Multiple displacement amplification prior to single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping in epidemiologic studies.

abstract：:1,3-Propanediol production by Klebsiella pneumoniae was studied in batch cultures under N2 flow and four airflow systems. Different byproducts were formed under different aeration conditions. An anaerobic/aerobic combined fed-batch culture was developed giving 70 g 1,3-propanediol l(-1) and 16 g 2,3-butanediol l(-1) w...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cheng KK,Liu DH,Sun Y,Liu WB

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of several types of chemical surfactants and biosurfactants, only the culture broth of Bacillus subtilis C1 containing surfactin at 10 mg l(-1) completely inhibited the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, a bloom-forming cyanobacterium in highly eutrophic lakes. The broth with 10 mg surfactin l(-1) also removed 85% of t...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ahn CY,Joung SH,Jeon JW,Kim HS,Yoon BD,Oh HM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbes employ cell membranes for reducing exogenous stresses. Polyamino acid display on microbial cell surfaces and their effects on microbial chemical stress tolerance were examined. Growth analysis revealed that displays of polyarginine, polyaspartate and polytryptophan substantially enhanced tolerance of Escheric...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Suzuki H,Ishii J,Kondo A,Yoshida K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal diseases damage crop plants and affect agricultural production. Transgenic plants have been produced by inserting antifungal genes to confer resistance against fungal pathogens. Genes of fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes, such as chitinase and glucanase, are frequently used to produce fungal-resistant transgen...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ceasar SA,Ignacimuthu S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal process for the polysialylation reaction was as follows: polysialicacid (PSA) was activated by periodate oxidation, then coupled to CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD) with a PSA:SOD molar ratio of 40:1 for 24 h. The resulting polysialylated protein contained 3.9 ± 0.3 mol PSA per mol SOD. SDS-PAGE and atomic ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wu JR,Lin Y,Zheng ZY,Lin CC,Zhan XB,Shen YQ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Breast cancer is a popular fatal malignant tumor for women with high of rates incidence and mortality. Development of the new approaches for breast cancer targeted diagnosis and chemotherapy is emergently needed by the current clinical practice, the important first step is finding a breast cancer specificall...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jin H,Gao X,Xiao L,He H,Cheng S,Zhang C,Hou Y,Song F,Su X,Gao Q,Lu Z,Yang R,Song X,Yang J,Duan W,Hou Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between ectomycorrhizal fungi (Suillus laricinus, S. tomentosus, Amanita vaginata and Gomphidius viscidus) and the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani in co-culture were studied using both light and scanning electron microscopy. S. laricinus, S. tomentosus and A. vaginata inhibited the growth of the pathogen. Mor...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tang M,Zhang RQ,Chen H,Zhang HH,Tian ZQ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electro-acupuncture (EA) at Fenglong acupoint (ST40) can lower the levels of serum cholesterol and triacylglycerols. To study the hepatic genes responsible for the cholesterol-lowering effect of EA, suppression subtractive hybridization combined with the switch mechanism at the 5'-end of RNA template cDNA synthesis an...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li L,Tan GH,Zhang YZ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) was more efficiently degraded by cutinase compared to yeast esterase; i.e. almost 80% of initial DBP (500 mg l(-1)) was decomposed within 7.5 h, and nearly 50% of the degraded DBP disappeared within the initial 30 min. The toxicity of the final DBP degradation products were investigated using v...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim YH,Lee J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been an increasing interest in applying biotechnology in formulating and characterising new and innovative drug delivery methods, e.g., drug-loaded biodegradable microneedles within the area of transdermal delivery technology. Recently, microneedles have been proposed for use in pain management, e.g., post-o...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Nayak A,Das DB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroporation of Litopenaeus schmitti embryos was used to transfer the pE300tiGH15 plasmid that contains the tilapia growth hormone gene (tiGH) complexed with a nuclear localization signal peptide into the zygotes. The gene construct was detected in 35 (36%) of the 98 larvae screened by PCR and Southern blot analyse...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Arenal A,Pimentel R,Pimentel E,Martín L,Santiesteban D,Franco R,Aleström P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds play essential roles in plant life cycle and germination is a complex process which is associated with different phases of water imbibition. Upon imbibition, seeds begin utilization of storage substances coupled with metabolic activity and biosynthesis of new proteins. Regeneration of organelles and emergence of...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zaynab M,Kanwal S,Furqan M,Islam W,Noman A,Ali GM,Rehman N,Zafar S,Sughra K,Jahanzab M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An index [kv: average isolation rate of viable protoplast (number/ml min)] was established to evaluate the optimal conditions for protoplast isolation from cultured plant cells. The optimal conditions for protoplasts isolation from Nicotiana tabacum BY2 cultured cells could be determined on the basis of the kv [31.7 x...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Aoyagi H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:L-isoleucine dioxygenase (IDO) specifically transforms L-isoleucine (Ile) to 4-hydroxyisoleucine (4-HIL), and 4-HIL is a promising drug for diabetes. To enhance the activity and catalytic efficiency of IDO, we used directed evolution and site-specific mutagenesis. RESULTS:The IDO gene (ido) derived from Bac...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Huang S,Shi F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccases play an important role in the biological break down of lignin and have great potential in the deconstruction of lignocellulosic feedstocks. We examined 16 laccases, both commercially prepared and crude extracts, for their ability to oxidize veratryl alcohol in the presence of various solvents and mediators. S...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Larson TM,Anderson AM,Rich JO

