Levan蔗糖酶及其在Levan果聚糖合成中的应用

Levan果聚糖是一类分子中含有大量β-(2,6)果糖苷键主链和少量β-(2,1)果糖苷键支链的聚糖。部分微生物来源的Levan果聚糖具有抗肿瘤、抗糖尿病、免疫增强、降血脂等重要的生物活性,在医药和功能食品方面具有巨大的应用潜能。由于微生物发酵液提取法产量相对较低,而化学法合成过程繁琐,Levan果聚糖的酶法合成备受关注。Levan蔗糖酶(Levansucrase,EC 2.4.1.10)属于糖苷酶家族GH68,是一类β-螺旋桨家族蛋白,其催化糖类合成遵循non-Leloir糖基转移酶机制,以蔗糖为底物转果糖基合成Levan果聚糖。部分微生物Levan蔗糖酶的分子结构及基因的表达调控已经得到阐明,Levan果聚糖的酶法合成得到广泛研究。本文综述了Levan蔗糖酶的催化机制、酶分子结构、酶基因表达调控以及酶在合成Levan果聚糖中的应用,以促进微生物Levan蔗糖酶及Levan果聚糖的研究和应用。     

酶法生产稀少糖的研究进展

稀少糖是指自然界中存在稀少的单糖及其衍生物,可应用于食品、制药和营养等许多领域,同时也可以作为各种天然产品和候选药物的原料。目前大多数稀少糖因其在自然界中含量稀少而非常昂贵,而且这些稀少糖的化学合成原料价格高昂,不利于其大量生产。由于酶催化反应具有反应条件温和、特异性强、效率高、可持续性强等优点,稀少糖酶法生物合成已成为这一领域的有力工具。文中就稀少糖,包括D-阿洛酮糖、D-塔格糖、D-山梨糖、L-果糖、D-阿洛糖等其他稀少糖的生物学功能及应用,以及稀少糖相关酶的研究和酶法生产进行综述。     

细菌纤维素生产与应用研究进展

简要介绍了细菌纤维素菌种选育、发酵条件优化,以及细菌纤维素在食品、医药、高级音响设备振动膜、造纸与无纺织物等方面应用研究的近况。由于细菌纤维素可形成纳米级的极细纤维,具有极高的杨氏模量和机械强度,以及高纯度和高结晶度、高亲水性和生物可降解性等特点,预计不久将成为一种多用途的商品。     

生物技术法生产丙酮酸的研究进展

丙酮酸是一种重要的有机酸,广泛应用于制药、日化、农用化学品和食品等工业中。相对于化工法生产的丙酮酸而言,生物技术法生产的丙酮酸具有低成本、高质量等优势。生物技术法生产丙酮酸主要包括发酵法和酶法,前者又包括直接发酵法和休止细胞法。在对比各种生产方法的基础上,考虑到球拟酵母属的多重维生素营养缺陷型菌株是目前最具竞争力的丙酮酸生产菌,因此重点介绍了发酵法生产丙酮酸在菌种、发酵条件优化等方面的研究进展,并给出了生物技术法将来可能的发展方向。     

植物果聚糖的合成与降解

植物果聚糖的合成与降解廖祥儒（西北农业大学,陕西杨陵７１２１００）关键词果聚糖,合成,降解果聚糖（Ｆｒｕｃｔａｎ）是除淀粉外的植物碳水化合物的又一贮存形式,主要存在于禾本科及其它一些草本植物的营养器官中。由于果聚糖的累积发生在禾本科植物开花前后的数周...     

废纸酶法脱墨的应用研究进展

制浆造纸工业面临着原料短缺、污染严重和能源紧张等问题 ,脱墨废纸浆作为一种二次纤维用于造纸生产 ,不但可以减轻环境污染 ,节约能源 ,更可以部分解决我国森林资源贫乏、纸浆紧缺的问题。脱墨浆生产成本低、节电节水 ,排污负荷远低于其他浆种 ,1ｔ脱墨浆可替代 2 7ｍ3 木材[1] 。近十年来回收纤维的利用有显著发展 ,在欧洲就有人把废纸原料市场称为“新的造纸森林”[2 ] 。废纸化浆后并不能直接用于抄造新纸。一是张纸的植物纤维在干燥、贮存过程中会发生角质化现象 ,从而对纤维乃至纸浆性能产生很大的影响 ,使回收纤维在许多性能方面不…     

