葡萄酒酿酒酵母嗜果糖特性的评价方法

[目的]酿酒酵母的嗜果糖性是葡萄酒酵母选育工作的一项重要内容.建立评价菌体发酵果糖能力的方法,是葡萄酒酿酒酵母嗜果糖性研究的基础.[方法]以3株不同果糖发酵能力的酵母菌为研究对象,考察菌体在模拟葡萄汁培养基条件下,发酵情况与单糖利用之间的关系;并通过数学方程拟合单糖动力发酵曲线,得到发酵持续时间、葡萄糖浓度拟为0时的果糖浓度、果糖与葡萄糖曲线面积的差值等参数.[结果]这些参数可以反应出菌体的发酵速率和嗜果糖性.其中后两个参数能显著将3个菌株的嗜果糖特性区分开.[结论]为高果糖利周优良葡萄酒酿酒酵母菌株的筛选和构建,提供了较为全面、客观和有效的评价方法.     

葡萄酒酿酒酵母果糖利用影响因素的研究进展

葡萄酒酒精发酵后期,酿酒酵母果糖利用能力与酒精发酵中止和发酵不彻底密切相关,而且残余果糖还可能带来微生物污染和酒体失衡的危险。从酿酒酵母己糖跨膜转运、己糖胞内磷酸化及发酵条件(葡萄糖浓度、乙醇和温度)对果糖利用影响等方面的研究进展进行了综述,对筛选和构建高果糖利用优良葡萄酒酿酒酵母研究,以及生产中合理控制酒精发酵过程具有重要指导意义。     

利用微卫星标记分析新疆老面酵头中酿酒酵母遗传多样性

本研究对分离自新疆不同地区老面酵头中433株酿酒酵母进行微卫星标记技术分析,研究新疆老面酵头中酿酒酵母遗传多样性。结果表明,新疆老面酵头中酿酒酵母观测等位基因数为1.396 6–1.8599,平均有效等位基因数为1.0463–1.1082,基因多样性指数为0.0356–0.0850,Shannon指数为0.1583–0.0682,其中,南疆酿酒酵母遗传多样性指数高于北疆。新疆各地域居群具有明显简单重复序列(simple sequence repeat, SSR)基因特征,主要表现为7个类群(XJⅠ–XJⅦ),在6个微卫星位点上具有显著的基因型差异,并在120–160 bp和250–300 bp扩增位点多样性均明显少于参考菌株葡萄酒酵母EC1118。居群XJⅢ、XJⅣ、XJⅥ、XJⅦ在250–400bp扩增位点少于XJⅠ、 XJⅡ、 XJⅤ;XJⅣ、 XJⅤ、XJⅦ丰度明显大于XJⅠ、 XJⅡ、XJⅢ、 XJⅥ和EC1118。XJⅠ、XJⅤ、XJⅥ扩增位点在300–400 bp少于XJⅡ、XJⅢ、XJⅣ、XJⅦ;XJⅠ、XJⅡ丰度比XJⅢ、XJⅣ、XJⅤ、XJⅥ、XJⅦ和EC1118低,...     

苹果酸-乳酸发酵相关基因克隆及其在酵母中的表达

苹果酸乳酸发酵是不同葡萄酒酿造过程中至关重要的降酸步骤。近20年来,围绕苹果酸乳酸发酵相关基因的克隆以及在酿酒酵母中表达的研究取得了一些进展,就该研究进展和存在的问题进行了综述。此外,也论及了苹果酸-乙醇发酵相关基因的研究,这对于一些不适合苹果酸-乳酸发酵的葡萄酒具有重要意义 。     

葡萄酒相关酵母的香气形成及香气特征

一系列相关微生物的代谢及相互作用贯穿在葡萄酒的酿造过程中,其中各种酵母菌的代谢产物是影响葡萄酒感官特征的关键,不同菌种代谢产生不同的挥发性物质,造成对葡萄酒香气的最直接影响。介绍了酿酒酵母以及非酿酒酵母的代谢特征与差别,由此所引起的葡萄酒气味的不同表现,以及发酵过程中不同菌种的相互作用,总结了近些年来对非酿酒酵母酿酒特性的研究与利用。目前已证实非酿酒酵母的一些代谢特征对葡萄酒香气和香气结构具有一些积极的作用,并且酿酒酵母和有些非酿酒酵母的结合使用对改善葡萄酒感官也具有良好的作用与发展前景。     

