Transformation of Free and Dipeptide‐Bound Glycated Amino Acids by Two Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae transforms branched‐chain and aromatic amino acids into higher alcohols in the Ehrlich pathway. During microbiological culturing and industrial fermentations, this yeast is confronted with amino acids modified by reducing sugars in the Maillard reaction (glycation). In order to gain some preliminary insight into the physiological “handling” of glycated amino acids by yeasts, individual Maillard reaction products (MRPs: fructosyllysine, carboxymethyllysine, pyrraline, formyline, maltosine, methylglyoxal‐derived hydroimidazolone) were administered to two strains of S. cerevisiae in a rich medium. Only formyline was converted into the corresponding α‐hydroxy acid, to a small extent (10 %). Dipeptide‐bound pyrraline and maltosine were removed from the medium with concomitant emergence of several metabolites. Pyrraline was mainly converted into the corresponding Ehrlich alcohol (20–60 %) and maltosine into the corresponding α‐hydroxy acid (40–60 %). Five specific metabolites of glycated amino acids were synthesized and characterized. We show for the first time that S. cerevisiae can use glycated amino acids as a nitrogen source and transform them into new metabolites, provided that the substances can be transported across the cell membrane.     

Role of carrier material in encapsulation of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by spray drying

ABSTRACT

Yeast was encapsulated using different carrier materials and their combinations to explore the possible synergistic effect of carrier material during encapsulation using spray drying. Freeze-drying was performed for comparison. The dried cell powders were analyzed for the quality aspects (morphology, flowability, and storage stability). The best results were observed, with a combination of whey protein and corn starch (cell survival: 82.37% and yield: 56%, w/w) with a shelf life of 6 months (with only 10% reduction in cell survival). The survival was found to be 40% without any carrier material, which decreased to less than 25% within 4 weeks.     

Extraction of lipids from Yarrowia Lipolytica

BACKGROUND: Microorganisms have often been considered for the production of oils and fats as an alternative to agricultural and animal resources. Extraction experiments were performed using a strain of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica (Y. lipolytica), a high‐lipid‐content yeast. Three different methods were tested: Soxhlet extraction, accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO₂) extraction using ethanol as a co‐solvent. Also, high pressure solubility measurements in the systems ‘CO₂ + yeast oil’ and ‘CO₂ + ethanol + yeast oil’ were carried out. RESULTS: The solubility experiments determined that, at the conditions of the supercritical extractor (40 °C and 20 MPa), a maximum concentration of 10 mg of yeast oil per g of solvent can be expected in pure CO₂. 10% w/w of ethanol in the solvent mixture increased this value to almost 15 mg of yeast oil per g of solvent. Different pretreatments were necessary to obtain satisfactory yields in the extraction experiments. The Soxhlet and the ASE method were not able to complete the lipid extraction. The ‘SCCO₂ + ethanol’ extraction curves revealed the influence of the different pretreatments on the extraction mechanism. CONCLUSION: Evaluating the effectiveness of a given pretreatment, ASE reduced the amount of material and solvent used compared with Soxhlet. In all three cases, the best total extraction performance was obtained for the ethanol‐macerated yeast (EtM). Addition of ethanol to the solvent mixture enhanced the oil solubility. Oil can be extracted from Y. lipolytica in two different steps: a non‐selective ethanol extraction followed by TAG‐selective SCCO₂ purification. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

ENHANCEMENT OF AMINO ACID PRODUCTION BY TWO-STEP AUTOLYSIS OF SPENT BREWER'S YEAST

A two-step autolysis process was proposed to enhance amino acid production from spent brewer's yeast. The technique was developed based on comparative study of the dynamics of production and release of proteins and amino acids during the autolysis of a concentrated suspension (22 wt.%) and a dilute yeast cell suspension (11.25 wt.%). The results suggest that, in the concentrated yeast suspension, proteins are more effectively broken down into amino acids, but the product release rate was lower due to a lower concentration gradient across the cell membrane. Thus, a two-step process, in which a high protein conversion occurred in a concentrated cell suspension during the first 13 h period, followed by a 26 h autolysis process within a dilute cell suspension, provided a higher overall yield of amino acids compared than the single-step process. The two-step process was found to result in a 25% higher amino acid yield with a weight fraction increase from 0.4 to 0.5 g/g dry wt. Other than these findings, the effect of adding NaCl to the suspension during autolysis was also investigated. It was found that, for the autolysis conditions employed in this study, the addition of NaCl did not significantly affect the production of protein but inhibited the production of amino acids.     

