Over-production of a glycoside hydrolase family 50 beta-agarase from Agarivorans sp. JA-1 in Bacillus subtilis and the whitening effect of its product.

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：:Monascus aurantiacus produces high amounts of citrinin which is a mycotoxin with nephrotoxic activity. Six putative citrinin biosynthesis genes have been discovered in M. purpureus and at least 10 genes are responsible for its biosynthesis. However, the sequence of citrinin pathway gene cluster in M. aurantiacus has n...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li YP,Xu Y,Huang ZB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA was isolated from as little as 2 mg dry biomass of Magnaporthe grisea by microwave treatment within 30 s. The quantity of DNA was good enough for PCR analysis and Dot blot hybridization. This technique can be used for various studies, such as DNA fingerprinting to study the population structure of the phyt...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tendulkar SR,Gupta A,Chattoo BB

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Passiflora garckei cell cultures were used as a model to describe a reproducible sample preparation method. Solid phase extraction (SPE) was employed to isolate the plant metabolites for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis and to subsequently detect the differences between yeast extract elicited and control cell...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fraccaroli M,Nicoletti S,Maltese F,Choi YH,Guzzo F,Levi M,Verpoorte R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theabrownins (TB) are water-soluble phenolic compounds associated with the various health benefits of Pu-erh tea, a post-fermented Chinese dark tea. This work reports on the production of theabrownins from infusions of sun-dried green tea leaves using a pure culture of Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from a solid-state...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang Q,Gong J,Chisti Y,Sirisansaneeyakul S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (rHuIL-1ra) was produced in E. coli as an inclusion body. rHuIL-1ra was purified to Over 98% purity by anion exchange chromatography after on-column refolding. The optimized processes produced more than 2 g pure refolded rHuIL-1ra per 1 l culture, corresponding to a ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tan H,Dan G,Gong H,Cao L

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a simple method to make a stable ΔF508-CFTR-expressing T84 cell line that can be used as an efficient screening model system for ΔF508-CFTR rescue. RESULTS:CFTR knockout cell lines were generated by Cas9 with a single-guide RNA (sgRNA) targeting exon 1 of the CFTR genome, which produced indels th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Chung WY,Song M,Park J,Namkung W,Lee J,Kim H,Lee MG,Kim JY

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plasmid, pBGFP, carrying green fluorescent protein (gfp) and benomyl-resistance genes was constructed and transformed into Metarhizium anisopliae. The transformants grew normally and GFP fluorescence was detected. No change was found in virulence for the transformants. Fluorescence was detected in hyphae from the ha...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cao Y,Peng G,He Z,Wang Z,Yin Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:Hybrids between Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus brevis were generated via protoplast fusion. Growth kinetics of five hybrid strains and E. coli were used to evaluate the butanol tolerance of the novel strains under different conditions. The hybrid strains tolerated up to 2% (v/v) butanol compared to the 1% (v/v) ma...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Winkler J,Rehmann M,Kao KC

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:The genus Ajuga L., belonging to Lamiaceae family, is widespread. The demand for Ajuga species has risen sharply because of their medicinal, ornamental, and pharmacological properties. These wide-ranging plants are being rapidly depleted due to over-collection for ornamental and medicinal purposes, as well as by habit...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Park HY,Kim DH,Sivanesan I

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Human phospholipid scramblase 1 (hPLSCR1) scrambles plasma membrane phospholipids during cell activation, blood coagulation and apoptosis. It was over-expressed in E. coli with a histidine tag and purified from the inclusion bodies (*30 mg/l culture broth) under denaturing conditions using 8 M urea. The denatured hPLS...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sahu SK,Gopala Krishna A,Gummadi SN

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of the surface modification of 316L stainless steel (SS) by low-temperature plasma nitriding on endothelial cells for stent applications. RESULTS:X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the incorporation of nitrogen into the treated steel. The surface treatment significantly increased SS r...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Braz JKFS,Martins GM,Sabino V,Vitoriano JO,Barboza CAG,Soares AKMC,Rocha HAO,Oliveira MF,Alves Júnior C,Moura CEB

