Purification and characterization of an extracellular chitinase from the antifungal biocontrol agent Streptomyces halstedii.

abstract：:16,17-Epoxysterol plays an important role in pharmaceutical steroid synthesis. To investigate the potential application of cytochrome P450 for epoxysterol synthesis, an approach to the epoxidation of 16,17-epoxysterol, based on directed evolution of cytochrome P450 BM-3, was developed. This comprised random gene mutag...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jiang D,Tu R,Bai P,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-10-01 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 industrial-scale production of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) mainly uses strains of Rhodotorula. However, the PAL gene from Rhodotorula has not been cloned. Here, the full-length gene of PAL from Rhodotorula glutinis was isolated. It was 2,121 bp, encoding a polypeptide with 706 amino acids and a calculated MW...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhu L,Cui W,Fang Y,Liu Y,Gao X,Zhou Z

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lactate producing derivative of Escherichia coli KO11, strain SZ110, was re-engineered for ethanol production by deleting genes encoding all fermentative routes for NADH and randomly inserting a promoterless mini-Tn5 cassette (transpososome) containing the complete Zymomonas mobilis ethanol pathway (pdc, adhA, and a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yomano LP,York SW,Zhou S,Shanmugam KT,Ingram LO

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To control the genetic quality during the whole process of tissue culture of the traditional Chinese medicinal plant, Saussurea involucrate Kar. et Kir., DNA polymorphisms and genetic variations were investigated using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers. The gene...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yuan XF,Dai ZH,Wang XD,Zhao B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ramoplanin is a lipopeptide antibiotic active against multi-drug-resistant, Gram-positive pathogens. Structurally, it contains a di-mannose moiety attached to the peptide core at Hpg(11). The biosynthetic gene cluster of ramoplanin has already been reported and the assembly of the depsipeptide has been elucidated but ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Chen JS,Wang YX,Shao L,Pan HX,Li JA,Lin HM,Dong XJ,Chen DJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human DNA polymerase iota (Pol ι) is a Y-family DNA polymerase with unusual biochemical properties and not fully understood functions. Pol ι preferentially incorporates dGTP opposite template thymine. This property can be used to monitor Pol ι activity in the presence of other DNA polymerases, e.g. in cell extracts of...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Makarova IV,Kazakov AA,Makarova AV,Khaidarova NV,Kozikova LV,Nenasheva VV,Gening LV,Tarantul VZ,Andreeva LE

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To engineer Pichia pastoris for heterologous production of cellulase from Musca domestica and explore its potential for industrial applications. RESULTS:A new beta-glucosidase gene (bg), encoding 562 amino acids, was cloned from M. domestica by using rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The gene bg was linked t...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang S,Huang J,Hu R,Guo G,Shang X,Wu J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-threo-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylserine (DOPS) is a chiral unnatural beta-hydroxy amino acid used for the treatment of Parkinson disease. We developed a continuous bioconversion system for DOPS production that uses whole-cell biocatalyst of recombinant Escherichia coli expressing L-threonine aldolase (L-TA) genes cloned fro...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Baik SH,Yoshioka H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellobiose is a major intermediate from cellulase hydrolysis of pretreated plant biomass. Engineering biocatalysts for direct use of cellobiose could eliminate the need for exogenous β-glucosidase. Additionally, rapid removal of cellobiose in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation facilitates enzymatic hydro...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Rutter C,Chen R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open reading frame (ORF) encoding chitin oligosaccharide deacetylase (Pa-COD) gene and its signal sequence was cloned from the Vibrio parahaemolyticus KN1699 genome and its sequence was analyzed. The ORF encoded a 427 amino acid protein, including the 22 amino acid signal sequence. The deduced amino acid sequence w...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kadokura K,Sakamoto Y,Saito K,Ikegami T,Hirano T,Hakamata W,Oku T,Nishio T

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：: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：:The culture broth of Streptomyces halstedii AJ-7 suppressed the growth of Phytophthora capsici, which causes phytophthora blight in red-peppers, with less than 1% survival of the pathogen after 12 h of treatment. The low molecular fraction (< or = 10 kDa) of the culture broth retained anti-fungal activity against P. c...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Joo GJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of evoglow-Pp1 as a reporter to study gene expression in bifidobacteria. To choose a strong and constitutive promoter to track fluorescently labelled bifidobacteria in environments under anaerobic conditions. RESULTS:The elongation factor P (EF-P) promoter from Bifidobacterium...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Montenegro-Rodríguez C,Peirotén A,Sanchez-Jimenez A,Arqués JL,Landete JM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet transplantation is used to treat diabetes mellitus that has minimal complications and avoids hypoglycemic shock. Conformal microencapsulation of pancreatic islets improves their function by blocking immunogenic molecules while protecting fragile islets. However, production of empty alginate capsules d...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shin S,Yoo YJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inducible materials (dexamethasone and ascorbate) on chondrogenic differentiation of rabbit chondrocytes have been examined. A hydrogel construct containing dexamethasone and ascorbate up-regulated gene expression of the cartilage matrix component of collagen to give three times the collagen content per...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Na K,Choi SJ,Kim S,Sun BK,Woo DG,Chung HM,Park KH

