Bioethanol Production from Uncooked Raw Starch by Immobilized Surface-engineered Yeast Cells

Surface-engineered yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae codisplaying Rhizopus oryzae glucoamylase and Streptococcus bovis α-amylase on the cell surface was used for direct production of ethanol from uncooked raw starch. By using 50 g/L cells during batch fermentation, ethanol concentration could reach 53 g/L in 7 days. During repeated batch fermentation, the production of ethanol could be maintained for seven consecutive cycles. For cells immobilized in loofa sponge, the concentration of ethanol could reach 42 g/L in 3 days in a circulating packed-bed bioreactor. However, the production of ethanol stopped thereafter because of limited contact between cells and starch. The bioreactor could be operated for repeated batch production of ethanol, but ethanol concentration dropped to 55% of its initial value after five cycles because of a decrease in cell mass and cell viability in the bioreactor. Adding cells to the bioreactor could partially restore ethanol production to 75% of its initial value.     

Production of 4-Deoxy-L-erythro-5-Hexoseulose Uronic Acid Using Two Free and Immobilized Alginate Lyases from Falsirhodobacter sp. Alg1

Falsirhodobacter sp. alg1 expresses two alginate lyases, AlyFRA and AlyFRB, to produce the linear monosaccharide 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid (DEH) from alginate, metabolizing it to pyruvate. In this study, we prepared recombinant AlyFRA and AlyFRB and their immobilized enzymes and investigated DEH production. Purified AlyFRA and AlyFRB reacted with sodium alginate and yielded approximately 96.8% DEH. Immobilized AlyFRA and AlyFRB were prepared using each crude enzyme solution and κ-carrageenan, and immobilized enzyme reuse in batch reactions and DEH yield were examined. Thus, DEH was produced in a relatively high yield of 79.6%, even after the immobilized enzyme was reused seven times. This method can produce DEH efficiently and at a low cost and can be used to mass produce the next generation of biofuels using brown algae.     

Improved Ethanol Production by Mixed Immobilized Cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Cheese Whey Powder Solution Fermentation

Ethanol productions from cheese whey powder (CWP) solution were investigated by using free or immobilized cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus in monocultures or mixed cultures with free or immobilized cells of K. marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. K. marxianus free cells produced 3.8% v/v ethanol in monocultures, while S. cerevisiae immobilized cells produced 5.3% v/v ethanol in mixed cultures. The percentage of theoretical yield was found to be higher in mixed cultures than that in monocultures. The maximum ethanol fermentation efficiency was achieved (79.9% of the theoretical value) using mixed cultures of immobilized cells of K. marxianus and S. cerevisiae. The beads were relatively stable without significant reduction in activity for about eight batches of fermentation.     

海藻酸钙凝胶包埋乳酸氧化酶催化DL-乳酸生产丙酮酸

研究了用海藻酸钠包埋、戊二醛交联法固定耻垢分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium Srnegmatis)生成乳酸氧化酶的最佳条件,比较了原酶与固定化酶的酶学性质.将1mL酶液和1 mL质量分数为3%的海藻酸钠溶液的混合液,用注射器滴加到20 mL0.2 mol/L.的CaCl2溶液中,25℃静置固化2 h后,过滤洗涤,将同体转移至20 mL质量分数为0.2%戊二醛溶液中37℃交联2 h后,过滤、洗涤和干燥得到球状同定化酶.固定化酶的活力回收率为39.8%.酶学性质研究表明,此固定化酶的热稳定性较好,游离酶在65 ℃保温l h酶蛋白完全变性失活,而固定化酶在65℃保温1 h仍可保持86%的酶活力;其最适酶促反应温度可由37℃升至55℃,最适反应pH=7.4保持不变;在不加保护剂的条件下,4℃放置50 d后游离酶仅保持40%以上的酶活力,而固定化酶能保持80%以上的酶活力.该固定化乳酸氧化酶用于催化氧化DL-乳酸生产丙酮酸,3 h后丙酮酸产率可达75%,连续循环使用5次固定化酶活力仍保持85%.     

Lactic Acid Production from a Whole Slurry of Acid-Pretreated Spent Coffee Grounds by Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Spent coffee grounds (SCG) generated after coffee extraction are the main byproduct of the coffee industry. Valorization of the SCG has been increasingly focused following considerable attention in coffee consumption. Lactic acid bacteria fermentation is the primary source of generation of lactic acid, a monomer of polylactic acid that has various industrial applications; however, because of the low tolerance of lactic acid bacteria to toxic compounds, it is necessary to apply Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce lactic acid whose tolerance to toxic compounds is higher. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of using SCG as substrate for the production of lactic acid by S. cerevisiae strain expressing heterologous lactate dehydrogenase. The fermentation profiles of the engineered yeast showed that lactic acid production was promoted by xylose addition. From simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) using a whole slurry of acid-pretreated SCG, containing high amounts of hemicellulose fractions, lactic acid (0.11 g) and ethanol (0.10 g) per g SCG were obtained after 24 h of SSF, of which yields were 413% and 221% higher, respectively, than those of washed pretreated SCG. Thus, fermentation of whole slurry SCG by engineered S. cerevisiae is a suitable way of lactic acid production, selectively.

