Actinobacillus succinogenes 130Z厌氧发酵产丁二酸条件初步研究

对Actinobacillus succinogenes130Z厌氧发酵产丁二酸的培养条件进行了初步研究。研究了不同有机氮源,不同碳、氮源浓度配比、CO2供体、培养温度,培养基起始pH值对菌株生长和产酸的影响,并在5 L发酵罐中进行了放大试验。结果表明最佳培养基配方为(g/L):葡萄糖10,酵母膏5,NaHCO310,Na2HPO40.3,NaH2PO4.2H2O 9.6,K2HPO43,MgCl20.2,MnCl20.2,NaCl 0.1;pH7.0。在最佳条件下,血清瓶37℃培养24 h,丁二酸产量达到8.3 g/L,在5 L发酵罐中培养,葡萄糖质量浓度分别为10和100 g/L时,丁二酸产量分别达到8.2和45.6 g/L,收率分别为80%和65%。     

氧化还原电位对Actinobacillus succinogenes厌氧发酵生产丁二酸的影响

为提高琥珀酸放线菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC1593厌氧发酵产丁二酸的水平。研究了以葡萄糖为C源,发酵液中不同氧化还原电位（VORP）对A．succirtogenes CGMCC1593生长和代谢产物分布的影响。结果表明：菌体生长和丁二酸积累的较佳VORP分别为-220mV和-270mV;利用代谢流分析法,比较VORP在-220mV和-270mV时发酵对数生长期（8h）和稳定期（20h）的代谢通量分布,以及发酵过程中磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸（PEP）、丙酮酸（Pyr）节点,NADH通量分配的变化,由此得出在VORP为-270mV时,NADH总通量和丁二酸方向代谢通量增幅明显。在发酵过程中,通过降低VORP至-270mV,使丁二酸的产率从70％提高到85％。     

Actinobacillus succinogenes抗氟乙酸突变株的选育及其代谢流量分析

琥珀酸是一种用于合成树脂、可降解塑料及许多化学中间体的重要绿色化工原料。为了提高琥珀酸的发酵产率, 基于Actinobacillus succinogenes的代谢流量分布情况对其育种机制进行了研究。以Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC1593为原始菌株进行NTG诱变, 挑选在含有50~100 mmol/L氟乙酸平板生长较快的菌落, 经过初筛和复筛, 发现SF-9菌株产生更多琥珀酸且积累乙酸较少。以50 g/L的葡萄糖为碳源, 在5 L发酵罐上进行分批发酵, 该菌株发酵32 h时琥珀酸产量(34.8 g/L)提高了23.4%, 琥珀酸/乙酸比率为9:1, 副产物乙酸量比原始菌株降低了约50%。代谢流量分析(MFA)结果表明, PEP是影响琥珀酸合成的关键节点, PYR是影响乙酸等杂酸生成比例的关键节点, 并且这两个节点均非刚性节点。通过氟乙酸抗性诱变, 成功地筛选出了流向乙酸、甲酸和乳酸等杂酸的流量相对减少, 而流向琥珀酸的流量明显增强的突变菌株SF-9。     

Actinobacillus succinogenes抗氟乙酸突变株的选育及其代谢流量分析

琥珀酸是一种用于合成树脂、可降解塑料及许多化学中间体的重要绿色化工原料。为了提高琥珀酸的发酵产率, 基于Actinobacillus succinogenes的代谢流量分布情况对其育种机制进行了研究。以Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC1593为原始菌株进行NTG诱变, 挑选在含有50~100 mmol/L氟乙酸平板生长较快的菌落, 经过初筛和复筛, 发现SF-9菌株产生更多琥珀酸且积累乙酸较少。以50 g/L的葡萄糖为碳源, 在5 L发酵罐上进行分批发酵, 该菌株发酵32 h时琥珀酸产量(34.8 g/L)提高了23.4%, 琥珀酸/乙酸比率为9:1, 副产物乙酸量比原始菌株降低了约50%。代谢流量分析(MFA)结果表明, PEP是影响琥珀酸合成的关键节点, PYR是影响乙酸等杂酸生成比例的关键节点, 并且这两个节点均非刚性节点。通过氟乙酸抗性诱变, 成功地筛选出了流向乙酸、甲酸和乳酸等杂酸的流量相对减少, 而流向琥珀酸的流量明显增强的突变菌株SF-9。     

