氨和谷氨酰胺对浑球红假单胞菌（Rhodobacter sphaeroides）固氮酶...

浑球红假单胞菌菌株601具有迅速对外源氨作出“关闭”固氮酶活性的反应。氨对固氮酶的抑制作用,可被谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)抑制剂MSX所解除。反之,加入Glu代谢抑制剂DON,可延长氨抑制的持续时间。Gln对固氮酶也有抑制作用。在脱腺苷化GS的透性细胞中,加入Gln可抑制固氮酶活性,同时,GS腺苷化状态提高。然而,氨则对透性细胞的固氮酶活性和GS腺苷化状态没有影响。     

浑球红假单胞菌及其谷氨酸合成酶突变株氢酶活性和合成

浑球红假单胞菌野生型菌株的氢酶表达被有机碳、氮底物所抑制。在光照和黑暗时,氧浓度变化对氢酶的作用不同,但高氧浓度都阻遏氢酶的表达。微量Ni~(2+)能专一性地促进氢酶活性,固氮酶的产氢也可以调节氢酶的表达水平。该野生菌株的GOGAT突变株缺乏固氮酶和氢酶活性,在加入谷氨酰胺合成酶抑制剂MSX后,固氮酶和氢酶以相关联的方式合成出来,固氮酶产生的氢看来诱导了氢酶的合成。然而在固氮酶不表达的情况下,外源氢也可诱导氢酶的合成。     

丙酮酸对浑球红假单胞菌突变株(GOGAT~-Nif~-)固氮酶活性的调节

固氮无效的浑球红假单胞菌GOGAT突变株经丙酮酸诱导产生固氮酶活性。固氮酶比活随丙酮酸浓度增加而提高,同时依赖于蛋白质合成的菌体生长。丙酮酸产生固氮酶时氮源Glu的浓度高达60 mmol/L。液相色谱分析表明,丙酮酸诱导固氮酶活性的形成与胞内Gln耗竭有关而与Asn无关。用丙酮酸代替苹果酸诱导,突变株向胞外分泌的游离氨大大减少。丙酮酸诱导时变种谷氨酰胺酶比活较高,它可能参与胞内Gln的分解。     

缺乏固氮活性的浑球红假单孢菌谷氨酸合成酶突变株

光合细菌浑球红假单孢菌601菌株,经过NlG诱变获得谷氨酸缺陷型204菌株。生化分析表明,突变株204缺乏谷氨酸合成酶活性(GoGAT),谷氨酰胺合成酶话性比亲株低,用放氢和乙蛱还原法未测出固氮酶活性。此外,突变株204不能在多种氮源上生长,例如：氨、尿素、组氨酸、丝氨酸、精氨酸和腺嘌呤,表现出氮素代谢上多效缺陷的表型。从含氨基础培养基或充氮气的低限培养基上分离回复子,自发回复突变频率均为2×10一·回复子的固氮酶和GS活性恢复到亲株的水平,同时重新获得利用上述各种氮源的能力。胞内游离氨基酸库分析表明,突变株的谷氨酰胺含量是亲株的16倍,外源谷氨酰胺加入培养基也抑制固氮活性。从上述结果推论,浑球红假单胞菌具有对固氮酶调节高度敏感的反馈系统,它随代谢中间产物而变化,胞内谷氨酰胺的含量是固氮酶活性反馈调节的关键成份。     

镍在浑球红假单胞菌氢酶合成中的作用（简报）

在固氮酶能表达的生长条件下,镍可促进浑球红假单胞菌菌株601的氢酶合成,而在含氨培养基上则没有影响。镍促进氢酶合成的最适浓度为10μmol/L,并具有金属专一性,其他二价金属离子对氢酶合成没有作用。镍在促进氢酶吸氢的同时,抑制菌体的放氢,但对固氮酶的乙炔还原活性则几乎没有影响。     

