研究了Pseudomonas putida F1利用单环芳香族化合物以及琥珀酸做碳源时单环芳烃降解相关蛋白质的表达,这对于研究这些芳烃的单一和混合降解有重要意义。利用蛋白组学研究方法,通过比较蛋白表达的双向凝胶电泳（2-DGE）图谱,找出不同碳源条件下生长细胞中差异表达的蛋白质。蛋白质经胰酶消化后,进行基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-Time of flight（MALDI-TOF）mass spectrometry）分析。结果表明,尽管该细菌在降解甲苯和乙苯时利用同一个代谢途径,但代谢相关蛋白在微生物利用不同碳源时的表达量有所变化。差异表达蛋白可分为4类,代谢蛋白,转运蛋白,适应性相关蛋白以及其他类型蛋白。

The gene bgaP encoding cold-active beta-galactosidase from a psychrotrophic and halotolerant Planococcus sp. L4 was cloned into Escherichia coli and sequenced. A sequence analysis of the DNA responsible for the BgaP gene revealed an open reading frame of 2031 bp encoding for a protein of 677 amino acid residues. The BgaP was heterologously expressed in E. coli and purified followed by Ni2+ affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the native enzyme was approximately 156 kDa as determined by gel filtration. The results of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the deduced amino acid sequence of the BgaP indicated molecular masses of 78 and 77.311 kDa, respectively, suggesting that the BgaP is a dimer. The purified BgaP had an isoelectric point of 4.8 and exhibited maximal activity at 20 degrees C and pH 6.8 under the assay conditions used. The enzyme is particularly thermolabile, losing all activity in only 10 min at 45 degrees C. It was able to hydrolyze lactose as a substrate, as well as o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (ONPG); the Km values with ONPG and lactose were calculated to be 5.4 and 20.4 mM at 5 degrees C, respectively. The catalytic efficiencies of BagP for lactose at 5 and 20 degrees C had 14 and 47 times more than that of E. coli beta-galactosidase at 20 degrees C, respectively. Therefore, cold-active beta-galactosidase from the psychrotrophic and halotolerant Planococcus sp. L4 could conceivably be developed to fulfill the practical requirements to enable its use for lactose removal in milk and dairy products at low temperature or a reporter enzyme for psychrophilic genetic systems.

The potential for biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons simultaneously at low temperatures and under saline and alkaline conditions is not well understood, but such biodegradation would be useful for remediation of polluted sites. A psychrotolerant, moderately haloalkaliphilic pure culture using benzene as a sole source of carbon and energy was isolated by selective enrichment from alkaline and saline soils in the vicinity of the Daqing oil field in China. An analysis of the 16S rDNA gene sequence and morphological and physiological characteristics showed that this strain is a member of the genus Planococcus, and it was designated as strain ZD22. Strain ZD22 could grow at temperatures between 2 and 36 degrees C (pH 7.5-11) and salt concentrations from 0.5 to 25%. Its optimal conditions for biodegradation of benzene were 20 degrees C (pH 9.5) and 10% salt concentration. Strain ZD22 not only utilized benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and o-xylene, but also degraded chlorobenzene, bromobenzene, iodobenzene and fluorobenzene. The kinetic model of strain ZD22 for benzene was solved to obtain mu max = 0.34 h(-1), K-S = 0.041 mM, n = 1.21, S-m = 10.2 mM. To our knowledge, this is the first report of biodegradation of benzene and its derivatives simultaneously under multiple extreme conditions. (c) 2006 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.