Studies on Aspergillus Fumigatus; Hydrolysis of Polyamino Acids by Mycelial Filtrate and Chromatographic Fractionation of the Filtrate

Mycelial filtrates from Aspergillus fumigatus (AF), shown to possess haemolytic, toxic, casein precipitating, and protein hydrolyzing activity, hydrolyzed poly-L-lysine and poly-L-glutamine in the pH range 4.6—5.3. Incipient activity against poly-L-lysin was observed at pH 9. Owing to spontaneous hydrolysis of the polyamino acid at pH > 10, no activity optimum could be traced.Gel filtration of mycelial filtrate on Sephadex G-75 or G-100 columns offered no definite information whether the protein hydrolyzing activity, using haemoglobin as substrate, at the optimum pH values, 2.9, 4.6 and 10, shows the activity of a single enzyme with more than 1 pH optimum or of more than 1 enzyme active at different pH values. Certain results of the investigations seem to indicate that the protein hydrolyzing activity at pH 2.9 was not caused by enzymes identical with the enzyme (s) causing the protein hydrolyzing activity at pH 4.6 or pH 10.Casein precipitating and protein hydrolyzing activity occurred, following gel filtration on a Sephadex G-100 column, in identical fractions whereas neither haemolysin nor toxin could be found in samples of 0.5 ml fraction solution from any of the fractions after filtration on Sephadex G-75 or G-100 columns.By using antiserum to a crude filtrate from a homologous AF strain it could be shown, applying immuno-electrophoresis, that dialyzed mycelial filtrate contained 8 precipitating antigens whereas proteinase purified by gel filtration and displaying protein hydrolyzing activity at pH 2.9, pH 4.6 and pH 10 contained 4 such antigens.     

Studies of Aspergillus fumigatus; casein precipitating and proteolytic effects of mycelial filtrate

Schäffer (1900) and Butkewitch (1903) seem to have been the first to focus attention on the proteolytic activity of micro-fungi. The occurrence and properties of proteolytic enzymes from various fungus species were subsequently studied by several authors. Literature in this field was reviewed by e.g. Ito (1950), Gorbach & Koch (1955), Koch & Dedic (1957), Hagihara (1960), Davies (1963) and Roper & Fennell (1965).In connection with investigation of the proteolytic activity of several fungus species, a gelatin hydrolyzing effect of Aspergillus fumigatus (AF) was reported to be exerted by living organisms in pure culture (Jensen 1931), extracted mycelial material (Maxwell 1950, Dingle & Solomons 1952), and by fluid culture medium in which AF was cultured (Dion 1950a, b, Dingle & Solomons). Ay res & Tobie (1943) demonstrated moderate casein hydrolyzing activity in extracted mycelial material from 4 AF strains, and Amatayakul (1955) observed low fibrinolytic activity in 1 strain.Proteolytic activity measured by breakdown of gelatin and casein was demonstrated by Jonsson & Martin (1964) in culture medium in which AF had been cultured. Three activity optima were observed at pH values around 3, 6.5 and 10. A subsequent study indicated that the activity in neutral and alkaline environment was caused by the same enzyme (Martin & Jönsson 1965).By means of electrophoretic separation combined with reactions for enzyme characterization, Tran Van Ky et al. (1966) demonstrated proteolytic activity in mycelial extracts of 21-day AF cultures. A casein precipitating enzyme (CP enzyme) was demonstrated by Sandvik (1967) in the fluid phase of frozen and thawed skimmilk agar cultures from e.g. AF.In addition to haemolysin and toxin (Rutqvist 1965, 1968, Rutqvist & Persson 1966), mycelial filtrates of AF have proved to contain a proteolytic enzyme. An account is given in the following of a study of this enzyme with respect to (1) casein precipitating ability, (2) casein and gelatin hydrolyzing effect, and (3) relation to toxin and haemolysin.     

