Protease production by the ontjom fungus,Neurospora sitophila

Summary The production of protease and mycelium byNeurospora sitophila cultured on solid and liquid potato dextrose media was studied. Maximal activity of protease extracted from 4-day-old cultures occurred at pH 6.5 when an unfractionated peanut (groundnut) protein substrate was used. The greatest protease activity and mycelium production occurred during the first day of the 4-day test period. Potato dextrose media containing more than 0.2 M NaCl resulted in decreased protease and mycelium production, while tapioca starch was without affect at concentrations up to 1.4%. Addition of up to 0.3 M sucrose to growth media greatly stimulated protease production and mycelial growth. Maximal proteolytic activity was observed in extracts from mycelium cultured in potato dextrose media adjusted from pH 6.0 to 7.5. Activity was greater when soluble peanut protein was used as a substrate, compared to unfractionated or globulin protein substrates.     

灵芝深层发酵优良菌株的筛选

灵芝种类多,种间与品种间的不同均可能引起有效成分在产量表达上的差异,为了能筛选适宜深层发酵法生产的灵芝菌株,以8个灵芝菌株为研究对象,比较不同菌株在固体培养基上的菌丝体及液体发酵的菌球萌发菌丝生长速度、液体发酵产物、子实体多糖等指标。结果表明:8个菌株菌丝体生长速度有一定差异,以灵芝G9、红芝早萌发且生长速度快,甜芝、紫芝、灵芝G8、血芝其次,灵芝5760、黑芝最慢。8个菌株深层发酵产物由于生物学特性不同而有差别,同时菌株菌丝体生物量与次生代谢产物多糖之间无必然的联系,甜芝菌丝体生物量最大但自溶速度最快,灵芝5760菌球细小,速度最慢,血芝次生代谢产物多糖最高。菌丝体多糖与子实体多糖比较,各个菌株的菌丝体多糖含量均高于子实体多糖含量。提取多糖工艺以超声波辅助破壁处理后,再以热水浸提法提取多糖的得率明显提高,紫芝、黑芝提高了2倍以上。     

Screening of Ganoderma strains with high polysaccharides and ganoderic acid contents and optimization of the fermentation medium by statistical methods

Polysaccharides and ganoderic acids (GAs) are the major bioactive constituents of Ganoderma species. However, the commercialization of their production was limited by low yield in the submerged culture of Ganoderma despite improvement made in recent years. In this work, twelve Ganoderma strains were screened to efficiently produce polysaccharides and GAs, and Ganoderma lucidum 5.26 (GL 5.26) that had been never reported in fermentation process was found to be most efficient among the tested stains. Then, the fermentation medium was optimized for GL 5.26 by statistical method. Firstly, glucose and yeast extract were found to be the optimum carbon source and nitrogen source according to the single-factor tests. Ferric sulfate was found to have significant effect on GL 5.26 biomass production according to the results of Plackett–Burman design. The concentrations of glucose, yeast extract and ferric sulfate were further optimized by response surface methodology. The optimum medium composition was 55 g/L of glucose, 14 g/L of yeast extract, 0.3 g/L of ferric acid, with other medium components unchanged. The optimized medium was testified in the 10-L bioreactor, and the production of biomass, IPS, total GAs and GA-T enhanced by 85, 27, 49 and 93 %, respectively, compared to the initial medium. The fermentation process was scaled up to 300-L bioreactor; it showed good IPS (3.6 g/L) and GAs (670 mg/L) production. The biomass was 23.9 g/L in 300-L bioreactor, which was the highest biomass production in pilot scale. According to this study, the strain GL 5.26 showed good fermentation property by optimizing the medium. It might be a candidate industrial strain by further process optimization and scale-up study.     

Mycelial growth and exo-biopolymer production by submerged culture of various edible mushrooms under different media

AIMS: The effect of synthetic media on the submerged mycelial growth and exo-biopolymer production in various edible mushrooms was investigated in shake flask culture. METHODS AND RESULTS: Among 19 mushrooms examined, the relatively high yield in mycelial biomass and exo-biopolymer production was achieved in potato malt peptone (PMP) medium. In particular, Ganoderma lucidum NO. 1 and Phellinus linteus KCTC 6190 showed favourable growth in PMP medium with exo-biopolymer concentration of 1170 and 1520 mg l(-1), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced exo-biopolymer production was achieved from Ganoderma lucidum NO. 1 and Phellinus linteus KCTC 6190 in a 5L batch fermentor, indicating approximately 5000 and 2410 mg l(-1), respectively. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The exo-biopolymer production and mycelial growth from various mushrooms were found to be strongly controlled by different complex media.     

