Improving lipid production from bagasse hydrolysate with Trichosporon fermentans by response surface methodology

Oleaginous yeast Trichosporon fermentans was proved to be able to use sulphuric acid-treated sugar cane bagasse hydrolysate as substrate to grow and accumulate lipid. Activated charcoal was shown as effective as the more expensive resin Amberlite XAD-4 for removing the inhibitors from the hydrolysate. To further improve the lipid production, response surface methodology (RSM) was used and a 3-level 4-factor Box-Behnken design was adopted to evaluate the effects of C/N ratio, inoculum concentration, initial pH and fermentation time on the cell growth and lipid accumulation of T. fermentans. Under the optimum conditions (C/N ratio 165, inoculum concentration 11%, initial pH 7.6 and fermentation time 9 days), a lipid concentration of 15.8g/L, which is quite close to the predicted value of 15.6g/L, could be achieved after cultivation of T. fermentans at 25°C on the pretreated bagasse hydrolysate and the corresponding lipid coefficient (lipid yield per mass of sugar, %) was 14.2. These represent a 32.8% improvement in the lipid concentration and a 21.4% increase in the lipid coefficient compared with the original values before optimization (11.9g/L and 11.7). This work further demonstrates that T. fermentans is a promising strain for lipid production and thus biodiesel preparation from abundant and inexpensive lignocellulosic materials.     

Efficient lipid production with Trichosporon fermentans and its use for biodiesel preparation

Effects of medium components and culture conditions on biomass and lipid production of Trichosporon fermentans were studied. The optimal nitrogen source, carbon source and C/N molar ratio were peptone, glucose and 163, respectively. The favorable initial pH of the medium and temperature were 6.5 and 25 degrees C. Under the optimized conditions, a biomass of 28.1 g/l and a lipid content of 62.4% could be achieved after culture for 7 days, which were much higher than the original values (19.4 g/l and 50.8%) and the results reported by other groups. T. fermentans could grow well in pretreated waste molasses and a lipid yield of 12.8 g/l could be achieved with waste molasses of 15% total sugar concentration (w/v) at pH 6.0, representing the best result with oleaginous microorganisms on agro-industrial residues. Addition of various sugars to the pretreated molasses could efficiently enhance the accumulation of lipid and the lipid content reached as high as above 50%. Similar to vegetable oils, the lipid mainly contains palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid and the unsaturated fatty acids amount to about 64% of the total fatty acids. The microbial oil with an acid value of 5.6 mg KOH/g was transesterified to biodiesel by base catalysis after removal of free fatty acids and a high methyl ester yield of 92% was obtained.     

Biodiesel production from heterotrophic microalgal oil

The present study introduced an integrated method for the production of biodiesel from microalgal oil. Heterotrophic growth of Chlorella protothecoides resulted in the accumulation of high lipid content (55%) in cells. Large amount of microalgal oil was efficiently extracted from these heterotrophic cells by using n-hexane. Biodiesel comparable to conventional diesel was obtained from heterotrophic microalgal oil by acidic transesterification. The best process combination was 100% catalyst quantity (based on oil weight) with 56:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil at temperature of 30 degrees C, which reduced product specific gravity from an initial value of 0.912 to a final value of 0.8637 in about 4h of reaction time. The results suggested that the new process, which combined bioengineering and transesterification, was a feasible and effective method for the production of high quality biodiesel from microalgal oil.     

