PERSPECTIVA BIOTEHNOLOGICĂ PRIVIND APLICAREA NANO-OXIZILOR METALICI LA CULTIVAREA LEVURILOR DE INTERES BIOTEHNOLOGIC

Agafia USATÎI, Natalia CHISELIȚA, Alina BEȘLIU, Nadejda EFREMOVA, Ludmila BEJENARU, Ludmila BATÎR, Constantin DADU, Ana TANASE Institutul de Microbiologie şi Biotehnologie

Abstract

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE APPLICATION OF METAL NANO-OXIDES  AT THE CULTIVATION OF THE YEASTS WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INTEREST 

The paper reveals new insights about the degree of action of nanoparticles with different physico-chemical characteristics: ZnO (10 nm, 30 nm, <50 nm, <100 nm), TiO2 (30 nm, 40 nm), Fe3O4 (10 nm, 30 nm, 50 nm-100 nm) and ZnO/MgO (10/11 nm) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNMN-Y-18, Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNMN-Y-20 and Rhodotorula gracilis CNMN-Y-30 yeast strains with performing biotechnological qualities. Key factors in triggering cell response are nanostructure, dimensions and concentrations of metal nanoparticles. Important cellular responses are viability, content of the proteins and carbohydrates, including β-glucans and mannoproteins, content of the carotenoid pigments, including β-carotene, torulene and torularhodin, antioxidant activity of SOD and catalase as elements of cellular oxidative stress. Analyzing the effects of metallic nano-oxides on yeast strains, we mention their importance in regulation of the cultivation and biosynthesis of cell bioactive substances with biotechnological interest. The results of the modeling of biosynthetic processes with the application of nanoparticles present advantage in the development of innovative applications, especially in bionanotechnology, biomedicine, food industry, environmental protection, and other fields. 

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodotorula gracilis, metal nano-oxides, viability, proteins, carbohydrates, carotenoids, catalase, superoxide dismutase.