耐碱性木聚糖酶产酶菌株的选育

目的:筛选出产碱性木聚糖酶酶活力高的菌株。方法:从碱性环境中采集样品,以自制木聚糖为惟一利碳源,采用刚果红透明圈法于摇瓶发酵法相结合筛选出18株产木聚糖酶酶活较高的菌株,其中1株酶活最高可达335.14 IU/ml。结果:通过培养特性及形态特征初步鉴定为芽孢杆菌。对部分酶学性质研究的结果表明:其作用最适温度60℃,最适pH8.0,在pH9.0条件下仍具有80%酶活力。结论:属于耐碱性木聚糖酶,具有很好的工业应用前景。     

一株产木聚糖酶的黑曲霉固态发酵产酶性质的研究

目的：选育产木聚糖酶活力高的黑曲霉菌株,对其产酶条件进行优化,并研究其酶学性质。方法：通过木聚糖酶解木聚糖产生透明圈的方法,筛选产木聚糖酶菌株,测定固体发酵培养基中玉米芯与麸皮的比例、培养温度、培养时间、添加氮源对产酶的影响。进行了作用温度、pH值、金属离子对酶活力的影响试验,以及酶不同温度下的热稳定性的试验。结果：从自然界筛选得到一株产木聚糖酶的黑曲霉菌株,通过对固态发酵培养条件优化,最终产酶水平达到了5500u／g固体干曲。酶的最适作用温度是45℃、最适作用pH值4．8,是一种偏酸性酶。该酶在45℃以上的温度保存会使酶活力迅速丧失,Mg^2＋、Zn^2＋对该酶有激活作用,而Mn^2＋、Cu^2＋、Hg^2＋则完全抑制酶的活性。结论：选育的黑曲霉菌株产木聚糖酶活力较高,培养条件简单。     

链霉菌产木聚糖酶条件和酶学性质以及重离子诱变对产酶的影响研究

以一株由青藏高原牦牛粪中分离出的链霉菌为出发菌株,对其培养特性、产酶条件和酶学性质进行初步研究.通过重离子诱变,筛选出遗传稳定的高产菌株.结果表明,该菌以玉米芯和麸皮(1∶1)为碳源能高效地诱导木聚糖酶的胞外分泌,其最适培养基和培养条件氮源为酵母膏、初始pH7、培养温度为25℃,在此条件下,第4天酶活力达到峰值3480.25 U/mL.说明该酶能够利用农业废弃物高效生产木聚糖酶.该菌株所产木聚糖酶的最适反应温度为15℃、pH4,属低温酸性木聚糖酶.经重离子诱变后,筛选出一株高产菌株SZ10-7,其酶活力可达5 338.42 U/mL.     

碱性木聚糖酶产生菌的筛选与产酶条件

从某造纸厂分别采集排水沟及厂区附近的土样,用透明圈法筛选到了40株产木聚糖酶的细菌,经过复筛得到1株产酶稳定性及酶活性都较高的细菌HNX01。其产酶的最适条件为：6%玉米芯、1%麸皮、0.1%NH4Cl、0.1%NaNO3、1%K2HPO4、0.2%土温80、5mmol/LFeCl3、pH8.0、接种最为3%、250ml三角瓶装50ml。在上述培养基中37℃、220r/min培养24h,木聚糖酶酶活力可达198.4IU/ml。     

棒曲霉22产木聚糖酶的研究

从105株霉菌和酵母菌中筛选到一株木聚糖酶活力较高的棒曲霉(Aspergillua clavatus)菌株22。该菌株适宜的产酶培养基为(g/1):蔗渣半纤维素30,NH₄NO₃ 5,酵母膏5,麸皮10,吐温801和少量无机盐,初始pH5.5。最适的孢子接种量为4.9×10⁶个/ml。在上述培养基中28℃振荡培养72h.木聚糖酶活力可达335.9u/ml。酶反应的最适温度为50℃;最适pH为4.8,在pH 6-11酶活性稳定。     

菊粉酶产生菌的筛选及60Co诱变选育简

目的：从新疆石河子盐碱地菊芋生长根际土壤中分离筛选高产菊粉酶活力菌株。方法：通过稀释平板涂布法分离微生物;利用^60Co诱变选育,96孔板筛选突变菌株;采用3,5-二硝基水杨酸比色法测定菊粉酶酶活。结果：分离到12株具有菊粉酶活力的菌株,复筛得到1株高产菊粉酶活力菌株,将其命名为G-60;以此菌株为出发菌株进行^60Co诱变,利用96孔板对诱变菌株进行筛选,经摇瓶发酵酶活测定,得到1株高产菊粉酶酶活的突变株,酶活达46．62U/mL,是未诱变菌株酶活的2．72倍。结论：经诱变得到1株高产菊粉酶活力的突变菌株。     