不同初始氮浓度下尖状栅藻同化硝态氮和CO2的研究

尖状栅藻（Scenedesmus acuminatus（Lagerheim） Chodat）是一种高产油淡水单细胞绿藻,该藻在较低氮素浓度下能显著提高产油效率,是生产生物柴油的理想藻株。本研究以尖状栅藻为实验材料,通过测定藻细胞硝酸还原酶和Rubisco活性、碳氮元素含量和培养液硝酸根离子浓度,分析18.0、9.0、6.0、3.6 mmol·L^-1初始氮浓度下尖状栅藻的碳氮同化特征和时相变化规律。结果显示,18.0 mmol·L^-1组尖状栅藻细胞密度最高,为7.9×10⁷ cells·mL^-1,硝酸还原酶和Rubisco的活性高,且持续时间长。培养液中产生的NO₂^-随初始氮浓度的升高而增多,18.0 mmol·L^-1组至培养期结束仍保持相对较高的NO₂^-水平。4个实验组（初始氮从高到低）培养10 d藻细胞的氮含量依次为7.2%、4.1%、2.8%和1.9% DW,碳含量为46%、52%、54.5%和57.4% DW,细胞的C/N摩尔比值为：8.0、16.7、24.3和35.2。研究结果表明初始氮浓度影响尖状栅藻的生长繁殖,藻细胞的碳氮同化相互影响,适宜的低氮浓度可促进藻细胞碳固定。     

Dynamics of lipid-protein interactions. Interaction of apolipoprotein A-II from human plasma high density lipoproteins with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

ApoA-II and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) spontaneously associate to give three different complexes whose structures are determined by the initial reactant concentration and by the reaction temperature with respect to Tc (23.9 degrees C), the gel to liquid crystalline transition temperature of DMPC. At an initial lipid to protein ratio of 45/1, a single complex (2.29 x 10(5) daltons) is quantitatively formed at all temperatures between Tc - 4 degrees C and Tc + 6 degrees C. When the 45/1 complex is mixed with DMPC liposomes there is lipid exchange but no net transfer of lipid, so that the structure of the complex remains unaltered. At an initial molar ratio of 100 to 300:1, the reaction scheme is more complex. At 24 degrees C a 240/1 complex (1.5 x 10(6) daltons) is formed from a precursor 75/1 complex (3.43 x 10(5) daltons) if excess (approximately 300 mol/mol) lipid is present. The 75/1 complex exhibits lipid exchange in the presence of added DMPC liposomes at 24 degrees C, and both the 75/1 and the 240/1 complex can be converted to smaller protein-rich complexes in the presence of added apoA-II. These results suggest that the initial lipid/protein ratio and the physical state of a lipid or lipid . protein complex determines the composition and structure of the resulting complex and support the view that lipid-protein interactions are stronger than protein-protein or lipid-lipid interactions.     

利用平板反应器大量培养高产油绿藻——尖状栅藻的生长和油脂积累规律

以新近分离的淡水绿藻--尖状栅藻(Scenedesmus acuminatus)为研究对象,将改良的BG-11培养基中的初始NaNO₃浓度降低为6.0mmol/L和3.6mmol/L,利用新设计的内置拉筋平板式光生物反应器对尖状栅藻(S. acuminatus)进行大量培养。测定不同时相的生物量、总脂含量、脂组分含量及脂肪酸组成和含量,分析尖状栅藻(S. acuminatus)大量培养时的生长和油脂积累规律。当初始NaNO₃浓度为6mmol/L时其最高生物量(6.27g/L)明显高于初始NaNO₃浓度为3.6mmol/L时的生物量(5.30g/L);而最高的总脂含量在初始NaNO₃浓度为3.6mmol/L时获得为干重的56.6%,高于初始NaNO₃浓度为6mmol/L时的总脂含量(51.6%)。总脂经硅胶柱层析分级后得到三种类型的脂组分:中性脂、糖脂和磷脂,随着培养时间的延长中性脂含量逐渐增加,培养至18d后,中性脂的含量分别达到总脂的 90.9%(6 mmol/L NaNO₃)和 92.0%(3.6 mmol/L NaNO₃)及干重的 47.5%(6.0 mmol/L NaNO₃)和 51.4%(3.6 mmol/L NaNO₃)。主要脂肪酸组成为棕榈酸、棕榈油酸、硬脂酸、油酸、亚麻油酸和亚麻酸,这六种脂肪酸在不同时相的含量变化范围分别为89.92%~96.18%(占总脂肪酸)和12.5%~50.7%(占细胞干重)。总脂、中性脂及总脂肪酸单位体积产率分别为:0.18 g/L/d,0.16 g/L/d和0.15 g/L/d(6.0 mmol/L NaNO₃)及0.16 g/L/d,0.15 g/L/d和0.15 g/L/d(3.6 mmol/L NaNO₃)。研究结果表明,尖状栅藻(S. acuminatus)是一株易于规模化培养、脂肪酸组成适合于生物柴油生产的高产油微藻。     

Effects of zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese on Fusarium moniliforme NRRL 13616 growth and fusarin C biosynthesis in submerged cultures.

