虾青素高产菌的选育

红发夫酵母（Phaffia rhodozyma)是微生物发酵法生产虾青素的优良菌株,作者采用Cs^137-γ射线重复辐照,并进行亚硝基胍（NTG）诱变处理,选育得到一株高产虾青素的红发夫酵母YB-20-28突变株,该菌株摇瓶发酵的生物量达老人家酵母YB-20-28突变株,该菌株摇瓶发酵的生物量达36.3g/L,总色素含量为1216.0μg/g,较出发菌株提高308%,虾青素产量达30.9μg/mL,是一株颇具开发潜力的虾青素高产菌株。     

一株法夫酵母虾青素高产菌株的生产性能

为了评价虾青素高产菌株-法夫酵母JMU-MVP14的生产性能及建立虾青素高产发酵技术,通过测定糖、生物量、虾青素产量、总类胡萝卜素产量等发酵参数,用摇瓶试验对比了法夫酵母JMU-MVP14和出发菌株的差异,用7 L罐试验对比了pH值调控方式及补料培养基成分对发酵的影响,用1 m3罐试验评估了法夫酵母JMU-MVP14高密度发酵虾青素的产量水平。摇瓶发酵结果表明,法夫酵母JMU-MVP14虾青素及总类胡萝卜素的细胞产率分别达到6.01 mg/g及10.38 mg/g;7 L罐分批发酵试验结果表明,自动流加调     

An improved process for cell disruption and astaxanthin extraction from Phaffia rhodozyma

Phaffia rhodozyma is one of the most important natural sources of the carotenoid astaxanthin, and the key process for extracting intracellular astaxanthin is disrption of the thick cell wall. In this work, an improved process for cell disruption and astaxanthin extraction from Phaffica rhodozyma was studied using an autoclave at low acid concentration. Under the optimum conditions (HCl 0.5 M and autoclave pressure 0.1 Mpa, 15 min), the relative residual astaxanthin and astaxanthin extractability reached 90.4 ± 3.5% and 84.8 ± 3.2%, respectively. The scanning electron microscopy pictures showed that all yeast cells shattered into fragments after autoclave treatment at low acid concentration condition, whereas cells were intact or partly broken after treatment by some other physical and chemical processes. This new method left no residual toxin and gavehigher extraction recovery, with good prospects for industrial use.     

Effect of acetic acid on astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma

Summary Low concentrations of acetic acid decreased the growth rate of and astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma on glucose, with growth completely inhibited by 2 g acetic acid/l. Using H₂SO₄ for pH control after sugar depletion caused a decline in the biomass concentration, whereas using acetic acid as titrant resulted in an increase in the biomass with a high astaxanthin content of 1430 g/g cells. An extended culture with a continuous glucose feed failed to maintain a high astaxanthin content.     

Simple method for the isolation of astaxanthin from the basidiomycetous yeast Phaffia rhodozyma.

A method is described for the quantitative and, possibly, large-scale extraction of astaxanthin from the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma. The method utilizes extracellular enzymes produced by the bacterium Bacillus circulans WL-12, which partially digests the yeast cell wall and renders the carotenoid pigments extractable by acetone or ethanol. Complete recovery of astaxanthin from heat-killed P. rhodozyma cells was obtained after growing B. circulans WL-12 on these yeast cells for 26 h and then extracting the yeast-bacterium mixture with acetone. A bacteria-free lytic system, which gave quantitative extraction of astaxanthin from P. rhodozyma, was obtained by concentrating the culture broth from the growth of B. circulans WL-12 on P. rhodozyma cells. Hydrolytic enzyme activities detected in this concentrate included beta-(1 leads to 3)-glucanase, beta-(1 leads to 6)-glucanase, alpha-(1 leads to 3)-glucanase, xylanase, and chitinase. The lytic system was found to work most efficiently at pH 6.5 and with low concentrations of yeast.     

