchitobiohydrolase was still active. Thus, the composition of chitin oligosaccharides depended on the preincubation temperature of the crude enzyme preparations. Typically, after 7 days of incubation with the substrate chitin, 78.9 and 56.6% of N,N′-diacetylchitobiose yields were obtained from swollen α-chitin and powdered β-chitin, respectively, with enzyme preparations that had been pretreated at 50 °C for 60 min. 相似文献
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A. Q. Hurtado A. T. Critchley A. Trespoey G. Bleicher Lhonneur 《Journal of applied phycology》2006,18(3-5):301-306
This paper describes the occurrence of an epiphyte infestation of Kappaphycus farms in Calaguas Is. Camarines Norte, Philippines. In particular, percentage cover of ‘goose bump’-Polysiphonia and ‘ice-ice’ disease, and some environmental parameters that influence the thallus condition of Kappaphycus
alvarezii in Calaguas Is. were assessed during 3 separate visits and are discussed.Commercial cultivation of Kappaphycus at Calaguas Is. began in the early 1990s. After five years of farming, the stock was destroyed by a strong typhoon. The area was re-planted the following year and production increased annually and reached its peak in 1998–1999. However, the following year, the first occurrence of a Polysiphonia epiphyte infestation occurred concurrently with an ‘ice-ice’ disease. Consequently, annual production and the number of seaweed planters declined rapidly, and this situation persists to the present time. This paper highlights the etiological factors and their consequences.Results show that farm-site selection is critical for the success of Kappaphycus production. Characteristics of water movement and light intensity in farming areas contributed to the occurrence and detrimental effect of the phenomenon described as ‘goose bumps’: a morphological distortion of the host seaweed due to the presence of a Polysiphonia sp. epiphyte. A strong inverse correlation was observed between the occurrence of Polysiphonia and water movement: areas with low water motion registered a higher % cover (65%) of Polysiphonia than those in more exposed areas (17%). Although ‘goose bump’-Polysiphonia infestation and ‘ice-ice’ disease pose a tremendous problem to the seaweed farmers, the results of this limited assessment provide a useful baseline for future work. 相似文献
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Chiara Angelone 《Pal?ontologische Zeitschrift》2009,83(1):67-75
Three genera of lagomorphs, Prolagus, Lagopsis, and “Amphilagus,” were identified during a revision of the lagomorph material from Sandelzhausen (MN5, Early/Middle Miocene boundary, southern
Germany). Evidence of two morphological and dimensional classes were observed at some tooth positions in Prolagus (some p3 show an unmistakable P. oeningensis morphology, others closely resemble P. crusafonti), but not at other tooth positions (e.g., M1–2). Insufficient data from Sandelzhausen precludes identification of two different
species of Prolagus from this locality, and to define the characteristics of the possible P. crusafonti-like species. Thus, all Prolagus specimens have been classified as P. aff. oeningensis. The genus Lagopsis is represented by L. cf. penai, whose presence is compatible with a MN5 age. The relative abundance of Lagopsis to Prolagus may indicate relatively cool and wet palaeoclimatic conditions. The largest primitive lagomorph species from continental
Europe is present at Sandelzhausen. Morphological and dimensional comparisons with other European primitive lagomorphs exclude
any affinity with the genera Eurolagus and Titanomys and with the species included in “Amphilagus ulmensis”. Some common features with “Amphilagus antiquus” were observed, although they are not sufficient for the attribution to this taxon. Until there is a general revision of
European primitive lagomorphs, the Sandelzhausen giant lagomorph is classified as “Amphilagus” sp. Its origins, whether from evolution within Europe or migration from Asia, remain unknown.
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Ellis L. Yochelson 《Pal?ontologische Zeitschrift》2002,76(2):297-304
Dentalium antiquum is one of two moderately well-known Devonian “scaphopods” in the German literature. Examination of the type material and
a few specimens in other institutions indicates more individual variability than is to be expected in species of the molluscan
class Scaphopoda. The species is transferred with question toColeolus
Hall, a fossil presumed to be a calcareous “worm” tube.