The influence of zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese on submerged cultures of Fusarium moniliforme NRRL 13616 was assessed by measuring dry weight accumulation, fusarin C biosynthesis, and ammonia assimilation. Shake flask cultures were grown in a nitrogen-limited defined medium supplemented with various combinations of metal ions according to partial-factorial experimental designs. Zinc (26 to 3,200 ppb [26 to 3,200 ng/ml]) inhibited fusarin C biosynthesis, increased dry weight accumulation, and increased ammonia assimilation. Carbohydrate was found to be the principal component of the increased dry weight in zinc-supplemented cultures. Zinc-deficient cultures synthesized more lipid and lipidlike compounds, such as fusarin C, than did zinc-supplemented cultures. Microscopic examination showed that zinc-deficient hyphae contained numerous lipid globules which were not present in zinc-supplemented cultures. Addition of zinc (3,200 ppb) to 2- and 4-day-old cultures inhibited further fusarin C biosynthesis but did not stimulate additional dry weight accumulation. Iron (10.0 ppm) and cobalt (9.0 ppm) did not affect fusarin C biosynthesis or dry weight accumulation. Manganese (5.1 ppm) did not affect dry weight accumulation but did increase fusarin C biosynthesis in the absence of zinc. Maximum fusarin C levels, 32.3 micrograms/mg (dry weight), were produced when cultures were supplied manganese, whereas minimum fusarin C levels, 0.07 micrograms/mg (dry weight), were produced when zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese were supplied. These results suggest a multifunctional role for zinc in affecting F. moniliforme metabolism.     

Effects of zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese on Fusarium moniliforme NRRL 13616 growth and fusarin C biosynthesis in submerged cultures

The influence of zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese on submerged cultures of Fusarium moniliforme NRRL 13616 was assessed by measuring dry weight accumulation, fusarin C biosynthesis, and ammonia assimilation. Shake flask cultures were grown in a nitrogen-limited defined medium supplemented with various combinations of metal ions according to partial-factorial experimental designs. Zinc (26 to 3,200 ppb [26 to 3,200 ng/ml]) inhibited fusarin C biosynthesis, increased dry weight accumulation, and increased ammonia assimilation. Carbohydrate was found to be the principal component of the increased dry weight in zinc-supplemented cultures. Zinc-deficient cultures synthesized more lipid and lipidlike compounds, such as fusarin C, than did zinc-supplemented cultures. Microscopic examination showed that zinc-deficient hyphae contained numerous lipid globules which were not present in zinc-supplemented cultures. Addition of zinc (3,200 ppb) to 2- and 4-day-old cultures inhibited further fusarin C biosynthesis but did not stimulate additional dry weight accumulation. Iron (10.0 ppm) and cobalt (9.0 ppm) did not affect fusarin C biosynthesis or dry weight accumulation. Manganese (5.1 ppm) did not affect dry weight accumulation but did increase fusarin C biosynthesis in the absence of zinc. Maximum fusarin C levels, 32.3 micrograms/mg (dry weight), were produced when cultures were supplied manganese, whereas minimum fusarin C levels, 0.07 micrograms/mg (dry weight), were produced when zinc, iron, cobalt, and manganese were supplied. These results suggest a multifunctional role for zinc in affecting F. moniliforme metabolism.     

Characterization of a glycophospholipid of Streptococcus pyogenes-derived L-form

A glycophospholipid was detected as a major lipid in the L-form derived from Streptococcus pyogenes. The glycophospholipid was purified and chemically analyzed. From its phosphorus:glucose:glycerol molar ratio of 1:2:2 and mass spectrum, the deacylated glycophospholipid was identified as glycerophosphoryldiglucosylglycerol. This structural assignment was confirmed by thin layer chromatography of the lipid itself, which comigrated with known phosphatidyldiglucosyldiglyceride from S. faecalis. A possible mechanism for biosynthesis of the glycophospholipid in the L-form that invokes known biosynthetic processes involved in glycophospholipid metabolism in related bacteria is proposed.     

