Purification and characterization of protease from a newly isolated Rhizopus oryzae

A newly isolated Rhizopus oryzae was found to exhibit some unusual phenomenon of secreting alkaline protease which was purified and characterized. The molecular weight was determined to be 28,600 dalton in gel electrophoresis. The enzyme is stable in the pH range from 3 to 11 and most active at pH 8. The temperature optimum of this thermostable biocatalyst is at 60 °C. The enzyme is sensitive to metal chelators, most of the metal ions (excepting a few monovalent cations) and inhibitor like PMSF. This indicates that the protease of isolated Rhizopus oryzae falls under alkaline serine group.     

Optimization of multiple inducers effect on protease biosynthesis by Rhizopus oryzae

Effect of additional chemicals at different culture conditions was studied in detail on newly isolated Rhizopus oryza (RO, IIT KGP) to maximize protease synthesis. The surfactants and metal ions when added to the basal medium individually were acted as inducers. The combined effect of these inducers on protease production was also studied in detail and a semiempirical mathematical model based on the data obtained was proposed to optimize their effects. A 2.5 fold increase in the protease production was possible by optimizing the two variable inducers system.     

Strain improvement for tannase production from co-culture of Aspergillus foetidus and Rhizopus oryzae

Spores from the co-culture of Aspergillus foetidus and Rhizopus oryzae were subjected to UV, heat and NTG (3-nitro,5-methylguanidine) mutagenesis. A few colonies were screened from the selected media for tannase study. Amongst all, the best mutant isolated from the heat treatment (60 degrees C for 60 min) was SCPR 337. The maximum yield of gallic acid and tannase in case of mutant strain was 95.2% and 53.6 U/ml with an incubation period of 30 h as compared to wild strain where the incubation period was 48 h with an enzyme activity of 44.2 U/ml and gallic acid yield of 94%, respectively. The mutant was sensitive to tetracycline and was also an over-producer of protease and amylase.     

Evolutionary operation (EVOP) to optimize protease biosynthesis by Rhizopus oryzae

To optimize the operating conditions of any microbial process, evolutionary operation (EVOP) technique can be applied as a tool. This is very efficient to optimize the combined effect of two or three variables and their interaction on a biological process. The application of EVOP methodology to optimize the environmental conditions for any biological system has not yet been reported in the literature. In this paper firstly EVOP methodology for optimizing two-variable experiments has been outlined and then applied to optimize protease biosynthesis by Rhizopus oryzae (RO, IIT KGP).     

Effects of temperature, pH and additives on the activity of tannase produced by a co-culture of Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus foetidus

Summary Tannase was produced by modified solid-state fermentation (MSSF) of tannin rich substrates by a co-culture of the two filamentous fungi, Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus foetidus. The enzyme thus produced was then partially purified by solvent precipitation and DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography. A study on the effects of temperature and pH was made on the activity of tannase so purified. The optimum values of incubation time, reaction temperature and pH for tannase activity were 5 min, 40 °C and 5.0 respectively. The half-life period thermal stability and kinetic constants (K _m 0.21 mM, V _max 4.9×10⁻² M min^-1 at 40 °C) of this tannase were determined and the effects of different metal ions, surfactants, chelators, denaturants and inhibitors on the enzyme activity were also studied.     

Invasive maxilar sinusitis by Rhizopus oryzae

We herein present a diabetic with non Hodgkin lymphoma patient that had been treated with steroids and developed fungal invasive sinusitis. The patient had intensive facial pain that did not respond to antibiotics and on clinical inspection had a necrotic lesion on right nasal area. A smear and biopsy tissue showed broad non septate hyphae and on cultures Rhizopus oryzae was isolated. There was an unfavorable outcome, and the patient died even though liposomal Amphotericin B was administered and surgical treatment was performed.     

