The Effect of Acid Stress Treatment on Viability and Membrane Fatty Acid Composition of Oenococcus oeni SD-2a

To obtain ready-to-use wine malolactic starter cultures with high viability, the effects of acid stress treatments on the growth, inoculation viability, freeze-drying viability, and membrane fatty acid composition of the native Oenococcus oeni SD-2a strain were studied. The results showed that pH 3.5 and 3.2 adaptive treatments did not strongly decrease cell biomass but increased distinctly inoculation viability and freeze-drying viability. Concerning the membrane fatty acid composition, it was observed that acid stress conditions increased significantly the relative concentration of lactobacillic acid （C19cycl 1） and the unsaturated：saturated fatty acid ratio in cell membrane lipids. We assumed that acid-induced cross protective responses could be used in preparing ready-to-use O. oeni SD-2a malolactic starter cultures, and the accumulation of lactobacillic acid in the membrane of O. oeni SD-2a cells appears as an acid stress response mechanism, which might be related with the enhanced viability.

Effects of Dietary Phospholipids on Na^+-K^+-ATPase Activity and Cell Membrane Fatty Acid Composition in Gill of Catfish (Pangasius sutchi)

[ Objective] The aim of this study was to determine the effects of dietary phospholipids on Na＋ - K＋ - ATPase activity and cell mem- brane fatty acid composition in the gill of catfish （Pangasius sutchi）. [Method] 900 healthy catfish （1.4 ±0.08 g of average weight） were randomly divided into five groups. Dietary phospholipids level of group PL0 was 0%, and 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% for group PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, respectively. The experiment lasted for 56 days. [Result] The results showed that the Na＋ -K＋ -ATPase activity in gill decreased gradually with the increase of the dietary phospholipids level （ P 〈0.05）. Cell membrane fatty acid composition was affected significantly by dietary phospholipids. The content of saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids of group PLO was the highest （ P 〈 0.05）, however, it had the lowest content of highlyunsatu- rated fatty acids （ P 〈 0.05）. The content of polyunsaturated fatty acids of group 3 was higher than group 0 and group 1 （ P 〈 0.05）. E Conclusion] The results indicated that there is obvious compensation effects on Na＋ -K＋ -ATPase activity with phospholipids content changes in gills of catfish （ Pangasius sutchi） to maintain stable physiological level and normal basal metabolism and the increase of HUFA and ∑PUFA is necessary for gill cell membrane to better maintain and perform normal physiological function.

Effect of the microbial lipopeptide on tumor cell lines: apoptosis induced by disturbing the fatty acid composition of cell membrane

Microbial lipopeptides play an important role in apoptosis induction of tumor cells.However,there is little knowledge about the relationship between apoptosis induction and membrane fatty acids.The present study focused on the effects of lipopeptides produced by Bacillus subtilis HSO121 on Bcap-37 cell lines.3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl(MTT)colorimetric assay and surface tension measurements,showed that the critical micelle concentration(CMC)was a critical level for the inhibitory activity of lipopeptides on the growth of Bcap-37 cells.Under the CMC,the order of least to greatest cytotoxicity effect on cancer cell lines by lipopeptides is C13-lipopeptide<C14-lipopepitde<C15-lipopeptide.Above CMC,all lipopeptides directly exert cytolytic activity.The flow cytometric analysis and Hoechst33258 staining experiments confirmed the apoptosis of Bcap-37 cell lines induced by lipopeptides in a dose-dependent manner.This apoptosis was associated with a significant decrease of the unsaturated degree of the cellular fatty acids of Bcap-37 cell lines due to the changes in the cellular fatty acids composition induced by the lipopeptide treatment.These results indicated that disturbance of the cellular fatty acid composition of breast cancer cell lines were related to in the cell apoptosis.Furthermore,significant difference in IC50 values of tumor cells and normal cell showed that the lipopeptide exerted selective cytotoxicity on the cancer cells.Thus HSO121 lipopeptides may have potential applications as an anticancer leads.

Acclimatory responses to high-salt stress in Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae) from Antarctica

Antarctic ice microalga can survive and thrive in channels or pores containing high salinity in Antarctic ice layer. In this study, it was found that cell membrane permeability of green microalga Chlaraydomonas sp. L4 from Antarctic sea ice was high in cells treated with hypersalinity due to the induction of active oxygen and radicals. However, increased super oxide dismutase （SOD） scavenged harmful free radicals effectively to keep cell membrane integrity. Also, the analysis of membrane fatty acids demonstrated the content of saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids in- creased and polyunsaturated fatty acids decreased under the high-salt treatment for 14 d, which effectively reduced the membrane fluidity and minimized the injury to cell membrane. The morpho- logical changes showed that hypersalinity induced the increase of cell volume and the consumption of starch granules. However, because of the increase in detoxification of vacuoles, electron-dense deposits and SOD activity under high-salt stress, the complete noninterference thylakoids, mito- chondria and cell nucleus maintained cellular fundamental metabolism. Global-expression profiling of proteins showed eight protein spots disappeared, 18 protein spots decreased and 18 protein spots were enhanced after the high-salt shock obviously （P 〈0.05）. One new peptide （pI 6.90; MW 51 kDa） was primarily confirmed as the processor of light reaction center protein CP43 in photosystem II, which increased photosynthesis ability of Chlamydomonas sp. L4 treated with high salinity.