Preparation and characterization of maltosyl-sucrose isomers produced by transglycosylation of maltogenic amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

To develop a new transfer product of sucrose, sucrose was modified to maltosyl-sucrose using the transglycosylation activity of maltogenic amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus (BSMA). The transglycosylation reaction was conducted with maltotriose and sucrose as the donor and acceptor, respectively. The presence of various sucrose transfer products was confirmed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance anion exchange chromatography (HPAEC). The sucrose transfer products were isolated by alkali-degradation followed by charcoal column chromatography using 20% (v/v) ethanol, then purified by ion exchange and Biogel P-2 gel permeation chromatographies. The structures of the major transfer products were determined to be 6^G--maltosyl-sucrose (maltosyl-sucrose 1) and 6^F--maltosyl-sucrose (maltosyl-sucrose 2) by LC-MS and ¹³C NMR. The mixture of maltosyl-sucrose 1 and 2 showed low sweetness, high hygroscopicity, low Maillard reactivity, and high acid and heat stability. Furthermore, it had an inhibitory effect on mutansucrase and water-insoluble glucan formation. These results indicated that the mixture of maltosyl-sucrose 1 and 2 is a suitable sugar substitute useful for various food products.     

Enhancing thermostability of maltogenic amylase from Bacillus thermoalkalophilus ET2 by DNA shuffling

DNA shuffling was used to improve the thermostability of maltogenic amylase from Bacillus thermoalkalophilus ET2. Two highly thermostable mutants, III-1 and III-2, were generated after three rounds of shuffling and recombination of mutations. Their optimal reaction temperatures were all 80 degrees C, which was 10 degrees C higher than that of the wild-type. The mutant enzyme III-1 carried seven mutations: N147D, F195L, N263S, D311G, A344V, F397S, and N508D. The half-life of III-1 was about 20 times greater than that of the wild-type at 78 degrees C. The mutant enzyme III-2 carried M375T in addition to the mutations in III-1, which was responsible for the decrease in specific activity. The half-life of III-2 was 568 min while that of the wild-type was < 1 min at 80 degrees C. The melting temperatures of III-1 and III-2, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, increased by 6.1 degrees C and 11.4 degrees C, respectively. Hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interaction, electrostatic interaction, proper packing, and deamidation were predicted as the mechanisms for the enhancement of thermostability in the enzymes with the mutations.     

细菌麦芽糖淀粉酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中的诱导型异源表达

【目的】实现地衣芽孢杆菌麦芽糖淀粉酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中的高效异源表达,并研究该重组酶的酶学性质。【方法】克隆巨大芽孢杆菌木糖异构酶基因的启动子区域及其调控蛋白,构建一个大肠杆菌/芽孢杆菌穿梭型诱导表达质粒,使用该诱导型启动子介导麦芽糖淀粉酶编码基因,实现其在枯草芽孢杆菌中的功能表达。对重组枯草芽孢杆菌的诱导条件进行优化,提高麦芽糖淀粉酶的产量。【结果】获得了诱导表达麦芽糖淀粉酶基因的重组枯草芽孢杆菌菌株。最适诱导温度为45°C,最适诱导剂添加浓度为1%,最适添加诱导剂时间为接种培养9 h后。重组酶蛋白分子量大小为67 k D,对该酶的酶学性质研究发现,以可溶性淀粉为底物,反应生成麦芽糖和葡萄糖,其中麦芽糖含量为60.42%。重组酶最适作用温度为45°C,最适作用p H为6.5,Ca2+、Co2+、EDTA对该重组麦芽糖淀粉酶具有激活作用。【结论】通过木糖诱导表达系统可以实现麦芽糖淀粉酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中的高效诱导型表达,酶活最高可达296.64 U/m L发酵液,在工业上有着较好的应用前景。     

腊样芽孢杆菌低温淀粉酶基因的克隆表达及酶学性质研究

从废弃的淀粉堆中筛选到一株产低温淀粉酶的蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)GXBC-1,通过同源保守序列比对,从中克隆到一个淀粉酶基因.该基因全长为1764bp,编码588个氨基酸,分子量约为64kD.将基因克隆到大肠杆菌进行表达及酶学性质研究,该重组酶最适温度为35℃,在20℃仍具有53%的活力;最适pH...     