5''-Methylthioadenosine in urine from normal subjects and cancer patients

A new type of device can prepare liposomes continuously, in large quantities and with excellent aqueous space capture efficiency. At initial lipid concentration of 300 mumol/ml these liposomes capture approx. 75% of cytosine arabinoside used as an aqueous space marker. Liposome size can be reduced by increasing the number of times the preparations are recycled through the microemulsifier. Liposomes less than 0.1 micron in diameter, as shown by electron microscopy, can be made easily. Liposomes prepared at 300 mumol/ml, composed of phosphatidylglycerol/phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol in a 0.1:0.4:0.5 molar ratio leaked less than 1% of entrapped cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) at 4 degrees C, and less than 10% Ara-C at 37 degrees C plus serum, over a 48 h period. These liposomes could be useful for a number of applications including diagnostics, therapeutics and model membrane studies.     

Cholesterol modulates alkaline phosphatase activity of rat intestinal microvillus membranes

Experiments were conducted, using a nonspecific lipid transfer protein, to vary the cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio of rat proximal small intestinal microvillus membranes in order to assess the possible role of cholesterol in modulating enzymatic activities of this plasma membrane. Cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratios from 0.71 to 1.30 were produced from a normal value of 1.05 by incubation with the transfer protein and an excess of either phosphatidylcholine or cholesterol/phosphatidylcholine liposomes for 60 min at 37 degrees C. Cholesterol loading or depletion of the membranes was accompanied by a decrease or increase, respectively, in their lipid fluidity, as assessed by steady-state fluorescence polarization techniques using the lipid-soluble fluorophore 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene. Increasing the cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio also decreased alkaline phosphatase specific activity by approximately 20-30%, whereas decreasing this ratio increased this enzymatic activity by 20-30%. Sucrase, maltase, and lactase specific activities were not affected in these same preparations. Since the changes in alkaline phosphatase activity could be secondary to alterations in fluidity, cholesterol, or both, additional experiments were performed using benzyl alcohol, a known fluidizer. Benzyl alcohol (25 mM) restored the fluidity of cholesterol-enriched preparations to control levels, did not change the cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio, and failed to alter alkaline phosphatase activity. These findings, therefore, indicate that alterations in the cholesterol content and cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio of microvillus membranes can modulate alkaline phosphatase but not sucrase, maltase, or lactase activities. Moreover, membrane fluidity does not appear to be an important physiological regulator of these enzymatic activities.     

The effect of C/N ratio on lipid production byRhodosporidium toruloides ATCC 10788

Summary An optimum initial molar C/N ratio of about 77 was found for maximum lipid production from glucose or fructose with a nitrogen source from either (NH₄)₂SO₄, NH₄NO₃ or urea. The fatty acid composition of the lipids was affected by the initial C/N ratio and by the type of sugar but not significantly by the type of nitrogen.     

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.     

程序降温法固相酶催化棕榈油甘油解的研究

单脂肪酸甘油酯(单甘酯)的酶法合成工艺中最具有工业化前景的当属固体相油脂甘油解。彭立风、谭天伟[1～2]以猪胰脂肪酶固相催化牛油、棕榈油甘油解合成单甘酯,甘油与油脂摩尔比为2～4∶1,最佳反应温度下反应24ｈ后单甘酯含量最高分别达1951%和2417%,将反应物于更低温度下…     

Characterization of liposomes prepared using a microemulsifier

A new type of device can prepare liposomes continuously, in large quantities and with excellent aqueous space capture efficiency. At initial lipid concentration of 300 μmol/ml these liposomes capture approx. 75% of cytosine arabinoside used as an aqueous space marker. Liposome size can be reduced by increasing the number of times the preparations are recycled through the microemulsifier. Liposomes less than 0.1 μm in diameter, as shown by electron microscopy, can be made easily. Liposomes prepared at 300 μmol/ml, composed of phosphatidylglycerol/phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol in a 0.1:0.4:0.5 molar ratio leaked less than 1% of entrapped cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) at 4°C, and less than 10% Ara-C at 37°C plus serum, over a 48 h period. These liposomes could be useful for a number of applications including diagnostics, therapeutics and model membrane studies.     