中药提取液对灵芝深层发酵的影响

我国中医药历史悠久 ,中药资源丰富 ,为保证广大人们的身体健康起到巨大作用。但近几十年来 ,我国在中药现代化方面进展缓慢 ,其中原因之一就是中药加工技术陈旧[1] ,近来有学者提出了中药发酵制药技术[1,2 ] 。药用真菌是中药的组成部分 ,它们中的许多种类都能以液体发酵进行生产[3] ,以适当的中药为培养基或在培养基中添加适量的中药 ,利用它们强大的分解转化能力 ,不仅可对中药中的纤维、糖类和蛋白等物质加以利用 ,而且在代谢过程中可能对中药中的一些成分进行转化 ,从而提高中药活性成分在复合制剂中的比例及效价 ;另外中药中的某些成…     

A Novel Approach to Enhancing Ganoderic Acid Production by Ganoderma lucidum Using Apoptosis Induction

Ganoderma lucidum is one of most widely used herbal medicine and functional food in Asia, and ganoderic acids (GAs) are its active ingredients. Regulation of GA biosynthesis and enhancing GA production are critical to using G. lucidum as a medicine. However, regulation of GA biosynthesis by various signaling remains poorly understood. This study investigated the role of apoptosis signaling on GA biosynthesis and presented a novel approach, namely apoptosis induction, to increasing GA production. Aspirin was able to induce cell apoptosis in G. lucidum, which was identified by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUPT nick end labeling assay positive staining and a condensed nuclear morphology. The maximum induction of lanosta-7,9(11), 24-trien-3α-01-26-oic acid (ganoderic acid 24, GA24) production and total GA production by aspirin were 2.7-fold and 2.8-fold, respectively, after 1 day. Significantly lower levels of GA 24 and total GAs were obtained after regular fungal culture for 1.5 months. ROS accumulation and phosphorylation of Hog-1 kinase, a putative homolog of MAPK p38 in mammals, occurred after aspirin treatment indicating that both factors may be involved in GA biosynthetic regulation. However, aspirin also reduced expression of the squalene synthase and lanosterol synthase coding genes, suggesting that these genes are not critical for GA induction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing that GA biosynthesis is linked to fungal apoptosis and provides a new approach to enhancing secondary metabolite production in fungi.     

Links between morphology and physiology of Ganoderma lucidum in submerged culture for the production of exopolysaccharide

Ganoderma lucidum was grown in submerged culture in shake flasks on a medium containing peptone, yeast extract and glucose. In pre-cultures, inoculated from an agar-grown culture, morphological and metabolic events were linked: the pellets originally produced protuberances when glucose was present in the medium, although glucose was not consumed. The protuberances were then liberated into the medium as second-generation pellets, at which time glucose consumption began and the rate of exopolysaccharide (EPS) production increased. The synchrony between events was repeated in cultures fed with either glucose or peptone and yeast extract. In main cultures, inoculated from a 16-day-old pre-culture, the biomass concentration increased linearly, while glucose consumption and EPS production were initially slow but then accelerated. Protuberances were produced and liberated similarly to the pre-culture, but there was less synchrony amongst the pellets. When glucose was added to such a culture on day 10, an EPS concentration of 5.7 g L(-1) was achieved on day 13, this being the highest reliable EPS concentration yet reported for submerged culture of G. lucidum. We conclude that a greater understanding of the morphological and physiological events during the culture of G. lucidum will allow the proposal of culture strategies to improve EPS production.     

响应面设计法优化蕨渣基质的灵芝培养条件

探索灵芝在以蕨渣为主要成分的固态基质中的培养条件,可为蕨渣的开发利用提供理论依据。以蕨渣为主要原料,采用响应面法对灵芝培养条件（基质蕨渣比例、基质含水量和培养温度）进行优化。结果表明,基质蕨渣比例、基质含水量和培养温度对灵芝菌丝日平均生长速率均有极显著的影响（p<0.01）,且基质含水量与培养温度之间、基质蕨渣比例与基质含水量之间存在交互作用。优化出灵芝培养条件为蕨渣比例85%,基质含水量62.5%,培养温度27℃,在此条件下,灵芝菌丝日平均生长速率为3.48mm/d。多元回归分析结果显示,基质蕨渣比例、基质含水量、培养温度与菌丝日平均生长速率之间回归模型高度显著,可用于实际生产预测。首次报道了利用蕨渣培养灵芝,为蕨渣进一步的开发研究奠定基础。     

