Enzymatic synthesis and the structure elucidation of novel trisaccharides comprised of D-galactose,N-acetyl-D-glucosamine,and D-fructose

Enzymatic synthesis of trisaccharides from N-acetylsucrosamine and lactose utilizing the transgalactosylation activity of Aspergillus oryzae β-galactosidase provided two reaction products. Structure analyses by various 2D NMR spectroscopy and MS indicated that the products were β-D-fructofuranosyl β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside and β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2?1)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside. Moreover, J-resolved-HMBC experiments indicated that the conformations around the glycosidic bonds of these trisaccharides were very similar. Examination about the pH and thermal stabilities of the glycosidic bonds in the GlcNAc–Fru moiety of the two trisaccharides indicated apparent difference.     

棘孢曲霉β-葡萄糖苷酶Ⅰ在毕赤酵母中的表达及烷基糖苷的催化合成

将来自棘孢曲霉(Aspergillus aculeatus NO. F-50)的β-葡萄糖苷酶Ⅰ在毕赤酵母中分泌表达. 初步研究表明, 目的蛋白得到较好表达, 以对硝基酚-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4-Nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, pNPG)为底物, 重组β-葡萄糖苷酶Ⅰ酶促反应的最适温度为65 ℃, 最适pH为5.0, 50 ℃下反应发酵上清液中的酶活力可达33.8 U/mL, 蛋白表达量最高可达0.388 mg/mL. 该重组酶可通过逆水解或转糖苷反应催化合成烷基糖苷. 在有机-水双相反应体系中, 初步优化了pH 值、 含水量、 葡萄糖浓度及酶量等条件. 结果表明, 在优化的反应条件下, 丁基、 己基、 辛基和癸基葡萄糖苷最大产率分别为51.4%, 28.8%, 6.9%和3.0%.     

Effect of magnesium cations on the activity and stability of β-galactosidases

It was shown that the presence of magnesium cations in the reaction mixture increases, approximately twofold, the activity of bacterial Escherichia coli and yeast Kluyveromyces lactis β-galactosidases but does not affect the activity of bovine liver and fungous Penicillium canescens β-galactosidases. The catalytic constants for E. coli and yeast K. lactis β-galactosidases in the presence of 0.01 M and in the absence of Mg²⁺ cations were determined (490 and 220 s^?1 and 59.8 and 37.4 s^?1, respectively). It was shown that the Michaelis constants for these two enzymes are higher in the presence of Mg²⁺ cations, that the thermal stability of E. coli and K. Lactis β-galactosidases is higher in the presence of 0.01 M Mg²⁺, and that the effective rate constants of thermal inactivation of the enzymes are two-to eightfold lower, depending on conditions, in the presence of Mg²⁺ cations. The maximum stabilizing effect of magnesium cations was observed at weak alkaline pH values (7.5–8.5).     

A comparative study of the structure and properties of β-galactosidases

A comparative study of β-galactosidase amino acid sequences of E. coli and another four out of 11 microorganisms selected at the first stage was performed. It was shown that the functional amino acid residues in the catalytic domain and the ligand environment of the magnesium cation for all five sequences are identical. The mechanism of the catalytic action of E. coli and K. lactis β-galactosidases was investigated by the method of nucleophilic competition. It was shown that the mechanism of the effects of nucleophilic agents is kinetically identical both enzymes: the presence of methanol or butanediols affects the stage of degalactosylation; the presence of magnesium cations promotes the activity of both β-galactosidases; and the mechanisms of the thermal inactivation of E. coli and K. lactis β-galactosidases are different.     

Production of high-content galacto-oligosaccharides mixture using β-galactosidase and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Kluyveromyces marxianus</Emphasis> entrapped in polyvinylalcohol gel

The production of a high-content galacto-oligosaccharides mixture (GOS) by immobilised β-galactosidase and yeasts in LentiKats® lens-shaped polyvinylalcohol (PVA) capsules was evaluated. Galacto-oligosaccharides were produced from lactose (300 g L^?1) by immobilised fungal β-galactosidase and the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus in polyvinylalcohol hydrogel in batch mode. The low-content GOS mixture produced by the immobilised enzyme consisted of 71.7 g L^?1 with a final purity of 22.7 % after 30 h of transgalactosylation reaction at 30·C and pH 4.5. The lowcontent GOS mixtures were subsequently used in 20 repeated batch runs with immobilised yeasts for increasing the GOS content. Digestible sugars were fermented to ethanol and the resulting mixture consisted of 88 mass % of GOS after 26 h of fermentation. The PVA lenses exhibited high fermentative stability without any mechanical deformations.     

