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Background
The 3,4-dihydroxy phenyl L-alanine (L-dopa) is a drug of choice for Parkinson's disease, controlling changes in energy metabolism enzymes of the myocardium following neurogenic injury. Aspergillus oryzae is commonly used for L-dopa production; however, potential improvements in ease of handling, growth rate and environmental impact have led to an interest in exploiting alternative yeasts. The two important elements required for L-dopa production are intracellular tyrosinases (thus pre-grown yeast cells are required for the transformation of L-tyrosine to L-dopa) and L-ascorbate, which acts as a reducing agent. 相似文献2.
Françoise Botterel Karine Gross Oumaïma Ibrahim-Granet Khaled Khoufache Virginie Escabasse André Coste Catherine Cordonnier Estelle Escudier Stéphane Bretagne 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):97
Background
Invasive aspergillosis, which is mainly caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, is an increasing problem in immunocompromised patients. Infection occurs by inhalation of airborne conidia, which are first encountered by airway epithelial cells. Internalization of these conidia into the epithelial cells could serve as a portal of entry for this pathogenic fungus. 相似文献3.
Irene Kouskoumvekaki Zhiyong Yang Svava Ó Jónsdóttir Lisbeth Olsson Gianni Panagiotou 《BMC bioinformatics》2008,9(1):59
Background
In the present investigation, we have used an exhaustive metabolite profiling approach to search for biomarkers in recombinantAspergillus nidulans(mutants that produce the 6- methyl salicylic acid polyketide molecule) for application in metabolic engineering. 相似文献4.
Xin Lu Jibin Sun Manfred Nimtz Josef Wissing An-Ping Zeng Ursula Rinas 《Microbial cell factories》2010,9(1):23
Background
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is well-known as a producer of primary metabolites and extracellular proteins. For example, glucoamylase is the most efficiently secreted protein of Aspergillus niger, thus the homologous glucoamylase (glaA) promoter as well as the glaA signal sequence are widely used for heterologous protein production. Xylose is known to strongly repress glaA expression while maltose is a potent inducer of glaA promoter controlled genes. For a more profound understanding of A. niger physiology, a comprehensive analysis of the intra- and extracellular proteome of Aspergillus niger AB1.13 growing on defined medium with xylose or maltose as carbon substrate was carried out using 2-D gel electrophoresis/Maldi-ToF and nano-HPLC MS/MS. 相似文献5.
M. Storari R. von Rohr I. Pertot C. Gessler G.A.L. Broggini 《Journal of applied microbiology》2013,114(4):1193-1200
Aims
To develop two assays based on the loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of DNA for the quick and specific identification of Aspergillus carbonarius and ochratoxigenic strains of the Aspergillus niger clade isolated from grapes.Methods and Results
Two sets of primers were designed based on the polyketide synthase genes involved or putatively involved in ochratoxin A (OTA) biosynthesis in A. carbonarius and A. niger clade. Hydroxynaphthol blue was used as indirect method to indicate DNA amplification. The limit of detection of both assays was comparable to that of a PCR reaction. Specificities of the reactions were tested using DNA from different black aspergilli isolated from grapes. The two LAMP assays were then used to identify A. carbonarius and ochratoxigenic A. niger and A. awamori grown in pure cultures without a prior DNA extraction.Conclusions
The two LAMP assays permitted to quickly and specifically identify DNA from OTA‐producing black aspergilli, as well as isolates grown in pure culture.Significance and Impact of the Study
Monitoring vineyards for the presence of OTA‐producing strains is part of the measures to minimize the occurrence of OTA in grape products. The two LAMP assays developed here could be potentially used to speed the screening process of vineyards for the presence of OTA‐producing black aspergilli. 相似文献6.