     

薄层色谱法检测甘薯呋喃萜类毒素

甘薯呋喃萜类毒素是甘薯受到损害后产生的强制性代谢产物,可用乙醚提取。乙醚提取物分别用５％Ｎａ２ＣＯ３和蒸馏水洗涤,无水硫酸钠干燥,蒸去乙醚。残渣（粗品）采用薄层色谱法进行检测,以纯品甘薯酮和甘薯酮醇作标样。结果表明：在２０℃条件下,在石油醚－醋酸乙酯（２１,Ｖ／Ｖ）和苯－甲醇（９１,Ｖ／Ｖ）两种溶剂系统中,对甘薯酮（Ｃ）、甘薯酮醇（Ａ）、化合物Ｂ和Ｄ的呋喃萜类毒素具有较好的分离效果,Ｒｆ值的重复性也较好。展开后的薄层板可以通过ＣＳ－９３０ＴＬＣ扫描仪在５２７ｎｍ下扫描定量。     

Enhanced Lactic Acid Production by Adaptive Evolution of Lactobacillus paracasei on Agro-industrial Substrate

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - The aim of this study was to perform the adaptation of Lactobacillus paracasei NRRL B-4564 to substrate through adaptive evolution in order to ensure...     

高速逆流色谱制备分离紫甘薯花色苷

采用高速逆流色谱法分离纯化紫甘薯花色苷.以正丁醇-乙酸乙酯-0.5%乙酸(3:1:4,V/V)为溶剂体系,上相为固定相,下相为流动相,流速2mL/min,进样量300mg,分离得到两种花色苷的混合物;混合物再以0.2%三氟乙酸-正丁醇-甲基叔丁基醚-乙腈(6:5:2:1,V/V)为溶剂体系,上相为固定相,下相为流动相,...     

Aqueous Redox Polymerization of Acrylamide Initiated by Lactic Acid/Permanganate

Acrylamide was polymerized in aqueous solution at 35 ± 0.2°C with the redox pair potassium permanganate/lactic acid. The kinetics of polymerization was followed iodometrically. The effect of monomer, potassium permanganate, and lactic acid concentration and temperature on the rate of polymerization was studied. The dependence of the number-average degree of polymerization on the initial rate of polymerization and temperature was also determined.     

Application of a pH Feedback-Controlled Substrate Feeding Method in Lactic Acid Production

Substrate concentration in lactic acid fermentation broth could not be controlled well by traditional feeding methods, including constant, intermittent, and exponential feeding methods, in fed-batch experiments. A simple feedback feeding method based on pH was proposed to control pH and substrate concentration synchronously to enhance lactic acid production in fed-batch culture. As the linear relationship between the consumption amounts of alkali and that of substrate was concluded during lactic acid fermentation, the alkali and substrate in the feeding broth were mixed together proportionally. Thus, the concentration of substrate could be controlled through the adjustment of pH automatically. In the fed-batch lactic acid fermentation with Lactobacillus lactis-11 by this method, the residual glucose concentration in fermentation broth was controlled between 4.1 and 4.9 g L⁻¹, and the highest concentration of lactic acid, maximum cell dry weight, volumetric productivity of lactic acid, and yield were 96.3 g L⁻¹, 4.7 g L⁻¹, 1.9 g L⁻¹ h⁻¹, and 0.99 g lactic acid per gram of glucose, respectively, compared to 82.7 g L⁻¹, 3.31 g L⁻¹, 1.7 g L⁻¹ h⁻¹, and 0.92 g lactic acid per gram of glucose in batch culture. This feeding method was simple and easily operated and could be feasible for industrial lactic acid production in the future.     

不同Ｎａ／Ｐ比磷酸钠盐催化剂对乳酸转化反应的影响

将NaH2PO4与不同比例的Na2CO3或H3PO4混合,通过浸渍法负载在硅胶上,经过焙烧,制备了Na/P比不同的磷酸钠盐催化剂.利用所制备的催化剂考察了乳酸生成丙烯酸的脱水反应.运用XRD、Raman以及31PNMR等手段对所制备的催化剂结构进行了表征,并使用NH3-TPD对磷酸钠盐催化剂的酸强度和酸性位密度进行了测量.结合催化剂的结构表征结果,对磷酸钠盐的表面酸性进行了探讨.基于磷酸钠催化剂的结构和酸性,讨论了它们的催化性能.     

