Control by Low pH and Organic Acids

2003 ◽  
pp. 499-506
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Low Ph

Transcriptional profiling reveals molecular basis and the role of arginine in response to low-pH stress in Pichia kudriavzevii

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Ji ◽  
Xiameng Dong ◽  
Kailun Zhang ◽  
Libo Jin ◽  
Renyi Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Transcriptional Profiling ◽  
Cell Aggregation ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Pichia Kudriavzevii ◽  
Ph Stress ◽  
Ph Conditions

Abstract BackgroundThe non-conventional yeast Pichia kudriavzevii possesses a unique ability to tolerate various environmental stresses particularly low-pH stress. Thus, it is considered to be a promising biotechnological host for the production of various organic acids under low-pH conditions. However, little is known about the low-pH stress response in P. kudriavzevii, which significantly restricts its future development. ResultsIn this study, P. kudriavzevii JLY1107 showed great tolerance to low-pH stress, but its cell aggregation upon acidic conditions is unfavorable for the development of low-pH fermentation. To explore the molecular basis, we conducted RNA-Seq to compare global gene expression in response to low-pH. Among the 429 differentially expressed genes, the genes associated with regulation of membrane lipid composition, filamentous growth and arginine metabolism were selected for in-depth discussions. The up-regulation of genes associated with arginine uptake and degradation suggests a potential role of arginine in response to low-pH strsss. We therefore present data supporting the hypothesis that P. kudriavzevii maintains intracellular homeostasis by using the ammonia produced by arginine catabolism. Furthermore, external addition of arginine significantly enhances growth and reduces cell aggregation of P. kudriavzevii under low-pH conditions.ConclusionsArginine was demonstrated to be a promising molecule for improving cell growth and preventing cell aggregation under extremely low-pH conditions. Our study is a step towards developing the non-conventional yeast P. kudriavzevii as a platform host for the production of organic acids under low-pH conditions.

scholarly journals Sensitization of Listeria monocytogenesto Low pH, Organic Acids, and Osmotic Stress by Ethanol

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1594-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Barker ◽  
Simon F. Park
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Marked Reduction ◽  
Cytoplasmic Membrane ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Sodium Chloride Concentration

ABSTRACT The killing of Listeria monocytogenes following exposure to low pH, organic acids, and osmotic stress was enhanced by the addition of 5% (vol/vol) ethanol. At pH 3, for example, the presence of this agent stimulated killing by more than 3 log units in 40 min of exposure. The rate of cell death at pH 3.0 was dependent on the concentration of ethanol. Thus, while the presence 10% (vol/vol) ethanol at pH 3.0 stimulated killing by more than 3 log units in just 5 min, addition of 1.25% (vol/vol) ethanol resulted in less than 1 log unit of killing in 10 min. The ability of 5% (vol/vol) ethanol to stimulate killing at low pH and at elevated osmolarity was also dependent on the amplitude of the imposed stress, and an increase in the pH from 3.0 to 4.0 or a decrease in the sodium chloride concentration from 25 to 2.5% led to a marked reduction in the effectiveness of 5% (vol/vol) ethanol as an augmentative agent. Combinations of organic acids, low pH, and ethanol proved to be particularly effective bactericidal treatments; the most potent combination was pH 3.0, 50 mM formate, and 5 % (vol/vol) ethanol, which resulted in 5 log units of killing in just 4 min. Ethanol-enhanced killing correlated with damage to the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane.

scholarly journals Improving Carbonate Equilibria-Based Estimation of pCO2 in Anthropogenically Impacted River Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omme K. Nayna ◽  
Most Shirina Begum ◽  
Lishan Ran ◽  
Ji-Hyung Park
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Carbonate Alkalinity ◽  
Han River ◽  
Carbonate Equilibria ◽  
Ph Range

