聚羟基脂肪酸酯的合成和应用研究进展

介绍了聚羟基脂肪酸酯(PHA)的合成方法，重点讨论了微生物合成法、碳源、化学合成、分离方法及降低PHA生产成本的方法，介绍了PHA的性能及其改性研究，论述了PHA在生物医学、农业、电子、食品包装等领域的应用。     

Coupling System for Food Wastes Anaerobic Digestion and Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production with Ralstonia eutropha

A new technology was developed to couple the anaerobic digestion of food wastes with production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Acetic, propionic, butyric and lactic acids were produced during food wastes anaerobic digestion and their concentrations reached 5.5, 1.8, 27.4 and 32.7 g/L, respectively under appropriate digestion conditions. The fermentative acids were transferred through a dialysis membrane to an air-lift reactor for PHA synthesis by Ralstonia eutropha. Dry cell concentration and PHA content reached 22.7 g/L and 72.6%, respectively. The obtained PHA was a copolymer of b-hydroxybutyrate (HB) and b-hydroxyvalerate (HV) with 2.8% (mole ratio) of HV units in polymer.     

Characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesized in activated sludge using three carbon sources

Polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs) were synthesized in activated sludge using three types of carbon sources (sodium acetate,sodium propionate and sodium butyrate), and their characterization were studied. It was shown that the content of PHA synthesized by microorganisms in activated sludge were different. The biggest synthetic amount up to 36.7% of VSS was obtained when sodium acetate was used as carbon source. The polymer yield was lower when using sodium propionate as the carbon source than when using others, with 25.1% of VSS, while resulted in an increase of hydroxyvalerate(HV) units produced. The structure and thermal properties of extracted biopolymers were analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and themo-gravimetry (TG).     

生物降解材料在水环境中降解性能的研究进展

综述了目前典型生物降解材料在水环境中降解性能的研究现状,详细介绍了聚乳酸（PLA）高分子材料（PLA、PLA共聚物、PLA复合材料等）、聚羟基烷酸酯（PHA）、聚己内酯（PCL）、聚丁二酸丁二醇酯（PBS）、聚（己二酸丁二醇酯?对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯）（PBAT）和CO₂共聚物等在不同水环境中的降解性能;最后总结了生物降解材料未来需要关注的问题和发展方向。     

Bacterial polymers as materials for the development of micro/nanoparticles

Bacterial polysaccharides and polyhydroxyalkanoates present physical and chemical characteristics that impart them diverse functional properties, including the ability to produce structures from nano- to macroscale (e.g., spheres, capsules, beads). Such structures may be specially designed to fulfill the requirements of specific applications in different areas, either alone or conjugated with other polymers by means of ionic interactions, hydrogen bonding, or chemical reactions. The interest on using such biomaterials has been increasing due to their unique functional properties, nontoxicity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The fields of application of bacterial polymers-based structures include drug delivery, biomedicine, food products, environment, and agriculture, among others.     

嗜盐单胞菌利用乙酸盐合成PHB的研究

首先测试了嗜盐单胞菌Halomonas sp.TD1.0对乙酸钠的耐受性,结果显示乙酸钠浓度由25 g·L^-1提高到100 g·L^-1时对TD1.0生长的抑制率只有45.8%。在摇瓶培养中,TD1.0在36 h内消耗完27.3 g·L^-1乙酸钠,细胞干质量达到9.6 g·L^-1,其中PHB质量分数为61%,表明该菌株具有很好的高浓度乙酸钠耐受性和利用乙酸合成PHB的特性。随后为进一步提高乙酸钠的利用速度,在TD1.0中分别用高拷贝和低拷贝表达载体表达了来自枯草芽孢杆菌的乙酰辅酶A合成酶基因acs,结果显示,含有高拷贝表达质粒的菌株TD-PN59的乙酸盐平均利用速率为0.91 g·L^-1·h^-1,比 TD1.0提高了19.7%。TD-PN59的细胞干质量和PHB质量分数分别达到9.98 g·L^-1和65%,PHB产量达到6.49 g·L^-1,比TD1.0提高了约10.8%。在以葡萄糖和乙酸钠为混合碳源(10 g·L^-1 Glu和10 g·L^-1 NaAC)的培养基中,利用低拷贝载体表达acs的TD-PN85菌株的乙酸钠利用速率显著高于TD1.0,并且在一定程度上缓解了碳分解代谢物阻遏现象(CCR),促进了葡萄糖和乙酸钠的共利用。     

嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌发酵产聚羟基烷酸酯的研究

嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌(Stenotrophomonas maltophlia)HG-B-1是一株可产PHAs的菌株。文章采用逐因子试验和响应面分析法优化S.maltophlia HG-B-1的发酵工艺条件。首先考察了菌株HG-B-1的生长曲线,得到其生长周期约为24h。在此基础上,运用逐因子试验确定其生长的最适碳源和氮源,分别为麦芽糖和NH4Cl;然后在单因素试验的基础上采用三因素五水平的响应面分析,根据回归分析确定较优的发酵工艺条件为:温度35.4℃,pH7.9,摇床转速129rmin-1。采用该工艺条件发酵24h,得到OD600为2.966,是理论值的98.8%。     

Study of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates using two-dimensional Fourier-transform infrared correlation spectroscopy

The premelting behavior of bacterially synthesized polyester poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate), abbreviated as P(HB-co-HHx), was investigated by two-dimensional Fourier-transform infrared (2D FTIR) correlation spectroscopy. The temperature-dependent dynamic spectra were measured over a temperature range of 25–300°C. We focused our study on the thermally induced intensity fluctuations of bands for CO (1700–1760 cm⁻¹), C H (2910–3010 cm⁻¹) and C O C groups (1220–1310 cm⁻¹) stretching vibrations. Changes of crystalline conformation due to the thermal perturbation could be detected by the intensity and location variations of those characteristic bands responding to the variations of dipole moments. 2D correlation analysis indicated that the appearance of fully amorphous component did not happen simultaneously with the disappearance of crystalline component, suggesting that there was an intermediate state between ordered crystalline and amorphous states in P(HB-co-HHx). © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 934–940, 2001     

Surface changes in polyhydroxyalkanoate films during biodegradation and biofouling

BACKGROUND: Despite the recognition that microbial biofilms play a role in environmental degradation of bioplastics, few studies investigate the relationship between bioplastic biodegradation and microbial colonisation. We have developed protocols based on a combination of confocal laser scanning microscopy and contact angle goniometry to qualitatively and quantitatively map surface changes due to biofilm formation and biopolymer degradation of solvent cast poly(3‐hydroxyalkanoate) films in an accelerated in vitro biodegradation system. RESULTS: A significant regression relationship between biofilm formation and polymer biodegradation (R² = 0.96) was primarily conducted by cells loosely attached to the film surfaces (R² = 0.95), rather than the strongly attached biofilm (R² = 0.78). During biodegradation the surface rugosity of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) and poly[(3‐hydroxybutyrate)‐co‐(3‐hydroxyvalerate)] increased by factors of 1.5 and 1.76, respectively. In contrast, poly(3‐hydroxyoctanoate) films showed little microbial attachment, negligible weight loss and insignificant changes in surface rugosity. CONCLUSION: A statistically significant link is established between polymer weight loss and biofilm formation. Our results suggest that this degradation is primarily conducted by cells loosely attached to the polymer rather than those strongly attached. Biofilm formation and its type are dependent upon numerous factors; the flat undifferentiated biofilms observed in this study produce a gradual increase in surface rugosity, observed as an increase in waviness. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry