Growth characteristics and hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides using various amino acids as nitrogen sources and their combinations with carbon sources

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (22) ◽  
pp. 12201-12207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilit Gabrielyan ◽  
Heghine Torgomyan ◽  
Armen Trchounian
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Growth Characteristics

THE IN VITRO RELEASE OF AMINO ACIDS BY RUMEN PAPILLAE

1980 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. BOILA ◽  
L. P. MILLIGAN
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
In Vitro Release ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Chromatographic Technique ◽  
Salts Of Organic Acids ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Vitro Release ◽  
Effective Source

Rumen papillae from cattle were incubated aerobically with combinations of NH4Cl, amino acids and salts of organic acids, the latter including propionate, pyruvate, α-ketoglutarate and glyoxylate. Amino acids in the incubation media were analyzed using a gas-liquid chromatographic technique entailing separation of the isobutyl-N(0)-heptafluorobutyryl esters: glutamine was recovered with glutamate, asparagine with aspartate, and citrulline with ornithine. Rumen papillae incubated with pyruvate or propionate released alanine, but with the latter substrate only glutamate was effective as a nitrogen source. Glycine and glutamate plus glutamine were released in the presence of glyoxylate and α-ketoglutarate, respectively. Serine and aspartate plus asparagine were not quantitatively major products released by rumen papillae. Glutamate was an effective source of nitrogen for the release of alanine and glycine with pyruvate and glyoxylate, respectively, as carbon sources. When rumen papillae were incubated with pyruvate or glyoxylate as the added carbon source, glutamine nitrogen disappeared and was not accounted for by the amino acids measured. With arginine as a substrate, there was a release of ornithine by rumen papillae indicating urea production. The tissues of rumen papillae appear to synthesize amino acids from expected carbon sources with ammonia or glutamate as nitrogen sources and to catabolize glutamine and arginine. The metabolism of amino acids by rumen papillae would contribute to the interchange of nitrogen between the rumen and the host.

scholarly journals Influence of Glutamate on Growth, Sporulation, and Spore Properties of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 in Defined Medium

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 3248-3254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ynte P. de Vries ◽  
Ratna D. Atmadja ◽  
Luc M. Hornstra ◽  
Willem M. de Vos ◽  
Tjakko Abee
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Exponential Growth ◽  
Dipicolinic Acid ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Defined Medium ◽  
Mother Cells ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Time Frames

ABSTRACT A chemically defined medium in combination with an airlift fermentor system was used to study the growth and sporulation of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579. The medium contained six amino acids and lactate as the main carbon sources. The amino acids were depleted during exponential growth, while lactate was metabolized mainly during stationary phase. Two concentrations of glutamate were used: high (20 mM; YLHG) and low (2.5 mM; YLLG). Under both conditions, sporulation was complete and synchronous. Sporulation started and was completed while significant amounts of carbon and nitrogen sources were still present in the medium, indicating that starvation was not the trigger for sporulation. Analysis of amino acids and NH4 + in the culture supernatant showed that most of the nitrogen assimilated by the bacteria was taken up during sporulation. The consumption of glutamate depended on the initial concentration; in YLLG, all of the glutamate was used early during exponential growth, while in YLHG, almost all of the glutamate was used during sporulation. In YLLG, but not in YLHG, NH4 + was taken up by the cells during sporulation. The total amount of nitrogen used by the bacteria in YLLG was less than that used by the bacteria in YLHG, although a significant amount of NH4 + was present in the medium throughout sporulation. Despite these differences, growth and temporal expression of key sigma factors involved in sporulation were parallel, indicating that the genetic time frames of sporulation were similar under both conditions. Nevertheless, in YLHG, dipicolinic acid production started later and the spores were released from the mother cells much later than in YLLG. Notably, spores had a higher heat resistance when obtained after growth in YLHG than when obtained after growth in YLLG, and the spores germinated more rapidly and completely in response to inosine, l-alanine, and a combination of these two germinants.

