Production of a novel 9,12-dihydroxy-10(E)-eicosenoic acid from eicosenoic acid by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PR3

Microbial conversions of unsaturated fatty acids often generate polyhydroxy fatty acids, giving them new properties such as higher viscosity and reactivity. A bacterial strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PR3) has been intensively studied to produce mono-, di-, and trihydroxy fatty acids from different 9-cis-monoenoic fatty acids such as oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, and palmitoleic acid. However, from the results and the postulated similar metabolic pathways involved in these transformations, it was assumed that the enzyme system involved in transformation of the monoenoic fatty acid by strain PR3 could utilize fatty acids with different chain lengths and locations of the double bond. In this study was used as a substrate for bioconversion by strain PR3 eicosenoic acid (C20:1, ω-9) containing a singular cis double bond at different positions from the carboxyl end as oleic acid, and it was confirmed that PR3 could produce a novel 9,12-dihydroxy-10(E)-eicosenoic acid (DED) with 6.2% yield from eicosenoic acid. The structure of DED was confirmed using GC-MS, FTIR, and NMR analyses. DED production was maximized at 72 h after the substrate was added to the 24 h culture. Some other nutritional factors were also studied for optimal production of DED.     

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假单胞菌中抗真菌成分对植物病原真菌准性产孢的抑制作用

我们目前正进行铜绿假单胞菌（PAFS）中抗真菌物质的纯化研究,本文考察对卵菌产孢及菌丝生长具抑制活性的部分纯化成分的特性。PAFS中的初级成分：A1,A2,A3及A6似乎包含2类抗菌组分,A1,A2及A3对子囊菌准性产孢具特异性抑制作用,导致孢子发育不完全,然而有趣的是这些成分对菌丝生长抑制作用不明显。相反,A6对卵菌菌丝生长具抑制活性,另外在含A6条件下产生的孢子萌发的非对称性说明其抗菌活性具有持效性。     

Molecular cloning of vitellogenin cDNA in rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) and effects of estrogenic substances on its gene expression

In this study, we have cloned a partial cDNA of 620 bases encoding a vitellogenin gene of rockfish (rfVTG), Sebastes schlegeli. The expression levels of rfVTG mRNA increased 48 h after the 4-nonylphenol (NP) treatment (10 mg/kg BW) in both sexes. On the other hand, the mRNA levels of rfVTG increased 48 h in males and 12 h in females after injection when higher dose (25 mg/kg BW) of 4-NP was applied. It suggested that 4-NP induced VTG gene expression in both male and female immature rockfish. Therefore, the cloned rfVTG cDNA in this study can be used as a tool for monitoring endocrine disruptors in rockfish.