Ethanol production from rice hull using Pichia stipitis and optimization of acid pretreatment and detoxification processes

The goal of this study was to produce ethanol from rice hull hydrolysates (RHHs) using Pichia stipitis strains and to optimize dilute acid hydrolysis and detoxification processes by response surface methodology (RSM). The optimized conditions were found as 127.14°C, solid:liquid ratio of 1:10.44 (w/v), acid ratio of 2.52% (w/v), and hydrolysis time of 22.01 min. At these conditions, the fermentable sugar concentration was 21.87 g/L. Additionally, the nondetoxified RHH at optimized conditions contained 865.2 mg/L phenolics, 24.06 g/L fermentable sugar, no hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), 1.62 g/L acetate, 0.36 g/L lactate, 1.89 g/L glucose, and 13.49 g/L fructose + xylose. Furthermore, RHH was detoxified with various methods and the best procedures were found to be neutralization with CaO or charcoal treatment in terms of the reduction of inhibitory compounds as compared to nondetoxified RHH. After detoxification procedures, the content of hydrolysates consisted of 557.2 and 203.1 mg/L phenolics, 19.7 and 21.60 g/L fermentable sugar, no HMF, 0.98 and 1.39 g/L acetate, 0 and 0.04 g/L lactate, 1.13 and 1.03 g/L glucose, and 8.46 and 12.09 g/L fructose + xylose, respectively. Moreover, the base‐line mediums (control), and nondetoxified and detoxified hydrolysates were used to produce ethanol by using P. stipitis strains. The highest yields except that of base‐line mediums were achieved using neutralization (35.69 and 38.33% by P. stipitis ATCC 58784 and ATCC 58785, respectively) and charcoal (37.55% by P. stipitis ATCC 58785) detoxification methods. Results showed that the rice hull can be utilized as a good feedstock for ethanol production using P. stipitis. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 32:872–882, 2016     

微生物修复返溶铬污染场地的研究进展

目前,我国历史遗留铬渣堆场多数采用湿法解毒工艺进行处理,但大量化学药剂的添加不仅增加了成本,引入了污染物,而且随时间的延长铬渣中的Cr(Ⅵ) 源源不断的返溶,场地出现返黄现象,形成二次污染。为了持久稳定的修复铬渣,研究人员提出用微生物修复技术处理湿法解毒后铬渣中Cr(Ⅵ) 的返溶。文中综述了国内外微生物修复铬渣污染场地的研究进展,首先简述了铬渣的危害、处理现状及传统的铬污染修复技术,并以湿法解毒铬污染为例,重点揭示了处理后铬渣中Cr(Ⅵ) 的返溶机理,由此可知湿法解毒后的二次污染不可避免。随后详述了微生物修复Cr(Ⅵ) 过程中生物还原、生物吸附和生物矿化三大作用机理,并阐述了铬污染场地修复过程中微生物物种的响应及群落结构的演替,最后,总结了微生物修复铬渣的研究进展并展望了未来的研究方向。     

6种植物次生物质对斜纹夜蛾解毒酶活性的影响

草食性昆虫取食植物时遇到宿主植物中大量次生物质的化学防御,研究昆虫适应植物毒素的反防御策略具有重要的科学意义。分别添加0.01%肉桂酸、0.01%水杨酸、0.01%花椒毒素、0.02%槲皮素、0.05%黄酮和0.1%香豆素等6种植物次生物质的人工饲料饲养斜纹夜蛾(Spodoptera litura)五龄幼虫48 h后,测定斜纹夜蛾幼虫中肠和脂肪体中谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GSTs)、羧酸酯酶(CarE)、P450的酶含量及头部乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)的活性,利用半定量RT-PCR检测中肠和脂肪体中CYP4M14和CYP4S9的基因表达水平。结果表明:取食肉桂酸和香豆素后,斜纹夜蛾中肠中CarE的酶活性分别提高了1.67和1.37倍,取食6种次生物质均能显著提高斜纹夜蛾脂肪体中GSTs酶活性。取食肉桂酸和香豆素48 h后,脂肪体中P450酶含量比对照增加2.93和14.50倍。取食肉桂酸、花椒毒素、槲皮素和香豆素后,斜纹夜蛾头部AchE酶活性与对照相比提高了1.53、1.80、2.36和1.56倍。6种次生物质均可诱导脂肪体中CYP4M14基因表达,槲皮素、肉桂酸和香豆素强烈诱导CYP4S9在脂肪体中表达。表明,斜纹夜蛾具有利用植物次生物质诱导其解毒酶的能力,进而提高其对毒素的抗性。     