一株碱性淀粉酶产生菌Bacillus flexus XJU-3的分离鉴定及酶学特性分析

[目的]从新疆石河子市一处碱性工业污水(pH11.0)分离﹑鉴定高产碱性淀粉酶菌株,并对其所产酶酶学特性进行研究.[方法]在碱性淀粉酶分离培养基上对所分离菌株进行筛选,分离到一株高产碱性淀粉酶菌株,并将其编号XJU-3.应用生理生化试验,脂肪酸含量,16S rDNA序列以及(G C) mol%含量等方法对菌株进行鉴定,同时对XJU-3所产碱性淀粉酶的生物学特性进行研究.[结果] XJU-3可在pH4.0～12.5的LB培养基上生长,最适生长温度37℃.16S rDNA序列构建的系统进化树表明XJU-3与Bacillus flexus类聚在一起,且序列同源性为99%.该菌产生的淀粉酶最适pH10.0,最适温度40℃,且在pH9.0～13.0内有较高活性和稳定性.Co2 和Mg2 能明显提高酶的活性.[结论] XJU-3被鉴定为Bacillus flexus,由于XJU-3与B. flexus DSM 1320T在尿素水解和优势脂肪酸含量上有差异,且具有宽范围pH耐受性,因此XJU-3被认为是B.flexus的一个新菌株.XJU-3所产的碱性淀粉酶酶学特性良好,具有极大的工业应用潜力.     

耐热糖化酶基因的克隆及其在枯草杆菌中的表达

应用PCR技术从嗜热古生菌硫磺矿硫化叶菌（Sulfolobus solfataricus）中扩增到大小约为1．9kb编码嗜热糖化酶的DNA片段,并将其插入枯草杆菌诱导型表达载体pSBPYF,获得含有该糖化酶基因的重组质粒pSGAYF,转化枯草芽孢杆菌DB1342。经蔗糖诱导后,该糖化酶在枯草杆菌DB1342（pSGAYF）中获得胞外分泌表达,酶活为3．6U／mL,最适温度为90℃,最适pH6．0。     

Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies of Cr(VI) Biosorption by Dead <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus licheniformis</Emphasis> Biomass

Many studies have been carried out on the biosorption capacity of different kinds of biomass. However, reports on the kinetic and equilibrium study of the biosorption process are limited. In our experiments, the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution was investigated in a batch system by sorption on the dead cells of Bacillus licheniformis isolated from metal-polluted soils. Equilibrium and kinetic experiments were performed at various initial metal concentrations, pH, contact time, and temperatures. The biomass exhibited the highest Cr(VI) uptake capacity at 50°C, pH 2.5 and with the initial Cr(VI) concentration of 300 mg/g. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were considered to identify the isotherm that could better describe the equilibrium adsorption of Cr(VI) onto biomass. The Langmuir model fitted our experimental data better than the Freundlich model. The suitability of the pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order kinetic models for the sorption of Cr(VI) onto Bacillus licheniformis was also discussed. It is better to apply the pseudo second-kinetic model to describe the sorption system.     

Probing the role of a mobile loop in substrate binding and enzyme activity of human salivary amylase

Mammalian amylases harbor a flexible, glycine-rich loop 304GHGAGGA(310), which becomes ordered upon oligosaccharide binding and moves in toward the substrate. In order to probe the role of this loop in catalysis, a deletion mutant lacking residues 306-310 (Delta306) was generated. Kinetic studies showed that Delta306 exhibited: (1) a reduction (>200-fold) in the specific activity using starch as a substrate; (2) a reduction in k(cat) for maltopentaose and maltoheptaose as substrates; and (3) a twofold increase in K(m) (maltopentaose as substrate) compared to the wild-type (rHSAmy). More cleavage sites were observed for the mutant than for rHSAmy, suggesting that the mutant exhibits additional productive binding modes. Further insight into its role is obtained from the crystal structures of the two enzymes soaked with acarbose, a transition-state analog. Both enzymes modify acarbose upon binding through hydrolysis, condensation or transglycosylation reactions. Electron density corresponding to six and seven fully occupied subsites in the active site of rHSAmy and Delta306, respectively, were observed. Comparison of the crystal structures showed that: (1) the hydrophobic cover provided by the mobile loop for the subsites at the reducing end of the rHSAmy complex is notably absent in the mutant; (2) minimal changes in the protein-ligand interactions around subsites S1 and S1', where the cleavage would occur; (3) a well-positioned water molecule in the mutant provides a hydrogen bond interaction similar to that provided by the His305 in rHSAmy complex; (4) the active site-bound oligosaccharides exhibit minimal conformational differences between the two enzymes. Collectively, while the kinetic data suggest that the mobile loop may be involved in assisting the catalysis during the transition state, crystallographic data suggest that the loop may play a role in the release of the product(s) from the active site.     