木聚糖酶的酶学性质研究

采用DNS法对木聚糖酶的一些性质进行了研究。结果表明:该酶的最适反应pH为6.0,在pH5～10之间保温不同时间后可保持较高的活性;最适反应温度50℃,液态下低于60℃热稳定性较好。在50℃、pH6.0下,以燕麦木聚糖为底物时,该木聚糖酶的米氏常数Km=6.49mg/mL,最大反应速度Vmax=21.05μg/(mL·min)。用不同底物测定酶活,以燕麦木聚糖为底物的酶活最高。酶在动物胃中活性较低,而在肠道中活性较高。     

一株野大麦内生真菌的生物学与生理学特性

本研究对野大麦(Hordeum brevisubulatum)内生真菌(Epichlobromicola)菌株WBE1的生物学与生理学特性进行了研究。结果表明,内生真菌WBE1最适生长温度为22~25℃,4℃和35℃停止生长,最适生长pH为5.09~6.10的中性偏酸环境,对碳源的利用能力由强到弱依次为麦芽糖D-山梨糖甘露醇蔗糖乳糖可溶性淀粉葡萄糖D-果糖,D-木糖抑制其生长;对可利用氮源的利用能力由强到弱依次为胰蛋白胨牛肉膏蛋白胨酵母浸粉L-甲硫氨酸L-苯丙氨酸亮氨酸,不能利用硝酸钾、脯氨酸、草酸铵,钼酸铵抑制其生长,光照对菌丝生长无影响,CMA、OMA、PSA和PDA是菌丝生长较适宜的培养基,在WBA培养基上40d左右开始生长。菌株在PDA的前6周的生长速率呈增长趋势,第6周达最大值,第7周开始生长速率逐渐变小。     

Properties and isoenzymes of acid phosphatase in erythrocytes and various tissues (kidney, liver, spleen, small intestine mucosa, testis, myocardial and skeletal musculature) of cattle]

The substrate that was split most rapidly by acid phosphatase was p-nitrophenylphosphate. Two peaks of activity were obtained at pH 4.6-4.8 and 5.1-5.4. The enzyme remained stable for a long time when refrigerated. It was inhibited strongly by urea and tartrate, and slightly by fluoride and L-phenylalanine. Mercaptoethanol elicited pronounced activation of the enzyme. Four different forms of isoenzyme, giving rise to 11 phenotypes, were identified. A suitable analytical technique was electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel with phosphate-citrate buffer. Mean activity was 3.15 +/- 0.41 units per gramme of haemoglobin haemolysate. Some of the isoenzyme preparations showed considerable variation in activity. There was no change in enzyme activity after temporary hypomagnesaemia. Acid phosphatase activity was high in testis, kidney and intestinal mucosa; myocardium, liver and spleen showed moderate activity. Five isoenzymes were demonstrable in a starch column and six in PAA gel.     

牛乳中酪蛋白的分离及其特性研究

将鲜乳高速离心分离得到酪蛋白。并以分离得到的酪蛋白为原料,从流变学特性、粒径、Zeta电位和透光度等几个指标研究了其在不同pH下的变化情况。试验结果表明：在pH值5.0～7.0范围内,Zeta电势值（绝对值）、电导率值和粘度都是随着pH值的增大而增大,而酪蛋白胶粒的粒径先增大后减小,在pH值5.8和6.2时最小。分散稳定性分析仪测定结果显示,酪蛋白溶液在pH6.2到pH6.6时最稳定。进一步的分析表明,这种现象与其微观结构的变化有关。     

Cysteine protease in bovine milk capable of hydrolyzing casein as the substrate and elevation of the activity during the course of mastitis

Cysteine protease was found to be present in bovine milk that catalyzed casein as the substrate. The protease was activated by reducing agents such as 2-mercaptoethanol and inhibited by monoiodoacetic acid, but not affected by the addition of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, calcium or ethylene glycol bis (beta-aminoethyl)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid. The protease activity was linear as a function of protein amount and incubation time, and showed maximum at pH 6.0. By Sephacryl S-200 chromatography, at least two types of cysteine proteases having molecular weights of 45 kDa and more than 150 kDa were detected. The activity was increased in mastitic milk, and well correlated with the stages of mastitis, as indicated by the California mastitis test, somatic cell count and protein concentration. These results suggested that cysteine protease(s) is involved in the pathogenesis of mastitis.     

