Leishmania tarentolae: streptomycin and chloramphenicol resistance of promastigotes.

Stable mutant strains of Leishmania tarentolae promastigotes resistant to chloramphenicol (CAP) were isolated by replica-plating techniques. In addition, cell lines stress-adapted to streptomycin and to high culture temperature (33 C) were obtained. Drug resistance was influenced by temperature, culture media, and plating technique. Inhibition of amino acid incorporation into protein occurs in CAP-resistant cells when exposed to 600 μg CAP/ml but this inhibition was 50–80% lower than that found in wild type sensitive cells. The primary site of CAP action appears to be inhibition of protein synthesis. CAP also adversely affected proline oxidation.     

Design of an efficient fermentation process for the production of Metarhizium acridum blastospores

Using a sequential approach, we described efficient blastospore production in a stirred tank bioreactor (3?L capacity). We used the response surface methodology to optimise the media ingredients and fermentation parameters to obtain the maximum production of blastospores by a locally collected isolate of Metarhizium acridum (Ascomycota: Hypocreales). The results showed that a liquid culture medium supplemented with monopotassium phosphate (15.17?g/L), corn steep liquor (69.25?g/L), and casamino acids (80.68?g/L) in a stirred tank bioreactor under operating conditions constant at 635?rpm, a temperature of 26°C, and pH 3.3 produced 1.25?×?10⁸?blastospores (bls)/ml, with 93% viability after 120?h of fermentation. This bioreactor yield compares favourably with the yields obtained by shake flask production and confirms the suitability of the media and production parameters for the potential scale-up fermentation production of M. acridum.     

繁缕和无瓣繁缕六个居群的数值分析

对繁缕（Stellaria media）和无瓣繁缕（S.apetala）的6个居群的57个性状进行Q－聚类和R－聚类的研究。结果表明：（1）Q－聚类中,用一条结合线,可以把繁缕的4个居群聚为一类,无瓣繁缕的2个居群聚为一类。这一结果支持肥繁缕和无瓣繁缕划分为两个物种;（2）R－聚类中,发现了呈现完全正相关、极大正相关和极大负相关的性状,并根据R－聚类的结果,运用一条适当的结合线,把繁缕和无瓣繁缕的57个性状划为5个类群,并分析了各性状的分类学意义。     

微水相超声波协同固定化脂肪酶催化酯交换过程优化

超声波协同固定化脂肪酶催化制备生物柴油的最佳工艺条件为：超声波功率70W、叔丁醇为反应介质、叔丁醇用量3％（v／v）、醇油比3：1且甲醇分三批加入、反应温度40℃、水含量为2％（v／v）。副产物甘油对固定化脂肪酶使用寿命影响最大,使用后的固定化脂肪酶用丙酮洗去表面的甘油,进行酯交换反应,酶的稳定性大为提高,可连续使用16批次。     

十七种虫草的子实体培育研究

在过去的12年间,分离得到20余种虫草无性型,对其中十七种虫草无性型进行了人工诱发虫草子座的试验,结果表明:蜂头虫草Cordycepssphecocephala、亚黄蜂虫草C.oxycephala、蚂蚁草C.myrmecophila、蛹虫草C.militaris、拟细虫草C.gracilioides和布氏虫草C.brongniatii等6种人工培养的虫草观察到了成熟的子囊壳并弹射了子囊孢子;古尼虫草小孢变种C.gunniivar.minor、球孢虫草C.bassiana、戴氏虫草C.taii、蚁虫草C.formicarum、蝽虫草C.nutans、长座虫草C.longissima、台湾虫草C.formosana和双梭孢虫草近似种C.bifusisporaaff.长出了许多的未成熟的子座或孢梗束;而冬虫夏草C.sinensis、沫蝉虫草C.tricentri和细虫草C.gracilis未能培育出子实体。其中蚁虫草和亚黄蜂虫草的人工成功培育子实体为首次报道。     

Distal NF-kB binding motif functions as an enhancer for nontypeable H. influenzae-induced DEFB4 regulation in epithelial cells

