ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A chimeric plasmid (pYT760-ADH1) containing the yeast killer toxin-immunity cDNA was transformed into a leucine-histidine mutant (AH22) and into four industrial toxin-sensitive yeasts. The chimeric plasmid was very stable and expressed toxin production (89.5 ± 4.8% killer cells) in two of the transformed yeasts that contained the 2μ plasmid, but was lost within 10 generations from two other transformed pickle yeasts that did not contain the 2μ plasmid. It suggested that plasmid stability was dependent on the presence of the 2μ plasmid which is naturally present in some yeasts. The plasmid was extremely stable (100% killer cells) and expressed more toxin in the mutant strain AH22. The effects of dilution rate, D(h-1) on plasmid stability and toxin expression were studied in transformed AH22 (AH22/T3) and Montrachet 522 (522/T1) wine yeast grown in glucose-limited chemostat cultures. The results show that killer toxin production by AH22/T3 cells increased as a function of D(h-1) and that plasmid stability reached 100% at D ≥ 0.09 ± 0.01 h-1. However, with Montrachet 522/T1 transformed cells, 100% plasmid stability was seen at D ≥ 0.18 ± 0.02. h-1. We also challenged the AH22/T3 in chemostat culture (D = 0.25 h-1) with an equal number of untransformed cells (AH22). Transformed cells dominated the population (100%) within 8-10 h of growth, a time equivalent to two mean residence time.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260310804
Permalink