葡萄酒相关酵母的香气形成及香气特征

一系列相关微生物的代谢及相互作用贯穿在葡萄酒的酿造过程中,其中各种酵母菌的代谢产物是影响葡萄酒感官特征的关键,不同菌种代谢产生不同的挥发性物质,造成对葡萄酒香气的最直接影响。介绍了酿酒酵母以及非酿酒酵母的代谢特征与差别,由此所引起的葡萄酒气味的不同表现,以及发酵过程中不同菌种的相互作用,总结了近些年来对非酿酒酵母酿酒特性的研究与利用。目前已证实非酿酒酵母的一些代谢特征对葡萄酒香气和香气结构具有一些积极的作用,并且酿酒酵母和有些非酿酒酵母的结合使用对改善葡萄酒感官也具有良好的作用与发展前景。     

宿主遗传背景对重组酿酒酵母木糖共发酵影响的研究进展

木糖是纤维素原料水解液中最主要的五碳糖成分,由于野生的酿酒酵母缺乏有效的木糖利用途径,将外源木糖代谢途径整合至酿酒酵母中使其具有发酵木糖生产乙醇的能力是构建纤维素乙醇发酵菌株的关键。国内外学者的研究表明,同一木糖代谢途径导入不同酿酒酵母菌株中,所得到的重组菌发酵性能存在明显差异,表明宿主的遗传背景对菌株利用木糖能力和发酵性能具有重要的影响。就酿酒酵母宿主对重组菌株的木糖发酵性能的影响进行了综述,分析了产生宿主差异的内在机理,为进一步选育高效木糖共发酵菌种提供借鉴。     

四川甘孜州高山葡萄酒产区酵母菌多样性分析

【背景】西南高山葡萄酒产区的甘孜州产区,具有生产优质葡萄酒的自然禀赋。【目的】研究四川甘孜州葡萄酒产区真核微生物种类多样性、本土酿酒酵母遗传多样性,以及商业酵母对本土酵母多样性的影响。【方法】利用ITS高通量测序技术对赤霞珠接种发酵和自然发酵过程中的微生物进行多样性分析,并利用Interdelta指纹图谱分析法,对经过26S rRNA基因鉴定的野生酿酒酵母基因型进行分类。【结果】ITS测序结果显示,接种发酵和自然发酵各时期均注释到7个科7个属的酵母,通过Interdelta指纹图谱分析发现甘孜州产区的酿酒酵母共有5种基因型。该产区酿酒酵母的6株代表菌株与我国其他产区109株酿酒酵母的进化树分析结果显示,均与来自北京产区的酿酒酵母菌株亲缘关系更近。【结论】甘孜州葡萄酒子产区酵母资源丰富,表现出较高的微生物多样性和中等程度的本土酿酒酵母基因型多样性,为后续优良本土酵母菌株的筛选奠定基础。     

毕赤酵母己糖运载体HXT1基因缺失菌株的构建

葡萄糖在酵母胞内的转运是依靠己糖运载体家族成员完成的。目前在酿酒酵母中已鉴定了18个己糖运载体基因, 各自功能也已得到深入的研究。然而在作为优良蛋白表达系统的毕赤酵母中, 目前国内外尚未有此类基因的相关报道。本文基于酵母同源重组率高的特性, 以G418作为抗性筛选标记, 分别在其5￠和3￠端连接待缺失毕赤酵母基因HXT1开放阅读框ORF的上下游各200 bp作为同源重组区, 电转毕赤酵母GS115感受态, 通过不同浓度G418抗性平板筛选, 最终得到了HXT1基因缺失的毕赤酵母菌株GS115ΔHXT1。通过与野生株比较发现, HXT1基因缺失株的生长状况及葡萄糖利用都有所下降。     

利用人工锌指文库选育高乙醇耐受性工业酵母菌株

选育高乙醇耐性的酿酒酵母菌株对提高燃料乙醇的发酵效率具有重要意义.锌指蛋白广泛存在于多种生物中,对基因的转录和翻译起重要的调节作用.利用人工设计的锌指蛋白可定向设计锌指序列及其排列顺序,实现对细胞内多个基因的全局调控.由于与环境胁迫反应相关的基因很多,因此可利用人工锌指蛋白技术获得耐受性提高的微生物重组菌.文中将人工锌指文库转入到酿酒酵母模式菌株S288c,选育了具有高乙醇耐受性的重组菌株M01,并分离了与乙醇耐受性提高相关的人工锌指蛋白表达载体pRS316ZFP-M01,转入工业酿酒酵母Sc4126,在含有不同浓度乙醇的平板上,工业酵母Sc4126的重组菌株表现出显著的耐受性提高.在高糖培养基(250 g/L)条件下进行乙醇发酵,发现重组菌的乙醇发酵效率明显快于野生型,发酵时间提前24 h,且发酵终点乙醇浓度提高6.3％.结果表明人工锌指文库能够提高酵母的乙醇耐受性,为构建发酵性能优良的酵母菌种奠定了基础.     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

