硫酸酯化银耳多糖的制备及抗氧化性活性研究

采用氯磺酸-吡啶法化学合成硫酸酯化银耳多糖,对硫酸酯化反应的吡啶与氯磺酸的体积比进行优化,氯化钡-明胶比浊法测定硫酸酯化银耳多糖的取代度,并对不同取代度的硫酸酯化银耳多糖进行体外抗氧化实验。结果表明:硫酸酯化银耳多糖取代度随吡啶与氯磺酸体积比的提高而增加;当吡啶与氯磺酸体积比为4∶1,反应温度60℃,反应时间3 h时,产物的取代度为1.32,在0.8～2.0 mg/mL浓度范围内对Fenton反应产生的羟基自由基体外清除率相对于银耳多糖具有明显优势。     

Marine actinobacteria associated with marine organisms and their potentials in producing pharmaceutical natural products

Actinobacteria are ubiquitous in the marine environment, playing an important ecological role in the recycling of refractory biomaterials and producing novel natural products with pharmic applications. Actinobacteria have been detected or isolated from the marine creatures such as sponges, corals, mollusks, ascidians, seaweeds, and seagrass. Marine organism-associated actinobacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences, i.e., 3,003 sequences, deposited in the NCBI database clearly revealed enormous numbers of actinobacteria associated with marine organisms. For example, RDP classification of these sequences showed that 112 and 62 actinobacterial genera were associated with the sponges and corals, respectively. In most cases, it is expected that these actinobacteria protect the host against pathogens by producing bioactive compounds. Natural products investigation and functional gene screening of the actinobacteria associated with the marine organisms revealed that they can synthesize numerous natural products including polyketides, isoprenoids, phenazines, peptides, indolocarbazoles, sterols, and others. These compounds showed anticancer, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, neurological, antioxidant, and anti-HIV activities. Therefore, marine organism-associated actinobacteria represent an important resource for marine drugs. It is an upcoming field of research to search for novel actinobacteria and pharmaceutical natural products from actinobacteria associated with the marine organisms. In this review, we attempt to summarize the present knowledge on the diversity and natural products production of actinobacteria associated with the marine organisms, based on the publications from 1991 to 2013.     

ILK在肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌的表达及其与临床病理特征和预后的关系

目的 探讨ILK在肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌组织中的表达情况,及其与病理分型、肿瘤分化、分期、淋巴结转移及预后的关系。方法采用S-P免疫组织化学方法和Western Blot法,检测肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌组织及相应癌旁肺组织中整合连接激酶（integrin-linkedkinase,ILK）的表达情况,并结合临床和病理资料进行分析。结果免疫组化结果显示：ILK在53／76（70％）的肺癌组织中阳性表达。其中鳞状细胞癌阳性率75％（33／44）,腺癌阳性率62．5％（20／32）,其表达与肺鳞状细胞癌的分化呈负相关（P〈0．01）,与临床分期（P〈0．01）、淋巴结转移（P〈0．01）呈正相关;与肺腺癌的临床分期（P〈0．01）和淋巴结转移（P〈0．01）正相关,与分化程度无相关性（P〉0．05）。同时,其表达与患者的生存时间呈负相关（P〈0．01）,与年龄、性别、肿瘤大小和组织类型等因素无关。Western Blot法进一步证实ILK在肺癌组织中的表达显著高于癌旁正常肺组织（P〈0．01）,其表达与肺癌的分化（P〈0．01）显著负相关。结论肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌中,ILK与肺癌的侵袭和转移有关。ILK可作为判断肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌预后的参考指标。     

Composition and immunochemical characteristics of exopolysaccharides from the rhizobacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paenibacillus polymyxa</Emphasis> 1465

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) synthesized by Paenibacillus polymyxa 1465 in the course of batch cultivation were proven to contain neutral and acidic fractions. EPS are heterogeneous polysaccharides, represented by a complex of macromolecules with molecular mass of 7 × 10⁴ to 2 × 10⁶ Da. The acidic component was shown to be predominant in EPS preparations isolated from bacteria cultivated on glucose, which corresponds to a higher viscosity of EPS water solutions. The exoglycans were shown to contain glucose, mannose, galactose, and uronic acids. Polyclonal rabbit antibodies against the isolated P. polymyxa 1465 EPS preparations were used in a comparative immunodiffusion analysis of a number of P. polymyxa strains.     

