Chemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Moringa oleifera Lam. Leaves and Seeds

Moringa oleifera is a traditional food crop widespread in Asiatic, African, and South American continents. The plant, able to grow in harsh conditions, shows a high nutritional value and medicinal potential evidencing cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. The purpose of this study was the phytochemical analysis of M. oleifera and the identification of the antimicrobial compounds by combining a chemical approach with in vitro tests. The metabolite profile of M. oleifera polar and apolar extracts of leaves and seeds were investigated by using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The antimicrobial activity of all of the obtained extract was evaluated against four bacterial pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella enterica). The chemical analysis provided a wide set of metabolites that were identified and quantified. Moreover, apolar extracts from seeds showed a significant concentration-dependent antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and S. epidermidis, (4 mg/mL reduced the viability up to 50%) that was associated to the content of specific fatty acids. Our results remarked the advantages of an integrated approach for the identification of plant metabolites and its use in association with biological tests to recognize the compounds responsible for bioactivity without compounds purification.     

Effects of aqueous media on microbial removal of sulfur from dibenzothiophene in the presence of hydrocarbons

The existence of sulfur in the petroleum would erode the transport lines and poison the chemical catalysts. In addition, it is the main cause of air pollution and the for-mation of acid rain. At present, hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is the commonly used technology for fuel desulfu-rization. HDS has the disadvantages of high cost of ma-nipulation and equipment investment. Furthermore, HDS is difficult to remove the sulfur from condensed thio-phenes such as dibenzothiophene (DBT). These forms…     

污染环境中假单胞菌产鼠李糖脂的初步研究

从受重油和焦化废水污染的水及土壤中分离出产鼠李糖脂的假单胞菌（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓ）１２株,发现其菌群分布、糖脂产量与特定污染环境有一定相关性,产糖脂量较高的假单胞菌群是该污染环境中的优势降解菌．     

碱性脂肪酶产生菌的筛选与产酶条件及酶学性质研究

作者从泸州油脂厂附近的土壤中,筛选到一株产碱性脂肪酶活性较高的细菌,经初步鉴定为假单胞菌(Pseudomonassp.).经对该菌株进行产酶条件和酶学性质研究发现,该菌株的最适产酶发酵培养基为(%):酵母浸出汁1.5,黄豆粉1,NaCl0.2,K2HPO40.2,NaH2PO40.2,MgSO4·7H2O0.01,初始pH8.5.100mL三角瓶装液10mL,30℃,150r/min摇床培养48h,酶活最高可达19.1U/mL.酶的最适反应温度40℃,最适pH8.5,该酶具有较好的热稳定性.     

微生物灭钉螺研究现状

介绍有关微生物灭钉螺方法和途径的研究现状，分别叙述了一般微生物灭螺试验及效果，并简要说明了灭螺微生物的初筛和两种微生物杀螺常用的实验方法，初步探讨了灭螺机理及对今后工作的意见。     

Electrochemical Characterizations of four Main Redox–metabolites of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Bacterial identification is of first importance in clinic nowadays. For few years, electrochemistry appears as a reliable route for characterizations outside of laboratories. Nowadays, researchers mainly focus on the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa because of its production of the Pyocyanin toxin which has an electrochemical case study behavior. Other P. aeruginosa secreted molecules are also studied in a lesser extent. This work deals with the systematic electrochemical characterizations in aprotic and protic solvents of 4 main metabolites of this bacterium in the view of multispecies detection of P. aeruginosa . We report here the behavior of the 2‐Heptyl‐4(1H)‐quinolone (HHQ), Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS), Pyocyanin (PYO) and the 2′aminoacetophenone (2‐AA). All the mentioned species are clearly visible by using electrochemical techniques (cyclic and square wave voltammetries). The 2 most suitable species for electrochemical detection appear to be PQS and PYO because of their detection at low potential.     

One‐pot,four‐component synthesis of 1,3,4‐oxadiazole derivatives containing a ferrocene unit and their antimicrobial activity

A four‐component reaction between aromatic carboxylic acids, (N‐isocyanimino)triphenylphosphorane, ferrocenecarbaldehyde and dibenzylamine is reported. This approach is an efficient, simple and high‐yield procedure for the synthesis of 1,3,4‐oxadiazole derivatives containing a ferrocene unit. The antimicrobial activities of the products were investigated against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in in vitro and in vivo assays. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Epitope Mapping of Monoclonal Antibodies using Synthetic Oligosaccharides Uncovers Novel Aspects of Immune Recognition of the Psl Exopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram‐negative bacterium that can cause life‐threatening infections in critically ill and cystic fibrosis patients. The Psl exopolysaccharide of P. aeruginosa offers an attractive serotype‐independent antigen for the development of immunotherapies. Here, the first chemical synthesis of a panel of oligosaccharides derived from the exopolysaccharide of P. aeruginosa by a synthetic strategy that efficiently deals with the stereoselective installation of several β‐mannosides and the formation of a mannoside that is extended by saccharide moieties at C‐1, C‐2, and C‐3 in a crowded 1,2,3‐cis configuration is described. The approach was employed to prepare tetra‐, penta‐, and hexa‐ and decasaccharide part structures. The compounds were employed to define the epitope requirements of several functionally active monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that can bind three distinct epitopes of Psl (class I, II, and III). The class II mAb reacted potently with each oligosaccharide indicating its epitope resides within the tetrasaccharide and does not require the branched mannoside of Psl. The class III antibody did not bind the tetra‐ or pentasaccharide; however, it did react potently with the hexasaccharide and weakly with the decasaccharide, suggesting a terminal glucoside is required for optimal binding. Unexpectedly, the class I mAb did not bind any of the oligosaccharides indicating that Psl contains a yet to be elucidated sub‐stoichiometric isoform. This study demonstrates that functional activity of a mAb does not only depend on the avidity of binding but also on the location of an epitope within a bacterial polysaccharide. The results also provide a strong impetus to analyze further the structure of Psl to identify the class I epitope, that is expected to provide an attractive target for the development of a synthetic vaccine for P. aeruginosa.