Partial purification and characterization of the novel halotolerant and alkalophilic laccase produced by a new isolate of Bacillus subtilis LP2

Laccases (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductases, [EC1.10.3.2] are mostly known as members of the blue multicopper oxidase family that are used in very different industrial applications: textile, pulp and paper, food, cosmetics industries, bioremediation process, biosensor, biofuel and organic synthesis. Stability against the extreme conditions is an important property and it makes laccase suitable for several industrial processes. Laccase should have salt resistance to be used in textile dye degradation because the textile wastewaters include dyes with high concentrations of salts, especially NaCl. Bacterial laccases are preferable to be used for bioremediation process due to their high stability to extremely salt contaminated and alkalophilic environment. Bacillus subtilis LP2 was identified as a source of alkali-tolerant, salt resistant laccase. Laccase showed activity over a wide pH (4–10) and temperature (30–80?°C) range. Maximum laccase activity was observed as 140.4?U/mg (umol/min*mg) at pH 8 and 50?°C with the substrate guaiacol. Stability of laccase was determined as 60% and 20% after incubation of the enzyme for different time intervals of 20 and 40?min at 50?°C and pH 8. SDS (10?mM) and EDTA (5?mM) decreased laccase activity from 100% to 0% and 56%, respectively. Despite the other inhibitors, NaCI increased the activity of laccase to 167% at 500?mM concentration. Laccase from Bacillus subtilis LP2 barely showed the activity on the substrates vanillin and L-tyrosine. These results clearly show that laccase from Bacillus subtilis LP2 has high potential to be used for several applications in textile industry.     

Cloning in Bacillus subtilis of temperature-dependent promoter fragments from Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis

Abstract Using promoter-probe plasmids, more than 200 promoter-containing fragments from Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis were cloned in B. subtilis . Among these, 15 promoter fragments were highly temperature-dependent in activity compared to the promoter sequence (TTGAAA for the −35 region, TATAAT for the −10 region) of the amylase gene, amyT , from B. stearothermophilus . Some fragments exhibited higher promoter activities at elevated temperature (48°C), others showed higher activities at lower temperature (30°C). Active promoter fragments at higher and lower temperatures were obtained mainly from the thermophile ( B. stearothermophilus ) and the mesophile ( B. subtilis ), respectively. A promoter fragment active at high temperature was sequenced, and the feature of the putative promoter region was discussed.     

Cloning of the Thermostable Cellulase Gene from Newly Isolated Bacillus subtilis and its Expression in Escherichia coli

A bacterial strain with high cellulase activity (0.26 U/ml culture medium) was isolated from hot spring, and classified and named as B. subtilis DR by morphological and 16SrDNA gene sequence analysis. A thermostable endocellulase, CelDR, was purified from the isolated strain. The optimum temperature of the enzyme reaction was 50°C, and CelDR retained 70% of its maximum activity at 75°C after incubation for 30 min. The putative gene celDR, consisting an open reading frame (ORF) of 1,524 nucleotides and encoding a protein of 508 amino acids with a molecular weight of 55 kDa, was purified from B. subtilis DR and cloned into pET-28a for expression. The cellulase production in E. coli BL21 (DE3) was enhanced to approximately three times that of the wild-type strain.     

Engineering surface hydrophobicity improves activity of Bacillus thermocatenulatus lipase 2 enzyme

Bacillus thermocatenulatus lipase 2 (BTL2) is a promising industrial enzyme used in biodiesel production. Although BTL2 has high thermostability and good resistance to organic solvents, the activity of BTL2 is suboptimal for industrial processes. To improve BTL2 activity, we engineered BTL2 lipase by modulating hydrophobicity of its lid domain. Through site‐directed mutagenesis, we constructed three mutants, namely Y225F+S232A, S232A+T236V and Q185L, to cover all uncharged hydrophilic amino acids within the lid domain. Activities of these mutants were characterized. Our findings suggest that one mutant (Y225F+S232A) showed ～35% activity increase in catalyzing heterogeneous hydrolytic reactions relevant for industrial applications. A mathematical framework was established to account for different molecular events that contribute to the observed apparent catalytic activities. Increases in hydrophobicity of lid domains were associated with increased interfacial adsorption of lipases and lower molecular enzymatic activities. The measured apparent activities of lipases include contributions from both events. Lid hydrophobicity can thus result in different changes in lipase activities depending on the mutation site. Our work demonstrates the feasibility of increasing BTL2 activity by modulating the hydrophobicity of lid domains and provides some guidelines for further improving BTL2 activity.     

