Revelation of the ability of Burkholderia sp. USM (JCM 15050) PHA synthase to polymerize 4-hydroxybutyrate monomer.

abstract：:The emergence of antibiotic resistance has necessitated new therapeutic approaches to combat recalcitrant bacterial infections. Persister cells, often found in biofilms, are metabolically dormant, and thus, are highly tolerant to all traditional antibiotics and represent a major drug resistance mechanism. In the prese...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Lee JH,Kim YG,Gwon G,Wood TK,Lee J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was carried out to investigate the effect of dietary selenium (Se) and vitamin E (VE) supplementation on mRNA level of heat shock proteins, selenoproteins, and antioxidant enzyme activities in the breast meat of broilers under summer heat stress conditions. A total of 200 male broilers (Ross 308) of 1 day ag...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kumbhar S,Khan AZ,Parveen F,Nizamani ZA,Siyal FA,El-Hack MEA,Gan F,Liu Y,Hamid M,Nido SA,Huang K

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Helical alignment of the α-helical linker of the LOV (light-oxygen-voltage) domain of YtvA from Bacillus subtilis with the α-helical linker of the histidine-protein kinase domain of the Sln1 kinase of the phospho-relay system for osmoregulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used to construct a light-modulatable...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Bury A,Hellingwerf KJ

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldaric acids represent biobased 'top value-added chemicals' that have the potential to substitute petroleum-derived chemicals. Until today they are mostly produced from corresponding aldoses using strong chemical oxidizing agents. An environmentally friendly and more selective process could be achieved by using natur...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Roth T,Beer B,Pick A,Sieber V

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordyceps militaris is a type of entomogenous fungi and has been widely used as a medicinal fungus in Asia. Cordycepin produced by C. militaris has also been found to protect the liver. Moreover, deep ocean water (DOW) was proven to increase the functional compounds of functional fungi-fermented products. However, the...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hung YP,Wang JJ,Wei BL,Lee CL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-borne pathogen contamination in water resources and related diseases are a major water quality concern throughout the world. Increasing interest in controlling water-borne pathogens in water resources evidenced by a large number of recent publications clearly attests to the need for studies that synthesize knowl...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Pandey PK,Kass PH,Soupir ML,Biswas S,Singh VP

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533 to metabolize chlorogenic acids from green coffee extract was investigated. Two enzymes, an esterase and a hydroxycinnamate decarboxylase (HCD), were involved in this biotransformation. The complete hydrolysis of 5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA) into caffeic acid (CA) by L...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Bel-Rhlid R,Thapa D,Kraehenbuehl K,Hansen CE,Fischer L

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of enzymes (cellulase combined with galactosidase) and their combination with Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) on bacterial diversity in alfalfa silages using high-throughput sequencing. Alfalfa forages were treated with or without cellulase + ɑ-galactosidase (CEGA...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hu Z,Ma D,Niu H,Chang J,Yu J,Tong Q,Li S

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus aculeatus β-glucosidase 1 (AaBGL1), which promotes cellulose hydrolysis by Trichoderma cellulase system, was characterized and compared some properties to a commercially supplied orthologue in A. niger (AnBGL) to elucidate advantages of recombinant AaBGL1 (rAaBGL1) for synergistic effect on Trichoderma enz...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Baba Y,Sumitani JI,Tani S,Kawaguchi T

更新日期：2015-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：: Biocathode MFCs using microorganisms as catalysts have important advantages in lowering cost and improving sustainability. Electrode materials and microbial synergy determines biocathode MFCs performance. In this study, four materials, granular activated carbon (GAC), granular semicoke (GS), granular graphite (GG) an...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Sun Y,Wei J,Liang P,Huang X

更新日期：2012-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enriched in brain can yield many important degradation products after the attack of hydroxyl radicals, which is known to serve as a nutraceutical and neuroprotective effects. Oxidative stress is a commonly observed feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, uniformly radiolabeled DHA pl...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Song P,Kuryatov A,Axelsen PH

更新日期：2020-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside compound K has been used as a key nutritional and cosmetic component because of its anti-fatigue and skin anti-aging effects. β-Glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus (SS-BGL) is known as the most efficient enzyme for compound K production. The hydrolytic pathway from ginsenoside Rb1 to compound K via Rd...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Shin KC,Choi HY,Seo MJ,Oh DK

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The basidiospores of most Agaricomycetes are ballistospores. They are propelled off from their basidia at maturity when Buller's drop develops at high humidity at the hilar spore appendix and fuses with a liquid film formed on the adaxial side of the spore. Spores are catapulted into the free air space between hymenia...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Lakkireddy K,Kües U

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pectin is a structural heteropolysaccharide of the primary cell walls of plants and as such is a significant fraction of agricultural waste residues that is currently insufficiently used. Its main component, D-galacturonic acid, is an attractive substrate for bioconversion. The complete metabolic pathway is present in...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Sloothaak J,Schilders M,Schaap PJ,de Graaff LH

更新日期：2014-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the threat of Fusarium dieback posed due to ambrosia fungi cultured by ambrosia beetles such as Euwallacea spp., the wood-degradation mechanisms utilized by ambrosia fungi are not fully understood. In this study, we analyzed the 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA genes of the microbial community from the Ficus tree tunnel ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Sakai K,Yamaguchi A,Tsutsumi S,Kawai Y,Tsuzuki S,Suzuki H,Jindou S,Suzuki Y,Kajimura H,Kato M,Shimizu M

