Dye decolorization and detoxification potential of Ca-alginate beads immobilized manganese peroxidase.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantum dots (QDs) have been considered as a new and efficient probe for labeling cells non-invasively in vitro and in vivo, but fairly little is known about how QDs are eliminated from cells after labeling. The purpose of this study is to investigate the metabolism of QDs in different type of cells. RESULT...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pi QM,Zhang WJ,Zhou GD,Liu W,Cao Y

更新日期：2010-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As one of the genetic mechanisms for adaptive immunity, V(D)J recombination generates an enormous repertoire of T-cell receptors (TCRs). With the development of high-throughput sequencing techniques, systematic exploration of V(D)J recombination becomes possible. Multiplex PCR has been previously developed t...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Gao F,Wang K

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waste animal fat is a promising feedstock to replace vegetable oil that widely used in commercial biodiesel process, however the high content of free fatty acid in waste fat makes it unfeasible to be processed with commercial base-catalytic process. Enzymatic process is preferable to convert waste fat into b...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pollardo AA,Lee HS,Lee D,Kim S,Kim J

更新日期：2017-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant factor VIII (FVIII), used for haemophilia A therapy, is one of the most challenging among the therapeutic proteins produced in heterologous expression systems. Deletion variant of FVIII, in which the entire domain B is replaced by a short linker peptide, was approved for medical use. Efficacy and...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Orlova NA,Kovnir SV,Gabibov AG,Vorobiev II

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of a great number of monomeric fluorescent proteins developed in the recent years, the reported fluorescent protein-based FRET pairs are still characterized by a number of disadvantageous features, complicating their use as reporters in cell biology and for high-throughput cell-based screenings. RE...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Shcherbo D,Souslova EA,Goedhart J,Chepurnykh TV,Gaintzeva A,Shemiakina II,Gadella TW,Lukyanov S,Chudakov DM

更新日期：2009-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants may represent excellent alternatives to classical heterologous protein expression systems, especially for the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccine components. Modern vaccines are becoming increasingly complex, with the incorporation of multiple antigens. Approaches towards developing an HIV va...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Marusic C,Nuttall J,Buriani G,Lico C,Lombardi R,Baschieri S,Benvenuto E,Frigerio L

更新日期：2007-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous study, anthocyanin levels in potato plants were increased by manipulating genes connected with the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. However, starch content and tuber yield were dramatically reduced in the transgenic plants, which over-expressed dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR). RESULTS:Transgeni...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Aksamit-Stachurska A,Korobczak-Sosna A,Kulma A,Szopa J

更新日期：2008-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wax esters are important ingredients in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, lubricants and other chemical industries due to their excellent wetting property. Since the naturally occurring wax esters are expensive and scarce, these esters can be produced by enzymatic alcoholysis of vegetable oils. In an enzymatic rea...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Basri M,Rahman RN,Ebrahimpour A,Salleh AB,Gunawan ER,Rahman MB

更新日期：2007-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite positive reports on the efficacy of stem cell therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, the nature of stem cell homing to ischemic tissues remains elusive. RESULTS:We used a mouse model of peripheral tissue ischemia to study the survival and homing capacity of dual reporter gene (eGFP/Luc...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Everaert BR,Bergwerf I,De Vocht N,Ponsaerts P,Van Der Linden A,Timmermans JP,Vrints CJ

更新日期：2012-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The isothermal amplification of RNA in vitro has been used for the study of in vitro evolution of RNA. Although Qβ replicase has been traditionally used as an enzyme for this purpose, we planned to use norovirus replicase (NV3D(pol)) due to its structural simplicity in the scope of in vitro autonomous evolut...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Arai H,Nishigaki K,Nemoto N,Suzuki M,Husimi Y

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insect resistance in crops represents a main challenge for agriculture. Transgenic approaches based on proteins displaying insect resistance properties are widely used as efficient breeding strategies. To extend the spectrum of targeted pathogens and overtake the development of resistance, molecular evolutio...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Prado GS,Bamogo PKA,de Abreu JAC,Gillet FX,Dos Santos VO,Silva MCM,Brizard JP,Bemquerer MP,Bangratz M,Brugidou C,Sérémé D,Grossi-de-Sa MF,Lacombe S

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules in animals to achieve double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) has recently emerged as a powerful method of sequence-specific gene knockdown. As DNA-based expression of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) for RNAi may offer some advantages over chemical and in...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Lambeth LS,Moore RJ,Muralitharan M,Dalrymple BP,McWilliam S,Doran TJ

更新日期：2005-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oleaginous yeast species are an alternative for the production of lipids or triacylglycerides (TAGs). These yeasts are usually non-pathogenic and able to store TAGs ranging from 20 % to 70 % of their cell mass depending on culture conditions. TAGs originating from oleaginous yeasts can be used as the so-call...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Lamers D,van Biezen N,Martens D,Peters L,van de Zilver E,Jacobs-van Dreumel N,Wijffels RH,Lokman C

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of known mutations in a cell population is important for clinical applications and basic cancer research. In this work an immobilized form of the polymerase chain reaction, referred to as polony technology, was used to detect mutations as well as gene deletions, resulting in loss of hetero...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Butz J,Wickstrom E,Edwards J

更新日期：2003-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) is a common disease in Brazilian soybean fields and it is difficult to control. To identify a biochemical candidate with potential to combat this disease, a new chitinase-like xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) from coffee (Coffea arabica) (CaclXIP) leaves was cloned into the...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Vasconcelos EA,Santana CG,Godoy CV,Seixas CD,Silva MS,Moreira LR,Oliveira-Neto OB,Price D,Fitches E,Filho EX,Mehta A,Gatehouse JA,Grossi-De-Sa MF