Experimental Optimization of Green Hydrogen Production from Phototrophic Bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-109
Author(s):  
Swetha Garimella ◽  
Archana Vimal ◽  
Ramchander Merugu ◽  
Awanish Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Sewage Water ◽  
Quadratic Model ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Green Route ◽  
Production Of Hydrogen

Background and Objective: This study utilizes Rhodobacter sphaeroides bacteria for the photoproduction of hydrogen under various cultural conditions. R. sphaeroides was isolated from sewage water. We have examined different carbon and nitrogen sources for hydrogen production and further established the conditions for optimum hydrogen production by R. sphaeroides. Methods: The cumulative hydrogen produced by the bacteria at various intervals of time was measured using a Gas Chromatograph. Initially, by classical one factor at a time method, it was found that Benzoate and Glycine promote higher amounts of hydrogen production under anaerobic light conditions after 96 h. Results: The production was also observed to be enhanced in the presence of growth factors B12. Further, the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the hydrogen production. The first level of optimization was done using Box-Behnken Design (BBD) followed by Central Composite Design (CCD) method. The maximum production of hydrogen achieved by BBD and CCD was 6.8 ml/30 ml and 8.12 ml/30 ml, respectively. The significant model predicted is a quadratic model with R2 value 0.9459. Conclusion: Moreover, work presented here suggests an environment-friendly approach of harvesting H2, which could meet energy demand as clean fuel via the green route.

Optimization of Hydrogen Production by Co-Culture of Clostridium beijerinckii and Rhodobacter sphaeroides Bacteria

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 90-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Zagrodnik
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Dark Fermentation ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Clostridium Beijerinckii ◽  
Hydrogen Yield ◽  
Batch Tests ◽  
Pure Cultures

The biological methods of hydrogen generation have attracted a significant interest recently. In this work the hybrid system applying both dark fermentation bacteria in co-culture was tested. Objective of this work was to investigate the optimization of different parameters on co-culture of Clostridium beijerinckii DSM-791 and Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001. The effect of glucose concentration (1–5 g/L), temperature and initial pH (6,5–7,5) was analyzed. Moreover the influence of organic nitrogen sources were tested for their capacity to support hydrogen production (yeast extract, peptone, glutamic acid). Fermentations were conducted in batch tests with glucose as sole substrate. Hydrogen production in mixed culture was compared with pure cultures. The process was greatly affected by pH and light/dark bacteria ratio. Liquid metabolites, namely acetic and butyric acids, from the dark fermentation step were the source of organic carbon for photosynthetic bacteria. This increased the hydrogen yield in comparison to single-step dark fermentation to over 4 mol H2/mol glucose. Obtained results showed that combination of photo and dark fermentation may increase hydrogen production and conversion efficiency of complex substrates or wastewaters.

scholarly journals Role of Nitrogen and Carbon Transport, Regulation, and Metabolism Genes for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Survival In Vivo

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne M. Kingsbury ◽  
Alan L. Goldstein ◽  
John H. McCusker
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Nitrogenous Compounds

ABSTRACT Saccharomyces cerevisiae is both an emerging opportunistic pathogen and a close relative of pathogenic Candida species. To better understand the ecology of fungal infection, we investigated the importance of pathways involved in uptake, metabolism, and biosynthesis of nitrogen and carbon compounds for survival of a clinical S. cerevisiae strain in a murine host. Potential nitrogen sources in vivo include ammonium, urea, and amino acids, while potential carbon sources include glucose, lactate, pyruvate, and fatty acids. Using mutants unable to either transport or utilize these compounds, we demonstrated that no individual nitrogen source was essential, while glucose was the most significant primary carbon source for yeast survival in vivo. Hydrolysis of the storage carbohydrate glycogen made a slight contribution for in vivo survival compared with a substantial requirement for trehalose hydrolysis. The ability to sense and respond to low glucose concentrations was also important for survival. In contrast, there was little or no requirement in vivo in this assay for any of the nitrogen-sensing pathways, nitrogen catabolite repression, the ammonium- or amino acid-sensing pathways, or general control. By using auxotrophic mutants, we found that some nitrogenous compounds (polyamines, methionine, and lysine) can be acquired from the host, while others (threonine, aromatic amino acids, isoleucine, and valine) must be synthesized by the pathogen. Our studies provide insights into the yeast-host environment interaction and identify potential antifungal drug targets.

