嗜热菌Thermus sp. YBJ-1的分离和淀粉酶基因的克隆

从西藏热泉水样分离得到一株嗜热菌（YBJ-1）,其16S Rdna（1511bp）序列与栖热菌（Thermus scotoductus ITI252T）的同源性为98%。 通过PCR技术将Thermus sp. YBJ-1的淀粉酶基因(amyT)全长开放阅读框克隆到T载体。分析表明, amyT的ORF全长为1767bp,编码588个氨基酸。推导的氨基酸序列与嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌的阿尔法环糊精酶（Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha cyclodextrinase） 和栖热菌Thermus sp.IM6501的麦芽糖淀粉酶（Thermus sp.IM6501 maltogenic amylase）分别有99%和96%的同源性,与嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌的新普鲁兰酶（neopullulanas）的同源性为81%。     

嗜热菌Anoxybacillu sp.产淀粉酶培养基优化及产酶条件研究

目的：对产淀粉酶嗜热菌Anoxybacillu sp.菌株进行培养基优化及产酶条件研究,以便提高菌株的产酶能力,并为下一步菌 株的诱变育种研究提供基础。方法：常规方法液体培养菌株,用平板初筛和DNS法复筛选择产淀粉酶能力较高的菌株;单因素筛 选培养基最适的碳源、氮源、Ca2+浓度和Mg2+浓度,对单因素筛选的最佳碳源、氮源、Ca2+和Mg2+的三个较佳浓度进行四因素三 水平正交试验优化培养基;对培养基不同pH值及不同培养温度进行培养条件研究。结果：产淀粉酶菌株筛选结果显示：六株菌中 淀粉酶酶活力值最大的是菌株Anoxybacillu sp.DL4,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。培养基单因素筛选结果显示：最适碳源为麦芽糖、最适氮源为 硝酸铵、最适Ca2+、Mg2+浓度均为0.02%,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。培养基优化结果显示：C 源0.1 %,N源0.2 %,Mg2+ 0.04%, Ca2+ 0.04 %为最佳的培养基成分组合。产酶条件筛选结果显示：培养基pH 值为6、培养温度为55 ℃时菌株产酶水平最高,差异有 统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论：培养基的优化及最适的产酶条件能提高嗜热菌Anoxybacillu sp.DL4 产淀粉酶能力,Ca2+、Mg2+离子 对菌株产淀粉酶有促进作用。     

嗜热菌来源的生淀粉酶分离纯化及其酶学性质

从嗜热菌库中分离到两株能水解生淀粉的菌株173和174,通过扩增和测定两株菌的16S rDNA序列并进行比对结果表明,所分离两株菌属于Geobacillus属的细菌.液体摇瓶发酵菌株173、174,其产生的生淀粉酶(简称RSDE173、RSDE174)活力分别达14.5 U/mL和12.9 U/mL.通过生淀粉吸附-熟淀粉洗脱系统和TOYOPEARL HW-55F系统进行分离纯化,得到纯化的RSDE173和RSDE174,纯化倍数分别为50和29,活力回收率分别为34%和41%.有关RSDE173和RSDE174酶学性质研究显示.对熟淀粉水解的最适作用温度均为70℃,而对生淀粉水解则分别在50℃～60℃和40℃～60℃下表现出高水解活力;对不同底物的最适作用pH值均为5.0～5.5;它们对大多数试验离子的敏感性较低,但个别离子如Co2 、Cu'2 对RSDE173或u'2 对RSDE174的酶活力有一定的抑制作用.纯化的这两种生淀粉酶对不同来源生淀粉的底物专一性并不相同.RSDE173底物专一性顺序为红薯淀粉>小麦淀粉>玉米淀粉>木薯淀粉>糯米淀粉;而RSDE174的糯米淀粉>小麦淀粉>红薯淀粉>玉米淀粉>木薯淀粉.RSDE173对生红薯淀粉有很好的降解,其水解糊化淀粉与生红薯淀粉的比值为1.48;而RSDE174优先降解生糯米淀粉,其相应比值为1.69.     

一株新型产淀粉酶中度嗜热菌的分离鉴定及酶学性质研究

用稀释分离法从广西象州温泉筛选分离到一株可水解淀粉的中度嗜热细菌GXS1,该茵株革兰氏染色为阳性,端生芽孢,细胞呈杆状,最适生长温度为60℃～65℃,最适生长pH为6.0～7.0.结合生理生化特征和16S rDNA序列分析,初步鉴定该茵株为Geobacillus sp.GXS1.对该茵所产高温淀粉酶的性质研究表明:酶的...     