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Long-term cell recycle fermentations of Candida tropicalis were performed over 14 rounds of fermentation. The average xylitol concentrations, fermentation times, volumetric productivities and product yields for 14 rounds were 105 g l(-1), 333 h, 4.4 g l(-1) h(-1) and 78%, respectively, in complex medium; and 110 g l(-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim TB,Lee YJ,Kim P,Kim CS,Oh DK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetracycline-inducible gene expression (Tet-on) system has become one of the first choices for the control of transgenes expression in mammal and drosophila. However, the Tet-on systems that have been established in mammalian system or tuned into drosophila do not function in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. To construct a ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Karasaki N,Mon H,Takahashi M,Lee JM,Koga K,Kawaguchi Y,Kusakabe T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotton fabric samples were treated with a formulation of a total crude Trichoderma reesei cellulase in a two-step procedure. In the first step, samples were treated at a low liquor ratio by padding through the enzyme formulation at 21 degrees C and 55 degrees C with a wet pickup of 100% and batched for 12 h. The sampl...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Schimper CB,Ibanescu C,Keckeis R,Bechtold T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A maltose-inducible expression vector in Bacillus subtilis has been developed and characterized. The vector permitted beta-galactosidase expression at a high level (maximum activity, 8.16 U/ml) when induced and its expression was markedly repressed by glucose. Using this vector, we successfully expressed the other two...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ming-Ming Y,Wei-Wei Z,Xi-Feng Z,Pei-Lin C

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Simplified version of rate equations for enzyme-catalyzed reactions has been developed in which the rate equation is analyzed with two different mechanisms: ordered bi-ter and Ping-Pong bi-bi mechanisms. This procedure is able to develop the rate expressions accurately. Random sequential order mechanism can be effec...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Thilakavathi M,Basak T,Panda T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to treat the kitchen wastes and produce hydrogen, anaerobic fermentation technology was used in this experiment. The results showed that the fermentation type changed from mixed acid fermentation to ethanol fermentation in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) 22 days after start-up. The maximum efficiency...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shi Y,Zhao XT,Cao P,Hu Y,Zhang L,Jia Y,Lu Z

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Salvia species are used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases. The economic importance of this genus has increased in recent years due to evidence that some of its secondary metabolites have valuable pharmaceutical and nutraceutical properties.The bioactivity of sage extracts is mainly due to t...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Marchev A,Haas C,Schulz S,Georgiev V,Steingroewer J,Bley T,Pavlov A

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:To develop novel antibiotic peptides useful as therapeutic drugs, a number of analogues were designed to increase the hydrophobic helix region either by Trp-substitution or net positive charge increase by Lys-substitution, from HP(2-9)-ME(1-12). The antibiotic activities of these peptides were evaluated using bacteria...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Park Y,Kim HN,Park SN,Jang SH,Choi CH,Lim HT,Hahm KS

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:An optimal pooling system, called Accurate and Fast Target Screening, has been developed for high-throughput identifying the rare marker-free transformants. This system can identify targets between 10- and 100-fold more efficiently than analysis of individual samples. By calculating the efficiency for different propor...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang J,Xiao Q,Li K,Chen M,Chang J,Luo L,Li Y,Liu Y,Shewry PR,He G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding a novel short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase in the thermophilic bacterium, Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans, was identified and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The enzyme was thermally stable and displayed the highest activity at 70 °C and pH 6.0. It preferred NAD(H) over NADP(H) as a cofactor and ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhou S,Zhang SC,Lai DY,Zhang SL,Chen ZM

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Pectinase was immobilized on a sodium alginate support using glutaraldehyde and retained 66% activity. The optimal pH for activity shifted from 3.0 to 3.5 after immobilization; however, the optimum temperature remained unchanged at 40 degrees C. The immobilized enzyme also had a higher thermal stability and reusabilit...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li T,Wang N,Li S,Zhao Q,Guo M,Zhang C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00