Among the antimicrobial molecules produced by epithelial cells, DEFB4 is inducible in response to proinflammatory signals such as cytokines and bacterial molecules. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is an important human pathogen that exacerbates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adult and causes otitis media and sinusitis in children. Previously, we have demonstrated that DEFB4 effectively kills NTHi and is induced by NTHi via TLR2 signaling. The 5′-flanking region of DEFB4 contains several NF-κB binding motifs, but their NTHi-specific activity remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to elucidate molecular mechanism involved in DEFB4 regulation, focusing on the role of the distal NF-κB binding motif of DEFB4 responding to NTHi. Here, we show that the human middle ear epithelial cells up-regulate DEFB4 expression in response to NTHi via NF-κB activation mediated by IκKα/β−IκBα signaling. Deletion of the distal NF-κB binding motif led to a significant reduction in NTHi-induced DEFB4 up-regulation. A heterologous construct containing the distal NF-κB binding motif was found to increase the promoter activity in response to NTHi, indicating a NTHi-responding enhancer activity of the distal NF-κB binding motif. Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that the p65 domain of NF-κB binds to the distal NF-κB binding motif in response to NTHi. Taken together, our results suggest that NTHi-induced binding of p65 NF-κB to the distal NF-κB binding motif of DEFB4 enhances NTHi-induced DEFB4 regulation in epithelial cells.     

冬虫夏草无性型—中国被毛孢固态发酵条件的初步研究

采用以麦角甾醇含量为指标间接测定固态发酵产物生物量的方法,对冬虫夏草无性型—中国被毛孢的固态发酵条件进行了研究。正交试验结果表明固态发酵最佳培养基组成为：大米5g,玉米粉2g,蚕蛹粉1g,麸皮2g;单因素试验结果表明：当培养温度20℃、料水比1：1.5、料层厚度2cm、无光照时对菌体生长较为有利。发酵条件优化后,菌丝体中麦角甾醇的含量可达0.5911mg/g,比优化前提高了38.6%。     

以染料为底物的Trametes hirsuta降解反应体系的建立

建立Trametes hirsuta的生长繁殖和对模式染料比布列希猩红脱色降解的反应体系,研究表明：菌的生长与降解活动的适宜温度为30℃,静培养;培养基组分对脱色降解的影响不大;从便于观察和缩短反应周期考虑,土豆液体培养基有明显的优点,可作为建立Trametes hirsuta反应体系的首选培养基。菌对比布列希猩红、直接深蓝L-3RB、活性艳蓝X-BR、碱性紫5BN和亚甲基蓝等均有较好的脱色降解效果。     

藏酋猴精液深低温冻存的研究──不同的冷冻程序、冷冻稀释保存液冻存效果的比较

以存活率（ＳＲ）、复苏运动度（ＲＭ）、ＳＰＡ为精子活力检测指标，对四种冷冻程序ＰＳＦ、Ｈ３Ｐ、ＬＰ、ＭＤＰ和卵黄的、无卵黄的冷冻稀释保存液进行了藏酋猴（Ｍａｃａｃａ ｔｈｉｂｅｔａｎａ）精液冻存比较研究。 ＰＳＦ的ＳＲ为９０．１±１．９％，ＲＭ为６３．８±２．８％，显著高于其他三种冷冻程序（Ｐ＜０．０１）。卵黄冷冻稀释保存液（ＭＤＭ）的ＳＲ（９５． ４±１．３％）和ＲＭ（８８．０±１０．２％）显著高于无卵黄防冻液（ＦＣＳ－Ｇ／ＴＨ）的ＳＲ（９０．１±１．９％）和ＲＭ（６３．６±２．８％），但前者在复苏一小时后，ＲＭ（１２．５±１．６％）明显低于后者的ＲＭ（５４． ７±２． ２％）。用 ＦＣＳ～Ｇ／ＴＨ冻存的精液经 ＳＰＡ检测，其穿透率为新鲜精子的 ５１． ９％。结果提示：１）慢速降温冷冻程序适于藏酋猴精液冻存；２）卵黄冷冻稀释保存液能较好地保存藏酋猴精液的活动度；而无卵黄防冻液则有利于延长其冷冻精子的运动寿命。这可能与两者的稀释液及所含的脂蛋白不同有关。     

非水介质中脂肪酶催化的手性拆分研究进展

脂肪酶催化的外消旋体动力学拆分是不对称催化领域中极具吸引力且发展非常迅速的重要技术。对这一领域的最新研究进展进行了调研,并将注意力集中于脂肪酶在非水溶剂中的应用。引用最近五年中的一些文献案例,说明了脂肪酶作为立体选择性生物催化剂在外消旋体拆分中的多样化功能和应用。