Discharge of heavy metals from metal processing industries is known to have adverse effects on the environment.Bio-sorption of heavy metals by metabolically inactive biomass of microbial organisms is an innovative and...Discharge of heavy metals from metal processing industries is known to have adverse effects on the environment.Bio-sorption of heavy metals by metabolically inactive biomass of microbial organisms is an innovative and alternative technology for removal of these pollutants from aqueous solution.The search of marine actinobacteria with potential heavy metal biosorption ability resulted in the identification of a novel alkalophilic Streptomyces VITSVK5 species.The biosorption property of Streptomyces VITSVK5 spp.was investigated by absorbing heavy metals Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb).Physiochemical characteristics and trace metal concentration analysis of the backwater showed the concentrations of different metals were lead 13±2.1 μg L-1,cadmium 3.1±0.3μg L-1,zinc 8.4±2.6μg L-1 and copper 0.3±0.1μg L-1,whereas mercury was well below the detection limit.The effect of pH and biomass dosage on removal efficiency of heavy metal ions was also investigated.The optimum pH for maximal biosorption was 4.0 for Cd (II) and 5.0 for Pb (II) with 41% and 84% biosorption respectively.The biosorbent dosage was optimized as 3 g L-1 for both the trace metals.Fourier transform infrared absorption spectrum results indicated the chemical interactions of hydrogen atoms in carboxyl (–COOH),hydroxyl (–CHOH) and amine (–NH2) groups of biomass with the metal ions.This could be mainly involved in the biosorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) onto Streptomyces VITSVK5 spp.The results of our study revealed Streptomyces metabolites could be used to develop a biosorbent for adsorbing metal ions from aqueous environments.展开更多
This work describes the separation and purification of lactic acid from diluted solution by HSPE (hybrid short path evaporation) and RD (reactive distillation) as coupled process. The results showed that it is pos...This work describes the separation and purification of lactic acid from diluted solution by HSPE (hybrid short path evaporation) and RD (reactive distillation) as coupled process. The results showed that it is possible to increase lactic acid concentration up to 4.7 times higher than the raw material concentration.展开更多
Distribution of injected Vibrio anguillarum in body of Penaeus monodon was studied with immunohistochemical method. Bacteria could be detected throughout the experiment in some individuals; however in lymphoid tissue,...Distribution of injected Vibrio anguillarum in body of Penaeus monodon was studied with immunohistochemical method. Bacteria could be detected throughout the experiment in some individuals; however in lymphoid tissue, gill, heart and haemolymph of all vibrio injected shrimp, the bacteria could be observed only 5 min after injection. The bacteria density in haemolymph, haemolymph of the hepatopancreas and gills decreased with time. In the lymphoid organ and heart, the bacteria density was the highest 48 h after injection, then decreased. Nodules could be formed in the heart, lymphoid organ and injection site.展开更多
We evaluated the immune response to infection with a pathogen in large yellow croaker(Pseudosciaena crocea Richardson).The fish were given an intraperitoneal(i.p.) injection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus or sterile sea w...We evaluated the immune response to infection with a pathogen in large yellow croaker(Pseudosciaena crocea Richardson).The fish were given an intraperitoneal(i.p.) injection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus or sterile sea water(control).We collected blood sera from the fish 0.17,1,2,4,8,12,or 16 d after injection(dpi).We measured tyrosinase activity and the concentrations of lysozyme,NOS,and antibodies.Serum tyrosinase activity was significantly higher at 0.17 and 4 dpi than in the control group,and peaked at 8 dpi.Lysozyme activity was significantly higher at 2 and 12 dpi than in the control group,but lower at 16 dpi.There is no statistical difference in the level of nitric oxides synthase(NOS) activity or antibodies between the control and injection groups.This is the first report of the tyrosinase activity in the serum of large yellow croaker.Our results indicate that tyrosinase plays an important role in the immediate immune defense against V.parahaemolyticus in large yellow croaker.Tyrosinase is a candidate parameter for investigation of fish innate immune defense.展开更多