THE METABOLISM OF YEAST SPORULATION: V. STIMULATION AND INHIBITION OF SPORULATION AND GROWTH BY NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

1963 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Glutamic Acid ◽  
Ammonium Sulphate ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Compounds ◽  
Sporulation Medium ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Low Concentrations

The effects of a variety of nitrogen compounds, mainly amino acids, on ascus production by S. cerevisiae in sporulation media containing several carbon sources were compared. With acetate, glucose, ethanol, pyruvate, and lactate all the amino acids (0.01 M) and most other nitrogen compounds inhibited sporulation. With dihydroxyacetone fewer nitrogen compounds inhibited and alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, and lysine (especially the latter) increased sporulation, even at low concentrations (0.0001 M). Sporulation in buffer resembled sporulation in dihydroxyacetone in its response to amino acids. For greatest inhibition of sporulation the simultaneous presence of carbon and nitrogen sources was necessary. With dihydroxyacetone as carbon source, glutamic acid increased the average number of spores per ascus, but decreased it with all other carbon sources.No correlation was evident between the effects of the amino acids on sporulation and their value as nitrogen sources for growth or with changes in the oxygen uptake of cells in their presence. Dihydroxyacetone did not support growth when the nitrogen source was ammonium sulphate, but slow growth resulted when ammonium sulphate was replaced by glutamic acid or casein hydrolyzate.A sporulation medium is recommended containing, in water (or buffer) agar, 0.02 M dihydroxyacetone and 0.01 M lysine.

Evaluation of hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 and its hupSL deficient mutant using acetate and malate as carbon sources

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 2184-2190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökhan Kars ◽  
Ufuk Gündüz ◽  
Meral Yücel ◽  
Gabor Rakhely ◽  
Kornel L. Kovacs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Deficient Mutant

Evaluation of the growth and sporulation of different entomopathogenic fungi in different liquid and solid media at varied concentrations

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 5459
Author(s):  
Chandra Teja K. ◽  
Rahman S. J.
Keyword(s):  
Entomopathogenic Fungi ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Virulent Strain ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Nutritional Requirements ◽  
Virulent Strains

Entomopathogenic fungi like Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium lecanii are used in biological control of agricultural insect pests. Their specific mode of action makes them an effective alternative to the chemical Insecticides. Virulent strains of Entomopathogenic fungi are effectively formulated and used as bio-insecticides world-wide. Amenable and economical multiplication of a virulent strain in a large scale is important for them to be useful in the field. Culture media plays a major role in the large-scale multiplication of virulent strains of Entomopathogens. Different substrates and media components are being used for this purpose. Yet, each strain differs in its nutritional requirements for the maximum growth and hence it is necessary to standardize the right components and their optimum concentrations in the culture media for a given strain of Entomopathogen. In the current study, three different nitrogen sources and two different carbon sources were tried to standardize the mass multiplication media for seven test isolates of Entomopathogenic fungi. A study was also conducted to determine the ideal grain media for the optimum conidial yields of the test isolates. Yeast extract was found to be the best Nitrogen source for the isolates. The isolates tested, differed in their nutritional requirements and showed variation in the best nitrogen and carbon sources necessary for their growth. Variation was also found in the optimum concentration of both the ingredients for the growth and sporulation of the isolates. In the solid-state fermentation study, rice was found to be the best grain for the growth of most of the fungi followed by barley. The significance of such a study in the development of an effective Myco-insecticide is vital and can be successfully employed in agriculture is discussed.

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