芽孢杆菌发酵产碱性果胶酶温度控制策略

采用自行筛选获得一株产碱性果胶酶芽孢杆菌WSH03-09,在小型发酵罐中研究了不同温度对碱性果胶酶分批发酵的影响,结果表明,在恒定39℃条件下,可获得最高酶活5．39u／mL,各温度条件下的菌体干重相差不多,最终均能达11．5g／L左右;在发酵前期,控制温度41℃时最有利于菌体的生长,而在产物合成期,控制37℃有利于获得较高的产物合成比速,在此基础上,提出分阶段温度控制策略,采用此温度控制策略进行碱性果胶酶的发酵,碱性果胶酶酶活达5．99u／mL,比采用单一温度下的最大值提高了11％,其它各项指标也有较大提高．图6表1参6     

化学诱变结合结构类似物法选育高苯丙氨酸解氨酶菌种

ＥＭＳ诱变结合结构类似物法提高含ＰＡＬ出发菌株红酵母Ｒｈｏｄｏｔｏｒｕｌａ ｓｐ．ＣＩＢＡＳＡ１４０１１００ 生物转化能力阳性率为３５．５ ％ ,部分突变株ＰＡＬ转化能力提高１ 倍以上,其中Ｅ１０５,Ｅ２４０ 具有快速转化能力,反应３ ｈＬＰｈｅ累积浓度达到１ ｇＬ左右．φ１０％ 甘油和３０ ｇＬＧｌｕ 对ＰＡＬ转化具有明显的稳定作用．用含φ１０％ 甘油和３０ ｇＬＧｌｕ 的反应液进行生物转化制备,Ｅ１０５ 和Ｅ２４０ 在２４ ｈ 期间ＬＰｈｅ 质量浓度大于２０ ｇＬ,转化率达８０ ％ ．     

Hydrolysis of a model surfactant as measured using ACYL coenzyme a synthetase

Hydrolysis of a model nonionic surfactant, [1‐¹⁴C]methyl palmitate, was compared between porcine esterase and lipase using a new hydrolase assay. The assay incorporates acyl coenzyme A (CoA) synthetase to convert the hydrolytic product of methyl palmitate, palmitic acid, to its acyl CoA derivative; palmitoyl CoA is separated from unreacted substrate for quantitation by a highly efficient extraction. The assay achieves quantitative separation between product and substrate due to the high water solubility of the acyl CoA derivative, eliminating the need for time‐consuming chromatographic separations. After 60 min under optimal conditions, only 20 U/mL porcine hepatic esterase hydrolyzed 93.6+0.9% of 20μM methyl palmitate, while 100U/mL porcine pancreatic lipase was required to hydrolyze only 82.3 ±0.7% of the same substrate. While both enzymes detoxified the surfactant, esterase was more efficient, possibly indicating preferential specificity for simple monoesters; generally selective for endogenous triacylglycerols, lipase may be less specific for surfactants. However, together both enzymes may enable mammals to hydrolyze ingested nonionic surfactants from oil spill dispersants, reducing their toxicity.     

一株碱性果胶酶高产细菌的分离、系统发育分析和产酶条件的初步优化

从腐烂的苹果表皮筛选到一株碱性果胶酶的高产菌株,命名为WSHB04-02.分离菌株为革兰氏阳性细菌,有芽孢,菌落颜色为乳白色.分离菌株WSHB04-02的16SrDNA全序列分析表明,该菌株与Bacillussubtilus具有99%的相似性,并与其他13株产碱性果胶酶菌株的16SrDNA结果进行同源性分析,并构建系统发育树.发现菌株WSHB04-02在不含果胶类物质与Mg2 的培养基上能高产碱性果胶酶,在优化的培养条件下,碱性果胶酶的酶活达到34U/mL,在国内还未见报道.图6表2参15     

