微生物对拟除虫菊酯类农药残留的生物修复

拟除虫菊酯类农药是一类高效、广谱农药,且具有低毒性和能被生物降解之特性,但其残留却给人们的健康带来了巨大的威胁,如何有效地去除其残留成为摆在环境工作者面前的一项重大课题。以生物修复为理论基础的农药残留降解菌技术为解决这一难题带来了新思路,该方法操作简便、经济实用,在国内外均成为环境工作者的研究热点。     

转基因(Cry1Ac)抗虫棉对土壤微生物的影响

对不同种植年限的转基因(Cry1Ac)抗虫棉田土壤中主要微生物数量变化进行了测定,结果表明：（1）种植转基因抗虫棉后对土壤微生物细菌、放线菌和真菌数量的影响趋势基本相似;（2）种植抗虫棉1年后,土壤中细菌、放线菌、真菌数量将有所增加,连续4年达到高峰,然后数量开始下降,连续种植7年后,棉田微生物数量接近于种植1年的棉田;（3）种植1年后又种植非转基因棉花的棉田,土壤微生物数量低于种植1年抗虫棉的棉田,与种植非转基因棉的数量无明显差异。由此可见,种植转基因抗虫棉对土壤微生物数量有一定的影响。     

具抗菌活性放线菌菌株JSM 20.1的分离和鉴定

从药用植物银杏(Ginkgo biloba)根际土壤中分离到1株放线菌菌株JSM20.1,其发酵产物具有广谱抗菌活性。该菌株在多数培养基上生长良好,具有链霉菌属的典型形态特征。菌丝多分枝,不断裂;基内菌丝黄白色至棕褐色,气生菌丝黄白色至棕红色;孢子链直且长,偶有波曲,孢子柱状、光滑、不运动。在察氏、马铃薯浸汁、葡萄糖-天门冬酰胺、酵母膏-麦芽膏(ISP2)、燕麦(ISP3)、无机盐淀粉(ISP4)和甘油-天门冬酰胺(ISP5)琼脂上均产生可溶性色素,而在营养琼脂上不产生可溶性色素。生长温度范围为7～40℃,最适生长温度28℃;生长pH范围为5.0～10.0,最适pH7.0;能在含0～3%(质量与体积比)NaCl的培养基上生长,而在无NaCl的ISP2培养基生长最佳。根据其形态学特征、生理生化特征、细胞化学分类特征和基于16SrRNA基因序列的系统发育分析结果,菌株JSM20.1被鉴定为链霉菌属的有效发表种Streptomyces cyaneofuscatus的1个菌株。     

Characterization of a fungal strain capable of degrading chlorpyrifos and its use in detoxification of the insecticide on vegetables

A fungal strain capable of utilizing chlorpyrifos as sole carbon and energy sources was isolated from soil by enrichment cultivation approach. The half-lives of degradation (DT₅₀) for chlorpyrifos at concentrations of 1, 10, and 100 mg l⁻¹ by the fungal strain DSP in mineral salt medium were measured to be 2.03, 2.93, and 3.49 days, respectively. Two cell-free extracts [E (1:10) and E (1:20)] from the fungal strain DSP in bran–glucose medium were prepared and used to enhance chlorpyrifos degradation on vegetables. Compared with the controls, the DT₅₀ of chlorpyrifos were reduced by 70.3%, 65.6%, 80.6%, 80.6%, and 86.1%, and by 53.8%, 43.2%, 66.0%, 54.3%, and 67.7% on E (1:20) and E (1:10) treated pakchoi, water spinach, Malabar spinach, haricot beans, and pepper, respectively. The 7-day residual values (R ₇) of chlorpyrifos on E (1:10) treated vegetables were all lower than the corresponding maximum residue levels of European Union (EU MRLs), except that the R ₇ value on haricot beans was slightly higher than the corresponding EU MRLs. The results indicate that cell-free extracts could rapidly degrade chlorpyrifos residues on vegetables.     

