Effects of cerium (Ce3+) on photosynthetic characteristics were investigated by hydroponics under laboratory conditions when soybean seedlings were exposed to two levels of supplementary UV-B radiation. UV-B radiation...Effects of cerium (Ce3+) on photosynthetic characteristics were investigated by hydroponics under laboratory conditions when soybean seedlings were exposed to two levels of supplementary UV-B radiation. UV-B radiation badly inhibited the photosynthesis in soybean seedling, leading to a reduction in net photosynthetic rate (Pn), Hill reaction activity, light saturated photosynthetic rate (Ps) and apparent quanta yield (AQY), as well as the CO2 and light saturated photosynthetic rate (Pm) and carboxulation efficiency (CE). On the contrary, Ce obviously promoted the photosynthesis of plants by increasing Hill reaction activity, accelerating electron transport and photophosphorylation, and enhancing carboxylation efficiency. For Ce+UV-B treatments, the values of photosynthetic parameters were still lower than those of the control, but obviously higher than those of UV-B treatment. The results indicated that Ce alleviated the inhibition of UV-B radiation on the photosynthesis in soybean seedling to a certain extent. In correlating of Pn with Hill activity, AQY and CE, we found that the changes of photosynthetic rate were mainly influenced by the regulating effect of Ce on Hill activity and AQY at low level (0.15 W/m2) of UV-B radiation, but were dominated by the regulating effect of Ce on CE at high level (0.45 W/m2). Thus, Ce could regulate many aspects in photosynthesis of soybean seedling under UV-B stress. The regulating mechanism was close related with the dosage of UV-B radiation.展开更多
Effects of the simulated acid rain（AR） and ultraviolet-B（UV-B, 280—320 nm） radiation with a single or two ways simultaneously（AR+UV-B） on the antioxidant enzyme and photosynthesis of the rape seedlings were inv...Effects of the simulated acid rain（AR） and ultraviolet-B（UV-B, 280—320 nm） radiation with a single or two ways simultaneously（AR+UV-B） on the antioxidant enzyme and photosynthesis of the rape seedlings were investigated by the hydroponic culture. The results of static experiment indicated that the tolerance of rape seedling to single stress（AR or UV-B） is stronger than that to dual stresses（AR+UVB）. Furthermore, the dual stresses had additive effect on catalase activity, and a synergistic effect on MDA content, net photosynthesis rate, water use efficiency as well as intercellular CO2 concentration. Meanwhile, it has an independent effect on chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate as well as membrane permeability. During 64 h restoration course, the dynamic change in the curves of physiological and biochemical indices were not identical, and none of them show a simple linear variation. According to the static and dynamic experiments, it was found that a responsive sequence of catalase activity, membrane permeability, MDA content and photosynthetic characteristics to the above-mentioned stresses was as follows: AR+UV-B>UV-B>AR.展开更多
A series of novel rare earths complexes with Schiff base of pridoxylidence-glycine acid (HL) were synthesized in absolute methanol under argon atmosphere. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar ...A series of novel rare earths complexes with Schiff base of pridoxylidence-glycine acid (HL) were synthesized in absolute methanol under argon atmosphere. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, IR, UV spectra, and H-NMR spectra et al. Data indicate that the complexes have a general formula Ln LCl 2·3H 2O (Ln=La, Y, Sm, Gd, Dy, Yb; L=C 10H 11N 2O 4). Effects of the complexes (Ln=La) on physiological and biochemical indexes of plants under Pb stress were studied. The experiments shown that the complexes obviously mitigated Pb pollution results in decreasing of chlorophyll content, rising of cell membrane permeability, changing catalase(CAT) and distribution of Pb.展开更多
In order to investigate the effects of lanthanum(Ⅲ) on cell ultrastructure of soybean leaves under elevated ultraviolet-B irradiation (UV-B, 280-320 nm), the chloroplast ultrastructure of soybean seedlings was studie...In order to investigate the effects of lanthanum(Ⅲ) on cell ultrastructure of soybean leaves under elevated ultraviolet-B irradiation (UV-B, 280-320 nm), the chloroplast ultrastructure of soybean seedlings was studied by hydroponics under laboratory conditions. The results showed that the thylakoid in chloroplast was orderly and clearly as soybean leaves were pretreated by La(Ⅲ). The thylakoid was indistinctly disordered, expanded and even indiscoverable in the chloroplast under UV-B stress. The impact on the thylakoid by the high intensity UV-B irradiation (T2) was bigger than that by the low intensity UV-B irradiation (T1). However, the destruction of the chloroplast structure caused by UV-B stress was alleviated by La(Ⅲ), and the arrangement of the thylakoid in the chloroplast became orderly and clearly. The effect of the alleviation by La(Ⅲ) under the low intensity UV-B irradiation (T1) was better than that under the high intensity UV-B irradiation (T2).展开更多
The hydroponic culture experiments of soybean bean seedlings were conducted to investigate the effect of lanthanum(La)on nitrogen metabolism under two different levels of elevated UV-B radiation(UV-B,280-320 nm).The w...The hydroponic culture experiments of soybean bean seedlings were conducted to investigate the effect of lanthanum(La)on nitrogen metabolism under two different levels of elevated UV-B radiation(UV-B,280-320 nm).The whole process of nitrogen metabolism involves uptake and transport of nitrate,nitrate assimilation,ammonium assimilation,amino acid biosynthesis,and protein synthesis. Compared with the control,UV-B radiation with the intensity of low level 0.15 W/m^2 and high level 0.45 W/m^2 significantly affected the whole nitrogen metabolism in soybean seedlings(p<0.05).It restricted uptake and transport of NO_3^-,inhibited activity of some key nitrogen-metabolism-related enzymes,such as:nitrate reductase(NR)to the nitrate reduction,glutamine systhetase(GS)and glutamine synthase(GOGAT)to the ammonia assimilation,while it increased the content of free amino acids and decreased that of soluble protein as well.The damage effect of high level of UV-B radiation on nitrogen metabolism was greater than that of low level. And UV-B radiation promoted the activity of the anti-adversity enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH),which reduced the toxicity of excess ammonia in plant.After pretreatment with the optimum concentration of La(20 mg/L),La could increase the activity of NR, GS,GOGAT,and GDH,and ammonia assimilation,but decrease nitrate and ammonia accumulation.In conclusion,La could relieve the damage effect of UV-B radiation on plant by regulating nitrogen metabolism process,and its alleviating effect under low level was better than that under the high one.展开更多
