Fermentation of kraft black liquor for the production of citric acid by Candida tropicalis

Summary The production of citric acid by batch fermentation with the yeast strain Candida tropicalis ATCC 20240 was chosen as a potential process for the valorization of kraft black liquor. The effect of nitrogen concentration was studied and direct bioconversion of acetate to citrate was achieved when no nitrogen was supplemented to the medium. The use of kraft black liquor's acetate as a potential substrate for citric acid production was investigated. The acid precipitated liquor was highly inhibitory when its concentration was above 25% of the fermentation broth content. The yields of citric acid at low concentrations of kraft black liquor (5% and 15%) were the same as those recorded in synthetic acetate medium. Other organic acids present in the liquor may affect the yields and rates of citric acid production over acetate. Substrate uptake rates and product formation rates were lower, however, in comparison to synthetic media. The utilization of immobilized biomass improved the process parameters on kraft black liquor and enhanced the fermentation capabilities.     

Transglycosyl-Amylase of Candida tropicalis

Transglucosyl-amylase was purified 96-fold and partially characterized. The K_m value with dextrin as substrate was 9.1 mg/ml. Glycerol, an acceptor of d-glucose, appeared to inhibit dextrin hydrolysis noncompetitively. The energy of activation of the enzyme was 7,920 cal/mole. Indirect determinations showed that synthesis of d-glucosyl glycerol was significantly affected by the nature of the amylaceous substrate. Glucosyl-glycerol synthesis did not increase as incubation temperature was raised from 50 to 60 C. Direct determinations by gas-liquid chromatography indicated that the synthesis of glucosyl glycerol, as a function of the concentration of either enzyme, substrate, or glycerol, traced a curvilinear path approaching 15 mg/ml as the maximum. When enzyme, substrate, and glycerol at high concentrations were varied in all possible combinations, however, conditions for producing as much as 47.5 mg/ml of glucosyl glycerol were established.     

Trnasglucosyl-amylase of Candida tropicalis

Transglucosyl-amylase was purified 96-fold and partially characterized. The K(m) value with dextrin as substrate was 9.1 mg/ml. Glycerol, an acceptor of d-glucose, appeared to inhibit dextrin hydrolysis noncompetitively. The energy of activation of the enzyme was 7,920 cal/mole. Indirect determinations showed that synthesis of d-glucosyl glycerol was significantly affected by the nature of the amylaceous substrate. Glucosyl-glycerol synthesis did not increase as incubation temperature was raised from 50 to 60 C. Direct determinations by gas-liquid chromatography indicated that the synthesis of glucosyl glycerol, as a function of the concentration of either enzyme, substrate, or glycerol, traced a curvilinear path approaching 15 mg/ml as the maximum. When enzyme, substrate, and glycerol at high concentrations were varied in all possible combinations, however, conditions for producing as much as 47.5 mg/ml of glucosyl glycerol were established.     

东京根霉(Rhizopus tonkinense No.9212)用于木薯淀粉生料发酵生产单细胞蛋白的研究

我国华南地区盛产木薯,是制造淀粉的主要原料之一。据测定,鲜木薯含水分70.3％、淀粉21.5％、糖分5.1％、粗蛋白1.1％、粗脂肪0.4％、粗纤维1.1％,灰分0.5％、菜豆苷(又称亚麻苦苷)0.01～0.04％。 木薯的淀粉含量虽很高,但蛋白质含量比较低。若能通过微生物发酵使其中一部分淀粉转化为单细胞蛋白,将可在很大程度上缓解我国饲料蛋白不足的矛盾。淀粉生料发酵,具有能耗低,工艺简便等优点。当前,     

Interspecific hybridisation between Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis

Abstract Protoplasts from auxotrophic mutants of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis were produced by snail enzyme treatment and their fusion was induced with polyethylene glycol (PEG). During selective regeneration, nutritionally complemented interspecific hybrids were obtained. Their cells contained one nucleus, and the DNA content per cell was higher than in the parents. The isoenzymic and sugar assimilation patterns of the mutants, and those of the hybrids and the products after their haploidisation, were also analysed. The results indicated that the hybrids were partial alloploids containing the total chromosomal set of either of the parental species and one or a few chromosomes of the other.     

Fermentation of soybean oil deodorizer distillate with Candida tropicalis to concentrate phytosterols and to produce sterols-rich yeast cells

Phytosterols have been recovered from the deodorizer distillate produced in the final deodorization step of vegetable oil refining by various processes. The deodorizer distillate contains mainly free fatty acids (FFAs), phytosterols, and tocopherols. The presence of FFAs hinders recovery of phytosterols. In this study, fermentation of soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD) with Candida tropicalis 1253 was carried out. FFAs were utilized as carbon source and converted into cellular components as the yeast cells grew. Phytosterols concentration in SODD increased from 15.2 to 28.43 % after fermentation. No significant loss of phytosterols was observed during the process. Microbial fermentation of SODD is a potential approach to concentrate phytosterols before the recovery of phytosterols from SODD. During SODD fermentation, sterols-rich yeast cells were produced and the content of total sterols was as high as 6.96 %, but its major sterol was not ergosterol, which is the major sterol encountered in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Except ergosterol, other sterols synthesized in the cells need to be identified.     