木聚糖酶高产菌株Bacillus pumilus H—101的筛选及产酶条件的研究

从34株细菌中筛选到一株木聚糖酶高产菌株BacilluspumilusH－101。适宜的产酶培养基含2．0％小麦秸半纤维素、0．2％（NH4）2SO4、0．1％NH4NO3、0.1％K2HPO4、0．01％MgSO4·7H2O、0.02％NaC1、0.02％CaCl2·2H2O和1.0％的酵母膏。在上述培养基中,32℃振荡培养48h,总半纤维素酶活力达235．6u／ml,木聚精酶活力达1164．2u／ml酶反应的最适温度为50℃,最适酸碱度为pH6．5;Na 、Mg2 等离子可提高木聚精酶的水解活性,而Zn2 、Cu2 等离子则对木聚糖酶活性有明显的抑制作用。     

具有高木二糖形成活力的木聚糖酶生产菌株的筛选与产酶培养基的优化

从土样中筛选出一株产木聚糖酶的青霉,该青霉所产木降糖酶具有很高的木二糖形成活力,经鉴定为顶青霉,其木聚糖酶的合成与分泌受木聚糖等木糖苷类物质的诱导,麸皮对其木聚糖酶的合成也有促进作用,优化产酶液体培养主要成分的配比为：麸皮：玉米芯木聚糖：玉米芯粉;蛋白胨（或尿素）＝1：1：1：0．6（0．4）,摇瓶96h达到最大酶活,最高木聚糖酶活达到289．3U／ml,该菌所产木聚糖酶的最适作用条件为45－50度,PH4．4,在PH4．4－8．0范围内稳定。     

微孔板与响应面相结合筛选壳聚糖酶高产菌株

利用微孔板与响应面相结合筛选壳聚糖酶高产菌株.经平板透明圈法从土样中筛选出60株产壳聚糖酶菌株,再经96孔板复筛得到1株产壳聚糖酶活力较高的菌株.通过Plackett-Burman设计实验确定蛋白胨、胶体壳聚糖、CaCl2对产酶具有显著影响;最后应用中心组合设计和响应面分析得到以上3个因素的最佳浓度分别为(%,w/v)...     

木聚糖酶产生菌的选育及发酵条件研究

采用富集培养、透明圈平板筛选,从长期在其上堆放秸秆的土壤中分离到-株木聚糖酶产生菌黑曲霉C2。对该菌株进行紫外线诱变处理,然后采用自然选育的方法筛选到-株木聚糖酶高产菌株C2—56,并对该菌株的适宜发酵条件和酶学特性进行了初步研究。结果表明,C2—56三角瓶发酵酶活达656．8U／g,比出发菌株C2提高了140％;发酵条件以80％麸皮和20％玉米芯为培养基,采用3％接种量,在曲盘上发酵72h为宜,酶活达1750U／g;该菌株产生的木聚糖酶具有较差的热稳定性和较好的pH稳定性,适宜反应温度和pH分别为50℃和pH4．2。     

Relatedness of Thermomyces lanuginosus strains producing a thermostable xylanase

Properties of an endo-beta-xylanase produced by a locally isolated Thermomyces lanuginosus strain SSBP was compared to seven other T. lanuginosus strains isolated from different geographical regions. Strain SSBP produced the highest xylanase activity of 59600 nkat ml(-1) when cultivated on corn cobs (maize) medium, whereas the seven other strains produced xylanase activities ranging from 6000 to 32000 nkat ml(-1). No cellulase activity was produced by the strains. Despite the variability in the production of xylanase, little difference in the other characteristics of the strains could be found. The optimal temperature and pH for xylanase production by the strains was either 40 or 50 degrees C and between pH 6 and 7, respectively. Optimal xylanase activity of the strains was observed at 70 degrees C and at pH 6 or 6.5. Culture supernatant analysis by SDS-PAGE and isoelectric focusing PAGE of all strains revealed the presence of a single 24.7 kDa and pI 3.9 xylanase. Phylogenetic analysis by PCR amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer of nuclear rRNA repeat units and 5.8S rDNA revealed no strain diversity. However, random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis pointed to greater diversity and with one primer (5'-GCCCGACGCG-3'), a relationship was established between xylanase levels and the RAPD pattern.     