环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响

琥珀酸放线杆菌是发酵生产有应用前景的生物基原料-丁二酸的微生物。本研究室从牛瘤胃中筛选获得一株琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593, 分析了环境气体、pH、氧化还原电位(ORP)环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响。结果表明: CO2不仅提供了A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的最佳气体环境, 也是发酵生产丁二酸的底物之一; MgCO3是A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵过程较好的pH调节剂, 发酵过程维持pH7.1~6.2, 可满足菌体生长与产酸的要求; 发酵液初始ORP过低, 不利于菌体生长, ORP在-270 mV时对丁二酸产生有利。在菌体对数生长期结束时, 通过Na2S·9H2O降低发酵液ORP到-270 mV, 发酵48 h时可产丁二酸37 g/L, 摩尔产率达到129%。这对深入研究A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸具有参考价值。     

环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响

琥珀酸放线杆菌是发酵生产有应用前景的生物基原料-丁二酸的微生物。本研究室从牛瘤胃中筛选获得一株琥珀酸放线杆菌Actinobacillus succinogenes CGMCC 1593, 分析了环境气体、pH、氧化还原电位(ORP)环境因素对琥珀酸放线杆菌A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的影响。结果表明: CO2不仅提供了A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸的最佳气体环境, 也是发酵生产丁二酸的底物之一; MgCO3是A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵过程较好的pH调节剂, 发酵过程维持pH7.1~6.2, 可满足菌体生长与产酸的要求; 发酵液初始ORP过低, 不利于菌体生长, ORP在-270 mV时对丁二酸产生有利。在菌体对数生长期结束时, 通过Na2S·9H2O降低发酵液ORP到-270 mV, 发酵48 h时可产丁二酸37 g/L, 摩尔产率达到129%。这对深入研究A. succinogenes CGMCC 1593发酵生产丁二酸具有参考价值。     

Succinate:quinone oxidoreductases--what can we learn from Wolinella succinogenes quinol:fumarate reductase?

The structure of Wolinella succinogenes quinol:fumarate reductase by X-ray crystallography has been determined at 2.2-A resolution [Lancaster et al. (1999), Nature 402, 377-385]. Based on the structure of the three protein subunits A, B, and C and the arrangement of the six prosthetic groups (a covalently bound FAD, three iron-sulphur clusters, and two haem b groups) a pathway of electron transfer from the quinol-oxidising dihaem cytochrome b in the membrane to the site of fumarate reduction in the hydrophilic subunit A has been proposed. By combining the results from site-directed mutagenesis, functional and electrochemical characterisation, and X-ray crystallography, a residue was identified which is essential for menaquinol oxidation. [Lancaster et al. (2000), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 13051-13056]. The location of this residue in the structure suggests that the coupling of the oxidation of menaquinol to the reduction of fumarate in dihaem-containing succinate:quinone oxidoreductases could be associated with the generation of a transmembrane electrochemical potential. Based on crystallographic analysis of three different crystal forms of the enzyme and the results from site-directed mutagenesis, we have derived a mechanism of fumarate reduction and succinate oxidation [Lancaster et al. (2001) Eur. J. Biochem. 268, 1820-1827], which should be generally relevant throughout the superfamily of succinate:quinone oxidoreductases.     

Ecological and physiological characterization shows that Fibrobacter succinogenes is important in rumen fiber digestion — Review

Fibrobacter succinogenes is a major cellulolytic species in the rumen. On the basis of molecular data, this species can be classified into four phylogenetic groups. Recently gathered ecological and physiological data have revealed the importance of this species, particularly phylogenetic group 1, in rumen fiber digestion. These data indicate that group 1 should be the focus of future efforts to maximize the fibrolytic function of the rumen.     

