Biocatalytic characterization of a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase with broad substrate specificity from thermophilic Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans.

abstract：:Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) beads, recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli, were functionalized to display lipase B from Candida antarctica as translational protein fusion. The respective beads were characterized in respect to protein content, functionality, long term storage capacity and re-usability. The direct fu...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jahns AC,Rehm BH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In batch culture for glutathione production with Candida utilis, a higher temperature (30 degrees C) was required to hasten cell growth while a lower temperature (26 degrees C) was needed to increase the production of glutathione. A two-stage temperature control strategy was used to enhance both the yield and the prod...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wei G,Li Y,Du G,Chen J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a facile and efficient method to enhance the stability and activity of lactoperoxidase (LPO) by using its immobilization on graphene oxide nanosheets (GO-NS). METHODS:Following the LPO purification from bovine whey, it was immobilized onto functionalized GO-NS using ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shariat SZAS,Borzouee F,Mofid MR,Varshosaz J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG), a polyphenol that is present in green tea, on doxorubicin (DOX) cytotoxicity in H9C2 cardiomyocytes and its underlying mechanisms were investigated. RESULTS:Pretreatment with ECG (20 and 30 μM) significantly increased DOX-induced apoptosis to 16-18% in H9C2 cardiomy...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cai Y,Hong HQ,Zhao L,Cai YP,Qin Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of ectoine (2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid) from Bacillus halodurans were cloned as an operon and expressed in E. coli. Analysis of the deduced ectoine biosynthesis cluster amino acid sequence revealed that the ectoine operon contain 2,389 bp, enc...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Anbu Rajan L,Joseph TC,Thampuran N,James R,Ashok Kumar K,Viswanathan C,Bansal KC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the importance of aptamer usage under the same condition as the selection process by employing the previously selected aptamers for calmodulin (CaM) which includes a non-natural fluorogenic amino acid, 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole. RESULTS:We added five amino acids at the N-terminus which was em...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Manandhar Y,Wang W,Inoue J,Hayashi N,Uzawa T,Ito Y,Aigaki T,Ito Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of full-length fragment of DNA topoisomerase I gene (TOP1) matrix attachment regions (MARs) originating from the human genome on transgene expression in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and explore the underlying mechanisms. RESULTS:Results showed that TOP1 MAR cannot only enhance...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jia YL,Guo X,Wang XC,Wang TY

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study is to generate a spherical three-dimensional (3D) aggregate of hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) differentiated from human embryonic stem cells and to investigate the effect of the 3D environment on hepatic maturation and drug metabolism. RESULTS:Quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicated...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Choi YJ,Kim H,Kim JW,Yoon S,Park HJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined analysis of peptide mass fingerprinting and 2-DE/MS using the induced and selected protein spots following growth of Pseudomonas sp. DU102 on benzoate or p-hydroxybenzoate revealed not only alpha- and beta-subunits of protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase but also catechol 1,2-dioxygenase responsible for ortho-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim SI,Park SH,Kim JW,Leem SH,Shin DJ,Kim SH,Lee DH,Kahng HY

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF WORK:The biosynthetic pathway of a new antitumor compound, haloroquinone, is elucidated to facilitate metabolic regulation for product accumulation and modification to produce new bioactive structural analogues of the compound. The biosynthetic origin of a novel promising protein kinase B inh...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Niu C,Cai M,Zhang Y,Zhou X

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) alpha and gamma are key regulators of lipid homeostasis and insulin resistance. In this study we show that a novel compound, 3-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethoxy]-phenyl}- 2-[2-(2-nitro-phenoxy)-acetyl amino]-propionic acid (O325H), is an agonist with dual ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu C,Wang LL,Liu HY,Ruan CM,Zhou XB,Cao YL,Li S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of microRNAs (miRNAs) for improving the efficiency of recombinant protein production by CHO cells is gaining considerable interest for their ability to regulate entire molecular networks. Differential miRNA expression profiling and large-scale transient screening have been the prerequisite for the selection of...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kelly PS,Gallagher C,Clynes M,Barron N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use molecular docking and dynamic simulation to investigate the inhibitory action of chlorogenic acid (CHA) and its analogues against sortase A of Staphylococcus aureus. RESULTS:Five novel, natural inhibitors with different activities were discovered for sortase A (SrtA). The inhibition mechanism of the ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Bi C,Wang L,Niu X,Cai H,Zhong X,Deng X,Wang T,Wang D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leymus chinensis is an important grassland perennial grass. However, its drought tolerance requires to be improved. LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) genes are believed to confer resistance to drought and water deficiency. Using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, a wheat LEA gene, TaLEA(3), was integrated into L. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang L,Li X,Chen S,Liu G

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The shape of the hydrophobic tunnel leading to the active site of Penicillium expansum lipase (PEL) was redesigned by single-point mutations, in order to better understand enzyme enantioselectivity towards naproxen. A variant with a valine-to-glycine substitution at residue 237 exhibited almost no enantioselectivity (...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tang L,Su M,Chi L,Zhang J,Zhang H,Zhu L

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:The exploded bast, branch and stem of cotton stalk were degraded by alkalophilic Bacillus NT-19, with weight losses of 24%, 20% and 14%, respectively, after 14 d. Compared with a white-rot fungus (Phanerochaete chrysosporium), Bacillus NT- 19 preferentially degraded the non-cellulose components of cotton stem. The rel...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zheng L,Han X,Du Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-based therapeutics are promising routes for the regeneration of damaged cells and organs. The recovery of cells cultured in vitro for such applications requires the use of proteolytic enzymes which deteriorate its property by disruption of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Intact cell sheets can be retrieve...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Mukundan LM,Nirmal R,Thomas LV,Sajeev US,Nair PD

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Promoters belong to the most important regulatory domains in genomic sequences. A novel cloning method is described to produce various DNA fragments with the average size about 100 bp, which differ by 1 bp, for screening of the osmotic pressure-inducible promoters from the genome of Escherichia coli. An osmotic pressu...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wang Z,Jin L,Wegrzyn G,Wegrzyn A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain of Serratia sp. showed intracellular electron-transparent inclusion bodies when incubated in the presence of citrate and glycerol 2-phosphate without nitrogen source following pre-growth under carbon-limitation in continuous culture. About 1.3 mmol citrate were consumed per 450 mg biomass, giving a calculated...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lugg H,Sammons RL,Marquis PM,Hewitt CJ,Yong P,Paterson-Beedle M,Redwood MD,Stamboulis A,Kashani M,Jenkins M,Macaskie LE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acoustic cell settler (ACS) using ultrasound at cells of 3 MHz was used to recycle Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a fermenter. The locations of both the inlet and outlet in the acoustic cell settler, which have a relatively long distance between the transducer and reflector, were optimized. A tilted settler was design...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hwang SH,Koo YM

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:The aim of this study was to characterize the growth of the fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus LEU18496, isolated from the fungus garden of the nest of leaf cutter ants Atta mexicana. The fungus garden was cultivated in an artificial laboratory nest and the fungus further grown in submerged (SmC) and solid state (SSC)...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Maya-Yescas ME,Revah S,Le Borgne S,Valenzuela J,Palacios-González E,Terrés-Rojas E,Vigueras-Ramírez G

更新日期：2021-01-02 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：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