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Oxygen uptake rate analysis to evaluate the impact of hydrodynamic stress on the growth of the avian cell line DuckCelt®-T17 通过摄氧量分析评估流体动力压力对禽类细胞系 DuckCelt®-T17 生长的影响

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109520

Scale-up of bioprocesses involving animal cell culture is hampered by the sensitivity of the cells to hydrodynamic stress, either from agitation or bubble bursting. Here, the hydrodynamic stress experienced by a recent cell line, the DuckCelt®-T17 avian cells, previously used for viral vaccine production, is investigated in shake flasks and in a 3 L bioreactor. Cell stress was assessed by monitoring the dissolved oxygen in the culture medium, which depends on Oxygen Transfer Rate (OTR) and Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) during cultivation. Classical parameters such as the maximum growth rate (µ_max) and metabolite profiles were also determined. A dynamic model able to predict nutrient consumption, metabolic waste production, viable cell number and OUR was also developed and validated from the data measured in shake flasks. The experiments performed in the stirred tank bioreactor (STBR) show that OUR depended on both the cell growth phase and the stirring conditions. The oxygen consumption of the cells during the exponential growth phase (where there were no nutrient and O₂ limitations) was significantly altered at average and maximum shear rates above 70 and 840 s⁻¹, respectively, indicating highly shear-sensitive cells. OUR is a suitable tool to identify the hydrodynamic conditions for robust cell growth. The scale-up criteria to be favored for the DuckCelt®-T17 cell culture in STBRs would be the shear and/or the tip’s speed.

由于细胞对搅拌或气泡破裂产生的流体动力应力非常敏感，因此影响了涉及动物细胞培养的生物工艺的放大。在这里，我们研究了最近的一种细胞系--DuckCelt®-T17 禽细胞（以前曾用于病毒疫苗的生产）在摇瓶和 3 L 生物反应器中经历的流体动力应力。细胞压力通过监测培养基中的溶解氧来评估，溶解氧取决于培养过程中的氧转移率（OTR）和氧吸收率（OUR）。此外，还测定了最大生长速率（µmax）和代谢物概况等经典参数。此外，还开发了一个动态模型，可预测营养物质消耗、代谢废物产生、存活细胞数和 OUR，并根据摇瓶中测量的数据进行了验证。在搅拌罐生物反应器（STBR）中进行的实验表明，OUR 取决于细胞生长阶段和搅拌条件。当平均剪切速率超过 70 s-1 和最大剪切速率超过 840 s-1 时，细胞在指数生长阶段（没有营养和氧气限制）的耗氧量会发生显著变化，这表明细胞对剪切非常敏感。OUR 是确定细胞稳健生长的流体动力学条件的合适工具。在 STBR 中进行 DuckCelt®-T17 细胞培养的放大标准是剪切力和/或尖端速度。

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Streamlining process development and scale-up: Risk assessment to reduce workload in primary protein recovery 简化工艺开发和放大：风险评估以减少初级蛋白质回收的工作量

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109513

Risk assessment is an integral aspect of the Quality-by-Design strategy to identify potential obstacles at every stage of biopharmaceutical production, from process development to tech transfer. We explored flow process chart, root cause analysis, and failure mode and effects analysis, to assess the scale-up of bacterial cell disruption and its influence on centrifugation and filtration steps. The Ishikawa diagram suggests that data on the impact of homogenizer valve design on product release, impurity profile, particle size distribution, viscosity, and dsDNA fragment size are missing which were collected experimentally for this study. Cell lysates from micro-, lab- and pilot scales cell disruption were analyzed for the above-mentioned parameters. Process parameters affecting these output parameters were identified on each individual scale. Cell disruption on the micro scale was performed in a bead mill. High pressure homogenization was used on lab- and pilot scales. Cell disintegration by bead milling delivers homogenates of product and impurity content comparable to those on bench scale but with 3-fold higher viscosity and significantly larger dsDNA fragments, 8.0 instead of 1.0 kbp, respectively. Miniaturized pressure flow curves identified dsDNA fragment sizes as critical for filter performance during clarification. Combining risk assessment, micro scale cell disintegration and bench scale pressure flow curves allows for selective and efficient process development, and scale up for primary recovery steps.