玉米浆在产甘油假丝酵母甘油发酵中的作用机理

以复合培养基和合成培养基进行比较发酵,研究了玉米浆在产甘油假丝酵母甘油发酵过程中的作用机理。结果表明:玉米浆中的磷、氮和微量元素是影响产甘油假丝酵母甘油发酵的3个关键因素。当玉米浆磷浓度为121·75mg/L(玉米浆浓度为14g/L),最大甘油转化率达到53·44%。玉米浆磷可以调节EMP途径与HMP途径之间碳架代谢流的分布,随着玉米浆浓度进一步增加,过量磷能抑制HMP途径而激活EMP途径,因而复合培养基各项发酵参数的变化非常显著。玉米浆氮对磷的调节功能有协同作用,但并不是产甘油假丝酵母甘油发酵的理想氮源。玉米浆中的微量元素能够显著提高葡萄糖的消耗速率、促进菌体的生长和增加甘油的产量。     

热带假丝酵母XYL1在Pichia pastoris中的表达及固定化细胞发酵生产木糖醇

利用克隆获得的具有双重辅酶依赖性的热带假丝酵母xyl1基因,通过表达载体pGAPZB转入巴斯德毕赤酵母X-33,采用海藻酸钙凝胶包埋法固定该重组菌,研究固定化条件下玉米芯水解液的发酵特性,实现对玉米芯等农业废弃物资源的利用。结果表明,转化xyl1基因的巴斯德毕赤酵母X-33的总酶活达到1.64U/mg。固定化细胞的最适发酵条件为pH 6.0、30℃、接种量20%、装液量28%、转速130r/min,木糖醇转化率为37.5%。为生物转化法大规模生产木糖醇以及乙醇提供新的选择途径。     

Phagocyte-mediated killing of Candida tropicalis

Human peripheral monocytes (MO), neutrophils (PMN), and lymphocytes (PBL) were tested for their ability to kill Candida tropicalis. With incubation times between 30 min and 2 h, unstimulated MO and PMN, but not PBL, were efficient killers of C. tropicalis. Both leukocyte subsets were able to kill at minimum 2.5 1 effector to target ratios. Pre-incubation of MO for 24 h with interferon-gamma or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) increased their ability to kill yeast targets. TNF alone had no effect on C. tropicalis targets at concentrations up to 1000 U/ml. PBL activated for 4 d with interleukin-2 did not kill yeast targets. PMN exhibited more cytocidal efficiency per cell than MO in these assays. Direct contact of effectors and targets was required; no significant killing by PMN or MO supernatants was measured. PMN-mediated killing, but not MO killing, was inhibited by a mixture of catalase and Superoxide dismutase suggesting that oxygen-dependent killing mechanisms were partially responsible for candidacidal activity.     

Isolation of Candida tropicalis auxotrophic mutants

An enrichment scheme using nystatin was designed for the isolation of auxotrophic mutants from the diploid-alkane-utilizing yeast Candida tropicalis. A collection of 194 auxotrophs representing 7 phenotypes was isolated. One class of mutants was identified as having a defect in histidinol dehydrogenase activity and a second class of mutants was identified as having a defect in orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase activity. These strains are good candidates to be carrying mutations corresponding to the HIS4 and URA3 genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.     

Fermentation behavior of osmophilic yeast Candida tropicalis isolated from the nectar of Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers for xylitol production

Eighteen yeast species belonging to seven genera were isolated from ten samples of nectar from Hibiscus rosa sinensis and investigated for xylitol production using d-xylose as sole carbon source. Amongst these isolates, no. 10 was selected as the best xylitol producer and identified as Candida tropicalis on the basis of morphological, biochemical and 26S rDNA sequencing. C. tropicalis produced 12.11 gl⁻¹ of xylitol in presence of 50 gl⁻¹ of xylose in 72 h at pH 5, 30°C and 200 rpm. The strain of C. tropicalis obtained through xylose enrichment technique has resulted in a yield of 0.5 gg⁻¹ with a xylitol volumetric productivity of 1.07 gl⁻¹h⁻¹ in the presence of 300 gl⁻¹ of xylose through batch fermentation. This organism has been reported for the first time from Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers. Realizing, the importance of this high valued compound, as a sugar substitute, xylose enrichment technique was developed in order to utilize even higher concentrations of xylose as substrate for maximum xylitol production.     

