Amino acids liberated into the culture medium by pea seedling roots

In Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ 404, the presence of urease activity was demonstrated by means of a specific colorimetric method for ammonium ions. The main physicochemical properties of the enzyme were determined. The Km with urea as substrate was 1.19 mM and the optimal pH was approximately 7.5. Because both thermolability and enzyme activity increased as the temperature was increased to 70 °C, the optimal temperature could not be determined with precision. Urease activity was maximal at the beginning of the stationary growth phase; it was stimulated by the presence of urea and of certain amino acids such as arginine and glutamic acid in the culture medium. This activity has been detected in several other strains of Streptococcus thermophilus. [Translated by the journal]

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A carnivore embryo's perspective on essential amino acids and ammonium in culture medium: effects on the development of feline embryos†

Biology of Reproduction ◽

10.1093/biolre/ioy122 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 99 (5) ◽

pp. 1070-1081 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jason R Herrick ◽

Sarah M Lyons ◽

Alison F Greene-Ermisch ◽

Corey D Broeckling ◽

William B Schoolcraft ◽

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Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Medium Effects

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P–283 Combination between amino acids profile of the spent culture media and morphokinetics parameters of human embryos to determine its viability

Human Reproduction ◽

10.1093/humrep/deab130.282 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

N Adel ◽

M Kadah ◽

S Abdulghafar ◽

M Elmahdy ◽

D Ghareeb ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Embryo Development ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Human Embryos ◽

Data Set ◽

Group A ◽

Amino Acids Profile ◽

Group D

Abstract Study question How to determine human embryo viability noninvasively before embryo transfer? Summary answer We propose that the combination of the amino acid profile of an individual embryo with its morphokinetics will provide noninvasive tool to determine its viability. What is known already It was already known that human embryos at early cleavage require non-essential amino acids, while at the 8-cell to blastocyst stages, a mixture of non-essential and essential amino acids. Amino acids have important roles during embryo development. Acting as biosynthetic precursors,buffers of intracellular pH in the embryo, antioxidants, energy sources and regulators of metabolic function and signaling pathways. Many studies have used time-lapse to analyze human embryonic development including the process of fertilization and assessment of early events and introducednoninvasive prognostic markers which predict embryo development and correlate it to IVF treatment outcomes. Study design, size, duration This study was a prospective cohort study approved by the Clinical Trial Ethical Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University according to ethical standards of scientific research (Serial number: 0303721).Thirty females aged 30.13 ± 4.83 years undergoing ICSI cycle in the Madina Fertility Center, during the period of March 2018 to November 2019.202 MII oocytes were incubated individually in embryoscope. Participants/materials, setting, methods Embryos (n = 161) were divided on Day 5 into two groups –developed embryos “Group D” (embryos that developed to blastocyst) and arrested embryos “Group A” (embryos remain at cleavage stage and fail to develop to blastocys).Developed embryos (Group D) included 99 embryos, and Arrested embryos (Group A) included 62 embryos. For each group, morphokinetic developmental points using embryoscope and the different amino acids concentrations in spent culture medium were analyzed using LC- mass spectro etry. Main results and the role of chance On one hand, the first appearance of pronuclei (TPNa), t2, t4 and CC2 in group D occurred significantly earlier than those of Group A.Analysis of 19 essential and non-essential amino acids in spent culture medium of each embryo in the two studied groups D and A showed a significantly higher concentration of two essential amino acids L-Valine (145.73 ± 150.96) and L-Phenylalanine (61.59 ± 55.78) in Group D than their concentration in Group A ( 104.58 ± 33.58, 44.24 ± 14.61, respectively , p ≤ 0.05).and significantly lower concentration of three non-essential amino acids L-Tyrosine (62.56 ± 41.03) , L-Cysteine (19.48 ± 11.90), and L-Alanine (136.0 ± 389.83) observed in Group D when compared to Group A (69.57 ± 20.78, 22.37 ± 8.59,145.33 ± 165.22, respectively, Limitations, reasons for caution It is important to note, that results were developed on a data set from one clinic with different stimulation protocols, a multicenter data and a correlation with the stimulation protocol used should be involved in future studies, in addition a larger sample size to avoid high standard deviation is recommended Wider implications of the findings: We can conclude that amino acid turnover is independent of the traditional morphological assessment of embryos and it may reflect its viability. The prospective combined use of amino acids profile of individual embryo and its morphokinetic parameters may contribute to introduce a new noninvasivs tool that may improve implantation rate Trial registration number 0303721