氧化还原电位控制的自絮凝酵母自动重复批次发酵

引言随着石油资源的日益减少和环境污染的逐渐加剧,使用可再生的清洁能源已经是世界各国的共识。在众多形式的非矿物质能源中,基于生物质的燃料乙醇已得到了广泛的应用[1]。但是,由于生产成本较高,各国的燃料乙醇生产大都依靠着政策扶植和税收优惠[2]。因此,看似十分"成熟"的乙醇生产产业,仍然需要进一步开发降低成本的创新技术[3]。近些年来,通过基因工程手段改造菌种[4]、     

酵母油脂及用于生物柴油制备研究进展

油脂酵母具有高产油能力,并且所积累油脂的主要成分与植物油脂相似,可作为生物柴油制备的原料。本文对影响酵母油脂合成的关键酶、基因、碳源以及酵母油脂在生物柴油制备中的研究进展进行了综述,认为ATP∶柠檬酸裂解酶和苹果酸酶是酵母油脂合成代谢途径中的关键酶,另外,LRO1、DGA1和ARE基因也被认为同油脂合成有着紧密联系。对酵母油脂用于生物柴油生产的前景进行了展望：利用廉价碳源如甘油、能源作物以及木质纤维素水解液等培养酵母,可有效降低生产成本。在不同催化方法下,酵母油脂均可用于制备生物柴油,这对进一步研究生物柴油的生产应用有着重要意义。     

Ethanol production from raw starch by a recombinant yeast having saccharification and fermentation activities

In order to develop a method for converting raw starch into ethanol efficiently, direct fermentation of ozonized raw starch using a recombinant yeast was investigated. Ozonolysis was carried out as a pretreatment to convert raw starch into ethanol rapidly and efficiently, and then the effect of the ozone degradation conditions on the degree of polymerization and the amount of amylose in a raw starch was determined. Since the degree of polymerization was low and the amount of amylose was high, raw starch treated with an ozone concentration of 40 gm^?3 and an ozonation time of 30 min was the material chosen for alcohol fermentation. Though the recombinant yeast could not convert the untreated raw starch, it converted the soluble starch and the ozonized raw starch at a comparatively high yield into ethanol. About 56% of the ozonized raw starch decomposed, and the ethanol concentration obtained from the ozonized raw starch was markedly greater than that obtained from untreated raw starch. The dynamic behavior of cell growth, substrate degradation, and ethanol production was examined in a continuous culture under various dilution rates, and the optimal dilution rate, ie 0.15 h^?1, was determined for maximizing the ethanol productivity (amount of ethanol produced per unit time). © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

一株产低温脂肪酶酵母菌的鉴定及酶学性质

低温脂肪酶已成为工业低温工艺良好候选物,在生物质能源、食品、皮制品、废水处理等领域发挥重要作用。本文从实验室保藏的55株产低温脂肪酶酵母菌株中筛选出一株高产菌株NYNU 19160,通过形态学、生理生化以及ITS和26S rDNA序列分析,将该菌株鉴定为Papiliotrema fonsecae。经过硫酸铵分级沉淀、透析、浓缩将该脂肪酶纯化后,对酶学性质进行了研究。结果表明,该脂肪酶最适反应温度为20℃,最适作用pH为7.5,属于低温碱性脂肪酶;Cu²⁺显著促进该酶的水解活性,而Li⁺表现为显著抑制作用;有机溶剂乙腈、甲醇、乙酸对酶活性有较强的促进作用,而苯和正己烷则抑制了该酶的活性;该酶对对硝基苯酚丁酸脂(pNPC₄)底物表现出较强特异性。     

Production of surface-active sophorolipid biosurfactant and crude oil degradability by novel Rhodotorula mucilaginosa strain SKF2

Biosurfactants are produced by important types of microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi and have been used in a variety of industries. Among the 15 crude oil-degrading fungi, the two molds and one yeast were identified by 18S rDNA sequences as Mucor circinelloides strain SKMC, Fusarium fujikuroi strain DB2, and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa strain SKF2. These strains were isolated from crude oil–contaminated soil, diesel oil–contaminated soil, and activated sludge in the Oil Refinery Plant in Isfahan, Iran, respectively. The yeast strain was identified as a novel crude oil–degrading and biosurfactant-producing fungi in the presence of (1% v/v) Iranian light crude oil in the minimal salt medium (MSM). The highest amount of the dry weight of produced biosurfactant was measured at 6.2 g L⁻¹. Chemical nature of produced biosurfactant was determined as a surface-active sophorolipid biosurfactant compound by thin-layer chromatography, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis. The residual hydrocarbons in the MSM were analyzed by GC–MS, and it was shown that octadecane and docosane were eliminated by this novel strain completely.