scholarly journals Influence of Phytohormones on Monosaccharide Composition of Polysaccharides from Wheat Suspension Culture

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bishimbayeva ◽  
A. Murtazina ◽  
G. McDougall

Plant polysaccharides with technical and physiologic traits attract researchers by their high physiological activity in regulation of the growth, development and protective reactions. Cell cultures allow to regulate chemical composition of synthesized substances by changing media composition and are widely used to enhance or change the biosynthesis of metabolites. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of phytohormones 2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetic acid (2,4 –D) and abscisic acid (ABA) of culture medium on chemical composition of polysaccharides (PS), extracted from cells and extracellular liquid of wheat suspension culture. It was shown for the medium with ABA that monosaccharide composition of extracellular PS mainly represented by glucose (87%), whereas PS isolated from cells were rich for xylose and glucuronic acid. Monosaccharide composition of extracellular PS from media with 2,4-D showed 6-fold increase of arabinose, 8-fold ‒ of galactose, 5-fold ‒ of xylose and glucuronic acid, compared to extracellular PS from ABA medium. Composition of cellular PS from media with 2,4-D were mainly similar to ABA and differed by the increased amount of mannose (3-fold), and galacturonic acid (2,5-fold). Thus, regulative effect of the use of two different types of phytohormones was demonstrated on the biosynthesis of variously composed polysaccharides.

2017 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Fidemann ◽  
Gabriela Aparecida de Araujo Pereira ◽  
Tárik Reis Heluy ◽  
Rodrigo Boccoli Gallego ◽  
Mônica Rosa Bertão ◽  
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1988 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Otonkoski ◽  
Mikael Knip ◽  
Pertti Panula ◽  
Sture Andersson ◽  
Inés Wong ◽  
...  

Abstract. Morphology, yield and function were studied in cultured islet-like cell clusters (ICC) from 140 human fetal pancreata obtained after abortions of different types performed at 11–23 weeks of gestation (12 by hysterotomy, 75 by mechanical dilation and extraction, and 53 induced with prostaglandin). After collagenase digestion and culture in medium supplemented with 10% human serum, up to 2000 free-floating ICC were formed from a single pancreas. Randomly scattered insulin- and glucagon-immunoreactive cells were found in the medullary part of the ICC. More than 100 ICC developed in 100% of the hysterotomies and 87% of the mechanical abortions, but in only 53% of the prostaglandin-induced abortions. Insulin and glucagon levels in the culture medium decreased rapidly during the first 7 days of culture, but then remained stable for at least 31 days. The hysterotomy-derived ICC responded to 10 mmol/l theophylline plus 20 mmol/l glucose by a 12.2 ± 3.1 (sem, N = 7) fold increase in insulin release, as compared with a 5.4 ± 0.9 fold response of the prostaglandin ICC (N = 16; P < 0.02). Despite the low proportion of B-cells, (pro)insulin biosynthesis accounted for 10% of the total protein biosynthesis in low (2 mmol/l) glucose. In conclusion, the yield and viability of the ICC were clearly better, if prostaglandin had not been used for the induction of the abortion.


1980 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Thorns ◽  
E. Boughton

SUMMARYSerum proteins adsorbed from the culture medium were detected inMycoplasma bovisantigens, the number and type of proteins depending on the serum used in the medium. The α-globulins cross-reacted with α-globulins from different types of sera but the γ-globulins did not. The removal of non-specific medium antibodies by absorption showed that they affected the gel diffusion and growth precipitation tests, producing cross-reactions betweenM. bovis and M. bovigenitalium, but that the complement fixation, tube agglutination, and growth inhibition tests were not similarly affected. The presence of serum proteins in the antigens changed their specific reactivity in all the tests. The production of antibodies to serum proteins was increased by the use of an adjuvant, but it appeared that production of specific antibodies to the mycoplasmas was not.


1980 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Silbert ◽  
L S Freilich

Mouse mastocytoma cells grown in suspension culture produce chondroitin 4-sulphate. A Golgi-apparatus-enriched fraction from these cells was prepared and examined for chondroitin-synthesizing activity. When Golgi-apparatus-enriched fractions were incubated with UDP-[14C]glucuronic acid and UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine, they demonstrated a greater than 13-fold increase in chondroitin-synthesizing activity over cell homogenates. Similar incubations with the addition of a pentasaccharide from chondroitin sulphate resulted in a greater than 40-fold increase in [14C]glucuronic acid-incorporating activity over cell homogenates. Other membrane fractions had much less activity, suggesting that the Golgi apparatus is the most active location for chondroitin biosynthesis. Products of the incubations indicated the formation of [14C]chondroitin glycosaminoglycan on endogenous primers and formation of [14C]-hexasaccharide and somewhat larger [14C]oligosaccharides on exogenous pentasaccharide acceptors. There was, however, a significant amount of large [14C]-chondroitin glycosaminoglycan formed on pentasaccharide, indicating that some pentasaccharide did serve as a true primer for polysaccharide synthesis.