枯草杆菌α－淀粉酶基因的克隆和表达

以自构的质粒pBEl为载体,采用鸟枪法克隆枯草杆菌168突变株GRl0的α－淀粉酶基因,获得了在大肠杆菌中的表达。该基因片段位于7367bp的Bgl Ⅱ酶切片段上。利用质粒pUB110。将此片段亚克隆到枯草杆菌中,同样也获得了表达。本文还测定了该基因克隆子是否有GR10的抗葡萄糖阻遏效应。     

巨大芽孢杆菌b-淀粉酶基因的克隆、表达和酶学性质分析

从巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium)的全基因组DNA文库中筛选出一个b-淀粉酶基因amyG, 分析测定了其核苷酸序列并进行了诱导表达; 其中amyG编码的蛋白有545个氨基酸、分子量为60.194 kD, 与已报道的巨大芽孢杆菌DSM319的b-淀粉酶序列有着94.5%的同源性。经氨基酸序列比较分析发现, AmyG从N末端到C末端依次由信号肽域、糖基水解酶催化功能域和淀粉结合域3个功能域组成。其中催化功能域里含有第14家族糖基水解酶常见的几个高度保守的酶催化活性区。经多步纯化, 重组酶的比活共提高了7.4倍, 获得凝胶电泳均一的蛋白样品; 经SDS-PAGE电泳测定, 酶AmyG的分子量为57 kD。该酶的最适反应温度为60oC, 最适反应pH为7.0; 在温度不超过60oC时, 酶活较稳定; AmyG能迅速降解淀粉生成麦芽糖, 属于外切b-糖苷酶。     

芽孢杆菌α-淀粉酶基因的克隆、表达和酶学性质分析

在仔猪结肠内容物中分离出一株能利用淀粉的芽孢杆菌Bacillussp.WS06,构建了全基因组DNA文库,从中筛选出α_淀粉酶基因amyF,分析测定了其核苷酸序列并进行了表达;其中amyF编码的蛋白有526个氨基酸、分子量为58.6kD;它与已报道的Bacillusmegaterium的α_淀粉酶序列有93%的同源性。经过氨基酸序列比较分析还发现,AmyF含有淀粉酶家族中4个高度保守的酶催化活性区。经多步纯化,重组酶的比活共提高了22.2倍,获得凝胶电泳均一的蛋白样品;经SDS_PAGE检测,AmyF酶分子量为57kD。该酶的最适反应温度为55℃～60℃,酶的最适反应pH为7.0,在温度不超过55℃时,酶活较稳定;AmyF能迅速降解淀粉生成麦芽寡糖,属于内切糖苷酶。     

嗜热菌Aquifex pyrophilus中mbh2基因簇的鉴定和部分基因的克隆及测序

基于嗜热菌Aquifex aeolicus的mbhS2基因,设计合成特异性引物,以Aquifex pyrophilus的染色体DNA为模板,应用PCR技术扩增出目的片段。序列测定结果显示,其推导出的氨基酸序列与A.aeolicus的相应序列具有85％的同源性。以此PCR片段为探针,从A.pyrophilus的Nco Ⅰ部分基因组文加（4－6kb)中筛选出含5kb大小插入片段的阳性克隆,进而对其进行了亚克隆及测序。结果表明,该插入了包含A.pyrophilus mbh2基因簇的小亚基基因mbhS2,orf1基因的部分orf2基因。所推导出的氨基酸序列与A.aeolicus的MbhS2和Orf963相比较的同源性分别为81％和60％。     

巨大芽孢杆菌β-淀粉酶基因的克隆、表达和酶学性质分析

从巨大芽孢杆(Bacillus megaterium)的全基因组DNA文库中筛选出一个β-淀粉酶基因amyG,分析测定了其核苷酸序列并进行了诱导表达;其中amyG编码的蛋白有545个氨基酸、分子量为60.194 kD,与已报道的巨大芽孢杆菌DSM319的β-淀粉酶序列有着94.5%的同源性.经氨基酸序列比较分析发现,AmyG从N末端到C末端依次由信号肽域、糖基水解酶催化功能域和淀粉结合域3个功能域组成.其中催化功能域里含有第14家族糖基水解酶常见的几个高度保守的酶催化活性区.经多步纯化,重组酶的比活共提高了7.4倍,获得凝胶电泳均一的蛋白样品;经SDS-PAGE电泳测定,酶AmyG的分子量为57 kD.该酶的最适反应温度为60℃,最适反应pH为7.0;在温度不超过60℃时,酶活较稳定:AmyG能迅速降解淀粉生成麦芽糖,属于外切β-糖苷酶.     

