Tingting Li,Bingbing Luo,Xiaozhou Zou,Jiamin Yin,Shuyi Lv,Jun Wang,Luchan Gong
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a prevalent nonprotein amino acid with diverse physiological functions, attracting considerable interest in the food industry. However, current GABA-producing strains require glutamate as a substrate for synthesis. Probiotics capable of de novo GABA synthesis using sugars without glutamate are crucial for developing novel foods. This study employed a pH indicator method to selectively screen for GABA-producing bacteria. Nineteen strains with fermentation liquid pH greater than 5 were obtained, all demonstrated the ability to synthesize GABA from Daqu . Among these strains, Enterococcus (E.) avium GL1 stood out for its high GABA production capacity, reaching 9.8 g/L when utilizing glucose for de novo GABA synthesis without monosodium glutamate (MSG). E. avium GL1 exhibited robust viability in challenging environments, maintaining stability in simulated gastric and intestinal fluids. As a potentially probiotic strain, E. avium GL1 achieved remarkable GABA production of 206.84 g/L with a production efficiency of 2.87 g/L/h, facilitated by automatic pH control during fermentation through continuous addition of glucose and MSG addition. This exceptional result represents the highest GABA production reported for E. avium , highlighting its significant potential for the development of innovative functional foods.
Graphene oxide (GO) was introduced to Enterococcus avium strain BY7 sulfate-reducing bacteria culture as a carrier, GO was partially reduced by SRB to reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The rGO could further self-assemble Enterococcus avium strain BY7 sulfate-reducing bacteria to form BY-rGO particles. Growth and sulfate reduction activity of strain BY7 was promoted by rGO, which probably due to the protective effect of rGO, and enhanced electron transfer by rGO as electron shuttle. Effects of pH and temperature variance on strain BY-rGO were remarkably weakened, growth and sulfate reduction were observed from pH 2.0 to 12.0, and from 10 to 45 °C, respectively. Metal toxicity to BY7 strain SRB was sharply decreased in BY-rGO particles and heavy metal removal was remarkably accelerated (up to 50%). The immobilization methods established in this study might open a new way for the application of SRBs, especially under extreme environmental conditions.