Bioprinting technologies for disease modeling.

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 effects of glycerol and the oxygen transfer rate on the xylitol production rate by a xylitol dehydrogenase gene (XYL2)-disrupted mutant of Candida tropicalis were investigated. The mutant produced xylitol near the almost yield of 100% from D: -xylose using glycerol as a co-substrate for cell growth and NADPH regen...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ko BS,Rhee CH,Kim JH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human beta-amyloid (Abeta) is believed to be one of the main components of Alzheimer's disease, so reduction of Abeta is considered a key therapeutic target. Using Agrobacterium-mediated nuclear transformation, we generated transgenic tomatoes for Abeta with tandem repeats. Integration of the human Abeta gene into the...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Youm JW,Jeon JH,Kim H,Kim YH,Ko K,Joung H,Kim H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenin, a potent angiogenic factor, was cloned and expressed by Escherichia coli and then purified with gel filtration chromatography. Approximately 90% pure angiogenin was obtained to generate a monoclonal antibody. Using western immunoblotting and ELISA, we confirmed that monoclonal antibody C46 secreted from hy...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wu J,Zhang HB,Wang J,Yang TC,Xian J,Yang CH,Lai HW

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To make the previously developed biosynthesis of L-2-aminobutyric acid (L-ABA) more suitable for the industrial-scale production. RESULTS:A recyclable biotransformation system was developed based on immobilized enzyme technology. The conversion yield of L-threonine (at 90 g l(-1)) reached 99.9 % and the theo...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Xu G,Jiang Y,Tao R,Wang S,Zeng H,Yang S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the sequential application of methyl jasmonate (MeJa), salicylic acid (SA) and yeast extract (YE) to Argemone mexicana cell cultures were compared to either the sole application of each elicitor, or to the three-partite mixture. The highest sanguinarine accumulation occurred using the sequential treatme...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Trujillo-Villanueva K,Rubio-Piña J,Monforte-González M,Ramírez-Benítez E,Vázquez-Flota F

更新日期：2012-02-01 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 profiles of carotenoids and production of β-carotene by six eustigmatophytes, Eustigmatos magnus, Eustigmatos polyphem, Eustigmatos vischeri, Vischeria helvetica, Vischeria punctata and Vischeria stellata, grown in a bubble column photobioreactor were measured. All eustigmatophytes contained β-carotene, violaxanth...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Li Z,Sun M,Li Q,Li A,Zhang C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ochrobactrum anthropi cleaved the delta-(D-alpha-aminoadipoyl)-side chain from delta-(D-alpha-aminoadipoyl)-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin, a beta-lactamase-resistant cephalosporin C analogue. In whole cell conversions up to 1 nkat g(-1) dry cell wt were achieved. O. anthropi possesses also gamma-D-glutamyltranspeptidase ac...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Patett F,Fischer L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy is based on the principle of the genetic manipulation of DNA or RNA for treating and preventing human diseases. The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated nuclease9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system, derived from the acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea, has provided a ne...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Mollanoori H,Teimourian S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct effective genetic expression parts controlling transcription and translation initiation for synthetic biology and heterologous expression in Corynebacterium glutamicum. RESULT:Twelve highly expressed genes were identified from the proteomic data of C. glutamicum. Their related sequences were use...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhao Z,Liu X,Zhang W,Yang Y,Dai X,Bai Z

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Xylosidase from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum was purified by His-trap affinity chromatography giving a specific activity of 5.15 U mg(-1). From gel-filtration chromatography, the purified enzyme was a tetramer with a total molecular mass of 245 kDa. Maximal enzyme activity using o-nitrophenyl(NP)-β-D-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shin KC,Seo MJ,Oh DK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetic acid is by-product from fermentation processes for producing succinic acid using Mannheimia succiniciproducens . To obtain pure succinic acid from the final fermentation broth, acetic acid was selectively removed based on the different extractability of succinic acid and acetic acid with pH using tri-n-octylami...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Huh YS,Hong YK,Hong WH,Chang HN

