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Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids production by and okara-utilizing potential of thraustochytrids 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
K W Fan F Chen E BG Jones L LP Vrijmoed 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2001,27(4):199-202
Nine thraustochytrid strains isolated from subtropical mangroves were screened for their eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA) production potential in a glucose yeast extract medium. Their ability to utilize okara (soymilk residue) for growth
and EPA and DHA production was also evaluated. EPA yield was low in most strains, while DHA level was high on glucose yeast
extract medium, producing 28.1–41.1% of total fatty acids, for all strains, with the exception of Ulkenia sp. KF13. The DHA yield of Schizochytrium mangrovei strains ranged from 747.7 to 2778.9 mg/l after 52 h of fermentation at 25°C. All strains utilized okara as a substrate for
growth, but DHA yield was lower when compared with fermentation in a glucose yeast extract medium. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2001) 27, 199–202.
Received 11 December 2000/ Accepted in revised form 29 June 2001 相似文献
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Phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) lipids, produced and modified by PtdIns kinases and phosphatases, are critical to the regulation of diverse cellular functions. The myotubularin PtdIns-phosphate phosphatases have been well characterized in yeast and especially animals, where multiple isoforms, both catalytically active and inactive, occur. Myotubularin mutations bring about disruption of cellular membrane trafficking, and in humans, disease. Previous studies have suggested that myotubularins are widely distributed amongst eukaryotes, but key evolutionary questions concerning the origin of different myotubularin isoforms remain unanswered, and little is known about the function of these proteins in most organisms. 相似文献23.
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Cyclic nucleotides are ubiquitous intracellular messengers. Until recently, the roles of cyclic nucleotides in plant cells have proven difficult to uncover. With an understanding of the protein domains which can bind cyclic nucleotides (CNB and GAF domains) we scanned the completed genomes of the higher plants Arabidopsis thaliana (mustard weed) and Oryza sativa (rice) for the effectors of these signalling molecules. 相似文献24.
Considerable differences in lignin degradation by fungi of two ecological groups have been revealed. Xylotrophs cause a twofold decrease in the molecular weight of lignin. The degrading activity of saprotrophs is insignificant. Xylotrophs demethoxylate and oxidize lignin more rapidly than saprotrophs, showing a higher level of antioxidant activity. As follows from the comparison of the degrading and antioxidative effects, measurement of the antioxidant activity can be used in screening of fungi for the ability to degrade lignocellulose substrates. 相似文献
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Determining the evolutionary potential of a gene 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
In addition to information for current functions, the sequence of a gene
includes potential information for the evolution of new functions. The
wild-type ebgA (evolved beta-galactosidase) gene of Escherichia coli
encodes a virtually inactive beta-galactosidase, but that gene has the
potential to evolve sufficient activity to replace the lacZ gene for growth
on the beta-galactoside sugars lactose and lactulose. Experimental
evidence, which has suggested that the evolutionary potential of Ebg enzyme
is limited o two specific amino acid replacements, is limited to examining
the consequences of single base- substitutions. Thirteen
beta-galactosidases homologous with the Ebg beta-galactosidase are widely
dispersed, being found in gram-negative and gram-positive eubacteria and in
a eukaryote. A comparison of Ebg beta-galactosidase with those 13
beta-galactosidases shows that Ebg is part of an ancient clade that
diverged from the paralogous lacZ beta- galactosidase over 2 billion years
ago. Ebg differs from other members of its clade at only 2 of the 15
active-site residues, and the two mutations required for full Ebg
beta-galactosidase activity bring Ebg into conformity with the other
members of its clade. We conclude that either these are the only acceptable
amino acids at those positions, or all of the single-base-substitution
replacements that must arise as intermediates on the way to other
acceptable amino acids are so deleterious that they constitute a deep
selective valley that has not been traversed in over 2 billion years. The
evolutionary potential of Ebg is thus limited to those two replacements.
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Role of cryptic genes in microbial evolution 总被引:24,自引:1,他引:23
Cryptic genes are phenotypically silent DNA sequences, not normally
expressed during the life cycle of an individual. They may, however, be
activated in a few individuals of a large population by mutation,
recombination, insertion elements, or other genetic mechanisms. A
consideration of the microbial literature concerning biochemical evolution,
physiology, and taxonomy provides the basis for a hypothesis of microbial
adaptation and evolution by mutational activation of cryptic genes.
Evidence is presented, and a mathematical model is derived, indicating that
powerful and biologically important mechanisms exist to prevent the loss of
cryptic genes. We propose that cryptic genes persist as a vital element of
the genetic repertoire, ready for recall by mutational activation in future
generations. Cryptic genes provide a versatile endogenous genetic reservoir
that enhances the adaptive potential of a species by a mechanism that is
independent of genetic exchange.
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A nearly universal feature of intron sequences is that even closely related
species exhibit a large number of insertion/deletion differences. The goal
of the analysis described here is to test whether the observed pattern of
insertion/deletion events in the genealogy of the myosin alkali light chain
(Mlc1) gene is consistent with neutrality, and if not, to determine the
underlying forces of evolutionary change. Mlc1 pre-mRNA is alternatively
spliced, and one constraint is that signals necessary for
tissue-specificity of directed splicing must be conserved. If the total
length of an intron is functionally constrained, then the distribution of
indels on branches of the gene genealogy should reflect a departure from
randomness. Here we perform a phylogenetic analysis, inferring ancestral
states wherever possible on a phylogeny of 29 alleles of Mlc1 from six
species of Drosophila. Observed patterns of indels on the genealogy were
compared to those from simulated data, with the result that we cannot
reject the null hypothesis of neutrality. A clear departure from a neutral
prediction was seen in the excess folding free energy predicted for the
introns flanking the alternatively spliced exon. Relative rate tests also
suggest a retardation in the rate of Mlc1 sequence evolution in the
simulans clade.
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Conservation of alternative splicing and genomic organization of the myosin alkali light-chain (Mlc1) gene among Drosophila species 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The Mlc1 gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes two MLC1 isoforms via
developmentally regulated alternative pre-mRNA splicing. In larval muscle
and tubular and abdominal muscles of adults, all of the six exons are
included in the spliced mRNA, whereas, in the fibrillar indirect flight
muscle of adult, exon 5 is excluded from the mRNA. We show that this
tissue-specific pattern of alternative splicing of the Mlc1 pre-mRNA is
conserved in D. simulans, D. pseudoobscura, and D. virilis. Isolation and
sequencing of the Mlc1 genes from these three other Drosophila species have
revealed that the overall organization of the genes is identical and that
the genes have maintained a very high level of sequence identity within the
coding region. Pairwise amino acid identities are 94%-99%, and there are no
charge changes among the proteins. Total nucleotide divergence within the
coding region of the four genes supports the accepted genealogy of these
species, but the data indicate a significantly higher rate of amino acid
replacement in the branch leading to D. pseudoobscura. A comparison of
nucleotide substitutions in the coding portions of exon 5 and exon 6, which
encode the alternative carboxyl termini of the two MLC1 isoforms, suggests
that exon 5 is subject to greater evolutionary constraints than is exon 6.
In addition to the coding sequences, there is significant sequence
conservation within the 5' and 3' noncoding DNA and two of the introns,
including one that flanks exon 5. These regions are candidates for cis-
regulatory elements. Our results suggest that evolutionary constraints are
acting on both the coding and noncoding sequences of the Mlc1 gene to
maintain proper expression and function of the two MLC1 polypeptides.
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