米根霉发酵生产L-乳酸

报道了Ｌ－乳酸菌株的分离与筛选,探讨了不同碳源、氮源、通气量、温度等发酵条件对产Ｌ－乳酸的影响,从７８株米根霉中筛选出１３株产Ｌ－乳酸较高的菌株,其中米根霉（Ｒｈｉｚｏｐｕｓ ｏｒｙｚａｅ）Ｒｓ９２８产Ｌ－乳酸最高,产酸最稳定。试验结果表明,该菌株最适发酵培养组成（％）：淀粉水解糖１６,ＭｇＳＯ４ ０．０８,ＫＨ２ＰＯ４ ０．０５,ＺｎＳＯ４ ０．０１,ＣａＣＯ３ ７,ｐＨ自然。在６０ｔ发酵罐中,     

Production of flavour esters by Rhizopus oryzae

Microbial production of different alipathic esters with flavour characteristic has been studied. Lyophilized whole cells of Rhizopus oryzae CBS 112-07 were found to be particularly suitable to catalyse the synthesis of different flavour esters (hexyl acetate, propionate, butyrate, caprylate; geranyl acetate, propionate, butyrate and 2- and 3-methylbutyl acetate, butyrate) in n-heptane. This strain was therefore utilized for the semipreparative production of geranyl butyrate by semicontinous and continous addition of the substrates with satisfactory yields (144 g l^–1 in 264 h and 142 g l^–1 in 48 h respectively).     

Rhizopus Stem Rot of Orobanche aegyptiaca caused by Rhizopus oryzae in China

Stem rot was recorded on Orobanche aegyptiaca in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China from 2010 to 2011. The pathogen was isolated repeatedly from the infected stems and was identified as Rhizopus oryzae based on morphology, cultural features and molecular analysis. Koch's postulates were supported by pathogenicity tests conducted on healthy plants grown on processing tomato and melon. To our knowledge, this paper is the first to report the occurrence of R. oryzae stem rot on O. aegyptiaca.     

Biochemical and molecular characterization of a lipase produced by Rhizopus oryzae

A novel strain of Rhizopus oryzae WPG secretes a noninduced lipase (ROLw) in the culture medium; purified ROLw is a protein of 29 kDa, the 45 N-terminal amino acid residues were sequenced, this sequence is very homologous to Rhizopus delemar lipase (RDL), Rhizopus niveus lipase (RNL) and R. oryzae lipase (ROL29) sequences; the cloning and sequencing of the part of the gene encoding the mature ROLw, shows two nucleotides differences with RDL, RNL and ROL29 sequences corresponding to the change of the residues 134 and 200; ROLw does not present the interfacial activation phenomenon when using tripropionin or vinyl propionate as substrates; the lipase activity is maximal at pH 8 and at 37 degrees C, specific activities of 3500 or 900 U mg(-1) were measured at 37 degrees C and at pH 8, using olive oil emulsion or tributyrin as substrates, respectively; ROLw is unable to hydrolyse triacylglycerols in the presence of high concentration of bile salts; it is a serine enzyme as it is inhibited by tetrahydrolipstatin and was stable between pH 5 and pH 8.     

耐高糖米根霉菌株的生理特性

高糖发酵是提高产物浓度的常用方法,但天然菌株不能耐受高的糖浓度。为了解析高糖环境对菌株生理代谢的影响,以驯化获得的耐高糖菌株和原始菌株为对象,研究不同糖浓度对二者生理特性的影响。结果发现:与原始菌株相比,耐高糖菌株细胞膜不饱和脂肪酸的含量、胞内三磷酸腺苷(ATP)含量较高,且表现出更强的侧系呼吸强度。在此基础上,尝试通过调节碳氮比(C/N)或添加甘氨酸的方式补足原始菌株的代谢不足。结果表明:在150 g/L糖质量浓度条件下,调节C/N为500时,原始菌株富马酸产量可由37.4 g/L增至40.2 g/L。而添加0.5g/L甘氨酸,原始菌株富马酸产量可以增至43.8 g/L,提高了17.1%。     