Efficient concomitant production of lipids and carotenoids by oleaginous red yeast <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhodotorula glutinis</Emphasis> cultured in palm oil mill effluent and application of lipids for biodiesel production

Rhodotorula glutinis TISTR 5159 is oleaginous red yeast that accumulates both lipids and carotenoids. It was cultured in palm oil mill effluent (POME) with only the addition of ammonium sulfate and Tween 20 as a suitable nitrogen source and surfactant, respectively. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize initial chemical oxygen demand (COD) in POME, C/N ratio, and Tween 20 concentration for concomitant production of lipids and carotenoids. Among three investigated factors, C/N ratio contributed a significant effect upon lipid and carotenoids production. Analysis of response surface plots revealed that the optimum C/N ratio for the biomass was 140, while that for lipid content and carotenoids were higher at 180 and 170, respectively. The high level of the nitrogen source (with a low C/N ratio) enhanced the biomass, making the accumulation of lipids and carotenoids less preferable. Hence, the two-stage process was attempted as an optimal way for cell growth in the first stage and product accumulation in the second stage. The lipid yield and carotenoid production obtained in the two-stage process were higher than those in the one-stage process. In the semi-continuous fermentation, R. glutinis TISTR 5159 accumulated high lipid content and produced a considerably high concentration of carotenoids during long-term cultivation. Additionally, efficient COD removal by R. glutinis TISTR 5159 was observed. The biodiesel produced from yeast lipids was composed mainly of oleic and palmitic acids, similar to those from plant oil.     

营养盐初始组合浓度对类波氏真眼点藻生长和油脂积累的影响

为了研究培养基中主要营养元素氮、磷、硫初始组合浓度对类波氏真眼点藻(Eustigmatos cf.polyphem D.J.Hibberd)生长、油脂积累和脂肪酸组成的影响,分别以NaNO_3、K_2HPO_4、MgSO_4为氮、磷、硫源,设置不同的营养盐初始组合浓度对其进行培养,采用干重法、重量法、气相色谱分析法、元素分析仪等依次对生物量、总脂、脂肪酸组成和细胞内元素含量进行测定。结果显示,氮、磷、硫三者的初始组合浓度变化对类波氏真眼点藻的生长和油脂积累具有明显的影响,9 mmol/L NaNO_3、0.92 mmol/L K_2HPO_4、0.3 mmol/L MgSO_4营养条件下其生物量达到最大值,为9.19 g/L;低氮、低磷胁迫或二者共同胁迫均促进其油脂积累,但低硫胁迫对油脂的积累影响不大,最大油脂含量出现在3 mmol/L NaNO_3、0.029 mmol/L K_2HPO_4、0.3 mmol/L MgSO_4条件下,为68.7%(DW)。此外,类波氏真眼点藻富含棕榈油酸,占总脂肪酸含量的最大值达60.88%。选择合理的氮、磷、硫初始组合浓度能够有效促进其生长或油脂及棕榈油酸的积累。     

Kinetics of cholesterol and phospholipid exchange between Mycoplasma gallisepticum cells and lipid vesicles. Alterations in membrane cholesterol and protein content