与人体ε-珠蛋白基因5''''旁侧正调控元件(ε-PREI)专一结合的调控因子的初步研究

人体ε－珠蛋白基因５′旁侧ＤＮＡ序列对该基因时空表达与调控起着十分重要的作用。本文运用凝胶电泳阻抑法,ＤＮａｓｅＩ足印法和Ｓｏｕｔｈｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析法发现在胚胎型红白血病细胞株Ｋ５６２细胞中有一个特异的核蛋白因子（简称ε－ＳＳＰ,其分子量大约为８０ｋＤ）,它能专一地与人体ε－珠蛋白基因５′旁侧一个红细胞专一和发育时期特异的正调控元件（ε－ＰＲＥＩＩ,－４４６ｂｐ到－４１９ｂｐ）相结合。竞争实验表明该因子与ε－ＰＲＥＩＩ的结合能被人体ε－珠蛋白基因启动子区ＤＮＡ片段（－１７７ｂｐ到＋１ｂｐ）所竞争;同时也能被人体β－类珠蛋白基因远侧端调控元件ＬＣＲ中的ＤＮａｓｅＩ超敏感点Ｉ核心区ＤＮＡ片段（－１０９６５ｂｐ到－１０６８１ｂｐ）与超敏感点ＩＩ核心区ＤＮＡ片段（－１４９９３ｂｐ到－１４７１８ｂｐ）所竞争。我们的结果提示了ε－ＳＳＰ不仅是一个与红细胞专一性和发育时期特异性相关的反式调控因子,而且它可能介导远侧端调控元件（ＬＣＲ）与近侧端调控元件启动子之间的相互作用,共同调节ε－珠蛋白基因在胚胎期的表达。     

球形红杆菌L2的生物学特性及其应用

从淀粉废水中分离获得一株光合细菌,经形态特征,培养特征,生理生化特征及Ｇ＋Ｃｍｏｌ％含量等生物学特性分析,确定为球形红杆菌（Ｒｈｏｄｏｂａｃｔｅｒｓｐｈａｅｒｏｉｄｅｓ）Ｌ２。该菌应用于淀粉废水处理,ＣＯＤ去除率达９５．７％发酵产类胡萝卜素,产量达２９５ｍｇ／Ｌ;作为饲料添加剂进行肉鸡饲喂,增重１６．４０％。     

Non-reciprocal regulation of Rhodobacter capsulatus and Rhodobacter sphaeroides recA genes expression

Abstract The Rhodobacter capsulatus recA gene has been isolated and sequenced. Its deduced amino acid sequence showed the closest identity with the Rhodobacter sphaeroides RecA protein (91% identity). However, the promoter regions of both R. capsulatus and R. sphaeroides recA genes are only 64% similar. An Escherichia coli -like LexA binding site was not present in the upstream region of the R. capsulatus recA gene. Nevertheless, the R. capsulatus recA gene is inducible by DNA damage in both hetero- and phototrophically growing conditions. The R. capsulatus recA gene is poorly induced when inserted into the chromosome of R. sphaeroides , indicating that the recA gene of both bacteria possess different control sequences despite their phylogenetically close relationship.     

Identification and characterization of a GroEL homologue in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

A protein closely related to the Escherichia coli GroEL protein has been isolated from Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Native and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of this protein have shown that it is present in the cell as a multimeric complex of Mr 670,000 which is composed of a monomer of Mr 58,000. Antisera raised against the Mr 58,000 polypeptide have been shown to cross-react with GroEL and the alpha subunit of the pea plastid chaperonin. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the Mr 58,000 polypeptide is identical to that of GroEL at 15 of 19 residues and is also closely related to the alpha subunit of the pea plastid chaperonin, though less so to the beta subunit.     

Chromate reduction by Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Rhodobacter sphaeroides grew in the presence of up to 43 μM chromate and reduced hexavalent chromium to the trivalent form under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Reduced chromium remained in the external medium. Reductase activity was present in cells of R. sphaeroides independent of whether chromate was present or not in the growth medium. The reducing activity was found in the cytoplasmic cell fraction and was dependent on NADH. The chromate-reducing enzyme was purified by anion exchange, hydroxyapatite and hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and gel filtration. The molecular weight of the enzyme was 42 kDa as determined by gel filtration. The optimum of the reaction is at pH 7.0 and 30°C. The enzyme activity showed a hyperbolic dependence on the concentrations of both substrates, NADH and chromate, with a maximum velocity at 0.15 mM NADH. A K _m of 15±1.3 μM CrO₄ ²⁻ and a V _max of 420±50 μmol min⁻¹ mg protein⁻¹ was determined for the enzyme isolated from anaerobically grown cells and 29±6.4 μM CrO₄ ²⁻ and 100±9.6 μmol CrO₄ ²⁻ min⁻¹ mg protein⁻¹ for the one from aerobically grown ones. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 25, 198–203. Received 05 January 2000/ Accepted in revised form 27 May 2000     

