A method for high-throughput screening of high-yielding strains of Monascus pigment

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for high-throughput screening of high-yield strains of monascus pigment, and belongs to the technical field of high-throughput screening. The invention uses the solid-state fermentation method to characterize the output of liquid-state fermentation pigments, and successfully solves the problems of low dissolved oxygen in orifice plate liquid-state fermentation, and mycelium tends to grow into spherical shapes during fermentation, resulting in extremely low color value and even fermentation failure. Combined with ARTP mutagenesis technology and flow cytometry high-efficiency sorting technology, the high-throughput and rapid screening of Monascus with high yield of Monascus pigment was successfully realized, and the shake flask verification effect was excellent, and it greatly saved manpower and material resources, and improved Screening efficiency provides an effective method for high-throughput screening of Monascus.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for high-throughput screening of high-yielding monascus pigment strains, and belongs to the technical field of high-throughput screening. Background technique [0002] Monascus Red is a natural pigment produced by Monascus with high medicinal and nutritional value. Monascus red pigment is widely used as a toner in the fields of meat products, flour products, beverages and medicines, and is favored by consumers because of its safety and harmlessness. [0003] Breeding high-yielding strains of Monascus pigment is a direct and effective strategy to increase fermentation yield. Compared with traditional physical and chemical mutagenesis and plate separation and screening, ARTP mutagenesis has the advantages of high efficiency, safety, and convenience, and can save a lot of manpower and material resources through flow cytometry sorting and high-throughput culture and screening. At the same time, the screening cycle is sho...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] Currently commonly used mutagenesis methods include physical mutagenesis and chemical mutagenesis. Ultraviolet mutagenesis has the advantages of long use time, good effect, and simple equipment. However, the energy of ultraviolet mutagenesis is relatively low, and it can only cause a single damage and mutation

The mutation rate of chemical mutagenesis is usually higher than that of physical mutagenesis, and it is very economical, but most of the mutations it causes are base swaps, which are prone to reverse mutations, resulting in unstable mutations; in addition, chemical mutagenesis uses Most of the chemical mutagens are strong carcinogens and have high potential safety hazards

[0005] Numerous studies have shown that excellent strains with high production of physiologically active products can be obtained by mutation breeding, but there are shortcomings such as randomness and blindness, cumbersome workload, and unpredictable results in the screening process

When the current classic mutagenesis combined with high-throughput screening method is applied to screen high-yield strains of Monascus, the dissolved oxygen in the orifice plate is low, and Monascus is easy to grow into a ball during liquid fermentation in the orifice, resulting in color and price. As low as a few units or fermentation failure, the mutagenic effect cannot be clearly reflected, reducing the effectiveness of screening

In addition, the fermentation period of Monascus is relatively long, too much evaporation will cause the actual value of the color price ratio to be high, and it will also affect the normal growth of mycelium, and even the medium will dry out, resulting in the failure of liquid fermentation

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