The present study deals with the transformation of L-tyrosine to L-dopa by Acremonium rutilum, a fungal tyrosinase producer, isolated from decomposed banana stud. This appears to be the first report on A. rutilum as a polyphenoloxidase producer with both cresolase and catecholase activity. Enriched Czapek-Dox agar was used for plate
assay screening. Enriched potato dextrose broth was used for optimization studies, which induced high levels of L-dopa under
submerged fermentation. A. rutilum gave the maximum L-dopa production (0.89 mg/ml) and tyrosinase activity (1095 U/mg) under the optimized parameters, that
is, a temperature of 25°C, pH 5.5, an inoculum size of 2.5 ml, and an incubation time of 72–120 h, with L-tyrosine (5 mg/ml)
as substrate. Five resolved bands, with Rf values of 0.73, 0.60, 0.54, 0.37, and 0.26, were observed, which confirmed the presence of L-dopa. This study involves the
elevated profile of L-dopa production. Such study is needed, as L-dopa has the ability to control Parkinson’s disease. 相似文献
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Background
New fungal species that are morphologically similar to Aspergillus fumigatus were recently described and included in section Fumigati. Misidentification of such fungal species, particularly of the human pathogens, Aspergillus lentulus, Neosartorya fischeri, Neosartorya hiratsukae, Neosartorya pseudofischeri and Neosartorya udagawae, has been increasingly reported by numerous clinical labs. Nevertheless, A. fumigatus still accounts for more than 90% of all invasive aspergillosis cases. The purpose of the present study was to develop a rapid method for the molecular identification of A. fumigatus to distinguish it from other species within the section Fumigati. 相似文献8.
Saul N Rocha José Abrahão-Neto María E Cerdán María I González-Siso Andreas K Gombert 《Microbial cell factories》2010,9(1):4
Background
In spite of its advantageous physiological properties for bioprocess applications, the use of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus as a host for heterologous protein production has been very limited, in constrast to its close relative Kluyveromyces lactis. In the present work, the model protein glucose oxidase (GOX) from Aspergillus niger was cloned into K. marxianus CBS 6556 and into K. lactis CBS 2359 using three different expression systems. We aimed at verifying how each expression system would affect protein expression, secretion/localization, post-translational modification, and biochemical properties. 相似文献9.
Carolyn Hutcheon Renata F Ditt Mark Beilstein Luca Comai Jesara Schroeder Elianna Goldstein Christine K Shewmaker Thu Nguyen Jay De Rocher Jack Kiser 《BMC plant biology》2010,10(1):233
Background
Camelina sativa, an oilseed crop in the Brassicaceae family, has inspired renewed interest due to its potential for biofuels applications. Little is understood of the nature of the C. sativa genome, however. A study was undertaken to characterize two genes in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway, fatty acid desaturase (FAD) 2 and fatty acid elongase (FAE) 1, which revealed unexpected complexity in the C. sativa genome. 相似文献10.
Khaled Khoufache Olivier Puel Nicolas Loiseau Marcel Delaforge Danièle Rivollet André Coste Catherine Cordonnier Estelle Escudier Françoise Botterel Stéphane Bretagne 《BMC microbiology》2007,7(1):5
Background
The role of Aspergillus fumigatus mycotoxins in the colonization of the respiratory tract by conidia has not been studied extensively, even though patients at risk from invasive aspergillosis frequently exhibit respiratory epithelium damage. In a previous study, we found that filtrates of A. fumigatus cultures can specifically alter the electrophysiological properties of human nasal epithelial cells (HNEC) compared to those of non pathogenic moulds. 相似文献11.
Vania Castriani Fernandes da Silva Fabiano Jares Contesini Patrícia de Oliveira Carvalho 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2009,36(7):949-954
Considering the extraordinary microbial diversity and importance of fungi as enzyme producers, the search for new biocatalysts
with special characteristics and possible applications in biocatalysis is of great interest. Here, we report the performance
in the resolution of racemic ibuprofen of a native enantioselective lipase from Aspergillus niger, free and immobilized in five types of support (Accurel EP-100, Amberlite MB-1, Celite, Montmorillonite K10 and Silica gel).