聚氨酯固定化热带假丝酵母发酵木糖醇

固定在多孔聚氨酯载体中的热带假丝酵母(Candida tropicalis), 可有效地利用玉米芯半纤维素水解液生产木糖醇。在摇瓶条件下, 采用分批发酵方式, 确立了适宜的发酵工艺参数为: 接种量7%, 聚氨酯加入量1.0 g/100 mL, 温度30°C, 初始pH值6.0, 分段改变摇床转速进行溶氧调节, 其中0~24 h 为200 r/min; 24 h~46 h为140 r/min。聚氨酯固定化提高了菌体对发酵抑制物的耐受力, 固定化细胞密度高, 发酵性能稳定, 发酵产率和体积生产速率都有所提高。水解液未经脱色与离子交换便可转化成木糖醇, 大幅降低了成本, 显示了良好的应用前景。固定化细胞连续重复进行12批次21 d的发酵, 木糖醇得率平均为67.6%, 体积生产速率平均为1.92 g/(L·h)。     

Parasexuality and Ploidy Change in Candida tropicalis

Candida species exhibit a variety of ploidy states and modes of sexual reproduction. Most species possess the requisite genes for sexual reproduction, recombination, and meiosis, yet only a few have been reported to undergo a complete sexual cycle including mating and sporulation. Candida albicans, the most studied Candida species and a prevalent human fungal pathogen, completes its sexual cycle via a parasexual process of concerted chromosome loss rather than a conventional meiosis. In this study, we examine ploidy changes in Candida tropicalis, a closely related species to C. albicans that was recently revealed to undergo sexual mating. C. tropicalis diploid cells mate to form tetraploid cells, and we show that these can be induced to undergo chromosome loss to regenerate diploid forms by growth on sorbose medium. The diploid products are themselves mating competent, thereby establishing a parasexual cycle in this species for the first time. Extended incubation (>120 generations) of C. tropicalis tetraploid cells under rich culture conditions also resulted in instability of the tetraploid form and a gradual reduction in ploidy back to the diploid state. The fitness levels of C. tropicalis diploid and tetraploid cells were compared, and diploid cells exhibited increased fitness relative to tetraploid cells in vitro, despite diploid and tetraploid cells having similar doubling times. Collectively, these experiments demonstrate distinct pathways by which a parasexual cycle can occur in C. tropicalis and indicate that nonmeiotic mechanisms drive ploidy changes in this prevalent human pathogen.     

侵袭性热带念珠菌感染流行病学及药物敏感性

全球范围内,随着抗肿瘤药物、免疫抑制剂和广谱抗菌药物的使用,真菌感染的发病率显著提高,其中念珠菌感染占到绝大多数。目前热带念珠菌已经成为非白念珠菌中最常见的病原菌。我国热带念珠菌的临床分离率及对氟康唑及伏立康唑的耐药率都明显高于世界平均水平。但是,相比于白念珠菌,关于热带念珠菌的研究及相关临床信息相对较少。该文就侵袭性热带念珠菌感染危险因素、流行病学以及药物敏感性进行全面的综述。     

热带假丝酵母代谢烷烃过程中的β-氧化和代谢调控

热带假丝酵母 (Ｃａｎｄｉｄａｔｒｏｐｉｃａｌｉｓ)能利用烷烃作唯一碳源和能源。当以烷烃或脂肪酸为碳源时 ,在细胞内可形成大量的过氧化物酶体 (ｐｅｒｏｘｉｓｏｍｅ) ,同时诱导生成脂肪酸 β 氧化酶系 ,当以葡萄糖为碳源时 ,则极少有过氧化物酶体形成[1] ,一些Ｃ .ｔｒｏｐｉｃａｌｉｓ能氧化烷烃生成长链二元酸 (ｌｏｎｇｃｈａｉｎｄｉｃａｒｂｏｘｙｌｉｃａｃｉｄ ,ＤＣＡ)。由于这些特征 ,人们从酶学、分子生物学和实际应用等方面对这种酵母进行了深入研究 ,并阐述了Ｃ .ｔｒｏｐｉｃａｌｉｓ代谢烷烃的途径、脂肪酸β 氧化酶系…     

Isolation and enzyme determination of Candida tropicalis mutants for DCA production

Techniques, named two-step enrichment and double-time replica-plating method (TEDR), are described that allow a mutated population of Candida tropicalis to be enriched efficiently for mutants deficient in the alkane degradation pathway (Alk(-)) and to be selected easily for mutants increasing in the DCA (dicarboxylic acids) excretion pathway. After C. tropicalis was mutated with ethyl methane sulphonate and ultraviolet, the Alk(-) mutants were enriched (the first step enrichment, up to eightfold in one round of enrichment) by treatment with nystatin in medium SEL1-1. The mutagen-treated cells were then cultured in medium YPD containing chlorpromazine for further enriching (the second-step enrichment, up to threefold in one round) the mutants with an increasing capacity of alpha- and omega-oxidation. On the other hand, the Alk(-) mutants were readily isolated by the SEL1 replica-plating method by using alkane or glucose as the sole carbon source. A total of 43 Alk(-) mutants were isolated from 2x10(8) mutagen-treated cells. In the following steps, by using SEL2 replica plating, the screening studies showed that of the 43 Alk(-) mutants, 11 strains could accumulate DCA greatly from alkane, and strains 1-12 and 1-3, especially, could produce nearly three times as much DCA as the wild-type organism could. The results showed that the strains had more cytochrome P450 activity and a higher converting capacity of alkane.