Rhizopus delemar菌固态发酵生物量测定及其脂肪酶合成特征

研究了Rhizopus delemar菌固态发酵曲中麦角固醇的提取及其高效液相色谱（HPLC）测定方法。结果表明,固态曲中麦角固醇分离提取以1：25（w/v)的丙酮回流浸提2.0h为最佳,HPLC测定麦角固醇的条件为：HypersilC-8柱。甲醇/水（85/15,v/v)为流动相,流速为1.0mL/min,紫外检测波长为282nm。柱温为30℃。依据HPLC的分析测定,确定了麦角固醇与菌丝体间的定量关系,并以此为基础。测定了Rhizopus delemar菌固态发酵过程中的生物量变化。得到了生长曲线,发现当发酵培养至60h时固态曲中的生物量达到最大值为0.18g菌丝体/g干曲,而该菌所合成的脂肪酶的活力在48h达到最大值。     

培养条件对里氏木霉306菌体形态和t-PA生物合成的影响

里氏木霉（Trichoderrna reesei）306是能够生物合成组织型纤溶酶原激活剂（t-PA）的基因工程菌株。在对其液态深层培养时,发现随培养夸件和培养时间的变化,其菌体能以松散和菌丝球的两种形态存在。菌体形态和t-PA的产生密切相关。培养基中无机盐和表面活性剂的种类和添加量以及接种量和pH等培养条件是影响里氏木霉306菌体形态和t-PA合成的主要因素。在液态深层培养过程中,菌体以松散的菌丝体形态生长,形成纸浆状发酵液,利于t-PA的合成。     

Optimization of nutrient medium for submerged cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum (Curt.: Fr.) P. Karst

The dependence of the amount of the grown vegetative mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum on the composition of the nutrient medium has been studied under conditions of submerged cultivation. The medium was optimized using full factorial and steepest ascent experimental designs. The addition of two carbon sources to the medium considerably improved the submerged growth of the fungus. An optimized medium provided for a high yield (20-20.95 g/l) of the morphologically homogeneous mycelium and shortened the cultivation period to 3-4 days.     

Ganoderic acid derivatives and ergosta-4,7,22-triene-3,6-dione from Ganoderma lucidum

Seven new triterpenoids, ganoderic acid T, ganoderic acid S, ganoderic acid R, ganoderic acid P, ganoderic acid Q, ganoderic acid 0, 7-O-methyl-ganoderic acid 0 and a known ergosterol derivative, ergosta-4,7,22-triene-3,6-dione were isolated from the cultured mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum. The structure of the first compound was determined using spectroscopic and X-ray analysis, and the structures of the other compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic data.     

Dedikaryotization of higher fungi in submerged culture

Shaker experiments were done with submerged propagation of the oyster pleurotus (Pleurotus ostreatus/Jacq. ex. Fr./Kummer). The starting material was dikaryotic or monokaryotic mycelium obtained under stationary conditions. During submerged cultivation in a wort-containing medium on a cyclic shaker at 240 r.p.m. in flasks with articulated surface, dedikaryotization took place and the culture was predominantly monokaryotic after 10–14 days. Agitation of the medium favours the formation of monokaryotic forms. The typical mushroom flavour is associated with the dikaryotic form of mycelium so that submerged cultivation does not produce higher fungal mycelium in its aromatic form.     

Application of solid-phase extraction to agar-supported fermentation

Agar-supported fermentation (Ag-SF), a variant of solid-state fermentation, has recently been improved by the development of a dedicated 2 m² scale pilot facility, Platotex. We investigated the application of solid-phase extraction (SPE) to Ag-SF in order to increase yields and minimize the contamination of the extracts with agar constituents. The selection of the appropriate resin was conducted on liquid-state fermentation and Diaion HP-20 exhibited the highest recovery yield and selectivity for the metabolites of the model fungal strains Phomopsis sp. and Fusarium sp. SPE applied to Ag-SF resulted in a particular compartmentalization of the culture. The mycelium that requires oxygen to grow migrates to the top layer and formed a thick biofilm. The resin beads intercalate between the agar surface and the mycelium layer, and trap directly the compounds secreted by the mycelium through a “solid–solid extraction” (SSE) process. The resin/mycelium layer is easily recovered by scraping the surface and the target metabolites extracted by methanol. Ag-SF associated to SSE represents an ideal compromise for the production of bioactive secondary metabolites with limited economic and environmental impact.     