Production of Lactic Acid from Sucrose: Strain Selection, Fermentation, and Kinetic Modeling

Lactic acid is an important product arising from the anaerobic fermentation of sugars. It is used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical, and food industries as well as for biodegradable polymer and green solvent production. In this work, several bacterial strains were isolated from industrial ethanol fermentation, and the most efficient strain for lactic acid production was selected. The fermentation was conducted in a batch system under anaerobic conditions for 50 h at a temperature of 34 °C, a pH value of 5.0, and an initial sucrose concentration of 12 g/L using diluted sugarcane molasses. Throughout the process, pulses of molasses were added in order to avoid the cell growth inhibition due to high sugar concentration as well as increased lactic acid concentrations. At the end of the fermentation, about 90% of sucrose was consumed to produce lactic acid and cells. A kinetic model has been developed to simulate the batch lactic acid fermentation results. The data obtained from the fermentation were used for determining the kinetic parameters of the model. The developed model for lactic acid production, growth cell, and sugar consumption simulates the experimental data well.     

Long-Term Stable Hydrogen Production from Water and Lactic Acid via Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis in a Porous Microreactor

Photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production is significant to overcome challenges like fossil fuel depletion and carbon dioxide emission, but its efficiency is still far below that which is needed for commercialization. Herein, we achieve long-term stable H₂ bubbling production from water (H₂O) and lactic acid via visible-light-driven photocatalysis in a porous microreactor (PP12); the catalytic system benefits from photocatalyst dispersion, charge separation, mass transfer, and dissociation of O−H bonds associated with H₂O. With the widely used platinum/cadmium-sulfide (Pt/CdS) photocatalyst, PP12 leads to a H₂ bubbling production rate of 602.5 mmol h⁻¹ m⁻², which is 1000 times higher than that in a traditional reactor. Even when amplifying PP12 into a flat-plate reactor with an area as large as 1 m² and extending the reaction time to 100 h, the H₂ bubbling production rate still remains at around 600.0 mmol h⁻¹ m⁻², offering great potential for commercialization.     

盐浓度与海藻酸钠/磷虾蛋白复合体系性能的相关性

采用湿法纺丝技术制备了海藻酸钠/磷虾蛋白(SA/AKP)复合纤维, 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)分析了SA/AKP复合体系的氢键相互作用, 用X射线衍射仪、 流变仪及SEM研究了盐(NaCl)浓度对复合体系的结晶、 流动性和形态结构的影响. 结果表明, SA/AKP复合体系中存在分子内和分子间氢键, 分子间氢键的强度随复合材料中盐浓度的增加而增强. 盐浓度的增加导致SA/AKP复合材料的结晶度增加, 流动黏度先降低后增加, 力学性能先增加后降低. SA/AKP纤维的SEM照片显示结晶的盐与纤维分离, 并且复合纤维表面沟槽结构逐渐减少, 表面更加致密光滑. AKP在SA/AKP复合体系中呈完全取向状态.     

Influence of Sodium Periodate and Tyrosinase on Binding of Alginate to Adlayers of Mytilus edulis Foot Protein 1

Mytilus edulis foot protein 1 (Mefp-1) is the most well-characterized component of this sea mussel's adhesive plaque. The plaque is a condensed, heterogeneous mixture consisting of a large proportion of cross-linked biopolymers that bonds the mussel to a chosen mooring. Mefp-1 is densely populated with lysine and -3,4-dihyroxyphenylalanine ( -dopa) residues incorporated into a repeating amino acid sequence motif. It has been proposed that one plaque cross-linking reaction is the nucleophilic addition of the ε-amino groups of the lysine residues into the oxidized catechol (o-diphenol) functionality (quinone) of the -dopa residues. In order to determine if this reaction occurs in adlayers of Mefp-1, a previously developed assay for ε-amino groups was applied. Adlayers of Mefp-1 were exposed to an oxidant, either the enzyme, mushroom tyrosinase, or sodium periodate. Binding of alginate to adlayers was used to probe for accessibility of ε-amino groups. It was found that lysine residues lose the ability to bind alginate after exposure to sodium periodate, but that this loss is not clearly due to a reaction with -dopa residues. There is a slight decrease of binding of alginate to adlayers of Mefp-1 exposed to either active or thermally deactivated mushroom tyrosinase, probably due to the obstruction of binding sites by bound enzyme. Adsorption kinetics of mushroom tyrosinase onto adlayers of Mefp-1 for active and thermally inactivated enzyme were nearly identical. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to characterize these interactions at a germanium (Ge) interface.     

