鸡腿菇特有病害鸡爪菌生物学研究——危害与形态学研究

鸡爪菌是危害鸡腿菇的一种特有病害,对其危害和形态特征研究结果表明:该菌可使鸡腿菇菌料内菌丝断裂、发黄、消解,菌料松散,子实体畸形、萎缩直至腐烂、死亡。该菌由菌丝体和子座2部分所组成。菌丝无色、有结节、隔膜多、节间长短不一。子座发达,可反复形成分枝;未成熟子座呈灰绿色,表面菌丝顶端专化形成分生孢子梗和圆形分生孢子;成熟子座呈土灰色至黑褐色,表面形成大量梨形子囊壳。子囊圆柱状,内生8个椭圆形子囊孢子。     

Characterization of a thermally stable and organic solvent-adaptative NAD+ -dependent formate dehydrogenase from Bacillus sp. F1

Aims: To characterize a robust NAD⁺‐dependent formate dehydrogenase firstly obtained from a nonmethylotroph, Bacillus sp. F1. Methods and Results: The Bacillus sp. F1 NAD⁺‐dependent formate dehydrogenase (BacFDH) gene was cloned by TAIL‐PCR and heterologous expressed in Escherichia coli. BacFDH was stable at temperatures below 55°C, and the half‐life at 60°C was determined as 52·9 min. This enzyme also showed a broad pH stability and retained more than 80% of the activities after incubating in buffers with different pH ranging from 4·5 to 10·5 for 1 h. The activity of BacFDH was significantly enhanced by some metal ions. Moreover, BacFDH exhibited high tolerance to 20% dimethyl sulfoxide, 60% acetone, 10% methanol, 20% ethanol, 60% isopropanol and 20% n‐hexane. Like other FDHs, BacFDH displayed strict substrate specificity for formate. Conclusion: We isolated a robust formate dehydrogenase, designated as BacFDH, which showed excellent thermal stability, organic solvent stability and a broad pH stability. Significance and Impact of the Study: The multi‐aspect stability makes BacFDH a competitive candidate for coenzyme regeneration in practical applications of chiral chemicals and pharmaceuticals synthesis with a relatively low cost, especially for the catalysis performed in extreme pH conditions and organic solvents.     

The effect of thymectomy on the mixed leukocyte reaction and phytohemagglutinin responsiveness in the clawed toadXenopus laevis

In the clawed toadXenopus laevis, thymectomy at 7 days of age abrogates the phytohemagglutinin response of leukocytes and the mixed leukocyte reaction.A project grant from the Medical Research Council to Dr. J.D. Horton is gratefully acknowledged.