Beta-adenosine, a bioactive compound in grass chaff stimulating mushroom production

Fructification and yield of the edible mushrooms Pleurotus pulmonarius and Stropharia rugosoannulata are clearly enhanced when wheat straw is supplemented with 30% Lolium perenne grass chaff. The bioactive compound in the methanol extract of grass chaff was identified as beta-adenosine. In vitro biological activity tests showed that 0.012 mg of beta-adenosine per ml of medium stimulated earlier fructification of Pleurotus pulmonarius. Mushroom fruiting trials showed that when 12 mg beta-adenosine was added to 1 kg wet wheat straw, primordia of Pleurotus pulmonarius appeared two days earlier and primordia of Stropharia rugosoannulata appeared 18 days earlier when compared to pure wheat straw substrate. This concentration of beta-adenosine had no impact on the mushroom yield of Pleurotus, but resulted in a 2.2 fold increase in yield for Stropharia. beta-Adenosine at 25 mg per kg wet wheat straw increased the yield of Pleurotus with 52% and the yield of Stropharia with 258%, but this concentration delayed primordial formation in Pleurotus.     

Molecular mass and chain conformation of carboxymethylated derivatives of beta-glucan from sclerotia of Pleurotus tuber-regium

Seven water-insoluble (1 --> 3)-beta-D-glucan fractions TM8-1 to TM8-7 with weight-average molecular mass M(w) ranged from 2.22 to 77.4 x 10(4) obtained from the sclerotia of Pleurotus tuber-regium were carboxymethylated to produce the water-soluble fractions CTM8-1 to CTM8-7 with M(w) ranged from 3.87 to 87.8 x 10(4). The degree of substitution (DS) of CTM8 fractions was analyzed by ir and elemental analysis (EA) to be 0.3-0.68. The M(w) and the intrinsic viscosity [eta] of the CTM8 fractions were measured by size-exclusion chromatography combined with multiangle laser light scattering (SEC-MALLS), MALLS, and viscometry in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at 37 degrees C. The dependencies of [eta] and radius of gyration (z) (1/2) on M(w) for the CTM8 samples were found to be [eta] = (8.82 +/- 0.03) x 10(-3) M(w)(0.78 +/- 0.04) (cm(3) g(-1)) and (z) (1/2) = (3.09 +/- 0.05) x 10(-3) M(w)(0.75 +/- 0.06) (nm) in the M(w) range from 3.87 x 10(4) to 53.2 x 10(4). Based on current theories for wormlike chain model, the conformational parameters of the CTM8 were obtained to be 790 (nm(-1)) for M(L), 9.6 (nm) for q, which were higher than those of the native TM8 fractions, suggesting a more extended flexible chain of CTM8 in PBS. On the whole, the CTM8 fractions showed higher antitumor activity than their corresponding TM8 fractions. In view of data from molecular parameters and bioactivity, the antitumor activity of the CTM8 fractions may be correlated to its water solubility and relatively extended chain.     

Comparative study on the growth and yield of<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Pleurotus ostreatus</Emphasis> mushroom on different lignocellulosic by-products

Eight lignocellulosic by-products were evaluated as substrates for cultivation of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex. fr) Kummer. The yields of mushroom on the different substrates were 183.1, 151.8, 111.5, 87.8, 49.5, 23.3, 13.0 and 0.0 g for composted sawdust of Triplochiton scleroxylon, rice straw, banana leaves, maize stover, corn husk, rice husk, fresh sawdust, and elephant grass, respectively. The biological efficiency (BE) followed the same pattern and ranged from 61.0% for composted sawdust to 0.0% for elephant grass. The yield of mushroom was positively correlated to cellulose (r ² =0.6), lignin (r ² =0.7) and fibre (r ² =0.7) contents of the substrates. Based on the yield and BE of the substrates tested, rice straw appeared to be the best alternate substrate for growing oyster mushrooms. Electronic Publication     

Screening of Pleurotus ostreatus isolates for their ligninolytic properties during cultivation on natural substrates

Thirteen basidiospore-derived isolates of Pleurotus ostreatus f6 strain differing in the level of ligninolytic enzyme production and other characteristics (mycelium extension rate, colony morphology) from the parental strain were cultivated on natural substrates. Under these conditions ligninolytic enzyme activity, loss of organic mass, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degradation and colonization of sterile and nonsterile soil were studied. The activity of ligninolytic enzymes was substantially higher in straw than in liquid culture, although the differences between the isolates were less pronounced on this substrate. Some of the isolates showed a very good ability to decompose the lignocellulosic substrate (straw) and a relatively high loss of organic mass was found after 50 days of cultivation in these strains. The original strain f6 and isolates B13 and B26 successfully degraded all seven tested PAH compounds present in experimental soil samples, but the higher or lower ligninolytic enzyme production of isolates tested had no substantial effect on the extent of the degradation. In our screening, six basidiospore-derivedisolates growing well in nonsterile soil were found, whichcould be suitable for the prospective biotechnological exploitation.     