Antibiotics mycelium, byproduct of pharmaceutical industry, contains high percentage of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids, while, the low solubility in traditional solvents limits its utilization. The dissolution p...Antibiotics mycelium, byproduct of pharmaceutical industry, contains high percentage of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids, while, the low solubility in traditional solvents limits its utilization. The dissolution process of penicillin mycelium was investigated using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvent. Quantitative correlation of solubility and ILs structure and dissolution mechanism were determined. About 91 45% of penicillin mycelium was dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim]Ac) under the condition of 120.0℃C and [Bmim]Ac/ mycelium (m/m) ratio of 3.90:1. Synergistic effect of ILs and DMSO was confirmed with the DMSO/[Bmim]Ac (v/m) ratio in the range of 0.0-1.0. At 25.0 ℃, the dissolution of penicillin mycelium increased from 69.74% to 94.50%, with the ratio of DMSO to [Bmim]Ac (v/m) as 1:1. The room temperature dissolution of mycelium provides a novel and energy-saving process for its high-valued utilization. The NMR and FT-IR spectra showed that hydrogen bonds are the dominant driving force for the dissolution in ILs. Quantitative study on the effects of anions and cations of lLs on dissolution using Kamlet-Taft model showed that there was a linearly positive correlation between solubility of penicillin mycelium and β parameter of the ILs. The solubility of mycelium increased with increasing hydrogen bond accepting ability of anions and donating ability of cations.展开更多
The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and St...The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces. Adsorption of bacteria resulted in obvious shifts of some infrared bands of adsorbents. The adsorption isotherms ofEscherichia coli on two surfaces and Staphylococcus aureus on WMDP, are of L-curve type according to Giles classification. However, type H isotherm was observed in the adsorption of S. aureus on chaff. The adsorption isotherms of bacteria on the examined adsorbents conformed to the Langmuir and Temkin equations. The adsorption of bacteria was studied at different temperatures (10, 25 and 40 ℃), the thermodynamic parameters (AH, AS and AG) have also been calculated and it has been found that the adsorption process of bacteria was exothermic in nature. The number of bacteria adsorbed on surfaces was decreased with the increase of sodium chloride concentration. The amount of bacteria cells adsorbed was increased in the presence of different cations and followed the sequence: FeCl3 〉 CaCl2 〉 KCl 〉 NaCl. The pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models for describing the kinetic data were applied and it was found that the process was well described by pseudo-second order model. The desorption studies indicated that the bacteria were strongly retained by two adsorbents.展开更多
A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potenti...A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potential of the solution decreases over time.The relationship between biomass and potential of the solution could be expressed by the equation with constants of a and b whichare all related to species,batch,number,and growth environment of bacterial.When the initial pH value is10and the initial biomassis6.55×107cell/mL,the correlated equation of the biomass and the potential of the solution could be divided into two segments.Thegrowth of bacteria CH-1is different under various experimental conditions,but the biomass is directly related to the potential of thesolution regardless of the conditions of different initial pH values and bacteria number.展开更多
Sugarcane shoots and leaves consist of 35.2% cellulose, 23.43% hemicellulose, 12.6% lignin and 6.59% ash on dry solid (DS) basis and have the potential to serve as low cost feedstocks for ethanol production. To impr...Sugarcane shoots and leaves consist of 35.2% cellulose, 23.43% hemicellulose, 12.6% lignin and 6.59% ash on dry solid (DS) basis and have the potential to serve as low cost feedstocks for ethanol production. To improve the enzymatic digestibility of these biomass and bioethanol production, three pretreatment methods had been investigated and compared, including: (1) 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving pretreatment; (2) 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving pretreatment and (3) two steps of 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving followed by 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving pretreatment. Among them, the best result for ethanol production was obtained when 15 g DS of sugarcane shoots and leaves was pretreated by using two step of 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving followed by 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving. The highest ethanol concentration 30.40 g/L (92.65% in fermentation efficiency) was obtained from reducing sugar 89.25 g/L at 48 h. Moreover, the washing step of solid residue after pretreatment could reduce furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in all pretreatment methods when compared to unwashing solid residue after pretreatment.展开更多
