Utilization of ethylamine by yeasts

Summary Thirty-two yeast species (162 strains) have been examined for their ability to utilize ethylamine hydrochloride as sole source of nitrogen. The possible taxonomic use of this property is discussed. The utilization of ethylamine was, with one exception, found to coincide with an ability to utilize L(+)-lysine. In view of the fact that non-industrial yeasts readily utilize ethylamine, its use as a cheap, selective nitrogen source in media employed for the determination of purity of pitching yeast should be considered.     

丙酮酸高产菌株的选育及中试研究

对T.glabrata WSH-IP12进行EMS诱变,挑选以NH4Cl为唯一氮源的平板上透明圈较大的菌株,经初筛和复筛后,发现T.glabrata WSH-IP303生产丙酮酸的能力强且稳定。以NH4Cl为唯一氮源摇瓶培养48h,其丙酮酸产量（35．1g/L）比出发菌株（21．4g/L)提高了64％。采用该菌株在300L罐上进行了4批发酵试验,丙酮酸产量最高可达58．4g/L,对葡萄糖产率0．562g/g。     

Causes of conductance change in yeast cultures.

The conductance change due to growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y112, Zygosaccharomyces bailii M and Rhodotorula rubra NCYC 63 in culture media containing glucose, tartrate pH buffer and ammonium ions as sole nitrogen source was compared with that in a medium containing L-asparagine as sole nitrogen source. Decreases in conductance were observed in glucose-ammonium cultures of all three yeasts while little change occurred in cultures with L-asparagine as sole nitrogen source. This supports the hypothesis that the metabolic activity primarily responsible for conductance change in yeast cultures is the uptake of charged ammonium ions as nitrogen source and the reaction of protons with pH buffer compounds. Rhodotorula rubra cultures with L-asparagine as sole carbon source caused large increases in conductance with growth. Chemical analyses of culture filtrates showed that this increase in conductance was due to use of L-asparagine as carbon source and the excretion of nitrogen surplus to biosynthetic needs as ammonium. In addition, the production of aspartate, acetate and bicarbonate contributed to the increase in conductance.     

Causes of conductance change in yeast cultures

The conductance change due to growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y112, Zygosaccharomyces bailii M and Rhodotorula rabra NCYC 63 in culture media containing glucose, tartrate pH buffer and ammonium ions as sole nitrogen source was compared with that in a medium containing L-asparagine as sole nitrogen source. Decreases in conductance were observed in glucose-ammonium cultures of all three yeasts while little change occurred in cultures with L-asparagine as sole nitrogen source. This supports the hypothesis that the metabolic activity primarily responsible for conductance change in yeast cultures is the uptake of charged ammonium ions as nitrogen source and the reaction of protons with pH buffer compounds.
Rhodotorula rubra cultures with L-asparagine as sole carbon source caused large increases in conductance with growth. Chemical analyses of culture filtrates showed that this increase in conductance was due to use of L-asparagine as carbon source and the excretion of nitrogen surplus to biosynthetic needs as ammonium. In addition, the production of aspartate, acetate and bicarbonate contributed to the increase in conductance.     

营养条件对光滑球拟酵母积累α-酮戊二酸的影响

以光滑拟球酵母为研究模型,研究α-酮戊二酸的浓度情况。通过单因素实验得到α-酮戊二酸积累最佳浓度的各单因素条件为：葡萄糖浓度140g／L,NH4Cl浓度5g／L。在碳源（30g/L葡萄糖初始浓度）匮乏条件下加入丙酮酸30g／L,在此条件下丙酮酸转化为α－酮戊二酸的转化率最高达53．7％。以30g／L丙酮酸为唯一碳源时在7L发酵罐中光滑拟球酵母可生成浓度为10．7g/Lα-酮戊二酸,外源丙酮酸的转化率可达66．9％。这一结果表明,T．glabrata具有将丙酮酸转化为α-KG的能力。     

Utilization of hexamethylenetetramine (urotropine) by bacteria and yeasts

A slow growing bacterial population able to utilize hexamethylelenetetramine (urotropine) as sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy was isolated from soil. From this crude enrichment culture two bacteria were isolated and identified as Brevundimonas diminuta and a Phyllobacterium sp. by sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. These bacteria also grew on urotropine but at a lower rate than the enrichment culture. Addition of glucose to the latter resulted in growth of some yeasts that overgrew the bacteria. Assimilation of urotropine as sole nitrogen source is very common among yeasts, 46 out of 60 species tested showed this characteristic.     

