Analysis of the gacS-gacA regulatory genes of spontaneous mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens biocontrol strain PfG32R

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain PfG32R, a potential biocontrol agent against soilborne pathogens, frequently loses its antifungal activity and ability to produce enzymes. To characterize genetically the instability of these bacterial functions, we analyzed gacS and gacA genes of PfG32R and three spontaneous mutants of PfG32R (NR1, NR9, and ASW6), which had lost their ability to produce proteases and antifungal activities. The gacS and gacA sequences of PfG32R had 77%–89% and 78%–87% homology, respectively, with several known gacS and gacA homologues. All three spontaneous mutants were subjected to complementation analysis. Introduction of clones containing an intact gacS of PfG32R and another P. fluorescens strain Pf-5 as well as strain tea632 of P. syringae pv. theae complemented all three mutants restoring protease and antifungal activities, indicating a mutation in gacS. In sequencing analysis, the mutants had a deletion or change in amino acids in the conserved sensor kinase domains of GacS. The three mutants maintained both their antibacterial activity against Ralstonia solanacearum and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis and siderophore production, indicating that they are not controlled by the GacS/GacA system. The sequences reported in this article have been deposited in the DDBJ database under accession numbers AB219364 and AB219365.     

饲料中添加蛋白酶AG对鲤鱼鱼种生长和蛋白质消化酶活性的影响

通过2个试验研究了饲料中添加蛋白酶AG对鲤鱼生长和前肠蛋白质消化酶活性的影响.试验Ⅰ选用540尾均重11.7 g的鲤鱼,随机均分为6组,随机选取3组分别饲喂鱼粉含量为10%、15%、20%的3种等蛋白基础饲料,另外3组分别饲喂添加有175 mg/kg蛋白酶AG的以上3种饲料,试验期60 d.试验Ⅱ选取120尾均重48.7 g的鲤鱼,随机分为2组,一组饲喂鱼粉含量6%的基础饲料为对照组,另外一组饲喂添加175 mg/kg蛋白酶AG的基础饲料为试验组,试验期为30 d.试验Ⅰ结果表明:摄食10%鱼粉饲料和20%鱼粉 175 mg/kg蛋白酶AG饲料的鲤鱼分别具有最低和最高的增重率;在10%鱼粉饲料中添加蛋白酶AG显著提高了鱼体增重率(P<0.05),但在15%、20%鱼粉饲料中添加蛋白酶AG,对鱼体增重率没有显著影响.试验Ⅱ结果表明:相比于对照组,试验组鲤鱼增重率提高了6.4%(P<0.05),饲料系数降低了5.4%(P<0.05).试验Ⅰ和试验Ⅱ中,添加蛋白酶AG对鱼体肌肉水分、粗脂肪、粗蛋白质含量均无显著影响(P>0.05);对消化酶活性的测定表明,在鱼粉含量为10%、6%的基础饲料中添加蛋白酶AG,可显著提高前肠组织蛋白酶活性和食糜蛋白酶活性(P<0.05),但在鱼粉含量为15%、20%的基础饲料中添加蛋白酶AG,对前肠组织蛋白酶活性和食糜蛋白酶活性没有影响.综上所述,在鱼粉含量较低的饲料中添加蛋白酶AG,可提高鲤鱼消化道蛋白酶活性,改善生长性能.     

表皮葡萄球菌产蛋白酶工艺的优化研究

表皮葡萄球菌C8菌株产蛋白酶的工艺条件进行了优化研究。结果表明,接种量、初始pH值以及摇床转速对产蛋白酶均起显著作用,主次顺序依次为：初始pH值＞摇床转速＞接种量;经L9（3^4）正交试验优化,得出最佳条件为：接种量（体积比）16%,初始pH值5.5,摇床转速180 r/min。在此基础上构建的专用产酶条件,使蛋白酶活力达到34.52 U/ml。     

海洋芽孢杆菌N11-8产蛋白酶的发酵条件优化

本研究采用响应面法(RSM)对南极海洋芽孢杆菌(Bacillus sp.)N11-8液体发酵产蛋白酶PBN11-8的发酵条件进行快速优化。通过单因素实验初步确定南极海洋芽孢杆菌N11-8产蛋白酶的最佳碳源和氮源分别为可溶性淀粉和蛋白胨;并通过Plackett-Burman(PB)设计对影响其产酶相关因素进行评估,筛选出具有显著效应的3个因素：温度、氮源和碳源;以最陡爬坡实验逼近至上述因子最大响应区域,进而采用RSM法对其最佳水平范围进行研究,确定最优发酵条件为：可溶性淀粉3 g/L,蛋白胨13.1 g/L,酵母浸粉2.9 g/L,NaCl 5 g/L,KH2PO4 1 g/L,FeCl3·6H2O 2 mmol/L,初始pH值为7.0,温度为34.0℃,转速为200 r/min,装液量为50 ml/250 ml,接种量为4%,培养时间为60 h。最终优化后的酶活达到90.5 U/ml,比初始酶活提高了23.6%。     

不同生长阶段斑节对虾消化酶活性变化

通过对斑节对虾不同生长阶段蛋白酶、脂肪酶及淀粉酶活性变化的分析,探讨了斑节对虾在生长过程中对蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物的消化利用。结果表明,根据消化酶活性,可将斑节对虾生长分为两个阶段。第1阶段,在体长10～12.5 cm阶段之前,随着个体的增大蛋白酶和脂肪酶活性不断升高;第2阶段,在12.5 cm之后,蛋白酶和脂肪酶活性呈现出一定程度的下降。肝胰腺、胃、肠3种不同消化器官的消化酶活性在不同生长期也不一致,大致上蛋白酶活性从高到低依次为:肝胰腺>胃>肠;脂肪酶活性:肠>肝胰腺>胃;淀粉酶活性:肠>胃>肝胰腺。     

