甲烷氧化细菌生物催化合成聚-β-羟基丁酸酯的分子量调控

在甲烷氧化细菌Methylosinus trichosporium IMV3011细胞内生物催化合成聚-β-羟基丁酸酯(PHB)的过程中,对影响聚合物分子量的各种因素进行了研究.发现碳源、培养基组分NH4+,NO3-,HPO24-,Mg2+,某些导向PHB合成的关键中间产物以及PHB的提取方法均会对PHB的分子量产生影响.同时,通过对胞内PHB合成酶系中关键作用酶的活性变化进行研究,发现β-酮硫解酶催化着控制进入PHB循环入口的关键反应,而PHB分子量的变化则主要取决于PHB合成酶和PHB降解酶的协同作用.     

Study on Molecular Weight of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate Biosynthesized by Methylosinus Trichosporium IMV3011

在甲烷氧化细菌Methylosinus trichosporium IMV3011细胞内生物催化合成聚-β-羟基丁酸酯（PHB）的过程中,对影响聚合物分子量的各种因素进行了研究.发现碳源、培养基组分NH4＋,NO3-,HPO24-,Mg2＋,某些导向PHB合成的关键中间产物以及PHB的提取方法均会对PHB的分子量产生影响.同时,通过对胞内PHB合成酶系中关键作用酶的活性变化进行研究,发现β-酮硫解酶催化着控制进入PHB循环入口的关键反应,而PHB分子量的变化则主要取决于PHB合成酶和PHB降解酶的协同作用.     

甲基弯菌IMV3011细胞生物催化二氧化碳制甲醇

甲基弯菌IMV 3011可以催化二氧化碳生物转化生成甲醇.在细胞悬浮液中充入二氧化碳后,反应一段时间后在反应液中检测到了甲醇产生.但是甲烷氧化细菌细胞合成甲醇的能力受到了细胞内还原当量的限制.研究发现,细胞内贮存的聚-β羟基丁酸(PHB)分解后能够产生还原当量,可以提高甲醇的产生能力.本文通过改变培养基中氮和铜的起始浓度对PHB积累量进行调节来提高甲基弯菌IMV 3011还原二氧化碳生成甲醇的能力.结果表明,随着细胞内PHB含量的增加甲醇的产生能力也会增加.当细胞内PHB的积累量达到38.6%时,将二氧化碳还原成甲醇的能力最强.当PHB的积累量超过38.6%时细胞生成甲醇的能力反而降低.     

1-芳基-3，5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸有机锡酯的合成、结构及杀菌活性研究

由1-芳基-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸与适当的有机锡反应,合成表征了一系列的1-芳基-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸有机锡酯(1～14),并通过单晶衍射确定了1-苯基-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸三乙基锡酯(7)的结构。该化合物与一分子水共同结晶,通过分子间O-H…O及O-H…N氢键形成二维网状结构。杀菌活性筛选表明新合成的化合物对于番茄早疫菌、花生褐斑菌、小麦赤霉菌、苹果轮纹菌及灰霉菌全部具有良好的生长抑制作用。1-苯基-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸三乙基锡酯及1-(2-吡啶基)-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸三乙基锡酯在50μg.mL-1浓度下的体外实验中表现出很高的生长抑制率。对于高活性的三取代锡羧酸酯进行了EC50值的测定,结果表明1-(2-吡啶基)-3,5-二甲基吡唑-4-羧酸三乙基锡酯对苹果轮纹菌的EC50值为0.06μg.mL-1,对小麦赤霉菌的EC50值为0.14μg.mL-1。     

羰基还原酶CR2重组酶体系不对称合成(S)-N,N-二甲基-3-羟基-3-(2-噻吩)-1-丙胺

构建了羰基还原酶CR2重组酶体系,并优化了相关的酶促催化反应条件.通过在催化体系中添加辅酶NADP+(0.1 mmol/L)和辅底物葡萄糖(120 g/L),在30℃及p H=8.0的条件下反应4 h,CR2重组酶体系不对称还原N,N-二甲基-3-酮-3-(2-噻吩)-1-丙胺(DKTP,10 g/L),合成了高光学纯度(S)-N,N-二甲基-3-羟基-3-(2-噻吩)-1-丙胺[(S)-DHTP,e.e.值99.9%],产率为62%.在酶促催化过程中,由于辅酶循环生成葡萄糖酸导致反应体系p H值下降而影响催化效率.通过调控反应体系p H值,(S)-DHTP的产率提高到68%.不同浓度底物的反应过程表明底物对CR2酶促反应具有抑制作用,且在10 g/L底物浓度下反应的时空产率可达1.3 g·L-1·h-1.     