产蛋白酶和纤维素酶纳豆芽孢杆菌（B.Subtilis Natto）的筛选及其生物特性研究

采用酪蛋白平板和羧甲基纤维素钠（CMC-Na）平板初筛法,分别从北京、大连、日本3个产地的纳豆食品中分离筛选到10株产蛋白酶菌株（NY-1～NY-10）和10株产纤维素酶菌株（NS-1～NS-10）。经酶活力测定NY-1为蛋白酶活力最高菌株,NS-1为纤维素酶活力最高菌株。通过2株菌的生长曲线、芽孢形成曲线、产酶动态变化曲线和酶活力传代稳定性试验,得出NY-1的最佳种龄为16 h,最佳芽孢收获时间为28 h,芽孢量的对数值为(6.92±0.047)、蛋白酶产酶高峰时间为18 h,酶活力为（44.12±1.48） U/mL,;NS-1的最佳种龄为14 h,最佳芽孢收获时间为28 h,芽孢量的对数值为(8.41±0.0060),纤维素酶产酶高峰时间为40 h,酶活力为（60.94±1.22） U/mL,蛋白酶和纤维素酶酶活力在7代内保持稳定。     

Comparison of methods for assay of fecal proteolytic activity

Fecal proteolytic activity (FPA) in ten normal dogs was readily detected either calorimetrically using azocasein substrate or by radial enzyme diffusion into agar gels containing casein substrate. Daily FPA ranged from 17 to 207 azocasein units/g (ACUIG) or 4 to 18 mm of casein hydrolysis, while mean 3-day FPA ranged from 58 to 10 1 ACUIG or 7 to 15 mm. Studies of proteolytic activity remaining after treatment of fecal extracts with a specific trypsin inhibitor indicated that trypsin accounted for 0% to 71% of proteolytic activity. Proteolytic activity decreased steadily in fecal specimens stored at room temperature or above, but there was only slight loss in activity during storage for up to 5 days at 4 degrees C. Proteolytic activity was unaffected by repeated freezing and thawing and samples could be stored for long periods at -2 degrees C without noticeable loss of activity. It is concluded that assays of FPA using either azoprotein substrate or radial enzyme diffusion into agar gels containing casein substrate allow evaluation of exocrine pancreatic function in dogs, provided that several samples are tested. These methods are suitable for application in a variety of species.     

植物凝乳酶凝乳特性的研究

从凝乳酶的最适作用温度，酶的热稳定性，ｐＨ对植物凝乳酶活性的影响，植物凝乳酶对ｐＨ的稳定性，Ｃａ＾２＋对植物凝乳酶活性的影响，以及底物浓度对植物凝乳酶凝乳活性的影响等方面深入阐述植物凝乳酶乳特性，并分别进行了讨论。     

牛乳酪蛋白初级抗菌肽粉乳基料的制备

为制备抗菌活性较好的肽粉乳基料,以新鲜牛乳为原料提取酪蛋白,以酪蛋白酶解物对大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌圈直径为指标,从木瓜蛋白酶、碱性蛋白酶、中性蛋白酶和胰蛋白酶中筛选出一种蛋白酶水解牛乳酪蛋白,并通过单因素试验和正交试验确定该酶水解牛乳酪蛋白优化水解条件。结果表明：木瓜蛋白酶水解牛乳酪蛋白,其酶解物对3种菌均有较好的抑制作用;优化水解工艺条件为：酶解温度50℃、酶解时间4.5h、加酶量4500U/g、pH5.5、底物质量浓度6g/100mL;牛乳酪蛋白酶解物及初级肽粉乳基料稳定性均较好。     

Study of the acetylcholinesterase activity of Ascaridia galli: kinetic properties and the effect of anthelmintics.

Acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) activity was demonstrated in whole worm homogenates of adult Ascaridia galli with acetylthiocholine as substrate. The pH optimum was not measurable because of an autohydrolysis of the substrate. The Michaelis constant (Km) was 4 mM with saturation by excess substrate. Optimum enzyme activity was noted at a protein concentration of 200 mg/ml assay medium and at a temperature of 37 degrees C. Arrhenius plot of temperature dependence of the enzyme activity showed an energy of activation (delta Ea) of 28.962 K joule/mole above, and 25.448 K joule/mole below, the transition temperature (37 degrees C). Complete inhibition by eserine (physostigmine), a specific and classical acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, established the identity of the enzyme. A marginally higher enzyme activity was observed in females than in males as well as in homogenates from worms of mixed sexes. The enzyme was markedly activated by divalent metal cations such as Fe2+, Mg2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Zn2+ and Ca2+, while Co2+ and Mn2+ inhibited the activity. Piperazine adipate at a concentration of 10(-3) M caused 45.5% and albendazole, a benzimidazole anthelmintic, 37.5% inhibition in the enzyme activity, while levamisole and mebendazole proved to be practically ineffective, causing an inhibition of 12 and 9%, respectively.     

Studies on the properties of acid erythrocyte phosphatase in sheep and the isoenzymes of sheep and goat acid erythrocyte phosphatase]

Ovine erythrocytic acid phosphatase showed two peaks of activity at pH 5.0 and 5.7 in acetate buffer with p-nitrophenylphosphate as substrate. The enzyme was only slightly inhibited by fluoride and L-phenylalanine, but high concentrations of urea strongly inhibited it. Activity of the enzyme was greater in goat erythrocytes than in sheep. By means of starch electrophoresis, three isoenzymes belonging to nine types were separated from the ovine enzymes, while three isoenzymes of five types were present in goats. Electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel was suitable for detecting the rapidly migrating isoenzymes.     

Studies on glutamic acid decarboxylase from Listeria monocytogenes.

The isolation and characterization of glutamic acid decarboxylase from Listeria monocytogenes has been described. Effects of various concentrations of glutamic acid as a substrate and pyridoxal phosphate as coenzyme on the activity of the partially purified enzyme have been examined and their Km and Vmax values determined. The enzyme exhibits relatively higher activity in 0.1 M pyridine-pyridine hydrochloride buffer with a pH value of 4.6.     

Effects of sources of protein and enzyme supplementation on protein digestibility and chyme characteristics in broilers

1. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of protein source and enzyme supplementation on protein digestibility and chyme characteristics in broilers. 2. One hundred and twenty growing (13 d old) and 60 finishing (34 d old) Arbor Acre strain commercial male broilers were selected and placed into individual metabolic cages. 3. The experiment was a 5 x 2 factorial arrangement with 5 different sources of protein: casein, fish meal, soybean meal (SBM), soy protein concentrate (SPC), maize gluten meal (MGM) and two levels of protease (bromelain), 0 and 65 CDU/kg diets. 4. The diets were iso-nitrogenous and semi-purified, with Cr2O3 as an indicator for determination of ileal digestibility and chyme characteristics. 5. Apparent ileal protein digestibility (AIPD) in both growing and finishing chickens was highest on the casein diet, followed by fish meal, SBM, SPC and MGM. 6. Enzyme inclusion did not improve protein digestibility, but significantly decreased the digesta pH value in the gizzard and increased pH in the ileum in the 3-week-old broilers. 7. The digesta pH values in the gizzard and duodenum were significantly lower in the SBM and fish meal groups compared with the other protein groups. The molecular weight distribution pattern of the soluble protein in the chyme of the gastrointestinal (GI) segments showed a similar trend, regardless of the enzyme inclusion or the stage of growth. 8. The molecular weight profile of soluble protein changed dynamically in the casein fed broilers from the gizzard to ileum and the low molecular weight proteins, < 7 kDa, reached maximum levels at the ileum. The molecular weight profile of the soluble protein in the SBM and SPC changed between the jejunum and the ileum and in the intermediate molecular soluble protein weight (7 to 10 kDa) was significantly decreased. This indicated that the hydrolysis process began from the middle to the posterior end of the small intestine. 9. Similar profiles were also shown with fish meal protein. The pattern of distribution, however, did not show any prominent change in the GI segments of the MGM group. 10. The pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin protease activity in the gizzard and duodenum were highest in the casein group and lowest in the MGM group as compared with the other protein groups. 11. The rate change in the patterns of molecular weight distribution in soluble protein and the digestive enzyme activity provide indications of the partial digestibility of different protein sources. The exogenous enzyme, bromelain, did not show any beneficial effect on protein digestion.     

