Hydrogen bio-production through anaerobic microorganism fermentation using kitchen wastes as substrate.

abstract：:The expression of secreted proteins in filamentous fungi is down-regulated by a transcriptional feedback mechanism under endoplasmic reticulum stress, termed repression under secretion stress (RESS). To investigate the RESS mechanism, we analyzed the expression of the Taka-amylase A gene (amyB) in Aspergillus oryzae, ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhou B,Wang C,Wang B,Li X,Xiao J,Pan L

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:A new technique for the direct production of recombinant baculovirus in the silkworm larvae is described. To assess the utility of this method, a combination of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedroviral genome, transfer vector and Lipofectin was co-injected directly into newly ecdysed fifth instar, silkworm larvae. The recombi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee KS,Kim BY,Je YH,Woo SD,Sohn HD,Jin BR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermostablility and enzymatic activity of 1,3-1,4-β-glucanase (BglA) from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was improved by modifying five (out of 12) ε-amino groups in lysine residues with nitrous acid. The optimal modification condition for BglA was determined as 30 mM nitrous acid at, 40 °C for 30 min. The optimally-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Niu C,Zhu L,Wang J,Li Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrite at 2 mM did not affect the growth of Botryococcus braunii and served as the sole nitrogen source giving a minimum biomass doubling time of 4.2 d, which was equal to that of the culture using 4 mM nitrate as nitrogen source. With nitrite at 4 mM, after a lag phase of about 10 d, the alga grew quickly, reaching ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang S,Wang J,Cong W,Cai Z,Ouyang F

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare methods for erythroid differentiation of K562 cells that will be promising in the treatment of beta-thalassemia by inducing γ-globin synthesis. RESULTS:Cells were treated separately with: RPMI 1640 medium without glutamine, RPMI 1640 medium without glutamine supplemented with 1 mM sodium butyrate,...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shariati L,Modaress M,Khanahmad H,Hejazi Z,Tabatabaiefar MA,Salehi M,Modarressi MH

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：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：: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：:C3H/HeJ mice were sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) and choleratoxin (CT) for 5 weeks, and then Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 was administered continuously for 7 weeks, starting 2 weeks before (pre-treatment group) and 2 weeks after (post-treatment group) the initial sensitization. After sensitization, the OVA-induced (s...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim H,Lee SY,Ji GE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTS:To explore the roles of growth factor receptor-bound protein 14 (GRB14) in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its correlation with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of CRC patients. RESULTS:GRB14 was localized in the cytoplasm of CRC and benign glandular epithelium cells, showing higher levels in CRC ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang P,Wei J,Li W,He F,Zeng S,Zhang T,Sun Z,Cao J

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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：:Chlorella protothecoides, a lutein-producing microalga, was grown aerobically in a mineral medium prepared with 70% (v/v) deuterated water. HPLC/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (HPLC/APCI-MS) analysis revealed approximately 58% replacement of hydrogen by deuterium atoms as indicated by the m...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Bhosale P,Serban B,Bernstein PS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel glucose-sensing molecule was created based on galactose/glucose-binding protein (GGBP). GGBP mutants at Asp14, a residue interacting with the 4th hydroxyl group of the sugar molecule, were constructed by mutagenesis to improve the ligand specificity of GGBP. The autofluorescence-based analysis of the binding a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sakaguchi-Mikami A,Taneoka A,Yamoto R,Ferri S,Sode K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new strains of Escherichia coli B were engineered for the production of lactate with no detectable chiral impurity. All chiral impurities were eliminated by deleting the synthase gene (msgA) that converts dihydroxyacetone-phosphate to methylglyoxal, a precursor for both L: (+)- and D: (-)-lactate. Strain TG113 con...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Grabar TB,Zhou S,Shanmugam KT,Yomano LP,Ingram LO

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4 kb BamHI-HindIlI fragment, corresponding to the cry2A operon of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain BNS3, was cloned. The sequencing of the corresponding cry2Aa-type gene, termed crybns3-4, revealed an open reading frame of 1902 bp, encoding a protein of 633 amino-acid residues. Both nucleotide and amino...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tounsi S,Jaoua S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rhizosphere is the soil-plant root interphase and in practice consists of the soil adhering to the root besides the loose soil surrounding it. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are potential agents for the biological control of plant pathogens. A biocontrol strain should be able to protect the host plant...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Babalola OO

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid baculovirus, a hybrid of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus and the Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus, was used for the large-scale production of bovine interleukin-21 (IL-21) in silkworms. A recombinant hybrid baculovirus containing the full length of the cDNA of bovine interleukin-21...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Muneta Y,Nagaya H,Minagawa Y,Enomoto C,Matsumoto S,Mori Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fed-batch cultivation of Azotobacter vinelandii 21was optimized for biosurfactant production. Optimization of feed-rate time profile and concentration of nutrient medium components in feeding solution is based on a hybrid mathematical model consisting of mass-balance equations for biomass, biosurfactant, volume of cul...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Levisauskas D,Galvanauskas V,Zunda G,Grigiskis S

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：: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：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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the mechanisms underlying the impact of recombinant Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV)-mediated BmK IT expression on the function of baculovirus GP64 envelope fusion protein and progeny virus production. RESULTS:Viral propagation assay indicated that overexpression G...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fu Y,Miao Y,Zheng S,Du J,Liang A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dicistronic expression vector was constructed for Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that produce both selectable marker-DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) gene and recombinant antibody cDNA from a single primary transcript via differential splicing. The vector was derived from a pDHL vector and contained the human const...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xiong KH,Liang QC,Xiong H,Zou CX,Gao GD,Zhao ZW,Zhang H

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Human intestinal maltase (HMA) is an α-glucosidase that hydrolyses α-1,4-linkages from the non-reducing end of malto-oligosaccharides. HMA is an important target to discover of new drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In this study, 308,307 compounds were virtually screened with HMA using Autodock 3.0.5 in a WI...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Nguyen TT,Ryu HJ,Lee SH,Hwang S,Cha J,Breton V,Kim D

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-characterized gene, previously proposed as the D-tagatose-3-epimerase gene from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Its molecular mass was estimated to be 64 kDa with two identical subunits. The enzyme specificity was highest with D-fructose and decreased for other substrates i...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang L,Mu W,Jiang B,Zhang T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and convenient "visible SYPRO" staining protocol was developed for visualizing proteins after SDS-PAGE. Gels were sensitized with SYPRO Ruby and then stained with the Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 protocol (Blue Silver). This combined protocol had similar or better linearity than staining with only SYPRO ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang Y,Wang J,Bu D,Zhang L,Li S,Zhou L,Wei H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00