新型含2,4-咪唑啉二酮的4-甲基-3-苯基-2-酰亚胺噻唑啉的合成及生物活性

通过酰氯制备异硫氰酸酯,与5-(4-氨基苄基)-2,4-咪唑啉二酮反应合成了含2,4-咪唑啉二酮的N-苯甲酰基-N'-苯基硫脲,然后在三乙胺存在下再与溴丙酮发生碱催化缩合反应以中等以上收率合成了新型含2,4-咪唑啉二酮的4-甲基-3-苯基-2-酰亚胺噻唑啉,它们的化学结构经1H NMR,IR,HR-ESI-MS和化合物3g和4g的X-ray单晶衍射表征,硫脲与溴丙酮的反应机理通过化合物3g和4g的晶体结构得到进一步确证.初步生物活性测定结果表明:部分目标化合物对供试昆虫及菌种显现出良好的抑制活性,如在200 mg/L浓度下化合物3i和4q对小菜蛾的死亡率分别为86%和100%,在50 mg/L浓度下化合物4n对油菜菌核菌的抑制率为82.6%,而它们对油菜和稗草显示出微弱但并不特征的除草活性.     

三苯甲醇-4,4′,4″-三羧酸及其氯化物的合成

以4-溴甲苯为原料,合成了几种三芳基甲烷衍生物:三甲苯甲醇(TTMO)、三苯甲醇-4,4′,4″-三羧酸(TOTA)、三苯基氯甲烷-4,4′,4″-三羧酸(TClTA);利用红外光谱仪、核磁共振谱仪及元素分析仪表征了合成产物的结构和组成.结果表明,将4-溴甲苯与镁条在四氢呋喃中反应,可得到对甲苯基溴化镁;对甲苯基溴化镁随后与碳酸二乙酯反应,可得到TTMO;TTMO经硝酸氧化得到TOTA;TOTA与乙酰氯反应得到TClTA.     

三苯甲醇-4,4′,4″-三羧酸及其氯化物的合成

以4溴甲苯为原料,合成了几种三芳基甲烷衍生物:三甲苯甲醇(TTMO)、三苯甲醇-4,4＇,4″-三羧酸(TOTA)、三苯基氯甲烷-4,4＇,4″-三羧酸(TCITA);利用红外光谱仪、核磁共振谱仪及元素分析仪表征了合成产物的结构和组成.结果表明,将4-溴甲苯与镁条在四氧呋喃中反应,可得到对甲苯基溴化镁;对甲苯基溴化镁随后与碳酸二乙酯反应,可得到TTMO;TTMO经硝酸氧化得到TOTA;TOTA与乙酰氯反应得到TCITA.     

含吡唑取代基的1,2,4-三唑[3,4-b]-1,3,4-噻二唑类衍生物的合成及生物活性

以4-氨基-5-巯基-1,2,4-均三唑的衍生物和5-吡唑甲酸及其衍生物为原料,设计合成21个未见报道的新的3-取代-6-吡唑基-1,2,4-三唑[3,4-b]-1,3,4-噻二唑类化合物.通过IR和1H NMR及元素分析对化合物结构进行表征.小麦芽鞘法对目标化合物生长活性测试结果表明,所合成的化合物均表现出不同程度的生长活性;抑菌活性测试结果表明部分化合物表现出较好的抑菌活性.其中化合物3g和3h的活性最好,与氯霉素相似.对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌药物最低抑菌浓度(MIC值)3g达到6.25和3.13 mg/L,3h达到12.5和6.25 mg/L.     