微流控芯片监测绿色荧光蛋白在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达

目前主要使用激光共聚焦扫描显微镜观察绿色荧光蛋白的表达,但需要昂贵的仪器并耗费大量时间。本研究开发了一种新型激光诱导的微流芯片检测系统来监测绿色荧光蛋白在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达。该系统主要由激光装置、光路系统、微流控芯片、光电倍增管和计算机处理系统等5部分组成。对该系统的测试结果显示,随着诱导强度的增强监测信号峰也随之增强,并且与激光共聚焦显微镜观察的结果一致。利用该芯片系统能够快速准确地筛选和鉴定用绿色荧光蛋白作为标记的细胞克隆,可以替代PCR鉴定方法。但该系统仅仅能够监测表达强度,不能够满足蛋白定位等高水平研究,因此,该系统适合应用于环境的微生物监测、药物筛选和其他无需观察蛋白定位等研究。     

枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株产生的表面活性素变异体的纯化和鉴定

利用6mol/L HCI沉淀枯草芽孢杆菌B2菌株的去细胞培养液,甲醇抽提获得脂肽类抗生素粗提物,过Sephadex LH-20层析柱获得粗纯化物,经MALDI-TOF-MS检测表明B2菌株仅含有表面活性素一种脂肽类抗生素。利用HPLC SMART SYSTEM,将粗纯化物过μPRC C2／C18层析柱对表面活性素变异体进行分离后获得纯化物。经MALDI-TOF-PSD—MS对纯化物的结构分析表明,B2菌株的表面活性素变异体由13、14和15个碳原子的脂肪酸链以及L-Glu-L-Leu—D—Leu—L-Val-L-Asp-D—Leu-L-Leu七环肽组成。     

地衣芽孢杆菌耐高温α-淀粉酶基因的克隆、烟草瞬时表达及转化拟南芥的研究

从地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis)中克隆到耐高温α-淀粉酶基因全长, 构建了原核表达载体, 转入大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中, 使用IPTG于28°C诱导6小时后, 通过SDS-PAGE检测到目的蛋白, 分子量约为55 kDa, 并通过酶活力检测实验证明该蛋白具有耐高温α-淀粉酶活性。同时构建了该基因融合GFP的植物表达载体, 通过农杆菌(Agro- bacterium tumefaciens)介导瞬时转化烟草(Nicotiana tabacum)下表皮细胞并在荧光显微镜下观察, 发现在烟草下表皮细胞的细胞质和液泡中均有绿色荧光。使用I₂-KI溶液对乙醇脱色后的烟草叶片进行染色, 显色反应表明在烟草中表达的耐高温α-淀粉酶具有酶活性。最后, 采用农杆菌介导的花蕾浸泡法将重组载体转化到拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)中, 筛选到稳定遗传的耐高温α-淀粉酶基因的拟南芥纯合子。研究结果为后期开展表达耐高温α-淀粉酶的转基因植物的相关研究奠定了实验基础。     

地衣芽孢杆菌固态发酵麻疯树饼粕产蛋白酶及其酶学性质

利用地衣芽孢杆菌作为出发菌株,以提油后的麻疯树饼粕作为培养基,采用固态发酵方式生产蛋白酶。控制培养基湿度为125%,添加10%的乳糖和5%的蛋白胨,30°C条件下发酵3d,蛋白酶产量达到最大值(7465U/g)。酶学性质研究表明,蛋白酶最适作用pH为5?6,最适催化温度为55°C,最大催化速度Vmax为0.0324μmol/(s·mg),Km值为0.0531mmol/L。有机溶剂对酶活力有明显促进作用,10%(V/V)甲醇和5%(V/V)乙醇可以使酶活力分别提高13.55%和70.9%。Mg2+可以使蛋白酶活力提高42.54%,而Hg2+却使酶彻底失活。     

New inhibitors of colony spreading in Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus anthracis

