Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Charles University in Prague Author: Ivana Ťapuchová Title of diploma thesis: Evaluation of activity of potentional antifungal substances through the use of microdilution broth method Supervisor: Mgr. Marcela Vejsová, Ph.D. Background: The aim of this diploma thesis was to evaluate potential antifungal activity of 52 test substances which were develope at the Department of anorganic and organic chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Charles University in Prague. Methods: For testing we used microdilution broth method on eight strains of yeasts and filamentous fungi in the laboratory of Department of Biological and Medical Sciences. Results: Overall 26 test substances with various substituents had antifungal activity. These substances was derivates of 4-aminobenzoic acid, 4-aminosalicylic acid, 5-aminosalicylic acid and large group derivates of sulfonamids. The most sensitive strain was dermatophyt Trichophyton mentagrophytes, the least sensitive strain was filamentous fungi Absidia corymbifera. Conclusions: Despite there was observed antifungal activity in low concentrations of derivates, it is necessary to perform next tests and clinical studies to prove efficiency and safety for use. Key words: yeasts,...

Modified atmosphere packaging storage combines an atmosphere of higher carbon dioxide and lower oxygen levels than air, with chilling temperatures to extend shelf-life of fresh fruits. In three modified atmosphere packaging storage trials, blueberries were packaged in film bags with different gas permeabilities, and stored at about 4°C. Storage of blueberries in packages of a film with intermediate gas permeability produced an aerobic atmosphere and a relatively low carbon dioxide level, resulting in rapid growth of yeast and molds on blueberries. Packaging blueberries in a film with very low gas permeability created a high carbon dioxide almost anaerobic atmosphere, which successfully inhibited yeast and mold growth on blueberries for up to eight weeks. The possibility of yeast inhibition by antifungal compounds accumulated in blueberries stored under modified atmosphere packaging conditions was investigated by using the disk diffusion assay. The results of these assays showed the absence of antifungal activity against two Rhodotorula species, a Zygosaccharomyces species, a Cryptococcus species, a Debaryomyces species, and indicated that the inhibition of yeast growth was due to low temperature, high carbon dioxide level and anaerobic conditions. The effects of temperature and atmosphere composition were investigated by using natural flora of blueberry juice and two yeast isolates grown in sterilized juice. At 21°C, yeast growth was slow in the presence of carbon dioxide and absence of oxygen. At low temperature, yeast growth was slow in the presence of oxygen, but was inhibited in the anaerobic, high carbon dioxide environment. It is proposed that the micro-aerobic environment of modified atmosphere packaging storage might have allowed slow desaturation of yeast membrane fatty acids which enabled yeasts to maintain membrane fluidity and function at low .temperature. Furthermore, yeast growth during storage of modified atmosphere packaged blueberries may be affected by low temperature and high carbon dioxide conditions. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

