生物转化生产二羟基丙酮的研究进展

介绍了二羟基丙酮的用途及生物转化甘油生产二羟基丙酮的代谢途径和机理,综述了近年来国外生物转化生产二羟基丙酮的进展,并对二羟基丙酮的应用前景进行了展望.     

Optimization of fermentation condition for co-production of ethanol and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) from hemicellolosic hydrolysates by Klebsiella oxytoca XF7

Microbial production of ethanol and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) from agro-residues has been attracting interest because of their applications in various industries, including generation of biofuel molecules. In the present investigation, the hemicellulosic fraction of corncob was hydrolyzed by indigenous holocellulase from novel psychrotolerant Aspergillus niger SH3 resulting in high xylose release (34.61?g?L^?1), followed by the bioconversion of xylose to ethanol and 2,3-BD. Taguchi design was adopted to optimize the process which resulted in 5.25- and 3.31-fold increase in 2,3-BD (12.18?±?0.53?g?L^?1) and ethanol (4.08?±?0.03?g?L^?1), as compared with un-optimized condition. For the first time, co-production of ethanol and 2,3-BD from the corncob hemicellulosic hydrolysate was performed using a newly isolated Klebsiella oxytoca XF7 strain, under the optimized fermentation conditions. These results suggest that K. oxytoca XF7 is a promising candidate for co-production of ethanol and 2,3-BD, with high xylose conversion efficiency (96.65%), facilitating the economical production of biofuel molecules.     

核苷酸生产技术现状及展望

核苷酸的生产方法主要有化学合成法、RNA酶解法、微生物发酵法以及生物催化法。探讨了这些方法的原理和发展及其在工业化生产中的优劣势。化学合成法的路线长、立体选择性差,所用试剂昂贵并有一定毒性,生产成本较高;酶解法能一次得到4种核苷酸的混合物且收率较高,是目前我国核苷酸工业生产所用的主要技术,但其后提取难度大,产品纯度不高;微生物发酵法难以解决细胞通透性的问题;生物催化法是发酵法的延伸,菌体培养和酶催化反应分两步进行,有效地解决了细胞通透性问题,并可以通过偶联不同的基因工程菌株生产多种复杂核苷酸、核苷糖乃至寡聚糖,这在核苷酸工业、医药及糖化学、糖生物学合成工业中是极其重要的一个环节。     

酵母多基因表达载体在纤维素生物转化中应用

构建含酿酒酵母组成型强启动子PGK、G418抗性基因及rDNA片段的整合型载体pScIKP,利用rDNA多个同源重组位点,将外源基因以多拷贝整合到酵母染色体上,无需诱导即可持续表达;利用载体位于表达盒两端同尾酶,可插入多个基因表达盒,实现多基因稳定共表达.为检验共表达情况,反转录从绿色木霉中获得纤维素酶基因eg3和cbh2, 克隆并转化获得重组酵母菌株S.cerevisiae-ec. 该重组酵母能降解羧甲基纤维素形成水解圈;用羧甲基纤维素还原糖法和滤纸酶活力法测定酶活力,其最适温度和最适pH值与所表达单酶相似,表明共表达未影响两种酶的生物学特性;且双酶具有协同作用,能更有效降解非结晶纤维素.pScIKP载体能成功用于多个外源基因共表达和产物协同作用的研究,为构建能直接降解纤维素的酿酒酵母菌株,实现纤维素可再生能源的生物利用奠定了基础.     

