Kinetic studies of laccase enzyme of Coriolus versicolor MTCC 138 in an inexpensive culture medium

An attempt was made to use cyanobacterial biomass of water bloom, groundnut shell (GNS) and dye effluent as culture medium for laccase enzyme production by Coriolus versicolor. Laccase production was found to be 10.15 ± 2.21 U/ml in the medium containing groundnut shell and cyanobacterial bloom in a ratio of 9:1 (dry weight basis) in submerged fermentation at initial pH 5.0 and 28 ± 2 °C temperature. Half life of enzyme was found to be 74 min at 60 °C. Kinetic analysis of laccase when made with substrate ABTS, K_m and V_max were found to be 0.29 mM and 9.49 μmol/min respectively. Azide and hydroxylamine were found to exert significant inhibition on thermostable laccase. Inhibitor constant (k_i) for azide and hydroxylamine were 1.33 and 0.18 mM respectively. This study forms the first report on the potential application of waste water cyanobacterial bloom and dyeing effluent as a medium for laccase production by C. versicolor MTCC138.     

白腐菌对染料脱色和降解作用的研究进展

白腐菌应用于废水处理始于二十世纪八十年代。本文对印染废水的处理方法、白腐菌及其对污染物的降解机理作了简要概述 ,着重介绍了白腐菌对染料脱色和降解作用的研究进展。白腐菌对染料的脱色解降作用机理有部分尚待进一步研究 ;同时 ,白腐菌的吸附作用亦不容忽视。     

Mallory氏胰岛细胞染色法的改良

目的:为了更清晰地显示胰岛的A细胞、B细胞和D细胞。方法:zenker液固定,分别用苏木精-伊红和改良的Mallory氏法染色。结果:苏木精-伊红染色法,不易区分胰岛内三种细胞,而采用改良的Mallory氏染色方法,能够清晰地显示A细胞、B细胞和D细胞。结论:改良的Mallory氏染色法能够清楚的显示胰岛内三种细胞结构,为实验教学提供了优良的切片标本。     

Dyeing properties, synthesis, isolation and characterization of an in situ generated phenolic pigment, covalently bound to cotton

Oxidation of colourless dye precursors with laccase enzyme provided simultaneous “in situ” generation and fixation of a pigment on amino groups pre-functionalized cotton fabric. Aromatic amine moieties of 2,5-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid introduced onto tosylated cotton were coupled and copolymerised with a phenolic compound catechol into coloured product covalently fixed on the fabric upon oxidation with laccase. The controlled amination of cellulose in a first step and subsequent colouration allowed for up to 95% pigment fixation on the fabric. Electrochemical studies were performed to elucidate the mechanism of the pigment formation. The pigment was further isolated from the acid hydrolysate of the dyed cellulose fabric to confirm the covalent fixation and to further elucidate the pigment structure by means of FTIR, MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR analysis. An oligomeric pigment has been identified composed by up to six phenolic units.     

An insight into the mechanism of the cellulose dyeing process,part 2: Simulation of aggregation,solvent and additive effects upon azo-linked aromatics and dyes

In order to probe the complex process of dying cellulosic materials with common azo-linked dye systems, the aggregation-disaggregation process has been studied using molecular simulation techniques. In particular, the dynamics of multiple dye species in both gaseous and aqueous environments have been examined by molecular modeling methods, with emphasis upon the effects of urea upon these species in aqueous solutions. Such simulation techniques can demonstrate the natural drive for dye molecules to aggregate in solution and compare well with those results obtained from spectroscopic results. In addition, molecular modeling does predict that urea tends to cause disaggregation, by breaking up dye clusters; this also closely follows literature prediction and practical predictions.     

Dyeing and diffusion properties of modified novel cellulose with triazine derivatives containing cationic and anionic groups

Cellulose is chemically modified with the compounds containing cationic and anionic groups. Dyeing and diffusion properties of modified cellulose are discussed. The exhaustion and fixation of reactive dyes on modified cellulose are higher than those on unmodified cellulose. Compared with unmodified cellulose, the dyed modified cellulose also gets good washing fastness. The diffusion coefficients of dyes at different temperature are calculated. Compared with unmodified cellulose, the diffusion of dyes in the modified cellulose shows significant change.     