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：: In winemaking, nutrient supplementation is a common practice for optimising fermentation and producing quality wine. Nutritionally suboptimal grape juices are often enriched with nutrients in order to manipulate the production of yeast aroma compounds. Nutrients are also added to active dry yeast (ADY) rehydration me...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Winter G,Henschke PA,Higgins VJ,Ugliano M,Curtin CD

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A reporter system was constructed to measure perturbations in the NADH/NAD(+) co-factor balance in yeast, by using the green fluorescent protein gene under the control of the GPD2 promoter that is induced under conditions of excess of NADH. High fluorescence levels were obtained in a glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Knudsen JD,Carlquist M,Gorwa-Grauslund M

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strain of Pseudomonas putida LS46 was isolated from wastewater on the basis of its ability to synthesize medium chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs). P.putida LS46 was differentiated from other P.putida strains on the basis of cpn60 (UT). The complete genome of P.putida LS46 was sequenced and annotate...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Sharma PK,Fu J,Zhang X,Fristensky B,Sparling R,Levin DB

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular enzymes play an important role in the growth and development of edible fungi. Extracellular enzyme activities have also become an important object of measurement. In this study, Agaricus brunnescens Peck, Coprinus comatus, and Pleurotus ostreatus were compared in terms of their enzyme production in liqui...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Huang L,Sun N,Ban L,Wang Y,Yang H

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article (Wang et al. 2018) because the authors do not have ownership of the data they report. An investigation by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has concluded that the data reported in this article are the sole property of the CSIRO. Ming...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Wang D,Liu Y,Lv D,Hu X,Zhong Q,Zhao Y,Wu M

更新日期：2019-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has gained interest as a sustainable resource because it can be easily grown using CO2 as a carbon source owing to its high CO2 assimilating activity. Although the robustness of the cell wall of C. reinhardtii makes it difficult to extract its intracellular products, such property ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Nakanishi A,Iritani K,Sakihama Y,Ozawa N,Mochizuki A,Watanabe M

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:As the group II LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins, dehydrins (DHNs) play an important role in plant growth and development, as well as in response to abiotic or biotic stress challenges. In this study, a DHN gene named CsLEA11 was identified and characterized from Cucumis sativus. Sequence analysis of CsLEA11...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhou Y,He P,Xu Y,Liu Q,Yang Y,Liu S

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), the most abundant type of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is synthesized inside a variety of microorganisms as a primary candidate for industrial PHB production. Lipophilic dyes such as Nile red and BODIPY have been used to quantify intracellular PHB, but their uses have often been limited in...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Choi JE,Na HY,Yang TH,Rhee SK,Song JK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) have shown tremendous potential to act as therapeutic targets for cancer treatment. In this context, the present study was designed to investigate the potential of miR-143 in the treatment of breast cancer. Results showed that miR-143 to be significantly (P < 0.05) downregulated in breast cancer tissu...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Du Y,Zhang J,Meng Y,Huang M,Yan W,Wu Z

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat bran is an effective raw material for preparation xylooligosaccharides; however, current research mainly focuses on alkali extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis methods. Since ester bonds are destroyed during the alkali extraction process, xylanase and arabinofuranosidase are mainly used to hydrolyze xylooligosacc...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhang Y,Yang H,Yu X,Kong H,Chen J,Luo H,Bai Y,Yao B

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that causes fatal diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Host resistance against C. albicans relies on ingestion of the pathogen by macrophages. Analysis of the escaping behavior of C. albicans from macrophages is required to understand the onset of systemic candidiasis. In ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kitahara N,Morisaka H,Aoki W,Takeda Y,Shibasaki S,Kuroda K,Ueda M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioprospection for cellulase and protease producers is a promise strategy for the discovery of potential biocatalysts for use in hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials as well as proteic residues. These enzymes can increment and turn viable the production of second generation ethanol from different and alternativ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： da Cruz Ramos GF,Ramos PL,Passarini MRZ,Vieira Silveira MA,Okamoto DN,de Oliveira LCG,Zezzo LV,Marem A,Santos Rocha RC,da Cruz JB,Juliano L,de Vasconcellos SP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorothalonil, a non-systemic and broad-spectrum fungicide, is widely used to control the pathogens of agricultural plants. Although microbial degradation of chlorothalonil is known, we know little about the colonization and degradation capacity of these microbes in the natural and semi-natural soil environments. The...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhang Q,Saleem M,Wang C

更新日期：2017-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, a remediation bioprocess based on the use of a native isolate of Chlorella vulgaris immobilized in an alginate matrix inside a polylactic acid (PLA) device is proposed. This microalga immobilized in alginate beads was previously shown to be useful for the reduction of several chemical and microbia...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Marconi PL,Trentini A,Zawoznik M,Nadra C,Mercadé JM,Sánchez Novoa JG,Orozco D,Groppa MD

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:PCV3 capsid protein (Cap) is an important antigen for diagnosis and vaccine development. To achieve high-level expression of recombinant PCV3 Cap in Escherichia coli (E. coli), the gene of wild-type entire Cap (wt-eCap) was amplified from clinical samples, and three optimized entire Cap (opti-eCap) and one optimized C...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Wang Y,Wang G,Duan WT,Sun MX,Wang MH,Wang SH,Cai XH,Tu YB

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00