一种环境敏感型造礁石珊瑚Pocillopora sp.共生虫黄藻和细菌的生态特征

在气候和人类活动的长期影响下,南海珊瑚礁演变出生境各异的珊瑚礁生态系统.珊瑚对特殊生境的适应离不开体内共生微生物类群的调节.分析共生微生物的生态特征有助于了解珊瑚的环境适应机制,同时可以对珊瑚未来的进化趋势做出评估.本研究从南海低纬度的南沙群岛(NS)和西沙群岛(XS)以及相对高纬度的海南陵水(LS)3个珊瑚礁区采集一...     

Functional characterization of a novel microbial esterase identified from the Indian Ocean and its use in the stereoselective preparation of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-methyl mandelate

Genomic mining has identified a novel microbial alkaline esterase from the Indian Ocean. This esterase was overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and further functionally characterized. Under optimal conditions (10 mmol/L substrate, pH 6.0, 2 h at 40 °C), this esterase can hydrolyze racemic methyl mandelate to (R)-methyl mandelate with very high optical purity (e.e. >99%) and yield (nearly 90%). Interestingly, the stereoselectivity of this esterase is opposite to that of two previously reported lipases that can generate (S)-methyl mandelate through the hydrolysis of racemic methyl mandelate. No organic solvents or other additives were required to optimize the optical purity and production of the final chiral product (R)-methyl mandelate, which can potentially simplify the production procedure of (R)-methyl mandelate catalyzed by esterase.