Change of the N-terminal codon bias combined with tRNA supplementation outperforms the selected fusion tags for production of human D-amino acid oxidase as active inclusion bodies.

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：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：:Expression of the desulfurization genes (dsz) in Mycobacterium sp. G3 is repressed by sulfate, which is the product of biodesulfurization. An expression clone, pSMTABC, was constructed by placing the dsz genes downstream of the hsp60 promoter and the constructed plasmid was electroporated into G3. The recombinant stra...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Takada M,Nomura N,Okada H,Nakajima-Kambe T,Nakahara T,Uchiyama H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and characterize a novel bacterial pyranose 2-oxidase (P2Ox) and investigate its potential use in lignin degradation applications. RESULTS:A new bacterial P2Ox (PaP2Ox) enzyme was identified in the lignocellulolytic bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1. The PaP2Ox open reading frame was cloned, and th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zhang K,Huang M,Ma J,Liu Z,Zeng J,Liu X,Xu T,Wang X,Liu Y,Bu Z,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constant medium feeding rate and intermittent fed-batch fermentation strategies were investigated aiming to increase the yields of γ-decalactone production by Yarrowia lipolytica, using methyl ricinoleate as substrate and ricinoleic acid source. The accumulation of another compound, 3-hydroxy-γ-decalactone, was also a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Gomes N,Teixeira JA,Belo I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method to examine the morphology and structure of fungal hyphae in solid pastes used for the production of meat alternative product is presented. A sample of fermentation broth was fluorescently stained with Calcofluor White and added back to the broth, mixed and then a paste made using ultra-filtration. Fibre...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Miri T,Cox PW,Fryer PJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The promoter of HpMET3, encoding an ATP sulfurylase, was evaluated for its potential as a repressible promoter to downregulate the expression of target genes in the thermotolerant, methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha. RESULTS:The expression of lacZ under the control of the 0.6 kb HpMET3 promoter was e...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yoo SJ,Chung SY,Lee DJ,Kim H,Cheon SA,Kang HA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and related nitroaromatic compounds are commonly found in soil and groundwater at former explosive plants. The bacterium, Raoultella terrigena strain HB, isolated from a contaminated site, converts TNT into the corresponding amino products. Radio-HPLC analysis with [(...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Claus H,Perret N,Bausinger T,Fels G,Preuss J,König H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted gene replacement in the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus KCTC 17555 has been hampered by its propensity to non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). To enhance homologous recombination (HR) by blocking NHEJ, we identified and disrupted the K. marxianus KU80 gene. The ku80 deletion mutant strain (Kmku80∆)...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Choo JH,Han C,Kim JY,Kang HA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the feasibility of larch (Larix decidua Mill.) embryogenic cell culture as alternative plant expression system, protein stability in fresh and conditioned medium was characterized in this study and compared to tobacco BY2 suspension culture. Fresh and conditioned media were spiked with 1 microg human IgG an...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Calinski A,Classen B,Zoglauer K,Boehm R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Galactosidase isolated from Aspergillus oryzae was immobilized in lens-shaped polyvinylalcohol capsules (with activity 25 U g(-1)) giving 32% of its original activity. Immobilization did not change the pH optimum (4.5) of lactose hydrolysis. The relative enzyme activity during product inhibition testing was, in a...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Grosová Z,Rosenberg M,Rebros M,Sipocz M,Sedlácková B

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve heterologous proteins production, we constructed a maltose-inducible expression system in Bacillus subtilis. RESULTS:An expression system based on the promoter for maltose utilization constructed in B. subtilis. Successively, to improve the performance of the P malA -derived system, mutagenesis w...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yue J,Fu G,Zhang D,Wen J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O-Acetylserine (thiol) lyase (OASTL, EC 2.5.1.47) catalyzes the final step in cysteine biosynthesis. The soybean GmOASTL4 gene was overexpressed in tobacco. Transgenic plants showed markedly increased accumulation of transcripts and higher cysteine content compared with the wild-type. Upon exposure to cadmium stress, ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Ning H,Zhang C,Yao Y,Yu D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extracellular esterase, EstK, was purified from the psychrotrophic bacterium Pseudomonas mandelii grown at 25°C. Prior to harvest, cells were treated with 0.2 M MgCl2 to precipitate lipopolysaccharides in the outer membranes, which otherwise form aggregates with the secreted enzymes. EstK was purified to homogeneit...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hong S,Lee C,Jang SH