风险评估是 "质量源于设计 "战略不可或缺的一个方面，它可以识别从工艺开发到技术转让等生物制药生产各个阶段的潜在障碍。我们探索了流程图、根本原因分析和失效模式及影响分析，以评估细菌细胞破坏的放大及其对离心和过滤步骤的影响。石川图显示，本研究通过实验收集的有关均质器阀门设计对产品释放、杂质分布、粒度分布、粘度和 dsDNA 片段大小影响的数据缺失。对微量、实验室和中试规模细胞破碎的细胞裂解物进行了上述参数分析。确定了每个规模上影响这些输出参数的工艺参数。微量级细胞破碎是在珠磨机中进行的。高压均质法用于实验室和中试规模。通过珠磨机进行细胞破碎，得到的匀浆产品和杂质含量与工作台规模的匀浆产品和杂质含量相当，但粘度高出 3 倍，dsDNA 片段明显更大，分别为 8.0 kbp 而不是 1.0 kbp。微型压力流量曲线确定了 dsDNA 片段大小对澄清过程中的过滤性能至关重要。将风险评估、微尺度细胞解体和台架尺度压力流量曲线结合起来，可以进行选择性和高效的工艺开发，并扩大初级回收步骤的规模。

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A circular economy approach for utilization of tannery fleshing hydrolysate and kitchen wastes into organic fertilizer through enzymatic decomposition 通过酶分解将制革肉水解物和厨房废物利用为有机肥料的循环经济方法

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109519

This study presents a sustainable method for converting tannery fleshing waste (FH) into organic fertilizer using enzymatic decomposition with crude protease. After extracting fat from the enzymatic hydrolysis, the enzyme-rich residue was mixed with dried kitchen waste (KW) and allowed to decompose for 45 days, producing nutrient-rich fertilizer. FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of important functional groups, including hydroxyl, aliphatic hydrocarbons, esters, and amide-I linkages. The organic fertilizers had higher nutrient content, with nitrogen (1.08-1.67%), phosphorus (0.78–0.98 %), potassium (0.1–0.76 %), and magnesium (239–259.5 ppm) which is higher than commercial fertilizers. FESEM-EDX analysis revealed a dense, porous structure with a high surface concentration of calcium, which enhances nutrient release in the soil. Dissolution tests showed that nutrients from the organic fertilizer were released gradually over 36 hours, whereas commercial NPK fertilizers released nutrients within 150 minutes in simulated soil-water conditions. Field trials with a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) demonstrated improved growth in Malabar spinach, particularly with fertilizer sample S-5, which had an optimal flesh to kitchen waste (FH to KW) ratio of 1:10. Although S-5 had a lower nitrogen content (1.08 %), it contained higher levels of phosphorus (0.98 %), potassium (0.765 %), and magnesium (259.5 ppm), contributing to enhanced plant growth. The organic fertilizer resulted in a shoot length of 38.8 ± 2.0 cm, root length of 16.33 cm, 31 ± 3 leaves, and 95.12 % dry matter of the plant. Heavy metal analysis of the plant confirmed that levels of chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) were within WHO safety limits. Phytotoxicity tests of the fertilizer also showed no negative impact on Malabar spinach seed germination.

本研究提出了一种可持续的方法，利用粗蛋白酶的酶解作用将制革厂的制革废料（FH）转化为有机肥料。从酶水解中提取脂肪后，富含酶的残留物与干燥的厨余垃圾（KW）混合，并让其分解 45 天，从而产生营养丰富的肥料。傅立叶变换红外光谱证实了重要官能团的存在，包括羟基、脂肪烃、酯和酰胺-I 连接。有机肥的养分含量较高，氮（1.08%-1.67%）、磷（0.78%-0.98%）、钾（0.1%-0.76%）和镁（239-259.5 ppm）的含量均高于商业肥料。FESEM-EDX 分析表明，钙的表面浓度高，结构致密多孔，从而促进了土壤中养分的释放。溶解试验表明，有机肥的养分在 36 小时内逐渐释放，而商业 NPK 肥料在模拟土壤-水条件下 150 分钟内就能释放养分。采用随机完全区组设计（RCBD）进行的田间试验表明，马拉巴尔菠菜的生长情况有所改善，尤其是肥料样品 S-5，它的最佳肥肉与厨余（FH 与 KW）比例为 1:10。虽然 S-5 的氮含量较低（1.08%），但它含有较高水平的磷（0.98%）、钾（0.765%）和镁（259.5 ppm），有助于促进植物生长。施用有机肥后，植物的芽长为（38.8 ± 2.0）厘米，根长为 16.33 厘米，叶片为（31 ± 3）片，干物质含量为 95.12%。对植物的重金属分析表明，铬（Cr）、铁（Fe）、镍（Ni）、镉（Cd）、铜（Cu）和铅（Pb）的含量均在世界卫生组织的安全范围之内。肥料的植物毒性测试也表明，对马拉巴尔菠菜种子的发芽没有负面影响。