Xylanolytic Activity of Clostridium acetobutylicum

Of 20 strains of Clostridium spp. screened, 17 hydrolyzed larch wood xylan. Two strains of Clostridium acetobutylicum, NRRL B527 and ATCC 824, hydrolyzed xylan but failed to grow on solid media with larch xylan as the sole carbon source; however, strain ATCC 824 was subsequently found to grow on xylan under specified conditions in a chemostat. These two strains possessed cellulolytic activity and were therefore selected for further studies. In cellobiose-limited continuous cultures, strain NRRL B527 produced maximum xylanase activity at pH 5.2. Strain ATCC 824 produced higher xylanase, xylopyranosidase, and arabinofuranosidase activities in chemostat culture with xylose than with any other soluble carbon source as the limiting nutrient. The activities of these enzymes were markedly reduced when the cells were grown in the presence of excess glucose. The xylanase showed maximum activity at pH 5.8 to 6.0 and 65°C. The enzyme was stable on the alkaline side of pH 5.2 but was unstable below this pH value. The extracellular xylanolytic activity from strain ATCC 824 hydrolyzed 12% of the larch wood xylan during a 24-h incubation period, yielding xylose, xylobiose, and xylotriose as the major hydrolysis products. Strain ATCC 824, after being induced to grow in batch culture in xylan medium supplemented with a low concentration of xylose, failed to grow reproducibly in unsupplemented xylan medium. A mutant obtained by mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate was able to grow reproducibly in batch culture on xylan. Both the parent strain and the mutant were able to grow with xylan as the sole source of carbohydrate in continuous culture with the pH maintained at either 5.2 or 6.0. Under these conditions, the cells utilized approximately 50% of the xylan.     

Sensitive high-throughput screening for the detection of reducing sugars

The exploitation of renewable resources for the production of biofuels relies on efficient processes for the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials. The development of enzymes and strains for these processes requires reliable and fast activity-based screening assays. Additionally, these assays are also required to operate on the microscale and on the high-throughput level. Herein, we report the development of a highly sensitive reducing-sugar assay in a 96-well microplate screening format. The assay is based on the formation of osazones from reducing sugars and para-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide. By using this sensitive assay, the enzyme loads and conversion times during lignocellulose hydrolysis can be reduced, thus allowing higher throughput. The assay is about five times more sensitive than the widely applied dinitrosalicylic acid based assay and can reliably detect reducing sugars down to 10 μM. The assay-specific variation over one microplate was determined for three different lignocellulolytic enzymes and ranges from 2 to 8%. Furthermore, the assay was combined with a microscale cultivation procedure for the activity-based screening of Pichia pastoris strains expressing functional Thermomyces lanuginosus xylanase A, Trichoderma reesei β-mannanase, or T. reesei cellobiohydrolase 2.     

Evaluation of arabinofuranosidase and xylanase activities of Geobacillus spp. isolated from some hot springs in Turkey

Some hot springs located in the west of Turkey were investigated with respect to the presence of thermophilic microorganisms. Based on phenotyping characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, 16 of the isolates belonged to the genus Geobacillus and grew optimally at about 60 degrees C on nutrient agar. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that these isolates resembled Geobacillus species by > or = 97%, but SDS-PAGE profiles of these 16 isolates differ from some of the other species of the genus Geobacillus. However, it is also known that analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences may be insufficient to distinguish between some species. It is proposed that recN sequence comparisons could accurately measure genome similarities for the Geobacillus genus. Based on recN sequence analysis, isolates 11, IT3, and 12 are strains of G stearothermophilus; isolate 14.3 is a strain of G thermodenitrificans; isolates 9.1, IT4.1, and 4.5 are uncertain and it is required to make further analysis. The presence of xylanase and arabinofuranosidase activities, and their optimum temperature and pH were also investigated. These results showed that 7 of the strains have both xylanase and arabinofuranosidase activities, 4 of them has only xylanase, and the remaning 5 strains have neither of these activities. The isolates 9.1, 7.1, and 3.3 have the highest temperature optima (80 degrees C), and 7.2, 9.1, AO4, 9.2, and AO17 have the highest pH optima (pH 8) of xylanase. Isolates 7.2, AO4, AC15, and 12 have optimum arabinofuranosidase activities at 75 degrees C, and only isolate AC 15 has the lowest pH of 5.5.     

