Biodegradation of polyvinyl alcohol by a brown-rot fungus, Fomitopsis pinicola.

abstract：:Deer antlers are the only mammalian appendages capable of repeated rounds of regeneration. Every year, deer antlers are shed and regrown from blastema into large branched structures of cartilage and bone. Little is known about the genes involved in antler development particularly during the later stages of ossificatio...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yao B,Zhao Y,Zhang H,Zhang M,Liu M,Liu H,Li J

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：: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：: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：:The Bacillus pumilus SG2 chitinase gene (ChiS) and its truncated form lacking chitin binding (ChBD) and fibronectin type III (FnIII) domains were transformed to Arabidopsis plants and the expression, functionality and antifungal activity of the recombinant proteins were investigated. Results showed that while the two ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Dehestani A,Kazemitabar K,Ahmadian G,Jelodar NB,Salmanian AH,Seyedi M,Rahimian H,Ghasemi S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobin-fused domain III of dengue envelope proteins serotypes 1 and 2 were expressed in Rachiplusia nu larvae and purified by aqueous two-phase system. This biotechnological approach of hydrophobin-fused proteins, which allowed obtaining 97.7 µg/larva of fusion protein DomIII serotype 1 and 61.4 µg/larva of fusio...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cerezo J,Targovnik AM,Smith ME,González Maglio D,Luppo VC,Morales MA,Miranda MV,Rodríguez Talou J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maltose-binding protein (MBP), which possesses a large number of exposed hydrophobic zones, can be used as a link for the immobilization of growth factors. The amount of immobilized MBP-vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) for polystyrene surface was increased with respect to increasing protein, showing 101...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Han M,Park IS,Kim SH,Kim BS,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene-specific, metagenomic PCR method has led to the discovery of a novel esterase subfamily consisting of five homologous members. Sequence analysis of this esterase subfamily, named the ArmEst subfamily, revealed a unique conserved pattern with a significant variable interior sequence flanked by two symmetric and ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang A,Zhao R,Jin P,Ma L,Xiong X,Xie T,Pei X,Yu L,Yin X,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetics governing the morphological switch from round or ovoid cells to filamentous growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has received significant interest in relation to sensing and signaling pathways as well as the control of cell processes including budding, elongation and adhesion. Little is known about the envi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ceccato-Antonini SR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many enzymes used as digestive aids exhibit, at best, moderate stability when incubated under gastrointestinal conditions. A supplemental β-galactosidase administered orally to treat lactose intolerance was conjugated to 40 kDa, branched polyethylene glycol (PEG). PEGylation increased the enzyme's relative activity at...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Turner KM,Pasut G,Veronese FM,Boyce A,Walsh G

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The shuttle vector pGYC4α (6,157 bp) was constructed based on the sigma-replicon plasmid pYC2 from Lactobacillus sakei BM5 isolated from kimchi. The vector contained inserts of the ColE1 replicon, α-amylase gene from Bacillus licheniformis containing its own signal peptide, and lactococcal promoter P32. Transformation...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang EJ,Chang HC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Ajuga L., belonging to Lamiaceae family, is widespread. The demand for Ajuga species has risen sharply because of their medicinal, ornamental, and pharmacological properties. These wide-ranging plants are being rapidly depleted due to over-collection for ornamental and medicinal purposes, as well as by habit...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Park HY,Kim DH,Sivanesan I