Rational design to improve thermostability and specific activity of the truncated Fibrobacter succinogenes 1,3-1,4-β-d-glucanase

1,3-1,4-β-D-Glucanase has been widely used as a feed additive to help non-ruminant animals digest plant fibers, with potential in increasing nutrition turnover rate and reducing sanitary problems. Engineering of enzymes for better thermostability is of great importance because it not only can broaden their industrial applications, but also facilitate exploring the mechanism of enzyme stability from structural point of view. To obtain enzyme with higher thermostability and specific activity, structure-based rational design was carried out in this study. Eleven mutants of Fibrobacter succinogenes 1,3-1,4-β-D-glucanase were constructed in attempt to improve the enzyme properties. In particular, the crude proteins expressed in Pichia pastoris were examined firstly to ensure that the protein productions meet the need for industrial fermentation. The crude protein of V18Y mutant showed a 2 °C increment of Tm and W203Y showed ～30% increment of the specific activity. To further investigate the structure-function relationship, some mutants were expressed and purified from P. pastoris and Escherichia coli. Notably, the specific activity of purified W203Y which was expressed in E. coli was 63% higher than the wild-type protein. The double mutant V18Y/W203Y showed the same increments of Tm and specific activity as the single mutants did. When expressed and purified from E. coli, V18Y/W203Y showed similar pattern of thermostability increment and 75% higher specific activity. Furthermore, the apo-form and substrate complex structures of V18Y/W203Y were solved by X-ray crystallography. Analyzing protein structure of V18Y/W203Y helps elucidate how the mutations could enhance the protein stability and enzyme activity.     

Domain Analysis of a Modular α-l-Arabinofuranosidase with a Unique Carbohydrate Binding Strategy from the Fiber-Degrading Bacterium Fibrobacter succinogenes S85