法夫酵母产虾青素的反复分批及反复分批补料发酵

以生物量和虾青素产量为指标,考察法夫酵母多批次半连续培养产虾青素的稳定性。实验结果显示,在摇瓶上分别以4 d和5 d为周期反复分批培养法夫酵母,虾青素产量呈现先增加再下降的趋势,但第2代至第7代虾青素产量仍高于第1代,并且4 d为周期的虾青素平均产量略高于5 d的。在5 L罐法夫酵母进行反复分批补料发酵中,不管是补加30％的葡萄糖还是补加30％的淀粉水解糖,第2个批次发酵的生物量和虾青素产量均达到第1个批次的水平,表明菌种稳定性较好。     

Genetics and electrophoretic karyotyping of wild-type and astaxanthin mutant strains of Phaffia rhodozyma

In this work we establish the chromosomal composition of a wild-type, one astaxanthin and two -carotene overproducer strains of the red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma. The method used has been pulsed field gel electrophoresis, which has determined 9 DNA chromosomal bands in the yeast genome. The two largest bands are triplets and two other bands, VI and VIII, seem to be doublets. The size of the chromosomal bands varies between 0.35 and 2.5 Mb, suggesting a genome size of 25 Mb. The technique used, complemented with hybridization assays using specific DNA probes, provides direct information about the genomic organization of P. rhodozyma. We have also cloned and located in chromosomal bands different DNA sequences that code for the translation elongation factor 1 alpha (ef-1), a 7.6 kb BamHI fragment of repetitive DNA (possibly rDNA) and a randomly chosen fragment (named locus R2). Additionally, we have detected a chromosomal length polymorphism between wild-type strains and mutant strains affecting carotenogenesis obtained in our laboratory.     

响应面法对红法夫酵母合成虾青素主要影响因素的优化

在单因素试验确定了红法夫酵母生物合成虾青素培养基组份的基础上,用响应面法对其浓度进行优化。首先用分式析因设计评价了培养基的各组份对虾青素产量的影响,并找出主要影响因子为蔗糖和酵母粉,二者分别达到了极显著和显著水平。用最陡爬坡路径逼近最大响应区域后,运用旋转中心复合设计及响应面分析,确定了主要影响因子的最佳浓度。其中,蔗糖的最佳浓度为49.8g/L,酵母粉的浓度为9.6g/L。菌株在优化培养基中的虾青素产量为9861μg/L,比优化前增加了近1倍。     

Simple method for the isolation of astaxanthin from the basidiomycetous yeast Phaffia rhodozyma.

A method is described for the quantitative and, possibly, large-scale extraction of astaxanthin from the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma. The method utilizes extracellular enzymes produced by the bacterium Bacillus circulans WL-12, which partially digests the yeast cell wall and renders the carotenoid pigments extractable by acetone or ethanol. Complete recovery of astaxanthin from heat-killed P. rhodozyma cells was obtained after growing B. circulans WL-12 on these yeast cells for 26 h and then extracting the yeast-bacterium mixture with acetone. A bacteria-free lytic system, which gave quantitative extraction of astaxanthin from P. rhodozyma, was obtained by concentrating the culture broth from the growth of B. circulans WL-12 on P. rhodozyma cells. Hydrolytic enzyme activities detected in this concentrate included beta-(1 leads to 3)-glucanase, beta-(1 leads to 6)-glucanase, alpha-(1 leads to 3)-glucanase, xylanase, and chitinase. The lytic system was found to work most efficiently at pH 6.5 and with low concentrations of yeast.     

Increased astaxanthin production by a Phaffia rhodozyma mutant grown on date juice from Yucca fillifera

The wild strain and the astaxanthin-overproducing mutant strain 25–2 of Phaffia rhodozyma were analyzed in order to assess their ability to grow and synthesize astaxanthin in a minimal medium composed of g L⁻¹: KH₂PO₄ 2.0; MgSO₄ 0.5; CaCl₂ 0.1; urea 1.0 and supplemented with date juice of Yucca fillifera as a carbon source (yuca medium). The highest astaxanthin production (6170 μg L⁻¹) was obtained at 22.5 g L⁻¹ of reducing sugars. The addition of yeast extract to the yuca medium at concentrations of 0.5–3.0 g L⁻¹ inhibited astaxanthin synthesis. The yuca medium supported a higher production of astaxanthin, 2.5-fold more than that observed in the YM medium. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 24, 187–190. Received 14 July 1999/ Accepted in revised form 02 December 1999     

Effect of squalene on astaxanthin production by a mutant of Phaffia rhodozyma

The effect of different sesquiterpenes on carotenoid synthesis in Phaffia rhodozyma was studied. Addition of squalene to the culture medium resulted in a decrease in the echinenone and trans-astaxanthin concentrations, whereas -carotene remained unchanged. The role of squalene as an inhibitor of ketocarotenoid synthesis in Ph. rhodozyma is discussed.     