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Strategies for enhanced acetone-butanol-ethanol production by Clostridium beijerinckii Y10 from glucose and xylose and exploration of its physiological mechanisms 增强贝氏梭菌 Y10 利用葡萄糖和木糖生产丙酮-丁醇-乙醇的策略及其生理机制探索

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109518

To enhance the production of butanol and its ratio to the total solvent, the impacts of exogenous amino acids supplementation on acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation were studied. With this effort, the highest butanol and total solvent production of 14.18 ± 0.24 g/L and 16.29 ± 0.31 g/L were achieved when 5.0 mg/L of phenylalanine was added at 18 h. Additionally, to explore the physiological reasons for the efficient synthesis of butanol under the optimal condition, the changes of key enzyme activities in the butanol synthesis pathway and the intracellular microenvironment were investigated. The findings show that phenylalanine addition could enhance crude enzyme activities of acetate kinase and butyrate kinase activities, strengthen NADH synthesis and expend more ATP to promote the growth of Clostridium beijerinckii Y10. This study suggests that the method of a tiny amount of amino acid addition was a simple and efficient approach to enhance bio-butanol production, thus providing a new strategy to improve the performance of other similar fermentation.

为了提高丁醇的产量及其在总溶剂中的比例，研究了补充外源氨基酸对丙酮-丁醇-乙醇（ABE）发酵的影响。结果表明，在 18 小时内添加 5.0 mg/L 的苯丙氨酸时，丁醇和总溶剂的产量最高，分别为 14.18 ± 0.24 g/L 和 16.29 ± 0.31 g/L。此外，为了探索丁醇在最佳条件下高效合成的生理原因，研究了丁醇合成途径中关键酶活性的变化和细胞内微环境的变化。研究结果表明，苯丙氨酸的添加可提高乙酸激酶和丁酸激酶的粗酶活性，加强 NADH 的合成，消耗更多的 ATP，从而促进贝氏梭菌 Y10 的生长。这项研究表明，添加微量氨基酸是提高生物丁醇产量的一种简单而有效的方法，从而为提高其他类似发酵的性能提供了一种新策略。

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Long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil by Pseudomonas activated after Fenton pre-oxidation 经 Fenton 预氧化处理的假单胞菌对土壤中所有烷烃的长效降解作用

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109511

This study investigated the function and mechanism of Fenton pre-oxidation on the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil contaminated by petroleum. The findings demonstrated that the biological removal amount of all alkanes in the respiratory regulation group reached 4083.46 mg/kg, which was twice that of the non-regulation group, and the removal amount gradually increased in the four stages of bioremediation. In addition, the removal amount of all alkanes in the non-regulated group did not change much and showed a downward trend, indicating that long lasting degradation of all alkanes could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group, and the biodegradation cycle was saved by 251 days compared with the non-regulated group. Furthermore, the total number of bacteria in the respiratory regulation group (6.73 log CFU/g) was significantly higher than that in the non-regulation group (2.25 log CFU/g). Pseudomonas became the dominant genus in the respiratory regulation group with an average relative abundance of 32.17 %. In the respiratory regulation group, a large amount of ammonia nitrogen (1703.62 mg/kg) was consumed during the degradation process, which stimulated the tricarboxylic acid cycle respiratory metabolism process of Pseudomonas and accelerated the hydrocarbon conversion. This may be the reason why the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group.

