Bacillus
species have a long history of widespread use in biocontrol and crop growth-promoting fields. Here, we present the genome sequence of the rhizobacterium
B. badius
NBPM-293. The genome sequence will provide valuable information for a better understanding of the mechanism of plant growth promotion.
Two series of novel steroidal[17,16-d]pyrimidines derived from natural epiandrosterone and androsterone were designed and synthesized, and these compounds were screened for their potential anticancer activities. The preliminary bioassay indicated that some of these prepared compounds exhibited significantly good cytotoxic activities against human gastric cancer (SGC-7901), lung cancer (A549), and hepatocellular liver carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines compared with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), epiandrosterone, and androsterone. Especially the respective pairs from epiandrosterone and androsterone showed significantly different inhibitory activities, and the possible configuration-activity relationships have also been summarized and discussed based on kinase assay and molecular docking, which indicated that the inhibition activities of these steroidal[17,16-d]pyrimidines might obviously be affected by the configuration of the hydroxyl group in the part of the steroidal scaffold.
To study the effect of Asparagus officinalis polysaccharide on the number and activity of erythrocyte complement receptor 1(CD35) in S180 mice. Red blood cells from mice venous blood are labeled by rat anti-mouse CD35 monoclonal antibody and FITC-conjugated goat anti-mouse antibody. Using flow cytometry, we determined the number of CR1. Using microscope, we studied the adherence between erythrocyte immunity and C3b receptor or tumor-cell by RBC-C3bRR and DTER. Comparing the mean value of the number of CR1 on erythrocyte of high and middle groups with control groups, the mean value of the number of CR1, RBC-C3bRR and DTER of Asparagus officinalis polysaccharide groups are increased significantly. Asparagus officinalis polysaccharide can improve the erythrocyte function of S180 mice, which may be one of antitumor mechanisms.
Brachybacterium
species are ubiquitous Gram-positive bacteria. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of
Brachybacterium
sp. strain NBEC-018. The strain was isolated from rotten potatoes that were infected with potato rot nematodes (
Ditylenchus destructor
). The genome sequence will be beneficial to clarify the ecological role of
Brachybacterium
species.
An auto-inducing expression system was developed that could express target genes in S. marcescens MG1. Using this system, MG1 was constructed as a whole-cell biocatalyst to produce 2,3-butanediol/acetoin. Formate dehydrogenase (FDH) and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase were expressed together to build an NADH regeneration system to transform diacetyl to 2,3-butanediol. After fermentation, the extract of recombinant S. marcescens MG1ABC (pETDuet-bdhA-fdh) showed 2,3-BDH activity of 57.8 U/mg and FDH activity of 0.5 U/mg. And 27.95 g/L of 2,3-BD was achieved with a productivity of 4.66 g/Lh using engineered S. marcescens MG1(Pswnb+pETDuet-bdhA-fdh) after 6 h incubation. Next, to produce 2,3-butanediol from acetoin, NADH oxidase and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis were co-expressed to obtain a NAD+ regeneration system. After fermentation, the recombinant strain S. marcescens MG1ABC (pSWNB+pETDuet-bdhA-yodC) showed AR activity of 212.4 U/mg and NOX activity of 150.1 U/mg. We obtained 44.9 g/L of acetoin with a productivity of 3.74 g/Lh using S. marcescens MG1ABC (pSWNB+pETDuet-bdhA-yodC). This work confirmed that S. marcescens could be designed as a whole-cell biocatalyst for 2,3-butanediol and acetoin production.
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