Process parameter shifting: Part I. Effect of DOT, pH, and temperature on the performance of Epo-Fc expressing CHO cells cultivated in controlled batch bioreactors

The impact of process environment changes on process performance is one of the most crucial process safety issues when cultivating mammalian cells in a bioreactor. In contrast, directed shifting of process parameters can also be used as an optimization tool providing higher cell and product yields. Compared to other strategies that also aim on the regulation of cell growth and protein expression process parameter shifts can be easily performed without reagent addition or even genetic modification of the host cell line. However, a successful application of changing process conditions implies a profound understanding of the provoked physiological changes within the cells. In a systematic approach we varied the dissolved oxygen tension (DOT), pH, and temperature of CHO cultures in controlled bioreactors and investigated the impact on growth, productivity, metabolism, product quality and cell cycle distribution using a recombinant CHO cell line expressing the highly glycosylated fusion protein Epo-Fc. We found the reduction of cultivation temperature and the reduction of (external) pH to exert the most significant effects on process performance by mainly reducing cell growth and metabolism. With respect to the cell line used we identified a set of parameters capable of affecting cell proliferation in favor of an increased specific productivity and total product yield. The well directed alteration of the process environment has emerged as a tool adequate for further process optimization applying a biphasic cultivation strategy.     

Escherichia coli engineered to produce eicosapentaenoic acid becomes resistant against oxidative damages

The colony-forming ability of Escherichia coli genetically engineered to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) grown in 3mM hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was similar to that of untreated cells. It was rapidly lost in the absence of EPA. H(2)O(2)-induced protein carbonylation was enhanced in cells lacking EPA. The fatty acid composition of the transformants was unaffected by H(2)O(2) treatment, but the amount of fatty acids decreased in cultures of cells lacking EPA and increased in cultures of cells producing EPA, suggesting that cellular EPA is stable in the presence of H(2)O(2) in vivo and may protect cells directly against oxidative damage. We discuss the possible role of EPA in partially blocking the penetration of H(2)O(2) into cells through membranes containing EPA.     

Conversion of viable but nonculturable enteric bacteria to culturable by co-culture with eukaryotic cells

Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139, V. parahaemolyticus, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, Shigella flexneri, and Salmonella enterica were converted to the culturable state by co-culture with selected eukaryotic cells, e.g., HT-29, Caco-2, T84, HeLa, Intestine 407, and CHO cells.     

微生物发酵炮制何首乌机理的初步研究

为探讨微生物发酵炮制何首乌的机制,采用HPLC考察何首乌微生物发酵前后二苯乙烯苷类和蒽醌类化学成分的变化。何首乌经米根霉发酵后,产生了新的蒽醌类成分大黄素-6-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷,而二苯乙烯苷类成分无变化。同时药理研究发现,大黄素-6-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷对家兔肠平滑肌的收缩作用弱于大黄素。由此推断,在何首乌发酵炮制过程中,米根霉可催化大黄素转化为大黄素-6-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷,从而降低何首乌的泻下作用。实验结果初步验证了微生物发酵炮制何首乌的科学性。     

病原微生物对抗菌肽抗性机制的研究进展

抗菌肽(antimicrobial peptides, AMPs)是生物先天免疫系统的重要组成部分,可帮助宿主有效应对病原细菌、真菌和病毒等微生物的胁迫,被认为是医疗、食品加工和农业领域最具前途和潜力的抗生素替代物。病原微生物在与抗菌肽的互作中进化出了多种有针对性的抗性机制,本文从病原微生物对AMPs的感应与基因调控、细胞壁/膜成份的修饰、分泌蛋白酶降解及利用外排泵排出等四个方面综述了国内外的研究进展,并对AMPs类制品的研究前景进行了讨论与展望。     

红外吸收法检测西林瓶包装冻干制品中的氧含量

目的应用HSA-P型激光检漏仪建立西林瓶包装冻干制品中氧气含量的测定方法。方法考察冻干制品中氧含量测定的操作条件:标准样瓶对仪器的校准;氮气吹扫前后样品中氧含量值的比较;不同纯度氮气吹扫标准样瓶后的氧含量值的变化。深化红外吸收法在测定西林瓶包装冻干疫苗中氧含量的应用。结果将该方法用于检测A群C群脑膜炎球菌多糖疫苗400批、麻疹减毒活疫苗86批、乙型脑炎减毒活疫苗46批,氧含量分别为1.64%±1.99%、1.36%±1.64%和0.99%±1.58%。结论该法测定冻干疫苗中的氧含量具有灵敏度高、速度快和易操作的优点,为冻干制品真空度的测定提供了定量检测方法。