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Response Surface Methodology for the Optimization of Keratinase Production in Culture Medium Containing Feathers by Bacillus sp. UPM-AAG1

Catalysts ◽

10.3390/catal10080848 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 848 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aa’ishah Abdul Gafar ◽

Mohd Ezuan Khayat ◽

Siti Aqlima Ahmad ◽

Nur Adeela Yasid ◽

Mohd Yunus Shukor

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Proteolytic Enzyme ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Inoculum Size ◽

Commercial Application ◽

Bacillus Sp ◽

Broad Application ◽

Feather Waste ◽

Central Composite

Keratinase is a type of proteolytic enzyme with broad application in industry. The main objective of this work is the optimization of keratinase production from Bacillus sp. strain UPM-AAG1 using Plackett-Burman (PB) and central composite design (CCD) for parameters, such as pH, temperature, feather concentration, and inoculum size. The optimum points for temperature, pH, and inoculum and feather concentrations were 31.66 °C, 6.87, 5.01 (w/v), and 4.53 (w/v), respectively, with an optimum keratinase activity of 60.55 U/mL. The keratinase activity was further numerically optimized for commercial application. The best numerical solution recommended a pH of 5.84, temperature of 25 °C, inoculums’ size of 5.0 (v/v), feather concentration of 4.97 (w/v). Optimization resulted an activity of 56.218 U/mL with the desirability value of 0.968. Amino acid analysis profile revealed the presence of essential and non-essential amino acids. These properties make Bacillus sp. UPM-AAG1 a potential bacterium to be used locally for the production of keratinase from feather waste.

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Arthroderma tuberculatum and Arthroderma multifidum Isolated from Soils in Rook (Corvus frugilegus) Colonies as Producers of Keratinolytic Enzymes and Mineral Forms of N and S

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17249162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (24) ◽

pp. 9162

Author(s):

Justyna Bohacz ◽

Michał Możejko ◽

Ignacy Kitowski

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Agricultural Practice ◽

Ammonium Ions ◽

Mineral N ◽

Corvus Frugilegus ◽

Keratinolytic Fungi ◽

Sulfate Release ◽

Proteins And Peptides

Keratinolytic fungi representing the genus Arthroderma that were isolated from the soils of a rook (Corvus frugilegus) colony were used as biological agents for the disposal of waste feathers. The aim of this study was to assess the abilities of Arthroderma tuberculatum and Arthroderma multifidum fungi with a varied inflow of keratin matter to biodegrade waste feathers. The evaluation was based on the determination of feather mass loss, the activity of keratinolytic enzymes, and the content of mineral N and S forms. It was found that the activity of protease released by the fungi contributed to an increase in the level of soluble proteins and peptides and the concentration of ammonium ions, as well as alkalization of the culture medium. Keratinase activity was significantly correlated with sulfate release, especially in A. tuberculatum cultures. The strains of A. tuberculatum fungi isolated from the soil with the highest supply of organic matter, i.e., strains III, IV, and V, had the lowest enzymatic activity, compared to the A. multifidum strains, but they released mineral nitrogen and sulfur forms that are highly important for fertilization, as well as nutritionally important peptides and amino acids. A. tuberculatum strains can be used for the management of waste feathers that can be applied in agricultural practice.

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Amino acid metabolism of bovine blastocysts derived from parthenogenetically activated or in vitro fertilized oocytes

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/r98052 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 279 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Y. G. Jung ◽

T. Sakata ◽

E. S. Lee ◽

Y. Fukui

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Amino Acid Metabolism ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Acid Metabolism ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Fluid Medium ◽

Vitro Fertilization ◽

Oviduct Fluid

The uptake and synthesis of 19 amino acids by fresh or frozen–thawed bovine blastocysts produced by parthenogenesis (PT) or in vitro fertilization (IVF) were compared in the present study. Fresh blastocysts, 180 h after IVF or PT activation, and frozen–thawed blastocysts, 168 h old and cultured for 12 h post-thawing, were cultured in synthetic oviduct fluid medium (SOFM) containing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with both essential and non-essential amino acids (EAA and NEAA, respectively) (Medium 1: M1) or SOFM containing PVA with only EAA (Medium 2: M2). In Experiment 1, when fresh or frozen–thawed PT blastocysts were cultured in M1, the uptake of glutamate (in fresh only), aspartate and arginine, and the synthesis of glutamine and alanine were significantly enhanced. In the culture with M2, serine, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, arginine and alanine were significantly taken up. It was found that the glutamine concentrations was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in the culture medium drops containing embryos than in the drops without embryos. In Experiment 2, when PT blastocysts were cultured in M1, the uptake of aspartate and synthesis of alanine were greater (P < 0.01) than those by IVF blastocysts. When M2 was used, a significant (P < 0.01) production of serine, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine and alanine, and the uptake of arginine by PT blastocysts were observed. In Experiment 3, when IVF blastocysts were cultured in M1, fresh blastocysts depleted more aspartate and glutamate, and produced more glutamine and alanine than frozen–thawed blastocysts. When cultured in M2, frozen–thawed blastocysts depleted more threonine (P < 0.01) than fresh blastocysts. These results indicate that the uptake and synthesis of amino acids were different in fresh or frozen–thawed bovine blastocysts derived from PT or IVF. These differences in amino acid metabolism may be related to the viability of the blastocysts.

