High-level expression of Rhodotorula gracilis D-amino acid oxidase in Pichia pastoris.

abstract：:Trichodesmium sp., isolated from the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, was cultured in artificial seawater media containing a range of Fe concentration. Fe additions stimulated growth, N2 fixation, cellular chlorophyll a content, light-saturated chlorophyll a-specific gross photosynthetic capacity (Pmchl a) and the dark resp...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fu FX,Bell PR

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:Gluconobacter oxydans LMG 1489 was selected as the best strain for NAD(P)-dependent polyol dehydrogenase production. The highest enzyme activities were obtained when this strain was cultivated on a medium consisting of 30 g glycerol l(-1), 7.2 g peptone l(-1) and 1.8 g yeast extract l(-1). Two D-fructose reducing, NAD...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Parmentier S,Beauprez J,Arnaut F,Soetaert W,Vandamme EJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addresses given for the authors of this paper were incorrect. The correct assignments of the authors are given in this erratum. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li W,Chen Y,Sheng Y,Xie Z,Tang Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorella vulgaris is a form of microalgae commonly employed as a biological source of oil for biodiesel production. Major algal cultivation strategies are focused on stimulating growth rate and lipid content. In the present study, the algal growth media was supplemented with iron (III) chloride (FeCl3), as a stimulat...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Khamoushi A,Tafakori V,Zahed MA,Gayglou SE,Angaji SA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ECO-orf27 associated with the cluster of ECO-0501 (LW01) from Amycolatopsis orientalis is deduced to encode a type II thioesterase. Disruption of ECO-orf27 reduced LW01 production by 95 %. Complementation of the disrupted mutant with intact ECO-orf27 restored the production of LW01 suggesting that ECO-orf27 is crucial...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shen Y,Huang H,Zhu L,Luo M,Chen D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously described a model to implant dissociated cells into a cylindrical, vascularized bed in vivo to promote the formation of functional cardiac muscle constructs. We now investigate the cellular organization and the ability of the constructs to generate intra-luminal pressure. Primary cardiac cells were ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Birla RK,Dhawan V,Dow DE,Huang YC,Brown DL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three previously established cell lines (yellow, red and white) of Saussurea medusa were investigated for jaceosidin and hispidulin production. Maximum yields of the jaceosidin and hispidulin were obtained in the red cell line at 75+/-0.41 and 6.4+/-0.31 mg l-1. Production of jaceosidin and hispidulin correlated with ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fu CX,Zhao DX,Huang Y,Ma FS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrate specificity of alpha-chymotrypsin and other serine proteases, trypsin, elastase, proteinase K and subtilisin, towards hydrolysis of various polyesters was examined using poly(L-lactide) (PLA), poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), poly(ethylene succinate) (PES), poly(ethylene adipate) (PEA), poly(butylene su...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lim HA,Raku T,Tokiwa Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the hydrolysis product and the substrate binding in the catalytic cavity of α-agarase AgaD. RESULTS:The time course curve showed that AgaD degraded agarose by the endo-type cleavage. AgaD did not degrade agarobiose (A2) and agarotetraose (A4). The minimum-length substrate was agarohexaose (A6...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang H,Zhang W,Cui Z,Lu Z,Lu X

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:A novel two-step fermentation process was developed to enhance arachidonic acid (ARA) production by Mortierella alpina ME-1 in a 5 l fermentor. Agitation speed and aeration rate were adjusted from 180 to 40 rpm and from 0.6 to 1 vvm, respectively, after 5 days cultivation, to decrease physical damage to the mycelia an...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jin MJ,Huang H,Xiao AH,Zhang K,Liu X,Li S,Peng C

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：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 single-compartmented microbial fuel cell composed of a graphite felt anode modified with Neutral Red (NR-anode) and a porous Fe(II)-carbon cathode (FeC-cathode) were compared for electricity generation from Microbacterium sp. and Pseudomonas sp. under identical conditions. Pseudomonas sp. was more than four times th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee SW,Jeon BY,Park DH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To make the previously developed biosynthesis of L-2-aminobutyric acid (L-ABA) more suitable for the industrial-scale production. RESULTS:A recyclable biotransformation system was developed based on immobilized enzyme technology. The conversion yield of L-threonine (at 90 g l(-1)) reached 99.9 % and the theo...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu G,Jiang Y,Tao R,Wang S,Zeng H,Yang S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize a novel endoglucanase, Celal_2753, from the psychrophilic bacterium Cellulophaga algicola IC166(T). RESULTS:Celal_2753 was purified to homogeneity with a yield of 81 % and with a molecular weight of 40 kDa on SDS-PAGE. It had maximum hydrolytic activity towards carboxymethyl cellulose at 40 ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang Y,Yu W,Han F