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of ectoine (2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid) from Bacillus halodurans were cloned as an operon and expressed in E. coli. Analysis of the deduced ectoine biosynthesis cluster amino acid sequence revealed that the ectoine operon contain 2,389 bp, enc...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Anbu Rajan L,Joseph TC,Thampuran N,James R,Ashok Kumar K,Viswanathan C,Bansal KC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain of Pseudomonas stutzeri ZWLR2-1 was isolated from soil contaminated with chloronitrobenzenes and identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. This bacterium released chloride and nitrite into the medium when grown on 0.5 mM 2-chloronitrobenzene. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing revealed a DNA fragment encoding a po...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu H,Wang SJ,Zhou NY

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuating light intensity had a more significant impact on growth of gametophytes of transgenic Laminaria japonica in a 2500 ml bubble-column bioreactor than constant light intensity. A fluctuating light intensity between 10 and 110 microE m(-2) s(-1), with a photoperiod of 14 h:10 h light:dark, was the best regime ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Gao J,Zhang Y,Zhang W,Wu S,Qin S,Zhang W,Yu X

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and characterize a novel antimicrobial peptide, catesbeianin-1. RESULTS:Catesbeianin-1 is 25 amino acids long and is α-helical, cationic and amphipathic. It had antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It was resistant against trypsin and pepsin. Catesbeianin-1 ex...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu H,Zhang Y,Feng X,Tie K,Cao Y,Han W

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphotactin-XCL1 is a chemokine produced mainly by activated CD8+ T-cells and directs migration of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. We expressed human lymphotactin (LTN) by the lactic-acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis. Biological activity of LTN was confirmed by chemo-attraction of human T-cel...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zavala-Flores LM,Villatoro-Hernandez J,Gamez-Escobedo A,Franco-Molina M,Rangel-Colmenero BR,Villanueva-Olivo A,Gutierrez-Puente Y,de Oca-Luna RM,Valdés-Flores J,Saucedo-Cardenas O

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated sequential injection analysis (SIA) system using stop-flow technique was developed to determine methanol concentration by means of the enzymatic reactions of alcohol oxidase and peroxidase. Its application as an on-line device for monitoring Pichia pastoris fermentations producing an heterologous protein ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Surribas A,Cos O,Montesinos JL,Valero F

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design novel 3D in vitro co-culture models based on the RGD-peptide-induced cell self-assembly technique. RESULTS:Multicellular spheroids from M-3 murine melanoma cells and L-929 murine fibroblasts were obtained directly from monolayer culture by addition of culture medium containing cyclic RGD-peptide. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Akasov R,Gileva A,Zaytseva-Zotova D,Burov S,Chevalot I,Guedon E,Markvicheva E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solubilization of lignin and carbohydrates from the lignin-holocellulose structure of cotton seed-coat fragments was investigated by UV/VIS spectrometry. Xylanase (Pulpzyme HC) pre-treatment partially destroyed the lignocellulosic structure of the seed-coat fragments, producing reducing sugars and soluble lignin in th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Csiszár E,Losonczi A,Koczka B,Szakács G,Pomlényi A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylomycins are type I signal peptidase inhibitors and have a potential as a new type of antibiotics. They were identified from the broth of Streptomyces sp. HCCB10043. The arylomycin biosynthetic gene cluster in this strain was identical to that in S. roseosporus. Within the gene cluster, aryC, encoding a P450 enzyme...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jin X,Rao M,Wei W,Ge M,Liu J,Chen D,Liang Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF WORK:Thymidine is an important precursor in antiviral drugs. We have enhanced thymidine production in E. coli by eliminating the repressors in the transcription of the gene coding for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase. The operon for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CarAB) in the thymidine biosynthesis regulator...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Koo BS,Hyun HH,Kim SY,Kim CH,Lee HC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An on-line device, ORP (oxidation-reduction potential)-stat, was used to control glucose-feeding for enhancing xylitol conversion from D-xylose during an oxygen-limited fermentation by Candida tropicalis. The fermentation was carried out in a 5 l jar fermenter. After glucose in the medium was depleted, a switching to ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sheu DC,Duan KJ,Jou SR,Chen YC,Chen CW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned a novel lipase gene, lip2, from Aspergillus niger and expressed it in Escherichia coli. Upon purification of the recombinant Lip2 protein, its properties were characterized. In comparison with a previously identified lipase Lip1, both enzymes are acid lipases (optimal pH <6.5), Ca(2+)-dependent and PMSF...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang J,Sun J,Yan Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00