Selective control of cyanobacteria by surfactin-containing culture broth of Bacillus subtilis C1.

abstract：:The penicillin G amidase (PGA) from Alcaligenes faecalis, which has interesting properties for use in combinatorial biochemistry, was produced by recombinant expression in Escherichia coli. The corresponding gene was cloned into a multicopy vector under the strict regulatory control of the rhamnose inducible promoter....

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Deak PM,Lutz-Wahl S,Bothe H,Fischer L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A potent HIV vaccine should overcome some limitations such as polymorphism of human HLA, the diversity of HIV-1 virus, and the lack of an effective delivery system. In this study, a DNA construct encoding Nef60-84, Nef126-144, Vpr34-47, Vpr60-75, Gp16030-53, Gp160308-323, and P248-151 epitopes was designed u...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Davoodi S,Bolhassani A,Namazi F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant laccase from Thermus thermophilus was applied to the biobleaching of wheat straw pulp. The best bleaching effect was when the pulp was treated with 3 U laccase g(-1) dry pulp at 90°C, pH 4.5, 8% consistency for 1.5 h. Under these conditions, the pulp brightness was increased by 3.3% ISO, and the pulp k...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zheng Z,Li H,Li L,Shao W

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promoter region of the pur operon, which contains 12 genes for inosine monophosphate biosynthesis from phosphoribosylpyrophosphate, and the purA gene, encoding the adenylosuccinate synthetase, were compared among wild-type and three purine-producing Bacillus subtilis strains. A single nucleotide deletion at positi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Qian J,Cai X,Chu J,Zhuang Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A purified recombinant enzyme from Spirochaeta thermophila, that is suggested to be a cellobiose 2-epimerase, was a 47 kDa monomer with a specific activity of 29.2 U min(-1) for mannobiose. The epimerization activity of the recombinant enzyme for mannobiose was maximal at pH 7.0 and 60 °C with a half-life of 124 h. Th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Park CS,Kim JE,Lee SH,Kim YS,Kang LW,Oh DK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To engineer the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the heterologous production of linalool. RESULTS:Expression of linalool synthase gene from Lavandula angustifolia enabled heterologous production of linalool in S. cerevisiae. Downregulation of ERG9 gene, that encodes squalene synthase, by replacing its nat...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Amiri P,Shahpiri A,Asadollahi MA,Momenbeik F,Partow S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant plasmid, pGMF, containing a gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene (GSH-I) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was constructed with a copper-resistance gene as the selection marker and was introduced into S. cerevisiae YSF-31. The glutathione content of the recombinant strain was 1.5-fold (13.1 mg g dry cells...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fan X,He X,Guo X,Qu N,Wang C,Zhang B

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acoustic cell settler (ACS) using ultrasound at cells of 3 MHz was used to recycle Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a fermenter. The locations of both the inlet and outlet in the acoustic cell settler, which have a relatively long distance between the transducer and reflector, were optimized. A tilted settler was design...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hwang SH,Koo YM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF WORK:The purpose of this study was to determine if Arabidopsis protoplast transfection could be scaled up, from the commonly used cell-based studies, to be used in triterpenoid production assays as an in planta alternative/complement to other expression systems. Enzyme activities are often identified using h...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Johnson EE,Jetter R,Wasteneys G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted gene replacement in the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus KCTC 17555 has been hampered by its propensity to non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). To enhance homologous recombination (HR) by blocking NHEJ, we identified and disrupted the K. marxianus KU80 gene. The ku80 deletion mutant strain (Kmku80∆)...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Choo JH,Han C,Kim JY,Kang HA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucor circinelloides and Mortierella isabellina hydroxylated dehydroabietic acid (DehA). DehA was converted regio- and stereo-selectively by whole cells of Mr. circinelloides to give 2alpha-hydroxydehydroabietic acid in a 75% molar conversion yield (11 mM from 14.7 mM DehA) after 72 h in the cultivation medium contain...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Mitsukura K,Imoto T,Nagaoka H,Yoshida T,Nagasawa T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centaurea calcitrapa suspension cultures were grown either in Erlenmeyer flasks or in a mechanically stirred bioreactor. Its rheological behaviour, when fitted to the Oswald-de Waele model (power law), showed pseudoplastic characteristics in both cases. The flow behaviour index (n) decreased over the course of a growt...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Raposo S,Lima-Costa ME

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipase of Pseudomonas cepacia was immobilized onto electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers and used for the conversion of (S)-glycidol with vinyl n-butyrate to glycidyl n-butyrate in isooctane. The rate of reaction with the adsorbed lipase was 23-fold higher than the initial material. After 10 recyclings, the i...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sakai S,Liu Y,Yamaguchi T,Watanabe R,Kawabe M,Kawakami K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In batch culture for glutathione production with Candida utilis, a higher temperature (30 degrees C) was required to hasten cell growth while a lower temperature (26 degrees C) was needed to increase the production of glutathione. A two-stage temperature control strategy was used to enhance both the yield and the prod...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wei G,Li Y,Du G,Chen J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed acylation of benzylcarbinols with vinyl hexanoate proceeded smoothly and enantiospecifically (E > 200), affording the R-esters and leaving the S-alcohols intact. Thus, this plant lipase proved to be a promising biocatalyst for the resolution of alcohols as well as for that of carboxy...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Miyazawa T,Houhashi M,Inoue Y,Murashima T,Yamada T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Enhancement of the potential ability of biomacromolecules to cross cell membranes is a critical step for development of effective therapeutic vaccine especially DNA vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. The supercharged proteins were known as powerful weapons for delivery of diffe...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kardani K,Bolhassani A,Agi E,Hashemi A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically-coded, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensors are widely used to study molecular events from single cells to whole organisms. They are unique among biosensors because of their spontaneous fluorescence and targeting specificity to both organelles and tissues. In this review, we discuss the...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li IT,Pham E,Truong K

