麻疯树叶绿ω3脂肪酸脱饱和酶基因的克隆和鉴定

根据几个已知的植物ω3脂肪酸脱胞和酶基因序列,利用RT-PCR和RACE技术从麻疯树中克隆了一条编码叶绿体ω3脂肪酸脱饱和酶的cDNA序列.对该序列的分析表明,该cDNA的编码区长1 368bp,编码一个长度为455个氨基酸的蛋白质,推测的蛋白质相对分子质量(Mr)大小为52.1×103.同源分析显示,推测的氨基酸序列与其他物叶绿体脂肪酸脱饱和酶具有很高的相似性.RT-PCR分析表明,该基因在麻疯树叶片中有着稳定的表达.此外,还通过酵母表达系统鉴定了该基因编码的酶的功能.对转基因酵母的脂肪酸组成分析发现,α亚麻酸在转基因酵母中积累.上述结果表明,该麻疯树cDNA编码了一个叶绿体ω3脂肪酸脱饱和酶.     

啤酒酵母吸附镉离子的试验研究

研究了啤酒酵母对镉的生物吸附过程．结果表明．啤酒酵母吸附镉的速度是非常快的;pH对镉的吸附影响较大,吸附较佳的pH范围为4～8,并且啤酒酵母有调节pH的作用,pH为4～8的溶液在吸附反应后,其pH接近于5．8：温度、酵母用量、Cd^2 的初始浓度对吸附均有一定的影响。实际含镉废水处理结果表明．啤酒酵母处理含镉废水是有效的。     

Sch9蛋白激酶调控酵母细胞全蛋白的泛素化

为探讨蛋白激酶Sch9是否影响细胞蛋白质稳态水平及其在热胁迫时的响应,以野生型、SCH9基因缺失突变体、转sch9基因ΔSch9(SCH9-3HA)酵母为材料,利用特异的泛素抗体,检测长期培养时全蛋白泛素化水平变化.结果表明,Sch9缺失引起细胞全蛋白泛素化水平降低,转sch9基因可以使细胞全蛋白泛素化水平恢复.55℃热胁迫30 min处理,突变体Δsch9全蛋白泛素化水平降低,转sch9基因Δsch9(SCH9-3HA)全蛋白泛素化水平不变,回到正常生长温度时,蛋白泛素化水平也没有改变.外加蛋白酶体抑制剂MG132时,突变体ΔSch9蛋白泛素化水平不受影响,而转sch9基因△sch9(SCH9-3HA)全蛋白泛素化水平显著增加,表明前者是自噬途径降解,而增加部分是通过蛋白酶体途径降解.蛋白激酶Sch9调控细胞全蛋白泛素化水平,以及2个不同的降解途径.     

酿酒酵母提取物对废天然橡胶再生的研究

酿酒酵母R1在5L发酵罐中培养36h时,胞内谷胱甘肽(GSH)总量达304mg/L。将酵母菌充分裂解,提取物与废天然橡胶共反应。通过单因素对比实验,确定最适宜的反应条件如下:温度50℃,时间4h,100g胶粉,溶剂用量1.85mol,相转移催化剂用量2.75×10-2mol,酵母菌用量相当于GSH1.0g。处理后最高溶胀度为4.37,是原来的1.49倍。     

Characteristics for the hybrid cell Foaz obtained from the protoplast fusion between yeast and photosynthetic bacteria in soybean processing wastewater

The optimal pH and temperature, maximum specific degradation rate, half rate constant and flocculation rate for the hybrid cell Foaz were measured in the reaction for the degradation of soybean processing wastewater(SPW) in this study. The optimal pH and temperature for Foaz in SPW were the same as those of its parental strains Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y9407 and Rhodobacter sphaeroides P9479, but the flocculation rate, the maximum specific degradation rate and the half rate constant for Foaz were higher than those of its parental strains. The results suggest that the characteristics of the inter-kingdom fusant Foaz constructed from the protoplast fusion between the eukaryote cell yeast S.cerevisiae and the prokaryote cell photosynthetic bacteria R.Sphaeroides may favor degrading organic pollutant in SPW and removing biomass from the effluent.     