A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the action mechanisms phorus (P) uptake of Capsicum annuum L. in a sterilized fossil Oxisol of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in phos- Three P levels of 0, 10 and 2...A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the action mechanisms phorus (P) uptake of Capsicum annuum L. in a sterilized fossil Oxisol of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in phos- Three P levels of 0, 10 and 200 mg kg-1 soil (P0, P10 and P200, respectively) without and with AM fungal inoculation were applied as Ca(H2PO4)2-H20. Shoot dry matter yields and shoot P uptake increased significantly (P 〉 0.05) by the inoculation of AM fungi at P0 and P10. Root length and P concentration in soil solution increased with the inoculation of AM fungi but the root:shoot ratio decreased or remained constant. Around 50% roots of inoculated plants were infected by AM and the external hyphae amounted to 20 m g^-1 soil at P10 and P200. The hyphae surface area of the infected root cylinder amounted to 11 and 2 cm^2 cm^-2 root at P0 and P10, respectively. The increased P uptake of inoculated plants was mainly because of an up to 5 times higher P influx of the infected root. Model calculations showed that the root alone could not have achieved the measured P influx in both infected and non-infected roots. But the P influx for hyphae calculated by the model was even much higher than the measured one. The P uptake capacity of hyphae introduced in the model was too high. Model calculations further showed that the depletion zone around roots or hyphae was very narrow. In the case of the root only 7% of the soil volume would contribute P to the plant, while in the case of hyphae it would be 100%. The results together with the model calculations showed that the increased P uptake of AM inoculated plants could be explained partly by the increased P concentration in the soil solution and by the increased P absorbing surface area coming from the external hyphae.展开更多
The expression of recombinant proteins in microorganism frequently leads to the formation of insoluble aggregates, inclusion bodies (IBs). Thus, the additional in vitro protein refolding process is required to conve...The expression of recombinant proteins in microorganism frequently leads to the formation of insoluble aggregates, inclusion bodies (IBs). Thus, the additional in vitro protein refolding process is required to convert inactive IBs into water-soluble active proteins. This study investigated the effect of sulfur residue and hydrophobicity of imidazolium-based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) on the refolding of lysozyme as a model protein in the batch dilution method which is the most commonly used refolding method. When lysozyme was refolded in the refolding buffer containing [BF4]-based RTILs with a systematic variety of alkyl chain on cations varying from two to eight, less hydrophobic imidazolium cations having shorter alkyl chains were effective to facilitate lysozyme refolding. Compared to the conventional refolding buffer, 2 times higher lysozyme re- folding yield was obtained in l-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) containing refolding buffer. The refolding yield of lysozyme was even more increased by 2.5 times when 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate ([BMIM][MS]) containing sulfur residue on anion was used. The sulfur residue in [BMIM][MS] is supposed to improve the refolding yield of lysozyme which has 4 intrarnolecular disulfide bonds. For dilution-based refolding of lysozyme, the opti- mum concentrations of RTILs in refolding buffer were found to be 1.0 M [EMIM][BF4] and 0.5 M [PMIM][MS], respectively. The optimum temperate for dilution-based refolding of lysozyme with RTILs was 4 ℃.展开更多
文摘Discharge of heavy metals from metal processing industries is known to have adverse effects on the environment.Bio-sorption of heavy metals by metabolically inactive biomass of microbial organisms is an innovative and alternative technology for removal of these pollutants from aqueous solution.The search of marine actinobacteria with potential heavy metal biosorption ability resulted in the identification of a novel alkalophilic Streptomyces VITSVK5 species.The biosorption property of Streptomyces VITSVK5 spp.was investigated by absorbing heavy metals Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb).Physiochemical characteristics and trace metal concentration analysis of the backwater showed the concentrations of different metals were lead 13±2.1 μg L-1,cadmium 3.1±0.3μg L-1,zinc 8.4±2.6μg L-1 and copper 0.3±0.1μg L-1,whereas mercury was well below the detection limit.The effect of pH and biomass dosage on removal efficiency of heavy metal ions was also investigated.The optimum pH for maximal biosorption was 4.0 for Cd (II) and 5.0 for Pb (II) with 41% and 84% biosorption respectively.The biosorbent dosage was optimized as 3 g L-1 for both the trace metals.Fourier transform infrared absorption spectrum results indicated the chemical interactions of hydrogen atoms in carboxyl (–COOH),hydroxyl (–CHOH) and amine (–NH2) groups of biomass with the metal ions.This could be mainly involved in the biosorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) onto Streptomyces VITSVK5 spp.The results of our study revealed Streptomyces metabolites could be used to develop a biosorbent for adsorbing metal ions from aqueous environments.
文摘This work describes the separation and purification of lactic acid from diluted solution by HSPE (hybrid short path evaporation) and RD (reactive distillation) as coupled process. The results showed that it is possible to increase lactic acid concentration up to 4.7 times higher than the raw material concentration.