Xylanases of thermophilic bacteria from Icelandic hot springs

Thermophilic, aerobic bacteria isolated from Icelandic hot springs were screened for xylanase activity. Of 97 strains tested, 14 were found to be xylanase positive. Xylanase activities up to 12 nkat/ml were produced by these strains in shake flasks on xylan medium. The xylanases of the two strains producing the highest activities (ITI 36 and ITI 283) were similar with respect to temperature and pH optima (80°C and pH 8.0). Xylanase production of strain ITI 36 was found to be induced by xylan and xylose. Xylanase activity of 24 nkat/ml was obtained with this strain in a laboratory-scale-fermentor cultivation on xylose medium. -Xylosidase activity was also detected in the culture filtrate. The thermal half-life of ITI 36 xylanase was 24 h at 70°C. The highest production of sugars from hydrolysis of beech xylan was obtained at 70°C, although xylan depolymerization was detected even up to 90°C. Correspondence to: M. Rättö     

A novel thermostable xylanase from Thermomonospora sp.: influence of additives on thermostability

An alkalothermophilic Thermomonospora sp. producing high levels of xylanase was isolated from self-heating compost. The culture produced 125 IU/ml of xylanase when grown in shake flasks at pH 9 and 50 degrees C for 96 h. The culture filtrate also contained cellulase (23 IU/ml), mannanase (1 IU/ml) and beta-xylosidase (0.1 IU/ml) activities. The xylanase was active at a broad range of pH (5-9) and temperature (40-90 degrees C). The optimum pH and temperature were 7 and 70 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme was stable in the pH range 5-8 and was thermostable with half-lives of 8 and 4 h at 60 degrees C and 70 degrees C, respectively, but only 9 min at 80 degrees C. The effects of a variety of compounds to enhance the stability of xylanase at 80 degrees C was studied. Addition of sorbitol, mannitol and glycerol increased the thermostability of xylanase in proportion to the number of hydroxyl groups per polyol molecule. Glycine also offered protection against thermoinactivation. Xylan, trehalose, gelatin and trehalose-gelatin mixture had marginal effect on the thermostability of xylanase at 80 degrees C.     

Streptomyces thermocerradoensis I3 secretes a novel bifunctional xylanase/endoglucanase under solid-state fermentation

Lignocellulosic wastes can be potentially converted into several bioproducts such as glucose, xylo-oligosaccharides, and bioethanol. Certain processes, such as enzymatic hydrolysis, are generally needed to convert biomass into bioproducts. The present study investigated the production of xylanases and cellulases by Streptomyces thermocerradoensis I3 under solid-state fermentation (SSF), using wheat bran as a low-cost medium. The activities of xylanase and carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) were evaluated until 96 hr of incubation. The highest enzyme activity was observed after 72 hr of incubation. The crude enzyme extract was sequentially filtered, first using a 50 kDa filter, followed by a 30 kDa filter. Fraction 3 (F3) exhibited activities of both xylanase and CMCase. Xylanase and CMCase showed optimum activity at 70°C and pH 6.0 and 55°C and pH 6.0, respectively. The zymogram analysis showed a single activity band with a molecular mass of approximately 17 kDa. These findings provide strong evidence that the enzyme is a bifunctional xylanase/endoglucanase. This enzyme improved the saccharification of sugarcane bagasse by 1.76 times that of commercial cellulase. This enzyme has potential applications in various biotechnological procedures.     

The production of hemicellulases by aerobic fungi on medium containing residues of banana plant as substrate

Trichoderma harzianum strains T4 and T6, Acrophialophora nainiana, and Humicola grisea var. thermoidea were screened for their ability to produce carbohydrate-degrading enzyme activities in a medium containing banana plant residue as the carbon source. The best balance of enzyme activities was obtained from cultures of H. grisea var. thermoidea. Xylanase activity from crude extract of A. nainiana had a maximum activity at pH 5.5-7.0 and a temperature range of 50-55 degrees C. It was stable up to 55 degrees C at pH 7.0 for at least 2 h. The fungi were also able to produce xylanase and pectinase activities when grown on extractives as substrate.     

Xylanase production by fungal strains on spent sulphite liquor

Xylanase production by seven fungal strains was investigated using concentrated spent sulphite liquor (SSLc), xylan and d-xylose as carbon substrates. An SSLc-based medium induced xylanase production at varying levels in all of these strains, with Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 3485 and Aspergillus phoenicis ATCC 13157 yielding activities of 164 and 146 U ml⁻¹, respectively; these values were higher than those obtained on xylan or d-xylose with the same fungal strains. The highest xylanase activity of 322 U ml⁻¹ was obtained with Aspergillus foetidus ATCC 14916 on xylan. Electrophoretic and zymogram analysis indicated three xylanases from A. oryzae with molecular weights of approximately 32, 22 and 19 kDa, whereas A. phoenicis produced two xylanases with molecular weights of about 25 and 21 kDa. Crude xylanase preparations from these A. oryzae and A. phoenicis strains exhibited optimal activities at pH 6.5 and 5.0 and at 65 and 55°C, respectively. The A. oryzae xylanolytic activity was stable at 50°C over the pH range 4.5–10. The crude xylanase preparations from these A. oryzae and A. phoenicis strains had negligible cellulase activity, and their application in the biobleaching of hardwood pulp reduced chlorine dioxide consumption by 20–30% without sacrificing brightness.