Isolation and purification of an enzyme hydrolyzing ochratoxin A from Aspergillus niger.

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：:The conventional method of transketolase (TKT) activity assay uses ribose 5-phosphate and xylulose 5-phosphate as substrates. However, a new method of TKT assay is currently required since xylulose 5-phosphate is no longer commercially available and is difficult to synthesize chemically. Although there are effective a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee JY,Cheong DE,Kim GJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：: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：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：:The genetics governing the morphological switch from round or ovoid cells to filamentous growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has received significant interest in relation to sensing and signaling pathways as well as the control of cell processes including budding, elongation and adhesion. Little is known about the envi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ceccato-Antonini SR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify a new member of serine proteases from Deinagkistrodon acutus via phage display technique and appraise its biocatalytic activities. RESULTS:A novel thrombin-like enzyme gene was cloned by screening the phage display library of D. acutus venom gland. The gene has a 783 bp ORF encoding 260 amino ac...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li A,Zhang C,Wang J,Wang J,Jiang H,Li J,Ma X,Zhang W,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three biological activities of 12 soy isoflavones were investigated in terms of the structure-activity relationship. Seven molecular descriptors and one absorption predictor were significantly related to the inhibition of cytochrome P4501 activity in HepG2 cells by soy isoflavones, yielding water solubility [correlati...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Chun HS,Chang HJ,Choi EH,Kim HJ,Ku KH

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Establish a complete and efficient method for the preparation of cis-5-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acids (cis-5HPA), including biotransformation and isomers separation and purification. RESULTS:For non-heme Fe(II)/α-KG-dependent dioxygenases, α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) has great influence on the stability of Fe(II) ion...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lu F,Chen J,Ye H,Wu H,Sha F,Huang F,Cao F,Wei P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some recombinant proteins expressed by baculovirus expression vector systems (BEVS) aggregate because the BEVS can produce large amounts of protein late during infection, when post-translational modification and protein quality control mechanisms are inactive. For expression during earlier stages than that driven by t...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ishiyama S,Ikeda M

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:The expression of the gene OsITL1 coding for the inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6-kinase protein was induced by 200 mM NaCl or dehydration. The expression of OsITL1 in response to NaCl and dehydration suggests the possible functions of OsITL1 in osmotic stress responses; however, physiological tests indicate that the ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Niu X,Chen Q,Wang X

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:The open reading frame of the Δ(6)-desaturase gene was isolated from Mortierella alpina W15 and the gene was cloned into a pPIC3.5K vector. The vector was transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115 and expression was induced with methanol. The Δ(6)-desaturase expressed in P. pastoris GS115 catalyzed the conversion of lino...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu J,Li D,Yin Y,Wang H,Li M,Yu L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay system was employed for detecting Bacillus anthracis spores in pure cultures as well as in various simulated powder samples. The specificity of the designed LAMP primer sets was validated by assaying 13 B. anthracis strains and 33 non-B. anthracis species. The dete...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Qiao YM,Guo YC,Zhang XE,Zhou YF,Zhang ZP,Wei HP,Yang RF,Wang DB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrotransformation of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200 was achieved using the plasmid, pTE16, and a pUC-based suicide vector, pTEA2. The construct pTE16 is based on the Escherichia coli-Clostridium perfringens shuttle vector pJIR715 and contains a thermostable chloramphenicol (Cm) resistance cassette. Evidence ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Peng H,Fu B,Mao Z,Shao W

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:The shape of the hydrophobic tunnel leading to the active site of Penicillium expansum lipase (PEL) was redesigned by single-point mutations, in order to better understand enzyme enantioselectivity towards naproxen. A variant with a valine-to-glycine substitution at residue 237 exhibited almost no enantioselectivity (...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tang L,Su M,Chi L,Zhang J,Zhang H,Zhu L

更新日期：2014-03-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the potential of enzyme cocktails produced by five filamentous fungi to supplement the industrial cellulase cocktail, Celluclast 1.5L, in order to improve the efficiency of saccharification. RESULTS:The fungi were cultivated on wheat bran and the resulting supernatants were combined with Cellucl...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Peciulyte A,Pisano M,de Vries RP,Olsson L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial desulfurization is potentially an alternative process to chemical desulfurization of fossil fuels and their refined products. The dibenzothiophene desulfurizing system of Rhodococcus erythropolis includes DszD which is an NADH-dependent FMN oxidoreductase with 192 residues that is responsible for supplying r...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kamali N,Tavallaie M,Bambai B,Karkhane AA,Miri M

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To study the roles and mechanisms of HuR in cancer stem cell maintenance of lung cancer. RESULTS:HuR expression was increased in tumor spheres of lung cancer cells. Knockdown of HuR suppressed spheroid formation and size, inhibited the expression of stemness-related marker, Oct4, Nanog and ALDH in lung canc...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang Y,Yang L,Ling C,Heng W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel lipase gene TAlipC was isolated from Trichosporon asahii MSR54 and functionally expressed in Pichia pastoris. The protein was His-tagged and purified to homogeneity by affinity chromatography. Sequence comparison revealed a high homology with lipases from Cryptococcus sp. It had a GX type oxyanion hole and a G...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kumari A,Gupta R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regenerative medicine approaches using reprogrammed or transdifferentiated cells require efficient single cell expression profiling to analyze culture homogeneity for quality control and recipients' safety. RESULTS:While antigen-antibody based systems have been developed for several proteins, probing at the...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kraus P,Kocsis V,Williams C,Youngs B,Lufkin T

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Cell division of the wild type strain Corynebacterium (formerly Brevibacterium) ammoniagenes ATCC 6872 which requires 1 microM Mn2+ for balanced growth was inhibited by addition of 20 mM hydroxyurea (HU) or 10 mM p-methoxyphenol (MP) to a Mn2+-supplemented fermentation medium at an appropriate time. Scanning electron ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Abbouni B,Elhariry HM,Auling G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Excretion of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) by K. pneumoniae was compared in ammonium- and phosphate-limited chemostat cultures running with an excess of glycerol. 59 and 43% catabolic flux were directed to 1,3-PD in ammonia-limited cultures and phosphate-limited cultures at dilution rate of 0.1 h(-1), respectively. Ammonia...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zheng ZM,Xu YZ,Wang TP,Dong CQ,Yang YP,Liu DH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00