荧光素酶基因luc在大肠杆菌中表达条件优化

对重组荧光素酶大肠杆菌菌株M15／pQE30-luc进行了表达条件的优化研究。单因素结果表明：在初始pH值7．0,装液量为20％,2％的接种量,终浓度为0．5mmol／L的IPTG,添加10—30mmol／L的Mg^2＋,摇床转速为200r／min,37℃诱导3．5h酶的表达量最高。正交试验结果表明：初始pH值为7．0,添加40mmol／LMg^2=,接种量2％,装液量为20％时表达量最高,比酶活达1．63×10^8RFU／mg蛋白。     

慢性扁桃体炎与细菌L型感染

通常认为,慢性扁桃体炎主要致病菌是金黄色葡萄球菌和乙型溶血性链球菌。通过50例慢性扁桃体炎的病原微生物培养、组织切片细菌学及电镜等研究,发现慢性扁桃体炎组织中细菌L型也相当常见,L型培养阳性率是88.5％,且组织切片L型感染率与培养阳性率基本一致(P>0.05)。电镜在扁桃体组织间质及上皮细胞、淋巴细胞等多种细胞内均见到细菌L型。提示慢性扁桃体炎与细菌L型感染关系极为密切。并认为,L型侵入组织并在宿主细胞内生长的特性,可能是慢性扁桃体炎反复发作、迁延不愈的重要原因。     

SARS病毒核衣壳蛋白、膜蛋白在大肠杆菌中的高效表达和纯化

通过反转录PCR获得了SARS冠状病毒核衣壳蛋白(N)和膜蛋白(M)基因,其序列分析结果与加拿大多伦多株完全一致。将M基因和N基因克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体pET22b和pBV222上,并在大肠杆菌中以包涵体及可溶形式获得高效表达。通过离子交换、金属螯合层析纯化获得电泳纯制品。所获得的核衣壳蛋白具有良好的抗原性,可用于抗SARS抗体检测及亚单位疫苗研究。     

Improved ethanol yield and reduced Minimum Ethanol Selling Price (MESP) by modifying low severity dilute acid pretreatment with deacetylation and mechanical refining: 1) Experimental

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Historically, acid pretreatment technology for the production of bio-ethanol from corn stover has required severe conditions to overcome biomass recalcitrance. However, the high usage of acid and steam at severe pretreatment conditions hinders the economic feasibility of the ethanol production from biomass. In addition, the amount of acetate and furfural produced during harsh pretreatment is in the range that strongly inhibits cell growth and impedes ethanol fermentation. The current work addresses these issues through pretreatment with lower acid concentrations and temperatures incorporated with deacetylation and mechanical refining. RESULTS: The results showed that deacetylation with 0.1 M NaOH before acid pretreatment improved the monomeric xylose yield in pretreatment by up to 20 % while keeping the furfural yield under 2 %. Deacetylation also improved the glucose yield by 10 % and the xylose yield by 20 % during low solids enzymatic hydrolysis. Mechanical refining using a PFI mill further improved sugar yields during both low- and high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis. Mechanical refining also allowed enzyme loadings to be reduced while maintaining high yields. Deacetylation and mechanical refining are shown to assist in achieving 90 % cellulose yield in high-solids (20 %) enzymatic hydrolysis. When fermentations were performed under pH control to evaluate the effect of deacetylation and mechanical refining on the ethanol yields, glucose and xylose utilizations over 90 % and ethanol yields over 90 % were achieved. Overall ethanol yields were calculated based on experimental results for the base case and modified cases. One modified case that integrated deacetylation, mechanical refining, and washing was estimated to produce 88 gallons of ethanol per ton of biomass. CONCLUSION: The current work developed a novel bio-ethanol process that features pretreatment with lower acid concentrations and temperatures incorporated with deacetylation and mechanical refining. The new process shows improved overall ethanol yields compared to traditional dilute acid pretreatment. The experimental results from this work support the techno-economic analysis and calculation of Minimum Ethanol Selling Price (MESP) detailed in our companion paper.     

产油微藻的分离、筛选及自养培养氮源、碳源的优化

从云南滇池的水样中分离筛选得到一株自养产油小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris,C.vulgaris),其油脂产率可达28.6mg/(L·d),进一步考察了不同氮源、氮源浓度和添加无机碳源对其自养生长和油脂积累的影响。结果表明,硝酸钠为优化氮源,氮元素的优化浓度为123mg/L,油脂含量随氮元素浓度升高而降低;添加NaHCO3显著提高了C.vulgaris生物量产率和油脂产率,其优化浓度为800mg/L。在氮源和碳源的优化浓度下,C.vulgaris的最大生物量产率和油脂产率可达332.8mg/(L·d)和100.2mg/(L·d),分别是对照组的3.6和3.4倍。