甲醇驱动的环氧丙烷连续生物合成

采用甲醇蒸气作为碳源对甲基弯菌IMV 3011进行驯化培养,然后逐渐增加液态甲醇的浓度使其适应,得到了能耐受甲醇(φ(MeOH)=1%)的甲基弯菌IMV 3011.对甲基弯菌IMV 3011进行甲烷-甲醇共培养可得到大量具有甲烷单加氧酶(MMO)活性的细胞.研究了添加甲醇对甲基弯菌IMV 3011生长和MMO活性的影响,发现甲醇能够促进甲基弯菌IMV3011的生长.在批式反应器中,添加甲醇能够提高甲基弯菌IMV 3011的催化环氧化能力,说明甲醇可以作为电子供体通过再生辅酶NADH驱动环氧丙烷合成.考察了在膜反应器中用细胞悬浮液连续合成环氧丙烷的可行性.结果表明,通过192 h连续抽提产物环氧丙烷,避免了其对环氧化反应的抑制,流出液中环氧丙烷的浓度仍保持在1.35 mmol/L左右.     

Biosynthesis of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate with a high molecular weight by methanotroph from methane and methanol

Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate （PHB） can be produced by various species of bacteria. Among the possible carbon sources, both methane and methanol could be a suitable substrate for the production of PHB. Methane is cheap and plentiful not only as natural gas, but also as biogas. Methanol can also maintain methanotrophic activity in some conditions. The methanotrophic strain Methylosinus trichosporium IMV3011 can accumulate PHB with methane and methanol in a brief nonsterile process. Liquid methanol （0.1%） was added to improve the oxidization of methane. The studies were carried out using shake flasks. Cultivation was performed in two stages： a continuous growth phase and a PHB accumulation phase under the conditions short of essential nutrients （ammonium, nitrate, phosphorus, copper, iron （Ⅲ）, magnesium or ethylenediamine tetraacetate （EDTA）） in batch culture. It was found that the most suitable growth time for the cell is 144 h. Then an optimized culture condition for second stage was determined, in which the PHB concentration could be much increased to 0.6 g/L. In order to increase PHB content, citric acid was added as an inhibitor of tricarboxylic acid cycle （TCA）. It was found that citric acid is favorable for the PHB accumulation, and the PHB yield was increased to 40% （w/w） from the initial yield of 12% （w/w） after nutrient deficiency cultivation. The PHB produced is of very high quality with molecular weight up to 1.5 × 10^6Da.     

The Methane Monooxygenase Intrinsic Activity of Kinds of Methanotrophs

Methanotrophs have promising applications in the epoxidation of some alkenes and some chlorinated hydrocarbons and in the production of a biopolymer, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (poly-3-hydroxybutyrate; PHB). In contrast with methane monooxygenase (MMO) activity and ability of PHB synthesis of four kinds of methanotrophic bacteria Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b, M. trichosporium IMV3011, Methylococcus capsulatus HD6T, Methylomonas sp. GYJ3, and the mixture of the four kinds of strains, M. trichosporium OB3b is the highest of the four in the activity of propene epoxidation (10.72 nmol/min mg dry weight of cell [dwc]), the activity of naphthalene oxidation (22.7 mmol/mg dwc), and ability in synthesis of PHB(11% PHB content in per gram dry weight of cell in 84 h). It could be feasible to improve the MMO activity by mixing four kinds of methanotrophs. The MMO activity dramatically decreased when the cellular PHB accumulated in the second stage. The reason for this may be the dilution of the MMO system in the cells with increasing PHB contents. It has been found that the PHB contents at the level of 1–5% are beneficial to the cells for maintenance of MMO epoxidation activity when enough PHB have been accumulated. Moreover, it was also found that high particulate methane monooxygenase activity may contribute to the synthesis of PHB in the cell, which could be used to improve the yield of PHB in methanotrophs.     