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prepare (R)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol ((R)-PED) with high enantiomeric excess (ee p) and yield from racemic styrene oxide (rac-SO) at high concentration by bi-enzymatic catalysis. RESULTS:The bi-enzymatic catalysis was designed for enantioconvergent hydrolysis of rac-SO by a pair of novel epoxide hydrolases ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang R,Hu D,Zong X,Li J,Ding L,Wu M,Li J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro biocatalysis with cytochrome P450 BM-3 was investigated aiming for the substitution of the expensive natural cofactor NADPH by electrochemistry. The monooxygenase was immobilized on electrodes by entrapment in polypyrrole as a conductive polymer for electrochemically wiring the enzyme. Electropolymerization o...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Holtmann D,Mangold KM,Schrader J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Silk sericin is a natural polymer with potential utility in biomedical and biotechnological applications. Recombinantly expressed sericin ensures a source of pure protein with no contamination and with multiple properties when expressed as a fusion protein. Hence, the present paper aims to recombinantly expre...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Thomas DS,Manoharan C,Rasalkar S,Mishra RK,Gopalapillai R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over-expression of the gene, mshA, coding for mycothiol glycosyl transferase improved the robustness of Corynebacterium glutamicum to various stresses. Intracellular mycothiol (MSH) content was increased by 114 % in WT(pXMJ19-mshA) compared to WT(pXMJ19). Survival rates increased by 44, 39, 90, 77, 131, 87, 52, 47, 57...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu YB,Chen C,Chaudhry MT,Si MR,Zhang L,Wang Y,Shen XH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizopus nigricans was cultivated in a liquid medium using lemon, mandarin, orange, pear and melon peel or artichoke bracts as the carbon source. In all cultures, a carbohydrate polymer fraction remained resistant to fermentation. These fractions were isolated in gram amounts and characterised. The molecular weight di...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hellín P,Laencina J,Ros JM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium butyrate is commonly used in mammalian cell cultures to increase the productivity of recombinant proteins. A Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line producing recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) was cultured in commercial medium. Addition of 0.5 mM butyrate inhibited the over-growth of the cells after the me...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu Y,Zhou X,Song Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To find a novel host for the production of 4-vinylphenol (4VPh) by screening Streptomyces species. RESULTS:The conversion of p-coumaric acid (pHCA) to 4VPh in Streptomyces mobaraense was evaluated using a medium containing pHCA. S. mobaraense readily assimilated pHCA after 24 h of cultivation to produce 4VP...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fujiwara R,Noda S,Kawai Y,Tanaka T,Kondo A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA of the starch-branching enzyme I gene (IbSBEI) in the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) has been cloned and sequenced. The IbSBEI amino acid sequence was 81% identical to that of potato StSBEI. DNA gel-blot analyses demonstrated that at least two copies of IbSBEI are present in the sweet potato genome. IbSBEI wa...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hamada T,Kim SH,Shimada T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate gene expression profiles of the thermotolerant yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain KKU-VN8, a potential high-ethanol producer, in response to various stresses during high-temperature ethanol fermentation using sweet sorghum juice (SSJ) under optimal conditions. RESULTS:The maximal ethanol c...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Techaparin A,Thanonkeo P,Klanrit P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deacetoxy/deacetylcephalosporin C synthase (acDAOC/DACS) from Acremonium chrysogenum is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes both the ring-expansion of penicillin N to deacetoxycephalosporin C and the hydroxylation of the latter to deacetylcephalosporin C. The R308 residue located in close proximity to the C-terminus ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wu XB,Tian XY,Ji JJ,Wu WB,Fan KQ,Yang KQ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unstructured model based on mass balance equations for a recombinant methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris MutS (Methanol Utilization Slow) strain expressing the mini-proinsulin (MPI), was successfully established in quasi-steady state fed-batch fermentations with varying total quantity of biomass in a 7 l fermenter...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： País JM,Varas L,Valdés J,Cabello C,Rodríguez L,Mansur M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The growth characteristics and intracellular hemin concentrations of Lactococcus lactis grown under different culture pH and aeration conditions were examined to investigate the effect of culture pH on the respiration efficiency of L. lactis NZ9000 (pZN8148). RESULTS:Cell biomass and biomass yield of L. lact...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shi W,Li Y,Gao X,Fu R

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00