A Maltooligosaccharide-Forming Amylase Gene from Brachybacterium sp. Strain LB25: Cloning and Expression in Escherichia coli

Brachybacterium sp. strain LB25 produces a maltooligosaccharide-forming amylase that improves product selectivity in water-miscible organic solvents. The enzyme hydrolyzed starch to produce maltotriose primarily. The structural gene encoding the amylase from strain LB25 was cloned and sequenced. The amino acid sequence of the product showed significant similarity (45 to 49%) to amylases from the genus Streptomyces. The amylase gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, but the specific activity of the recombinant amylase was lower than that of the amylase purified from strain LB25.     

Modulation of Substrate Preference of Thermus Maltogenic Amylase by Mutation of the Residues at the Interface of a Dimer

To elucidate the relationship between the substrate size and geometric shape of the catalytic site of Thermus maltogenic amylase, Gly50, Asp109, and Val431, located at the interface of the dimer, were replaced with bulky amino acids. The k _cat/K _m value of the mutant for amylose increased significantly, whereas that for amylopectin decreased as compared to that of the wild-type enzyme. Thus, the substituted bulky amino acid residues modified the shape of the catalytic site, such that the ability of the enzyme to distinguish between small and large molecules like amylose and amylopectin was enhanced.     

Thermophilic biodegradation of BTEX by two Thermus Species

Two thermophilic bacteria, Thermus aquaticus ATCC 25104 and Thermus species ATCC 27978, were investigated for their abilities to degrade BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes). Thermus aquaticus and the Thermus sp. were grown in a nominal medium at 70 degrees C and 60 degrees C, respectively, and resting cell suspensions were used to study BTEX biodegradation at the same corresponding temperatures. The degradation of BTEX by these cell suspensions was measured in sealed serum bottles against controls that also displayed significant abiotic removals of BTEX under such high-temperature conditions. For T. aquaticus at a suspension density of only 1.3 x 10(7) cells/mL and an aqueous total BTEX concentration of 2.04 mg/L (0.022 mM), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene, and an unresolved mixture of o-and p-xylenes were biodegraded by 10, 12, 18, 20, and 20%, respectively, after 45 days of incubation at 70 degrees C. For the Thermus sp. at a suspension density of 1.1 x 10(7) cells/mL and an aqueous total BTEX concentration of 6.98 mg/L (0.079 mM), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene, and the unresolved mixture of o-and p-xylenes were biodegraded by 40, 35, 32, 33, and 33%, respectively, after 45 days of incubation at 60 degrees C. Raising the BTEX concentrations lowered the extents of biodegradation. The biodegradations of both benzene and toluene were enhanced when T. aquaticus and the Thermus sp. were pregrown on catechol and o-cresol, respectively, as carbon sources. Use of [U-(14)C]benzene and [ring-(14)C]toluene verified that a small fraction of these two compounds was metabolized within 7 days to water-soluble products and CO(2) by these nongrowing cell suspensions. Our investigation also revealed that the nominal medium can be simplified by eliminating the yeast extract and using a higher tryptone concentration (0.2%) without affecting the growth and BTEX degrading activities of these cells. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Differences and similarities in enzymes from the neopullulanase subfamily isolated from thermophilic species

Six glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 13 members, classified under the polyspecific neopullulanase subfamily GH13_20 (also termed cyclomaltodextrinase) were analysed. They originate from thermophilic bacterial strains (Anoxybacillus flavithermus, Laceyella sacchari, and Geobacillus thermoleovorans) or from environmental DNA, collected after in situ enrichments in Icelandic hot springs. The genes were isolated following the CODEHOP consensus primer strategy, utilizing the first two of the four conserved sequence regions in GH13. The typical domain structure of GH13_20, including an N-terminal domain (classified as CBM34), the catalytic module composed of the A-and B-domains, and a C-terminal domain, was found in five of the encoded enzymes (abbreviated Amy1, 89, 92, 98 and 132). These five enzymes degraded cyclomaltodextrins (CDs) and starch, while only three, Amy92 (L. sacchari), Amy98 (A. flavithermus) and Amy132 (environmental DNA), also harboured neopullulanase activity. The L. sacchari enzyme was monomeric, but with CD as the preferred substrate, which is an unusual combination. The sixth enzyme (Amy29 from environmental DNA), was composed of the ABC-domains only. Preferred substrate for Amy29 was pullulan, which was degraded to panose, and the enzyme had no detectable activity on CDs. In addition to its different activity profile and domain composition, Amy29 also displayed a different conservation (LPKF) in the fifth conserved region (MPKL) proposed to identify the subfamily. All enzymes had apparent temperature optima in the range 50–65°C, while thermostability varied, and was highest for Amy29 with a half-life of 480 min at 80°C. Calcium dependent activity or stability was monitored in four enzymes, but could not be detected for Amy29 or 98. Tightly bound calcium can, however, not be ruled out, and putative calcium ligands were conserved in Amy98.     