酶法提取猕猴桃皮和渣中果胶的工艺研究

[目的]去除猕猴桃皮和渣中的淀粉和蛋白质,提取并制备膳食食用果胶。[方法]通过单因素和正交试验设计,分别确定0.4%淀粉酶和0.4%胰蛋白酶提取猕猴桃皮和渣中果胶的适宜工艺条件。[结果]0.4%淀粉酶可有效去除猕猴桃皮和渣中的淀粉,其适宜工艺条件为：料液比1∶10.0,50℃下酶解60 min;0.4%胰蛋白酶可有效去除猕猴桃皮和渣中的蛋白质,其适宜工艺条件为：料液比1∶10.0,35℃下酶解60 min。在最佳工艺条件下,经离心、浓缩得到果胶,其中猕猴桃皮和渣中的果胶得率分别为3.10%和1.39%。[结论]通过改良酶法,建立了猕猴桃皮和渣中果胶提取的适宜工艺。     

Characterization of humus-protease complexes extracted from soil

Pyrophosphate (140 mM, pH 7.1) extracts of two arable soils and one pasture soil were ultrafiltrated separating the extracted material into three fractions: A_I with nominal molecular weight (nmw) > 100 kD, A_II with nmw between 10 kD and 100 kD and R with nmw < 10 kD. Protease activity was determined in the fractions by using three different substrates: N-benzoyl-l-argininamide (BAA), specific for trypsin; N-benzyloxy-carbonyl-l-phenylalanyl l-leucine (ZPL), specific for carboxypeptidases; and casein, essentially a non-specific substrate. The derivative fractions were also analysed for their amino acid N and humic (HA) and fulvic (FA) acid contents. The organic matter of extracts and derivative fractions obtained from the pasture soil was analysed by isoelectric focusing (IEF) and that of fractions analysed by pyrolysis gas chromatography (Py-GC). Activities of the extract were monitored for their thermal stability and those of the extract and derivative fractions for their optimal pH.Due to the mechanical disintegrating action of sodium pyrophosphate over the humic substances during the fractionation process the amount of total organic C and FA in the fractions was ranked as R > A_II > A_I. The lowest amino acid N/organic C was found in the R fraction, whereas A_II fraction was rich in humic acids, carbohydrates and amino acid N and A_I fraction showed the lowest carbohydrate content. At least 70% of the total BAA- and ZPL-hydrolysing activity was associated to particles with nmw higher than 10 kD and at least 30% of these activities were present in particles with nmw higher 100 kD. Casein-hydrolysing activity was quite evenly distributed among the three fractions (A_I, A_II and R). The extracted protease-organic complexes were resistant to thermal denaturation and some of them showed optimal activity at pH values higher than 10 as a result of the polyanionic characteristics of the humic material surrounding enzyme molecules and of the presence of alkaline protease. Comparison of data obtained in Py-GC analyses and in protease activity suggests that BAA-hydrolysing activity was associated to a highly condensed humic matter and ZPL-hydrolysing activity to less resistant humic substances, while at least some of the extracted casein-hydrolysing activity was present as glyco-proteins not associated to humus. BAA-hydrolysing activity was probably inhibited by fresh organic matter of carbohydrate origin whereas lignin derived organic matter probably inhibited ZPL- and casein-hydrolysing activity.     

内蒙古根河14种野生大型经济真菌生物活性测定

对内蒙古根河市14种野生大型经济真菌的抗菌活性及凝集素、蛋白酶、磷酸酶等生物活性进行了测定。结果表明在被测的14个样品中,具有蛋白酶活性的有4种、具有凝集素活性的有7种、具有抗植物病原真菌活性的有3种,开发和利用这些野生大型经济真菌将取得巨大的经济效益和社会效益。     

Soil compaction and forest floor removal reduced microbial biomass and enzyme activities in a boreal aspen forest soil

Soil enzymes are linked to microbial functions and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems and are considered sensitive to soil disturbances. We investigated the effects of severe soil compaction and whole-tree harvesting plus forest floor removal (referred to as FFR below, compared with stem-only harvesting) on available N, microbial biomass C (MBC), microbial biomass N (MBN), and microbial biomass P (MBP), and dehydrogenase, protease, and phosphatase activities in the forest floor and 0–10 cm mineral soil in a boreal aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) forest soil near Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. In the forest floor, no soil compaction effects were observed for any of the soil microbial or enzyme activity parameters measured. In the mineral soil, compaction reduced available N, MBP, and acid phosphatase by 53, 47, and 48%, respectively, when forest floor was intact, and protease and alkaline phosphatase activities by 28 and 27%, respectively, regardless of FFR. Forest floor removal reduced available P, MBC, MBN, and protease and alkaline phosphatase activities by 38, 46, 49, 25, and 45%, respectively, regardless of soil compaction, and available N, MBP, and acid phosphatase activity by 52, 50, and 39%, respectively, in the noncompacted soil. Neither soil compaction nor FFR affected dehydrogenase activities. Reductions in microbial biomass and protease and phosphatase activities after compaction and FFR likely led to the reduced N and P availabilities in the soil. Our results indicate that microbial biomass and enzyme activities were sensitive to soil compaction and FFR and that such disturbances had negative consequences for forest soil N and P cycling and fertility.     

用蛋白酶组合对大豆分离蛋白改性的研究

用蛋白酶组合对大豆分离蛋白进行有限水解,所得水解液不苦,具有良好的风味.改性后的大豆分离蛋白的氮溶指数由未水解的82提高到95,20℃时溶解度在25%以上.经正交试验得到的大豆分离蛋白水解的最佳工艺参数为:加酶量,0.55%(w/w);固液比,1∶8(w/w);酶解时间,60 min.