A new cleaner production process for cassava ethanol has been developed, in which the thin stillage by-product was treated initially by anaerobic digestion, and the digestate further processed by hydrogen-form cation ...A new cleaner production process for cassava ethanol has been developed, in which the thin stillage by-product was treated initially by anaerobic digestion, and the digestate further processed by hydrogen-form cation exchange resin before being recycled as process water to make mash for the next ethanol fermentation batch.Thus wastewater was eliminated and freshwater and energy consumption was significantly reduced. To evaluate the new process, ten consecutive batches of ethanol fermentation and anaerobic digestion at lab scale were carried out. Average ethanol production in the recycling batches was 11.43%(v/v) which was similar to the first batch, where deionized(DI) water was used as process water. The chemical oxygen demand(COD) removal rate reached 98% and the methane yield was 322 ml per gram of COD removed, suggesting an efficient and stable operation of the anaerobic digestion. In conclusion, the application of the new process can contribute to sustainable development of the cassava ethanol industry.展开更多
Effects of cerium (Ce 3+) on membranous protective enzymes in rape seedlings exposed to two levels of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280～320 nm) were studied by hydroponics in the laboratory. The results sho...Effects of cerium (Ce 3+) on membranous protective enzymes in rape seedlings exposed to two levels of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280～320 nm) were studied by hydroponics in the laboratory. The results show that the chlorophyll content decreases and membrane permeability increases in the leaves under UV-B irradiation with an intensity of 0.15 and 0.35 W·m -2. The activities of SOD, CAT and POD are first increased and then decreased in leaves exposed to a low level of UV-B radiation. POD activity in leaves exposed to a high level of UV-B radiation is enhanced constantly. The sensitivities of these enzymes to UV-B radiation are SOD>CAT>POD. The injury by UV-B radiation on the functions of protective enzymes is lightened, their ability to scavenge radicals is improved, and the membrane permeability is maintained by Ce. Furthermore, the protective effect of cerium is more obvious in plants exposed to low levels of UV-B radiation than to high levels of it. Accordingly, all results prove that the protective effect of Ce on plants under UV-B radiation is realized through the protective system of plants.展开更多
In this study,phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose-4-phosphate are efficiently supplied by collaborative design of Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas(EMP)pathway and pentose phosphate(PP)pathway in Escherichia coli,thus increasing t...In this study,phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose-4-phosphate are efficiently supplied by collaborative design of Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas(EMP)pathway and pentose phosphate(PP)pathway in Escherichia coli,thus increasing the L-tryptophan production.Firstly,the effects of disrupting EMP pathway on L-tryptophan production were studied,and the results indicated that the strain with deletion of phosphofructokinase A(i.e.,E.coli JW-5ΔpfkA)produced 23.4±2.1 g/L of L-tryptophan production.However,deletion of phosphofructokinase A and glucosephosphate isomerase is not conducive to glucose consumption and cell growth,especially deletion of glucosephosphate isomerase.Next,the carbon flux in PP pathway was enhanced by introduction of the desensitized glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(zwf)and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase(gnd)and thus increasing the L-tryptophan production(i.e.,26.5±3.2 g/L vs.21.7±1.3 g/L)without obviously changing the cell growth(i.e.,0.41 h^(-1) vs.0.44 h^(-1))as compared with the original strain JW-5.Finally,the effects of co-modifying EMP pathway and PP pathway on L-tryptophan production were investigated.It was found that the strain with deletion of phosphofructokinase A as well as introduction of the desensitized zwf and gnd(i.e.,E.coli JW-5 zwf243 gnd361ΔpfkA)produced 31.9±2.7 g/L of L-tryptophan,which was 47.0%higher than that of strain JW-5.In addition,the glucose consumption rate of strain JW-5 zwf243 gnd361ΔpfkA was obviously increased despite of the bad cell growth as compared with strain JW-5.The results of this study have important reference value for the following application of metabolic engineering to improve aromatic amino acids producing strains.展开更多
The aim of this paper is to use the microsatellites to evaluate acid-tolerance in Saccharomyces(S.) cerevisiae. Microsatellites have been widely used as the molecular marker to classify and identify S. cerevisiae stra...The aim of this paper is to use the microsatellites to evaluate acid-tolerance in Saccharomyces(S.) cerevisiae. Microsatellites have been widely used as the molecular marker to classify and identify S. cerevisiae strains, analyze genetic relationships among strains, and reveal genetic diversity of S. cerevisiae populations. In this paper, 25 key microsatellites of S. cerevisiae from 44 industrial yeast strains are investigated in the medium withconcentration gradients of acetic acid. Based on the analysis of correlations between the key microsatellite loci repeat numbers and acid-tolerance of the strains, the allele size of 4P14 a and 10P13 is positively related to acid-tolerance(p ? 0.05), the allele size of AT-X, 4P1 a and 10P8 are significantly negatively related to acid-tolerance(p ? 0.01). The above results provide informations on the molecular biodiversity of S. cerevisiae strains and can be a theoretical guidance for molecular marker assisted selection.展开更多