First trimester diagnosis of methylmalonic aciduria

We have studied methylmalonyl CoA mutase activity in control chorionic villi to establish the potential use of assays performed directly on this tissue for prenatal diagnosis of methylmalonic aciduria. We report the detection of a fetus affected with the apo-mutase deficient form of this condition at 9 weeks' gestation. Methylmalonyl CoA mutase was markedly deficient in chorionic villi, approximately 2–5 per cent of the mean control value. However, incorporation of label from [¹⁴C]-propionate into protein was 10 and 40 per cent of the mean control value, respectively, in two portions of the same biopsy, highlighting potential problems in the use of this indirect assay. Normal results were obtained in chorionic villus samples from four other pregnancies ‘at risk’ for methylmalonic aciduria which were subsequently shown to be unaffected with this condition. The diagnosis in the affected pregnancy was confirmed by demonstration of a marked deficiency of methylmalonyl CoA mutase activity in villi obtained at termination and in cultured fetal fibroblasts. Reduced incorporation of [¹⁴C]-propionate label into protein was also found in these tissues.     

Molecular prenatal diagnosis of 3-hydroxy−3-methylglutaryl coa lyase deficiency

We report the first molecular prenatal diagnosis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase (HL) deficiency. The proband had a classic but severe presentation with hypoketotic hypoglycaemia and acidosis, secondary mental retardation, and epilepsy, and HL deficiency was documented in cultured fibroblasts. We found him to be homozygous for the frameshift mutation N46fs (+1), which yields a distinct pattern on single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. In two subsequent pregnancies, molecular prenatal diagnosis was performed using SSCP. In the first, chorionic villus biopsy was normal. In the second pregnancy, amniocentesis revealed an affected fetus. In both pregnancies, the diagnosis was confirmed enzymatically. HL activity was less than 7 per cent of control values in amniocytes and fetal liver of the affected pregnancy. In the second pregnancy, amniotic fluid metabolite measurements by stable isotope dilution-selected ion monitoring mass spectrometry showed greater than 100-fold increases of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid and of 3-methylglutaconic acid levels compared with controls.     

Prenatal diagnosis of sanfilippo disease type C using a simple fluorometric enzyme assay

A new fluorogenic substrate, 4-methylumbelliferyl β-D-glucosaminide, was used for the assay of acetyl CoA:glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase in chorionic villi, cultured villus cells, and amniocytes. Optimal conditions for the assay and the ranges of enzyme activity were established for the various types of fetal cells. This simple fluorometric assay provides a reliable method for early prenatal diagnosis of Sanfilippo disease type C which is more convenient than current methods using radiolabelled substrates. The method was applied to amniotic fluid cells and fetal fibroblasts from an at-risk pregnancy in which an affected fetus was diagnosed by two-dimensional electrophoresis of glycosaminoglycans in the amniotic fluid.     

杉木对炭疽病的抗性与苯丙氨酸解氨酶的关系

接种前的杉木（Cunninghamia lanceolata）针叶中，苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）比活力与抗感病性之间不呈规律性相关。不同抗病性的杉木接种炭疽菌（Glomerella cingulata）后，PAL比活力均上升，接种5d后，抗病性强的杉木PAL比活力比抗病性弱的杉木高，接种前以及接种后的各个时间段内，木质素含量都是抗病杉木比感病杉木高。绿原酸的含量与杉木的抗病性之间不呈规律性的相关，从绿原酸对炭疽菌菌丝生长影响的测定结果可知，杉木针叶的绿原酸浓度不足以构成对炭疽菌的影响。可见，接种后针叶的PAL比活力以及接种前、后针叶的木质素含量可作为衡量杉木抗病性的指标。图3表2参14     

碱性果胶酯裂解酶工程菌的构建

从本研究室筛选的BacillussubtilisWSHB04-02菌株中扩增出编码碱性果胶酯裂解酶的结构基因PL,将其插入大肠杆菌分泌表达载体pET22b( )多克隆位点,得到重组载体pET22b( )PL.序列分析表明,所获PL基因与已报道的B.subtilisSO113的PL基因的同源性为98%.重组载体在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中得到表达.SDS-PAGE分析显示,表达产物的分子量(Mr)均为43×103,同核酸序列测定所推导的值相符.该工程菌经IPTG诱导后,胞内酶活为8U/mL.研究发现,碱性果胶酯裂解酶不仅在胞内有酶活,胞外也有酶活,说明所构建的表达体系可使该酶向胞外分泌.图3表1参6