Optimization of the high-level production of Rhizopus oryzae lipase in Pichia pastoris

The lipases of the Rhizopus species family are important and versatile enzymes that are mainly used in fat and oil modification due to their strong 1,3-regiospecificity. Inexpensive synthetic medium was used for the production of Rhizopus oryzae lipase in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Methanol accumulation inside the bioreactor has previously been shown to negatively influence the production level. Three different methanol fed-batch strategies for maintaining the methanol concentration within optimal limits have been assayed in high-density cultures. One methanol feeding strategy, which is based on the monitoring of the methanol concentration by gas chromatography, resulted in a 2.5-fold higher productivity compared to an initial cultivation, where the feeding rate was adjusted according to the dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) in the supernatant. Finally, productivity could be further increased by introducing a transition phase that involved the simultaneous feeding of glycerol and methanol followed by a single methanol feed. This optimized strategy resulted in the highest productivity (12888 U l(-1) h(-1)), which is 13.6-fold higher than the DO-based strategy.     

Enhanced biosynthesis of dihydrodaidzein and dihydrogenistein by a newly isolated bovine rumen anaerobic bacterium

A rod-shaped and Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, named Niu-O16, which was isolated from bovine rumen contents, was found to be capable of anaerobically converting isoflavones daidzein and genistein to dihydrodaidzein (DHD) and dihydrogenistein (DHG), respectively. The metabolites DHD and DHG were identified using EI-MS and NMR spectrometric analyses. Stereoisomeric metabolites, which were separated on chiral stationary phase HPLC, were formed in equal amounts by the strain Niu-O16. Tautomerization reaction occurred on the B-ring of DHD and DHG seems to be attributed to the equal production of stereoisomeric metabolites. For the synthesis of DHD, the strain Niu-O16 showed an optimal pH range from 6.0 to 7.0 and completely reduced up to 800 microM of daidzein to DHD with the initial OD600nm=1.0 and pH 7.0 for 3 days incubation. The strain Niu-O16, showed relatively faster reduction activity toward daidzein to produce DHD than the previously isolated human intestinal bacterium Clostridium sp. HGH6.     

Production of gallic acid by immobilization of Rhizopus oryzae

Production of gallic acid using the immobilized cells of Rhizopus oryzae has been studied. It was observed that 2% tannic acid concentration, 200 numbers of calcium alginate beads of spore concentration 2?×?10⁵/ml and initial pH 5.0 gave the maximum gallic acid production. The % of tannin conversion was 78.5% whereas in free cell culture, the % conversion was 83.5% in 4 days of incubation period. The beads were used for 3 times successfully. A drastic fall in the hydrolysis process was observed when the beads were treated with glutaraldehyde.     

致死性中线肉芽肿分离的不规则毛霉与米根霉致小鼠非典型增生研究

致死性中线肉芽肿（LMG）与鼻眶脑真菌病（ROCM）均为发生于面中线部位的损毁性溃疡,有时LMG可合并真菌感染,后者常被认为是继发。我们从LMG组织中分别分离出不规则毛霉（PUTH 10050641）和米根霉（PUTH 20111112）,病人均经抗真菌治疗获得痊愈,我们因此推测PUTH 10050641和PUTH 20111112可能参与诱导非典型增生及CD-56和Ki-67抗原表达。为论证上述推测,我们用ICR小鼠设计了一项观察研究。方法为小鼠背部皮下接种PUTH 10050641和PUTH 20111112,分别于接种后1周、2周、3周、4周和5周进行皮肤标本培养和组织学分析,包括直接免疫荧光和免疫组化特征。结果成功诱发感染并形成溃疡,病理表现为多形细胞浸润性炎症、血管侵入。此外,一些区域出现非典型增生、CD-56和Ki-67抗原表达,其中Ki-67高表达围绕真菌菌丝周围。上述研究表明不规则毛霉PUTH 10050641和米根霉PUTH 20111112参与了诱导非典型增生及NK细胞聚集。     

Production of proteolytic enzyme by Rhizopus oryzae in a bubble column bioreactor

Production of proteolytic enzyme in a bubble column bioreactor was carried out using the microorganism Rhizopus oryzae. Optimization of the production conditions were done adopting the EVOP (evolutionary operation technique). Studies on two variable and three variable parameters were carried out. The variable parameters were air flow rate, aeration time and incubation period. 8 hours aeration time per day, 1.66 vvm air flow rate and 2 days incubation was found to be optimum.     