甲烷氧化细菌催化二氧化碳生物合成甲醇的研究

甲烷氧化细菌中包含的甲烷单加氧酶(MMO)、甲醇脱氢酶(ADH)、甲醛脱氢酶(FaldDH)、甲酸脱氢酶(FateDH)经过一系列反应能够把甲烷深度氧化生成二氧化碳，并生成一定的能量物质．把二氧化碳还原为甲醇是一个需要能量的过程，目前还没有已知的有机体在温和条件下完成这一反应．研究发现，甲基弯菌Methylosi-nus trichosporium IMV 3011可以催化二氧化碳生物转化生成甲醇．在休眠的悬浮细胞中充人二氧化碳后，反应一段时间在反应液中检测到了甲醇．二氧化碳转化成甲醇是一个需要能量推动的反应，为了补充反应所消耗的能量．反应一段时间后需要用甲烷进行再生，以恢复细胞中的还原当量NADH．我们进行了反应再生的交替连续批式反应，甲醇积累量能够维持在一个比较稳定的水平．理论上，反应不会增加温室效应，这是一个有效的、环境友好的、可恢复的反应过程．     

甲烷利用菌催化烯烃环氧化的底物选择性, 细胞失活原因及产物对映体组成

研究了甲烷利用菌Methylomonas sp. GYJ3, Methylomonas sp. S, Methylomonas sp. Z201,Methylococcus capsulatus IMV3021, Methylosinus trichosporium IMV3011休止细胞催化烯烃环氧化的底物选择性, 细胞失活原因以及产物对映体组成。发生不同菌株和底物的环氧化活性不同。甲烷利用菌只能催化短链烯烃环氧化, 环烯烃和芳香烯烃无反应。对烯丙基型底物而言, 取代基大小和极性影响环氧化活性。丙烯环氧化活性最高, 烯丙醇不能环氧化。细胞失活的主要原因是环氧化产物的细胞毒性和反应体系中辅酶NADH损耗。手性气相色谱揭示甲烷利用菌催化烯烃环氧化形成外消旋产物。     

颗粒性甲烷单加氧酶的电子供体研究

从甲基弯菌M ethylosinus trichosporium IMV3011的膜中分离出颗粒性甲烷单加氧酶（Particulate MMO,Pmmo）t和NADH脱氢酶，只有当两者同时存在，并添加去垢剂解离膜组分时，NDAH才能为pMMO提供还原当量，对苯二酚能够在整细胞和膜水平代替NADH作为PMMO的电子供体，对于纯化的PMMO，对苯二分配仍是有效的电子供体，而NADH却是无效的电子供体。在NADH脱氢酶存在下，NADH可将对苯醌还原为对苯二酚，纯化过程中，采用对苯二酚作为PMMO活性分析时的电子供体，不必共纯化NADH脱氢酶，且有利于对PMMO活性中心进行深入研究。     

Characterization and properties of G4X mutants of Ralstonia eutropha PHA synthase for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Modification of the type I polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase of Ralstonia eutropha (PhaC(Re)) was performed through systematic in vitro evolution in order to obtain improved PhaC(Re) having an enhanced activity of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) synthesis in recombinant Escherichia coli. For the first time, a beneficial G4D N-terminal mutation important for the enhancement of both PHB content in dry cells and PhaC(Re) level in vivo was identified. Site-directed saturation mutagenesis at the G4 position enabled us to identify other mutations conferring similar enhanced characteristics. In addition, the PHB homopolymer synthesized by most G4X single mutants also had higher molecular weights than that of the wild-type. In vitro enzymatic assays of purified G4D mutant PhaC(Re) revealed that the mutant enzyme exhibited slightly lower activity and reaction efficiency compared to the wild-type enzyme. [diagram in text].     

