Lactic acid production from dining‐hall food waste by Lactobacillus plantarum using response surface methodology

BACKGROUND: Food waste generally has a high starch content and is rich in nutritional compounds, including lipids and proteins. It therefore represents a potential renewable resource. In this study, dining‐hall food waste was used as a substrate for lactic acid production, and response surface methodology was employed to optimise the fermentation conditions. RESULTS: Lactic acid biosynthesis was significantly affected by the interaction of protease and temperature. Protease, temperature and CaCO₃ had significant linear effects on lactic acid production, while α‐amylase and yeast extract had insignificant effects. The optimal conditions were found to be an α‐amylase activity of 13.86 U g^?1 dried food waste, a protease activity of 2.12 U g^?1 dried food waste, a temperature of 29.31 °C and a CaCO₃ concentration of 62.67 g L^?1, which resulted in a maximum lactic acid concentration of 98.51 g L^?1 (88.75% yield). An increase in inoculum size would be appropriate for accelerating the depletion of initial soluble carbohydrate to enhance the efficiency of α‐amylase in dining‐hall food waste fermentation. CONCLUSION: A suitable regression model for lactic acid production was developed based on the experimental results. Dining‐hall food waste was found to be a good substrate for lactic acid fermentation with high product yield and without nutrient supplementation. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

巯基化党参多糖对鼠李糖乳杆菌肠道黏附定植作用的影响

益生菌的肠道黏附是其实现长期肠道定植的关键因素。为增加外源性益生菌的肠道黏附性,对前期分离所得党参多糖(CPP-2)采用羧甲基化和巯基化两步化学修饰法,制备巯基化党参多糖(sC-CPP-2)。通过体外黏附实验和激光共聚焦显微镜法分析在添加sC-CPP-2情况下肠黏液对鼠李糖乳杆菌(LGG)的黏附效果,利用党参多糖及其修饰组分与海藻酸钠形成的复合薄膜,间接验证sC-CPP-2对LGG的黏附性,并利用流变仪和经典拉伸实验检测sC-CPP-2与肠道黏液之间的相互作用关系。结果表明：羧甲基党参多糖(C-CPP-2)的取代度为0.588±0.026,sC-CPP-2中巯基含量为(279.50±5.97)μmol/g, C-CPP-2经巯基化修饰后处于巯基和羧基共存状态。sC-CPP-2表面巯基可与LGG表面蛋白质上的半胱氨酸残基形成二硫键,增加LGG的肠道黏附性。sC-CPP-2与肠黏液的最大分离力为(101.82±5.78) mN,黏附总功为(120.07±6.81)μJ,二者间相互作用力增强,表观黏度变大,黏合力显著增强。sC-CPP-2能够起到连接LGG与肠黏液的中介作用,增强LGG的肠道...     

食品中乳酸杆菌的实时荧光PCR的快速检测

本文运用实时荧光PCR(Real-time PCR)技术建立了对食品中常见的乳酸杆菌进行检测的快速方法.针对乳酸杆菌16S rDNA序列,设计了通用引物和特异性探针,进行TaqManTM实时PCR检测,以非同源性参考菌株做特异性检测;把乳酸杆菌菌株稀释成不同梯度,做灵敏度检测.实验结果表明用实时荧光PCR法检测乳酸杆菌,快速、敏感、特异性高.     

真菌多糖对鼠李糖乳杆菌体外增殖的影响

通过液体发酵提取曲霉HGY8和云芝胞内胞外多糖,脱蛋白,制成一定浓度溶液。选用MRS培养基,采取试管法,试验曲霉和云芝多糖对鼠李糖乳杆菌增殖的影响,并将其应用于鼠李糖乳杆菌发酵乳的研究中。结果表明:0.5%、1%的曲霉和云芝多糖对鼠李糖乳杆菌体外增殖均有极显著的效果(P<0.05)。不同浓度相比之下,2%的曲霉多糖和1%的云芝多糖更能提高鼠李糖乳杆菌的活性,缩短凝乳时间。初步显示,曲霉和云芝多糖中含促生长因子。     

Genetic Elements Orchestrating Lactobacillus crispatus Glycogen Metabolism in the Vagina

Glycogen in the female lower reproductive tract is a major carbon source for colonization and acidification by common vaginal Lactobacillus species, such as Lactobacillus crispatus. Previously, we identified the amylopullulanase encoding gene pulA of Lactobacillus crispatus to correlate with the ability to autonomously utilize glycogen for growth. Here, we further characterize genetic variation and differential regulation of pulA affecting the presence of its gene product on the outer surface layer. We show that alpha-glucan degrading activity dissipates when Lactobacillus crispatus is grown on glucose, maltose and maltotriose, in agreement with carbon catabolite repression elements flanking the pulA gene. Proteome analysis of the S-layer confirmed that the amylopullulanase protein is highly abundant in an S-layer enriched fraction, but not in a strain with a defective amylopullulanase variant or in an amylopullulanase-sufficient strain grown on glucose. In addition, we provide evidence that Lactobacillus crispatus pulA mutants are relevant in vivo, as they are commonly observed in metagenome datasets of human vaginal microbial communities. Analysis of the largest publicly available dataset of 1507 human vaginal metagenomes indicates that among the 270 samples that contain a Lactobacillus crispatus pulA gene, 62 samples (23%) had a defective variant of this gene. Taken together, these results demonstrate that both environmental, as well as genetic factors explain the variation of Lactobacillus crispatus alpha-glucosidases in the vaginal environment.     