Influence of reaction medium composition on enzymatic synthesis of galactooligosaccharides and lactulose from lactose concentrates prepared from whey permeate

The paper presents the results of investigations into the technological possibilities of controlling the transgalactosylation process of lactose in permeate after whey ultrafiltration in order to improve the efficiency of galactooligosaccharides or lactulose synthesis. The synthesis efficiency was influenced by the selection of a β-galactosidase preparation, substrate concentration and, in the synthesis of lactulose, also by the ratio of lactose and fructose added to the reaction mixture. The obtained synthesis efficiency of GOS and, most of all, of lactulose (65 g L⁻¹), may be found satisfactory. The study also resulted in a proposed GOS or lactulose concentrates (concentrated or dried) production technology using permeate after ultrafiltration of milk or whey as lactose sources. Presented at the 35th International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, 26–30 May 2008.     

Similarity of and differences between the mechanisms of thermal inactivation of β-galactosidases of different origins

A comparative study of the thermal stabilities of five β-galactosidases of different origins in buffer solutions at pH of their highest activity was performed. The thermal inactivation of these enzymes was found to occur via different mechanisms. The thermal inactivation of four β-galactosidases followed the mechanism with intermediate stages not accompanied by catalytic activity loss. The dissociative mechanism of inactivation, including the reversible dissociation of the oligomeric enzyme and the irreversible dissociation of the monomeric enzyme, was observed for bacterial (Escherichia coli) and yeast (Kluyveromices fragilis) β-galactosidases. The kinetic parameters of dissociative thermal inactivation of these enzymes and the stability parameters of β-galactosidases studied were determined. The latter included the critical temperature of changes in the kinetic regime of inactivation, the smallest number of intermediate stages without catalytic activity loss, the temperature of the disappearance of the induction period of thermal inactivation, and induction period duration at the given temperature (40°C).     

新型水稻黄单胞菌Harpin蛋白的纯化及其特性研究

报道水稻黄单胞(Xanthomonas oryzae)的两个致病变种(pv.oryzae和 pv.oryzicola)所产生的Harpin蛋白. 结果表明， 表达菌株HRF1和HRF2分别携带两个致病变种编码Harpin的hrf1和hrf2基因. 在IPTG诱导下, 两个表达菌株的无细胞破碎液均具有激发烟草叶片过敏反应(HR)的活性. 采用(NH4)2SO4沉淀、 阴离子交换层析、 Native-PAGE微量制备等方法, 分别纯化出分子量为15 600和15 300, pI皆为4.5左右的单一条带; 这两个单一组分符合典型Harpin蛋白的特征: 可激发烟草HR， 诱导烟草抗TMV， 对蛋白酶K敏感、 对热稳定; 放线菌素D、 环己酰亚胺和氯化镧等真核生物代谢抑制剂可消除它们的生物活性; 琼脂双扩散试验(ODD)血清反应表明， 两个Harpin蛋白有交叉反应.     

Complete 1H and 13C NMR assignments of aurasperone A and fonsecinone A, two bis-naphthopyrones produced by Aspergillus aculeatus

Complete assignments of 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts of the polyketides aurasperone A and fonsecinone A were made by means of nuclear Overhauser enhancement and heteronuclear NMR correlation experiments. These compounds were isolated for the first time from Aspergillus aculeatus, an endophytic fungus obtained from leaves of Melia azedarach(Meliaceae).     

Marked production of ginsenosides Rd, F2, Rg3, and compound K by enzymatic method

The hydrolysis of protopanaxadiol-type saponin mixture by various glycoside hydrolases was examined. Among these enzymes, crude preparations of lactase from Aspergillus oryzae, beta-galactosidase from A. oryzae, and cellulase from Trichoderma viride were found to produce ginsenoside F(2) [3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol], compound K [20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol], and ginsenoside Rd {3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol}, respectively, from protopanaxadiol-type saponin mixture in large quantities. Moreover, the crude preparation of lactase from Penicillium sp. having a high producing activity of ginsenoside Rh(1) (6-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxatriol) from protopanaxatriol-type saponin mixture gave ginsenoside Rd as a main product, ginsenoside Rg(3) {3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)-protopanaxadiol}, and compound K from protopanaxadiol-type saponin mixture. The hydrolytic pathways of ginsenosides Rb(1), Rb(2), and Rc to ginsenosides Rd, Rg(3), and F(2), and compound K by crude preparations of four glycoside hydrolases were also studied. This is the first report on the enzymatic preparation of an intestinal bacterial metabolite, ginsenoside F(2), in quantity, and a considerable amount of a minor saponin, ginsenoside Rg(3), from a protopanaxadiol-type saponin mixture.     

