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Dikbaş N, Orman YC, Alım Ş, Uçar S, Tülek A. Evaluating Enterococcus faecium9 N-2 as a probiotic candidate from traditional village white cheese. Food Sci Nutr 2024; 12:1847-1856. [PMID: 38455208 PMCID: PMC10916548 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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In this study, various functional and probiotic attributes of the Enterococcus faecium 9 N-2 strain isolated from village-style white cheese were characterized, while also assessing its safety. To achieve this, we conducted an in vitro analysis of several key probiotic properties exhibited by the 9 N-2 strain. Notably, this strain demonstrated robust resilience to low pH, high bile salt concentrations, lysozyme, pepsin, pancreatin, and phenol. Furthermore, this strain displayed exceptional auto-aggregation capabilities and moderate co-aggregation tendencies when interacting with Escherichia coli. The cell-free supernatant derived from strain 9 N-2 exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against the tested pathogens. The strain exhibited resistance to gentamicin, meropenem, and bacitracin, while remaining susceptible to vancomycin and various other antibiotics. Furthermore, it was found that E. faecium 9 N-2 possessed the capacity to produce the phytase enzyme. When all the results of this study are evaluated, it is thought that 9 N-2 strain has superior probiotic properties, and therefore it can be used as probiotic in food, medicine, and animal feed in the future. In addition, further in vivo tests should be performed to fully understand its effects and mechanisms of action and to confirm its safety and probiotic effects. Further research and clinical trials are also needed to identify new strains with potential probiotic properties.
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- Neslihan Dikbaş
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Herbal Production and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and TechnologySivas Science and Technology UniversitySivasTurkey
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- Department of Bioengineering and SciencesIğdır UniversityIğdırTurkey
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Jiang H, Shi R, Li X, Tang J, Min D. Insight into the thrombolytic ability of an extracellular fibrinolytic enzyme from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GXU-1 isolated from Sipunculus nudus. Protein Expr Purif 2024; 213:106371. [PMID: 37709210 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2023.106371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Bacterial fibrinolytic enzymes have an important role in thrombolytic therapy due to their ability to dissolve fibrin. Therefore, purification, characterization and activity determination are of prime importance for bacterial fibrinolytic enzymes. In the current study, marine Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was first screened from Sipunculus nudus living in the Beibu Gulf of China and denoted as Guangxi University-1 (GXU-1). Then, an extracellular fibrinolytic enzyme (FEB-1) was purified from GXU-1 using ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydrophobic chromatography and gel filtration chromatography. The specific activity of FEB-1 was determined to be as high as 6789.74 U/mg. The relative molecular weight of FEB-1 was measured as 30 kDa through SDS‒PAGE. The optimum in vitro fibrinolytic activity of FEB-1 was identified at 37 °C and pH = 8. Furthermore, the activity of FEB-1 can be well preserved at 20-45 °C and pH = 6.0 to 9.0. The combination analysis of SDS‒PAGE and the molecular docking calculation revealed that FEB-1 can cleave more Aα- and Bβ-chains of fibrinogen than γ-chain. It is noteworthy that FEB-1 is comparatively stable under human-body environmental conditions, indicating its potential application in thrombosis therapy.
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- Hongrui Jiang
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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Dikbaş N, Parlakova Karagöz F, Uçar S, Demir Y. Ornamental cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) responses to phytase enzyme purified from Lactobacillus coryniformis application. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2023. [PMID: 36779503 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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In order to increase the quality and yield of ornamental plants, especially potted ornamental plants, it is necessary to enrich the physical properties of the growing medium and to ensure the continuity of the growing medium. In order to achieve this, organic substances that create a serious cost in ornamental plant cultivation are added to the growing medium. This study was planned to assess the role of inoculation of different levels in the seeds and soaking times of purified phytase, on the plant growth and ornamental plant decorative values in ornamental cabbage plants under nutrient limiting condition in greenhouse. Different doses (E0 : 0 EU, E1 : 5 EU, E2 : 10 EU), soaking times (W15 : 15 min, W30 : 30 min, W60 : 60 min), and their combinations (W15 + E0 , W15 + E1 , W15 + E2 , W30 + E0 , W30 + E1 , W30 + E2 , W60 + E0 , W60 + E1 , W60 + E2 ) of phytase enzyme purified and isolated from the Lactobacillus coryniformis were applied to ornamental cabbage seeds, and they were sown in plug trays filled with appropriate growing medium. Seedlings were planted in plastic pots during their period when the seedlings had four to five true leaves. Treatments of phytase enzyme purified and isolated from the microorganism generally improved the observed parameters. The application of, especially, the highest level of phytase enzyme doses increased the plant height, main stem height, and stem diameter of ornamental cabbage as compared to control (E0 treatment: distilled water). While the highest number of leaves per plant was obtained at E1 and E2 application doses and W30 and W60 soaking times; the highest stem diameter was obtained at E2 application doses and W30 and W60 soaking times. The present study clarified that the purified phytase enzyme can increase ornamental cabbage quality at the appropriate concentration and soaking time and is a promising biotechnology material for agricultural applications, and especially in different ornamental plant species.