Microbial conversion of androst‐1,4‐dien‐3,17‐dione by Mucor racemosus to hydroxysteroid‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one derivatives

BACKGROUND: A large number of bacterial, fungal and microalgal species are able to bio‐transform steroid compounds. Among them, fungi from the Mucor genus have been shown to mediate hydroxylation, oxidation, and desaturation by the double bond formation and epoxidation of various steroid substances. Mucor racemocus has not been studied for its ability to modify androst‐1,4‐dien‐3,17‐dione, a pharmaceutically important steroid precursor. RESULTS: The filamentous fungus M. racemosus was applied for bioconversion of androst‐1,4‐dien‐3,17‐dione (ADD, I ) in a 5‐day fermentation. Microbial metabolites were purified chromatographically and identified on the basis of their spectral data as 17β‐hydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one ( II ), 14α‐hydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3,17‐dione ( III ), 15α‐hydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3,17‐dione ( IV ), 15α,17β‐dihydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one ( V ), 14α,17β‐dihydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one ( VI ), and 6β,17β‐dihydroxyandrost‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one ( VII ). CONCLUSION: Observed modifications included hydroxylation at C‐6β, C‐14α, C‐15α positions and 17‐carbonyl reduction. The best fermentation conditions for production of hydroxysteroid‐1,4‐dien‐3‐one derivatives were found to be 25 °C at 150 rpm for 5 days with a substrate concentration of 0.5 g L^?1. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Design and analysis of fuel ethanol production from raw glycerol

Three configurations for fuel ethanol production from raw glycerol using Escherichia coli were simulated and economically assessed using Aspen Plus and Aspen Icarus, respectively. These assessments considered raw glycerol (60 wt%) purification to both crude glycerol (88 wt%) and pure glycerol (98 wt%). The highest purification cost (PC) was obtained using pure glycerol due to its higher energy consumption in the distillation stage. In addition, the remaining methanol in the raw glycerol stream was recovered and recycled, decreasing the purification costs. The E. coli strain is able to convert crude glycerol (at 10 g/L or 20 g/L), or pure glycerol (at 10 g/L) to ethanol. Among these three glycerol concentrations, the lowest bioconversion cost was obtained when crude glycerol was diluted at 20 g/L. Purification and global production costs were compared with the commercial prices of glycerol and fuel ethanol from corn and sugarcane. Purification costs of raw glycerol were lower than previously reported values due to the methanol recovery. Global production costs for fuel ethanol from glycerol were lower than the reported values for corn-based production and higher than those for cane-based production.     

An Insight into Microbial Inoculants for Bioconversion of Waste Biomass into Sustainable “Bio-Organic” Fertilizers: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

The plant-microbe holobiont has garnered considerable attention in recent years, highlighting its importance as an ecological unit. Similarly, manipulation of the microbial entities involved in the rhizospheric microbiome for sustainable agriculture has also been in the limelight, generating several commercial bioformulations to enhance crop yield and pest resistance. These bioformulations were termed biofertilizers, with the consistent existence and evolution of different types. However, an emerging area of interest has recently focused on the application of these microorganisms for waste valorization and the production of “bio-organic” fertilizers as a result. In this study, we performed a bibliometric analysis and systematic review of the literature retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science to determine the type of microbial inoculants used for the bioconversion of waste into “bio-organic” fertilizers. The Bacillus, Acidothiobacillus species, cyanobacterial biomass species, Aspergillus sp. and Trichoderma sp. were identified to be consistently used for the recovery of nutrients and bioconversion of wastes used for the promotion of plant growth. Cyanobacterial strains were used predominantly for wastewater treatment, while Bacillus, Acidothiobacillus, and Aspergillus were used on a wide variety of wastes such as sawdust, agricultural waste, poultry bone meal, crustacean shell waste, food waste, and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) sewage sludge ash. Several bioconversion strategies were observed such as submerged fermentation, solid-state fermentation, aerobic composting, granulation with microbiological activation, and biodegradation. Diverse groups of microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) with different enzymatic functionalities such as chitinolysis, lignocellulolytic, and proteolysis, in addition to their plant growth promoting properties being explored as a consortium for application as an inoculum waste bioconversion to fertilizers. Combining the efficiency of such functional and compatible microbial species for efficient bioconversion as well as higher plant growth and crop yield is an enticing opportunity for “bio-organic” fertilizer research.