Isolation of Fenitrothion-degrading Strain Burkholderia sp. FDS-1 and Cloning of mpd Gene

A short rod shaped, gram-negative bacterium strain Burkholderia sp. FDS-1 was isolated from the sludge of the wastewater treating system of an organophosphorus pesticides manufacturer. The isolate was capable of using fenitrothion as the sole carbon source for its growth. FDS-1 first hydrolyzed fenitrothion to 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, which was further metabolized to nitrite and methylhydroquinone. The addition of other carbon source and omitting phosphorus source had little effect on the hydrolysis of fenitrothion. The gene encoding the organophosphorus hydrolytic enzyme was cloned and sequenced. The sequence was similar to mpd, a gene previously shown to encode a parathion-methyl-hydrolyzing enzyme in Plesiomonas sp. M6. The inoculation of strain FDS-1 (10⁶ cells g⁻¹) to soil treated with 100 mg fenitrothion emulsion kg⁻¹ resulted in a higher degradation rate than in noninoculated soils regardless of the soil sterilized or nonsterilized. These results highlight the potential of this bacterium to be used in the cleanup of contaminated pesticide waste in the environment. Zhonghui Zhang, Qing Hong: Both authors contributed equally to this work     

产碱菌麦芽四糖淀粉酶的底物特异性

产碱菌Ｇ４Ａ仅能水解由α－１,４－葡萄糖苷键连接的麦芽寡糖、淀粉或糖原。淀粉和糖原的水解产物为Ｇ４;麦芽寡糖Ｇ５,Ｇ６和Ｇ７的水解产物分别为Ｇ４＋Ｇ、Ｇ４＋Ｇ２和Ｇ４＋Ｇ３,水解速度为Ｇ５〈Ｇ６〈Ｇ７。直链淀粉的水解限度为１００％,其他淀粉为６０￣７４％,糖原仅３４％,表明该酶为从麦芽寡糖、淀粉或糖原非还原末端顺序切割第４个α－１,４－葡萄糖苷键的外切型淀粉酶。Ｇ４Ａ对Ｇ５、Ｇ６、Ｇ７及直链淀粉、     

Cloning and Characterization of Flagellin Genes and Identification of Flagellin Glycosylation from Thermophilic Bacillus Species

Flagellin glycosylation was identified in Bacillus sp. PS3 and Geobacillus stearothermophilus. In vivo complementation showed that these flagellin genes did not restore the motility of a Bacillus subtilis flagellin mutant, whereas the genes encoding non-glycosylated flagellin from Geobacillus kaustophilus and Bacillus sp. Kps3 restored motility. Moreover, four types of flagellins expressed in B. subtilis were not glycosylated. We speculate that glycosylation is required for flagellar filament assembly of these bacilli.     

产碱菌麦芽四糖淀粉酶的化学修饰

不同蛋白质侧链修饰剂对麦芽四糖淀粉酶进行修饰。在一定条件下,分别用ＩＡＡ、ＮＥＭ、ＥＤＣ和ＮＡＩ处理后,酶活力不受影响,仍为１００％,说明巯基、羧基和酪氨酸残基与酶活力无关。用ＤＥＰ、ＮＢＳ和ＨＮＢＢ修饰后,酶活力大幅度下降,说明组氨酸和色氨酸基为酶活力所必需。     

表达淀粉酶、糖化酶葡糖酸醋杆菌工程菌的构建

采用基因融合技术,将葡糖酸醋杆菌Gluconacetobacter hansenii ATCC23769分泌蛋白CMCax的信号肽序列分别与来源于枯草芽胞杆菌的淀粉酶基因、黑曲霉的糖化酶基因融合构建融合蛋白,连入能在G.hansenii ATCC23769自主复制的载体pbs-H1S中,电击转入G.hansenii ATCC23769,构建能内源表达淀粉酶、糖化酶,以及淀粉酶-糖化酶的葡糖酸醋杆菌。淀粉平板透明圈检测结果和DNS测酶活结果显示,构建的3种工程菌能成功表达并分泌淀粉酶和糖化酶。