Adsorption of plantaricin Q7 on montmorillonite and application in feedback regulation of plantaricin Q7 synthesis by Lactobacillus plantarum Q7

Kieselguhr, bentonite, and montmorillonite were investigated as potential carriers of plantaricin Q7. Highest level of adsorption of plantaricin Q7 was obtained with montmorillonite. Meanwhile, visible inhibition zones were observed against Listeria monocytogenes for montmorillonite adsorbed with plantaricin Q7. Adsorption kinetics showed that the adsorption behaviour followed the pseudo‐first‐order and Weber's intra‐particle diffusion models, suggesting two steps had taken place during the adsorption process. X‐ray diffraction assays revealed that plantaricin Q7 was intercalated into the interlayer space of montmorillonites. Electrostatic, hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions proved to play important roles in the mechanisms of interaction between montmorillonite and plantaricin Q7, as shown by infrared spectroscopy analysis. In addition, plantaricin Q7 production was inhibited by feedback regulation with its high concentrations. In order to remove product feedback inhibition in plantaricin Q7 production, a strategy was implemented for its adsorption onto montmorillonite during fermentation. The final plantaricin Q7 output reached 3713.40 IU/mL during fermentation using montmorillonite to adsorb plantaricin Q7, 41.61% higher than that of non‐ montmorillonite. These results indicate that montmorillonites are suitable carriers for plantaricin Q7 adsorption, and the adsorption of plantaricin Q7 onto montmorillonite during fermentation could be a good method to increase final plantaricin Q7 production.     

Comparison of adsorption capacity for FSH between kaolin and montmorillonite. Biological and immunological activity relation (author's transl)

The adsorption capacity of urinary FSH has been studied comparatively with kaolin and montmorillonite, a new type of bentonite, never used before in gonadotrophin adsorption. To measure adsorption capacity, two different assay methods were used: bioassay (for biological activity of the kaolin and montmorillonite extracts) and radioimmunoassay (RIA) for the immunological activity of FSH in both extracts. From the present results a biological activity increase was observed in montmorillonite extracts, while no significant differences between immunological activity of FSH were found in either extract. These findings suggest that montmorillonite could replace kaolin in gonadotrophins extraction and purification methods.     

Oligocene swamp sediments of Lesvos Island,Greece (geochemistry and mineralogy)

Summary The Tertiary Lapsarna swamp sedimentary rocks include thin horizons (organic-rich sediments, up to 22% C_org). Analyses of major elements of carbonates, shaly and siliceous rocks, and a thin, intensively silicified coaly horizon were taken (10 representative samples). Pure carbonates consistalmost completely of calcite, the siliceous sediments of quartz and calcite, and the shales of montmorillonite, feldspar, quartz, dolomite and calcite. The shales contain montmorillonite as the only clay component. The presence of montmorillonite in all shales suggests that the chemistry of the clay-forming solutions lies within the stability field of montmorillonite. Geochemical data indicate that montmorillonite and associated immobile elements (La, Zr, Y, Nb) are the products of hydrolysis of volcanic material in a subtropical region. The intense silification of the coaly horizon is due to a contact with silica-rich solutions that formed during the formation of montmorillonite. Quartz is produced diagenetically by transformation of amorphous opal-A after burial.     

Specificity of virus adsorption to clay minerals

Competitive adsorption studies indicated that reovirus type 3 and coliphage T1 did not share common adsorption sites on kaolinite and montmorillonite. Compounds in the minimal essential medium (e.g., fetal bovine serum, amino acids) in which the reovirus was maintained blocked adsorption of coliphage T1 to kaolinite and partially to montmorillonite in synthetic estuarine water, but they had no effect on coliphage adsorption to montmorillonite in distilled water or on the adsorption of the reovirus to either clay. The blockage of positively charged sites on kaolinite or montmorillonite by treatment of the clays with sodium metaphosphate or with the supernatants from montmorillonite or kaolinite, respectively, had no effect on adsorption of the reovirus. These data indicate that there was a specificity in adsorption sites for mixed populations of reovirus type 3 and coliphage T1 and emphasize the importance of using more than one type of virus, especially in combination, to predict virus behavior (e.g., adsorption, loss of infectivity) in soils and sediments containing clay minerals.     