本研究探讨了 Fenton 预氧化作用对石油污染土壤中所有烷烃的长效降解作用及其机理。研究结果表明，呼吸调节组对所有烷烃的生物去除量达到 4083.46 mg/kg，是非调节组的两倍，并且在生物修复的四个阶段中去除量逐渐增加。此外，非调节组对所有烷烃的去除量变化不大，呈下降趋势，这表明呼吸调节组可实现对所有烷烃的长效降解，生物降解周期比非调节组节省了 251 天。此外，呼吸调节组的细菌总数（6.73 log CFU/g）明显高于非调节组（2.25 log CFU/g）。假单胞菌成为呼吸调节组的优势菌属，平均相对丰度为 32.17%。呼吸调节组在降解过程中消耗了大量氨氮（1703.62 mg/kg），刺激了假单胞菌的三羧酸循环呼吸代谢过程，加速了碳氢化合物的转化。这可能就是呼吸调节组能够长期降解土壤中所有烷烃的原因。

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Natural biocide-assisted ultrasonic disinfection of wastewater effluent following a response surface methodology approach 采用响应面方法对废水进行天然杀菌剂辅助超声波消毒

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109517

The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in wastewater poses a significant threat to public health and the environment, necessitating more effective and sustainable disinfection methods. Ozonation and chlorination frequently fall short of eliminating these bacteria and can create toxic byproducts. This study introduces a novel disinfection strategy that combines ultrasonication with tea tree oil to target MDR bacteria in residential wastewater treatment systems, aiming to provide an eco-friendly, efficient, and scalable solution. The method harnesses tea tree oil's natural biocidal properties alongside the physical effects of ultrasonication, particularly acoustic cavitation, to enhance bacterial inactivation. Temperature, biocide dosage, and ultrasonication power were the three main factors that were optimized using response surface methodology. The system achieved a 2.2–2.4 log CFU/mL reduction of total bacteria in secondary effluent within 30 min and complete disinfection of modified effluent inoculated with high-strength MDR bacteria (6-log CFU/mL) in 50 min. Optimal conditions were 698.4 Watt power, 1.234 µl/mL tea tree oil, and 20.64 °C. Nucleic acid release and respiratory chain dehydrogenase inhibition indicated bacterial cell membrane rupture. Regrowth tests showed long-term effectiveness, with no bacterial colonies after three days. Using a natural biocide, the hybrid technique reduces operational costs and time, thus having commercial and environmental benefits. The capacity to remove MDR bacteria makes it an attractive contender for large-scale wastewater treatment.

废水中的耐多药（MDR）细菌日益增多，对公共卫生和环境构成了严重威胁，因此需要采用更有效、更可持续的消毒方法。臭氧消毒和氯化消毒往往无法消除这些细菌，而且会产生有毒的副产品。本研究介绍了一种新颖的消毒策略，它将超声波与茶树油相结合，针对住宅污水处理系统中的 MDR 细菌，旨在提供一种环保、高效和可扩展的解决方案。该方法利用茶树油的天然杀菌特性和超声波的物理效应，尤其是声空化效应，来提高细菌灭活效果。温度、杀菌剂用量和超声功率是利用响应面方法进行优化的三个主要因素。该系统可在 30 分钟内使二级污水中的细菌总数减少 2.2-2.4 log CFU/mL，并在 50 分钟内完全消毒接种了高强度 MDR 细菌（6-log CFU/mL）的改良污水。最佳条件为 698.4 瓦功率、1.234 微升/毫升茶树油和 20.64 °C。核酸释放和呼吸链脱氢酶抑制表明细菌细胞膜破裂。重新生长测试表明，该方法长期有效，三天后就没有细菌菌落了。混合技术使用天然杀菌剂，降低了操作成本，缩短了操作时间，因此具有商业和环境效益。该技术能够去除 MDR 细菌，因此成为大规模废水处理的有力竞争者。

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Fermentative production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid by using metabolically engineered Klebsiella pneumoniae strains 利用代谢工程肺炎克雷伯菌株发酵生产 3-羟基丙酸

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109516

3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is an industrially important platform chemical for super-absorbent or biodegradable polymers. Its production via biological methods is expected to be more competitive than chemical methods. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most promising host due to its innate capabilities for 3-HP and vitamin-B12 production, ease of culture, and ease of engineering. In this study, step-by-step metabolic engineering and fermentation technologies were used to enhance the production of 3-HP. K. pneumoniae-derived ydcW gene was overexpressed using a plasmid after screening candidate genes. Major competing pathways encoded by dhaT, yqhD, ldhA, glpK, poxB, and pta-ackA were blocked. Additionally, it was demonstrated that simultaneous reinforcement of two native aldehyde dehydrogenase encoded by the ydcW gene preferring NADPH and the puuC gene preferring NADH, synergistically improved 3-HP production. Additional reinforcement of the acs gene to reduce acetate accumulation resulted in 93.7 g/L of 3-HP with a yield of 0.42 g/g·glycerol over a 72-h fed-batch fermentation. This performance is deemed sufficient for industrial applications.