We have recently characterized sliding motility in Bacillus subtilis strains that lack functional flagella, and here describe the discovery of inhibitors of colony spreading in these strains as well as the aflagellate pathogen, Bacillus anthracis. Aflagellate B. subtilis strains were used to screen for new types of antibacterials that might inhibit colony spreading on semi-solid media. From a diverse set of organic structures, p-nitrophenylglycerol (NPG), an agent used primarily in clinical laboratories to control Proteus swarming, was found to inhibit colony spreading. The four stereoisomers of NPG were synthesized and tested, and only the 1R,2S-(1R-anti) and 1R,2R-(1R-syn) NPG isomers had significant activity in a quantitative colony-spreading assay. Twenty-six NPG analogs and related structures were synthesized and tested to identify more active inhibitors. p-Methylsulfonylphenylglycerol (p-SPG), but not its ortho or meta analogs, was found to be the most effective of these compounds, and synthesis and testing of all four p-SPG stereoisomers showed that the 1R-anti-isomer was the most active with an average IC(50) of 16 μM (3-5 μg mL(-1)). For B. anthracis, the colony-spreading IC(50) values for 1R-anti-SPG and 1R-anti-NPG are 12 μM (2-4 μg mL(-1)) and >150 μM, respectively. For both Bacillus species tested, 1R-anti-SPG inhibits colony spreading of surface cultures on agar plates, but is not bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal in liquid cultures. Work is in progress to find the cellular target(s) of the NPG/SPG class of compounds, since this could lead to an understanding of the mechanism(s) of colony spreading as well as design and development of more potent inhibitors for the control of B. anthracis surface cultures.     

枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶基因在转基因烟草组织中的分泌表达

克隆枯草芽孢杆菌纤溶酶(Bacillussubtilisfibrinolyticenzyme,BSFE)基因及其前导肽序列。通过农杆菌EHA105介导转化,获得转基因烟草植株。其BSFE的表达水平为叶片42.97±28.59U·g-1FW、茎15.14±10.57U·g-1FW和根25.55±14.71U·g-1FW。其内源BSFE信号肽可在转基因烟草中行使蛋白转运功能,使BSFE具有分泌表达特性。这一系统可用于建立利用植物组织分泌表达外源蛋白的系统模型。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌4.0718菌株中杀虫晶体蛋白基因的定位及鉴定

[目的]对苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,简称Bt)4.0718菌株中的杀虫晶体蛋白基因(insecticidal crystal protein gene,简称cry基因)进行定位和鉴定,系统分析高毒力Bt4.0718菌株的杀虫基因背景.[方法]采用脉冲电泳(PFGE)分离Bt 4.0718菌株的基因组DNA,确定该菌株的PFGE图谱和质粒图谱;采用Southern杂交分析该菌株中cry基因的定位,并使用PCR及PCR产物限制性片段长度多态性分析(PCR-RFLP)方法鉴定该菌株染色体和质粒上含有的cry基因类型.[结果]确定了Bt 4.0718菌株的PFGE图谱和质粒图潜,鉴定到Bt4.0718菌株的染色体和质粒上均定位有cry基因,且分别包含crylAa、crylAc、cry2Aa和cry2Ab 4种基因成分.但染色体上含有的cry基因可能不如质粒上含有的cry基因具有完整的开放阅渎框.[结论]首次在Bt 4.0718菌株的染色体上发现有丰富的cry基因,且与质粒上含有的cry基因类型一致.     

多效调控基因degU32(Hy),degQa和degR对枯草芽孢杆菌Ki-2-132生长和蛋白酶发酵的影响

通过向枯草芽孢杆菌Ki-2-132染色体和／或细胞质导入来自枯草杆菌168菌株的degU32（Hy）和degR基因,以及来自芽孢杆菌解淀粉菌株（Bacillus amyloliquefaciens）的degQa基因,对上述基因对枯草芽孢杆菌Ki-2-132细胞的生长、孢子发生、蛋白酶发酵的影响进行了研究。尽管上述多效调控基因来自不同的芽孢杆菌种和菌株,它们在枯草芽孢杆菌Ki-2-132中依然表现多效性。枯草杆菌Ki-2-132degU32（Hy）表现出增高了的蛋白酶产量;当和质粒或染色体上的degQa基因协作,可以进一步依赖葡萄糖的水平和degQa的基因剂量影响细胞生长,增加蛋白酶产量,以及影响孢子的形成。与此不同,degR在degU32（Hy）突变体中并不显著影响其蛋白酶的产量,这一发现支持DegR蛋白通常稳定磷酸化的DegU,而其在degU32（Hy）菌株中不再进一步放大该突变体内已被磷酸化的DegU的调控作用。