厌氧、还原剂和氧气对运动发酵单胞菌生长的影响

研究了厌氧、加还原剂和好氧条件下运动发酵单胞菌ＡＴＣＣ２９１９２和ＡＴＣＣ３５０００的生长速率及生长量。在复合培养基不加还原剂的厌氧条件下,生长速率最高,２９１９２和３５０００分别为０．３０９ｈ^－１和０．４７２ｈ^－１。２９１９２对还原剂和氧气比３５０００更为敏感。结果表明,还原剂还原力愈强,抑制生长的效应愈强;还原剂随浓度升高,毒性亦增强。     

球形红杆菌W1分批发酵和恒化培养的研究

本文对球形红杆菌Ｗ１的培养方式进行了研究。由分批培养确定了适于常规发酵的培养基及培养条件。恒化培养该菌的最大生长速率Ｐ＝３．８ｇ／ｌ．ｈ;最适稀释率Ｄ＝０．１５０ｈ＾－１;最大比生长速率为０．２０ｈ＾－１;饱和常数Ｋｓ＝２．８２ｇ／ｌ。恒化培养可获得比分批培养高的生长速率。     

乙酰胆碱对培养T细胞功能的作用

本文研究不同浓度（１０＾－１０－１０＾－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）乙酰胆碱（ＡＣｈ）对离体培养的大鼠脾脏Ｔ淋巴细胞增殖的影响,并探讨其作用机制。实验结果表明：１０＾－９－１０＾－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ可显著增强Ｔ细胞由刀豆素Ａ（Ｃ－Ａ）诱导的增殖反应,以１０＾－７－１０＾－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时最强。淋巴细胞先用ＡＣｈ刺激１ｈ或者刺激１ｈ后洗弃ＡＣｈ,再用ＣｏｎＡ诱导６ｈ的Ｔ细胞的增殖。１０＾－７－１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ阿托品可阻     

人绒毛膜促性腺激素β—亚基在中国仓鼠卵巢细胞中…

本文以哺乳动物细胞表达载体ｐＳＶ２－ｄｈｆｒ为运载体,构建了受控于ＳＶ４０早期启动子β－ｈＣＧ基因的表达载体,转染ＣＨＯ－ｈｆｒ＾－细胞后,挑选ＣＨＯ（ｄｈｆｒ＾＋）细胞,结果表明β－ｈＣＧ不仅在细胞中表达,不分泌到培养液中,通过氨甲喋（ＭＴＸ）加压后,表达量逐渐提高,０．１μｍｏｌ／ＬＭＴＸ条件下培养液中β－ｈＣＧ最高表达量可达到１．５μｇ／１０＾６细胞．２４小时。经亲和层析获得纯的重组β－ｈＣ     

不同时期羊草群落光合速率与环境条件之间的关系模型

利用１９８１－１９８５年间,内蒙古典型草原羊草群落光合速率和环境因子观测资料,按４个不同时期进行逐步多元回归,得到４个回归方程如下：１．６月上中旬植物生长初期,群落光合主要与光照强度和温度有关。其回归方程是ｙ＝－０．６８３＋０．４４４ｘ１－０．０３９１ｘ＋０．０７４２ｘ３－０．００１６４ｘ＾２３（式中ｙ为羊草群我合速率ｇＣｏ２／ｍ＾７２．ｈ,ｘ１是光照强度１０ｋｌｘ,ｘ３为空气温度Ｃ）。方程的复相     

水分胁迫下钙螯合剂与CPZ抑制剂对棉花根和下胚轴两种ATPase…

水分胁迫下棉花根和下胚轴质膜Ｈ＾＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ和Ｃａ＾２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ活力,表现Ｋｍ值以及Ｖｍａｘ降低。－０．３ＭＰａ和－１．１ＭＰａ胁迫下质膜ＡＴ－Ｐａｓｅ活力随时间延长分别呈“Ｖ”字形变化和下降趋势。钙螯合剂、ＣａＭ抑制剂对棉花根和下胚轴质膜ＡＴＰａｓｅ活性有明显的抑制效应,抑制程度为－１．１ＭＰａ大于－０．３ＭＰａ大于对照。     

增强UV—B辐射对蚕豆叶片微粒体膜一些性质的影响

温室条件下,用０,８．６５ｋＪｍ＾－２ｄ＾－１及１１．２ｋＪｍ＾－２ｄ＾－１不同剂量的ＵＶ－Ｂ辐射处理蚕豆幼苗。Ｃａ＾２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ及Ｍｇ＾２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ的活性在辐射处理期间下降。在处理２１ｄ,Ｔ１和Ｔ２微粒体膜的ＭＤＡ含量明显高于对照,同时ＩＵＦＡ急剧下降,且呈明显的剂量效应。     

慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应与内皮结构的动态…

本实验对慢性减压缺氧（５０００ｍ）过程中肺动脉ＡＣｈ内皮依赖性舒张反应作了动态观察,并结合分析了其与内皮超微结构和肺动脉压演变的关系。结果表明,缺氧３－２１ｄ,平均肺动脉压（ｍＰＡＰ）显著递增（Ｐ＜０．０５－０．００１）,而缺氧４０ｄ组基本与缺氧２１ｄ组持平,未再进一步升高。缺氧１ｄ组,各ＡＣｈ浓度（１０＾－１０,１０＾－９,１０＾－７,１０＾－６,１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的内皮依赖性舒张反应明     

加压素(4 -8)对大鼠脑内Ca2+/CaM依赖的蛋白激酶Ⅱ自身磷酸化的影响

大鼠皮下注射加压素（ＡＶＰ）（４－８）１ｈ后,大脑皮层中Ｃａ＾２＋／ＣａＭ依赖的蛋白激酶Ⅱ自身磷酸化程度与对照组比较增高１９２％,Ｐ〈０．００１;海马中增高４０％,Ｐ〈０．０５。ＣａＭＫⅡ的自身磷酸化程度依赖于Ｃａ＾２＋及ＣａＭ浓度。在用抗 ＣａＭＫⅡα单克隆抗体对给药１ｈ组样品和对照组样品进行免疫印迹检测时,发现皮下注射ＡＶＰ（４－８）１ｈ后,大脑皮层中ＣａＭＫⅡα亚基的蛋白量没有明显差异。ＡＶ     

去甲肾上腺素对T淋巴细胞增殖的影响

本实验研究了不同浓度和不同作用时间的去甲肾上腺素（ＮＡ）对大鼠脾脏Ｔ淋巴细胞增殖的影响,并探讨α和β受体在此影响中的作用。结果表明,１０＾－８－１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／ＬＮＡ可显著抑制由刀豆素Ａ诱导的Ｔ细胞增殖反应,其中１０＾－７ｍｏｌ／ＬＮＡ的抑制作用最强。ＮＡ与已被ＣｏｎＡ刺激１ｈ的Ｔ细胞作用后,或者ＮＡ与脾细胞作用１ｈ后被洗去,Ｔ细胞的增殖仍受到抑制,但是ＮＡ不能抑制已被ＣｏｎＡ刺激６小时的Ｔ细胞     

Genome sequence of the ethanol-producing Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomaceae lectotype strain ATCC 29192

Zymomonas mobilis is an alphaproteobacterium studied for bioethanol production. Different strains of this organism have been hitherto sequenced; they all belong to the Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis taxon. Here we report the finished and annotated genome sequence of strain ATCC 29192, a cider-spoiling agent isolated in the United Kingdom. ATCC 29192 is the lectotype of the second-best-characterized subspecies of Z. mobilis, Z. mobilis subsp. pomaceae. The nucleotide sequence of ATCC 29192 deviates from that of Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis representatives, which justifies its distinct taxonomic positioning and proves particularly useful for comparative and functional genomic analyses.     

Green biosynthesis of floxuridine by immobilized microorganisms

This work describes an efficient, simple, and green bioprocess for obtaining 5-halogenated pyrimidine nucleosides from thymidine by transglycosylation using whole cells. Biosynthesis of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (floxuridine) was achieved by free and immobilized Aeromonas salmonicida ATCC 27013 with an 80% and 65% conversion occurring in 1 h, respectively. The immobilized biocatalyst was stable for more than 4 months in storage conditions (4 °C) and could be reused at least 30 times without loss of its activity. This microorganism was able to biosynthesize 2.0 mg L(-1) min(-1) (60%) of 5-chloro-2'-deoxyuridine in 3 h. These halogenated pyrimidine 2'-deoxynucleosides are used as antitumoral agents.     

