Characterization of a flavin-containing monooxygenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum and its application to production of indigo and indirubin.

abstract：:Staphylokinase (SAK) is a promising thrombolytic agent for treating blood-clotting disorders. Recombinant SAK (rSAK) was produced after integration of the gene into Pichia pastoris genome. The recombinant Pichia carrying multiple insertions of the SAK gene yielded high-level (approximately 1 g/l) of extracellular glyc...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Apte-Deshpnade A,Mandal G,Soorapaneni S,Prasad B,Kumar J,Padmanabhan S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen yeast strains were screened for production of 2-phenylethanol from L-phenylalanine with molasses as carbon source. Up to 1 g 2-phenylethanol l-1 was obtained. Using oleyl alcohol as a second phase for in situ product removal to enhance the production of 2-phenylethanol increased the yield to about 3 g 2-pheny...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Etschmann MM,Sell D,Schrader J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds play essential roles in plant life cycle and germination is a complex process which is associated with different phases of water imbibition. Upon imbibition, seeds begin utilization of storage substances coupled with metabolic activity and biosynthesis of new proteins. Regeneration of organelles and emergence of...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zaynab M,Kanwal S,Furqan M,Islam W,Noman A,Ali GM,Rehman N,Zafar S,Sughra K,Jahanzab M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycolipid biosurfactants produced by bacteria and yeasts provide significant opportunities to replace chemical surfactants with sustainable biologically produced alternatives in bulk commercial products such as laundry detergents and surface cleaners. Sophorolipids are already available in sufficient yield to make th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Marchant R,Banat IM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a rapid, dual-parameter, plate-based screening process to improve production and secretion rate of glucose oxidase simultaneously in Aspergillus niger. RESULTS:A morphology engineering based on CaCO3 was implemented, where the yield of GOD by A. niger was increased by up to 50%. Analysis of extra...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhu X,Sun J,Chu J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteome of rumen epithelial tissue was analysed by SDS-PAGE coupled with LC-MS/MS. 813 non-redundant proteins were identified of which 7.4 % featured membrane-spanning domains and 15.4 % harboured a signal peptide. According to the gene ontology annotation, the most abundant proteins exhibited binding activities ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang Y,Wang J,Yuan T,Bu D,Yang J,Sun P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open reading frame (ORF) encoding chitin oligosaccharide deacetylase (Pa-COD) gene and its signal sequence was cloned from the Vibrio parahaemolyticus KN1699 genome and its sequence was analyzed. The ORF encoded a 427 amino acid protein, including the 22 amino acid signal sequence. The deduced amino acid sequence w...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kadokura K,Sakamoto Y,Saito K,Ikegami T,Hirano T,Hakamata W,Oku T,Nishio T

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：: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：:Unexpected inversion of the 3':5'-regioselectivity was observed in the enzymatic methacryloylation, crotonylation and cinnamoylation of floxuridine (1.5:1, 2.3:1 and 4.4:1, respectively), where Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase preferentially catalyzed the acylation of 3'-hydroxyl rather than that of 5'-hydroxyl group. T...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li N,Zong MH,Ma D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effects of a brief (3 days) and prolonged (6 days) period of incubation in darkness and light on the biomass content, lipid content and fatty acid profile in Chlorella vulgaris UMT-M1 were determined. RESULTS:Three days of incubation in darkness increased saturated fatty acid (SFA) content from 34.0 to 4...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cha TS,Yee W,Phua PSP,Loh SH,Aziz A

更新日期：2021-01-12 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：: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：:The production of biodiesel by transesterification employing acid or base catalyst has been industrially accepted for its high conversion and reaction rates. Downstream processing costs and environmental problems associated with biodiesel production and byproducts recovery have led to the search for alternative produc...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Bisen PS,Sanodiya BS,Thakur GS,Baghel RK,Prasad GB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decrystallized chitosan was produced from shrimp shells with a low degree of crystallinity (10%) and a high anionic dye binding capacity. Raw, mixed dye wastewater from a textile factory was efficiently decolorized using decrystallized chitosan that was more efficient than using normal chitosan and activated carbon. D...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Trung TS,Ng CH,Stevens WF

