scholarly journals EXTRACELLULAR COLD ACTIVE ENDOGLUCANASE AND PIGMENT PRODUCING PSYCHROTOLERANT PENICILLIUM PINOPHILUM

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhas Kumar Maharana
Keyword(s):  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Endoglucanase Activity ◽  
Total Enzyme Activity ◽  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Red Color ◽  
Cold Active ◽  
Penicillium Pinophilum ◽  
Groundnut Shell ◽  
Color Pigment ◽  
Total Enzyme

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of the present study was on <em>Penicillium pinophilum </em>strain F2 from soil samples of Jammu city having the potentiality to produce alkaline cold active endoglucanase and pigment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong><em>Penicillium pinophilum </em>strain F2,<em> </em>a<em> </em>psychrotolerant micro-fungus was isolated from soil of Jammu city, India by taking Czapek’s Dox agar incubated at 15 °C. The strain was screened for production of cold active enzymes by taking various substrates at 15 °C. Final production was done for cold active endoglucanase by using sugarcane bagasse and ground nut shell as substrates. Besides, the strain was also able to produce red color pigment at a low temperature which was further studied to optimize its production by changing pH and growth medium. The produced pigment was used for dyeing of wool and silk, and absorption percentages were also calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Screening for the production of cold active enzymes revealed it as a good producer of cellulose followed by lipase and amylase. Endoglucanase production revealed the total enzyme titer (total enzyme activity) was found to be 5.032 folds higher in sugarcane bagasse (38.91 units) than groundnut shell (7.732 units). Endoglucanase activity was maximum 9.82±0.33 units/ml and 2.29±0.31 units/ml after 120 h of incubation at 15 °C by sugarcane bagasse and groundnut shells, respectively. Red color pigment production was maxima at pH 5 in Czapek’s Dox broth. Maximum absorption percentage was seen by the treatment soaked with mordant, i.e. 5% CuSO<sub>4 </sub>(51.52%) and without a mordant, it showed about 45.54%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to the above unique features and capability to produce cold active endoglucanase and pigment by strain F2, can be used significantly in various industries.</p>

Enzymatic biodegradation of highly p-xylene contaminated soil using cold-active enzymes: A soil column study

2021 ◽  
pp. 127099
Author(s):  
Saba Miri ◽  
Seyyed Mohammadreza Davoodi ◽  
Thomas Robert ◽  
Satinder Kaur Brar ◽  
Richard Martel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Soil Column ◽  
Column Study ◽  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Cold Active

Biotechnological potential of psychrophilic microorganisms as the source of cold-active enzymes in food processing applications

3 Biotech ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megha Kumari ◽  
Srichandan Padhi ◽  
Swati Sharma ◽  
Loreni Chiring Phukon ◽  
Sudhir P. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Cold Active

scholarly journals Growth-hormone-prolactin interactions in the regulation of mammary and adipose-tissue acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity and gene expression in lactating rats

1992 ◽  
Vol 285 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C Barber ◽  
M T Travers ◽  
E Finley ◽  
D J Flint ◽  
R G Vernon
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Mammary Gland ◽  
Serum Prolactin ◽  
Acetyl Coa Carboxylase ◽  
Acetyl Coa ◽  
Carboxylase Activity ◽  
Total Enzyme Activity ◽  
Mrna Concentration ◽  
Total Enzyme ◽  
Activation Status

The factors and mechanisms responsible for the reciprocal changes in lipogenesis in rat mammary gland and adipose tissue during the lactation cycle have been investigated. Lactation decreased the activation status and mRNA concentration of acetyl-CoA carboxylase in adipose tissue. Litter removal decreased the mRNA concentration of acetyl-CoA carboxylase in the mammary gland and increased the enzyme's mRNA concentration and activation status in adipose tissue. Lowering serum prolactin concentration in lactating rats decreased the amount of mammary acetyl-CoA carboxylase mRNA and increased that of adipose tissue, and increased the activation status of the enzyme in adipose tissue. Decreasing serum growth hormone (GH) alone had little effect on acetyl-CoA carboxylase in lactating rats, although it did lower pup growth rate and serum concentration of insulin-like growth factor-I. Lowering serum GH concentration exacerbated the effects of decreasing serum prolactin on mammary-gland (but not adipose-tissue) acetyl-CoA carboxylase mRNA and further increased the rise in activation status of the adipose-tissue enzyme induced by decreasing serum prolactin. Changes in acetyl-CoA carboxylase mRNA in both mammary and adipose tissue were paralleled by changes in total enzyme activity except after litter removal, when there was a disproportionately large decrease in total enzyme activity of the mammary gland. Thus prolactin has a major and GH a minor role in the regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity during lactation. Changes in mammary activity in response to prolactin and GH are primarily due to alterations in gene transcription, whereas adaptation in adipose tissue involves both changes in gene transcription and activation status.