The kinetics of exchange of radiolabeled cholesterol and phospholipids between intact Mycoplasma gallisepticum cells and unilamellar lipid vesicles were investigated over a wide range of cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio. The change in cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio was achieved by adapting the sterol-requiring M. gallisepticum to grow in cholesterol-poor media, providing cells with decreased unesterified cholesterol content. At least 90% of the cholesterol molecules in unsealed M. gallisepticum membranes underwent exchange at 37 degrees C as a single kinetic pool in the presence of albumin (2%, w/v). However, we observed biphasic exchange kinetics with intact cells, indicating that cholesterol translocation from the inner to outer monolayers was rate-limiting in the exchange process. Approximately 50% of the cholesterol molecules were localized in each kinetic pool, independent of the cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio in the cells and vesicles. A striking change in the kinetic parameters for cholesterol exchange occurred between 20 and 26 mol % cholesterol; for example, when the cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio was decreased from 0.36 to 0.25, the half-time for equilibration of the two cholesterol pools at 37 degrees C decreased from 4.6 +/- 0.5 to 2.5 +/- 0.1 h. Phospholipid exchange rates were also enhanced on decreasing the membrane cholesterol content. The ability of cholesterol to modulate its own exchange rate, as well as that of phospholipids, is suggested to arise from the sterol's ability to regulate membrane lipid order. Extensive chemical modification of the membrane surface by cross-linking of some of the protein constituents with 1,4-phenylenedimaleimide decreased the cholesterol exchange rate. Depletion of membrane proteins by treatment of growing cultures with chloramphenicol increased the cholesterol exchange rate, possibly because of removal of some of the protein mass that may impede lipid translocation. The observations that phospholipid exchange was one order of magnitude slower than cholesterol exchange and that dimethyl sulfoxide, potassium thiocyanate, and potassium salicylate enhanced the cholesterol exchange rate are consistent with a mechanism involving lipid exchange by diffusion through the aqueous phase.     

Adenylate cyclase and a fatty acid spin probe detect changes in plasma membrane lipid phase separations induced by dietary manipulation of the cholesterol:phospholipid ratio

Rats fed with a cholesterol supplement to their diet exhibited an increase in their plasma membrane cholesterol phospholipid (C/P)-lipid molar ratio from 0.72 to 0.98, whereas those fed the hypocholesterolaemic drug clofibrate in their diet exhibited a decrease in this ratio to 0.62. The properties of these membranes were analysed with regard to ligand-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity and the mobility of a fatty acid spin probe which allowed lipid phase separations to be identified. Membranes with elevated C/P ratios exhibited two distinct lipid phase separations, one at around 36 degrees C that was attributed to the external half of the bilayer and one at around 22 degrees C which was attributed to the inner half of the bilayer. Membranes with lowered C/P ratios exhibited a single lipid phase separation occurring at around 21 degrees C which was attributed to the lipids of the inner half of the bilayer. These results were compared with those obtained by manipulation of C/P ratios in vitro using liposome-cholesterol exchange techniques. Dietary manipulation of the C/P ratio of plasma membranes in vivo led to alterations in the fold stimulation of adenylate cyclase by various stimulatory ligands.     

氮限制对普通小球藻积累油脂过程中生化组成与光合生理的影响

以产油普通小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris Beijierineck)为材料,通过设置不同的初始硝酸钠浓度,研究不同程度的氮素限制对普通小球藻生长、生化组成及光合生理的影响。结果显示,在实验设置的4个氮素浓度下(18.0、9.0、4.5、3.6 mmol/L),普通小球藻生物量无显著差异,但较低的初始氮浓度明显促进了其油脂积累,其中4.5 mmol/L组藻细胞的总脂含量和总脂产率最高,分别达到干重的48.32%及0.0931 g·L-1·d-1,显著高于18.0 mmol/L的正常氮组(P0.05)。4个氮浓度组藻细胞内碳水化合物及可溶性蛋白的含量均有下降,油脂积累量逐渐升高,2个低氮组(4.5 mmol/L和3.6 mmol/L)在培养初期藻细胞内可溶性蛋白大量降解,油脂及碳水化合物有所积累,但碳水化合物随后逐渐转化为油脂。PSⅡ最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)、实际光能转化效率(Yield)以及相对电子传递效率(ETR)在培养过程中均呈下降趋势,77 K低温荧光结果显示,培养初期,2个光系统之间存在光能调配和状态转化。代表固碳能力的Rubisco活性表现为在较高氮浓度组先上升后下降,而在2个低氮组呈下降趋势;4个氮浓度组Rubisco的活化程度均呈先下降后上升的趋势。该研究表明适宜氮素限制促进普通小球藻油脂积累的过程中碳素分配和光合生理存在协同调控。