Orientador: Francisco Maugeri Filho / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T18:40:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Hernalsteens_Saartje_D.pdf: 2071351 bytes, checksum: 1b18d6d6f4088be5bdd8d6168a5c2d5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Devido ao aumento da demanda por alimentos saudáveis e ao aumento da aplicação, de oligossacarídeos prebióticos, na indústria cosmética, agro-química, farmacêutica e na indústria de alimentos, a pesquisa visando a utilização de diferentes enzimas na produção dos oligossacarídeos se tornou algo necessário. O objetivo deste trabalho foi obter linhagens de leveduras, produtoras de frutooligossacarídeos a partir da sacarose. As linhagens foram isoladas de flores e frutos de diversas eco-regiões do Brasil. A partir da gama de microrganismos isolados foram selecionadas 4 cepas potencialmente aplicáveis na produção de frutooligossacarídeos: Candida sp. LEB-I3; Rhodotorula sp. LEB-U5; Cryptococcus sp. LEB-V2 e Rhodotorula sp. LEB-V10. Os quatro microrganismos estudados produzem enzimas semelhantes em relação a algumas características bioquímicas. As condições ótimas para a atividade de transferência de frutose foram pH entre 4,0 e 5,0 e temperaturas entre 65 e 70ºC, enquanto que para a atividade de frutofuranosidase o pH ótimo foi de 3,0 a 4,0 e a temperatura ótima entre 55 e 75ºC. A cinética enzimática (em relação à atividade de transferência de frutose) da enzima I3 seguiu o modelo de Michaelis-Menten, enquanto que U5 e V2 seguiram o modelo de inibição pelo substrato e a enzima V10 apresentou uma cinética de ¿cooperatividade¿. O estudo da síntese de FOS mostrou que o microrganismo Rhodotorula sp. LEB-V10 foi o único cuja enzima promoveu uma síntese constante de FOS, não apresentando nenhum indício de hidrólise dos frutooligossacarídeos, sendo devido a esta característica que tanto a produção da enzima quanto a síntese de frutooligossacarídeos foram otimizadas. Neste caso a produção de enzima foi máxima nas seguintes condições: 9% ± 1% de AMM e 7,5% ± 0,7% de açúcares redutores totais (melaço), com uma agitação de 250 rpm, a 30-35ºC, pH inicial do meio de 4,5. A produção de frutooligossacarídeos por esta enzima também foi otimizada chegando-se a 55-65% de rendimento nas seguintes condições: 50% de sacarose (P.A, comercial ou melaço), 6,5 (± 0,5) UTF.ml-1, temperatura entre 50 ºC (± 1ºC) e pH 5,0 (± 0,5). Desta forma foi alcançado o rendimento dos processos comerciais, com a vantagem de estarmos trabalhando com enzimas e não células. Além disso, a produção da enzima utilizando meios industriais, e o uso de açúcar cristal e mesmo melaço na síntese enzimática resultam em uma diminuição dos custos de produção. Desta forma há uma chance de que a continuação destes estudos resulte em um processo economicamente viável / Abstract: In response to the increasing demand for healthier foods and as a result of the expanding applications of oligosaccharides in the cosmetic, agrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, the search for ¿new¿ enzymes concerning the oligosaccharides production, became necessary. The present study reports on the screening for high transfructosylating enzymes in yeasts strains isolated from fruits and flowers obtained from tropical Brazilian biomass. The efforts made to screen for high extra-cellular transfructosylating enzyme producing yeasts provided very promising results. Although the enzymes from the strains Candida sp. LEB-I3, Rhodotorula sp. LEB-U5 and Cryptococcus sp. LEB-V2 showed high hydrolytic activity, the production of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) by the Rhodotorula sp. LEB-V10 enzyme was successful, showing a continuous increase in FOS concentration up to the end of the synthesis reaction. The best operational conditions for these enzymes, considering the transfructosylating activities, were determined to be in the pH range from 4.0 to 5.0 and temperatures from 65 to 70°C. While the fructofuranosidase activities had shown the optimum activity on pH values from 3.0 to 4.0 and temperatures between 55 and 75°C. The enzymatic kinetic (fructosyl transferase activity) of the Candida sp. LEB-I3 showed a Michaellis-Mentem behavior, while the Rhodotorula sp. LEB-U5 and Cryptococcus sp. LEB-V2 showed a substrate inhibitory kinetic and the Rhodotorula sp. LEB-V10 showed a sigmoid shape, similar to that of allosteric enzymes. Considering that the Rhodotorula sp. LEB-V10 process was the only one that may be regarded as economically possible, the response surface methodology was employed to study the fermentation and the synthesis condition aiming the process optimization. On basis of the experimental results, the optimum conditions to obtain high fructosyl transferase activity were: 250 rpm, 30-35°C, 9% ± 1% (w/v) corn steep liquor and 7.5% ± 0.7% (w/v) of total reducing sugar from sugar cane molasses. The synthesis of FOS was also optimized (55 to 65% of yield), being the optimum conditions: 50% sucrose (P.A., commercial or from sugar cane molasses), 50°C (± 1°C), pH 5.0 (± 0.5) and 6.5 FTA.ml-1 (± 0.5). This data is very similar to those from the commercial process, and the use of commercial sucrose and sugar cane molasses led to a reduction on the production cost, consequently, further studies on the enzyme and fructooligosaccharides production conditions may show its potential for commercial application / Doutorado / Doutor em Engenharia de Alimentos