高等植物果聚糖研究进展

果聚糖是高等植物重要的贮藏碳水化合物 ,因植物种类和发育阶段而异 ,主要存在 5种类型的结构 :线型菊糖型果聚糖、菊糖型果聚糖新生系列、线型梯牧草糖型果聚糖、混合型梯牧草糖型果聚糖和梯牧草糖型果聚糖新生系列。果聚糖的代谢模型随着代谢酶—蔗糖 :蔗糖果糖基转移酶、蔗糖 :果聚糖_6_果糖基转移酶、果聚糖 :果聚糖果糖基转移酶、果聚糖 :果聚糖_6_果糖基转移酶、果聚糖外水解酶等的发现、纯化和克隆日趋清晰。此外 ,果聚糖分子生物学研究也取得了一定的进展     

高等植物果聚糖研究进展

果聚糖是高等植物重要的贮藏碳水化合物,因植物种类和发育阶段而异,主要存在5种类型的结构：线型菊糖型果聚糖、菊糖型果聚糖新生系列、线型梯牧草糖型果聚糖、混合型梯牧草糖型果聚糖和梯牧草糖型果聚糖新生系列。果聚糖的代谢模型随着代谢酶—蔗糖：蔗糖果糖基转移酶、蔗糖：果聚糖_6_果糖基转移酶、果聚糖：果聚糖果糖基转移酶、果聚糖：果聚糖_6_果糖基转移酶、果聚糖外水解酶等的发现、纯化和克隆日趋清晰。此外,果聚糖分子生物学研究也取得了一定的进展。     

Immobilization of levan fructotransferase for the production of di-fructose anhydride from levan

Levan fructotransferase (LFTase) from Arthrobacter ureafaciens K2032 was immobilized on various carriers of which Chitopearl BCW2501 beads showed the higher activity of 320 U g^–1 for the formation of di-fructose anhydride compounds. The immobilized enzyme retained about 60% of its initial activity after being used for 20 cycles.     

Continuous culture system for production of biopolymer levan using erwinia herbicola

The optimal production of the fructan biopolymer levan by the bacterium Erwinia herbicola was investigated, including variations in nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous sources, pH, incubation time, culture yields up to 19% by weight produced based on conversion of sucrose as the carbon source when grown in a continuous culture system and processed by tangential flow filtration. Product identity was confirmed with gas chromatography (GC) and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and low-angle laser light scattering (LALLS) determination of the molecular weight of the product showed a significant difference in molecular weight values dependent on the method of analysis. Analysis by GPC resulted in molecular weight one order of magnitude lower than LALLS independent of sample, underscoring the unusual nature of this biopolymer.     

Disruption of the Zymomonas mobilis extracellular sucrase gene (sacC) improves levan production

AIMS: Disruption of the extracellular Zymomonas mobilis sucrase gene (sacC) to improve levan production. METHODS AND RESULTS: A PCR-amplified tetracycline resistance cassette was inserted within the cloned sacC gene in pZS2811. The recombinant construct was transferred to Z. mobilis by electroporation. The Z. mobilis sacC gene, encoding an efficient extracellular sucrase, was inactivated. A sacC defective mutant of Z. mobilis, which resulted from homologous recombination, was selected and the sacC gene disruption was confirmed by PCR. Fermentation trials with this mutant were conducted, and levansucrase activity and levan production were measured. In sucrose medium, the sacC mutant strain produced threefold higher levansucrase (SacB) than the parent strain. This resulted in higher levels of levan production, whilst ethanol production was considerably decreased. CONCLUSIONS: Zymomonas mobilis sacC gene encoding an extracellular sucrase was inactivated by gene disruption. This sacC mutant strain produced higher level of levan in sucrose medium because of the improved levansucrase (SacB) than the parent strain. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The Z. mobilis CT2, sacC mutant produces high level of levansucrase (SacB) and can be used for the production of levan.     

Properties of Geobacillus stearothermophilus levansucrase as potential biocatalyst for the synthesis of levan and fructooligosaccharides

The production of levansucrase (LS) by thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus was investigated. LS production was more effective in the presence of sucrose (1%, w/v) than fructose, glucose, glycerol or raffinose. The results (T_op 57°C; stable for 6 h at 47°C) indicate the high stability of the transfructosylation activity of G. stearothermophilus LS as compared with LSs from other microbial sources. Contrary to temperature, the pH had a significant effect on the selectivity of G. stearothermophilus LS‐catalyzed reaction, favoring the transfructosylation reaction in the pH range of 6.0–6.5. The kinetic parameter study revealed that the catalytic efficiency of transfructosylation activity was higher as compared with the hydrolytic one. In addition to levan, G. stearothermophilus LS synthesized fructooligosaccharides in the presence of sucrose as the sole substrate. The results also demonstrated the wide acceptor specificity of G. stearothermophilus LS with maltose being the best fructosyl acceptor. This study is the first on the catalytic properties and the acceptor specificity of LS from G. stearothermophilus. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29:1405–1415, 2013     

Comparison of characteristics of levan produced by different preparations of levansucrase from Zymomonas mobilis

The characteristics of levan formation by different preparations of levansucrase (free and immobilized enzyme and toluene-permeabilized whole cells), derived from recombinant levansucrase from Zymomonas mobilis expressed in Escherichia coli, were investigated. The maximal yield of levan by the three preparations were similar and were about 70–80% on a fructose-released basis with sucrose as nutrient at 100 g l^–1. Immobilized enzyme and toluene-permeabilized whole cells produced low molecular weight levan (2–3 × 10⁶), as determined by HPLC while high molecular weight levan (>6 × 10⁶) was the major product with the free levansucrase. The size of levan can thus be controlled by immobilized levansucrase and toluene-permeabilized whole cells in high yield.     

The stimulatory effect of mannitol on levan biosynthesis: Lessons from metabolic systems analysis of Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6T

Halomonas smyrnensis AAD^T is a halophilic, gram‐negative bacterium that can efficiently produce levan from sucrose as carbon source via levansucrase activity. However, systems‐based approaches are required to further enhance its metabolic performance for industrial application. As an important step toward this goal, the genome‐scale metabolic network of Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043, which is considered a model organism for halophilic bacteria, has been reconstructed based on its genome annotation, physiological information, and biochemical information. In the present work, the genome‐scale metabolic network of C. salexigens was recruited, and refined via integration of the available biochemical, physiological, and phenotypic features of H. smyrnensis AAD6^T. The generic metabolic model, which comprises 1,393 metabolites and 1,108 reactions, was then systematically analyzed in silico using constraints‐based simulations. To elucidate the relationship between levan biosynthesis and other metabolic processes, an enzyme‐graph representation of the metabolic network and a graph decomposition technique were employed. Using the concept of control effective fluxes, significant links between several metabolic processes and levan biosynthesis were estimated. The major finding was the elucidation of the stimulatory effect of mannitol on levan biosynthesis, which was further verified experimentally via supplementation of mannitol to the fermentation medium. The optimal concentration of 30 g/L mannitol supplemented to the 50 g/L sucrose‐based medium resulted in a twofold increase in levan production in parallel with increased sucrose hydrolysis rate, accumulated extracellular glucose, and decreased fructose uptake rate. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29:1386–1397, 2013     

抗菌肽的研究进展

近年来,由于细菌耐药性问题日趋严峻,开发新型抗菌制剂已迫在眉睫。抗菌肽具有相对分,子质量小、对热稳定、抗菌谱广及不同于抗生素的抗菌机制,不产生耐药性,因而具有重要的临床应用价值。本文对天然来源、蛋白质酶解、化学合成及基因工程方法产生的抗菌肽及其研究进展进行了综述。     

Industrial enzymes--developments in production and application

The utilization of gene technology and of new production technologies have made industrial enzymes with improved properties or better cost performance available. This has in turn opened important new areas of enzyme applications. The benefits to the customers are considerable: cost savings in the application process, improved product quality, and in most cases also a significantly reduced impact on the environment.

Gene technology offers several benefits to the enzyme industry. This technology enables the use of safe, well-documented host organisms easy to cultivate, the microbial production of enzymes of animal and plant origin, the realization of enhanced efficiency and high product purity, and also the production of enzymes with improved stability and activity.

Developments in production technology include advanced control methods, the use of expert systems, and the application of large-scale crystallization.

As case stories the development of a lipase and of a cellulase is described. The effect on environment of enzyme application and production is discussed.     

木质纤维素原料酶水解产乙醇工艺的研究进展

木质纤维素原料预处理后,经水解、发酵等过程,可生产乙醇作为清洁燃料,这大大提高了农业和林业废弃物的利用率,减轻了环境污染,并为经济的可持续发展提供了保证。目前木质纤维素酶水解因其具有明显优势而受到重视,被普遍研究和采用。综述了近年来木质纤维素原料的预处理方法、酶与水解技术、发酵工艺以及发酵耦合分离技术的最新研究成果。