To study the influence of human activity on natural lake, chironomid fauna change in the 700–560cm lake sediment in Quidenham Mere of England associated with chironomid inferred TP presented that the lake experienced...To study the influence of human activity on natural lake, chironomid fauna change in the 700–560cm lake sediment in Quidenham Mere of England associated with chironomid inferred TP presented that the lake experienced a whole eutrophication process due to human hemp-retting in Post-Medieval based on the history record and pollen analysis, which was confirmed by mollusc and ostracod analysis. However, the response of chironomid and mollusc to retting was the strongest with ostracod a little behind. It proved that cultural eutrophication existed in history and could be recovered by itself despite of some long-term unachievable destroy. And it was most important for external nutrient to be cut off during lake restoration even in ancient times.展开更多
In the fed-batch cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,excessive glucose addition leads to increased ethanol accumulation,which will reduce the efficiency of glucose utilization and inhibit product synthesis.Insuffi...In the fed-batch cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,excessive glucose addition leads to increased ethanol accumulation,which will reduce the efficiency of glucose utilization and inhibit product synthesis.Insufficient glucose addition limits cell growth.To properly regulate glucose feed,a different evolution algorithm based on self-adaptive control strategy was proposed,consisting of three modules(PID,system identification and parameter optimization).Performance of the proposed and conventional PID controllers was validated and compared in simulated and experimental cultivations.In the simulation,cultivation with the self-adaptive control strategy had a more stable glucose feed rate and concentration,more stable ethanol concentration around the set-point(1.0 g·L^(-1)),and final biomass concentration of 34.5 g-DCW·L^(-1),29.2%higher than that with a conventional PID control strategy.In the experiment,the cultivation with the self-adaptive control strategy also had more stable glucose and ethanol concentrations,as well as a final biomass concentration that was 37.4%higher than that using the conventional strategy.展开更多
The biological treatment of wastewater with high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen has become a hot research issue,but there are limited reports on the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen utilization by microorganisms.In t...The biological treatment of wastewater with high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen has become a hot research issue,but there are limited reports on the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen utilization by microorganisms.In this paper,a transcriptomic approach was used to investigate the differences in gene expression at 500.0 mg/L(Amo 500)and 100.0 mg/L(Amo 100)ammonium concentrations to reveal the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen removal from water by Pseudomonas stutzeri F2.The transcriptome data showed 1015(459 up-regulated and 556 down-regulated)differentially expressed genes with functional gene annotation related to nitrogen source metabolism,glycolysis,tricarboxylic acid cycle,extracellular polysaccharide synthesis,energy conversion and transmembrane transport,revealing the metabolic process of ammonium nitrogen conversion to biological ni-trogen in P.stutzeri F2 through assimilation.To verify the effect of ammonium transporter protein(AmtB)of cell membrane on assimilation,a P.stutzeri F2-ΔamtB mutant strain was obtained by constructing a knockout plasmid(pK18mobsacB-ΔamtB),and it was found that the growth characteristics and ammonium removal rate of the mutant strain were significantly reduced at high ammonium concentration.The carbon source components and dissolved oxygen conditions were optimized after analyzing the transcriptome data,and the ammonium removal rate was increased from 41.23%to 94.92%with 500.0 mg/L ammonium concentration.The study of P.stutzeri F2 transcript level reveals the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen influence on microbial assimilation process and improvement strategy,which provides a new strategy for the treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater.展开更多
The use of rare earth for inducing plant resistance was reviewed. The important developments in recent years were described, and rare earth can alleviate the pollution of acid rain, ozone, pesticide, heavy metals etc....The use of rare earth for inducing plant resistance was reviewed. The important developments in recent years were described, and rare earth can alleviate the pollution of acid rain, ozone, pesticide, heavy metals etc. in environment. The authors suggest that the mechanism of rare earth to inducing plant resistance and reducing plant injury is to control biochemical metabolism web in plant cell, to adjust its protection system of free radical, to maintain its photosynthesis, to protect cell membrane system and to carry through its function on mineral metabolism. Meanwhile some problems in the field were discussed as well.展开更多
