ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成研究进展

ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)是一种可食用对人和环境无毒害可生物降解的天然生物材料。本文以聚赖氨酸的研究历史为主线,对ε-PL的合成与降解进行了综述并预测了ε-PL可能的代谢途径,最后展望了我国聚赖氨酸研究的发展前景。     

ε-聚赖氨酸的微生物合成与降解

ε-聚赖氨酸为一种均聚氨基酸,由单个赖氨酸分子在α-羟基和-ε氨基形成酰胺键而连接成的多聚体,目前主要通过白色链霉菌(Streptomyces albulus)的微生物合成进行生产,具有抑菌谱广、热稳定性好、在酸碱条件下稳定等特点,作者综述了ε-聚赖氨酸微生物合成的方法、可能的生物合成和降解机制等,并简要介绍ε-聚赖氨酸作为食品保鲜剂在食品和生物高分子材料在基因治疗、药物载体、基因芯片、高吸水性材料等方面的应用前景。     

ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成及其产生菌遗传转化研究进展

ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-poly-L-lysine,ε-PL)是由25-35个L-赖氨酸(L-lysine)通过α-ε酰胺键连接的具有很强抗菌活性的聚合物,是自然界中迄今为止仅发现的2种均聚氨基酸(ε-聚赖氨酸和γ-聚谷氨酸)之一。目前,研究发现ε-聚赖氨酸的合成酶是一种非核糖体肽合成酶,它催化前体物质L-lysine经多轮缩合反应合成链长不均一的ε-聚赖氨酸,与I型聚酮合成酶的合成过程相似。ε-聚赖氨酸的合成不受降解酶控制。同时,针对产生菌遗传转化的穿梭质粒载体pLAE001和pLAE003已构建成功,为进一步探索ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成提供了条件。本文主要就ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成及产生菌遗传转化体系进行综述。另外,扼要介绍了作者所在课题组的相关研究工作、取得的进展并提出了相应的见解,论文最后部分对组合生物合成在ε-PL产生菌菌种改造中的应用前景进行了探讨。     

ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌株的选育

正ε-聚赖氨酸(PL)由链霉菌合成、分泌[1],对细菌、霉菌、酵母菌等有强烈的生长抑制作用,是一种被广泛应用的生物食品防腐剂。但野生型产生菌的ε-PL合成能力都比较低,利用物理和化学诱变,选育S-2-氨基乙基-L-半胱氨酸和甘氨酸抗性突变株,已见报道的最高摇瓶产量为2.11 g/L[2];应用等离子诱变技术和基因组重排技术,可将ε-PL最高摇瓶产量提高到3.11 g/L[3]。但传统的选育手段耗时、耗     

细菌基因组序列中ε-聚赖氨酸合成酶的生物信息学识别与分析

【目的】ε-聚赖氨酸的合成由ε-聚赖氨酸合成酶(Pls)所控制,考察Pls在细菌中的分布和保守的序列特征。【方法】基于Pls的作用机制,在蛋白序列中识别与底物结合和缩合相关的结构域,以及决定底物特异性的氨基酸残基,进而在已测序基因组中预测Pls。【结果】发现110个已测序的基因组中编码113个预测的Pls,主要分布在放线菌中,也在两株革兰氏阴性菌中被发现。一些亲缘性较高菌株的Pls一致性较高。【结论】Pls在放线菌中可能广泛分布。Pls的腺苷化、巯基化和底物缩合结构域有相对较高的序列保守性,而跨膜结构域和Linker区相对不保守。     

Genome shuffling筛选ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌及其对代谢流量分配的影响

【目的】从代谢流量分配的角度,探讨Genome shuffling导致链霉菌ε-聚赖氨酸合成量提升的原因。【方法】从葡萄糖耐受型的亲本菌株Streptomyces sp.AS32和ε-聚赖氨酸耐受型的亲本菌株Streptomyces albulus F15出发,进行三轮Genome shuffling,筛选得到ε-聚赖氨酸产量提高的链霉菌株Streptomyces sp.AF3-44,采用通量分析方法构建链霉菌ε-聚赖氨酸合成代谢网络,并对上述3株菌的代谢通量进行比较。【结果】AF3-44的ε-聚赖氨酸摇瓶产量为3.1 g/L,较AS32和F15分别提高了34%和29%。3株菌株中AS32三羧酸循环(TCA)的代谢通量最高;F15磷酸戊糖途径(PPP)代谢通量最高;AF3-44流向赖氨酸合成前体天冬氨酸以及ε-聚赖氨酸的通量最高,TCA和PPP通量位于两亲本菌株的中间水平,其中TCA中流向异柠檬酸的通量分别为AS32和F15的77%和116%,PPP中流向5-磷酸核酮糖的通量分别为AS32和F15的149%和92%。【结论】Genome shuffling导致了代谢流的重新分布,流向前体赖氨酸和ε-聚赖氨酸通量的增加,以及PPP和TCA通量配比的改变是链霉菌ε-聚赖氨酸合成量增加的重要因素。     