外源有机酸对小麦幼苗铝毒的缓解作用

用Al(50μmol／L)处理水培小麦(Triticum aestivum L．)幼苗24h,显著抑制Al敏感(Scout 66)和耐Al品种(Atlas 66)小麦幼苗根系伸长,明显增加根系的电解质渗漏率。在Al处理同时外加草酸或柠檬酸能缓解Al对小麦根系伸长的抑制作用,同时降低小麦根系的电解质渗漏率。铬花青R染色和碘化丙锭荧光染料染色实验结果显示,用Al(50μmol／L)处理Al敏感小麦Scout 66幼苗24h后,大量Al结合在根尖表面,并降低根尖表面细胞活力。而Al处理同时外加草酸,则减少Al与根尖表面的结合,缓解Al对细胞活力的抑制。分根结果表明,外源草酸有可能通过根系进入植物体内参与内部解Al毒机制。     

Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans sp. nov., a new yeast species useful in biological detoxification of various mycotoxins

A yeast strain isolated from the hindgut of the lower termite Mastotermes darwiniensis (Mastotermitidae) was found to represent a new member of the genus Trichosporon. Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans is closely related to T. loubieri on the basis of the phylogenetic trees based on the D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA, an approx. 600 bp fragment of the 18S rDNA and both ITS regions. However, the two species differ at nine positions in the D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA. The IGS1 region of T. mycotoxinivorans is 401 bp long. T. mycotoxinivorans is distinguished from T. loubieri by its ability to assimilate inulin and galactitol, and its inability to grow at 40 °C. The name of this newly isolated strain refers to an important characteristics of T. mycotoxinivorans to detoxify mycotoxins such as ochratoxin A and zearalenone. Therefore this strain can be used for the deactivation of the respective mycotoxins in animal feeds.     

稀酸水解玉米芯制备丁二酸

利用正交设计得到稀H2SO4水解玉米芯制备混合糖液的优化工艺:玉米芯料液比1∶5(质量体积比),物料粒径250~380μm、H2SO4用量3%(体积分数)、水解温度126℃、反应时间2.5 h。此工艺条件下的总糖收率达90%,总糖质量浓度为60 g/L,发酵抑制物糠醛含量为0.87 g/L,5-羟甲基糠醛含量为0.68 g/L。在此基础上利用活性炭吸附和Ca(OH)2中和对玉米芯混合糖液进行脱毒及脱盐处理,SO42-脱除率达96%,色素脱除率为96%,糠醛、5-羟甲基糠醛及多酚类物质脱除率均高于50%。处理后的玉米芯多组分糖液作为产琥珀酸放线杆菌(Actinobacillus succino-genes)NJ113的发酵C源,当培养基中初始总糖质量浓度为50 g/L时,丁二酸收率为61.68%,丁二酸质量浓度为30.8 g/L;初始总糖质量浓度为70 g/L时,丁二酸收率仍可达50%以上,丁二酸质量浓度为35.2 g/L。发酵实验表明,将经过脱毒脱盐处理的玉米芯多组分糖液替代葡萄糖作为C源发酵制备丁二酸具有可行性。     

Detoxification of cadmium in tobacco plants: formation and active excretion of crystals containing cadmium and calcium through trichomes

In tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), long and short trichomes can be distinguished morphologically. The established function of long trichomes is to exude a sticky gum containing diterpenes, whereas that of short trichomes is not known. When tobacco seedlings were exposed to toxic levels of cadmium (Cd), growth was retarded, but trichome number was increased up to 2-fold in comparison with untreated samples. Observation by variable-pressure scanning electron microscopy (VP-SEM) indicated that large crystals of 150 μm in size were formed on head cells of both short and long trichomes. An energy-dispersive X-ray analysis system fitted with VP-SEM revealed the crystals to contain amounts of Cd and calcium (Ca) at much higher concentrations than in the head cells themselves. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated crystal formation in amorphous osmiophilic deposits in vacuoles. When seedlings were treated with Cd in the presence of Ca, tolerance was increased in proportion to the increase in Ca concentration. These results indicate that tobacco plants actively exclude toxic Cd by forming and excreting Cd/Ca-containing crystals through the head cells of trichomes. Received: 26 June 2000 / Accepted: 20 September 2000     