Bioconversion of lignocellulosic wastes to higher value products through fungal fermentation has economic and ecological benefits. In this study, to develop an effective strategy for production of manganese peroxidase...Bioconversion of lignocellulosic wastes to higher value products through fungal fermentation has economic and ecological benefits. In this study, to develop an effective strategy for production of manganese peroxidase(Mn P)from cassava residue by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in solid state fermentation, the stimulators of Mn P production were screened and their concentrations were optimized by one-at-a-time experiment and Box–Behnken design. The maximum Mn P activity of 186.38 nkat·g-1dry mass of the sample was achieved after 6 days of fermentation with the supplement of 79.5 mmol·L-1·kg-1acetic acid, 3.21 ml·kg-1soybean oil, and 28.5 g·kg-1alkaline lignin, indicating that cassava residue is a promising substrate for Mn P production in solid state fermentation. Meanwhile, in vitro decolorization of indigo carmine by the crude Mn P was also carried out, attaining the ratio of 90.18% after 6 h of incubation. An oxidative mechanism of indigo carmine decolorization by Mn P was proposed based on the analysis of intermediate metabolites with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Using the crude Mn P produced from cassava residue for indigo carmine decolorization gives an effective approach to treat dyeing effluents.展开更多
Propanoic acid accumulated in an ethanol-methane coupled fermentation process affects the ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The effects of propanoic acid on ethanol production were examined in cassava ...Propanoic acid accumulated in an ethanol-methane coupled fermentation process affects the ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The effects of propanoic acid on ethanol production were examined in cassava mash under different pH conditions. Final ethanol concentrations increased when undissociated propanoic acid was <30.0 mmol·L-1 . Propanoic acid, however, stimulated ethanol production, as much as 7.6% under proper conditions, but ethanol fermentation was completely inhibited when undissociated acid was >53.2 mmol·L-1 . Therefore, the potential inhibitory effect of propanoic acid on ethanol fermentation may be avoided by controlling the undissociated acid concentrations through elevated medium pH. Biomass and glycerol production decreased with propanoic acid in the medium, partly contributing to increased ethanol concentration.展开更多
Glucose oxidase(GOD)has many practical applications,but its poor thermostability limits its broader use.In this research,three primary mutants of wild-type GOD were designed using rational mutagenesis,and the GODm mut...Glucose oxidase(GOD)has many practical applications,but its poor thermostability limits its broader use.In this research,three primary mutants of wild-type GOD were designed using rational mutagenesis,and the GODm mutant was constructed by combinatorial design.The expression,purifcation,and enzymatic properties of the mutants were studied.The specifc enzyme activity of GODm was 2.10-fold higher than that of wild type,and the(k_(cat)/K_(m))value was increased by 1.45-fold.After treatment at 55℃for 3 h,GODm retained 37.5%of its enzymatic activity,and the half-life(t_(1/2))of GODm at 55℃and 65℃was 2.28-fold and 3.36-fold higher than that of wild type,respectively.By analyzing the three-dimensional structure of wild type and the GODm mutant,it was found that T30V formed a new hydrogen bond with FAD and strengthened the hydrophobic interaction,D315K optimized the surface electrostatic interaction,and A162T improved the efciency of the electron pathway.Thus,a novel mutant with improved thermostability and catalytic efciency was obtained in this research.展开更多
Nonribosomal peptide synthase(NRPS)is a unique molecular assembly mechanism with high hybridity.Its recombination is conducive to the development of novel lipopeptides.However,there are few reports on NRPS subunit rec...Nonribosomal peptide synthase(NRPS)is a unique molecular assembly mechanism with high hybridity.Its recombination is conducive to the development of novel lipopeptides.However,there are few reports on NRPS subunit recombination of plipastatin at present.In this paper,plipastatin synthase was modified by the forward movement of subunit PPSE and the replacement of the communication-mediating(COM)domain.The results showed that ppsABE,a new assembly line,could synthesize novel lipopeptides such as cycle pentapeptide(C16-18β-OHFA-E-O-cyclo(Y-T-I),and its antimicrobial activity against Rhizopus stolonifer and Staphylococcus aureus was better than that of plipastatin.However,the reactivity of ppsABCE disappeared,but the substitution of COM^(D)_(ppsC)/COM^(A)_(ppsD) or COM^(D)_(ppsD)/COM^(A)_(ppsE) for COM^(D)_(ppsC)/COM^(A)_(ppsE) could restore its activity and conduct the biosynthesis of linear hexapeptide(C16-17β-OHFA-E-O-Y-T-E-A/V)and heptapeptide(C17-18β-OHFA-E-O-Y-T-E-A-I).Collectively,these findings indicated that the COM donor domain at the C-terminus of PPSB could communicate with the COM acceptor domain at the N-terminus of PPSE and that the compatible COM domain is an important tool for communication between nonpartner subunits.Moreover,the integrity and selective compatibility of the COM acceptor domain of subunit PPSE are essential to promote the interaction between PPSE and other subunits.This work further complemented the rules of NRPS subunit recombination and provided a theoretical basis for the development of novel high-efficiency lipopeptides.展开更多
The glutamate decarboxylase(Gad)system is an important amino acid-dependent acid resistance system commonly found in microorganisms.Actinobacillus succinogenes is one of the best natural producers of succinic acid(SA)...The glutamate decarboxylase(Gad)system is an important amino acid-dependent acid resistance system commonly found in microorganisms.Actinobacillus succinogenes is one of the best natural producers of succinic acid(SA)but lacks glutamate decarboxylase.This study assessed the efects of Gad system introduction into A.succinogenes.The recombinant strains gadB-SW and gadBC-SW were constructed by heterologous expression of gadB alone,or gadB together with gadC,respectively.After 1.0 and 1.5 h of acid stress at pH 4.6,cell survival of gadBC-SW was greater than gadB-SW.The growth of gadB-SW and gadBC-SW was both afected by the expression of heterologous proteins and byγ-aminobutyric acid,with gadBC-SW growth reduced at a neutral pH.SA production in acidic conditions was evaluated by a shake fask and by 3-L bioreactor fermentation.The results showed gadBC-SW to increase SA production by 8.4%in shake fask compared to the parent strain,SW.For a 3-L bioreactor batch fermentation under acidic environment,the highest conversion rate of sugar to SA was observed for gadBC-SW,reaching 96%.However,SA concentration by gadBC-SW was only 47 g/L and 31 g/L at pH 6.5 and pH 6.0,respectively.In summary,the introduction of heterologous gadB and gadC into A.succinogenes not only improved acid tolerance but also infuenced the synthesis of SA and added a metabolic burden.展开更多