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For the stress from fermenters, downstream processing equipment, and wastewater treatment to be alleviated, lowering salt-dependence in the ectoine synthesis process is of great significance in the moderately halotolerant Halomonas hydrothermalis Y2. RESULTS:In H. hydrothermalis Y2, the σ70- and σ38-control...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li S,Shang Y,Zhao Q,Liu Y,Dong X,Wang W,Yang C

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of the linker region (LR) on the enzymatic activity, stability, and flexibility of Bacillus subtilis cellulase CelI15, six mutants were constructed that contained increasing numbers of the LR. RESULTS:The CelI15 mutant with three copies of the LR (approx. 57 amino acids) showed the...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li P,Zhou Y,Li Q,Zhang C,Sun Z,Tian L,Weng H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our current knowledge of protein unfolding is overwhelmingly related to reversible denaturation. However, to engineer thermostable enzymes for industrial applications and medical diagnostics, it is necessary to consider irreversible denaturation processes and/or the entire quaternary structure. In this study we have u...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kaneko H,Minagawa H,Shimada J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To optimize the production of active inclusion bodies (IBs) containing human D-amino acid oxidase (hDAAO) in Escherichia coli. RESULTS:The optimized initial codon region combined with the coexpressed rare tRNAs, fusion of each of the N-terminal partners including cellulose-binding module, thioredoxin, gluta...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang W,Sun J,Xiao W,Jiang L,Wang R,Fan J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method for producing polyclonal antibody (PAb) against peptide antigen (the epitope region of cytochromes P450 1A2 and 3A4, HA tag, FLAG tag, and c-myc tag) using a polymer bead as a carrier. Carboxylated polystyrene beads (0.05, 0.5, 1, and 2 microm diam) were conjugated with the peptide, which is known...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim M,Yun CH,Park SK,Seo JH,Ahn T

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ma-pyrG was cloned from Monascus aurantiacus AS3.4384 using degenerate PCR with primers designed with an algorithm called CODEHOP, and its complete sequence was obtained by a PCR-based strategy for screening a Monascus fosmid library. Ma-pyrG encodes orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase (OMPdecase), a 283-aminoacid pr...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang BH,Xu Y,Li YP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability (half-life, t(½)) of the large catalase (CAT) isolated from Aspergillus terreus was decreased under acidic conditions (maximum t(½) approximately 8.5 months at pH ≤ 6) versus alkaline conditions (t(½) approximately 15 months at pH 8-12). Acidic conditions induce the dissociation of haem from CAT, as reve...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Vatsyayan P,Goswami P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fusion protein consisting of streptavidin and firefly luciferase was constructed to establish an accurate measuring technique of local ATP concentration. The fusion protein retained the binding ability of streptavidin and enzymatic activity of luciferase. Also, it could detect the concentration of antigens and could...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Nakamura M,Mie M,Funabashi H,Kobatake E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa KS-1 was expressed constitutively as an extracellular protein in Escherichia coli with high specific activity of 3.7 kU/mg. It was purified fourfold as a 33 kDa monomeric protein by Q-Sepharose ion exchange chromatography with a recovery of 95%. It is a serine protease with optim...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sharma R,Gupta R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish an automated high-throughput mimic perfusion scale-down model (SDM) in ambr® 15 system. RESULTS:An optimized SDM for mimic perfusion was developed in ambr® 15 system. Cell retention in ambr® 15 was realized by sedimentation and supernatant removal with a retention rate > 95%. Although the SDM c...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jin L,Wang ZS,Cao Y,Sun RQ,Zhou H,Cao RY

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Catalytic efficiency of a nitrogen-doped, mesoporous carbon aerogel cathode catalyst was investigated in a two-chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC) applying graphite felt as base material for cathode and anode, utilizing peptone as carbon source. RESULTS:This mesoporous carbon aerogel containing catalyst lay...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tardy GM,Lóránt B,Lóka M,Nagy B,László K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the functional significance of heat-shock protein beta 1 (HSPB1) in androgen-mediated myogenesis of bovine cells, we conducted 'loss and gain of function of HSPB1' assays by siRNA inhibition and gene overexpression. siRNA inhibition of HSPB1 expression reduced the expression of desmin (a myogenic marker) ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang Q,Lee HG,Kang SK,Baik M,Choi YJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth and sporulation of Verticillium lecanii on inert and organic carriers (sugar-cane bagasse, corncob, rice straw, polyurethane foam and activated carbon) in a solid-state fermentation process was studied. Sugar-cane bagasse and polyurethane foam produced 10(10) spores g(-1) dry carrier whereas corncob, rice straw...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu X,Yu Y,Shi Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00