七味白术散联合蒙脱石散对腹泻幼鼠肠道菌群及免疫功能影响的研究

摘要 目的：探讨七味白术散联合蒙脱石散对腹泻幼鼠肠道菌群及免疫功能影响的研究。方法：选择SD雄性幼鼠30只,随机分为对照组、模型组、七味白术散组、蒙脱石散组、七味白术散联合蒙脱石散组,对照组与模型组灌胃给予0.2 mL/10生理盐水,七味白术散组给予0.2 mL/10 g七味白术散,蒙脱石散组给予0.2 mL/10 g蒙脱石散,七味白术散联合蒙脱石散组给予0.2 mL/10 g七味白术散+0.2 mL/10 g蒙脱石散,5组每天定时灌胃一次,均连续给药7天。对比腹泻指数、平均稀便级、稀便率、脾重、胸腺重指数、血清淀粉酶、血清D-木糖水平、回肠、结肠、空肠黏膜厚度及小肠内容物细菌增殖。结果：与对照组相比,其他组脾重、胸腺重指数、血清淀粉酶及D-木糖水平、双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌数量较低,腹泻指数、平均稀便级、稀便率、回肠、结肠、空肠黏膜厚度、大肠杆菌较高（P<0.05）;与模型组相比,蒙脱石散组、七味白术散组、七味白术散联合蒙脱石散组的脾重、胸腺重指数、血清淀粉酶及D-木糖水平、双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌数量较高,腹泻指数、平均稀便级、稀便率、回肠、结肠、空肠黏膜厚度、大肠杆菌较低（P<0.05）;与蒙脱石散组相比,七味白术散组、七味白术散联合蒙脱石散组的脾重、胸腺重指数、血清淀粉酶及D-木糖水平、双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌数量较高,腹泻指数、平均稀便级、稀便率、回肠、结肠、空肠黏膜厚度、大肠杆菌较低（P<0.05）;与七味白术散组相比,七味白术散联合蒙脱石散组的脾重、胸腺重指数、血清淀粉酶、D-木糖水平、双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌数量明显较高,腹泻指数、平均稀便级、稀便率、回肠、结肠、空肠黏膜厚度、大肠杆菌较低（P<0.05）。结论：七味白术散联合蒙脱石散可明显改善腹泻幼鼠的腹泻症状,可能与其可调整腹泻幼鼠肠道菌群及免疫功能有关。     

Analysis of peptides synthesized in the presence of SAz-1 montmorillonite and Cu(2+) exchanged hectorite.

We have investigated the synthesis of oligopeptides containing glycine and tyrosine in the presence of the clay minerals montmorillonite (non-exchanged, SAz-1) and Cu(2+) exchanged hectorite. In both cases, homopolymers of the two amino acids are formed, as are mixed peptides. In the case of Cu(2+) hectorite, mixed oligopeptides up to trimers are detected in small amounts. For montmorillonite, heterogeneous oligopeptides up to hexamers are detected. Our experiments indicate montmorillonite is more effective in promoting oligopeptide formation than Cu(2+) hectorite. Analysis of the oligopeptide sequences formed on the montmorillonite surfaces indicates preferential synthesis of certain Gly-Tyr sequences over others.     

Peptide Formation Mechanism on Montmorillonite Under Thermal Conditions

The oligomerization of amino acids is an essential process in the chemical evolution of proteins, which are precursors to life on Earth. Although some researchers have observed peptide formation on clay mineral surfaces, the mechanism of peptide bond formation on the clay mineral surface has not been clarified. In this study, the thermal behavior of glycine (Gly) adsorbed on montmorillonite was observed during heating experiments conducted at 150 °C for 336 h under dry, wet, and dry–wet conditions to clarify the mechanism. Approximately 13.9 % of the Gly monomers became peptides on montmorillonite under dry conditions, with diketopiperazine (cyclic dimer) being the main product. On the other hand, peptides were not synthesized in the absence of montmorillonite. Results of IR analysis showed that the Gly monomer was mainly adsorbed via hydrogen bonding between the positively charged amino groups and negatively charged surface sites (i.e., Lewis base sites) on the montmorillonite surface, indicating that the Lewis base site acts as a catalyst for peptide formation. In contrast, peptides were not detected on montmorillonite heated under wet conditions, since excess water shifted the equilibrium towards hydrolysis of the peptides. The presence of water is likely to control thermodynamic peptide production, and clay minerals, especially those with electrophilic defect sites, seem to act as a kinetic catalyst for the peptide formation reaction.     