Control of biofilm formation by poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate films incorporating nisin

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) films incorporating different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5% and 1%) of nisin on the biofilm-forming ability of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644, Staphylococcus aureus 815 and Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 35984. Nisin was incorporated into two grades of EVA (EVA14 and EVA28) in the melt during a common film-blowing operation. The efficacy of EVA/nisin films was evaluated by biofilm biomass measurements and Live/Dead staining in combination with fluorescence microscopy. In order to evaluate whether the nisin incorporation could modify the film surface properties, contact angle measurements and scanning electron microscopy were performed. The results revealed the efficacy of EVA14/nisin films in reducing biofilm formation on their surfaces with more evident effect for S. epidermidis than L. monocytogenes and S. aureus strains. In contrast, EVA28/nisin films showed unsatisfactory activity. Fluorescence microscopy confirmed poor biofilm formation on EVA14/nisin films, also characterised by the presence of dead cells. The data presented in this study offer new potential applications for developing strategies aimed to improve the effect of antimicrobial agents.     

Gene encoded antimicrobial peptides, a template for the design of novel anti-mycobacterial drugs

Nisin A is the most widely characterized lantibiotic investigated to date. It represents one of the many antimicrobial peptides which have been the focus of much interest as potential therapeutic agents. This has resulted in the search for novel lantibiotics and more commonly, the engineering of novel variants from existing peptides with a view to increasing their activity, stability and solubility.The aim of this study was to compare the activities of nisin A and novel bioengineered hinge derivatives, nisin S, nisin T and nisin V. The microtitre alamar blue assay (MABA) was employed to identify the enhanced activity of these novel variants against M. tuberculosis (H37Ra), M. kansasii (CIT11/06), M. avium subsp. hominissuis (CIT05/03) and M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) (ATCC 19698). All variants displayed greater anti-mycobacterial activity than nisin A. Nisin S was the most potent variant against M. tuberculosis, M. kansasii and M. avium subsp. hominissuis, retarding growth by a maximum of 29% when compared with nisin A. Sub-species variations of inhibition were also observed with nisin S reducing growth of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis by 28% and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by 19% and nisin T contrastingly reducing growth of MAP by 27% and MAC by 16%.Nisin S, nisin T and nisin V are potent novel anti-mycobacterial compounds, which have the capacity to be further modified, potentially generating compounds with additional beneficial characteristics. This is the first report to demonstrate an enhancement of efficacy by any bioengineered bacteriocin against mycobacteria.     

Hydrogen production from glucose by anaerobes

Various anaerobes were cultivated in media containing glucose. When 100 mL of thioglycollate medium containing 2.0% (w/v) glucose was used, Clostridium butyricum ATCC 859, NBRC 3315, and NBRC 13949 evolved 227-243 mL of biogas containing about 180 mL of hydrogen in 1 day. Although some strains had some resistance against oxygen, C. butyricum ATCC 859 and 860 did not have it. C. butyricum NBRC 3315 and Enterobacter aerogenes NBRC 13534 produced hydrogen in the presence of glucose or pyruvic acid, and E. aerogenes NBRC 13534 produced hydrogen by not only glucose and pyruvic acid but also dextrin, sucrose, maltose, galactose, fructose, mannose, and mannitol. When a medium containing 0.5% (w/v) yeast extract and 2.0% (w/v) glucose was used, E. aerogenes NBRC 13534 evolved more biogas and hydrogen than C. butyricum NBRC 3315 in the absence of reducing agent.     

A resting-cell assay for cholesterol reductase activity inEubacterium coprostanoligenes ATCC 51222

 A resting-cell assay was established to evaluate the cholesterol reductase activity of Eubacterium coprostanoligenes ATCC 51222. Cell suspensions from cholesterol-free media rapidly reduced cholesterol to coprostanol. Optimal assay conditions in a 1-ml reaction mixture were determined to be up to 1 h of incubation and up to 0.25 mg bacterial protein/assay with at least 1 mM cholesterol as substrate. The cholesterol reductase activity in cells decreased as a function of storage time at 22°C, 4°C and −20°C. Filling the headspace of the reaction mixture with H₂ increased the activity about 20%. Optimal cholesterol reductase activity occurred at pH 7.5 in sodium phosphate buffer. Pyruvate and reducing agents in the buffer increased the activity. This study has validated assay conditions for determination of cholesterol reductase activity in resting cells of E. coprostanoligenes. Received: 2 August 1994/Received revision: 15 November 1994/Accepted: 8 December 1994     

New flourinated chitin derivatives: synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity assessment