Reduction of aflatoxins by Rhizopus oryzae and Trichoderma reesei

This study evaluated the ability of the microorganisms Rhizopus oryzae (CCT7560) and Trichoderma reesei (QM9414), producers of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) enzymes, to reduce the level of aflatoxins B₁, B₂, G₁, G₂, and M₁. The variables considered to the screening were the initial number of spores in the inoculum and the culture time. The culture was conducted in contaminated 4 % potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium, and the residual mycotoxins were determined every 24 h by HPLC-FL. The fungus R. oryzae has reduced aflatoxins B₁, B₂, and G₁ in the 96 h and aflatoxins M₁ and G₂ in the range of 120 h of culture by approximately 100 %. The fungus T. reesei has reduced aflatoxins B₁, B₂, and M₁ in the 96 h and aflatoxin G₁ in the range of 120 h of culture by approximately 100 %. The highest reduction occurred in the middle of R. oryzae culture.     

Purification of alkaline protease of Rhizopus oryzae by foam fractionation

Studies on the cost effective purification method is very much essential for the industrially important enzyme like protease. As foam fractionation is an important technique in downstream processing of the biologicals, purification of the crude proteolytic enzyme produced by Rhizopus oryzae has been attempted using converging-diverging foam fractionator. The effects of different parameters studied on the purification efficiency by foam fractionation were pH of the broth, air flow rate, initial liquid height. The results obtained were found quite encouraging at pH 10 with 1 LPM of air flow rate at low initial liquid height.     

Purification and characterization of an extracellular lipase from a thermophilic Rhizopus oryzae strain isolated from palm fruit

We have isolated a lipolytic strain from palm fruit that was identified as a Rhizopus oryzae. Culture conditions were optimized and highest lipase production amounting to 120 U/ml was achieved after 4 days of cultivation. The extracellular lipase was purified 1200-fold by ammonium sulfate precipitation, sulphopropyl-Sepharose chromatography, Sephadex G 75 gel filtration and a second sulphopropyl-Sepharose chromatography. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 8800 U/mg. The lipolytic enzyme has a molecular mass of 32 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration. The enzyme exhibited a single band in active polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its isoelectric point was 7.6. Analysis of Rhizopus oryzae lipase by RP-HPLC confirmed the homogeneity of the enzyme preparation. Determination of the N-terminal sequence over 19 amino acid residues showed a high homology with lipases of the same genus. The optimum pH for enzyme activity was 7.5. Lipase was stable in the pH range from 4.5 to 7.5. The optimum temperature for lipase activity was 35 degrees C and about 65% of its activity was retained after incubation at 45 degrees C for 30 min. The lipolytic enzyme was inhibited by Triton X100, SDS, and metal ions such as Fe(3+), Cu(2+), Hg(2+) and Fe(2+). Lipase activity against triolein was enhanced by sodium cholate or taurocholate. The purified lipase had a preference for the hydrolysis of saturated fatty acid chains (C(8)-C(18)) and a 1, 3-position specificity. It showed a good stability in organic solvents and especially in long chain-fatty alcohol. The enzyme poorly hydrolyzed triacylglycerols containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and appeared as a suitable biocatalyst for selective esterification of sardine free fatty acids with hexanol as substrate. About 76% of sardine free fatty acids were esterified after 30 h reaction whereas 90% of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was recovered in the unesterified fatty acids.