Microbial lipids production from wastes by Metschnikowia pulcherrima: a review / 生物工程学报

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to addressing the energy shortage problem. Microbial lipids have attracted widespread attention as one of the potential feed-stocks for cost-effective and efficient biodiesel production. However, the large-scale production of microbial lipids is hampered by the complexity and the high cost of aseptic culturing approach. Metschnikowia pulcherrima is an oleaginous yeast with strong environmental adaptability. It is capable of utilizing a wide spectrum of substrates, and can be cultured under non-sterile conditions. Therefore, this yeast has great potential to replace the traditional oleaginous microorganisms, particularly in the area of recycling wastewater and solid waste for the production of biodiesel. Based on the analysis of lipid production and application conditions of M. pulcherrima, this review summarized the unique advantages of M. pulcherrima and the key factors affecting lipids production. We further discussed the feasibility of cultivating M. pulcherrima on various organic wastes under non-sterile conditions for lipids production. Moreover, we analyzed the challenges associated with M. pulcherrima's in the yield and mechanism for lipids production, and proposed perspectives for how to achieve efficient biodiesel production using this yeast.

Preparation of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury model by overlapping line in mice / 重庆医学

Objective To improve the operation speed and reliability of the myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury(I/R) model in mice.Methods The operative time and the survival rate of the three models were compared.The postoperative leukocyte count and serum IL-6 level were detected to evaluate the inflammatory response.The infarct size was assessed by TTC/Evans blue staining.The left ventricular end diastolic pressure and the pressure change rate were measured by a pressure catheter for the evaluation of cardiac function.Intraditional method,open chest surgery was performed to ligate and loose the left coronary artery(LCA)under the assistance of intubation and ventilation.In novel method,isoflurane was used for anesthesis,and then heart was squeezed out of the chest to ligate and loose LCA with a slipknot.In.overlapping line method,the heart was also squeezed out,but a square knot was performed to ligate LCA and a 2-0 nylon together,and then the nylon thread was drew out to loose LCA.Results Compared with traditional method,the novel method and overlapping line method had significant short operation time(P＜0.01 or P＜0.05),less white blood cell count and serum IL-6 concentration(P＜0.05) and higher mice survival rate(P＜0.01);compared with novel method,the overlapping line method further simplified the reperfusion procedure and decreased total procedure time(P＜0.01).There was no significant difference in cardiac infarct size and cardiac function by using the three methods(P＞0.05),but the overlapping line method had less coefficient of variation compared to novel method.Conclusion Compared with the novel method,the overlapping line method reduces the operation difficulty,shortens the operation time and improves the stability of I/R model.