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To rationally identify targets for enhancing adenosine production, transcription level of genes involved in adenosine synthesis of Bacillus subtilis XGL was detected during the fermentation process, complemented with metabolite pool analysis. RESULTS:PurR-regulated genes (pur operon and purA) and prs were d...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang C,Du S,Liu Y,Xie X,Xu Q,Chen N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An extracellular protease inhibitor (BTPI-301) of trypsin was purified and characterized from an isolate of Pseudomonas mendocina. RESULTS:BTPI-301was purified to homogeneity by (NH4)2SO4, precipitation, DEAE Sepharose and CNBr-activated Sepharose chromatography. Homogeneity was proved by native PAGE and SD...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sapna K,Manzur Ali PP,Rekha Mol KR,Bhat SG,Chandrasekaran M,Elyas KK

更新日期：2017-12-01 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 new method for fast transformation of competent bacterial cells has been developed. The transformation is induced with cholic acid analogues or saponins which cause reversible disruption of the bacterial membrane. This method shortens the time of transformation without significant loss of transformation efficiency i...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ravnikar M,Irman A,Radić N,Lunder M,Strukelj B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Establish a method to indirectly measure evaporation in microwell-based cell culture systems and show that the proposed method allows compensating for liquid losses in fed-batch processes. RESULTS:A correlation between evaporation and the concentration of Na+ was found (R2 = 0.95) when using the 24-well-bas...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wiegmann V,Martinez CB,Baganz F

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Degradation of lignocellulose with pressurised hot water is an efficient method of bioethanol production. However, the resultant solution inhibits ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we first report that glycolaldehyde, which is formed when lignocellulose is treated with pressurised hot water, inhi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jayakody LN,Hayashi N,Kitagaki H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C3H/HeJ mice were sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) and choleratoxin (CT) for 5 weeks, and then Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 was administered continuously for 7 weeks, starting 2 weeks before (pre-treatment group) and 2 weeks after (post-treatment group) the initial sensitization. After sensitization, the OVA-induced (s...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim H,Lee SY,Ji GE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA was isolated from as little as 2 mg dry biomass of Magnaporthe grisea by microwave treatment within 30 s. The quantity of DNA was good enough for PCR analysis and Dot blot hybridization. This technique can be used for various studies, such as DNA fingerprinting to study the population structure of the phyt...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tendulkar SR,Gupta A,Chattoo BB

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:Classical purification of the glycoprotein equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) from serum includes pH fractionation with metaphosphoric acid, two ethanol precipitation steps as well as dialysis followed by fixed-bed chromatography. A simplified process requiring only 1/3 of the solvent and improving the yield from 53 ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Müller C,Wagner K,Frankenfeld K,Franzreb M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve the production of α-ketoglutaric acid (α-KG) from L-glutamate by whole-cell biocatalysis. RESULTS:A novel and highly active L-glutamate oxidase, SmlGOX, from Streptomyces mobaraensis was overexpressed and purified. The recombinant SmlGOX was approx. 64 kDa by SDS-PAGE. SmlGOX had a maximal activi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu Q,Ma X,Cheng H,Xu N,Liu J,Ma Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (hUCBMSCs) on promoting erectile function in a rat model of bilateral cavernous nerve (CN) crush injury. RESULTS:Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to sham + PBS group (n = 10), BCNI (bilateral caver...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhu JQ,Lu HK,Cui ZQ,Wang YC,Li YH,Zhao W,Fu Q,Xu YM,Xu Y,Song LJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By systematic investigation, glutamate and a mixture of metal ions were identified as factors limiting the production of nattokinase in Bacillus subtilis. Consequently, in medium supplemented with these materials, the recombinant strain secreted 4 times more nattokinase (260 mg l(-1)) than when grown in the unsuppleme...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Chen PT,Chao YP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient synthesis of polymerizable 3'- and 5'-O-acyl-nucleoside derivatives has been developed from inosine and 2'-deoxyuridine by enzyme-catalyzed regioselective acylation with divinyl dicarboxylates. In acetone, Lipozyme (immobilized lipase from Mucor miehei) gave 5'-O-acyl-nucleoside products, and PPL (lipase ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sun XF,Wang N,Wu Q,Lin XF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00