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144 USE OF A NOVEL BOVINE EMBRYO CULTURE MEDIUM TO IMPROVE BLASTOCYST DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVAL FOLLOWING VITRIFICATION

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/rdv22n1ab144 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 231

Author(s):

J. Block ◽

L. Bonilla ◽

P. J. Hansen

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Blastocyst Stage ◽

Bovine Embryo ◽

Blastocyst Development ◽

Cleavage Rate ◽

Fresh Embryos ◽

Hatching Rates

The objective of the present study was to determine whether culture of bovine embryos in a proprietary serum-free culture medium, Block-Bonilla-Hansen-7 (BBH-7), could improve development to the blastocyst stage and enhance survival following vitrification. For Exp. 1, embryos were produced in vitro and cultured in BBH-7 or modified synthetic oviductal fluid (mSOF; as in zygote 10:341 except with 10 μL mL-1 of nonessential amino acids, 20 μL mL-1 of essential amino acids, and 1 mg mL-1 of polyvinyl alcohol instead of albumin) in 5% (v/v) oxygen. Grade 1 expanded blastocysts were harvested at Day 7 post-insemination and vitrified using the open-pulled straw method (Vagta et al. 1998 Mol. Reprod. Dev. 51, 53-58). Vitrified embryos were thawed and cultured in vitro in either mSOF or BBH-7 supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 50 μM dithiolthreitol. Re-expansion and hatching rates were recorded at 24, 48, and 72 h post-thaw. There was no effect of culture medium on cleavage rate. The proportion of oocytes that developed to the blastocyst and advanced blastocyst stages (expanded, hatching, and hatched) at Day 7 was higher (P < 0.001) for embryos cultured in BBH-7 than for embryos cultured in mSOF (41.9 ± 2.0 v. 14.7 ± 2.0% and 31.1 ± 1.3 v. 6.4 ± 1.3%, respectively). There was no effect of culture medium on re-expansion rates at 24, 48, and 72 h post-thaw or on hatching rates at 48 or 72 h. However, the proportion of embryos that were hatching or had hatched by 24 h post-thaw was higher (P < 0.001) for BBH-7 than for mSOF (59.0 ± 0.5 v. 26.7 ± 0.5%). For Exp. 2, late lactation and/or repeat breeder, lactating Holstein cows were synchronized for timed embryo transfer using the OvSynch-56 protocol. Embryos were produced in vitro and cultured in BBH-7 in 5% (v/v) oxygen. Vitrified embryos were produced as for Exp. 1. Fresh embryos were grade 1 expanded blastocysts harvested at Day 7 after insemination. A single embryo was transferred at Day 7 after putative ovulation to all cows with a corpus luteum confirmed by ultrasonography. Pregnancy was diagnosed at Day 28-30 of gestation by ultrasonography. There was no difference in the proportion of recipients that became pregnant after receiving either a fresh (7/18 = 39%) or vitrified (10/27 = 37%) embryo cultured in BBH-7. The results of the present study indicate that BBH-7 can be used to increase the proportion of oocytes that develop to the blastocyst stage. Moreover, the results demonstrate that vitrified embryos produced after culture in BBH-7 can achieve pregnancy rates similar to those obtained using fresh embryos. Support: USDA 2006-55203-17390 and Southeast Milk Checkoff Program.

