A cell factory of Bacillus subtilis engineered for the simple bioconversion of myo-inositol to scyllo-inositol, a potential therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is an important cofactor ensuring intracellular redox balance, anabolism and cell growth in all living systems. Our recent multi-omics analyses of glucoamylase (GlaA) biosynthesis in the filamentous fungal cell factory Aspergillus niger indicated that low a...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Sui YF,Schütze T,Ouyang LM,Lu H,Liu P,Xiao X,Qi J,Zhuang YP,Meyer V

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the progressive miniaturization of bioreactors for screening purposes, shake flasks are still widespread in biotechnological laboratories and industry as cultivation vessels. Shake flasks are often applied as the first or second step in applications such as strain screening or media optimization. Thu...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Flitsch D,Ladner T,Lukacs M,Büchs J

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epimutations arising from transcriptional slippage seem to have more important role in regulating gene expression than earlier though. Since the level and the fidelity of transcription primarily determine the overall efficiency of gene expression, all factors contributing to their decrease should be identifi...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Wons E,Koscielniak D,Szadkowska M,Sektas M

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:E. coli is a robust host for various genetic manipulations and has been used commonly for bioconversion of hexose and pentose sugars into valuable products. One of the products that E. coli make under fermentative condition is ethanol. However, availability of limited reducing equivalence and generation of c...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Munjal N,Mattam AJ,Pramanik D,Srivastava PS,Yazdani SS

更新日期：2012-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chinese Nong-flavor (NF) liquor is continuously and stably produced by solid-state fermentation technology for 1000 years, resulting in enrichment of special microbial community and enzymes system in its starter. Based on traditional culture-dependent methods, these functional enzymes are hardly obtained. Ac...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Yi Z,Fang Y,He K,Liu D,Luo H,Zhao D,He H,Jin Y,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The selection of bacterial recombinants that harbour a desired insert, has been a key factor in molecular cloning and a series of screening procedures need to be performed for selection of clones carrying the genes of interest. The conventional cloning techniques are reported to have problems such as screeni...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Banerjee S,Kumar J,Apte-Deshpande A,Padmanabhan S

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) catalyze the hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol to glycerol and are involved in the synthesis of both short chain and long chain acylglycerols. They are widely used industrially in various applications, such as baking, laundry detergents and as biocatalysts in alternative energy strategies. ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Selvin J,Kennedy J,Lejon DP,Kiran GS,Dobson AD

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microalgae has been concerned as a potential source of biodiesel in the recent years. However, it is costly to harvest microalgae as it is commonly cultured in water and the cells are too small to harvest. In order to reduce the cost of cultivation and harvesting, it is important to improve the biomass produ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Chen X,Liu T,Wang Q

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal venoms are complex molecular cocktails containing a wide range of biologically active disulphide-reticulated peptides that target, with high selectivity and efficacy, a variety of membrane receptors. Disulphide-reticulated peptides have evolved to display improved specificity, low immunogenicity and t...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Turchetto J,Sequeira AF,Ramond L,Peysson F,Brás JL,Saez NJ,Duhoo Y,Blémont M,Guerreiro CI,Quinton L,De Pauw E,Gilles N,Darbon H,Fontes CM,Vincentelli R

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut microbiota can significantly affect the function of the intestinal barrier. Some intestinal probiotics (such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacteria, a few Escherichia coli strains, and a new generation of probiotics including Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Akkermansia muciniphila) can maintain intestinal epithelia...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Liu Q,Yu Z,Tian F,Zhao J,Zhang H,Zhai Q,Chen W

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous challenges remain to achieve industrially competitive space-time yields for bio-oxidations. The ability to rapidly screen bioconversion reactions for characterization and optimization is of major importance in bioprocess development and biocatalyst selection; studies at conventional lab scale are ti...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Kolmar JF,Thum O,Baganz F

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The thermostable serine protease pernisine originates from the hyperthermophilic Archaeaon Aeropyrum pernix and has valuable industrial applications. Due to its properties, A. pernix cannot be cultivated in standard industrial fermentation facilities. Furthermore, pernisine is a demanding target for heterolo...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Šnajder M,Carrillo Rincón AF,Magdevska V,Bahun M,Kranjc L,Paš M,Juntes P,Petković H,Poklar Ulrih N

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-expression of two distinct guide RNAs (gRNAs) has been used to facilitate the application of CRISPR/Cas9 system in fields such as large genomic deletion. The paired gRNAs are often placed adjacently in the same direction and expressed individually by two identical promoters, constituting direct repeats (D...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Ding T,Huang C,Liang Z,Ma X,Wang N,Huo YX

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omega hydroxy fatty acids (ω-OHFAs) are multifunctional compounds that act as the basis for the production of various industrial products with broad commercial and pharmaceutical implications. However, the terminal oxygenation of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids for the synthesis of ω-OHFAs is intricate ...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Durairaj P,Malla S,Nadarajan SP,Lee PG,Jung E,Park HH,Kim BG,Yun H

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spore-forming bacteria of the Bacillus genus are widely used probiotics known to exert their beneficial effects also through the stimulation of the host immune response. The oral delivery of B. toyonensis spores has been shown to improve the immune response to a parenterally administered viral antigen in mic...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Santos FDS,Mazzoli A,Maia AR,Saggese A,Isticato R,Leite F,Iossa S,Ricca E,Baccigalupi L