New fluorinated chitin derivatives have been synthesized and characterized. Fluorination of chitin was achieved by facile homogenous reaction of chitin solution with diethyl amino sulfur trifluoride (C₄H₁₀NSF₃). The degree of substitution of the C6-hydroxyl functionality of N-acetyl-glucosamine repeat unit ranged from 50 to 98%, achieved by varying the reaction time from 1 to 144 h at room temperature. The use of pentafluoropropionic anhydride, trifluoromethylbenzoyl chloride and pentafluorobenzoyl chloride gave fluoro-chitin derivatives with 40, 10 and 5% substitution, respectively. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, and elemental analysis support the identity of all fluorinated chitin derivatives. The fluorinated chitin derivatives were subjected to MTT assay using human (ATCC CCL-186) and mouse (ATCC CCL-1) fibroblast cell lines. Fluorinated chitin derivatives prepared from C₄H₁₀NSF₃ at 1, 6, 12, 72 and 96 h showed good cell viability of 80–100% for human fibroblast and 60–70% for mouse fibroblast. The % cell viability for the other fluorinated chitin derivatives were above 60% for both cell lines.     

Carboxylic acid and phosphate ester derivatives of fluconazole: synthesis and antifungal activities

Two classes of fluconazole derivatives, (a) carboxylic acid esters and (b) fatty alcohol and carbohydrate phosphate esters, were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger. All carboxylic acid ester derivatives of fluconazole (1a-l), such as O-2-bromooctanoylfluconazole (1g, MIC=111 microg/mL) and O-11-bromoundecanoylfluconazole (1j, MIC=198 microg/mL), exhibited higher antifungal activity than fluconazole (MIC > or = 4444 microg/mL) against C. albicans ATCC 14053 in SDB medium. Several fatty alcohol phosphate triester derivatives of fluconazole, such as 2a, 2b, 2f, 2g, and 2h, exhibited enhanced antifungal activities against C. albicans and/or A. niger compared to fluconazole in SDB medium. For example, 2-cyanoethyl-omega-undecylenyl fluconazole phosphate (2b) with MIC value of 122 microg/mL had at least 36 times greater antifungal activity than fluconazole against C. albicans in SDB medium. Methyl-undecanyl fluconazole phosphate (2f) with a MIC value of 190 microg/mL was at least 3-fold more potent than fluconazole against A. niger ATCC 16404. All compounds had higher estimated lipophilicity and dermal permeability than those for fluconazole. These results demonstrate the potential of these antifungal agents for further development as sustained-release topical antifungal chemotherapeutic agents.     

Silver colloidal nanoparticles: antifungal effect against adhered cells and biofilms of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of silver nanoparticles (SN) against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata adhered cells and biofilms. SN (average diameter 5 nm) were synthesized by silver nitrate reduction with sodium citrate and stabilized with ammonia. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests were performed for C. albicans (n = 2) and C. glabrata (n = 2) grown in suspension following the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute microbroth dilution method. SN were applied to adhered cells (2 h) or biofilms (48 h) and after 24 h of contact their effect was assessed by enumeration of colony forming units (CFUs) and quantification of total biomass (by crystal violet staining). The MIC results showed that SN were fungicidal against all strains tested at very low concentrations (0.4-3.3 μg ml(-1)). Furthermore, SN were more effective in reducing biofilm biomass when applied to adhered cells (2 h) than to pre-formed biofilms (48 h), with the exception of C. glabrata ATCC, which in both cases showed a reduction ～90%. Regarding cell viability, SN were highly effective on adhered C. glabrata and respective biofilms. On C. albicans the effect was not so evident but there was also a reduction in the number of viable biofilm cells. In summary, SN may have the potential to be an effective alternative to conventional antifungal agents for future therapies in Candida-associated denture stomatitis.     

Expression and Identification of Porcine β-Defensin 1 in Escherichia coli and Up-Regulation by Streptococcus Infection in Porcine Tongue In Vivo

Defensins are members of a major family of antimicrobial peptides that play an important role in the innate immune response, which are of interest as potential novel pharmaceutical agents. We successfully constructed expression system of porcine β-defensin 1 (pBD-1) with his-tag in Escherichia coli Rossetta (DE3) cells and investigated the effect of Streptococcus ATCC 19714 infection on the mRNA expression of pBD-1 in porcine tongue in vivo. The results showed that active pBD-1 not to be affected by the presence of his-tag was obtained and displayed a high antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus ATCC 19714 at a concentration of 42 ± 5.2 μg/ml. The mRNA level of pBD-1 after infection in the tongue mucosa was initially changed with significant up-regulation at 3 h and reached the highest level at 6 h (about tenfold higher than 0 h), thereafter reduced to normal level at 12 h. The results indicated that pBD-1 is shown as a potent antimicrobial activity, and the expression level of pBD-1 against Streptococcus ATCC 19714 is up-regulation in the porcine tongue.