Adsorption and separation of proteins by a smectitic clay mineral

The adsorption of proteins by a smectitic clay mineral was investigated. The clay used in this study is a mixture of montmorillonite and amorphous SiO₂. Due to the high porosity the montmorillonite units are accessible for protein adsorption. The amorphous silica prevents the montmorillonite from swelling and allows column packing. Protein adsorption was performed at different pH under static conditions. Furthermore, static capacities were determined. The material reveals high adsorption capacities for proteins under static conditions (270–408 mg/g), whereby proteins are mainly adsorbed via electrostatic interactions. The Freundlich isotherm is suggested as an adsorption model. For desorption a pH shift was found to be most effective. Binding and elution of human serum albumin and ovalbumin were tested under dynamic conditions. Dynamic capacities of about 40 mg/g for ovalbumin at 764 cm/h were found. The clay mineral provides suitable properties for the application as cost-efficient, alternative separation material.     

Biodegradation of crude oil saturated fraction supported on clays

The role of clay minerals in crude oil saturated hydrocarbon removal during biodegradation was investigated in aqueous clay/saturated hydrocarbon microcosm experiments with a hydrocarbon degrading microorganism community. The clay minerals used for this study were montmorillonite, palygorskite, saponite and kaolinite. The clay mineral samples were treated with hydrochloric acid and didecyldimethylammonium bromide to produce acid activated- and organoclays respectively which were used in this study. The production of organoclay was restricted to only montmorillonite and saponite because of their relative high CEC. The study indicated that acid activated clays, organoclays and unmodified kaolinite, were inhibitory to biodegradation of the hydrocarbon saturates. Unmodified saponite was neutral to biodegradation of the hydrocarbon saturates. However, unmodified palygorskite and montmorillonite were stimulatory to biodegradation of the hydrocarbon saturated fraction and appears to do so as a result of the clays’ ability to provide high surface area for the accumulation of microbes and nutrients such that the nutrients were within the ‘vicinity’ of the microbes. Adsorption of the saturated hydrocarbons was not significant during biodegradation.     

Investigations of intercalation in inorganic solids with layered structures: iron-57 mössbauer spectroscopy studies of size fractionated and iron-exchanged montmorillonite clays

⁵⁷Fe mössbauer spectroscopy has been used to examine some naturally occurring layer silicates in which cations located in exchange sites in the interlayer regions can be replaced by other species. The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra recorded from differing size fractions of two types of non-exchanged and sodium-exchanged montmorillonite clays were found to be independent of the fraction size. The spectra have been interpreted in terms of the occupation by iron(III) of a heterogeneity of similar sites within the montmorillonite lattice. No justification has been obtained for computer analysis of the data in terms of more than one characterisable lattice site and no evidence has been found for the association of any iron oxyhydroxide impurity with the montmorillonite fractions.The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer parameters recorded from iron(III)-exchanged montmorillonite, in which iron(III) species are intercalated within the layers, show that the process is best performed at fairly low pH using low concentrations of iron(III). Failure to control such conditions can result in the formation of iron oxyhydroxides or hydrolysed iron(III) species. The preparation of iron(II)-exchanged montmorillonite was accompanied by partial oxidation of the iron(II) to iron(III).     