法夫酵母分批发酵虾青素动力学研究

通过三联30L全自动发酵罐对虾青素产生菌法夫酵母的分批发酵动力学进行了研究,结果表明,法夫酵母的生长与限制性基质葡萄糖浓度之间符合Logistic方程,建立了细胞生长、产物合成和基质消耗随时间变化的数学模型。应用MATLAB软件对发酵动力学模型进行最优参数估计和非线性拟和,获得最大比生长速率（umax）和产物得率（Yp/x）分别为0.1829/h、0.1524g/g,虾青素分批发酵中细胞生长与产物合成属于偶联型,模型模拟计算结果和实验值能较好地吻合,动力学研究结果表明该模型能较好地反映细胞的生长、底物消耗和产物合成过程机制。     

乳酸钠促进法夫酵母虾青素合成代谢流作用分析

【目的】研究乳酸钠(一种糖代谢产物)的加入对法夫酵母JMU-VDL668发酵过程中细胞生长和虾青素合成的影响。【方法】分别在摇瓶和7 L发酵罐实验基础上,采用代谢通量分析的方法分析添加乳酸钠对法夫酵母菌株JMU-VDL668合成虾青素代谢流的影响。【结果】在7 L发酵罐实验中添加乳酸钠,虾青素产量最高可达17.70 mg/L,与对照组相比提高26%。代谢通量分析表明,乳酸钠可以调节丙酮酸、乙酰辅酶A节点处的代谢通量分布,乳酸在乳酸脱氢酶的作用下可以直接进入代谢网络的后半程,乙酰辅酶A的通量和进入TCA循环的通量得到了显著加强。【结论】乳酸钠的加入提供了更多的乙酰辅酶A等前体物质和能量供给,因此促进了虾青素的合成。     

Separation of astaxanthin from cells of Phaffia rhodozyma using colloidal gas aphrons in a flotation column

The aim of this study is to investigate the separation of astaxanthin from the cells of Phaffia rhodozyma using colloidal gas aphrons (CGA), which are surfactant stabilized microbubbles, in a flotation column. It was reported in previous studies that optimum recoveries are achieved at conditions that favor electrostatic interactions. Therefore, in this study, CGA generated from the cationic surfactant hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were applied to suspensions of cells pretreated with NaOH. The different operation modes (batch or continuous) and the effect of volumetric ratio of CGA to feed, initial concentration of feed, operating height, and flow rate of CGA on the separation of astaxanthin were investigated. The volumetric ratio was found to have a significant effect on the separation of astaxanthin for both batch and continuous experiments. Additionally, the effect of homogenization of the cells on the purity of the recovered fractions was investigated, showing that the homogenization resulted in increased purity. Moreover, different concentrations of surfactant were used for the generation of CGA for the recovery of astaxanthin on batch mode; it was found that recoveries up to 98% could be achieved using CGA generated from a CTAB solution 0.8 mM, which is below the CTAB critical micellar concentration (CMC). These results offer important information for the scale‐up of the separation of astaxanthin from the cells of P. rhodozyma using CGA. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2010     

Improvement of astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma through mutation and optimization of culture conditions