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- Neslihan Dikbaş
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Herbal Production and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Sivas Science and Technology University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, Ardahan, Turkey
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Spatial-temporal variations of proline and related amino acids reveal distinct nitrogenous utilization strategies in rice during detoxification of exogenous cyanide. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 369:110267. [PMID: 36403783 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cyanide (CN-) pollution in agricultural systems impairs amino acid metabolism in rice plants, hence decreasing their quality and yield. Meanwhile, little is known about the effects of CN- assimilation on the innate pool of proline (Pro) and its synthesis-related amino acids (Pro-AAs) in rice plants. In this study, a hydroponic experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of exogenous KCN on indigenous levels of Pro-AAs, i.e., Pro, glutamate (Glu), arginine (Arg), and ornithine (Orn) in rice seedlings fertilized with either nitrate (NO3-) or ammonium (NH4+) through the biochemical and RT-qPCR analysis. At the same KCN treatment concentration, the relative growth rate of NH4+-fed rice seedlings was considerably higher than that of NO3--fed rice seedlings, but the residual concentration of CN- in NH4+-fed rice tissues was lower than that of NO3--fed rice tissues. Based on the UPLC and stoichiometry molar ratio calculations, it is evident that the Glu pathway contributed significantly to Pro synthesis in rice under KCN + NO3- treatments; whereas the Orn pathway governed the synthesis of Pro in rice under KCN + NH4+ treatments. Moreover, transcriptional and bioinformatics analysis revealed that NH4+ fertilization resulted in spatial-temporal differences in the genetic response in rice tissue during detoxification of CN- compared with KCN + NO3- treatments. These findings suggested that the innate level of Pro serves as "a fishing float" to balance the flux between Pro and Pro-AAs in exogenous KCN-treated rice plants under different nitrogenous nutritional conditions.
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Wang L, Guan H, Hu J, Feng Y, Li X, Yusef KK, Gao H, Tian D. Aspergillus niger Enhances Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus Release from Wheat Straw by Secretion of Degrading Enzymes and Oxalic Acid. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10738-10746. [PMID: 36027054 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c03063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To explore the mechanisms of crop straw degradation and phosphorus (P) release by phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF), a typical PSF Aspergillus niger (A. niger, ANG) was investigated for the degradation of wheat straw (WST) in this work. The results revealed that A. niger significantly increased wheat straw degradation (30%) compared with no A. niger treatment (7.7%). Meanwhile, more than 92% of total P was released from WST by A. niger, much higher than from WST treatment (69.5%). Although the ratios of inorganic P release between WST and WST + ANG treatments were similar (17.6 vs 19.7%), a significant difference occurred between their release of organic P, i.e., WST (51.9%) vs WST + ANG (72.5%). The high enzyme activity of β-1,4-glucanase and β-glucosidase produced by A. niger contributed to the wheat straw degradation and organic P release compared with no A. niger treatment. Oxalic acid secreted by A. niger dominated the release of inorganic P from WST. Our findings suggested that A. niger is an efficient microbial agent for crop straw degradation and P release, which could be a candidate in the pathway of straw return.
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- Liyan Wang
- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Lab of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Key Laboratory of JiangHuai Arable Land Resources Protection and Eco-restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hefei 230036, China
- Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Intelligent Manufacture and Efficient Utilization of Green phosphorus Fertilizer, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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