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer is the most-diagnosed non-skin cancer among males in the US, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Current methods of treatment and diagnosis are not specific for the disease. This work identified an antibody fragment that binds selectively to a molecule on the surface of andr...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Williams RM,Hajiran CJ,Nayeem S,Sooter LJ

更新日期：2014-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methylated resveratrol analogs show similar biological activities that are comparable with those of the resveratrol. However, the methylated resveratrol analogs exhibit better bioavailability as they are more easily transported into the cell and more resistant to degradation. Although these compounds are wid...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Kang SY,Lee JK,Choi O,Kim CY,Jang JH,Hwang BY,Hong YS

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (ANRE) is a potentially lethal disease attributed to auto-antibodies against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). Full recovery is possible if therapy is initiated early in the disease course. Detection of ANRE antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is essential for...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Sharma R,Al-Saleem FH,Puligedda RD,Rattelle A,Lynch DR,Dessain SK

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protein cross-coupling reactions demand high yields, especially if the products are intended for bioanalytics, like enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Amongst other factors, the coupling yield depends on the concentration of the proteins being used for coupling. Protein supercharging of enzymes can increase...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Prasse AA,Zauner T,Büttner K,Hoffmann R,Zuchner T

更新日期：2014-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than a dozen of fungal immunomodulatory proteins (FIPs) have been identified to date, most of which are from Ganoderma species. However, little is known about the similarities and differences between different Ganoderma FIPs' bioactivities. In the current study, two FIP genes termed FIP-gap1 and FIP-gap...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Qu ZW,Zhou SY,Guan SX,Gao R,Duan ZW,Zhang X,Sun WY,Fan WL,Chen SS,Chen LJ,Lin JW,Ruan YY

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Domesticated einkorn (Triticum monococcum L.) is one of the oldest cultivated cereal crops in the world. Its small genome size (~ 5.7 GB), low ploidy (2n = 2x = 14, AmAm) and high genetic polymorphism make this species very attractive for use as a diploid model for understanding the genomics and proteomics o...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Miroshnichenko D,Ashin D,Pushin A,Dolgov S

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, cold-active esterases have received increased attention due to their attractive properties for some industrial applications such as high catalytic activity at low temperatures. RESULTS:An esterase-encoding gene (estS, 909 bp) from Serratia sp. was identified, cloned and expressed in Escheri...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Jiang H,Zhang S,Gao H,Hu N

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the search for generic expression strategies for mammalian protein families several bacterial expression vectors were examined for their ability to promote high yields of soluble protein. Proteins studied included cell surface receptors (Ephrins and Eph receptors, CD44), kinases (EGFR-cytoplasmic domain, ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Dyson MR,Shadbolt SP,Vincent KJ,Perera RL,McCafferty J

更新日期：2004-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xenoantigens are a major source of concern with regard to the success of interspecific xenografts. GGTA1 encodes α1,3-galactosyltransferase, which is essential for the biosynthesis of galactosyl-alpha 1,3-galactose, the major xenoantigen causing hyperacute rejection. GGTA1-modified pigs, therefore, are promi...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Tanihara F,Hirata M,Nguyen NT,Sawamoto O,Kikuchi T,Doi M,Otoi T

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ligand-targeted approaches have proven successful in improving the therapeutic index of a number of drugs. We hypothesized that the specific targeting of TNF-alpha antagonists to inflamed tissues could increase drug efficacy and reduce side effects. RESULTS:Using uteroglobin (UG), a potent anti-inflammatory...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ventura E,Balza E,Borsi L,Tutolo G,Carnemolla B,Castellani P,Zardi L

更新日期：2011-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extracellular domain of matrix protein 2 (M2e) of influenza A virus is a promising target for the development of a universal vaccine against influenza because M2e sequences are highly conserved among human influenza A strains. However, native M2e is poorly immunogenic, but its immunogenicity can be incre...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Mardanova ES,Kotlyarov RY,Kuprianov VV,Stepanova LA,Tsybalova LM,Lomonosoff GP,Ravin NV

更新日期：2015-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), characterised by recurrent miscarriage and thrombosis, is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Domain I (DI) of human beta 2 glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) is thought to contain crucial antibody binding epitopes for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), which are criti...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ioannou Y,Giles I,Lambrianides A,Richardson C,Pearl LH,Latchman DS,Isenberg DA,Rahman A

更新日期：2006-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants are increasingly being examined as alternative recombinant protein expression systems. Recombinant protein expression levels in plants from Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)-based vectors are much higher than those possible from plant promoters. However the common TMV expression vectors are costly, and at ti...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Lindbo JA

更新日期：2007-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural rubber produced by plants, known as polyisoprene, is the most widely used isoprenoid polymer. Plant polyisoprenes can be classified into two types; cis-polyisoprene and trans-polyisoprene, depending on the type of polymerization of the isoprene unit. More than 2000 species of higher plants produce la...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Chen R,Harada Y,Bamba T,Nakazawa Y,Gyokusen K

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking and tobacco use continue to be the largest preventable causes of death globally. A novel therapeutic approach has recently been proposed: administration of an enzyme that degrades nicotine, the main addictive component of tobacco, minimizing brain exposure and reducing its reinforcing effects. Pre-cl...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Thisted T,Biesova Z,Walmacq C,Stone E,Rodnick-Smith M,Ahmed SS,Horrigan SK,Van Engelen B,Reed C,Kalnik MW

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00