Orientador: Lucia Regina Durrant / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T14:31:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rossi_RaquelAndradede_M.pdf: 2252972 bytes, checksum: c504b3299931a04c688b6e1100f129fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O bagaço da cana-de-açúcar é considerado uma biomassa lignocelulósica promissora para a produção de etanol, devido a sua composição em açúcares, grande disponibilidade e baixo custo. A levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae, embora apresente atributos ideais para o uso industrial, não é capaz de fermentar alguns açúcares presentes nesta biomassa, como xilose e arabinose (açúcares não convencionais). Assim, é interessante a busca por leveduras em nichos ecológicos onde esses açúcares estão presentes. O Brasil apresenta uma rica biodiversidade, qualificada pela diversidade em: ecossistemas, espécies biológicas e endemismos. Utilizar ecossistemas característicos do território brasileiro como fonte de coleta oferece a oportunidade não só de obter novas espécies, mas também de isolar aquelas capazes de fermentar diferentes substratos. De acordo com o exposto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi de isolar, a partir de amostras de biomas brasileiros, leveduras que apresentassem a habilidade em fermentar alguns açúcares, além da glicose e frutose, especialmente os que compõem o hidrolisado do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar (açúcares não convencionais). Os resultados demonstraram que as linhagens isoladas não apresentaram habilidade em fermentar as principais pentoses (xilose e arabinose) presentes no bagaço da cana-de- açúcar. Contudo, 19 foram capazes de assimilar a xilose, e 12 linhagens, a arabinose. Desta forma, como sugestão, o hidrolisado do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar pode ser utilizado para a produção de biomassa protéica (single cell protein) pelas linhagens que assimilaram xilose e arabinose / Abstract: Sugarcane bagasse is considered a promising lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production, due to its sugar composition, high availability and low price. Although, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has the ideal attributes for industrial use, it is not able to ferment some sugars present in this biomass such as xylose and arabinose (non-convencional sugars). Thus, it is interesting to search for yeasts in ecological niches where these sugars are present. Brazil has a rich biodiversity, qualified for its diversity in: ecosystems, biological species and endemisms. To use the ecosystems characteristics of the Brazilian territory as a source for sample collection offers the opportunity not only to obtain new species, but also to isolate those capable of fermenting diverse substrates. Therefore, the aim of this study was to isolate from samples of Brazilian biomes, yeasts that have the ability to ferment some sugars, besides glucose and fructose, especially those components of the sugarcane bagasse hydrolizate (non-convencional sugars). The results demonstrated that the isolated strains had no ability to ferment the main pentoses (xylose and arabinose) present in sugarcane bagasse. However, 19 strains were able to assimilate xylose, and 12 strains, arabinose. Thus, as suggestion, the sugarcane bagasse hydrolyzate can be used for the production of single cell protein by the strains that assimilate xylose and arabinose / Mestrado / Mestre em Ciência de Alimentos