含硒类球红细菌的研究

为了确定类球红细菌转硒培养的最佳条件 ,研究了无机硒的加入浓度、时间以及分批补料培养对菌体生长和转硒效率的影响。实验表明 ,无机硒的浓度低于 1× 10 -5mol/L时 ,对类球红细菌的生长基本没有影响 ,并能将6 3.9%的无机硒转化为有机硒。转硒的最佳时间是在接种后 12h左右 ,此时转硒效率最高。实验还表明 ,分批补料培养可以提高菌体浓度 ,可使转硒效率和绝对量增加。体内试验表明 ,用 5mL/kgbw和 10mL/kgbw剂量的含硒类球红细菌灌养小鼠 ,可以使其全血GSH Px酶活性提高 2 0 .9%和 2 5 .5 % ,使其血清丙二醛 (MDA)含量降低2 1.0 %和 2 3.2 %。     

Optimization of activation conditions of Rhodobacter sphaeroides in hydrogen generation process

AIMS: To examine the effects of the culture age, illuminance intensity and changes in these parameters during activation on hydrogen generation process carried out by purple nonsulfur Rhodobacter sphaeroides bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: The following parameters were determined in all experiments: the amount of hydrogen evolved (measured using gas chromatography), biomass increase as dry mass, pH values and consumption of organic substance as chemical oxygen demand (COD). The medium used in the process of activation and hydrogen generation contained malic acid (15 mmol) and sodium glutamate (2 mmol). The optimum age of bacteria was 12-24 h and the best intensity of illuminance was found to be 5 cd sr m-2 on activation and 9 cd sr m-2 on hydrogen generation. These conditions provided hydrogen evolution of 1.39 l l-1 of the medium with the highest specific hydrogen production of 0.146 l H2 l-1 medium h-1 g-1 inoculum. An increase in the illuminance intensity resulted in a slight inhibition of the process. CONCLUSIONS: The activation stage of bacteria has a significant effect on the parameters of hydrogen photogeneration. The optimization of the activation stages allowed a shortening of the time of hydrogen generation and of the period after which hydrogen evolution starts. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: An innovative method of bacteria activation before the initiation of the hydrogen generation process has been used to optimize this process. The shortening of the process duration as well as the twice higher hydrogen yield can help in the designing of other systems (including also those operating under solar irradiation) in which R. sphaeroides bacteria are to be applied.     

类球红细菌发酵生产类胡萝卜素条件优化

本文对类球红细菌3757产类胡萝卜素进行了发酵条件优化,结果得到了较优的培养基组成:葡萄糖2%,苹果酸钠0.5%,酵母浸粉1.3%,硫酸铵0.9%,磷酸氢二钾0.09%,磷酸二氢钾0.06%,生长因子溶液1%,p H 8.0;其中,生长因子溶液配方:维生素B1 0.1%,烟酰胺(VPP)0.1%,生物素0.0016%。较优培养条件为:接种量5%,转速200 r/min,种龄24 h,发酵温度32℃,发酵时间40 h。优化后类胡萝卜素产率较优化前提高了76.2%。     

Purification and characterization of a catalase from the nonsulfur phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides ATH 2.4.1 and its role in the oxidative stress response

When challenged with reactive oxidants, the nonsulfur phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides ATH 2.4.1 exhibited an oxidative stress response during both phototrophic and chemotrophic growth. Upon preincubation with 100 μM H₂O₂, catalase activity increased fivefold. Catalase was also induced by other forms of oxidative stress, heat-shock, ethanol treatment, and stationary-phase conditions. Only one band of catalase activity was detected after native and denaturing PAGE. The enzyme was purified 304-fold with a yield of 7%. The purified enzyme displayed a heterodimeric structure with subunits of 75 and 68 kDa, corresponding to a molecular mass of approximately 150 kDa for the native enzyme. The subunits had almost identical amino-terminal peptide sequences, sharing substantial similarity with other bacterial catalases. The enzyme exhibited an apparent K _m of 40 mM and a V _max of 285,000 U (mg protein)^–1. Spectroscopic analysis indicated the presence of protoheme IX. The heme content calculated from pyridine hemochrome spectra was 0.43 mol per mol of enzyme. The enzyme had a broad pH optimum and was inhibited by cyanide, azide, hydroxylamine, 2-mercaptoethanol, and sodium dithionite. These data indicate that this catalase belongs to the class of monofunctional catalases. Received: 15 October 1997 / Accepted: 2 February 1998