Phaffia rhodozyma strains were treated with the mutagenic agent NTG several times and plated onto yeast-malt agar containing β-ionone as a selective medium. One of the NTG-treated strains (NCHU-FS301) produced considerably more astaxanthin than the parent CBS-6938 (strain NCHU-FS301 produced 1515.63 μg/g and CBS-6938 565.08 μg/l). When the kinetic parameters of the specific growth rate (μ) and specific astaxanthin productivity (q_p) were used to judge the association between growth behavior and product formation, NCHU-FS301 was shown to be a more positive growth-associated fermentation type than the parent strain. A study of the effects of the carbon source on red pigment formation revealed that glucose could support the highest total astaxanthin production (7809.3 μg/l). Yeast extract was the best nitrogen source in supporting the highest total astaxanthin formation (8637.5 μg/l). When mixed nitrogen sources were used, a mixture of yeast extract, beef extract, and potassium nitrate (1:1:1) supported more pigmentation (8052.6 μg/l) than the other mixtures tested. Astaxanthin-overproducing mutants could be useful in providing a natural source of astaxanthin for the aquacultural industry.     

补料工艺对两株法夫酵母菌株产虾青素的影响

【目的】考察不同补料工艺对法夫酵母菌株生长和虾青素合成的影响。【方法】对法夫酵母JMU-VDL668和JMU-MVP14菌株在7 L罐中进行分批及分批补料培养; 同时, 测定发酵过程中生物量、虾青素和葡萄糖含量的变化。【结果】采用恒DO补料, 法夫酵母JMU-VDL668菌株获得的生物量最大(64.6 g/L), 是分批培养的2.2倍; 采用恒pH补料发酵, 虾青素的产量最高(20.6 mg/L), 是分批培养的1.5倍。与JMU-VDL668菌株不同, 虾青素高产菌株JMU-MVP14菌株采用恒pH补料, 获得生物量最大(48.5 g/L), 但虾青素产量大大降低(仅17.5 mg/L); 采用脉冲补料, 虾青素产量最高, 达到414.1 mg/L, 与分批发酵相比提高了200.2%; 采用恒DO补料, 生物量(38.5 g/L)和虾青素产量(403.2?mg/L)增加显著, 与分批发酵相比分别提高了133.1%和192.3%。【结论】不同补料工艺对法夫酵母菌株生产虾青素影响很大。其中, 采用恒pH补料工艺, 法夫酵母JMU-VDL668菌株可以获得最高的虾青素产量, 而采用脉冲补料工艺, 最适于法夫酵母JMU-MVP14菌株发酵生产虾青素。     

Relationship between astaxanthin production and the intensity of anabolic processes in the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma

The astaxanthin synthesis in the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma was shown to depend on the rate of growth occurring in the first two days of cultivation. The growth rate of the yeast culture studied was preset by the cultivation conditions, among which the C:N ratio was decisive. The intense anabolic processes coupled with active culture growth during the first 24 h significantly inhibited the synthesis of the key enzymes involved in astaxanthin synthesis, which led to a marked decrease in the carotenoid production. It was demonstrated that for the maximum yield of astaxanthin to be obtained from 11 of nutrient medium, it is necessary to carry out cultivation, beginning with the first day, at a growth rate significantly lower than mu(max). The optimum budding rate of the mutant strain Ph. rhodozyma VKPM Y-2409 consistent with the maximum astaxanthin synthesis was determined. The specific astaxanthin productivity of the strain studied was about 7.0 mg/g of dry biomass at a budding rate of <0.5.     

Optimization of astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma through factorial design and response surface methodology.

Sequential methodology based on the application of three types of experimental designs was used to optimize the astaxanthin production of the mutant strain 25-2 of Phaffia rhodozyma in shake flask cultures. The first design employed was a factorial design 2(5), where the factors studied were: pH, temperature, percent of inoculum, carbon and nitrogen concentrations, each one at two levels. This design was performed in two medium types: rich YM medium and minimal medium, based on date juice (Yucca medium). With this first design the most important factors were determined (carbon concentration and temperature) that were used in the second experimental strategy: the method of steepest ascent was applied in order to rapidly approach the optimum. Finally, a second-order response surface design was applied using temperature and carbon concentration as factors. The optimal conditions stimulating the highest astaxanthin production were: 19.7 degrees C temperature; 11.25 g l(-1) carbon concentration; 6.0 pH; 5% inoculum and 0.5 g l(-1) nitrogen concentration. Under these conditions the astaxanthin production was 8100 microg l(-1), 92% higher than the production under the initial conditions.