Estimating riverine carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has been constrained by lacking field measurements of the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and inaccuracies in calculating pCO2 using carbonate equilibria-based models such as CO2SYS. To evaluate potential errors in applying the carbonate equilibria-based pCO2 calculation to river systems affected by monsoon rainfall and water pollution, we compared pCO2 values calculated using CO2SYS and those measured by headspace equilibration in five Asian rivers (Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, Yellow, and Han rivers) undergoing various water pollution stages. Across the five rivers, calculated and measured pCO2 values exhibited larger discrepancies during the monsoon season, particularly in the low pH range, while in the Han River mismatches were also noticeable during the dry season. In the Han River, pH was negatively correlated with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) during the monsoon, indicating organic acids flushed from soils during rainfalls as a key factor for overestimated pCO2 at sites with low pH and alkalinity, whereas dry-season overestimation of pCO2 may be ascribed to non-carbonate alkalinity including organic acids and inorganic anions delivered by wastewater effluents or sporadic rainfalls. The four large rivers exhibited a positive correlation between pH and DOC in tributaries during the monsoon season, indicating that DOC flushed from soils may be diluted by monsoonal floods to such a degree as to exert little influence on pH and hence pCO2. Therefore, the monsoonal overestimation of pCO2 at sites with low pH and alkalinity warrants further investigation of other factors than non-carbonate alkalinity to explain the increased sensitivity of pCO2 to subtle changes in acidity and buffering. These results illustrate the importance of direct measurements of pCO2 in highly polluted rivers, especially during the monsoon season. For river systems lacking pCO2 measurements, we suggest that carbonate equilibria-based models be complemented with corrective measures: 1) presenting pCO2 values calculated from low pH values (pH < 6.5 for monsoon and pH < 6.3 for dry season) together with the pH range to warn potential overestimation; 2) using pre-established regressions between measured pCO2 and environmental variables to correct pCO2 values, particularly during wet periods when large changes in pH and acid buffering are expected.

scholarly journals A Low pH-Inducible, PhoPQ-Dependent Acid Tolerance Response Protects Salmonella typhimurium against Inorganic Acid Stress

1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (9) ◽  
pp. 2409-2417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley L. Bearson ◽  
Lee Wilson ◽  
John W. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Salmonella Typhimurium ◽  
Organic Acid ◽  
Acid Stress ◽  
Acid Tolerance ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Inorganic Acid ◽  
Acid Tolerance Response ◽  
Acid Shock ◽  
Tolerance Response

ABSTRACT The acid tolerance response enables Salmonella typhimurium to survive exposures to potentially lethal acidic environments. The acid stress imposed in a typical assay for acid tolerance (log-phase cells in minimal glucose medium) was shown to comprise both inorganic (i.e., low pH) and organic acid components. A gene previously determined to affect acid tolerance, atbR, was identified as pgi, the gene encoding phosphoglucoisomerase. Mutations in pgi were shown to increase acid tolerance by preventing the synthesis of organic acids. Protocols designed to separate the stresses of inorganic from organic acids revealed that the regulators ς38 (RpoS), Fur, and Ada have major effects on tolerance to organic acid stress but only minor effects on inorganic acid stress. In contrast, the two-component regulatory system PhoP (identified as acid shock protein ASP29) and PhoQ proved to be important for tolerance to organic acid stress but had little effect against organic acid stress. PhoP mutants also failed to induce four ASPs, confirming a role for this regulator in acid tolerance. Acid shock induction of PhoP appears to occur at the transcriptional level and requires the PhoPQ system. Furthermore, induction by acid occurs even in the presence of high concentrations of magnesium, the ion known to be sensed by PhoQ. These results suggest that PhoQ can sense both Mg2+ and pH. SincephoP mutants are avirulent, the low pH activation of this system has important implications concerning the pathogenesis ofS. typhimurium. The involvement of four regulators, two of which are implicated in virulence, underscores the complexity of the acid tolerance stress response and further suggests that features of acid tolerance and virulence are interwoven.

scholarly journals Protective Effects of Organic Acids on Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Acidic Environments

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 660-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bjornsdottir ◽  
F. Breidt ◽  
R. F. McFeeters
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Ph Effects ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Cell Numbers ◽  
Log Reduction ◽  
Cell Counts

ABSTRACT Outbreaks of disease due to acid-tolerant bacterial pathogens in apple cider and orange juice have raised questions about the safety of acidified foods. Using gluconic acid as a noninhibitory low-pH buffer, we investigated the killing of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains in the presence or absence of selected organic acids (pH of 3.2), with ionic strength adjusted to 0.60 to 0.68. During a 6-h exposure period in buffered solution (pH 3.2), we found that a population of acid-adapted E. coli O157:H7 strains was reduced by 4 log cycles in the absence of added organic acids. Surprisingly, reduced lethality for E. coli O157:H7 was observed when low concentrations (5 mM) of fully protonated acetic, malic, or l-lactic acid were added. Only a 2- to 3-log reduction in cell counts was observed, instead of the 4-log reduction attributed to pH effects in the buffered solution. Higher concentrations of these acids at the same pH aided in the killing of the E. coli cells, resulting in a 6-log or greater reduction in cell numbers. No protective effect was observed when citric acid was added to the E. coli cells. d-Lactic acid had a greater protective effect than other acids at concentrations of 1 to 20 mM. Less than a 1-log decrease in cell numbers occurred during the 6-h exposure to pH 3.2. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the protective effect of organic acids on the survival of E. coli O15:H7 under low-pH conditions.