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:δ-Integration can improve the expression stability and increase the copy number of exogenous genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Generally, δ-integration vectors employ auxotrophic markers, such as LEU2-d, HIS3, TRP1, and URA3, to screen transformants. In this study, two cellulase genes (β-glucosidase and endoglucanase...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu L,Liu C,Zou S,Yang H,Hong J,Ma Y,Zhang M

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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：:Glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide were detected in three Aspergillus species: Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus sojae and Aspergillus. awamori, using borate-coated TLC. The cerebrosides from A. oryzae were further purified by ion exchange and iatrobeads column chromatographies with or without borate, and determine...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tani Y,Amaishi Y,Funatsu T,Ito M,Itonori S,Hata Y,Ashida H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic polymerization can offer metal-free routes to polymer materials that could be used in biomedical applications. To take advantage of the unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) for enzyme stability, monocationic ionic liquid (MIL) and dicationic ionic liquid (DIL) were used to promote the ring-opening polyme...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wu C,Zhang Z,He F,Zhuo R

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are the leading cell factories for producing recombinant proteins in the biopharmaceutical industry. In this regard, constraint-based metabolic models are useful platforms to perform computational analysis of cell metabolism. These models need to be regularly updated in order...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fouladiha H,Marashi SA,Li S,Li Z,Masson HO,Vaziri B,Lewis NE

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Pancreatic islet transplantation is used to treat diabetes mellitus that has minimal complications and avoids hypoglycemic shock. Conformal microencapsulation of pancreatic islets improves their function by blocking immunogenic molecules while protecting fragile islets. However, production of empty alginate capsules d...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Shin S,Yoo YJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction and testing of a unique instrument, the Paleobiosphere, which mimics some of the conditions of the ancient earth, is described. The instrument provides an experimental testing system for determining if certain microbes, when provided an adequate environment, can degrade biological materials to produce...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Strobel G,Booth E,Schaible G,Mends MT,Sears J,Geary B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two ketoreductases from Candida glabrata were used for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral substituted acetophenones displayed different enantiopreference toward para-, meta-substituted and ortho-halogen substituted acetophenones with excellent enantioselectivity. Homology modeling and docking analysis were in confo...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liang P,Qin B,Mu M,Zhang X,Jia X,You S

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:A potent HIV vaccine should overcome some limitations such as polymorphism of human HLA, the diversity of HIV-1 virus, and the lack of an effective delivery system. In this study, a DNA construct encoding Nef60-84, Nef126-144, Vpr34-47, Vpr60-75, Gp16030-53, Gp160308-323, and P248-151 epitopes was designed u...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Davoodi S,Bolhassani A,Namazi F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed acylation of benzylcarbinols with vinyl hexanoate proceeded smoothly and enantiospecifically (E > 200), affording the R-esters and leaving the S-alcohols intact. Thus, this plant lipase proved to be a promising biocatalyst for the resolution of alcohols as well as for that of carboxy...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Miyazawa T,Houhashi M,Inoue Y,Murashima T,Yamada T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aptamers against inactive Vibrio alginolyticus were selected from an 82-nt ssDNA random library by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment. After 15 rounds of selection, the final pool of aptamers was highly specific for inactivated V. alginolyticus and had a dissociation constant of 27.5 ± 9.2 nM. U...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tang X,Zheng J,Yan Q,Li Z,Li Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigated the potential of a novel dendrosomal nanoformulation of curcumin (DNC) in blocking radiation-induced changes in irradiated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and their adhesion to human THP-1 monocytoid cells. RESULTS:Co60 gamma rays reduced viability, raised the expression of ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Soltani B,Bodaghabadi N,Mahpour G,Ghaemi N,Sadeghizadeh M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrids between Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus brevis were generated via protoplast fusion. Growth kinetics of five hybrid strains and E. coli were used to evaluate the butanol tolerance of the novel strains under different conditions. The hybrid strains tolerated up to 2% (v/v) butanol compared to the 1% (v/v) ma...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Winkler J,Rehmann M,Kao KC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00