Bacterial diversity and bioprospecting for cold-active enzymes from culturable bacteria associated with sediment from a melt water stream of Midtre Loenbreen glacier, an Arctic glacier

2009 ◽  
Vol 160 (8) ◽  
pp. 538-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puram Vishnu Vardhan Reddy ◽  
Singireesu Soma Shiva Nageswara Rao ◽  
Mambatta Shankaranarayanan Pratibha ◽  
Buddhi Sailaja ◽  
Bakka Kavya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Culturable Bacteria ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Melt Water ◽  
Cold Active ◽  
Arctic Glacier

scholarly journals Two-Step Production of Neofructo-Oligosaccharides Using Immobilized Heterologous Aspergillus terreus 1F-Fructosyltransferase Expressed in Kluyveromyces lactis and Native Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous G6-Fructosyltransferase

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burghardt ◽  
Baas ◽  
Gerlach ◽  
Czermak
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Aspergillus Terreus ◽  
Kluyveromyces Lactis ◽  
Xanthophyllomyces Dendrorhous ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Total Enzyme Activity ◽  
Glycosidic Bonds ◽  
Total Enzyme

Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are prebiotic low-calorie sweeteners that are synthesized by the transfer of fructose units from sucrose by enzymes known as fructosyltransferases. If these enzymes generate β-(2,6) glycosidic bonds, the resulting oligosaccharides belong to the neoseries (neoFOS). Here, we characterized the properties of three different fructosyltransferases using a design of experiments approach based on response surface methodology with a D-optimal design. The reaction time, pH, temperature, and substrate concentration were used as parameters to predict three responses: The total enzyme activity, the concentration of neoFOS and the neoFOS yield relative to the initial concentration of sucrose. We also conducted immobilization studies to establish a cascade reaction for neoFOS production with two different fructosyltransferases, achieving a total FOS yield of 47.02 ± 3.02%. The resulting FOS mixture included 53.07 ± 1.66 mM neonystose (neo-GF3) and 20.8 ± 1.91 mM neo-GF4.

Deformation and Fracture Behaviors of Polyethylene Coatings on the Natural Gas Transmission Line With Ultraviolet Exposure

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Min Lee ◽  
Sung-Sik Shin ◽  
Hong-Seok Song ◽  
Young-Tai Kho
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Fracture Mode ◽  
Uv Exposure ◽  
Uv Resistance ◽  
Deformation And Fracture ◽  
Red Color ◽  
Fracture Behaviors ◽  
Natural Gas Transmission ◽  
Color Pigment

The effect of carbon black, ultraviolet (UV) stabilizer and color pigment on the mechanical property of polyethylene (PE) has been investigated. The transition of fracture mode from ductile to brittle upon UV exposure is identified through microscopic examination of fracture surface. This transition is responsible for the degradation of mechanical properties. The carbon black doped PE shows excellent UV resistance regardless of the presence of UV stabilizer. The mechanical properties of the PE remained unchanged even after 50-days UV exposure. The ductile fracture mode is also maintained in this case. The addition of red color pigment exhibited a very poor UV resistance.

scholarly journals Aliivibrio wodanis as a production host: development of genetic tools for expression of cold-active enzymes

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Johansson Söderberg ◽  
Miriam Grgic ◽  
Erik Hjerde ◽  
Peik Haugen
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Protein Production ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Rhodococcus Erythropolis ◽  
Expression Systems ◽  
Cold Adapted ◽  
Genetic Tools ◽  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Cold Active

Abstract Background Heterologous production of cold-adapted proteins currently represents one of the greatest bottlenecks in the ongoing bioprospecting efforts to find new enzymes from low-temperature environments, such as, the polar oceans that represent essentially untapped resources in this respect. In mesophilic expression hosts such as Escherichia coli, cold-adapted enzymes often form inactive aggregates. Therefore it is necessary to develop new low-temperature expression systems, including identification of new host organisms and complementary genetic tools. Psychrophilic bacteria, including Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis, Shewanella and Rhodococcus erythropolis have all been explored as candidates for such applications. However to date none of these have found widespread use as efficient expression systems, or are commercially available. In the present work we explored the use of the sub-Arctic bacterium Aliivibrio wodanis as a potential host for heterologous expression of cold-active enzymes. Results We tested 12 bacterial strains, as well as available vectors, promoters and reporter systems. We used RNA-sequencing to determine the most highly expressed genes and their intrinsic promoters in A. wodanis. In addition we examined a novel 5′-fusion to stimulate protein production and solubility. Finally we tested production of a set of “difficult-to-produce” enzymes originating from various bacteria and one Archaea. Our results show that cold-adapted enzymes can be produced in soluble and active form, even in cases when protein production failed in E. coli due to the formation of inclusion bodies. Moreover, we identified a 60-bp/20-aa fragment from the 5′-end of the AW0309160_00174 gene that stimulates expression of Green Fluorescent Protein and improves production of cold-active enzymes when used as a 5′-fusion. A 25-aa peptide from the same protein enhanced secretion of a 25-aa-sfGFP fusion. Conclusions Our results indicate the use of A. wodanis and associated genetic tools for low-temperature protein production and indicate that A. wodanis represents an interesting platform for further development of a protein production system that can promote further cold-enzyme discoveries.

scholarly journals The effects of starvation and experimental diabetes on phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxykinase in the guinea pig

1977 ◽  
Vol 164 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
K R F Elliott ◽  
C I Pogson
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Blood Glucose Concentration ◽  
Mitochondrial Fraction ◽  
Kidney Cortex ◽  
Total Enzyme Activity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Blood Glucose ◽  
Total Enzyme

1. Approx. 85% of liver phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase is associated with the mitochondrial fraction in the fed guinea pig. Enzyme activity is unchanged in diabetes, but doubles during starvation. In contrast with earlier reports, both cytoplasmic and mitochondrial activities were found to be increased. 2. In kidney cortex, total enzyme activity is increased in both starved and diabetic animals. These changes are associated with increases in the cytoplasmic activity alone. 3. In diabetic animals the mean blood-glucose concentration was 23.1 mM. Other blood metabolites were lower than those in the rat, and the animals did not show significant ketosis. 4. Changes in the rates of gluconeogenesis from lactate and propionate paralleled those in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity.

Biotechnological Aspects of Cold-Active Enzymes

2017 ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Barroca ◽  
Gustavo Santos ◽  
Charles Gerday ◽  
Tony Collins
Keyword(s):  
Cold Active Enzymes ◽  
Cold Active
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