A espécie Dekkera bruxellensis tem sido detectada como a principal levedura contaminante em diversos processos fermentativos, dentre eles o de produção de etanol combustível, apresentando uma surpreendente capacidade de crescimento e adaptação naqueles substratos. No entanto, pouco se conhece sobre suas características de crescimento em condições de estresse e comportamento fermentativo. Desta forma, este trabalho objetivou avaliar a tolerância ao estresse e as características fermentativas exibidas por três linhagens de D. bruxellensis isoladas da fermentação alcoólica, além do efeito da contaminação em mosto de caldo de cana sobre os parâmetros fermentativos, buscando informações que possam contribuir para o manejo da fermentação alcoólica quando contaminada com esta levedura. Foram realizados testes de caracterização em meio YEPD sólido e líquido em condições estressantes para as três linhagens de D. bruxellensis e uma linhagem de S. cerevisiae (PE-02). O efeito do tratamento ácido associado ao etanol sobre a viabilidade das quatro linhagens em situação de agitação e sem agitação foi também avaliado. Em seguida, testes fermentativos em meio sintético (sem reciclo celular) e em meio de caldo de cana (com reciclo celular e utilizando-se ou não tratamento ácido) foram conduzidos para verificar as características fermentativas das linhagens de D. bruxellensis em comparação com S. cerevisiae, simulando-se uma contaminação por 103 células/mL da linhagem CCA155 em meio de caldo de cana. As três linhagens de D. bruxellensis apresentaram crescimento invasivo em meio YEPD sólido, possivelmente um mecanismo de sobrevivência da levedura em condições estressantes. Observou-se uma variação na resposta das linhagens às situações de estresse (baixo pH e alta concentração de etanol). Em condições não estressantes, a linhagem PE-02 apresentou melhor desenvolvimento, no entanto, em situações de estresse de pH, concentrações de açúcar e etanol, as linhagens de D. bruxellensis desenvolveram-se melhor. O controle eficiente do crescimento destas leveduras poderia ser obtido com um tratamento combinado de baixo pH (1,5) e etanol (9%), porém houve também prejuízo significativo à levedura S. cerevisiae, embora em menor extensão. Em sistema de batelada sem reciclo celular em meio sintético, verificou-se que a agitação influenciou significativamente a produção de etanol e ácidos por D. bruxellensis. O teor alcoólico foi maior quando se utilizou glicose como fonte de carbono ao invés de sacarose. Em sistema de batelada com reciclo celular em meio de caldo de cana, foram obtidos melhores resultados quanto à produção de etanol, menor teor de açúcar redutor total residual e maior eficiência fermentativa quando se utilizou o tratamento ácido do fermento (pH 1,5), assim como melhor controle do crescimento da linhagem CCA155 quando em cultura mista com S. cerevisiae (PE-02). O tratamento ácido utilizado teve efeito não só sobre o crescimento da levedura contaminante, mas também beneficiou a levedura do processo, resultando assim na minimização do efeito da contaminante sobre a fermentação conduzida em meio de caldo de cana sob dez ciclos fermentativos de 12 horas. / The species Dekkera bruxellensis has been considered as the main contaminant yeast in several fermentative processes, including the fuel alcohol production, showing a surprising growth capacity and adaptation in those substrates. However, a little is known about their growth characteristics in stressing conditions and fermentative profile. In this context, this work aimed to evaluate the stress tolerance and fermentative characteristics exhibited by three strains of D. bruxellensis isolated from the alcoholic fermentation, besides the effect of the contamination in sugar cane juice over the fermentative parameters, searching for information that could contribute to the management of the alcoholic fermentation when the medium is contaminated with this yeast. Characterization tests in YEPD medium (solid and liquid) under stressing conditions for the D. bruxellensis and S. cerevisiae (PE-02) strains were carried out. The effect of the acid treatment associated with ethanol over the cell viability of the four strains in shaken and non-shaken flasks was also evaluated. Following, fermentative tests in synthetic medium (without cell recycle) and in sugar cane juice (with cell recycle and with/without acid treatment) were carried out to verify the fermentative characteristics of the strains of D. bruxellensis comparing to S. cerevisiae, simulating a contamination by 103 cells/mL of the strain CCA155 in sugar cane juice. All the strains of D. bruxellensis showed invasiveness in YEPD agar medium, probably a survival mechanism in stressful conditions. A variation in the response of the strains to the stressing conditions (low pH and high ethanol concentration) was observed. In nonstressing situations, the strain PE-02 showed better growth; however, in stressing conditions of pH, ethanol and sugar concentrations, the strains of D. bruxellensis had better growth performance. The effective control of their growth could be obtained with a combined treatment of low pH (1.5) and ethanol (9%), however, a significant harmful effect to the S. cerevisiae strain was also verified, but in a lower extension. In batch system without cell recycle in synthetic medium, it was verified the influence of agitation over the ethanol and acid production by D. bruxellensis. The alcohol content was significantly higher when glucose was utilized instead of sucrose. In batch system with cell recycle in sugar cane juice, the best results for ethanol production, lower residual total reducing sugar and higher fermentative efficiency were obtained with the acid treatment of the ferment at pH 1.5, as well as a better growth control of the strain CCA155, in mixed culture with S. cerevisiae (PE-02). The acid treatment utilized in this work had effect not only over the growth of the contaminant yeast, but also benefited the yeast S. cerevisiae, resulting in the minimization of the effect of the contaminant over the fermentation developed in sugar cane juice medium in 12-hour ten fermentative cycles.

Oleaginous yeasts posses the ability to accumulate increased amount of lipids under appropriate conditions. These microbial lipids vary in the composition of fatty acids which results in their wide application in the biotechnological industry. This master thesis focuses on the lipid production and fatty acids composition from waste substrates by the yeasts Metschnikowia depending on various cultivation conditions. The influence of temperature, the ratio of carbon and nitrogen in medium, and the concentration of different carbon sources was studied. The cheap and easy available waste substrates as glycerol and animal fat were used for the cultivation. The production characteristics of the yeasts were monitored by various technique including gas chromatography, Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy FLIM. Moreover, the partial optimalization of the pulse field gel electrophoresis was applied in order to characterize the karyotype of the yeasts Metschnikowia. All the studied strains were able to use the waste substrates and at the same time to produce lipids. The amount of lipids and mainly their compositions vary depending on the yeast strain and on the culture conditions. Nevertheless, the ability of the yeasts to produce significant amount of unsaturated fatty acids by manipulation of culture conditions was proved. The maximum lipid yield was achieved by M. pulcherrima 149 on glycerol medium and by M. andauensis 129 on medium containing waste animal fat.