Escherichia coli is the most well-studied model prokaryote and has become an indispensable host for the biotech-nological production of proteins and biochemicals.In particular,the probiotic status of one E.coli strain...Escherichia coli is the most well-studied model prokaryote and has become an indispensable host for the biotech-nological production of proteins and biochemicals.In particular,the probiotic status of one E.coli strain,E.coli Nissle 1917(EcN)has helped it become a new favorite amongst synthetic biologists.To broaden its potential applications,here we assemble a comparative study on the genomes,transcriptomes,and metabolic properties of E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655.Comparative genomics data suggests that EcN possesses 1404 unique CDSs.In particular,EcN has additional iron transport systems which endow EcN with a higher tolerance to iron scarcity when compared to two other E.coli strains.EcN transcriptome data demonstrates that E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655 all have comparable activities of the central metabolic pathway,however only EcN inherits the arginine deiminase pathway.Additionally,we found that EcN displayed a lower expres-sion of ribosomal proteins compared to BL21(DE3)and MG1655.This comparative study on E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655 aims to provide a reference for further engineering EcN as a biotechnological tool.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20471030, 30570323) the Foundation of State Planning Committee (No.GFZ040628, BG2005040)
文摘Effects of cerium (Ce3+) on photosynthetic characteristics were investigated by hydroponics under laboratory conditions when soybean seedlings were exposed to two levels of supplementary UV-B radiation. UV-B radiation badly inhibited the photosynthesis in soybean seedling, leading to a reduction in net photosynthetic rate (Pn), Hill reaction activity, light saturated photosynthetic rate (Ps) and apparent quanta yield (AQY), as well as the CO2 and light saturated photosynthetic rate (Pm) and carboxulation efficiency (CE). On the contrary, Ce obviously promoted the photosynthesis of plants by increasing Hill reaction activity, accelerating electron transport and photophosphorylation, and enhancing carboxylation efficiency. For Ce+UV-B treatments, the values of photosynthetic parameters were still lower than those of the control, but obviously higher than those of UV-B treatment. The results indicated that Ce alleviated the inhibition of UV-B radiation on the photosynthesis in soybean seedling to a certain extent. In correlating of Pn with Hill activity, AQY and CE, we found that the changes of photosynthetic rate were mainly influenced by the regulating effect of Ce on Hill activity and AQY at low level (0.15 W/m2) of UV-B radiation, but were dominated by the regulating effect of Ce on CE at high level (0.45 W/m2). Thus, Ce could regulate many aspects in photosynthesis of soybean seedling under UV-B stress. The regulating mechanism was close related with the dosage of UV-B radiation.
文摘Effects of the simulated acid rain（AR） and ultraviolet-B（UV-B, 280—320 nm） radiation with a single or two ways simultaneously（AR+UV-B） on the antioxidant enzyme and photosynthesis of the rape seedlings were investigated by the hydroponic culture. The results of static experiment indicated that the tolerance of rape seedling to single stress（AR or UV-B） is stronger than that to dual stresses（AR+UVB）. Furthermore, the dual stresses had additive effect on catalase activity, and a synergistic effect on MDA content, net photosynthesis rate, water use efficiency as well as intercellular CO2 concentration. Meanwhile, it has an independent effect on chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate as well as membrane permeability. During 64 h restoration course, the dynamic change in the curves of physiological and biochemical indices were not identical, and none of them show a simple linear variation. According to the static and dynamic experiments, it was found that a responsive sequence of catalase activity, membrane permeability, MDA content and photosynthetic characteristics to the above-mentioned stresses was as follows: AR+UV-B>UV-B>AR.
文摘A series of novel rare earths complexes with Schiff base of pridoxylidence-glycine acid (HL) were synthesized in absolute methanol under argon atmosphere. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, IR, UV spectra, and H-NMR spectra et al. Data indicate that the complexes have a general formula Ln LCl 2·3H 2O (Ln=La, Y, Sm, Gd, Dy, Yb; L=C 10H 11N 2O 4). Effects of the complexes (Ln=La) on physiological and biochemical indexes of plants under Pb stress were studied. The experiments shown that the complexes obviously mitigated Pb pollution results in decreasing of chlorophyll content, rising of cell membrane permeability, changing catalase(CAT) and distribution of Pb.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30570323)the Special Foundation for Rare Earth of State Planning Committee (IFZ20051210)
文摘In order to investigate the effects of lanthanum(Ⅲ) on cell ultrastructure of soybean leaves under elevated ultraviolet-B irradiation (UV-B, 280-320 nm), the chloroplast ultrastructure of soybean seedlings was studied by hydroponics under laboratory conditions. The results showed that the thylakoid in chloroplast was orderly and clearly as soybean leaves were pretreated by La(Ⅲ). The thylakoid was indistinctly disordered, expanded and even indiscoverable in the chloroplast under UV-B stress. The impact on the thylakoid by the high intensity UV-B irradiation (T2) was bigger than that by the low intensity UV-B irradiation (T1). However, the destruction of the chloroplast structure caused by UV-B stress was alleviated by La(Ⅲ), and the arrangement of the thylakoid in the chloroplast became orderly and clearly. The effect of the alleviation by La(Ⅲ) under the low intensity UV-B irradiation (T1) was better than that under the high intensity UV-B irradiation (T2).