2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Bernal ◽  
I Diaz ◽  
N Coello

A 43-fold increase in keratinase production by Kocuria rosea was achieved in batch fermentation using response surface methodology. Factorial designs were used to select the components of a culture medium that showed a significant effect on keratinase production. An orthogonal–central composite experimental design was performed, with only two (feathers and magnesium) from nine initial compounds being further analyzed by response surface methodology. An optimum keratinase production of 14 886.9 U/mg was obtained with the following medium composition (per litre): NH4Cl, 0.3 g; NaCl, 0.3 g; K2HPO4, 3.2 g; KH2PO4, 4.0 g; MgSO4·6H2O, 0.5 g; yeast extract, 0.1 g; and finely milled feathers, 30 g. The medium was shaken at 400 r/min with an incubation period of 14 h at 40 °C.Key words: feathers, keratinases, Kocuria rosea, medium optimization, response surface methodology.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Zhang ◽  
Tiago Toscano Selão ◽  
Peter J. Nixon ◽  
Birgitta Norling

AbstractHyaluronic acid (HA), consisting of alternating N-acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid units, is a natural polymer with diverse cosmetic and medical applications. Currently, HA is produced by overexpressing HA synthases from gram-negative Pasteurella multocida (encoded by pmHAS) or gram-positive Streptococcus equisimilis (encoded by seHasA) in various heterotrophic microbial production platforms. Here we introduced these two different types of HA synthase into the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 (Syn7002) to explore the capacity for producing HA in a photosynthetic system. Our results show that both HA synthases enable Syn7002 to produce HA photoautotrophically, but that overexpression of the soluble HA synthase (PmHAS) is less deleterious to cell growth and results in higher production. Genetic disruption of the competing cellulose biosynthetic pathway increased the HA titer by over 5-fold (from 14 mg/L to 80 mg/L) and the relative proportion of HA with molecular mass greater than 2 MDa. Introduction of glmS and glmU, coding for enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the precursor UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, in combination with partial glycogen depletion, allowed photosynthetic production of 112 mg/L of HA in 5 days, an 8-fold increase in comparison to the initial PmHAS expressing strain. Addition of tuaD and gtaB (coding for genes involved in UDP-glucuronic acid biosynthesis) also improved the HA yield, albeit to a lesser extent. Overall our results have shown that cyanobacteria hold promise for sustainable production of pharmaceutically important polysaccharides from sunlight and CO2.


Agrologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tuhuteru ◽  
Meity L Hehanussa ◽  
Simon H.T Raharjo

Dendrobium anosmum is one of natural orchids in Indonesia. Optimization of medium composition for orchid propagation through in vitro culture is necessary to enhance propagule multiplication capabilities and quality. This study was aimed to study the influence of concentration of coconut water in culture medium on in vitro growth and development of D. anosmum orchid species and to determine the optimal coconut water concentration in culture media.  The experiment were arranged in a Completely Randomized Design with four treatments and eight replications. The treatments consisted of the addition of coconut water with concentrations: 0 ml•l -1 (control), 50 ml•l-1, 100 ml•l-1 and 150 ml•l-1. The results showed that addition of coconut water in culture medium gave different effect on shoot growth and multiplication of D. anosmum orchids.  Coconut water concentration of 100 ml•l-1 was the best concentration for growth and multiplication of D. anosmum orchids, based on both shoots and roots growth, plantlet height and wet weight.


2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenia Pantru ◽  
Gheorghit Jinescu ◽  
Rozalia R�dulescu ◽  
Antoneta Filcenco Olteanu ◽  
Cosmin Jinescu

This paper presents an intensive procedure used for the decontamination of the soils, which were radioactively contaminated by uranium, due to the occurrence of some antropic accidents, in order to limit the area�s pollution. The procedure used for the chemical decontamination of the polluted soils was the washing one and the decontamination degree is comparatively presented depending on the ultrasounds� presence and absence. The lab testes were performed on five types of soils , which were characterized from the granulometric, structural and chemical composition viewpoint, all these aspects represent the main factors, which determine the applied decontamination procedure�s limits and performances correlated with its utilization costs. The decontamination procedure�s kinetics for each type of soils was analyzed, using successively three different types of reagents (water, 0.1 M sulphuric acid solution and chloro-sodic solution � 100 g/L sodium chloride + 10 g/L sodium carbonate in water) for a solid to liquid ratio of 1:2, during 2 h, at a temperature of 20oC in a mechanic stirring system respectively in ultrasounds field. It was observed that the decontamination degree increases with up to 15-20% in case of the ultrasound field utilization comparing to the first case.


Author(s):  
Bruna O. S. Câmara ◽  
Bruno M. Bertassoli ◽  
Natália M. Ocarino ◽  
Rogéria Serakides

The use of stem cells in cell therapies has shown promising results in the treatment of several diseases, including diabetes mellitus, in both humans and animals. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from various locations, including bone marrow, adipose tissues, synovia, muscles, dental pulp, umbilical cords, and the placenta. In vitro, by manipulating the composition of the culture medium or transfection, MSCs can differentiate into several cell lineages, including insulin-producing cells (IPCs). Unlike osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic differentiation, for which the culture medium and time are similar between studies, studies involving the induction of MSC differentiation in IPCs differ greatly. This divergence is usually evident in relation to the differentiation technique used, the composition of the culture medium, the cultivation time, which can vary from a few hours to several months, and the number of steps to complete differentiation. However, although there is no “gold standard” differentiation medium composition, most prominent studies mention the use of nicotinamide, exedin-4, ß-mercaptoethanol, fibroblast growth factor b (FGFb), and glucose in the culture medium to promote the differentiation of MSCs into IPCs. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to investigate the stages of MSC differentiation into IPCs both in vivo and in vitro, as well as address differentiation techniques and molecular actions and mechanisms by which some substances, such as nicotinamide, exedin-4, ßmercaptoethanol, FGFb, and glucose, participate in the differentiation process.


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