抗草甘膦酵母菌ZM-1的分离鉴定及其生长降解特性

以福州市郊区的耕作土壤为研究材料, 利用草甘膦为选择压力, 通过富集、驯化培养, 分离出一株对草甘膦具有高耐受和降解作用的酵母菌菌株ZM-1, 结合生理生化特征及26S rDNA D1/D2区序列分析将其初步鉴定为胶红酵母菌(Rhodotorula mucilaginosa)。菌株ZM-1能以草甘膦为唯一碳、氮源生长, 对草甘膦的最高耐受浓度为50 g/L。在草甘膦初始浓度为1 g/L的无机盐培养基中, 30°C、150 r/min 摇床振荡培养7 d, 草甘膦降解率为85.38%。适合菌株ZM-1生长及降解草甘膦的最佳条件为: 草甘膦初始浓度1 g/L, 接种量4%, 温度30°C, pH 值5.5-6.0, 装料量50 mL/250 mL。菌株ZM-1是一株良好的草甘膦耐受菌, 可用于草甘膦污染环境的生物修复, 也可能成为转基因抗草甘膦作物的一个很好资源。     

Utilization of purines or pyrimidines as the sole nitrogen source by Methanococcus vannielii.

Studies of biosynthetic pathways with purines as substrates showed that Methanococcus vannielii was capable of degrading xanthine to an extent that several of the carbon atoms were converted to CO2. Experiments to determine whether this catabolic activity could satisfy the entire nitrogen requirement for growth of M. vannielii showed that urate, guanine, xanthine, or hypoxanthine, but not adenine, could serve as the sole nitrogen source. The pyrimidines uracil and thymine, but not cytosine, were also degraded to serve as a source of nitrogen. Although urate was extensively degraded, it did not replace formate as the sole carbon source for growth of M. vannielii under the conditions imposed.     

Isolation and characterization of a dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase mutant of Pseudomonas chlororaphis

A dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase mutant of Pseudomonas chlororaphis ATCC 17414 was isolated and characterized in this study. Initially, reductive catabolism of uracil was confirmed to be active in ATCC 17414 cells. Following chemical mutagenesis and d-cycloserine counterselection, a mutant strain unable to utilize uracil as a nitrogen source was identified. It was also unable to utilize thymine as a nitrogen source but could use either dihydrouracil or dihydrothymine as a sole source of nitrogen. Subsequently, it was determined that the mutant strain was deficient for the initial enzyme in the reductive pathway dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. The lack of dehydrogenase activity did not seem to have an adverse effect upon the activity of the second reductive pathway enzyme dihydropyrimidinase activity. It was shown that both dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase and dihydropyrimidinase levels were affected by the nitrogen source present in the growth medium. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase and dihydropyrimidinase activities were elevated after growth on uracil, thymine, dihydrouracil or dihydrothymine as a source of nitrogen.     

Identification of oleaginous yeast strains able to accumulate high intracellular lipids when cultivated in alkaline pretreated corn stover

Microbial oil is a potential alternative to food/plant-derived biodiesel fuel. Our previous screening studies identified a wide range of oleaginous yeast species, using a defined laboratory medium known to stimulate lipid accumulation. In this study, the ability of these yeasts to grow and accumulate lipids was further investigated in synthetic hydrolysate (SynH) and authentic ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX?)-pretreated corn stover hydrolysate (ACSH). Most yeast strains tested were able to accumulate lipids in SynH, but only a few were able to grow and accumulate lipids in ACSH medium. Cryptococcus humicola UCDFST 10-1004 was able to accumulate as high as 15.5 g/L lipids, out of a total of 36 g/L cellular biomass when grown in ACSH, with a cellular lipid content of 40 % of cell dry weight. This lipid production is among the highest reported values for oleaginous yeasts grown in authentic hydrolysate. Preculturing in SynH media with xylose as sole carbon source enabled yeasts to assimilate both glucose and xylose more efficiently in the subsequent hydrolysate medium. This study demonstrates that ACSH is a suitable medium for certain oleaginous yeasts to convert lignocellullosic sugars to triacylglycerols for production of biodiesel and other valuable oleochemicals.     

三唑磷降解菌的筛选及其降解途径研究

从三唑磷生产厂周围的土壤中用土壤富集的方法筛选分离出一株三唑磷降解菌Klebsiella sp.,它能以三唑磷为唯一碳源、唯一氮源、唯一磷源生长同时实现对三唑磷的降解,三唑磷作为唯一氮源时的降解速度最快,是实现三唑磷降解的最佳营养方案。在三唑磷为唯一氮源时,1000 mg/L的三唑磷浓度对菌体降解无抑制作用。此降解菌首先通过水解作用实现对TAP 的降解,之后把水解产物进一步降解为无毒的无机物质。降解菌的这些降解特性表明了它用于生物降解消除三唑磷污染的巨大潜力。     

Nitrogen transformation under different dissolved oxygen levels by the anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Marichromatium gracile</Emphasis>