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30570323)Foundation of State Developing and Reforming Committee(No.IFZ20051210)
文摘The hydroponic culture experiments of soybean bean seedlings were conducted to investigate the effect of lanthanum(La)on nitrogen metabolism under two different levels of elevated UV-B radiation(UV-B,280-320 nm).The whole process of nitrogen metabolism involves uptake and transport of nitrate,nitrate assimilation,ammonium assimilation,amino acid biosynthesis,and protein synthesis. Compared with the control,UV-B radiation with the intensity of low level 0.15 W/m^2 and high level 0.45 W/m^2 significantly affected the whole nitrogen metabolism in soybean seedlings(p<0.05).It restricted uptake and transport of NO_3^-,inhibited activity of some key nitrogen-metabolism-related enzymes,such as:nitrate reductase(NR)to the nitrate reduction,glutamine systhetase(GS)and glutamine synthase(GOGAT)to the ammonia assimilation,while it increased the content of free amino acids and decreased that of soluble protein as well.The damage effect of high level of UV-B radiation on nitrogen metabolism was greater than that of low level. And UV-B radiation promoted the activity of the anti-adversity enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH),which reduced the toxicity of excess ammonia in plant.After pretreatment with the optimum concentration of La(20 mg/L),La could increase the activity of NR, GS,GOGAT,and GDH,and ammonia assimilation,but decrease nitrate and ammonia accumulation.In conclusion,La could relieve the damage effect of UV-B radiation on plant by regulating nitrogen metabolism process,and its alleviating effect under low level was better than that under the high one.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21506075)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20150131)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JUSRP51504)
文摘A new cleaner production process for cassava ethanol has been developed, in which the thin stillage by-product was treated initially by anaerobic digestion, and the digestate further processed by hydrogen-form cation exchange resin before being recycled as process water to make mash for the next ethanol fermentation batch.Thus wastewater was eliminated and freshwater and energy consumption was significantly reduced. To evaluate the new process, ten consecutive batches of ethanol fermentation and anaerobic digestion at lab scale were carried out. Average ethanol production in the recycling batches was 11.43%(v/v) which was similar to the first batch, where deionized(DI) water was used as process water. The chemical oxygen demand(COD) removal rate reached 98% and the methane yield was 322 ml per gram of COD removed, suggesting an efficient and stable operation of the anaerobic digestion. In conclusion, the application of the new process can contribute to sustainable development of the cassava ethanol industry.
文摘Effects of cerium (Ce 3+) on membranous protective enzymes in rape seedlings exposed to two levels of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280～320 nm) were studied by hydroponics in the laboratory. The results show that the chlorophyll content decreases and membrane permeability increases in the leaves under UV-B irradiation with an intensity of 0.15 and 0.35 W·m -2. The activities of SOD, CAT and POD are first increased and then decreased in leaves exposed to a low level of UV-B radiation. POD activity in leaves exposed to a high level of UV-B radiation is enhanced constantly. The sensitivities of these enzymes to UV-B radiation are SOD>CAT>POD. The injury by UV-B radiation on the functions of protective enzymes is lightened, their ability to scavenge radicals is improved, and the membrane permeability is maintained by Ce. Furthermore, the protective effect of cerium is more obvious in plants exposed to low levels of UV-B radiation than to high levels of it. Accordingly, all results prove that the protective effect of Ce on plants under UV-B radiation is realized through the protective system of plants.
基金This work as financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2100900)the Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,Jiangnan University(KLIB-KF 202004)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[No.JUSRP115A19].
文摘In this study,phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose-4-phosphate are efficiently supplied by collaborative design of Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas(EMP)pathway and pentose phosphate(PP)pathway in Escherichia coli,thus increasing the L-tryptophan production.Firstly,the effects of disrupting EMP pathway on L-tryptophan production were studied,and the results indicated that the strain with deletion of phosphofructokinase A(i.e.,E.coli JW-5ΔpfkA)produced 23.4±2.1 g/L of L-tryptophan production.However,deletion of phosphofructokinase A and glucosephosphate isomerase is not conducive to glucose consumption and cell growth,especially deletion of glucosephosphate isomerase.Next,the carbon flux in PP pathway was enhanced by introduction of the desensitized glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(zwf)and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase(gnd)and thus increasing the L-tryptophan production(i.e.,26.5±3.2 g/L vs.21.7±1.3 g/L)without obviously changing the cell growth(i.e.,0.41 h^(-1) vs.0.44 h^(-1))as compared with the original strain JW-5.Finally,the effects of co-modifying EMP pathway and PP pathway on L-tryptophan production were investigated.It was found that the strain with deletion of phosphofructokinase A as well as introduction of the desensitized zwf and gnd(i.e.,E.coli JW-5 zwf243 gnd361ΔpfkA)produced 31.9±2.7 g/L of L-tryptophan,which was 47.0%higher than that of strain JW-5.In addition,the glucose consumption rate of strain JW-5 zwf243 gnd361ΔpfkA was obviously increased despite of the bad cell growth as compared with strain JW-5.The results of this study have important reference value for the following application of metabolic engineering to improve aromatic amino acids producing strains.
基金Funded by Open Project Program of the Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,China(KLIBKF201102)the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation of China(No.131020)+2 种基金the program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-11-0665)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JUSRP51313B)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘The aim of this paper is to use the microsatellites to evaluate acid-tolerance in Saccharomyces(S.) cerevisiae. Microsatellites have been widely used as the molecular marker to classify and identify S. cerevisiae strains, analyze genetic relationships among strains, and reveal genetic diversity of S. cerevisiae populations. In this paper, 25 key microsatellites of S. cerevisiae from 44 industrial yeast strains are investigated in the medium withconcentration gradients of acetic acid. Based on the analysis of correlations between the key microsatellite loci repeat numbers and acid-tolerance of the strains, the allele size of 4P14 a and 10P13 is positively related to acid-tolerance(p ? 0.05), the allele size of AT-X, 4P1 a and 10P8 are significantly negatively related to acid-tolerance(p ? 0.01). The above results provide informations on the molecular biodiversity of S. cerevisiae strains and can be a theoretical guidance for molecular marker assisted selection.