Insight in the role of bovine serum albumin for promoting the in situ surface growth of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) on patterned surfaces via enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of aliphatic polyesters produced by a variety of microorganisms as a reserve of carbon and energy. Enzymes involved in the synthesis of PHAs can be utilized to produce polymers in vitro, both in bulk and on solid surfaces. Here, site-specific attachment of the key catalytic enzyme, PHA synthase, on lithographically patterned surfaces and subsequent addition of (R)-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA substrate allowed us to fabricate spatially ordered polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polymeric structures via an in situ enzymatic surface-initiated polymerization (ESIP). By varying the reaction conditions, we enhanced the growth of PHB on solid surfaces and analyzed the resulting structures by fluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). We found that stabilization of smaller PHB granule structures by an addition of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was the most important factor for a successful synthesis of a PHB layer up to 1mum in thickness, consisting mainly of larger cluster assemblies of PHB granules that cover the entire patterned area. Immunofluorescence detection and surface contact angle analysis revealed that BSA was physically bound to the PHB polymer all through the cluster, and reduced the overall hydrophobicity of the polymer surface. Based on information obtained from AFM, kinetic measurements and various polymer characterization methods, a plausible model for roles of BSA in the enhancement of PHB formation on surfaces is discussed. Furthermore, by using biotinylated BSA conjugates, we were able to incorporate biotin groups into the PHB polymer matrix, thus generating a bioactive surface that can be used for displaying other functional biomolecules through streptavidin-biotin interaction on the PHB structures. Because of its versatility, our fabrication strategy is expected to be a useful surface modification tool for numerous biomedical and biotechnological applications.     

Y443F mutation in the substrate-binding domain of extracellular PHB depolymerase enhances its PHB adsorption and disruption abilities

Extracellular poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) depolymerase (PhaZ_RpiT1) from Ralstonia pickettii T1 adsorbs to the PHB surface via its substrate-binding domain (SBD) and cleaves the PHB chain using its catalytic domain. Our previous study (Biomacromolecules 2010; 11: 113-119) has suggested that the hydrophobic interaction between the amino acid residues at positions 441, 443, and 445 in the SBD and the PHB surface plays a crucial role in facilitating the association phase of the enzyme adsorption process. In the present study, in order to improve PhaZ_RpiT1 for effective PHB degradation, we targeted Tyr at position 443 for substitution with a more highly hydrophobic amino acid residue because its hydrophobicity shows medium to high degree compared to those of general naturally occurring amino acid residues. We designed a mutant enzyme with an amino acid substitution at this position, taking the following factors into consideration: (1) to achieve higher hydrophobicity than the original residue, (2) to retain the β-sheet structure, and (3) to change as little as possible the volume of the amino acid residue after the substitution. As a result, the substitution of Tyr443 with Phe (Y443F) was considered to be appropriate. The purified Y443F enzyme showed identical CD spectrum and hydrolysis activity for a water-soluble substrate with the wild type, indicating that the mutation had no influence on the structure and the ester bond cleavage activity. In contrast, the Y443F enzyme had higher PHB degradation activity than the wild type. Kinetic analysis of PHB degradation suggests that this amino acid substitution promoted not only the adsorption of the mutant enzyme to PHB, but also the disruption of the PHB surface to enhance the hydrolysis of the PHB polymer chain.     

氧化石墨烯插层聚β-羟基丁酸酯复合材料的结晶形态与宏观性能

由微生物直接合成的聚β-羟基丁酸酯（PHB）可实现从原料合成到加工成型和回收降解的全周期生态循环, 在生物医用和包装材料等领域有着重要的应用前景. 受制于PHB自身成核能力差导致的球晶尺寸偏大等不利结晶形态特点, 其制品存在抗冲韧性差、 延展率低和易蠕变等缺陷. 本文提出了水相加工和受限成型相结合的制备方法, 将氧化石墨烯（GO）纳米片在水溶液中充分剥离后, 直接包覆于亚微米级PHB微颗粒表面形成PHB@GO复合物, 然后在压力场下受限成型获得GO插层PHB纳米复合材料. 研究结果表明, 即使在极低GO添加量（质量分数0.1%）下, PHB的等温和非等温结晶能力都有显著提高, 并获得晶核密度高且晶体尺寸均一的结晶形态. 插层GO纳米片还促使复合材料发生了脆-韧转变, 使其拉伸强度和延展性均成倍提高, 同时显著增强了动态热力学性能、 抗蠕变性能和热学性能.