Microarray-based transcriptome ofListeria monocytogenesadapted to sublethal concentrations of acetic acid, lactic acid, and hydrochloric acid

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 1112-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girum Tadesse Tessema ◽  
Trond Møretrø ◽  
Lars Snipen ◽  
Even Heir ◽  
Askild Holck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Compatible Solutes ◽  
Foodborne Pathogen ◽  
Acid Stress ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Transcriptional Responses ◽  
Ph Stress

Listeria monocytogenes , an important foodborne pathogen, commonly encounters organic acids in food-related environments. The transcriptome of L. monocytogenes L502 was analyzed after adaptation to pH 5 in the presence of acetic acid, lactic acid, or hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 25 °C, representing a condition encountered in mildly acidic ready-to-eat food kept at room temperature. The acid-treated cells were compared with a reference culture with a pH of 6.7 at the time of RNA harvesting. The number of genes and magnitude of transcriptional responses were higher for the organic acids than for HCl. Protein coding genes described for low pH stress, energy transport and metabolism, virulence determinates, and acid tolerance response were commonly regulated in the 3 acid-stressed cultures. Interestingly, the transcriptional levels of histidine and cell wall biosynthetic operons were upregulated, indicating possible universal response against low pH stress in L. monocytogenes. The opuCABCD operon, coding proteins for compatible solutes transport, and the transcriptional regulator sigL were significantly induced in the organic acids, strongly suggesting key roles during organic acid stress. The present study revealed the complex transcriptional responses of L. monocytogenes towards food-related acidulants and opens the roadmap for more specific and in-depth future studies.

scholarly journals Pgas, a Low-pH-Induced Promoter, as a Tool for Dynamic Control of Gene Expression for Metabolic Engineering of Aspergillus niger

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian Yin ◽  
Hyun-Dong Shin ◽  
Jianghua Li ◽  
Guocheng Du ◽  
Long Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Transcriptional Analysis ◽  
Control Of Gene Expression ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACT The dynamic control of gene expression is important for adjusting fluxes in order to obtain desired products and achieve appropriate cell growth, particularly when the synthesis of a desired product drains metabolites required for cell growth. For dynamic gene expression, a promoter responsive to a particular environmental stressor is vital. Here, we report a low-pH-inducible promoter, Pgas, which promotes minimal gene expression at pH values above 5.0 but functions efficiently at low pHs, such as pH 2.0. First, we performed a transcriptional analysis of Aspergillus niger, an excellent platform for the production of organic acids, and we found that the promoter Pgas may act efficiently at low pH. Then, a gene for synthetic green fluorescent protein (sGFP) was successfully expressed by Pgas at pH 2.0, verifying the results of the transcriptional analysis. Next, Pgas was used to express the cis-aconitate decarboxylase (cad) gene of Aspergillus terreus in A. niger, allowing the production of itaconic acid at a titer of 4.92 g/liter. Finally, we found that Pgas strength was independent of acid type and acid ion concentration, showing dependence on pH only. IMPORTANCE The promoter Pgas can be used for the dynamic control of gene expression in A. niger for metabolic engineering to produce organic acids. This promoter may also be a candidate tool for genetic engineering.

scholarly journals Enhanced Cadaverine Production by Recombinant Corynebacterium Glutamicum with Response Regulator DR1558 at low pH Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soong-bin Kang ◽  
Jong-Il Choi
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Batch Cultivation ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Fed Batch ◽  
Acidic Conditions ◽  
Fed Batch Cultivation ◽  
Stress Defense

Abstract Background: Corynebacterium glutamicum is used industrially to produce various bio-based organic acids. However, it is often cultivated under abiotic stress conditions, such as low pH, which can reduce both cell growth and the yield of the target compound. Here, a response regulator from Deinococcus radiodurans, DR1558, was introduced into a recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing lysine decarboxylase (cadA) to enhance cadaverine production at acidic pHs.Results: During batch cultivation under acidic conditions, 6.4 g/L of cadaverine was produced by the recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing cadA and dr1558; this yield was 1.7-fold higher than that produced by a recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing only cadA. Transcriptional analysis revealed altered expression levels of stress defense- and cadaverine biosynthesis-related genes in the recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing dr1558. During fed-batch cultivation, the recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing cadA and dr1558 showed a 2.4-fold increase in cadaverine production compared to that produced by the recombinant C. glutamicum strain expressing only cadA. The cell growth of C. glutamicum expressing both cadA and dr1558 increased markedly during fed-batch cultivation at acidic pH.Conclusion: These results indicated that the response regulator dr1558 altered the expression of genes involved in metabolic pathways and stress defense mechanisms in C. glutamicum. Furthermore, C. glutamicum expressing the D. radiodurans dr1558 can be used to produce bio-based organic acids by fermentation in processes requiring acidic conditions.

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