Amberlite MB-1 was found to be the best support, with a conversion of 38.2%, enantiomeric excess of 50.7% and enantiomeric
ratio (E value) of 19 in 72 h of reaction. After a thorough optimization of several parameters, the E value of the immobilized Aspergillus niger lipase was increased (E = 23) in a shorter reaction period (48 h) at 35°C. Moreover, the immobilized Aspergillus niger lipase maintained an esterification activity of at least 80% after 8 months of storage at 4°C and could be reused at least
six times. 相似文献
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Baozhu Guo Xiaoping Chen Phat Dang Brian T Scully Xuanqiang Liang C Corley Holbrook Jiujiang Yu Albert K Culbreath 《BMC developmental biology》2008,8(1):12
Background
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop economically and nutritionally, and is one of the most susceptible host crops to colonization of Aspergillus parasiticus and subsequent aflatoxin contamination. Knowledge from molecular genetic studies could help to devise strategies in alleviating this problem; however, few peanut DNA sequences are available in the public database. In order to understand the molecular basis of host resistance to aflatoxin contamination, a large-scale project was conducted to generate expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from developing seeds to identify resistance-related genes involved in defense response against Aspergillus infection and subsequent aflatoxin contamination. 相似文献14.
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Eva Litrup Mia Torpdahl Burkhard Malorny Stephan Huehn Morten Helms Henrik Christensen Eva M Nielsen 《BMC microbiology》2010,10(1):96
Background
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is one of the leading food-borne pathogens in the USA and European countries. Outcome of human Salmonella serotype Typhimurium infections ranges from mild self-limiting diarrhoea to severe diarrhoea that requires hospitalization. Increased knowledge of the mechanisms that are responsible for causing infection and especially the severity of infection is of high interest. 相似文献16.
Sophie Mathys Ueli von Ah Christophe Lacroix Ernö Staub Raffaella Mini Tania Cereghetti Leo Meile 《BMC biotechnology》2007,7(1):55
Background
Bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria are commonly used as natural protective cultures. Among them, strains of the genus Pediococcus are particularly interesting for their ability to produce pediocin, a broad spectrum antimicrobial peptide with a strong antagonistic activity against the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Furthermore, there is increasing interest in isolating new bacteriocin-producing strains of human intestinal origin that could be developed for probiotic effects and inhibition of pathogenic bacteria in the gut. In this work, we typed a new strain, co-isolated from baby faeces together with a Bifidobacterium thermophilum strain, and characterized its proteinaceous compound with strong antilisterial activity. 相似文献17.
Louise M Sørensen Rene Lametsch Mikael R Andersen Per V Nielsen Jens C Frisvad 《BMC microbiology》2009,9(1):255-20
Background
Aspergillus niger is a filamentous fungus found in the environment, on foods and feeds and is used as host for production of organic acids, enzymes and proteins. The mycotoxin fumonisin B2 was recently found to be produced by A. niger and hence very little is known about production and regulation of this metabolite. Proteome analysis was used with the purpose to reveal how fumonisin B2 production by A. niger is influenced by starch and lactate in the medium. 相似文献18.
Background
The NAD(P)H-dependent Pichia stipitis xylose reductase (PsXR) is one of the key enzymes for xylose fermentation, and has been cloned into the commonly used ethanol-producing yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In order to eliminate the redox imbalance resulting from the preference of this enzyme toward NADPH, efforts have been made to alter the coenzyme specificity of PsXR by site-directed mutagenesis, with limited success. Given the industrial importance of PsXR, it is of interest to investigate further ways to create mutants of PsXR that prefers NADH rather than NADPH, by the alternative directed evolution approach. 相似文献19.
Background
Although Aspergillus fumigatus is an important human fungal pathogen there are few expression systems available to study the contribution of specific genes to the growth and virulence of this opportunistic mould. Regulatable promoter systems based upon prokaryotic regulatory elements in the E. coli tetracycline-resistance operon have been successfully used to manipulate gene expression in several organisms, including mice, flies, plants, and yeast. However, the system has not yet been adapted for Aspergillus spp. 相似文献20.