Molecular insight into the micro-behaviors of CH4 and CO2 in montmorillonite slit-nanopores

Abstract

The Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation methods were used to investigate the adsorption and diffusion properties of CH₄ and CO₂ in montmorillonite slit-nanopores. It is found that, both CH₄ and CO₂ could adsorb closely onto the pore surface, while different adsorption states occur for CH₄ and CO₂, respectively, in montmorillonite slit-nanopores. Competitive adsorption of CO₂ over CH₄ exists in montmorillonite slit-nanopores, especially at the lower pressures, which is attributed to the different interaction intensity between the CH₄–CO₂ molecules and the pore surface. The diffusion coefficients of CH₄ and CO₂ both decrease with the enhanced pressures, while the CO₂ has a relative weak diffusion coefficient comparing with CH₄. A well displacement of the residual CH₄ by CO₂ in montmorillonite slit-nanopores was investigated, which is found that the displacement efficiency increases with the enhanced bulk pressures. It was determined that, the CO₂ can be captured and reserved in the montmorillonite slit-nanopores during the displacement, and the sequestration amount of CO₂ gets enhanced with the bulk pressure increasing. This study provides micro-behaviours of CH₄ and CO₂ in montmorillonite slit-nanopores, for the purpose to give out useful guidance for enhancing shale gas extraction by injecting CO₂.     

Use of Montmorillonite for the Demonstration of Capsules of Klebsiella aerogenes and Corynebacterium sp

A technique is described for the demonstration of bacterial capsules by using montmorillonite in combination with a conventional staining method.     

Influence of clay minerals on sorption of bacteriolytic enzymes

Myxobacteria presumably produce extracellular bacteriolytic enzymes when they are growing in soil. In order to study their ecological significance, adsorption experiments were performed with lytic enzymes produced byMyxococcus virescens in casitone media. Different soils as well as montmorillonite and kaolinite can rapidly adsorb the bacteriolytic but not the proteolytic enzymes. About 1 gm of montmorillonite per liter of cell-free culture solution is enough for the adsorption of 97% of the bacteriolytic enzymes. The adsorption per unit weight is about 100 times greater on montmorillonite than on kaolinite. About 40% of the adsorbed enzymes can be eluted with solutions of high pH or high ionic strength. The only desorbed bacteriolytic enzyme is the alanyl-∈-N-lysine endopeptidase.     

Influence of clay minerals on sorption of bacteriolytic enzymes

Myxobacteria presumably produce extracellular bacteriolytic enzymes when they are growing in soil. In order to study their ecological significance, adsorption experiments were performed with lytic enzymes produced byMyxococcus virescens in casitone media. Different soils as well as montmorillonite and kaolinite can rapidly adsorb the bacteriolytic but not the proteolytic enzymes. About 1 gm of montmorillonite per liter of cell-free culture solution is enough for the adsorption of 97% of the bacteriolytic enzymes. The adsorption per unit weight is about 100 times greater on montmorillonite than on kaolinite. About 40% of the adsorbed enzymes can be eluted with solutions of high pH or high ionic strength. The only desorbed bacteriolytic enzyme is the alanyl-∈-N-lysine endopeptidase.     

Paenibacillus sp. Strain SB-6 Induces Weathering of Ca-montmorillonite: Illitization and Formation of Calcite

Investigation of the weathering of silicate minerals is helpful to understand the process of soil development, cycling of nutrient elements, and potential applications in fixation of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through carbonate precipitation. In this study, weathering experiments of calcium-montmorillonite were conducted using Paenibacillus sp. strain SB-6 for 70 days. The results indicated that the Si⁴⁺, Al³⁺, Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ concentrations in the medium of the biotic experiments were evidently higher than those of the abiotic experiments, and that Paenibacillus sp. could help the transformation of partial montmorillonite into an illite–montmorillonite mixed-layer. In the process of illitization, K⁺ went into the interlayer of montmorillonite and hydrated Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ released from it. In the late stage of the experiments, the Ca²⁺ released from montmorillonite combined with carbonate ions generated by the bacterial metabolism, forming calcite.     

INFLUENCE OF THE CLAY TYPES ILLITE AND MONTMORILLONITE ON THE UPTAKE OF65 Zn BY SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS.

SUMMARY

The stimulatory effect of the clays illite and montmorillonite on zinc uptake by Scenedesmus obliquus is discussed. The competitive effects of hydrogen, phosphate, magnesium and copper ions on zinc uptake are illustrated. This competition is reduced in the presence of illite and montmorillonite and zinc uptake is stimulated. Ferrous ions have no effect on zinc uptake, while calcium ions antagonize zinc uptake at high concentrations. The latter effect was remarkable in the presence of montmorillonite.     