Marichromatium gracile: YL28 (M. gracile YL28) is an anoxygenic phototrophic bacterial strain that utilizes ammonia, nitrate, or nitrite as its sole nitrogen source during growth. In this study, we investigated the removal and transformation of ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite by M. gracile YL28 grown in a combinatorial culture system of sodium acetate-ammonium, sodium acetate-nitrate and sodium acetate-nitrite in response to different initial dissolved oxygen (DO) levels. In the sodium acetate-ammonium system under aerobic conditions (initial DO?=?7.20–7.25 mg/L), we detected a continuous accumulation of nitrate and nitrite. However, under semi-anaerobic conditions (initial DO?=?4.08–4.26 mg/L), we observed a temporary accumulation of nitrate and nitrite. Interestingly, under anaerobic conditions (initial DO?=?0.36–0.67 mg/L), there was little accumulation of nitrate and nitrite, but an increase in nitrous oxide production. In the sodium acetate-nitrite system, nitrite levels declined slightly under aerobic conditions, and nitrite was completely removed under semi-anaerobic and anaerobic conditions. In addition, M. gracile YL28 was able to grow using nitrite as the sole nitrogen source in situations when nitrogen gas produced by denitrification was eliminated. Taken together, the data indicate that M. gracile YL28 performs simultaneous heterotrophic nitrification and denitrification at low-DO levels and uses nitrite as the sole nitrogen source for growth. Our study is the first to demonstrate that anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria perform heterotrophic ammonia-oxidization and denitrification under anaerobic conditions.     

Effect of triton X-100 on compactin production from<Emphasis Type="Italic">Penicillium citrinum</Emphasis>

Glucose alone was found to be the most effective carbon source for producing compactin. An initial glucose concentration of 40 g/L gave the highest compactin concentration of 250 mg/L. Among the various nitrogen sources, when 5 g/L of pharmamedia and soybean meal as the sole nitrogen source were used, respectively, the compactin concentration was higher than 250 mg/L. Especially, in the case of the mixture of 6 g/L of pharmamedia and 8 g/L of soybean meal, the compactin concentration was 400 mg/L. To select the best surfactant for effective compactin production, various surfactants were investigated. When Triton X-100 was used, the maximum compactin concentration was 445 mg/L. With the initial concentration ranging from 1.5 to 2.0 g/L, the compactin concentration was the highest at 465–450 g/L. The cell concentration was similar to that of the control without the addition of Triton X-100. On the other hand, when the above 4.0 g/L of Triton X-100 were used, the cell concentration decreased. Using the based results the continuous fed-batch cultures by adding the Triton X-100 were carried out for 10 days in an air-lift bioreactor. When 1.5 g/L of Triton X-100 was added to the culture broth at 0, 4, and 8 days of culture, respectively, the compactin production was increased with the increase of culture time. The maximum compactin concentration after 10 days of culture was 1,200 mg/L, which was about 2.0-fold higher than that of the control without the addition of Triton X-100.     

Cobetia marina CICC10367渗透压冲击下羟基四氢嘧啶的合成及释放

摘要:【目的】筛选获得耐受渗透压冲击的羟基四氢嘧啶合成菌株,利用“细菌挤奶”工艺提高羟基四氢嘧啶的产率。【方法】从盐池中分离羟基四氢嘧啶合成菌株,并对其进行形态、生理生化及16S rDNA鉴定。考察了培养基及其NaCl浓度对羟基四氢嘧啶合成的影响,在优化的条件下利用“细菌挤奶”工艺制备羟基四氢嘧啶。【结果】筛选获得的一株羟基四氢嘧啶合成菌株,鉴定为Cobetia marina CICC10367（C. marina CICC10367）。NaCl浓度为90 g/L的、谷氨酸单钠为唯一碳氮源的培养基有利于羟     

A novel superfamily of transporters for allantoin and other oxo derivatives of nitrogen heterocyclic compounds in Arabidopsis

A wide spectrum of soil heterocyclic nitrogen compounds are potential nutrients for plants. Here, it is shown that Arabidopsis plants are able to use allantoin as sole nitrogen source. By functional complementation of a yeast mutant defective in allantoin uptake, an Arabidopsis transporter, AtUPS1 (Arabidopsis thaliana ureide permease 1), was identified. AtUPS1 belongs to a novel superfamily of plant membrane proteins with five open reading frames in Arabidopsis (identity, 64 to 82%). UPS proteins have 10 putative transmembrane domains with a large cytosolic central domain containing a "Walker A" motif. Transport of (14)C-labeled allantoin by AtUPS1 in yeast exhibited saturation kinetics (K(m) approximately 52 microM), was dependent on Glc and a proton gradient, and was stimulated by acidic pH. AtUPS1 transports uric acid and xanthine, besides allantoin, but not adenine. Protons are cosubstrates in allantoin transport by AtUPS1, as demonstrated by expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In plants, AtUPS1 gene expression was dependent on the nitrogen source. Therefore, AtUPS1 presumably is involved in the uptake of allantoin and other purine degradation products when primary sources are limiting.     