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for beta-agarase of an Agarivorans sp. JA-1 was expressed in Bacillus subtilis strain DB104 for efficient and economical mass-production of the enzyme. We isolated 360 mg protein with a specific activity of 201 U/mg from the culture broth. The efficiency of production was approximately 130-fold higher than th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee DG,Jang MK,Lee OH,Kim NY,Ju SA,Lee SH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) is a heterodimer containing 66 kDa p66 and 51 kDa p51 subunits. We previously showed that HIV-1 group M (HIV-1 M) RT and HIV-1 group O (HIV-1 O) RT have higher affinities for dTTP and template-primer (T/P) than Moloney murine leukemia virus RT, whi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Nishimura K,Shinomura M,Konishi A,Yasukawa K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By combining gene design and heterologous over-expression of Rhodotorula gracilis D-amino acid oxidase (RgDAO) in Pichia pastoris, enzyme production was enhanced by one order of magnitude compared to literature benchmarks, giving 350 kUnits/l of fed-batch bioreactor culture with a productivity of 3.1 kUnits/l h. P. pa...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Abad S,Nahalka J,Winkler M,Bergler G,Speight R,Glieder A,Nidetzky B

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a highly expressed and active MEK1R4F (a constitutively active form of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1) by fusion of soluble adenylate kinase (Adk) tag, resulting in Adk-MEK1R4F protein suitable for preparation of phosphorylated ERK. RESULTS:We fused the Adk to the N-terminus of MEK1R4...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang F,Li H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malic enzyme (ME) catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of L-malate to pyruvate and provides NADPH for intracellular metabolism, such as fatty acid synthesis. Here, the mitochondrial ME (mME) gene from Mortierella alpina was homologously over-expressed. Compared with controls, fungal arachidonic acid (ARA; 20:4 n-6)...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hao G,Chen H,Du K,Huang X,Song Y,Gu Z,Wang L,Zhang H,Chen W,Chen YQ

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：:Growth and sporulation of Verticillium lecanii on inert and organic carriers (sugar-cane bagasse, corncob, rice straw, polyurethane foam and activated carbon) in a solid-state fermentation process was studied. Sugar-cane bagasse and polyurethane foam produced 10(10) spores g(-1) dry carrier whereas corncob, rice straw...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu X,Yu Y,Shi Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phanerochaete chrysoporium morphology and manganese peroxidase (MnP) productivity was characterised in a scalable, modularised 1145 cm(3) membrane gradostat reactor in response to switching between an enhanced production medium and a nutrient limited feed (50% C and N reduction). Irrespective of the feed composition u...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Govender S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of cry gene contents can help to predict the insecticidal activities of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and in the searching of new cry genes. PCR-Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) profiling and sequencing of the highly variable cry gene regions were used to characterize cry gene content ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lin Y,Fang G,Peng K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) was reported to possess antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities, but the specific effects and mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the effects of AOS on H2O2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and the associated mech...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhao J,Han Y,Wang Z,Zhang R,Wang G,Mao Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentiviral vectors have been used for gene transfer into the liver but their ability to efficiently transduce quiescent hepatocytes remains controversial. Lentivirus-mediated gene transfer is more efficient in cycling cells. We determine the effect of H-IL6 in the lentiviral transduction. The lentiviral vector was use...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Picanço-Castro V,Fontes AM,Heinz S,Tonn T,Covas DT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:miR-21 is highly expressed in a variety of cancers, suggesting that it might play a role in the process of oncogenesis, as supported by it directly causing pre-B cell lymphomas in transgenic mice. Rm21LG transgenic mice for the conditional co-expression of miR-21 and luciferase (Luc) mediated by Cre/lox P system were ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Du T,Jia J,Lin X,Xie R,Li J,Xiao D,Xu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcycle conidiation is a survival mechanism of fungi encountering unfavorable conditions. In this phenomenon, asexual spores germinate secondary spores directly without formation of mycelium. As Penicillium camemberti conidia have the ability to produce conidiophores after germination in liquid culture induced by a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Boualem K,Gervais P,Cavin JF,Waché Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：:An alginate lyase gene, algA, encoding a new poly β-D-mannuronate (polyM)-specific alginate lyase AlgA, was cloned from Pseudomonas sp. E03. The recombinant AlgA with (His)6-tag, consisting of 364 amino acids (40.4 kDa),was purified using Ni-NTA Sepharose. The purified lyase had maximal activity (222 EU/mg) at pH 8 an...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhu BW,Huang LS,Tan HD,Qin YQ,Du YG,Yin H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00