Family 43 glycoside hydrolases (GH43s) are known to exhibit various activities involved in hemicellulose hydrolysis. Thus, these enzymes contribute to efficient plant cell wall degradation, a topic of much interest for biofuel production. In this study, we characterized a unique GH43 protein from Fibrobacter succinogenes S85. The recombinant protein showed α-l-arabinofuranosidase activity, specifically with arabinoxylan. The enzyme is, therefore, an arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase (AXH). The F. succinogenes AXH (FSUAXH1) is a modular protein that is composed of a signal peptide, a GH43 catalytic module, a unique β-sandwich module (XX domain), a family 6 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM6), and F. succinogenes-specific paralogous module 1 (FPm-1). Truncational analysis and site-directed mutagenesis of the protein revealed that the GH43 domain/XX domain constitute a new form of carbohydrate-binding module and that residue Y484 in the XX domain is essential for binding to arabinoxylan, although protein structural analyses may be required to confirm some of the observations. Kinetic studies demonstrated that the Y484A mutation leads to a higher k_cat for a truncated derivative of FSUAXH1 composed of only the GH43 catalytic module and the XX domain. However, an increase in the K_m for arabinoxylan led to a 3-fold decrease in catalytic efficiency. Based on the knowledge that most XX domains are found only in GH43 proteins, the evolutionary relationships within the GH43 family were investigated. These analyses showed that in GH43 members with a XX domain, the two modules have coevolved and that the length of a loop within the XX domain may serve as an important determinant of substrate specificity.The plant cell wall is composed of a variety of polysaccharides and is the most abundant source of renewable biomass on our planet. There is an increasing effort to convert the cellulosic component to alcohols that can serve as biofuels. A critical step in this process is the enzymatic hydrolysis to release easily fermentable monomeric sugars, such as glucose and xylose, from the complex polysaccharides. However, the conversion of plant cell wall polysaccharides to biofuels is still far from being an ideal cost-effective process (53). Increasing the yields of enzymes during gene expression and bio-prospecting for enzymes with higher catalytic efficiencies are two strategies that can reduce the cost of production of biofuels. Ruminant animals have coevolved with a microbial consortium that harnesses enzymatic hydrolysis to release fermentable sugars from plant cell wall polysaccharides. The released sugars are subsequently fermented by the microbes to short-chain fatty acids that serve as the main energy source of the host (14, 33). Therefore, the genomes of plant cell wall-degrading microbes in the rumen represent a rich source of highly active plant cell wall-degrading enzymes. In addition, a better understanding of the strategies utilized by ruminal plant cell wall-degrading microorganisms should enhance rational design of enzymes with novel functions and/or improved activities through genetic engineering.The enzymes at the core of microbial plant cell wall degradation are the glycoside hydrolases (GHs). GHs frequently display a variety of modular structures. In addition to the catalytic domain, the most commonly observed module in glycoside hydrolases is the carbohydrate-binding module (CBM), which is known to enhance the accessibility of GHs to their appropriate polysaccharide substrates. Currently, there are 115 GH families and 59 CBM families in the carbohydrate active enzyme database (CAZy) (10), and combinations of these modules provide functional diversities to GHs.Hemicellulose is the second most abundant sugar polymer in the plant cell wall, and due to its heterogenous structure, it requires a set of at least five enzymes for its saccharification (12). The family 43 glycoside hydrolases (GH43s) are hemicellulolytic enzymes. They exhibit β-1,4-xylosidase (EC 3.2.1.37), β-1,3-xylosidase (EC 3.2.1.72), α-l-arabinofuranosidase (EC 3.2.1.55), arabinanase (EC 3.2.1.99), xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8), and galactan 1,3-β-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.145) activities. Recent biophysical studies have revealed domain organizations and catalytic mechanisms in this family (3, 8, 9, 43, 65, 73). Based on their domain organization, these proteins are grouped into three different types. The first group includes 1,5-α-l-arabinanases from Cellvibrio japonicus (43), Bacillus thermodenitrificans (73), and Geobacillus stearothermophilus (3), and these proteins are composed of a single GH43 catalytic domain. The second group includes an arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase enzyme from Bacillus subtilis (BsAXH-m2,3) and, in addition to the GH43 module, the proteins in this group have a family 6 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM6) at their C termini (65). The third group, which includes a β-xylosidase/α-l-arabinofuranosidase from the rumen bacterium Selenomonas ruminantium (SXA) (9) and a β-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus (XynB3) (8), possesses in addition to the GH43 modules a C-terminally appended β-sandwich fold structure composed of approximately 200 amino acid residues. GH43 proteins of similar organization as SXA and XynB3 abound in the protein databases, and they are thought to form a cluster of orthologous group of proteins (COG) with β-xylosidase as their functional annotation. The large CBM-like β-sandwich structure in these proteins, however, lacks detailed biochemical characterization. Therefore, one of the aims of this study was to use both truncational and mutational analyses to probe the role of this module in the function of its associated GH43 module.Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 is a highly active cellulolytic ruminal bacterium (15). Interestingly, the genome of this bacterium also codes for many hemicellulolytic enzymes, despite its limited utilization of hemicellulose (41). To gain insight into this unusual metabolism, we have been studying a hemicellulolytic gene cluster that encodes more than 10 hemicellulose-targeting enzymes in the genome of F. succinogenes S85 (74). In this study, it is demonstrated that a GH43 modular protein (FSU2269) in the cluster (see Fig. S1 in the supplemental material) is an arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase (AXH), which has been named FSUAXH1. Furthermore, the truncational and biochemical studies of this enzyme suggest that the unique β-sandwich domain (XX domain), which shares significant homology with the β-sandwich domains of SXA and XynB3, is important for binding to arabinoxylan. Since the majority of XX domains are only observed in GH43 proteins, we probed the relationship between the two different structural folds. The data presented here demonstrate interdependence between the two folds for substrate binding and suggest discovery of a new form of carbohydrate-binding module, likely composed of the interface between the GH43 module and the XX domain.