ε-聚赖氨酸发酵过程的活性变化及发酵调控

摘要:【目的】作为一种次级代谢产物,ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成受不同因素制约,为评价细胞活性对ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成的影响,研究发酵过程细胞活性、ε-聚赖氨酸合成及其它发酵参数变化,基于此改进发酵工艺。【方法】以BacLight Live/Dead和5-氰基-2,3-二甲苯基氯化四唑(5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride,CTC) 为荧光探针,激光扫描共聚焦显微镜监测不同发酵时期细胞活性,并分析pH、细胞生长、ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成以及葡萄糖利用;通过向ε-聚赖氨酸合成期细胞添加酵母粉调控细胞活性改进发酵工艺。【结果】BacLight Live/Dead为探针的共聚焦显示ε-聚赖氨酸发酵过程生长期(0－16 h)的细胞大都具有活性;CTC作为探针的分析显示生长期及ε-聚赖氨酸合成期前期(16－30 h)细胞活性高,ε-聚赖氨酸合成终止时细胞仅显示微弱活性;调控ε-聚赖氨酸合成期细胞活性的发酵工艺ε-聚赖氨酸终浓度达2.24 g/L(对照1.04 g/L)。【结论】调控ε-聚赖氨酸合成期细胞活性的发酵工艺可有效促进ε-聚赖氨酸生物合成。     

具有双重抗生素抗性的ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌株选育及生理特性

以ε-聚赖氨酸产量为1.60g/L的Streptomyces albulus M-Z18为出发菌株,利用核糖体工程技术选育具有双重抗生素抗性的ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌株,并对高产菌株和出发菌株的生理生化性能进行比较。通过链霉素诱变成功选育出了1株遗传稳定的ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌S.albulus S-7,ε-聚赖氨酸产量为2.03g/L;对S.albulus S-7叠加巴龙霉素,获得1株遗传稳定的具有双重抗性的ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌S.albulus SP-14,ε-聚赖氨酸产量为2.37g/L,比出发菌株S.albulus M-Z18的ε-聚赖氨酸产量增加了48.10%。使用链霉素和巴龙霉素选育具有双重抗生素抗性的ε-聚赖氨酸高产菌株是一种有效的手段。     

Kitasatospora sp. MY5-36产ε-聚赖氨酸分批补料发酵动力学

以北里孢菌(Kitasatospora sp.)MY 5-36为供试菌株,对ε-聚赖氨酸分批补料发酵动力学模型进行研究。建立了该菌株发酵合成ε-聚赖氨酸的菌体生长、产物合成和总糖消耗的动力学模型,并通过Origin 8.1软件对模型参数进行非线性拟合。结果表明:菌体量和聚赖氨酸的产量分别为16.25和13.15 g/L,产物合成与菌体生长的关系为部分耦联型。经验证,预测值与实验值有良好的拟合性,拟合度分别为0.999、0.995和0.992,说明所构建模型能够较好地反映ε-聚赖氨酸分批补料发酵过程。     

链霉菌Streptomyces sp. M-Z18转化前体L-赖氨酸合成ε-聚赖氨酸的研究

目的:考察不同细胞培养方式对Streptomyces sp. M-Z18转化前体L-赖氨酸合成ε-聚赖氨酸过程的影响。方法:利用两阶段细胞培养和发酵过程流加方式,建立了两阶段细胞培养转化前体L-赖氨酸合成ε-聚赖氨酸以及转化前体L-赖氨酸耦合甘油发酵生产ε-聚赖氨酸的策略。结果:(1)两阶段细胞培养转化前体L-赖氨酸合成ε-聚赖氨酸策略实现ε-PL积累15 g/L, 转化L-赖氨酸3 g/L;(2)转化前体L-赖氨酸耦合甘油发酵生产ε-聚赖氨酸策略使得ε-PL产量达到33.76 g/L,单位菌体的合成能力提高37.8%,转化L-赖氨酸4 g/L。这表明,上述两种方式下前体L-赖氨酸都能够被Streptomyces sp. M-Z18转化合成ε-聚赖氨酸,但转化效率还有待进一步提高。意义:揭示了Streptomyces sp. M-Z18合成ε-聚赖氨酸的限速步骤在于初级代谢产物L-赖氨酸的合成,这为后续利用代谢工程手段改造菌株提供了方向。     

ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2的分离鉴定

【目的】ε-聚赖氨酸是一种天然氨基酸同聚物,本研究目的为分离筛选新的ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌。【方法】采用一种新的分离方法从土壤中分离ε-PL产生菌。分离方法含3步:(1)富集培养ε-PL耐受菌;(2)通过改进的Nishikawa方法筛选;(3)挑选高浓度ε-PL耐受菌株。【结果】从海南省土样中分离获得ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2。分类和形态特征属链霉菌属。16S rDNA序列分析比对结果表明TUST-2属淀粉酶产色链霉菌(Streptomyces diastatochromogenes)。经特征反应分析、水解物分析、红外光谱、1H NMR、13C NMR和MALDI-TOF-MS分析表明TUST-2发酵产物为ε-聚赖氨酸。【结论】根据16S rRNA基因序列比对和形态及生理生化特征表明ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌TUST-2属于淀粉酶产色链霉菌,命名为淀粉酶产色链霉菌TUST-2。     

Enhancement of ε-poly-l-lysine production by overexpressing the ammonium transporter gene in Streptomyces albulus PD-1

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - The antibacterial polymer ɛ-poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) has been widely used as a safe food preservative. As the synthesis of ε-PL requires a rich...     