文摘Distribution of injected Vibrio anguillarum in body of Penaeus monodon was studied with immunohistochemical method. Bacteria could be detected throughout the experiment in some individuals; however in lymphoid tissue, gill, heart and haemolymph of all vibrio injected shrimp, the bacteria could be observed only 5 min after injection. The bacteria density in haemolymph, haemolymph of the hepatopancreas and gills decreased with time. In the lymphoid organ and heart, the bacteria density was the highest 48 h after injection, then decreased. Nodules could be formed in the heart, lymphoid organ and injection site.
基金Supported by the Ministry of Education of China (No 205079)the Education Department of Fujian Province (No JA004229)+1 种基金the Sciences and Technology Department of Fujian Province (Nos 2005N041,2008N0121)the Innovation Team Foundation of Jimei University (No 2008A001)
文摘We evaluated the immune response to infection with a pathogen in large yellow croaker(Pseudosciaena crocea Richardson).The fish were given an intraperitoneal(i.p.) injection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus or sterile sea water(control).We collected blood sera from the fish 0.17,1,2,4,8,12,or 16 d after injection(dpi).We measured tyrosinase activity and the concentrations of lysozyme,NOS,and antibodies.Serum tyrosinase activity was significantly higher at 0.17 and 4 dpi than in the control group,and peaked at 8 dpi.Lysozyme activity was significantly higher at 2 and 12 dpi than in the control group,but lower at 16 dpi.There is no statistical difference in the level of nitric oxides synthase(NOS) activity or antibodies between the control and injection groups.This is the first report of the tyrosinase activity in the serum of large yellow croaker.Our results indicate that tyrosinase plays an important role in the immediate immune defense against V.parahaemolyticus in large yellow croaker.Tyrosinase is a candidate parameter for investigation of fish innate immune defense.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21676272)the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment(2017ZX07402003)the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(ZDRW-ZS-2016-5-3)
文摘Antibiotics mycelium, byproduct of pharmaceutical industry, contains high percentage of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids, while, the low solubility in traditional solvents limits its utilization. The dissolution process of penicillin mycelium was investigated using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvent. Quantitative correlation of solubility and ILs structure and dissolution mechanism were determined. About 91 45% of penicillin mycelium was dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim]Ac) under the condition of 120.0℃C and [Bmim]Ac/ mycelium (m/m) ratio of 3.90:1. Synergistic effect of ILs and DMSO was confirmed with the DMSO/[Bmim]Ac (v/m) ratio in the range of 0.0-1.0. At 25.0 ℃, the dissolution of penicillin mycelium increased from 69.74% to 94.50%, with the ratio of DMSO to [Bmim]Ac (v/m) as 1:1. The room temperature dissolution of mycelium provides a novel and energy-saving process for its high-valued utilization. The NMR and FT-IR spectra showed that hydrogen bonds are the dominant driving force for the dissolution in ILs. Quantitative study on the effects of anions and cations of lLs on dissolution using Kamlet-Taft model showed that there was a linearly positive correlation between solubility of penicillin mycelium and β parameter of the ILs. The solubility of mycelium increased with increasing hydrogen bond accepting ability of anions and donating ability of cations.
文摘The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces. Adsorption of bacteria resulted in obvious shifts of some infrared bands of adsorbents. The adsorption isotherms ofEscherichia coli on two surfaces and Staphylococcus aureus on WMDP, are of L-curve type according to Giles classification. However, type H isotherm was observed in the adsorption of S. aureus on chaff. The adsorption isotherms of bacteria on the examined adsorbents conformed to the Langmuir and Temkin equations. The adsorption of bacteria was studied at different temperatures (10, 25 and 40 ℃), the thermodynamic parameters (AH, AS and AG) have also been calculated and it has been found that the adsorption process of bacteria was exothermic in nature. The number of bacteria adsorbed on surfaces was decreased with the increase of sodium chloride concentration. The amount of bacteria cells adsorbed was increased in the presence of different cations and followed the sequence: FeCl3 〉 CaCl2 〉 KCl 〉 NaCl. The pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models for describing the kinetic data were applied and it was found that the process was well described by pseudo-second order model. The desorption studies indicated that the bacteria were strongly retained by two adsorbents.