Comparative studies on the in vitro properties of phytases from various microbial origins.

The physical and chemical properties of six crude phytase preparations were compared. Four of these enzymes (Aspergillus A, Aspergillus R, Peniophora and Aspergillus T) were produced at commercial scale for the use as feed additives while the other two (E. coli and Bacillus) were produced at laboratory scale. The encoding genes of the enzymes were from different microbial origins (4 of fungal origin and 2 of bacterial origin, i.e., E. coli and Bacillus phytases). One of the fungal phytases (Aspergillus R) was expressed in transgenic rape. The enzymes were studied for their pH behaviour, temperature optimum and stability and resistance to protease inactivation. The phytases were found to exhibit different properties depending on source of the phytase gene and the production organism. The pH profiles of the enzymes showed that the fungal phytases had their pH optima ranging from 4.5 to 5.5. The bacterial E. coli phytase had also its pH optimum in the acidic range at pH 4.5 while the pH optimum for the Bacillus enzyme was identified at pH 7.0. Temperature optima were at 50 and 60 degrees C for the fungal and bacterial phytases, respectively. The Bacillus phytase was more thermostable in aqueous solutions than all other enzymes. In pelleting experiments performed at 60, 70 and 80 degrees C in the conditioner, Aspergillus A, Peniophora (measurement at pH 5.5) and E. coli phytases were more heat stable compared to other enzymes (Bacillus enzyme was not included). At a temperature of 70 degrees C in the conditioner, these enzymes maintained a residual activity of approximately 70% after pelleting compared to approximately 30% determined for the other enzymes. Incubation of enzyme preparations with porcine proteases revealed that only E. coli phytase was insensitive against pepsin and pancreatin. Incubation of the enzymes in digesta supernatants from various segments of the digestive tract of hens revealed that digesta from stomach inactivated the enzymes most efficiently except E. coli phytase which had a residual activity of 93% after 60 min incubation at 40 degrees C. It can be concluded that phytases of various microbial origins behave differently with respect to their in vitro properties which could be of importance for future developments of phytase preparations. Especially bacterial phytases contain properties like high temperature stability (Bacillus phytase) and high proteolytic stability (E. coli phytase) which make them favourable for future applications as feed additives.     