This study deals with the identification of 114 yeast isolates from clinical material collected at Dameron Hospital, Stockton, California between August 15, 1990 and September 16, 1991 . The isolates were identified biochemically using the MicroScan Yeast Identification Panel. All isolates were also tested by four conventional cultural methods: germ tube formation, cycloheximide resistance, chlamydospore production, and spidery colony formation. Biochemically, the yeast isolates were identified to nine species of Candida: C. albicans (ll) , C. tropicalis (8), c. stellatoidea (3), c. guilliermondii (2), C. parapsilosis (2), and one of each species of c. catenulata, C. krusei, C. lusitaniae, and C. pseudotropicalis; one species of Torulopsis: T. glabrata (11) and one species of Kluyveromyces, K. lactis (2). Other than those identified as C. albicans, all the other yeasts identified to the species level were negative for all the four conventional tests except for one of two strains of C. guilliermondii which was positive for germ tube, cycloheximide resistance and chlamydospore production. Based on these three tests this isolate of C. guilliermondii would be identified as C. albicans. Five isolates could not be biochemically identified to species. One of the five was positive for the germ tube, resistance to cycloheximide and chlamydospores. Based solely on these three conventional cultural methods this isolate would be considered c. albicans. This isolate and one of the two strains of C. guilliermondii referred to above raise the question as to a possible shortcoming in the Microscan YIP . An interesting observation was the finding that all nine strains of C. albicans recovered from stools of different patients belong to the same biotype.

This diploma thesis is focused on optimalization and employing the PCR-RFLP method, based on the molecular biology principles, for an identification and taxonomy of the yeasts which colonize the leaf surfaces. Simultaneously the yeasts identification techniques based on physiological and morfphological attributes are compared and replaced. PCR-RFLP takes advantage of thermostable polymerases´ ability to amplify the specific segment in the rDNA, which can be split by restriction endonucleases to characteristical polymorphical fragments. Comparing these fragments and restriction´s positions which are for each species unique, demanded results were obtained. They´re summarized in the conclusion part. The theoretical part describes the morphology and cytology of the yeasts, taxonomy as a science, genuses of examined yeasts Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula a Saccharomyces are covered more thoroughly and the method of PCR-RFLP is described in detail.

Presented diploma thesis is focused on use of DGGE to analysis and identification of selected microorganisms. PCR-DGGE is a method that allows direct characterization of the microbial community in the natural environment without necessity of cultivation. A literature review is devoted to the principle of the method, current applications and its limitations too. In experimental part microbial DNA was isolated and used as a template for PCR reaction. Microbial DNA was then amplified using the universal eukaryotic primers that target the D1/D2 domain of the 26S subunit of ribosomal DNA. To improve specificity and sensitivity of detection nested PCR was chosen using outer and inner primer pairs. Generated amplicons (250 bp) were consequently separated by DGGE. The analysis of selected microorganisms by DGGE technique was performed after optimization of electrophoresis conditions (in particular the denaturing gradient extent and separation time). Despite the optimization, mutual differentiation among individual yeast strains was not possible since each reference strain was represented by several bands in the same positions. In conclusion DGGE profile obtained from wine musts is discussed. Present bands suggest the major presence of non-Saccharomyces yeasts, yeast-like strain A. pullulans is present in the minority and Saccharomyces yeasts are probably present too. The technique remains open for further optimization, particularly as regards the conditions of polymerase chain reaction.

This diploma thesis has analyzed the effect of organic wine-growing on the wine yeasts population. The wine yeasts were isolated from the Pinot Noir variety. They were identified by the molecular biological method PCR-RFLP. The theoretical research compiles basic information on yeasts, knowledge about the red wine production as well as information on molecular biological methods. The experimental part utilizes the 5,8S-ITS rDNA specific segment for analysis. The segment was amplified using the ITS1 and ITS4 primers and subjected to restriction analysis. The restriction analysis has used these restriction endonucleases - HaeIII, HinfI, Taq?I, AluI and MseI. The BioNumerics software was then used to compare genetic similarity between the isolated yeasts and these were taxonomically classified.