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Bacillus subtilis spore has long been used to display antigens and enzymes. Spore display can be accomplished by a recombinant and a non-recombinant approach, with the latter proved more efficient than the recombinant one. We used the non-recombinant approach to independently adsorb two thermophilic enzy...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Mattossovich R,Iacono R,Cangiano G,Cobucci-Ponzano B,Isticato R,Moracci M,Ricca E

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Yeast viability and vitality are essential for different industrial processes where the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used as a biotechnological tool. Therefore, the decline of yeast biological functions during aging may compromise their successful biotechnological use. Life span is controlled by a varie...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Orozco H,Matallana E,Aranda A

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-throughput methods are widely-used for strain screening effectively resulting in binary information regarding high or low productivity. Nevertheless achieving quantitative and scalable parameters for fast bioprocess development is much more challenging, especially for heterologous protein production. He...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Rohe P,Venkanna D,Kleine B,Freudl R,Oldiges M

更新日期：2012-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：: The aim of this work is to present a critical review on slurry bioreactors (SB) and their application to bioremediation of soils and sediments polluted with recalcitrant and toxic compounds. The scope of the review encompasses the following subjects: (i) process fundamentals of SB and analysis of advantages and disad...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Robles-González IV,Fava F,Poggi-Varaldo HM

更新日期：2008-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetic acid is a byproduct of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alcoholic fermentation. Together with high concentrations of ethanol and other toxic metabolites, acetic acid may contribute to fermentation arrest and reduced ethanol productivity. This weak acid is also a present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, a high...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Mira NP,Palma M,Guerreiro JF,Sá-Correia I

更新日期：2010-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serratia plymuthica WS3236 was selected for whole genome sequencing based on preliminary genetic and chemical screening indicating the presence of multiple natural product pathways. This led to the identification of a putative sodorifen biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). The natural product sodorifen is a vola...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Duell ER,D'Agostino PM,Shapiro N,Woyke T,Fuchs TM,Gulder TAM

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, alpha-glucosidase (maltase) is a key enzyme in maltose metabolism. In addition, the overexpression of the alpha-glucosidase-encoding gene MAL62 has been shown to increase the freezing tolerance of yeast in lean dough. However, its cryoprotection mechanism is still not clear. RES...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Sun X,Zhang J,Fan ZH,Xiao P,Li F,Liu HQ,Zhu WB

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metabolic capabilities of acetogens to ferment a wide range of sugars, to grow autotrophically on H2/CO2, and more importantly on synthesis gas (H2/CO/CO2) make them very attractive candidates as production hosts for biofuels and biocommodities. Acetogenic metabolism is considered one of the earliest mod...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Nagarajan H,Sahin M,Nogales J,Latif H,Lovley DR,Ebrahim A,Zengler K

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The discovery of the autotransporter family has provided a mechanism for surface expression of proteins in laboratory strains of Escherichia coli. We have previously reported the use of the AIDA-I autotransport system to express the Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis proteins SefA and H:gm. The SefA pro...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Jarmander J,Gustavsson M,Do TH,Samuelson P,Larsson G

更新日期：2012-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-Ornithine is a non-protein amino acid with extensive applications in medicine and the food industry. Currently, L-ornithine production is based on microbial fermentation, and few microbes are used for producing L-ornithine owing to unsatisfactory production titer. RESULTS:In this study, Corynebacterium gl...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhang B,Yu M,Zhou Y,Li Y,Ye BC

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracellular metabolism of glucocorticoid hormones plays an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and regulates, among many physiological processes, collagen metabolism in skin. At the peripheral level the concentration of active glucocorticoids is mainly regulated by the 11β-hydroxystero...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Vanella R,Callari R,Weston A,Heider H,Schwab MS,Kübler E

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Green microalgae represent a renewable natural source of vitamin E. Its most bioactive form is the naturally occurring RRR-α-tocopherol which is biosynthesized in photosynthetic organisms as a single stereoisomer. It is noteworthy that the natural and synthetic α-tocopherols are different biomolecular entiti...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Sivakumar G,Jeong K,Lay JO Jr

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial development may result in the increase of environmental risks. The enzymatic transformation of polluting compounds to less toxic or even innocuous products is an alternative to their complete removal. In this regard, a number of different redox enzymes are able to transform a wide variety of toxic pollutant...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Garcia-Arellano H,Alcalde M,Ballesteros A

更新日期：2004-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their high energy density and compatible physical properties, several monoterpenes have been investigated as potential renewable transportation fuels, either as blendstocks with petroleum or as drop-in replacements for use in vehicles (both heavy and light-weight) or in aviation. Sustainable microbial...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Zhuang X,Kilian O,Monroe E,Ito M,Tran-Gymfi MB,Liu F,Davis RW,Mirsiaghi M,Sundstrom E,Pray T,Skerker JM,George A,Gladden JM

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspergillus niger is widely used for enzyme production and achievement of high enzyme production depends on the comprehensive understanding of cell's metabolic regulation mechanisms. RESULTS:In this paper, we investigate the metabolic differences and regulation mechanisms between a high glucoamylase-produci...

journal_title：Microbial cell factories

authors： Lu H,Liu X,Huang M,Xia J,Chu J,Zhuang Y,Zhang S,Noorman H

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00