干酪乳杆菌Zhang在逆境条件下基因表达的差异分析

为了探讨益生菌干酪乳杆菌Zhang在低温、低pH值胁迫下转录水平上的基因表达差异.本文选取干酪乳杆菌Zhang中与糖代谢、氨基酸代谢、细胞膜脂肪酸以及应激蛋白等相关的12个主要基因为研究对象,将干酪乳杆菌Zhang用MRS液体培养基活化3代后置于4 ℃条件下进行逆境胁迫,间断性取样,采用反转录PCR对选定基因的表达水平...     

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Derived from Alzheimer’s Disease Mice Worsens Brain Trauma Outcomes in Wild-Type Controls

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, both of which increase the risk and accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The gut microbiome is an essential modulator of the immune system, impacting the brain. AD has been related with reduced diversity and alterations in the community composition of the gut microbiota. This study aimed to determine whether the gut microbiota from AD mice exacerbates neurological deficits after TBI in control mice. We prepared fecal microbiota transplants from 18 to 24 month old 3×Tg-AD (FMT-AD) and from healthy control (FMT-young) mice. FMTs were administered orally to young control C57BL/6 (wild-type, WT) mice after they underwent controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury, as a model of TBI. Then, we characterized the microbiota composition of the fecal samples by full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. We collected the blood, brain, and gut tissues for protein and immunohistochemical analysis. Our results showed that FMT-AD administration stimulates a higher relative abundance of the genus Muribaculum and a decrease in Lactobacillus johnsonii compared to FMT-young in WT mice. Furthermore, WT mice exhibited larger lesion, increased activated microglia/macrophages, and reduced motor recovery after FMT-AD compared to FMT-young one day after TBI. In summary, we observed gut microbiota from AD mice to have a detrimental effect and aggravate the neuroinflammatory response and neurological outcomes after TBI in young WT mice.     

Preparation and optimization of soy protein isolate–high methoxy pectin microcapsules loaded with Lactobacillus delbrueckii

This study was aimed to use soy protein isolate (SPI) and high methoxy pectin (HMP) as encapsulating materials for probiotic bacterial (Lactobacillus delbrueckii) delivery systems. The encapsulation conditions were optimised, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to characterise the microstructural changes of the microcapsule. The results showed that the optimal conditions for microcapsule preparation were 90 mg mL^?1 SPI and 1 mg mL^?1 HMP, with a SPI/HMP ratio of 7:1 (v/v), and a L. delbrueckii suspension to SPI–HMP complex ratio of 1:1 (v/v). The viability of the probiotics in the microcapsules reaching the small intestine was 3 log CFU mL^?1 higher than that of naked bacteria. SEM showed that the surface of the SPI–HMP compound microcapsules was smooth and that a large number of L. delbrueckii could be seen in cross‐sections of the microcapsules.     

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus和Streptococcus thermophilus接种比例对Bifidobacterium lactis益生菌发酵乳品质的影响

将Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus ND02(LB-ND02)和Streptococcus thermophilus ND03(ST-ND03)按1∶1、1∶10、1∶100、1∶1000接种于脱脂乳中,同时接入益生菌Bifidobacterium lactis V9(B.lactis V9,接种量为2.0×107g-1),于42℃进行发酵。通过对发酵及贮藏过程中发酵乳指标的测定,评价LB-ND02和ST-ND03的接种比例对发酵乳品质的影响。结果表明,随着LB-ND02接种比例减小,凝乳时间显著延长,B.lactis V9活菌数显著提高。4℃贮藏28 d后,随LB-ND02接种比例减小,B.lactis V9存活率差异显著,后酸化也显著减弱。研究发现,LB-ND02和ST-ND03的接种比例,显著影响发酵乳的发酵时间、B.lactis V9活菌数、后酸化及黏度。     

保加利亚乳杆菌生长性能与后酸化的关系初探

以5株德氏乳杆菌保加利亚亚种为出发菌株,详细研究了5株菌的生长代谢、酸敏感性及蛋白水解力,并分析了这些特性与后酸化之间的关系。结果表明:5株菌的生长性能与后酸化之间存在紧密联系。其中,菌株的生长速度和糖分解代谢能力与后酸化成正比;对酸较敏感菌株的后酸化也较弱;菌株的蛋白水解能力与生长速度和后酸化之间没有明显的相关性。