黄曲霉毒素B1生物脱毒的研究进展

黄曲霉毒素是一组由黄曲霉、寄生曲霉等多种真茵产生的次级代谢产物,具有强烈的毒性,可以引起动物肝脏肿大、病变甚至癌变,对人和家畜的健康产生极大的威胁。本文简介了黄曲霉毒素B_1的分子结构、理化性质、污染现状,综述了黄曲霉毒素B_1生物脱毒方面及其应用的研究进展,重点讲述通过微生物降解黄曲霉毒素B_1的研究近况。     

转Bt基因抗虫玉米对亚洲玉米螟幼虫几种主要酶系活性的影响

研究了表达Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的转Bt基因抗虫玉米对亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis (uenée) 幼虫解毒酶、保护酶和中肠蛋白酶活性的影响,测定比较了取食转Bt基因玉米后幼虫体内α-乙酸萘酯酶、乙酰胆碱酯酶、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶、过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶、中肠总蛋白酶、类胰蛋白酶和类胰凝乳蛋白酶的活力。结果表明,取食转Bt基因玉米48 h后亚洲玉米螟幼虫体内的α-乙酸萘酯酶、谷胱甘肽S转移酶活力明显低于对照;而乙酰胆碱酯酶活力显著高于对照,在取食48 h、60 h和72 h的活力分别是对照的2.00、1.50和2.50倍。保护酶系、中肠总蛋白酶、弱碱性类胰蛋白酶和类胰凝乳蛋白酶的活性在取食48 h后明显受到抑制;但强碱性类胰蛋白酶的活性显著高于对照,取食48 h、60 h和72 h的活力分别是对照的4.00、1.67和1.33倍。乙酰胆碱酯酶和强碱性类胰蛋白酶可能与亚洲玉米螟对Bt的抗性有关。     

亚致死浓度溴虫腈和毒死蜱对等钳蠊螨生长繁殖和解毒酶的影响

【目的】害虫综合治理中,化学防治对天敌资源也具有一定的杀伤力。为缓解这一矛盾,本研究旨在探究溴虫腈和毒死蜱亚致死浓度处理对等钳蠊螨Blattisocius dentriticus生长繁殖及解毒酶活性和基因表达量的影响。【方法】利用药膜法处理2-3日龄等钳蠊螨成螨24 h,测定溴虫腈和毒死蜱的亚致死剂量;测定和比较LC_(10)和LC_(30)剂量这两种药剂处理后F_0和F_1代的产卵量、产卵期、卵孵化率和雌成螨寿命等生物学特性的变化;通过酶活力分析和RT-PCR分别测定LC_(10), LC_(30)和LC_(50)剂量下这两种药剂处理后钳蠊螨成螨体内谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(glutathione S-transferase, GST)、细胞色素P450(cytochrome P450, CYP450)、羧酸酯酶(carboxylesterase,CarE)酶活力及其基因表达量变化。【结果】溴虫腈和毒死蜱处理24 h对等钳蠊螨成螨的LC_(50)分别为42.56 mg/L和72.42 mg/L。溴虫腈和毒死蜱LC_(10)和LC_(30)剂量处理等钳蠊螨雌成螨后,与对照(清水处理)相比,仅F_0代雌成螨寿命和产卵期显著缩短(P0.05),而产卵量和卵孵化率无明变化。酶活力测定结果发现,GST, CYP450和CarE的活力在溴虫腈和毒死蜱LC_(10)和LC_(30)剂量处理后无明显变化,而LC_(50)剂量下,上述3种酶的活力均显著增加(P0.05)。基因表达结果表明,溴虫腈LC_(10), LC_(30)和LC_(50)剂量处理下2个GST基因(BdGST3和BdGST6)、3个CYP450基因(BdCYP2-4)和5个CarE基因(BdCarE1-5)表达均显著上调;在毒死蜱这3个剂量处理下3个GST基因(BdGST1,BdGST3和BdGST4)、3个CYP450基因(BdCYP2,BdCYP5和BdCYP6)和2个CarE基因(BdCarE1和BdCarE2)表达量均显著上调。【结论】结果表明,LC_(10)和LC_(30)剂量的溴虫腈和毒死蜱亚致死剂量会抑制F_0代雌成螨的生长繁殖;LC_(10), LC_(30)和LC_(50)剂量下这两种药剂可诱导等钳蠊螨GST, CarE和CYP450基因表达;LC_(50)剂量能明显诱导等钳蠊螨体内GST, CarE和CYP450活性上升。该研究为等钳蠊螨抗性品系的筛选及田间应用提供了理论依据。