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a facile and efficient method to enhance the stability and activity of lactoperoxidase (LPO) by using its immobilization on graphene oxide nanosheets (GO-NS). METHODS:Following the LPO purification from bovine whey, it was immobilized onto functionalized GO-NS using ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shariat SZAS,Borzouee F,Mofid MR,Varshosaz J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve the potential value of feather, which is a valuable protein resource, we have separated and identified antioxidant peptide(s) from feather hydrolysate. RESULTS:Feather hydrolysate was prepared by fermentation with Bacillus subtilis S1-4. Antioxidative peptides were separated by sequential acid pr...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wan MY,Dong G,Yang BQ,Feng H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial solar biofuels offer great promise for future sustainable food, fuels and chemicals but are limited by low productivities and a requirement for large land areas to harvest sunlight. A 71 % increase in combined photosynthetic activity was achieved by illuminating both Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Arthrospira (...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Redwood MD,Dhillon R,Orozco RL,Zhang X,Binks DJ,Dickinson M,Macaskie LE

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constant medium feeding rate and intermittent fed-batch fermentation strategies were investigated aiming to increase the yields of γ-decalactone production by Yarrowia lipolytica, using methyl ricinoleate as substrate and ricinoleic acid source. The accumulation of another compound, 3-hydroxy-γ-decalactone, was also a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Gomes N,Teixeira JA,Belo I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The profiles of carotenoids and production of β-carotene by six eustigmatophytes, Eustigmatos magnus, Eustigmatos polyphem, Eustigmatos vischeri, Vischeria helvetica, Vischeria punctata and Vischeria stellata, grown in a bubble column photobioreactor were measured. All eustigmatophytes contained β-carotene, violaxanth...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li Z,Sun M,Li Q,Li A,Zhang C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potato (Solanum tuberosum) hairy root cultures, established by infecting potato tuber discs with Agrobacterium rhizogenes, were used as a model system for the production of antimicrobial sesquiterpenes and lipoxygenase (LOX) metabolites. Of the four sesquiterpene phytoalexins (rishitin, lubimin, phytuberin and phytube...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Komaraiah P,Reddy GV,Reddy PS,Raghavendra AS,Ramakrishna SV,Reddanna P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The actinorhizal plant seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae) is a wind pollinated dioecious crop. To distinguish male genotypes from female genotypes early in the vegetative growth phase, we have developed robust PCR-based marker(s). DNA bulk samples from 20 male and 20 female plants each were screened ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Korekar G,Sharma RK,Kumar R,Meenu,Bisht NC,Srivastava RB,Ahuja PS,Stobdan T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of Streptococcus zooepidemicus in a 10 l bioreactor with 50 g sucrose/l and 10 g casein hydrolysate/l gave 5-6 g hyaluronic acid/l after 24-28 h. Purification of hyaluronic acid gave a recovery of 65% with the final material having an Mr of approximately 4 x 10(6) Da with less than 0.1% protein. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Rangaswamy V,Jain D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human beta-amyloid (Abeta) is believed to be one of the main components of Alzheimer's disease, so reduction of Abeta is considered a key therapeutic target. Using Agrobacterium-mediated nuclear transformation, we generated transgenic tomatoes for Abeta with tandem repeats. Integration of the human Abeta gene into the...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Youm JW,Jeon JH,Kim H,Kim YH,Ko K,Joung H,Kim H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of grape skins to catalyze in vitro conversion of p-coumaric acid to the more potent antioxidant caffeic acid was studied. Addition of different concentrations of p-coumaric to red grape skins (Cabernet Sauvignon) resulted in formation of caffeic acid. This caffeic acid formation (Y) correlated positively ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Arnous A,Meyer AS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heterotrophic manganese (Mn)-oxidizing microorganisms responsible for biogenic manganese oxide (Bio-MnOx) production are fastidious. Their enrichment is not easily accomplished by merely adding a soluble organic substrate to non-sterile mixed cultures. The objective of this study was to evaluate polycaprolact...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Aoki M,Miyashita Y,Tran PT,Okuno Y,Watari T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Several alkyl-substituted methoxysilanes were evaluated as potential activity and stability enhancing agents for biomimetic silicification of Rhodosporidium toruloides D-amino acid oxidase (RtDAO). When methyl-substituted silanes along with tetramethoxysilane were used as silicic acid precursors for polyallylamine (PA...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kuan IC,Chuang CA,Lee SL,Yu CY

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrate specificity of alpha-chymotrypsin and other serine proteases, trypsin, elastase, proteinase K and subtilisin, towards hydrolysis of various polyesters was examined using poly(L-lactide) (PLA), poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), poly(ethylene succinate) (PES), poly(ethylene adipate) (PEA), poly(butylene su...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lim HA,Raku T,Tokiwa Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycine soja is a species of soybean that survives in adverse environments including high salt and drought conditions. We constructed a cDNA library from G. soja seedlings treated with NaCl and isolated a glutathione S-transferase gene (GsGST: GQ265911) from the library. The cDNA encoding GsGST contains an open readin...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ji W,Zhu Y,Li Y,Yang L,Zhao X,Cai H,Bai X

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions (AVIs) appear as dark red-to-purple spheres of various sizes in vacuoles of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cell suspension culture due to their interaction with anthocyanins. AVIs were purified and the bound anthocyanins extracted and analysed by HPLC from two lines of V. vinifera isolat...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Conn S,Zhang W,Franco C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00