New species of Peruvian Orchidaceae III

Sixteen new species are proposed in the generaAckermania, Dressleria, Epidendrum, Maxillaria, Oncidium, Rodriguezia, Sigmatostalix, andTrigonidium. All new species are illustrated.Maxillaria vittariifolia L. O. Williams is newly recorded for Peru. A key is provided forTrigonidium of Peru.Trigonidium loretoense Schltr. andT. peruvianum Schltr. are lectotypified.     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

广西青藓科分类学修订

通过对采自广西24个县(市)的1 147份青藓科植物标本的逐一鉴定及相关文献的查阅,确认有广西青藓科植物11属、44种,其中包括广西青藓科植物新记录属1属,即拟异叶藓属(Pseudokindbergia),新记录种7种,分别为匐枝青藓(Brachythecium procumbens)、阔叶尖喙藓(Oxyrrhynchium latifolium)、泛生尖喙藓(O. vagans)、拟异叶藓(Pseudokindbergia dumosa)、华东细喙藓(Rhynchostegiella sinensis)、长肋拟青藓(Sciurohypnum populeum)和弯叶拟青藓(S. reflexum)。该文提供了修订后的广西青藓科植物名录,并对其中的新记录属、种的主要形态学识别特征、生境和地理分布等进行了详细描述。     

Evaluation of antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of the resin glycosides and the other metabolites of Scrophularia cryptophila

Resin glycosides are secondary metabolites exclusive to the convolvulaceous plants. In this study, crypthophilic acids A–C (1–3), the first resin glycosides occurring in another family (Scrophulariaceae), and the other constituents of Scrophularia cryptophila were examined for in vitro antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial potentials. Except for crypthophilic acid B (2), all tested compounds exhibited growth-inhibitory effect against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, with l-tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7) being the most potent ones (IC₅₀'s 4.1 and 9.7 μg/ml). In contrast, the activity towards Trypanosoma cruzi was poor, and only crypthophilic acid C (3), 6 and 7 were trypanocidal at concentrations above 40 μg/ml. With the exception of 2 and 6, all compounds were active against Leishmania donovani. Harpagide (4) and 3 emerged as the best leishmanicidal agents (IC₅₀'s 2.0 and 5.8 μg/ml). Only compounds 3, 6 and 7 showed antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC₅₀ values of 4.2, 16.6 and 22.4 μg/ml. Overall the best and broadest spectrum activity was presented by compounds 3 and 7, as they inhibited all four parasitic protozoa. None of the isolates had significant activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MICs >100 μg/ml) or were toxic towards mammalian (L6) cells. This is the first report of antiprotozoal activity for natural resin glycosides, as well as for harpagide (4), acetylharpagide (5), tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7).     

Five additional genera of conidial lichen-forming fungi from Europe

Three remarkable new genera of conidial lichen-forming fungi, with pycnidial or acervular conidiomata are described and illustrated.Hastifera tenuispora gen. et spec. nov. from the South-Tyrol, Italy, is characterized by very long and narrow hyaline conidia produced in pycnidial conidiomata immersed in thalline warts.Lichingoldia gyalectiformis gen. et spec. nov. from rocks subject to inundation by freshwater in Norway has long sigmoidly curved conidia which appear to be adapted to dispersal in water.Woessia fusarioides gen. et spec. nov. from aQuercus stump in the Burgenland, Austria, has a finely granular thallus and disc-like conidiomata producing falcate conidia; this species is also of interest in that it hasChlorella as the photobiont. The recently described hyphomyceteCheiromycina flabelliformis B. Sutton is reported from Austria for the first time, and is also lichenized. Recent collections ofNigropuncta rugulosa D. Hawksw. from Austria and Italy also show that this species is lichenized rather than parasymbiotic. In all five cases the fungal hyphae of the conidiogenous structures are continuous with those in intimate contact with cells of the algal partners and the biological relationship appears to be mutualistic giving rise to stable crustose lichen thalli.