UPLC–MS/MS测定动物源食品中9种β-受体激动剂

建立超高效液相色谱–串联质谱法检测动物源食品中克伦特罗、莱克多巴胺、沙丁胺醇、特布他林、氯丙那林、西马特罗、菲诺特罗、妥布特罗、喷布特罗等9种β-受体激动剂的方法。样品经β-葡萄糖醛苷酶酶解,用0.2mol/L乙酸铵溶液(pH 5.2)提取,阳离子固相萃取柱净化,以乙腈–0.2%甲酸水溶液作为流动相进行洗脱,用Eclipse Plus C_(18)(50 mm×2.1 mm,1.8μm)色谱柱分离,采用多反应监测(MRM)模式进行定性和定量分析。9种β-受体激动剂的质量浓度在0.1~10.0 ng/mL范围内与定量离子丰度呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数均大于0.999,检出限为0.1μg/kg。平均回收率为85.0%~101.2%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.8%~9.5%(n=6)。该方法精密度好,灵敏度高,能简便、快速、准确地测定动物源食品中的9种β-受体激动剂。     

Low dielectric thermoset. II. Synthesis and properties of novel 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–dipentene epoxy

A 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–dipentene adduct was synthesized from dipentene (DP) and 2,6‐dimethyl phenol, and then a 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–DP epoxy was synthesized from the reaction of the resultant 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–DP adduct and epichlorohydrin. The proposed structures were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared, elemental analysis, mass spectra, NMR spectra, and epoxy equivalent weight titration. The synthesized 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–DP adduct was cured with 4,4‐diamino diphenyl methane, phenol novolac, 4,4‐diamino diphenyl sulfone, and 4,4‐diamino diphenyl ether. The thermal properties of the cured epoxy resins were studied with differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, dielectric analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. These data were compared with those for the bisphenol A epoxy system. The cured 2,6‐dimethyl phenol–DP epoxy exhibited a lower dielectric constant (ca. 3.1), a lower dissipation factor (ca. 0.065), a lower modulus, lower thermal stability (5% degradation temperature = 366–424 °C), and lower moisture absorption (1.21–2.18%) than the bisphenol A system but a higher glass‐transition temperature (ca. 173–222 °C) than that of bisphenol A system. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 4084–4097, 2002     

Spectrophotometric quantification of lactose in solution with a peroxidase-based enzymatic cascade reaction system

A spectrophotometric assay was developed for the quantification of lactose in aqueous solution via a one-pot enzymatic cascade reaction at 25 °C and pH 7.2. Lactose (0.2-1.8 mM), E. coli β-galactosidase (β-Gal), Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase (GOD), horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and o-phenylenediamine (OPD) were incubated, and the increase in absorbance at 417 nm (A (417)) due to the formation of DAP (2,3-diaminophenazine), the dimeric oxidation product of OPD, was followed. The increase in A (417) was found to depend linearly on the initial lactose concentration via three consecutive but simultaneously occurring enzymatic reaction steps catalyzed by β-Gal, GOD, and HRP. No pre-incubation of lactose with β-Gal is needed with this simple lactose assay.     

Ready detection of small amounts of lactulose in dairy products by thin-layer chromatography

Summary Ready detection of lactulose in milk and in mixtures with other sugars is achieved by diluting the sample ten times with acetone and successive thin-layer chromatographic separation on silica gel-boric acid, developed with acetonitrile: water 5020. The method allows detection of up to 0.02% lactulose on total carbohydrates and permits a semi-quantitative estimation of lactulose in milk.     

Characterization of Aspergillus spores by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

The intact fungal spores of several strains of four Aspergillus species, Aspergillus flavus, A. oryzae, A. parasiticus, and A. sojae, were directly analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Very simple MALDI mass spectra are obtained by directly mixing spores with a matrix such as alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid or sinapinic acid. The mass spectra are obtained from the ablation of cell walls of spores owing to the acidity of the matrix solution. The MALDI results show that aflatoxigenic strains and non-aflatoxigenic strains have different mass peak profiles. Furthermore, the MALDI results of non-aflatoxigenic A. flavus and A. parasiticus spores resemble those of the closely related A. oryzae and A. sojae spores, respectively.     

Identification and characterization of stress degradation products of sumatriptan succinate by using LC/Q‐TOF‐ESI‐MS/MS and NMR: Toxicity evaluation of degradation products

Sumatriptan succinate, a selective 5‐HT1B receptor agonist, was subjected to forced degradation studies as per to International Conference on Harmonization‐specified conditions. The drug exclusively showed its degradation under basic, photolytic, and oxidative stress conditions, whereas it was found to be stable under acidic, thermal, and neutral conditions. Eight (DP‐1 to DP‐8) degradation products were identified and characterized by UPLC‐ESI/MS/MS experiments combined with accurate mass measurements. The effective chromatographic separation was achieved on Hibar Purospher STAR, C18 (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column using mobile phase consisting of 0.1% formic acid and methanol at a flow rate of 0.6 mL/minute in gradient elution method. It is noteworthy that 2 major degradation products DP‐3 and DP‐7 were isolated using preparative HPLC and characterized by advanced NMR experiments. The degradation pathway of the sumatriptan was established, which was duly justified by mechanistic explanation. In vitro cytotoxicity of isolated DPs was tested on normal human cells such as HEK 293 (embryonic kidney cells) and RWPE‐1 (normal prostate epithelial cells). This study revealed that they were nontoxic up to 100 μm concentration. Further, in silico toxicity of the drug and its degradation products was determined using ProTox‐II prediction tool. This study revealed that DP‐4 and DP‐8 are predicted for immune toxicity. Amine oxidase A and prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 are predicted as toxicity targets for DP‐3, DP‐4, and DP‐6 whereas DP‐1 and DP‐2 are predicted for amine oxidase A target.     