共轭亚油酸与海藻酸钠囊泡化自组装纳米容器及其药物缓释性能

脂肪酸囊泡(FAV)是一类重要的纳米容器,然而其形成pH范围较窄且偏碱性环境,限制了其应用。 本文将共轭亚油酸(CLA)与海藻酸钠(SA)在近中性环境下共同自组装囊泡化纳米容器并提高其膜稳定性。动态激光光散射(DLS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明,当SA质量分数为25%~50%时复合体系可在近中性条件下自组装形成50~250 nm尺寸的囊泡化纳米容器,且pH=7.4时随着质量分数增加囊泡化纳米容器直径增大。 根据SA和CLA在中性环境的物种存在形式推测,二者通过氢键作用驱动形成囊泡化纳米容器。 体外模拟释放实验表明,囊泡化纳米容器具有较高包覆率和较优缓释效果,有望应用于药物传输领域。     

AIBN/SmCl3/乳酸体系催化甲基丙烯酸甲酯的反向原子转移自由基聚合

利用稀土金属化合物三氯化钐(SmCl3)和二氯化钐(SmCl2)之间的单电子转移反应,以AIBN/SmCl3/乳酸作为反向原子转移自由基聚合(ReverseATRP)的催化体系,成功地实现了甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的反向ATRP,并考察了温度、溶剂和组分比对聚合反应的影响.MMA在该体系中的聚合反应是一级反应,所得PMMA的分子量与单体转化率成正比,聚合物的分子量分布较窄(Mw/Mn<1.5),具有活性聚合的特征.     

Caffeoylquinic Acid Derivatives of Purple Sweet Potato as Modulators of Mitochondrial Function in Mouse Primary Hepatocytes

Owing to their antioxidant properties, caffeoylquinic acid (CQA)-derivatives could potentially improve the impaired metabolism in hepatic cells, however, their effect on mitochondrial function has not been demonstrated yet. Here, we evaluated the impact of three CQA-derivatives extracted from purple sweet potato, namely 5-CQA, 3,4- and 4,5-diCQA, on mitochondrial activity in primary hepatocytes using an extracellular flux analyzer. Notably, an increase of maximal respiration and spare respiratory capacity were observed when 5-CQA and 3,4-diCQA were added to the system indicating the improved mitochondrial function. Moreover, 3,4-diCQA was shown to considerably increase glycolytic reserve which is a measure of cell capability to respond to an energy demand through glycolysis. Conversely, 4,5-diCQA did not modify mitochondrial activity but increased glycolysis at low concentration in primary hepatocytes. All compounds tested improved cellular capacity to oxidize fatty acids. Overall, our results demonstrated the potential of test CQA-derivatives to modify mitochondrial function in hepatic cells. It is especially relevant in case of dysfunctional mitochondria in hepatocytes linked to hepatic steatosis during obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.     

解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌发酵和生物催化产生L-2-氨基己二酸

以解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌XX-2为出发菌株,110mmol/L L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐为发酵前体,144h发酵后L-2-氨基己二酸浓度达到10.4mmol/L,产率9.5%。以解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌XX-2全细胞为生物催化剂,利用共生的L-赖氨酸 6-脱氢酶和?-1-哌啶啉-6-羧酸脱氢酶催化L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐转化为L-2-氨基己二酸。最优条件为：细胞浓度45g(干重)/L,L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐浓度100mmol/L,pH7.0,温度30℃,反应时间144h。在最优条件下,从100mmol/LL-赖氨酸单盐酸盐产生90mmol/L L-2-氨基己二酸,产率90%。推测了生物催化过程中L-2-氨基己二酸产生的反应机理。     

Lipid Production by Cryptococcus curvatus on Hydrolysates Derived from Corn Fiber and Sweet Sorghum Bagasse Following Dilute Acid Pretreatment

Corn fiber and sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) are both pre-processed lignocellulosic materials that can be used to produce liquid biofuels. Pretreatment using dilute sulfuric acid at a severity factor of 1.06 and 1.02 released 83.2 and 86.5 % of theoretically available sugars out of corn fiber and SSB, respectively. The resulting hydrolysates derived from pretreatment of SSB at SF of 1.02 supported growth of Cryptococcus curvatus well. In 6 days, the dry cell density reached 10.8 g/l with a lipid content of 40 % (w/w). Hydrolysates from corn fiber, however, did not lead to any significant cell growth even with addition of nutrients. In addition to consuming glucose, xylose, and arabinose, C. curvatus also utilized formic acid, acetic acid, 4-hydroxymethylfurfural, and levulinic acid for growth. Thus, C. curvatus appeared to be an excellent yeast strain for producing lipids from hydrolysates developed from lignocellulosic feedstocks.