饲用α-半乳糖苷酶酶活稳定性的研究

在酶制剂生产加工和储存过程中,酶活稳定性是酶应用过程中最常遇到的实际问题。本文研究不同载体、高温高湿、金属离子、保存初始pH值、保护剂浓度和存储时间对体外α-半乳糖苷酶稳定性的影响。试验结果表明:①无机载体碳酸钙、元明粉和滑石粉对α-半乳糖苷酶活性影响很大,收率均为0%;有机载体中玉米皮粉效果最好,收率高达90.83%;其次是淀粉,收率为61.11%;稻壳粉收率最低,仅为44.72%。②湿度为17%,温度小于85℃,酶活损失率小于10%,说明该酶有较强的耐温能力,温度为90℃,酶活损失率达到16.2%,随着温度上升,酶活损失率开始增加,不利于酶活的保存。③Cu2+对该酶有抑制作用3,7℃恒温水浴4 h后酶活存留率仅为74%,Mn2+、Zn2+、Ca2+、Na+、K+和Mg2+对α-半乳糖苷酶有几近相同的保护作用,酶活存留率均大于92%。④该酶最适保存pH值为5.3;pH值为4.4时,酶活损失率达到30.1%,不利于酶的保存;pH值为5.6时,酶活损失率为3.77%,pH值在4.7~5.6之间,酶活损失率小于10%,有利于酶的保存。总之,过酸和过碱都不利于酶的保存。⑤1%NaCl、1%甘露醇、5%和7%的山梨醇都有杂菌产生,不利于酶的保存3;%~5%的NaCl酶活损失小于10%1,%和5%~7%的甘油酶活损失率小于5%,都有利于酶活保存。     

The thermostability of proteases from virulent and benign strains of Bacteroides nodosus

Protease enzymes, produced by Bacteroides nodosus strains isolated from animals with virulent and benign forms of ovine footrot, were partially purified by ultra-filtration, ion exchange chromatography and gel permeation chromatography. Each enzyme had a similar pH optimum, was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and ethyleneglycot-bis-aminoethylether-N,N-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), but was not inhibited by 1,10-phenanthroline. The results suggest that these enzymes are serine proteases that require divalent cations for activity. The enzymes could be distinguished by their differential temperature stability and differing susceptibility to irreversible inactivation by EDTA. Both enzymes were stabilised by incubation in the presence of Ca2+, but the enzyme purified from the virulent isolate required less Ca2+ for maximum stability. These results suggest that the differential thermostability of the protease activity detected in virulence tests is an intrinsic property of the protease enzymes.     

产蛋白酶芽孢杆菌的筛选鉴定及酶学特性分析

为了分离筛选产蛋白酶芽孢杆菌,以开发新型饲料添加剂,本研究选取小鼠肠道内容物为样品,通过对样品进行预处理以及酪蛋白平板检测法分离筛选获得产蛋白酶芽孢杆菌,对该菌进行形态学和分子生物学鉴定并分析其生长规律、产酶规律以及所产蛋白酶的酶学特性。结果表明,经形态学和分子生物学鉴定该菌为特基拉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus tequilensis),其所产蛋白酶的最适反应条件为50℃,pH=8.0,具有一定的高温耐受性,在弱酸、中性和弱碱性条件下表现出一定的稳定性,Ca²⁺和Mn²⁺能够显著提高酶活(P<0.05),Zn²⁺、Mg²⁺、Cu²⁺和EDTA、尿素溶液对蛋白酶活力具有显著抑制作用(P<0.05),培养至16 h菌体量达到最大值,发酵22 h上清液中的蛋白酶活力达到最高值(57.77 U/mL)。该芽孢杆菌的成功筛选分离以及其所产蛋白酶的分析研究,为新型饲料添加剂的开发利用提供了物质基础。     

Abomasal contents of parasitised sheep contain an inhibitor of gastrin secretion in vitro

Serum gastrin concentrations are typically elevated in parasitised sheep; however, in some animals serum gastrin concentrations may fall abruptly despite a very high abomasal pH. Although proliferating abomasal bacteria in culture generate a potent inhibitor of in vitro gastrin secretion, this inhibitor has not been detected in abomasal contents of unparasitised sheep. In sheep parasitised by O. circumcincta, all abomasal fluid samples of pH 5 and above were inhibitory to gastrin release in vitro. Inhibitory activity and abomasal pH were correlated in two separate experiments; the model best fitting the data being sigmoidal in each case, with zero activity at pH 3.6 and 4.6, respectively. There was no clear evidence that the presence of a gastrin inhibitor in the abomasal contents reduced the serum gastrin concentration in parasitised sheep. Serum gastrin was correlated with abomasal pH (log(10) serum gastrin concentrations conformed to log-linear sigmoidal models).