维生素在丙酮酸过量合成中的重要作用

研究了烟酸、硫胺素、吡哆醇、生物素和核黄素对一株光滑球拟酵母(\%Torulopsis glabrata\%) WSH\|IP303以葡萄糖为碳源、以氯化铵为唯一氮源生产丙酮酸的影响。利用正交试验方法,确证了硫胺素是影响WSH\|IP303生产丙酮酸的最重要因素。在硫胺素浓度一定(0.01～0.015mg/L)的前提下,提高烟酸浓度有助于加快耗糖速度。当烟酸、硫胺素、吡哆醇、生物素和核黄素的浓度分别为8、0.015、0.4、0.04和01mg/L时,摇瓶发酵48h,丙酮酸产量和产率可分别达到52.4g/L和0525g/g。采用优化的维生素组合方式,进行2.5L罐分批发酵,在初糖浓度120g/L的条件下发酵57.5h,丙酮酸产量和产率分别达到69.4g/L和0593g/g,分别比摇瓶培养的最好结果提高了32.%和13%。     

Effect of caffeine concentration on biomass production, caffeine degradation, and morphology of Aspergillus tamarii

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the initial caffeine concentration (1–8 g/L) on growth and caffeine consumption by Aspergillus tamarii as well as pellet morphology, in submerged fermentation. Caffeine was used as sole nitrogen source. At 1 g/L of initial caffeine concentration, caffeine degradation was not affected, resulting in a production of 8.7 g/L of biomass. The highest biomass production (12.4–14.8 g/L) was observed within a range of 2 to 4 g/L of initial caffeine concentration. At these initial caffeine concentrations, after 96 h of fermentation, 41–51 % of the initial caffeine was degraded. Using an initial caffeine concentration of 2–3 g/L, the highest specific growth rate was observed (μ?=?0.069 1/h). Biomass production decreased at 8 g/L of initial caffeine concentration. A. tamarii formed mainly pellets at all concentrations tested. The size of the pellet decreased at a caffeine concentration of 8 g/L.     

Fermentative production of succinic acid from glucose and corn steep liquor byAnaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens

Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens requires expensive complex nitrogen sources such as yeast extract and polypeptone for its growth and succinic acid production. It was found thatA. succiniciproducens was able to grow in a minimal medium containing glucose when supplemented with corn steep liquor (CSL) as the sole complex nitrogen source. The concentration of CSL had a significant effect on the glucose consumption byA. succiniciproducens. When 10–15 g/L of CSL was supplemented, cells were grown to an OD₆₆₀ of 3.5 and produced 17.8 g/L succinic acid with 20 g/L glucose. These results are similar to those obtained by supplementing yeast extract and polypeptone, thereby suggesting that succinic acid can be produced more economically using glucose and CSL.     

Effect of the stereoisomers of glutamic acid on the vital activity of auxotrophic mutant producers of lysine]

Studies of L, D and DL-forms of glutamic acid as the sole nitrogen source or as a supplement to the major nitrogen source--ammonium sulphate have demonstrated that in the first case all forms of glutamic acid are assimilated by auxotrophic mutants--lysine producers. However, the lysine synthesis was very low, when L-glutamic acid was used as the only nitrogen source. Glutamic acid at a concentration of 0.01 M applied as a supplement to the major source of nitrogen acted as a stimulator of lysine synthesis, slightly inhibiting biomass increment. That was true of every form of glutamic acid, especially of DL-glutamic acid.     

碳源、氮源对异养单针藻Monoraphidium sp. FXY-10油脂积累和脂肪酸组成的影响

研究了碳源与氮源对单针藻Monoraphidium sp. FXY-10异养培养的影响。以BG-11为基础培养基,通过添加不同类型、浓度梯度碳源和氮源,比较分析微藻生物量、油脂积累以及脂肪酸组成。结果表明,以葡萄糖作碳源,硝酸钠为氮源,微藻细胞积累的油脂是理想的生物柴油制备原料。硝酸钠浓度分别为1.00、3.00和5.00 g/L时,对油脂产量影响不显著(P>0.05)。葡萄糖浓度为10.00 g/L,硝酸钠为氮源油脂产量达到实验最高值0.84 g/L,其油脂脂肪酸组成主要由C16:0和C18:1等短链饱和脂肪酸和单不饱和脂肪酸组成,不饱和度值(DU)为61.98,相对偏低。