纤维素降解菌L-06的筛选、鉴定及其产酶条件的分析

从用于堆肥的水稻秸秆中初筛出一株高效纤维素降解菌L-06, 根据18S rRNA基因序列和菌株形态分析, 初步鉴定该菌为斜卧青霉(Penicillium decumbens)。研究了液体发酵培养基中氮源、碳源、表面活性剂、培养温度、起始pH以及接种量对该菌株各纤维素酶活力的影响。在最适条件下, 该菌的b-葡萄糖苷酶(BGL)、外切纤维素酶(CBH)于培养第3天酶活力分别达到1662 u/mL和2770 u/mL; 内切纤维素酶(EG)、滤纸糖化力(FPase)于培养第4天酶活力分别达到18064 u/mL和4035 u/mL。在产酶优化实验中, 该菌的EG和CBH在pH10的培养条件下分别保持了70%和43%的酶活性; 在50oC培养条件下EG和CBH分别保持了68%和59%的酶活性。表现出了耐热, 耐碱的特性。     

Identification and characterization of the ZRT,IRT-like protein (ZIP) family genes reveal their involvement in growth and kojic acid production in Aspergillus oryzae

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology - The ZRT, IRT-like protein (ZIP) family exists in many species and plays an important role in many biological processes, but little is known...     

纤维素降解菌L-06的筛选、鉴定及其产酶条件的分析

从用于堆肥的水稻秸秆中初筛出一株高效纤维素降解菌L-06, 根据18S rRNA基因序列和菌株形态分析, 初步鉴定该菌为斜卧青霉(Penicillium decumbens)。研究了液体发酵培养基中氮源、碳源、表面活性剂、培养温度、起始pH以及接种量对该菌株各纤维素酶活力的影响。在最适条件下, 该菌的b-葡萄糖苷酶(BGL)、外切纤维素酶(CBH)于培养第3天酶活力分别达到1662 u/mL和2770 u/mL; 内切纤维素酶(EG)、滤纸糖化力(FPase)于培养第4天酶活力分别达到18064 u/mL和4035 u/mL。在产酶优化实验中, 该菌的EG和CBH在pH10的培养条件下分别保持了70%和43%的酶活性; 在50oC培养条件下EG和CBH分别保持了68%和59%的酶活性。表现出了耐热, 耐碱的特性。     

Potent angiogenic inhibition effects of deacetylated chitohexaose separated from chitooligosaccharides and its mechanism of action in vitro

This study was performed to demonstrate the effects of deacetylated chitohexaose (hexamer) separated from a chitooligosaccharide (COS) mixture on tumor angiogenesis and its mechanism of action. Five fractions from dimer to hexamer were separated by a linear gradient solution of HCl on a cation-exchange resin. Then HCl was removed from the fractions by a charcoal column. The purity of the five fractions was analyzed by HPLC and the molecular masses were analyzed by MALDI-TOFMS. The hexamer expressed an inhibitory influence on CAM angiogenesis in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations of 6.25-50 μg/egg. On further investigation, we found that the hexamer had no toxic effect on normal ECV304 cells, but could inhibit the proliferation and migration of tumor-induced ECV304 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanism was demonstrated through the detection of mRNA expression of VEGF, MMP-9, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and uPA by RT-PCR, which showed that the hexamer down-regulated the VEGF and uPA mRNA expressions in ECV304 cells, but up-regulated the TIMP-1 mRNA expression.     

A normal mucin-binding lectin from the sponge Craniella australiensis

A lectin, Craniella australiensis (CAL), was isolated from sponge C. australiensis by ion-exchange on DEAE-Sephacel and purified by gel filtration on Sephadex G-150 and HPLC on DEAE-5PW. The purified lectin was a trimeric protein as revealed by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF analysis. SDS-PAGE showed that the CAL protein had a molecular mass of 54 kDa, and consisted of three 18 kDa subunits. Gel filtration of purified lectin on Sephadex G-200 indicates that it exists as a 54 kDa protein in its native state. The amino acid composition was rich in Thr and Glx. CAL was found to agglutinate native and trypsinized human A, B erythrocytes, and agglutinate native erythrocytes of mouse, sheep, rabbit and chicken, and trypsinized erythrocytes of sheep and rabbit. The hemagglutination activity was inhibited by glycoproteins such as PSM and asialo-PSM, but not by any of the monosaccharides tested. The activity was stable between 20 and 70 degrees C. Significant CAL activity was observed between pH 5 and 8. The lectin reaction is independent of the presence of divalent cations Ca2+ and Mg2+. The sequence of N-terminal residues of CAL was determined as TSSCQSIVVE. The lectin showed a potent mitogenic response towards BALB/c splenocytes.     

Capture and Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfides by In Situ Built TiO2‐MXene Heterostructures for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

The detrimental shuttle effect in lithium–sulfur batteries mainly results from the mobility of soluble polysulfide intermediates and their sluggish conversion kinetics. Herein, presented is a multifunctional catalyst with the merits of strong polysulfides adsorption ability, superior polysulfides conversion activity, high specific surface area, and electron conductivity by in situ crafting of the TiO₂‐MXene (Ti₃C₂T_x) heterostructures. The uniformly distributed TiO₂ on MXene sheets act as capturing centers to immobilize polysulfides, the hetero‐interface ensures rapid diffusion of anchored polysulfides from TiO₂ to MXene, and the oxygen‐terminated MXene surface is endowed with high catalytic activity toward polysulfide conversion. The improved lithium–sulfur batteries deliver 800 mAh g^?1 at 2 C and an ultralow capacity decay of 0.028% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 2 C. Even with a high sulfur loading of 5.1 mg cm^?2, the capacity retention of 93% after 200 cycles is still maintained. This work sheds new insights into the design of high‐performance catalysts with manipulated chemical components and tailored surface chemistry to regulate polysulfides in Li–S batteries.     

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic β-cyclodextrin-chitosan nanoparticles as nano-adsorbents for removal of methyl blue

A novel nano-adsorbent, β-cyclodextrin-chitosan (CDC) modified Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (CDCM) is fabricated for removal of methyl blue (MB) from aqueous solution by grafting CDC onto the magnetite surface. The characteristics results of FTIR, SEM and XRD show that CDC is grafted onto Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles. The grafted CDC on the Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles contributes to an enhancement of the adsorption capacity because of the strong abilities of CDCM, which includes the multiple hydroxyl, carboxyl groups, amino groups and the formation of an inclusion complex due to the β-CD molecules through host-guest interactions, to adsorb MB. The adsorption of MB onto CDCM is found to be dependent on pH and temperature. Adsorption equilibrium is achieved in 50 min and the adsorption kinetics of MB is found to follow a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Equilibrium data for MB adsorption are fitted well by Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity for MB is estimated to be 2.78 g/g at 30°C. The CDCM was stable and easily recovered. Moreover the adsorption capacity was about 90% of the initial saturation adsorption capacity after being used four times.