Quantitative analysis of malto-oligosaccharides by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis and anion exchange chromatography

The analysis of malto-oligosaccharides by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (MS), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) is described. Appropriate methods were developed which enabled the resolution of the oligosaccharides and quantification of the peak areas. It could be shown that each technique provided a different distribution profile of the maltodextrins. Using MALDI-TOF MS signals of higher molecular weight oligomers were enhanced while low molecular weight analogues were discriminated. Thus, the response factor depends on the degree of polymerization (DP) of the carbohydrates. Homologues up to DP-15 could be detected. Analysis of the maltodextrins by CE was accomplished by derivatization of the sugars with 4-aminobenzonitrile (ABN) and 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid, respectively. By using the latter reagent oligosaccharides up to DP-13 were detected while derivatization with ABN allowed detection up to DP-9. The molecular weight distribution obtained by both approaches were the same. HPAEC-PAD enabled the determination of oligomers up to DP-9. The distribution obtained by this technique showed somewhat lower signals of the small homologues than those found by CE while the opposite held for higher molecular weight compounds. Hydrolysis of the carbohydrates by the derivatization reaction prior to CE analysis, which increased the proportion of low molecular weight homologues, may account for these findings.     

Purification and Characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus terreus</Emphasis> α-Galactosidases and Their Use for Hydrolysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides

α-Galactosidases has the potential to hydrolyze α-1-6 linkages in raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO). Aspergillus terreus cells cultivated on wheat bran produced three extracellular forms of α-galactosidases (E1, E2, and E3). E1 and E2 α-galactosidases presented maximal activities at pH 5, while E3 α-galactosidase was more active at pH 5.5. The E1 and E2 enzymes showed stability for 6 h at pH 4–7. Maximal activities were determined at 60, 55, and 50°C, for E1, E2, and E3 α-galactosidase, respectively. E2 α-galactosidase retained 90% of its initial activity after 70 h at 50°C. The enzymes hydrolyzed ρNPGal, melibiose, raffinose and stachyose, and E1 and E2 enzymes were able to hydrolyze guar gum and locust bean gum substrates. E1 and E3 α-galactosidases were completely inhibited by Hg²⁺, Ag⁺, and Cu²⁺. The treatment of RFO present in soy milk with the enzymes showed that E1 α-galactosidase reduced the stachyose content to zero after 12 h of reaction, while E2 promoted total hydrolysis of raffinose. The complete removal of the oligosaccharides in soy milk could be reached by synergistic action of both enzymes     

Dissociation and catalytic activity of oligomer forms of β-galactosidases

The dissociation of oligomer forms of bacterial Escherichia coli, yeast Kluyveromices fragilis, and bovine liver β-galactosidases was studied. The catalytic constants for the dimers and tetramers of the bacterial enzyme, dimers and monomers of the animal enzyme, and dimers of the yeast enzyme in the reaction of hydrolysis of 2-nitrophenyl-β-D-galactopyranoside were determined. At 25°C, these values were found to be 180 and 400 s^?1 for the bacterial enzyme, 0.01 and 0.08 s^?1 for the bovine liver enzyme, and 45.4 s^?1 for the yeast enzyme, respectively. The other oligomer forms of the β-galactosidases were inactive under conditions of these experiments.     

高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培法检测小鼠尿液中的甘露醇、单糖和乳果糖

采用高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培检测法(HPAEC-PAD)建立了小鼠尿液中甘露醇、单糖(包括半乳糖、葡萄糖、甘露糖和果糖)和乳果糖的分析方法。样品经离心沉淀除去蛋白并过分子膜,以CarboPacTM PA1阴离子交换柱为分离柱,采用NaOH梯度淋洗,脉冲安培四电位检测。结果表明,甘露醇、半乳糖、葡萄糖、甘露糖、果糖和乳果糖在0.1～5.0 mg/L内线性良好,线性相关系数r2为0.988～0.999,样品加标回收率为95.5%～104.2%,检出限为0.0013～0.0048 mg/L。此法准确、快速、简便,能同时对6种糖类化合物进行分析,可以跟踪检测整个糖类代谢过程中甘露醇、单糖和乳果糖之间的代谢关系。