3-羟基丙酸（3-HP）是一种重要的工业平台化学品，可用于制造超吸收或生物降解聚合物。与化学方法相比，通过生物方法生产 3-HP 预计更具竞争力。肺炎克雷伯菌是最有前途的宿主，因为它具有生产 3-HP 和维生素-B12 的先天能力，易于培养和工程化。本研究采用逐步代谢工程和发酵技术来提高 3-HP 的产量。在筛选候选基因后，利用质粒过量表达了肺炎双球菌衍生的ydcW基因。由 dhaT、yqhD、ldhA、glpK、poxB 和 pta-ackA 编码的主要竞争途径被阻断。此外，研究还表明，同时加强由偏好 NADPH 的 ydcW 基因和偏好 NADH 的 puuC 基因编码的两种原生醛脱氢酶，可协同提高 3-HP 的产量。在 72 小时的喂料批次发酵过程中，通过进一步强化 acs 基因以减少乙酸酯的积累，3-HP 的产量为 93.7 克/升，甘油产量为 0.42 克/克。这一性能足以满足工业应用的需要。

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Enhanced S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using metabolic engineering strategies 利用代谢工程策略提高酿酒酵母中 S-腺苷-L-蛋氨酸的合成能力

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109504

S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) plays pivotal roles in various physiological processes. With its increasing application in the treatment of diseases such as liver disease, depression, osteoarthritis and Alzheimer's, interest in SAM production aroused. Currently, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the main industrial producer of SAM. With the surge in demand for SAM, improving the SAM biosynthesis is of importance. In this study, a multimodule engineering strategy was employed to improving SAM production: 1) Enhancing the gene expression of the sulfur assimilation pathway; 2) Strengthening the metabolic flux of the SAM synthesis pathway; 3) Weakening the SAM degradation pathway; 4) Increasing ATP supply. The resulting engineered mutant SC06 (S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2–1CΔgal80∷T_cyc1-sam2-P_gal1-P_gal10-met14-T_adh1, Δlsc2∷T_cyc1-hom6-P_gal1-P_gal10-met6-T_adh1, Δsah1Δmls1) displayed the highest SAM titer of 240.86 mg/L, which was 10.22-fold increase compared with the original strain. With optimized conditions, the SAM titer of mutant SC06 in shake flask fermentation reached 473.02 mg/L with a specific yield of 127.18 mg/g dry cell weight (DCW). In a 5 L fermenter with fed-batch fermentation, the maximal SAM yield of mutant SC06 reached 1.25 g/L with a specific yield of 166.67 mg/g DCW after 58 h cultivation. Therefore, the established metabolic engineering strategies displayed promising efficiency in improving the SAM productivity of S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2–1C, which may provide a useful tool for the improvement of SAM-producing strains.

S- 腺苷-L-蛋氨酸（SAM）在各种生理过程中发挥着关键作用。随着 SAM 在肝病、抑郁症、骨关节炎和老年痴呆症等疾病治疗中的应用日益广泛，人们对 SAM 的生产产生了浓厚的兴趣。目前，酿酒酵母是 SAM 的主要工业生产者。随着对 SAM 需求的激增，改善 SAM 的生物合成具有重要意义。本研究采用了多模块工程策略来提高 SAM 的产量：1) 增强硫同化途径的基因表达；2) 加强 SAM 合成途径的代谢通量；3) 削弱 SAM 降解途径；4) 增加 ATP 供应。结果发现，SC06（S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2-1CΔgal80∷Tcyc1-sam2-Pgal1-Pgal10-met14-Tadh1，Δlsc2∷Tcyc1-hom6-Pgal1-Pgal10-met6-Tadh1，Δsah1Δmls1）的SAM滴度最高，为240.86 mg/L，比原菌株提高了10.22倍。在优化条件下，突变体 SC06 在摇瓶发酵中的 SAM 滴度达到 473.02 mg/L，比产量为 127.18 mg/g（干细胞重量）。在 5 升的发酵罐中进行分批进行发酵，经过 58 小时的培养，突变体 SC06 的 SAM 产量达到 1.25 克/升，比产量为 166.67 毫克/克干细胞重量（DCW）。因此，已建立的代谢工程策略在提高 S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2-1C 的 SAM 产率方面表现出了良好的效率，可为 SAM 生产菌株的改良提供有用的工具。