基金Under the auspices of Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KZCX1-SW-12-I)Pre-research Project of Major Basic Program of Ministry of Science and Technology (No. 2004CCA02900)
文摘To study the influence of human activity on natural lake, chironomid fauna change in the 700–560cm lake sediment in Quidenham Mere of England associated with chironomid inferred TP presented that the lake experienced a whole eutrophication process due to human hemp-retting in Post-Medieval based on the history record and pollen analysis, which was confirmed by mollusc and ostracod analysis. However, the response of chironomid and mollusc to retting was the strongest with ostracod a little behind. It proved that cultural eutrophication existed in history and could be recovered by itself despite of some long-term unachievable destroy. And it was most important for external nutrient to be cut off during lake restoration even in ancient times.
文摘In the fed-batch cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,excessive glucose addition leads to increased ethanol accumulation,which will reduce the efficiency of glucose utilization and inhibit product synthesis.Insufficient glucose addition limits cell growth.To properly regulate glucose feed,a different evolution algorithm based on self-adaptive control strategy was proposed,consisting of three modules(PID,system identification and parameter optimization).Performance of the proposed and conventional PID controllers was validated and compared in simulated and experimental cultivations.In the simulation,cultivation with the self-adaptive control strategy had a more stable glucose feed rate and concentration,more stable ethanol concentration around the set-point(1.0 g·L^(-1)),and final biomass concentration of 34.5 g-DCW·L^(-1),29.2%higher than that with a conventional PID control strategy.In the experiment,the cultivation with the self-adaptive control strategy also had more stable glucose and ethanol concentrations,as well as a final biomass concentration that was 37.4%higher than that using the conventional strategy.
基金supported by Foundation of Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Aquafeed and Culture Environment Control(No.FACE20200003)111 Project(111-2-06)and Jiangsu province“Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Industrial Fermentation”industry development program.
文摘The biological treatment of wastewater with high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen has become a hot research issue,but there are limited reports on the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen utilization by microorganisms.In this paper,a transcriptomic approach was used to investigate the differences in gene expression at 500.0 mg/L(Amo 500)and 100.0 mg/L(Amo 100)ammonium concentrations to reveal the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen removal from water by Pseudomonas stutzeri F2.The transcriptome data showed 1015(459 up-regulated and 556 down-regulated)differentially expressed genes with functional gene annotation related to nitrogen source metabolism,glycolysis,tricarboxylic acid cycle,extracellular polysaccharide synthesis,energy conversion and transmembrane transport,revealing the metabolic process of ammonium nitrogen conversion to biological ni-trogen in P.stutzeri F2 through assimilation.To verify the effect of ammonium transporter protein(AmtB)of cell membrane on assimilation,a P.stutzeri F2-ΔamtB mutant strain was obtained by constructing a knockout plasmid(pK18mobsacB-ΔamtB),and it was found that the growth characteristics and ammonium removal rate of the mutant strain were significantly reduced at high ammonium concentration.The carbon source components and dissolved oxygen conditions were optimized after analyzing the transcriptome data,and the ammonium removal rate was increased from 41.23%to 94.92%with 500.0 mg/L ammonium concentration.The study of P.stutzeri F2 transcript level reveals the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen influence on microbial assimilation process and improvement strategy,which provides a new strategy for the treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 20471030 ) the Foundation of State Planning Committee (GFZ040628)
文摘The use of rare earth for inducing plant resistance was reviewed. The important developments in recent years were described, and rare earth can alleviate the pollution of acid rain, ozone, pesticide, heavy metals etc. in environment. The authors suggest that the mechanism of rare earth to inducing plant resistance and reducing plant injury is to control biochemical metabolism web in plant cell, to adjust its protection system of free radical, to maintain its photosynthesis, to protect cell membrane system and to carry through its function on mineral metabolism. Meanwhile some problems in the field were discussed as well.
基金Supported by the Science&Technology Program of Jiangsu Province(BE2011623)the Scientific Research Project of Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau of Jiangsu Province(2012047)
文摘Bioconversion of lignocellulosic wastes to higher value products through fungal fermentation has economic and ecological benefits. In this study, to develop an effective strategy for production of manganese peroxidase(Mn P)from cassava residue by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in solid state fermentation, the stimulators of Mn P production were screened and their concentrations were optimized by one-at-a-time experiment and Box–Behnken design. The maximum Mn P activity of 186.38 nkat·g-1dry mass of the sample was achieved after 6 days of fermentation with the supplement of 79.5 mmol·L-1·kg-1acetic acid, 3.21 ml·kg-1soybean oil, and 28.5 g·kg-1alkaline lignin, indicating that cassava residue is a promising substrate for Mn P production in solid state fermentation. Meanwhile, in vitro decolorization of indigo carmine by the crude Mn P was also carried out, attaining the ratio of 90.18% after 6 h of incubation. An oxidative mechanism of indigo carmine decolorization by Mn P was proposed based on the analysis of intermediate metabolites with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Using the crude Mn P produced from cassava residue for indigo carmine decolorization gives an effective approach to treat dyeing effluents.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2008AA10Z338)
文摘Propanoic acid accumulated in an ethanol-methane coupled fermentation process affects the ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The effects of propanoic acid on ethanol production were examined in cassava mash under different pH conditions. Final ethanol concentrations increased when undissociated propanoic acid was <30.0 mmol·L-1 . Propanoic acid, however, stimulated ethanol production, as much as 7.6% under proper conditions, but ethanol fermentation was completely inhibited when undissociated acid was >53.2 mmol·L-1 . Therefore, the potential inhibitory effect of propanoic acid on ethanol fermentation may be avoided by controlling the undissociated acid concentrations through elevated medium pH. Biomass and glycerol production decreased with propanoic acid in the medium, partly contributing to increased ethanol concentration.