Composite materials based on chitosan and montmorillonite: Prospects for use as a matrix for cultivation of stem and regenerative cells

This work considers the structural and mechanical properties of composite materials based on chitosan, as well as montmorillonite micro- and nanoparticles and the possibility of using them for cultivation and targeted delivery of mesenchymal stem and regenerative cells. It has been shown that, upon addition of montmorillonite, the biomaterial acquires stability of structural and mechanical properties under conditions of sterilizational treatment and during manipulations in liquid media in the course of cell cultivation. With the aid of in vitro cultivation with the use of dermal fibroblasts and mesenchymal stem cells of adipose tissue, this material was shown to have a complex of properties providing matrix biocompatibility.     

Effect of proteins on reovirus adsorption to clay minerals

Organic matter in sewage, soil, and aquatic systems may enhance or inhibit the infectivity of viruses associated with particulates (e.g., clay minerals, sediments). The purpose of this investigation was to identify the mechanisms whereby organic matter, in the form of defined proteins, affects the adsorption of reovirus to the clay minerals kaolinite and montmorillonite and its subsequent infectivity. Chymotrypsin and ovalbumin reduced the adsorption of reovirus to kaolinite and montmorillonite homoionic to sodium. Lysozyme did not reduce the adsorption of the virus to kaolinite, but it did reduce adsorption to montmorillonite. The proteins apparently competed with the reovirus for sites on the clay. As lysozyme does not adsorb to kaolinite by cation exchange, it did not inhibit the adsorption of reovirus to this clay. The amount of reovirus desorbed from lysozyme-coated montmorillonite was approximately 38% less (compared with the input population) than that from uncoated or chymotrypsin-coated montmorillonite after six washings with sterile distilled water. Chymotrypsin and lysozyme markedly decreased reovirus infectivity in distilled water, whereas infectivity of the virus was enhanced after recovery from an ovalbumin-distilled water-reovirus suspension (i.e., from the immiscible pelleted fraction plus supernatant). The results of these studies indicate that the persistence of reovirus in terrestrial and aquatic environments may vary with the type of organic matter and clay mineral with which the virus comes in contact.     

Effect of proteins on reovirus adsorption to clay minerals.

Organic matter in sewage, soil, and aquatic systems may enhance or inhibit the infectivity of viruses associated with particulates (e.g., clay minerals, sediments). The purpose of this investigation was to identify the mechanisms whereby organic matter, in the form of defined proteins, affects the adsorption of reovirus to the clay minerals kaolinite and montmorillonite and its subsequent infectivity. Chymotrypsin and ovalbumin reduced the adsorption of reovirus to kaolinite and montmorillonite homoionic to sodium. Lysozyme did not reduce the adsorption of the virus to kaolinite, but it did reduce adsorption to montmorillonite. The proteins apparently competed with the reovirus for sites on the clay. As lysozyme does not adsorb to kaolinite by cation exchange, it did not inhibit the adsorption of reovirus to this clay. The amount of reovirus desorbed from lysozyme-coated montmorillonite was approximately 38% less (compared with the input population) than that from uncoated or chymotrypsin-coated montmorillonite after six washings with sterile distilled water. Chymotrypsin and lysozyme markedly decreased reovirus infectivity in distilled water, whereas infectivity of the virus was enhanced after recovery from an ovalbumin-distilled water-reovirus suspension (i.e., from the immiscible pelleted fraction plus supernatant). The results of these studies indicate that the persistence of reovirus in terrestrial and aquatic environments may vary with the type of organic matter and clay mineral with which the virus comes in contact.     

The influence of various cations on the catalytic properties of clays

Summary Polymerization of alanine adenylate in the presence of various clays in their Na form gave increasing degrees of polymerization in the following order: montmorillonite < nontronite < hectorite. With montmorillonite, presaturated with different cations the order was: Mg < Ca < Fe < Al < Na. From all these clays, hectorite was the only one to enable also some polymerization of lysine.