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Advanced oxidation enhanced microbial electrolysis cell coupled with anaerobic digestion: A novel approach to coal gasification wastewater treatment 高级氧化强化微生物电解池与厌氧消化相结合：煤气化废水处理的新方法

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109512

Coal gasification wastewater (CGW) contains a range of refractory and toxic organic pollutants with low biodegradability and significant biological toxicity. This study synthesized a hemin-graphene (H-graphene) catalyst for permonosulfate (PMS) activation. The MEC-AD (Microbial electrolysis cell- Anaerobic digestion) reactor (K1) was designated as the control group. The experimental groups were the MEC-AD reactor (K2) with PMS and H-graphene, and the MEC-AD reactor (K3) with advanced oxidation as a synthetic CGW pretreatment. The results demonstrated that the COD removal rates of K1, K2 and K3 reactors were 76.7 %, 79.5 % and 87.4 %, while the total phenol removal rates were 74.1 %, 90.1 % and 100 %, respectively. Quinoline and indole were removed at rates greater than 90 % in the microbial electrolytic cell reactors K2 and K3, and 100 % in the K3 reactor. In K2 and K3, there was a considerable decrease in the abundance of unclassified _ f _ Alcaligenaceae, Arenimonas and unclassified _ f _ Gracilibacteraceae as compared to K1. The abundance of unclassified _ p _ Zixibacteria, Candidatus _ Caldatribacterium, unclassified _ c _ JS1 and JGI-0000079-D21, which are responsible for promoting the anaerobic degradation of long-chain fatty acids and anaerobic fermentation of acid production increased.

煤气化废水（CGW）中含有一系列难降解的有毒有机污染物，生物降解性低，生物毒性大。本研究合成了一种用于过硫酸盐（PMS）活化的氨基石墨烯（H-graphene）催化剂。MEC-AD（微生物电解池-厌氧消化）反应器（K1）被指定为对照组。实验组为添加了 PMS 和 H-石墨烯的 MEC-AD 反应器（K2），以及添加了高级氧化作为合成 CGW 预处理的 MEC-AD 反应器（K3）。结果表明，K1、K2 和 K3 反应器的 COD 去除率分别为 76.7%、79.5% 和 87.4%，总酚去除率分别为 74.1%、90.1% 和 100%。在微生物电解池反应器 K2 和 K3 中，喹啉和吲哚的去除率超过 90%，在 K3 反应器中超过 100%。与 K1 反应器相比，K2 和 K3 反应器中未分类的 _ f _ Alcaligenaceae、Arenimonas 和未分类的 _ f _ Gracilibacteraceae 的数量大幅减少。负责促进长链脂肪酸厌氧降解和厌氧发酵产酸的未分类 _ p _ Zixibacteria、Candidatus _ Caldatribacterium、未分类 _ c _ JS1 和 JGI-0000079-D21 的数量有所增加。

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Cutting-edge computational approaches in enzyme design and activity enhancement 酶设计和活性增强的前沿计算方法

IF 3.7 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109510

Enzyme activity is crucial in biocatalysis, making methods to enhance enzyme performance a major focus of research. Computational design provides an efficient approach to boosting enzyme activity, thereby expanding its applications across various fields. This review highlights three main computational methods: molecular dynamics simulations, Rosetta, and machine learning, and explores recent advances in their use for rapidly enhancing enzyme activity in enzyme engineering. These techniques provide a novel perspective on enzyme activity optimization, significantly reducing the complexity of traditional screening processes. By integrating these advanced computational approaches, high-activity enzymes can be designed more rapidly, accelerating progress in protein engineering and synthetic biology.

酶活性在生物催化中至关重要，因此提高酶性能的方法成为研究的重点。计算设计提供了提高酶活性的有效方法，从而将其应用扩展到各个领域。本综述重点介绍了三种主要计算方法：分子动力学模拟、Rosetta 和机器学习，并探讨了在酶工程中使用这些方法快速提高酶活性的最新进展。这些技术为酶活性优化提供了新的视角，大大降低了传统筛选过程的复杂性。通过整合这些先进的计算方法，可以更快地设计出高活性酶，加快蛋白质工程和合成生物学的进展。

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