基金The authors are grateful for the fnancial support from the National First-class Discipline Program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering(Grant No.LITE2018-04)the Topnotch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(TAPP),and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(32072162).
文摘Glucose oxidase(GOD)has many practical applications,but its poor thermostability limits its broader use.In this research,three primary mutants of wild-type GOD were designed using rational mutagenesis,and the GODm mutant was constructed by combinatorial design.The expression,purifcation,and enzymatic properties of the mutants were studied.The specifc enzyme activity of GODm was 2.10-fold higher than that of wild type,and the(k_(cat)/K_(m))value was increased by 1.45-fold.After treatment at 55℃for 3 h,GODm retained 37.5%of its enzymatic activity,and the half-life(t_(1/2))of GODm at 55℃and 65℃was 2.28-fold and 3.36-fold higher than that of wild type,respectively.By analyzing the three-dimensional structure of wild type and the GODm mutant,it was found that T30V formed a new hydrogen bond with FAD and strengthened the hydrophobic interaction,D315K optimized the surface electrostatic interaction,and A162T improved the efciency of the electron pathway.Thus,a novel mutant with improved thermostability and catalytic efciency was obtained in this research.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31972174)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFC1602500).
文摘Nonribosomal peptide synthase(NRPS)is a unique molecular assembly mechanism with high hybridity.Its recombination is conducive to the development of novel lipopeptides.However,there are few reports on NRPS subunit recombination of plipastatin at present.In this paper,plipastatin synthase was modified by the forward movement of subunit PPSE and the replacement of the communication-mediating(COM)domain.The results showed that ppsABE,a new assembly line,could synthesize novel lipopeptides such as cycle pentapeptide(C16-18β-OHFA-E-O-cyclo(Y-T-I),and its antimicrobial activity against Rhizopus stolonifer and Staphylococcus aureus was better than that of plipastatin.However,the reactivity of ppsABCE disappeared,but the substitution of COM^(D)_(ppsC)/COM^(A)_(ppsD) or COM^(D)_(ppsD)/COM^(A)_(ppsE) for COM^(D)_(ppsC)/COM^(A)_(ppsE) could restore its activity and conduct the biosynthesis of linear hexapeptide(C16-17β-OHFA-E-O-Y-T-E-A/V)and heptapeptide(C17-18β-OHFA-E-O-Y-T-E-A-I).Collectively,these findings indicated that the COM donor domain at the C-terminus of PPSB could communicate with the COM acceptor domain at the N-terminus of PPSE and that the compatible COM domain is an important tool for communication between nonpartner subunits.Moreover,the integrity and selective compatibility of the COM acceptor domain of subunit PPSE are essential to promote the interaction between PPSE and other subunits.This work further complemented the rules of NRPS subunit recombination and provided a theoretical basis for the development of novel high-efficiency lipopeptides.
基金The authors are grateful for the fnancial support from the National First-class Discipline Program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering(Grant No.LITE2018-04)the Topnotch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(TAPP).
文摘The glutamate decarboxylase(Gad)system is an important amino acid-dependent acid resistance system commonly found in microorganisms.Actinobacillus succinogenes is one of the best natural producers of succinic acid(SA)but lacks glutamate decarboxylase.This study assessed the efects of Gad system introduction into A.succinogenes.The recombinant strains gadB-SW and gadBC-SW were constructed by heterologous expression of gadB alone,or gadB together with gadC,respectively.After 1.0 and 1.5 h of acid stress at pH 4.6,cell survival of gadBC-SW was greater than gadB-SW.The growth of gadB-SW and gadBC-SW was both afected by the expression of heterologous proteins and byγ-aminobutyric acid,with gadBC-SW growth reduced at a neutral pH.SA production in acidic conditions was evaluated by a shake fask and by 3-L bioreactor fermentation.The results showed gadBC-SW to increase SA production by 8.4%in shake fask compared to the parent strain,SW.For a 3-L bioreactor batch fermentation under acidic environment,the highest conversion rate of sugar to SA was observed for gadBC-SW,reaching 96%.However,SA concentration by gadBC-SW was only 47 g/L and 31 g/L at pH 6.5 and pH 6.0,respectively.In summary,the introduction of heterologous gadB and gadC into A.succinogenes not only improved acid tolerance but also infuenced the synthesis of SA and added a metabolic burden.
基金supported by the National Key Re-search and Development Program of China(2021YFC2100800)the Jiangsu Province Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Schol-ars(BK20200025)+1 种基金a grant from the Key Technologies R&D Program of Jiangsu Province(BE2019630)the National First-class Discipline Program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering(LITE2018-16).
文摘Escherichia coli is the most well-studied model prokaryote and has become an indispensable host for the biotech-nological production of proteins and biochemicals.In particular,the probiotic status of one E.coli strain,E.coli Nissle 1917(EcN)has helped it become a new favorite amongst synthetic biologists.To broaden its potential applications,here we assemble a comparative study on the genomes,transcriptomes,and metabolic properties of E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655.Comparative genomics data suggests that EcN possesses 1404 unique CDSs.In particular,EcN has additional iron transport systems which endow EcN with a higher tolerance to iron scarcity when compared to two other E.coli strains.EcN transcriptome data demonstrates that E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655 all have comparable activities of the central metabolic pathway,however only EcN inherits the arginine deiminase pathway.Additionally,we found that EcN displayed a lower expres-sion of ribosomal proteins compared to BL21(DE3)and MG1655.This comparative study on E.coli strains EcN,BL21(DE3),and MG1655 aims to provide a reference for further engineering EcN as a biotechnological tool.
