Functional analyses and application of microbial lactonohydrolases

Microbial lactonohydrolases (intramolecular ester bond-hydrolyzing enzymes) with unique properties were found. The lactonohydrolase fromFusarium oxysporum catalyzes enantioselective hydrolysis of aldonate lactones andd-pantoyl lactone (d-PL). This enzyme is useful for the large-scale optical resolution of racemic PL. TheAgrobacterium tumefaciens enzyme catalyzes asymmetric hydrolysis of PL, but the stereospecificity is opposite to that of theFusarium enzyme. Dihydrocoumarin hydrolase (DHase) fromAcinetobacter calcoaceticus is a bifunctional enzyme, which catalyzes not only hydrolysis of aromatic lactones but also bromination of monochlorodimedon in the presence of H₂O₂ and dihydrocoumarin. DHase also hydrolyzes several linear esters, and is useful for enantioselective hydrolysis of methyldl-β-acetylthioisobutyrate and regioselective hydrolysis of methyl cetraxate.     

A Model Transgenic Cereal Plant with Detoxification Activity for the Estrogenic Mycotoxin Zearalenone

Zearalenone (ZEN) is an estrogenic mycotoxin produced by the necrotrophic cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. This mycotoxin is detoxified by ZHD101, a lactonohydrolase from Clonostachys rosea, or EGFP:ZHD101, its fusion to the C-terminus of an enhanced green fluorescence protein. We previously showed that egfp:zhd101 is efficiently expressed in T₀ leaves of rice. In this study, we assessed the feasibility of in planta detoxification of the mycotoxin using progeny. When protein extract from T₁ leaves was incubated with ZEN, the amount of the toxin decreased significantly as measured by HPLC. ZEN degradation activity was also detected in vivo in transgenic T₂ seeds. These results suggest that zhd101 can be exploited as an efficient and cost-effective system for protection of important cereals that are more susceptible to the pathogen (e.g., wheat and maize) from contamination with the estrogenic mycotoxin.     

A Simple Biosynthetic Method for Preparation of High Specific Radioactivity Phosphatidyl-choline

Chemical changes in lysozyme during heating at 150~250°C for 20min were investigated by means of IR, ESR, and CD spectroscopies and gel permeation chromatography, and further a tryptic hydrolysate from the lysozyme heated at 200°C was analyzed by ion exchange chromatography. At 150°C, polymerization through disulfide linkages was observed, and at180°C, both polymerization and degradation occurred. When the temperature was raised to 200°C, remarkable changes in the structure of lysozyme, such as cleavage and recombination of peptide bonds, occurred. Over 200°C, polymerization and degradation occurred more violently.     

微生物酶拆分方法生产D-泛酸的手性中间体D-泛解酸内酯

筛选到一株产D－泛解酸内酯水解酶的串珠镰孢霉菌（Fusarium moniliforme SW-902)。产酶条件研究表明,用甘油作碳源,蛋白胨作氮源,初始pH8.0,温度26℃,摇瓶培养3d,产酶量最高。在60L和1000L发酵罐中通风发酵45－47h,产酶量为6－8g干菌体／L,D－泛解酸内酯水解酶酶活力达到0．87－0．92IU／g干菌体。该酶的最适反应温度为55℃,最适反应pH为7．0－7．5。在酶不对称水解泛解酸内酯过程中,对溶液加酶量5％－10％,底物浓度10％－20％,控制水解率20％－30％,水解效果最好。