[Synthesis and localization of L-lactate oxidase in yeasts].

Conditions for L-lactate oxidase synthesis by the yeast Yarrowia lpolytica were investigated. The enzyme was found to be synthesized during growth on L-lactate in the exponential growth phase. L-lactate oxidase synthesis was observed, also on glucose after adaptation to stress conditions (oxidative or thermal stress) r during the stationary growth phase after glucose consumption. The cells grown on L-lactate exhibited high levels of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and glutathione reductase), which exceeded those of glucose-grown cells. The ultrastructure of L-lactate-grown cellsand of those grown on glucose and adapted to various stress.conditions was also found to besimilar, with increased mitochondria, elevated number and size ofperoxisomes, and formation of lipid and polyphosphate inclusions. In order to determine the intracellular localization of L-lactate oxidase, the cells were disintegrated by the lytic enzyme complex from Helix pomatia. Centrifugation of the homogenate in Percoll gradient resulted in the isolation of purified fractions of the native mitochondria and peroxisomes. L-Lactate oxidase was shown to be localized in peroxisomes.

[Experimental assessment of reparative regeneration of anastomoses of hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract using preparation "enterosan"].

The article gives an experimental assessment of processes of healing anastomoses of hollow organs using preparation "Enterosan". "Enterosan" decreases inflammatory alterations and accelerates processes of reparative regeneration in the anastomosis zone.

[The prevention of anastomosis failure in gastrointestinal surgery (an experimental study)].

The analysis of enterosan influence on intestinal anastomosis healing in 90 rats was carried out. The medication is highly active as a regeneration stimulator. The use of enterosan decreases inflammation and activates regeneration in anastomosis area.

[Respiratory activity of yeast Yarrowia lipolytica under oxidative stress and heat shock].

Heat shock (45 degrees C) and the effect of oxidants (H2O2) resulted in a decrease of the respiratory activity of yeast cells and their survival rate. Increased resistance to stress effects after mild heat treatment (37 degrees C) or treatment with a nonlethal dose of oxidants (0.5 mM H2O2 for 60 min) was accompanied by appearance of an alternative (cyanide-resistant) oxidative pathway in the mitochondria, which promotes survival due to retention of the capacity for ATP synthesis in the first coupling point at the level of endogenous NADH dehydrogenase. The alternative oxidative pathway is more resistant to the effect of stressors that disrupt electron transfer in the cytochrome site of the respiratory chain.

[Adaptation of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to heat shock].

The adaptive response of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to heat shock has been studied. Experiments showed that, after 10 min of incubation at 45 degrees C, the survival rate of Yarrowia lipolytica cells was less than 0.1%. Stationary-phase yeast cells were found to be more thermotolerant than exponential-phase cells. The 60-min preincubation of cells at 37 degrees C or pretreatment with low concentrations of H2O2 (0.5 mM) and menadione (0.05 mM) made them more tolerant to heat and to oxidative stress (120 mM hydrogen peroxide). The pH dependence of yeast thermotolerance has also been studied. The adaptation of yeast cells to heat shock and oxidative stress was found to be associated with a decrease in the intracellular level of cAMP and an increase in the activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and glutathione reductase).

[Tolerance of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to oxidative stress].

The adaptive response of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to the oxidative stress induced by the oxidants hydrogen peroxide, menadione, and juglone has been studied. H2O2, menadione, and juglone completely inhibited yeast growth at concentrations higher than 120, 0.5, and 0.03 mM, respectively. The stationary-phase yeast cells were found to be more resistant to the oxidants than the exponential-phase cells. The 60-min pre-treatment of logarithmic-phase cells with nonlethal concentrations of H2O2 (0.3 mM), menadione (0.05 mM), and juglone (0.005 mM) made the cells more resistant to high concentrations of these oxidants. The adaptation of yeast cells to H2O2, menadione, and juglone was associated with an increase in the activity of cellular catalase, superoxide dismutase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and glutathione reductase, the main enzymes involved in cell defense against oxidative stress.