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：:UV-induced DNA damage plays a key role in the etiology of certain diseases. The ability of blueberry anthocyanins and anthocyanidins (BA) to protect cellular DNA from UV-induced damage was investigated. BA were extracted by water (BAW), ethanol (BAE) or methanol (BAM). These extracts partially restored proliferation o...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu W,Lu X,He G,Gao X,Li M,Wu J,Li Z,Wu J,Wang J,Luo C

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene encoding a gamma-butyrolactone autoregulator receptor was cloned in to E. coli from Streptomyces ambofaciens producing spiramycin, a macrolide antibiotic used in both veterinary medicine and human medicine. A 714-bp intact receptor gene (saaR) was obtained by PCR and genomic Southern hybridization with the 100-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Choi SU,Kim MK,Ha HS,Hwang YI

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus sp. CGMCC 4911 transformed 1,3-propanediol cyclic sulfate (1,3-PDS) and its derivatives into corresponding diols. Ethylene sulfate, glycol sulfide, 1,3-PDS, and 1,2-propanediol cyclic sulfate were effectively hydrolyzed with growing cells. (R)-1,2-Propanediol (>99 % e.e.) was obtained at 44 % yield with gr...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： He YC,Tao ZC,Zhang DP,Yang ZX,Gao S,Ma CL

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The cDNA of the starch-branching enzyme I gene (IbSBEI) in the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) has been cloned and sequenced. The IbSBEI amino acid sequence was 81% identical to that of potato StSBEI. DNA gel-blot analyses demonstrated that at least two copies of IbSBEI are present in the sweet potato genome. IbSBEI wa...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hamada T,Kim SH,Shimada T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cDNA (Os beta fruct2) encoding an acid beta-D-fructofuranosidase from rice has been cloned, sequenced and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The full-length cDNA is 2453 base pairs long and encodes a pre-pro-protein of 682 amino acids. The cDNA fragment coding for mature enzyme was sub-cloned into vector pPICZalphaA ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fu RH,Wang YL,Sung HY

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penicillin G amidase (PGA) from Alcaligenes faecalis, which has interesting properties for use in combinatorial biochemistry, was produced by recombinant expression in Escherichia coli. The corresponding gene was cloned into a multicopy vector under the strict regulatory control of the rhamnose inducible promoter....

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Deak PM,Lutz-Wahl S,Bothe H,Fischer L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We truncated the VP2 protein of infectious bursal disease virus into five fragments: V1-5. All fragments were displayed on the inner membrane of the Escherichia coli periplasm. After disruption of the outer membrane, spheroplasts that had anchored with the VP2 fragment were incubated with an anti-VP2 polyclonal antibo...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Guo M,Xu LM,Zhou B,Yin JC,Ye XL,Ren GP,Li DS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motif analysis of PGa4 indicated that eight consecutive guanine residues were most important for pyrroloquinoline quinine glucose dehydrogenase (PQQGDH) recognition. Because the truncated mutants minimized unexpected interactions between PGa4 and the target-binding aptamer, they will now facilitate the construction of...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Abe K,Sode K,Ikebukuro K

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Three previously established cell lines (yellow, red and white) of Saussurea medusa were investigated for jaceosidin and hispidulin production. Maximum yields of the jaceosidin and hispidulin were obtained in the red cell line at 75+/-0.41 and 6.4+/-0.31 mg l-1. Production of jaceosidin and hispidulin correlated with ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fu CX,Zhao DX,Huang Y,Ma FS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image analysis was used to measure the effect of Tween 40 on the morphology of Trichoderma harzianum. The percentage of pellets was maximal (93%) with Tween at 0.2 ml l(-1), whereas the maximal proportion of dispersed mycelia (40%) was with Tween at 1.6 ml l(-1). The particle median diameter decreased from 2 to 0.5 mm...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lucatero S,Galindo E,Larralde-Corona CP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase in Enterobacter cloacae P241 was induced by adding 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid or 4-acetamidobenzoic acid to the culture medium. After stabilizing the enzyme activity by adding 5 mM dithiothreitol and 20 mM Na(2)S(2)O(3) to a cell-f...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yoshida T,Inami Y,Matsui T,Nagasawa T

更新日期：2010-05-01 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