基金Projects(51304251,51504299)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201509050)supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare,China
文摘A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potential of the solution decreases over time.The relationship between biomass and potential of the solution could be expressed by the equation with constants of a and b whichare all related to species,batch,number,and growth environment of bacterial.When the initial pH value is10and the initial biomassis6.55×107cell/mL,the correlated equation of the biomass and the potential of the solution could be divided into two segments.Thegrowth of bacteria CH-1is different under various experimental conditions,but the biomass is directly related to the potential of thesolution regardless of the conditions of different initial pH values and bacteria number.
文摘Sugarcane shoots and leaves consist of 35.2% cellulose, 23.43% hemicellulose, 12.6% lignin and 6.59% ash on dry solid (DS) basis and have the potential to serve as low cost feedstocks for ethanol production. To improve the enzymatic digestibility of these biomass and bioethanol production, three pretreatment methods had been investigated and compared, including: (1) 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving pretreatment; (2) 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving pretreatment and (3) two steps of 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving followed by 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving pretreatment. Among them, the best result for ethanol production was obtained when 15 g DS of sugarcane shoots and leaves was pretreated by using two step of 2% w/v NaOH solution autoclaving followed by 2% w/v H2SO4 solution autoclaving. The highest ethanol concentration 30.40 g/L (92.65% in fermentation efficiency) was obtained from reducing sugar 89.25 g/L at 48 h. Moreover, the washing step of solid residue after pretreatment could reduce furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in all pretreatment methods when compared to unwashing solid residue after pretreatment.
基金Supported by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
文摘A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the action mechanisms phorus (P) uptake of Capsicum annuum L. in a sterilized fossil Oxisol of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in phos- Three P levels of 0, 10 and 200 mg kg-1 soil (P0, P10 and P200, respectively) without and with AM fungal inoculation were applied as Ca(H2PO4)2-H20. Shoot dry matter yields and shoot P uptake increased significantly (P 〉 0.05) by the inoculation of AM fungi at P0 and P10. Root length and P concentration in soil solution increased with the inoculation of AM fungi but the root:shoot ratio decreased or remained constant. Around 50% roots of inoculated plants were infected by AM and the external hyphae amounted to 20 m g^-1 soil at P10 and P200. The hyphae surface area of the infected root cylinder amounted to 11 and 2 cm^2 cm^-2 root at P0 and P10, respectively. The increased P uptake of inoculated plants was mainly because of an up to 5 times higher P influx of the infected root. Model calculations showed that the root alone could not have achieved the measured P influx in both infected and non-infected roots. But the P influx for hyphae calculated by the model was even much higher than the measured one. The P uptake capacity of hyphae introduced in the model was too high. Model calculations further showed that the depletion zone around roots or hyphae was very narrow. In the case of the root only 7% of the soil volume would contribute P to the plant, while in the case of hyphae it would be 100%. The results together with the model calculations showed that the increased P uptake of AM inoculated plants could be explained partly by the increased P concentration in the soil solution and by the increased P absorbing surface area coming from the external hyphae.
基金supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2010-0013308)
文摘The expression of recombinant proteins in microorganism frequently leads to the formation of insoluble aggregates, inclusion bodies (IBs). Thus, the additional in vitro protein refolding process is required to convert inactive IBs into water-soluble active proteins. This study investigated the effect of sulfur residue and hydrophobicity of imidazolium-based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) on the refolding of lysozyme as a model protein in the batch dilution method which is the most commonly used refolding method. When lysozyme was refolded in the refolding buffer containing [BF4]-based RTILs with a systematic variety of alkyl chain on cations varying from two to eight, less hydrophobic imidazolium cations having shorter alkyl chains were effective to facilitate lysozyme refolding. Compared to the conventional refolding buffer, 2 times higher lysozyme re- folding yield was obtained in l-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) containing refolding buffer. The refolding yield of lysozyme was even more increased by 2.5 times when 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate ([BMIM][MS]) containing sulfur residue on anion was used. The sulfur residue in [BMIM][MS] is supposed to improve the refolding yield of lysozyme which has 4 intrarnolecular disulfide bonds. For dilution-based refolding of lysozyme, the opti- mum concentrations of RTILs in refolding buffer were found to be 1.0 M [EMIM][BF4] and 0.5 M [PMIM][MS], respectively. The optimum temperate for dilution-based refolding of lysozyme with RTILs was 4 ℃.