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Gouiric S.C. Feresin G.E. Tapia A.A. Rossomando P.C. Schmeda-Hirschmann G. Bustos D.A. 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2004,20(3):281-284
Microbial transformation of dehydroabietic acid by Aspergillus niger afforded the new derivative 1β,7β-dihydroxydehydroabietic acid and the known 1β-hydroxy and 7β-hydroxy derivatives. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The compounds were assessed towards Gram (+)
and Gram (−) bacteria and showed a weak antimicrobial effect.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Mao-hong Zhou Jian-she Ma Jun Li Hai-ren Ye Ke-xin Huang Xiao-wei Zhao 《Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering》2008,13(5):545-551
A bacterial strain able to produce κ-carrageenase, designated WZUC10, was isolated from a live specimen of the red alga Plocamium telfainae collected in the East China Sea. The phylogenetic evidence and phenotypic features indicate that this strain belongs to the
genus Pseudoalteromonas. WZUC10 requires NaCl for growth and κ-carrageenan to induce κ-carrageenase synthesis; galactose and lactose do not induce
it. The optimal growth temperature is 23∼27°C. The secreted enzyme, which has a molecular mass of 45 kDa, breaks down κ-carrageenan
into κ-neocarratetraose sulfate and larger oligosaccharides with a repeating β-D-Galp4S-(1→4)-α-D-AnGalp structure, but cannot degrade κ-neocarratetraose sulfate or κ-neocarrahexaose sulfate into κ-neocarrabiose sulfate. The enzyme
retains 90% of its activity after 2 h at 40°C and is completely inactivated after 7.5 min at 70°C. The enzyme’s optimal temperature
is 30°C and its optimal pH is 7.5. The enzyme-catalyzed reaction follows Michaelis-Menten kinetics, with the Michaelis constant
(K
m) and the turnover number (k) being 0.015 mM and 125 s−1, respectively. WZUC10 produces 50 U/mL κ-carrageenase after cultivation at 25°C for 35 h on a medium containing 80 g/L glucose,
5 g/L corn steep liquor, 3 g/L κ-carrageenan, and 15 g/L NaCl. κ-Neocarratetraose sulfate was prepared simply with precipitation
by ethanol:water (5:1, v/v). 相似文献
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D. E. Tyler 《Human Evolution》2001,16(2):81-101
There are now twelve significant hominid cranial fossils from the Lower and Middle Pleistocene of Java, all but two being
from the Sangiran site. Most of this material is well-known in the literature, but three skulls, possibly representing “Meganthropus” are here described in detail for the first time. Most scholars have assigned them all toHomo erectus, while others have suggested that they represent as many as four different hominoid taxa. The author argues that they represent
two possible species of hominids. “Meganthropus” I, II, and III are more massive than any of the knownH. erectus specimens. They are also relatively higher vaulted, apparently smaller brained, and have unusually thick lower occipital
planes. “Meganthropus” may represent a species that separated fromH. erectus upon its arrival to Java. 相似文献
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The conversion of β-myrcene to the furanoid flavour compound perillene by Pleurotus ostreatus was investigated using trideutero β-myrcene, trideutero α-(Z)-acaridiol and non-labeled 1,2- and 3,10-epoxy-β-myrcene, α,α-acarilactol, and perillene as substrates. Myrcene diols were formed from the cleavage of myrcene epoxides, but only α-(Z)-acaridiol, a 1,4-butanediol derivative most likely generated through a base-catalysed epoxide opening, was a suitable precursor
of perillene. Once formed, this key intermediate was rapidly oxidised and the resulting cyclic lactol was dehydrated to yield
perillene. Bioconversion of the supplemented perillene to α,α-acariolide indicated that perillene was another intermediate of the pathway and prone to further oxidative degradation. The
data suggest that the fungus converted the cytotoxic β-myrcene in its environment into a metabolically useable carbon source along this route. 相似文献
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报道了中国云南省兰科(Orchidaceae)兜兰属(Paphiopedilum)一新天然杂交种:哀牢山兜兰(Paphiopedilum×ailaoshanense B. Liu & S. P. Chen)。哀牢山兜兰与白旗兜兰(P. spicerianum)和沧源兜兰(P. gratrixianum var. cangyuanense)近缘,与前者的区别在于哀牢山兜兰花梗和子房有毛,中萼片带紫色晕以及紫色斑点,花瓣上侧暗绿色带紫色晕,下侧黄绿色;与后者的区别在于中萼片具1条宽阔的紫褐色中带,退化雌蕊紫色。哀牢山兜兰与天然杂种泸水兜兰(Paphiopedilum×lushuiense)相似,而哀牢山兜兰的中萼片下部边缘不后卷,近基部具紫红色晕,合萼片具2条明显紫色粗脉,花瓣匙形,上边缘波状,长6.0~6.2 cm,唇瓣长5.0~5.5 cm。为厘清哀牢山兜兰,沧源兜兰及白旗兜兰之间的关系,基于3个叶绿体基因片段(matK、rbcL、trnL),构建了兜兰属部分植物系统发育树。鉴于形态和分子数据,认为哀牢山兜兰是天然杂交种。凭证标本存放于福建农林大学标本馆。 相似文献
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Cacciatore I Caccuri AM Cocco A De Maria F Di Stefano A Luisi G Pinnen F Ricci G Sozio P Turella P 《Amino acids》2005,29(3):255-261
Summary. Elevated levels of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are among the factors associated with an increased resistance of tumors to a variety of antineoplastic
drugs. Hence a major advancement to overcome GST-mediated detoxification of antineoplastic drugs is the development of GST
inhibitors. Two such agents have been synthesized and tested on the human Alpha, Mu and Pi GST classes, which are the most
representative targets for inhibitor design. The novel fluorescent glutathione S-conjugate L-γ-glutamyl-(S-9-fluorenylmethyl)-L-cysteinyl-glycine (4) has been found to be a highly potent inhibitor of human GSTA1-1 in vitro (IC50=0.11±0.01 μM). The peptide is also able to inhibit GSTP1-1 and GSTM2-2 isoenzymes efficiently. The backbone-modified analog
L-γ-(γ-oxa)glutamyl-(S-9-fluorenylmethyl)-L-cysteinyl-glycine (6), containing an urethanic junction as isosteric replacement of the γ-glutamyl-cysteine peptide bond, has been developed as
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-resistant mimic of 4 and evaluated in the same inhibition tests. The pseudopeptide 6 was shown to inhibit the GSTA1-1 protein, albeit to a lesser extent than the lead compound, with no effect on the activity
of the isoenzymes belonging to the Mu and Pi classes. The comparative loss in biological activity consequent to the isosteric
change confirms that the γ-glutamyl moiety plays an important role in modulating the affinity of the ligands addressed to
interact with GSH-dependent proteins. The new specific inhibitors may have a potential in counteracting tumor-protective effects
depending upon GSTA1-1 activity. 相似文献