Decolorization of Textile Reactive Dyes by Bacterial Monoculture and Consortium Screened from Textile Dyeing Effluent

Dyeing effluents have become a vital source of water pollution. Due to the xenobiotic properties and toxicity to all life forms including humans, removal of undesirable color and associated toxicity is crucial. In this study, five dye decolorizing bacteria were isolated from dyeing effluent using selective enrichment culture in Bushnell-Haas (BH) medium amended with co-substrate (i.e. glucose, yeast extract) and 100?mg?L^?1 of each commercially available reactive dyes viz. Novacron Orange FN-R, Novacron Brilliant Blue FN-R, Novacron Super Black G, Bezema Yellow S8-G and Bezema Red S2-B. The isolated bacteria were identified and assigned as Neisseria sp., Vibrio sp., Bacillus sp., Bacillus sp. and Aeromonas sp. based on their phenotypic (cultural, morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristic) observation. The dye decolorization efficiency was estimated spectrophotometrically up to 6?days of static incubation at 37?°C and observed that all of the isolates were unable to induce decolorization in absence of co-substrate. In case of monoculture, decolorization percentage varies from no visible decolorization (Bezema Red S2-B by Ek-5) to highest 90% decolorization (Novacron Brilliant Blue FN-R by Ek-13) whereas the decolorization percentage of bacterial consortium varies from 65% (Bezema Yellow S8-G) to 90% (Novacron Brilliant Blue FN-R and Novacron Super Black G). The study outlines the co-substrates mediated decolorization process where bacterial consortium proved as efficient dye decolorizer than that of the monocultures. This finding confers possibility of using novel microbial consortium for biological treatment of disreputable dyeing effluents.     

An insight into the mechanism of the cellulose dyeing process,part 1: Modelling azo-systems in azo-linked aromatics and dyes

Molecular modelling has been used to model the three-dimensional structure of azo-containing aryl systems and in particular, azo-dyes such as Procion Red MX-5B. These simulations look in detail at the dynamics of the azo-linkage and the effect of an ortho -phenol function. In this paper we show that the planar arrangement of the C-N=N-C potentially delocalised sp 2 -hybridised system is not encountered exactly in the systems examined; a transoid -arrangement of the azo-linkage allows dihedrals to approach close to 180°, however, a cisoid -arrangement can engender greater deformation producing dihedrals around 30° away from planarity. Hence, intra-molecular repulsions are capable of easily distorting the azo-linkages producing a range of dihedral geometries which depend strongly on other substituents around the molecular framework.     

ABR结合SBR法处理印染废水的研究

采用实验室规模的厌氧折流板反应器(ABR)与序批式活性污泥曝气反应器(SBR)结合工艺处理印染废水。通过对ABR-SBR处理系统工艺条件的试验,在ABR段HRT为24~36 h,污泥负荷为0.43~2.46 kg COD/(m3.d),进水pH值为6.5~8.0,温度20℃~35℃;SBR段的溶解氧为2 mg/L,曝气时间为3~10 h,沉淀时间为2 h的条件下,经处理的印染工业废水COD、色度和苯胺去除率分别为32%~95%、89%~99%和50%~98%,其COD为30.0~97.1 mg/L,色度为8~40倍,苯胺浓度为0.20~0.95mg/L,达到了国家一级排放标准。     

Extremozymes for improving wool properties

The project ‘EXTRETEX’ funded by the German Federal Foundation Environment (DBU, Osnabrück, Germany) aims at the improvement of wool properties dyeability, handle, felting behaviour and degree of whiteness by means of enzymes derived from extremophilic micro-organisms. In this paper the effects of a commercial thermo- and alkalistable protease on wool with regard to the degree of whiteness, the dyeability and the felting behaviour are presented. A method to treat wool top and wool fabric was developed on a laboratory scale in which the protease was integrated into the pre-washing step of a dyeing process. This treatment method was than scaled up and tested on an industrial winch beck for fabric. With this method—the addition of enzyme in the pre-washing step—the degree of whiteness is generally enhanced. Dyeing untreated and the enzyme-treated wool with Lanasol Blue 8G leads to an improved dyestuff uptake and a distinctive difference in the colour shade for the latter. Microscopy pictures of fibre cross-sections of these samples display a more even distribution of the dyestuff and a better penetration in the enzyme-treated wool fibres but the colour fastness of the enzyme-treated wool is decreased. Though the felting behaviour of the protease treated wool is significantly improved the felting tendency is still too high for an antifelting finish. An increased damage of the enzyme-treated wool in comparison with the untreated one was not observed.