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Effects of an Electric Field of Sinusoidal Waves on the Amino Acid Biosynthesis by Azotobacter

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C ◽

10.1515/znc-1980-3-413 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 35 (3-4) ◽

pp. 258-261

Author(s):

A. Martin Gonzalez ◽

M. T. Izquierdo

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Electric Field ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Azotobacter Vinelandii ◽

Amino Acid Biosynthesis ◽

Medium Composition ◽

Acid Biosynthesis

Abstract Electric Field Electric fields of sinusoidal waves have been applied in cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii, with potentials between 0 V and 10 V, intensities from 0 mA to 16 mA and frequencies between 5 Hz and 200 KHz. The influence of the electric field of sinusoidal waves on the nitrogen fixation on the post culture medium composition has a maximum at 5 V, 8 mA and 20 Hz. The rate of synthesis of specific amino acids by Azotobacter depends on the frequency and potential of the electric field applied. The concentration of each amino acid present in the post-culture medium is increased according to the electric field employed and the amino acid biosynthesis in culture medium is activated during the first days of incubation.

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Demonstration of lactase activity in culture medium of melon cells

Horticultural Science ◽

10.17221/3806-hortsci ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 31 (No. 4) ◽

pp. 132-135

Author(s):

J. Stano ◽

K. Mičieta ◽

E. Tokhtaeva ◽

M. Valšíková ◽

M. Koreňová ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Suspension ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Agar Plate ◽

Cell Suspension Cultures ◽

Callus Cultures ◽

Suspension Cultures ◽

Lactase Activity ◽

Seedling Roots ◽

Intracellular Activities

Lactase activity was detected in a culture medium of the cell suspension culture of watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris L.). A simple, rapid and reproducible procedure for identification of extracellular lactase is described using callus cultures of seedlings from the tested plant, hairy roots of 2.5 days old seedlings of watermelon germinating on agar plates as well as cell suspension cultures derived from callus cultures. For the determination of intracellular activities of lactase, 6-bromo-2-naphthyl-β-D-galactopyranoside and p-nitrophenyl-β-D-galactopyranoside were used as synthetic substrates. The extracellular lactase activity was determined by evaluating the day-zone in agar medium. The enzyme from watermelon callus cultures and seedling roots, cultivated on agar plates supplemented with 6-bromo-2-naphthyl-2-bromo-β-D-galactopyranoside, hydrolyzed this substrate releasing 6-bromo-naphthyl. By simultaneous coupling with hexazonium p-rosaniline or Fast Blue BB the corresponding azo dye was formed. The parallel extracellular and intracellular activities were determined in cell suspension cultures derived from callus cultures. The results show a 43.8% intracellular and 54.2% extracellular distribution of lactase activity. The described agar plate method enables a rapid, simple and specific detection of plant processes of extracellular lactase.  

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Effects of amino acids on development in vitro of cleavage-stage bovine embryos into blastocysts

Reproduction Fertility and Development ◽

10.1071/rd9960835 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 835 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

T Pinyopummintr ◽

BD Bavister

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Embryo Development ◽

Culture Medium ◽

Essential Amino Acids ◽

Bovine Embryo ◽

Bovine Embryos ◽

Development In Vitro ◽

Defined Culture

Effects of amino acids on early bovine embryo development in vitro were examined using a chemically-defined, protein-free culture medium. Bovine embryos produced in vitro were cultured from 18 h to 72 h post insemination in a simple medium containing lactate as the only energy source except for the amino acid treatments. Subsequently, embryos were transferred to TCM-199 supplemented with serum for blastocyst development to substantiate their developmental competence. Treatments were: (1) non-essential amino acids from TCM-199 (NEA); (2) essential amino acids from TCM-199 (EA); (3) NEA+EA; (4) Eagle's minimum essential medium amino acids (MEM AA); (5) 11 amino acids present in HECM-6 (11 AA); and (6) 0.2 mM glutamine (GLN). A higher proportion of embryos (percentage of inseminated ova) cleaved to the > or = 8-cell stage by 72 h post insemination in NEA (56.7%), EA (41.2%), 11 AA (40.3%) and GLN (51.1%) than in either NEA+EA (30.0%) or MEM AA (33.1%). However, after transfer to complex medium, embryos that had developed in EA, as well as those in MEM AA or NEA+EA, produced significantly fewer blastocysts (37.1%, 34.4% and 25.6% respectively) than those in NEA (56.7%), GLN (48.9%) or 11 AA (37.7%). The ability of blastocysts to hatch from their zonae pellucidae was also affected by amino acid treatment during cleavage stages. The present study indicated that the addition of NEA or GLN or 11 AA to a chemically-defined culture medium during the cleavage phase of bovine embryo development increases their subsequent ability to reach the blastocyst stage. These data have implications for understanding the nutritional needs of bovine embryos produced in vitro and for optimizing the composition of culture media to support their development.

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