阿魏侧耳多糖的分离纯化与抗肿瘤活性的研究*

从阿魏侧耳 (Pleurotusferulae)子实体中用热水浸提出粗多糖PFW ,将PFW脱蛋白后 ,经DEAE—纤维素柱层析 ,得两种多糖PF1 和PF2 。用光散射和GPC联机测定 :PF1 含有两种组分其重均分子量分别为 7 875× 1 0 5 和 3 2 4 5× 1 0 4 ;PF2 重均分子量为 3 1 87× 1 0 6。用IR和GC分析它们组成和结构 ,结果表明 :PF1 由鼠李糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖和甘露糖组成 ,含有 β 糖苷键和甘露糖苷 ;PF2 由鼠李糖、木糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖和甘露糖组成 ,含有α 糖苷键。给小鼠腹腔注射多糖 ,对移植性肿瘤S 1 80均有一定的抑制作用     

基于ITS序列分析对杏鲍菇菌种的鉴定

采用拮抗实验和ITS序列分析结合的方法,对供试的20株菌株进行了分析。ITS序列分析结果表明,供试菌种的ITS序列长度为624 bp,与GenBank数据库中杏鲍菇菌种的ITS序列相似度为99%以上,在种的水平上证明供试菌种为杏鲍菇,同时构建的系统发育树将供试菌种聚在了4个类群。     

杏鲍菇原生质体制备与再生条件初探

研究酶浓度、酶解时间、酶解温度、培养时间、稳渗剂种类、pH值和几种再生培养基对杏鲍菇原生质体制备与再生的影响。最适条件为 :在 30℃、pH5 .5、1.5 %溶壁酶条件下 ,以 0 .6mol L甘露醇作为稳渗剂 ,酶解 2 .5h ,原生质体产量达到 2 .90× 10 7个 mL。将所得原生质体过滤、纯化、稀释后涂布再生培养基 ,再生率为 0 .18%。为利用原生质体技术进行杏鲍菇育种奠定了基础。     

糙皮侧耳原基期差异表达基因分析

为解析糙皮侧耳原基期与菌丝期差异表达的基因,本研究以原基期cDNA为检测子（tester）、双核菌丝期cDNA为驱赶子（driver）,采用抑制性消减杂交法（suppression subtractive hybridization,SSH）构建了糙皮侧耳SSH cDNA文库。菌液PCR验证SSH cDNA文库插入cDNA片段后,挑取了2 055个差异转化子,差异转化子经3次反向Northern杂交筛选,得423个信号差异显著的克隆;阳性克隆测序后,经NCBI数据库Blastn和Blastx比对,共得206条差异表达序列（expressed sequence tag,EST）,重复序列去除后,有46个基因参与了细胞急救和防御、能量代谢、转录和蛋白调控、膜蛋白和信号转导,18个基因编码未知功能的推定蛋白,5个无任何同源性的新基因。挑取10个差异表达基因进行半定量RT-PCR,发现这些序列在原基期的表达水平显著高于菌丝期。结果表明,本研究成功构建了糙皮侧耳原基期与菌丝期SSH cDNA文库,为进一步分离糙皮侧耳生长发育相关基因并研究糙皮侧耳的发育机制奠定了基础。     

平菇子实体钙调素的分离纯化及其与猪脑钙调素的生物活性比较

平菇萃取液经酸性沉淀、热变性、Phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B疏水亲和层析和DEAE-Cellulose 52离子交換层析分冉出了电泳纯的真菌钙调素。在比较钙调素对磷酸二酯酶活化的能力和ELISA实验的免疫亲和力对发现,平菇钙调素与猪脑钙调素的生物活性有较大差异,提示在钙调素定量测定中有必要考虑到标准钙调素与样品钙调素之间的同源性差异。     

低温处理对侧耳属栽培菌株菌丝体酯酶同工酶谱的影响

应用垂直板聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳对不同低温、不同缓化方式处理后的侧耳属(Pleurotus)不同栽培种12个菌株进行酯酶(EST)同工酶谱分析。结果表明:不同菌株对低温的耐受能力不同,缓化方式对于酯酶基因表达的影响不同,但低温并没有使其酯酶酶活力完全丧失。