Effect of strain and cultural conditions on the production of cytochalasin B by the potential mycoherbicide Pyrenophora semeniperda (Pleosporaceae,Pleosporales)

The seed pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda has demonstrated potential as a mycoherbicidal biocontrol for eliminating persistent seed banks of annual bromes on western North American rangelands. This pathogen exhibits variation in virulence that is related to mycelial growth rate, but direct laboratory tests of virulence on seeds often have low repeatability. We developed a rapid and sensitive high pressure liquid chromatography method for quantification of the phytotoxin cytochalasin B in complex mixtures in order to evaluate its use in virulence screening. All 10 strains tested produced large quantities of this metabolite in solid wheat seed culture, with production varying over a fourfold range (535–2256 mg kg^?1). No cytochalasin B was produced in liquid potato dextrose broth culture, showing that its synthesis is strongly dependent on cultural conditions. In a Bromus tectorum coleoptile bioassay, solid culture extracts showed mild toxicity similar to the cytochalasin B standard at a concentration equivalent to 10^?4 M cytochalasin B (72–95% of control), whereas at 10^?3 M equivalent, the extracts exhibited significantly higher toxicity (8–18% of control) than the cytochalasin B standard (34% of control). This suggests the possible presence of other phytotoxic metabolites. Cytochalasin B production in solid wheat seed culture exhibited the predicted significant negative correlation with mycelial growth rate on potato dextrose agar, but the correlation was not very strong, possibly because cytochalasin B production and growth rate were measured under different cultural conditions.     

用灵芝发酵人参水煎液的工艺优化及其产物的抗疲劳活性研究

以灵芝为发酵菌株,对其发酵所采用的基础培养基和人参水煎液培养基分别进行筛选,并对人参水煎液的灵芝升罐发酵工艺及其发酵产物的抗疲劳活性进行了研究,结果表明灵芝最适基础培养基为葡萄糖5%,玉米浆0.3%,豆饼粉1%,糖蜜0.6%,MgSO4 0.075%,KH2PO4 0.15%;最适人参水煎液培养基为红参水煎液,浓度为40g/L;灵芝在红参水煎液中升罐发酵的最佳条件为：发酵周期58–62h。在此优化条件下,菌丝体干重达到7.0233g/L,胞外粗多糖含量达到0.3167g/L。人参的灵芝发酵产物的高、低剂量能明显延长小鼠游泳耗竭时间,并且降低游泳休息后小鼠的血乳酸含量,其中低剂量与空白组有显著性差异（P<0.05）,高剂量与空白组有极显著性差异（P<0.01）。说明红参水煎液的灵芝发酵产物具有显著的抗疲劳作用。     

Responses of Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to three types of wood rot fungi cultured on different substrates

This study examined the responses of two termite species, the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), to three types of wood decay fungi: a brown rot fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum (Persoon: Fries) Murrill; a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burdsall; and a litter rot fungus, Marasmiellus troyanus (Murrill) Singer. We also examined the responses of termites to these three types of fungi grown on different substrates. For all three fungal species, both termite species showed a strong preference for fungus-infected sawdust over uninfected sawdust. In choice tests, both termite species preferred sawdust infected with either M. troyanus or P. chrysosporium over G. trabeum. However, termites did not show any preference for fungus-infected potato dextrose agar over uninfected potato dextrose agar. Tunneling activity of C. formosanus was greater in sand treated with methanol extracts of fungus-infected sawdust than in sand treated with extracts of uninfected sawdust. Because chemicals in the fungal extracts caused termites to tunnel further into treated sand than untreated sand, these chemicals could potentially be used to direct termite foraging toward bait stations in the field.     

泰山虫草C-2最优液体培养条件筛选

在泰山虫草资源调查过程中,采集、分离获得一株泰山虫草菌(Cordycepssp.)。对其进行人工驯化栽培,发现其生长周期短,发菌快,适应性强。利用正交试验设计法筛选其最佳液体发酵培养基及条件,用SAS数据处理软件系统对菌丝生物量、多糖进行方差分析,并测定发酵液中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)等酶的活性。结果表明,泰山虫草最优的菌丝体发酵培养基组合是:马铃薯20%、蔗糖2%、豆粉2%、胶体几丁质0.5%、无机盐0.1%KH2PO41、2 h光照。