Efficient production of ε-poly-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-lysine from agro-industrial by-products by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptomyces</Emphasis> sp. M-Z18

ε-Poly-l-lysine (ε-PL)—a natural food preservative with wide antimicrobial activity and high food safety—is increasingly attracting widespread attention. However, the high cost of raw materials severely impairs its economy and utilization. In this study, agro-industrial by-products, i.e., fish meal coupled with corn steep liquor, were employed as alternative organic nitrogen sources for industrial ε-PL production by Streptomyces sp. M-Z18. An economical medium was then developed by using an artificial neural network. Amino acids analyses showed that the improved medium was rich in glutamate, arginine, lysine and aspartate, which not only elevated the acid tolerance capability of the mycelia but also enhanced cell growth and ε-PL production. Subsequently, a cost-effective and efficient strategy for ε-PL production was established on fermenter scale, based on the improved medium and two-stage pH control. Notably, ε-PL production and productivity reached 35.24 g/L and 4.85 g/L day in fed-batch fermentation. Further profit assessment at the 10 m³ scale indicated that application of this strategy resulted in a net profit increase of 9,057 USD. Therefore, the proposed strategy has great potential for industrial production of ε-PL.     

氨基酸对禾粟链霉菌生物合成ε-聚赖氨酸的影响

为了探索氨基酸对Streptomyces graminearus LS-B1以葡萄糖发酵生产ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)的影响,分别在发酵过程中添加了16种常见氨基酸.研究结果表明,苯丙氨酸(Phe)、精氨酸(Arg)、酪氨酸(Tyr)、甘氨酸(Gly)、天冬酰胺(Asn)、色氨酸(Try)6种氨基酸对ε-PL合成有一定的...     

Understanding high ε-poly-l-lysine production by Streptomyces albulus using pH shock strategy in the level of transcriptomics

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology - ε-Poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) is a natural food preservative, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against a wide spectra of...     

ε-聚赖氨酸产生菌新菌株的筛选和产物结构鉴定

通过对Nishikawa的方法进行改进,在广东各地土样中筛选到一株产量为0.846 g/L的新ε-聚赖氨酸(ε-PL)产生菌株,命名为Str-8。对Str-8菌株进行形态、生理生化和16S rDNA分析,初步确定为不吸水链霉菌Streptomyces ahygroscopic。纯化的发酵产物通过水解、质谱、紫外光谱等性质确定为ε-PL。     

Sequential production of two biopolymers-levan and poly-ε-lysine by microbial fermentation

Sequential fermentation for the production of two invaluable biopolymers, levan and poly-ε-lysine (ε-PL), has been successfully developed. It involves fermentation of Bacillus subtilis (natto) Takahashi in sucrose medium to produce levan, separation of levan product from small remaining sugar molecules by ultrafiltration and fermentation of the remnant from levan production by Streptomyces albulus to produce ε-PL. In the process, 50-60 g/L of levan was produced (100% recovery after precipitation by ethanol). The remnant from levan production with glucose adjusted to 30 g/L and with combined use of yeast extract (10 g/L), (NH₄)₂SO₄ (2 g/L) and basal salts was proven to be suitable for ε-PL production. 4.37 g/L of ε-PL accumulation (85% recovery after purification) was reached in 72 h using two-stage fermentation with control of pH. The process of using remnant (waste) from levan fermentation for the second biopolymer (ε-PL) production is unprecedented and the products obtained are environmental-friendly.     

Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of ε-poly-l-lysine

ε-Poly-l-lysine (ε-PL)² is widely used as an antibacterial agent because of its broad antimicrobial spectrum. However, the mechanism of ε-PL against pathogens at the molecular level has not been elucidated. This study investigated the antibacterial activity and mechanism of ε-PL against Escherichia coli O157:H7 CMCC44828. Propidium monoazide-PCR test results indicated that the threshold condition of ε-PL for complete membrane lysis of E. coli O157:H7 was 10 μg/mL (90% mortality for 5 μg/mL). Further verification of the destructive effect of ε-PL on cell structure was performed by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Results showed a positive correlation between reactive oxygen species (ROS) ³ levels and ε-PL concentration in E. coli O157:H7 cells. Moreover, the mortality of E. coli O157:H7 was reduced when antioxidant N-acetylcysteine was added. Results from real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) ⁴ indicated that the expression levels of oxidative stress genes sodA and oxyR were up-regulated 4- and 16-fold, respectively, whereas virulence genes eaeA and espA were down-regulated after ε-PL treatment. Expression of DNA damage response (SOS response) ⁵ regulon genes recA and lexA were also affected by ε-PL. In conclusion, the antibacterial mechanism of ε-PL against E. coli O157:H7 may be attributed to disturbance on membrane integrity, oxidative stress by ROS, and effects on various gene expressions, such as regulation of oxidative stress, SOS response, and changes in virulence.