Production of Ethanol by an Integrated Valorization of Olive Oil Byproducts. The Role of Phenolic Inhibition (2 pp)

Background, Aim and Scope Agricultural industrial wastes can frequently be used as raw materials in the production of bio-fuels. Olive-oil milling wastewater is considered as one of the most polluting agro-industrial residues, but fortunately due to its high content of organic matter, it has the potential to be a valuable starting material to obtain bio-ethanol via fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The fermentation of olive-oil milling wastewater has been demonstrated with good yield of ethanol (8-12%v/v) once the level of reducing sugars is appropriate and the phenolic fraction, which inhibits the yeast, is removed. Materials and Methods: - Results: - Discussion: - Conclusions: - Recommendations and Perspectives: -     

Urban airborne particulate: genotoxicity evaluation of different size fractions by mutagenesis tests on microorganisms and comet assay

The genotoxic effects of different size fractions of airborne particulate (Total, PM₁₀ and PM_2.5), extracted with acetone or toluene, were evaluated by: the Ames plate test (TA98 and TA100 strains, w/o S9), gene conversion and reversion (w/o endogenous metabolic activation) in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 strain, and the comet assay on human leukocytes. The data on human leukocytes confirm the sensitivity of the comet assay and its applicability to assess genotoxicity in environmental samples. The PM_2.5 fraction of airborne particulate generally shows the highest concentration of DNA-damaging compounds. Genotoxic response, in all the test systems applied, is highly dependent on extraction solvent used. Acetone seems to extract compounds with more similar genotoxic responses in the three test systems used than toluene extracts. Toluene appears to extract air pollutants genotoxic on yeast and leukocytes but is mainly cytotoxic on Salmonella.     

取代芳烃对酵母菌毒性的定量结构－活性相关研究

定量测定了苯胺类、苯甲酸类、卤代苯类、苯腈类、硝基苯类、苯酚类等６类化合物对酵母菌的生长抑制毒性，结果表明化合物的最小产生清晰抑菌圈浓度Ｃｍｉｚ与辛醇－水分配系数及一阶分子连接性价指数有如下关系：ｌｏｇ（１／Ｃｍｉｚ）＝０．３８ｌｏｇＫｏｗ＋０．３３＾１Ｘ＾ｖ－０．３８ ｒ＝０．９２ ｓ＝０．２２ ｎ＝７７。在上述６类取代苯类化合物中，它们与酵母菌的反应性大小有如下顺序：卤代苯类≈苯甲酸类〈苯胺类     

酿酒酵母吸附Zn(Ⅱ)过程中阳离子(K+，Mg2+，Na+，Ca2+)的变化分析

研究了酿酒酵母无缓冲溶液体系吸附Zn(Ⅱ)的过程中各种阳离子的变化情况.研究结果表明,当Zn(Ⅱ)的初始浓度是0.08～0.8 mmol·L^-1,酵母浓度约1 g·L^-1,初始pH为5.65,反应38h内,酵母的Zn(Ⅱ)吸附量为74.8～654.8μmol·g^-1,去除率达到76.4%～92.8%,pH值升高0.55～1.28.吸附过程中酵母首先快速释放大量K⁺,其次是Mg²⁺和Na⁺,Ca²⁺的释放量较少,数量级一般可分别达到几百、几十和几个μmol·g^-1.以离子交换为基础计算的各阳离子释放量总和一般超过Zn(Ⅱ)的吸附量,证明酵母吸附Zn(Ⅱ)的机理之一是离子交换,但不唯一.无缓冲溶液体系酵母吸附Zn(Ⅱ)的过程中溶液pH值升高,H⁺被吸收,K⁺等阳离子释放,是生物体细胞的本质属性,与Zn(Ⅱ)是否存在无关,但是Zn(Ⅱ)可以促进阳离子的释放以及降低酵母对H+的吸收,也反映出Zn(Ⅱ)与H⁺之间可以竞争细胞表面吸附位.死酵母的吸附量低于未处理酵母,与阳离子交换能力关系不大,可能与细胞表面变形导致Zn(Ⅱ)吸附困难有关.