摘要:
The present invention relates to isolated strains of a Streptomyces spp. which are endophytes of dicotyledonous plants and to methods for selecting such strains. The present invention also relates to a biologically active compound called coronamycin obtained from endophytic Streptomycetes isolated from higher plants. The present invention further relates to compositions of such compounds and to methods of protecting plants against attack by a plant pathogen and methods of inhibiting bacterial growth, fungal growth, viral infection, growth of parasitic organisms, and cancer cell growth with such compositions.
摘要:
The present invention relates to isolated strains of a Streptomyces spp. which are endophytes of dicotyledonous plants and to methods for selecting such strains. The present invention also relates to compounds having biological activity selected from the group consisting of munumbicin A, munumbicin B, munumbicin C and munumbicin D, kakadumycin A, kakadumycin B, and kakadumycin C. The present invention further relates to compositions of such compounds and to methods of protecting plants against attack by a plant pathogen and methods of inhibiting bacterial growth, fungal growth, viral infection, growth of parasitic organisms, and cancer cell growth with such compositions.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for converting plant cell wall polysaccharides into one or more products, comprising: treating the plant cell wall polysaccharides with an effective amount of a spent whole fermentation broth of a recombinant microorganism, wherein the recombinant microorganism expresses one or more heterologous genes encoding enzymes which degrade or convert the plant cell wall polysaccharides into the one or more products. The present invention also relates to methods for producing an organic substance, comprising: (a) saccharifying plant cell wall polysaccharides with an effective amount of a spent whole fermentation broth of a recombinant microorganism, wherein the recombinant microorganism expresses one or more heterologous genes encoding enzymes which degrade or convert the plant cell wall polysaccharides into saccharified material; (b) fermenting the saccharified material of step (a) with one or more fermenting microoganisms; and (c) recovering the organic substance from the fermentation.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for isolating a gene encoding an enzyme, comprising: (a) adding a mixture of labeled first nucleic acid probes from a microbial strain cultured on medium without the substrate, and labeled second nucleic acid probes from a microbial strain cultured on medium with the substrate, to an array of random nucleic acid fragments of the microbial strain where the labeled nucleic acids hybridize to complementary sequences of the genomic fragments in the array, wherein the first nucleic acid probes are labeled with a first reporter and the second nucleic acid probes are labeled with a second reporter; (b) examining the array under conditions wherein the relative expression of the genes of the microbial strain is determined by the observed hybridization reporter signal of each spot in the array; and (c) isolating a gene from the microbial strain that encodes an enzyme that degrades the substrate. The present invention also relates to isolated genes obtained by such methods.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent filamentous fungal cell under conditions conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein (i) the mutant cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide and a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a modification of at least one of the genes involved in the production of a trichothecene and (ii) the mutant produces less trichothecene than the parent filamentous fungal cell when cultured under the same conditions; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to mutants of filamentous fungal cells and methods for obtaining the mutant cells, isolated trichodiene synthases and nucleic acid sequences encoding the trichodiene synthases.
摘要:
The present invention relates to arrays for bacterial gene expression profiling in response to treatment with antimicrobial compounds. Bacterial nucleic acid molecules are used as the hybridizable elements in various applications, such as arrays for gene expression profiling and for determining a mode of action for an antimicrobial compound. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences which can be developed as targets for drug screening.
摘要:
The present invention relates to microbial trypsin variants having chymotrypsin-like activity, comprising: (a) a one or more substitutions corresponding to positions 144, S193A, 198, 201, 218, 223, 227, 228, 229, 230, and 231 of amino acids 25 to 248 of SEQ ID NO: 2, (b) one or more deletions corresponding to positions 192, 197, and 226 of amino acids 25 to 248 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and (c) an insertion between positions corresponding to positions 224 and 225 of amino acids 25 to 248 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention further relates to nucleotide sequences encoding microbial trypsin variants having chymotrypsin-like activity; nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors, and recombinant host cells comprising such nucleotide sequences; and methods of producing microbial trypsin variants having chymotrypsin-like activity or a precursor thereof.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及具有胰凝乳蛋白酶样活性的微生物胰蛋白酶变体,其包含:(a)对应于位置144,S193A,198,201,218,223,227,228,229,230和231的一个或多个取代 SEQ ID NO:2的氨基酸25至248,(b)对应于SEQ ID NO:2的氨基酸25至248的位置192,197和226的一个或多个缺失; 本发明还涉及编码具有胰凝乳蛋白酶样活性的微生物胰蛋白酶变体的核苷酸序列;以及(c)相应于SEQ ID NO:2的氨基酸25至248的位置224和225的位置之间的插入。 核酸构建体,表达载体和包含此类核苷酸序列的重组宿主细胞; 以及产生具有胰凝乳蛋白酶样活性的微生物胰蛋白酶变体或其前体的方法。
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide operably linked to a second nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide, wherein the first nucleotide sequence is foreign to the second nucleotide sequence and the 3null end of the first nucleotide sequence is immediately upstream of the initiator codon of the second nucleotide sequence. The present invention also relates to the isolated signal peptide sequences and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the signal peptide sequences operably linked to nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides.
摘要:
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having dipeptidyl aminopeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
摘要:
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having Family 74 xyloglucanase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.