Genomic insights into a robust gamma-aminobutyric acid-producer Lactobacillus brevis CD0817.

abstract：:Protein-ligand docking plays an important role in computer-aided pharmaceutical development. Protein-ligand docking can be defined as a search algorithm with a scoring function, whose aim is to determine the conformation of the ligand and the receptor with the lowest energy. Hence, to improve an efficient algorithm ha...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Guan B,Zhang C,Ning J

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidences suggest that intestinal microbiota balance closely correlated with host's health status could affected by external environment. Integrated crayfish-rice cultivation model is a highly efficient artificial ecosystem widely practiced in subtropical China. Less information is available to estimate the...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Shui Y,Guan ZB,Liu GF,Fan LM

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is involved with abnormal expression of miRNAs (miRs) which are responsible for some IIry injury responses which include apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress. Mechanisms involving miRs induced apoptosis still needs to be investigated. In the present work we developed a rat model of SCI...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： An Y,Li J,Yuan Q,Fan M

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, accumulating thermophilic strain MW9(T), isolated from an aerobic organic waste treatment plant, was characterized by detailed physiological and phylogenetic studies. The strain is a Gram-stain-negative, rod shaped, non-spore forming member of Alphaproteobacteria. It shows optimum gro...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Ibrahim MHA,Lebbe L,Willems A,Steinbüchel A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, many efforts have been directed to explore the methods to reduce the production costs of industrial lipase by improving the yield and the use of low-cost agricultural wastes. Coconut dregs, which is a lignocellulosic by-product from coconut oil and milk processing plants, is rich in cellulose (36%) an...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Mohd Zin NB,Mohamad Yusof B,Oslan SN,Wasoh H,Tan JS,Ariff AB,Halim M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models have been used from growth kinetic simulation to gen regulatory networks prediction for B. thuringiensis culture. However, this culture is a time dependent dynamic process where cells physiology suffers several changes depending on the changes in the cell environment. Therefore, through its culture...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Navarro-Mtz AK,Pérez-Guevara F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calebin-A is a curcuminoid compound reported to be present in Curcuma longa rhizome. The current study was aimed to isolate and characterize calebin-A from Curcuma caesia rhizome and its production through biotransformation approach using endophytic fungus. C. caesia rhizomes of different ages were subjected to analys...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Majeed A,Majeed M,Thajuddin N,Arumugam S,Ali F,Beede K,Adams SJ,Gnanamani M

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude enzyme from Geotrichum candidum S12 exhibited high activity towards hexanol at pH 4.0, distinguishing it from currently known enzymes. To identify the dominant enzyme contributing to this activity, the crude enzyme extract was separated into different fractions by ammonium sulfate precipitation, MonoQ anion-exch...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhu J,Lu K,Xu X,Wang X,Shi J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) is a widespread flavoring culinary and medicinal herb. The present study aimed at investigating the antimicrobial activity of Origanum vulgare (OV) essential oil (EO) through illustrating its biostatic, biocidal and the dynamics of the biocidal activity against 11 different microorganis...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Fikry S,Khalil N,Salama O

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the aromatic nanocolloids (CANCs) are synthesized using the noble metal silver by using Citronella extract and confirmed through physio chemical analysis. The synthesised CANCs were evaluated for its antimicrobial activity and antibiofilm activity against pathogenic biofilm forming E. coli. In addition, ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Soundhararajan R,Mohamed Sheik Meeran SAF,Prakash SP,Mohammad W,Kandasamy R,Srinivasan H

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular enzymes play an important role in the growth and development of edible fungi. Extracellular enzyme activities have also become an important object of measurement. In this study, Agaricus brunnescens Peck, Coprinus comatus, and Pleurotus ostreatus were compared in terms of their enzyme production in liqui...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Huang L,Sun N,Ban L,Wang Y,Yang H

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is a novel circovirus identified in sows with PDNS-like clinical signs and reproductive failure. The capsid protein (CAP) of PCV3 is expected to be an effective vaccine candidate. Here, we expressed the original capsid protein, truncated capsid protein without anterior highly repetitiv...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Liu BY,Gao B,Liu MZ,Zhang TT,Liu BS,Chen ZL

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:With the developments in taxonomy, the classically used highly conserved 16S rRNA molecular marker has shown some disadvantages among closely related species. For further taxonomic studies of the prokaryotes, specific PCR primers were designed from two conserved regions in the amino acid sequences of the 70-kDa heat s...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hu Y,Sun F,Liu W

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:PCV3 capsid protein (Cap) is an important antigen for diagnosis and vaccine development. To achieve high-level expression of recombinant PCV3 Cap in Escherichia coli (E. coli), the gene of wild-type entire Cap (wt-eCap) was amplified from clinical samples, and three optimized entire Cap (opti-eCap) and one optimized C...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Wang Y,Wang G,Duan WT,Sun MX,Wang MH,Wang SH,Cai XH,Tu YB

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol extract of cell mass of Serratia marcescens strain N4-5, when applied as a treatment to cucumber seed, has been shown to provide control of the oomycete soil-borne plant pathogen Pythium ultimum equivalent to that provided by a seed-treatment chemical pesticide in some soils. Two dominant compounds in this ext...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Roberts DP,Selmer K,Lupitskyy R,Rice C,Buyer JS,Maul JE,Lakshman DK,DeSouza J

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen gas represents a promising alternative energy source to dwindling fossil fuel reserves, as it carries the highest energy per unit mass and its combustion results in the release of water vapour as only byproduct. The facultatively anaerobic thermophile Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius is able to produce hyd...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Mohr T,Aliyu H,Biebinger L,Gödert R,Hornberger A,Cowan D,de Maayer P,Neumann A

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus panis strain PM1 is an obligatory heterofermentative and aerotolerant microorganism that also produces 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. This study investigated the metabolic responses of L. panis PM1 to oxidative stress under aerobic conditions. Growth under aerobic culture triggered an early entrance of L...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kang TS,Korber DR,Tanaka T

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Nigella A, also named Sieboldianoside A, has been extracted from many kinds of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as Nigella glandulifera, Stauntonia chinensis DC., and the leaves of Acanthopanax sieboldianus. Nigella A exhibited potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and antioxidant activities. How...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hu X,Xu N,Yang X,Hu X,Zheng Y,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace metals are required in many cellular processes in bacteria but also induce toxic effects to cells when present in excess. As such, various forms of adaptive responses towards extracellular trace metal ions are essential for the survival and fitness of bacteria in their environment. A soil Pseudomonas putida, str...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Chong TM,Yin WF,Chen JW,Mondy S,Grandclément C,Faure D,Dessaux Y,Chan KG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plant extracts with defined size and morphology is a simple, nontoxic and environmentally friendly method. The present study focused on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) by Artemisia annua L. extract as reducing and stabilising agent. The Ag NPs functi...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Aghajanyan A,Gabrielyan L,Schubert R,Trchounian A

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) have shown tremendous potential to act as therapeutic targets for cancer treatment. In this context, the present study was designed to investigate the potential of miR-143 in the treatment of breast cancer. Results showed that miR-143 to be significantly (P < 0.05) downregulated in breast cancer tissu...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Du Y,Zhang J,Meng Y,Huang M,Yan W,Wu Z

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that causes fatal diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Host resistance against C. albicans relies on ingestion of the pathogen by macrophages. Analysis of the escaping behavior of C. albicans from macrophages is required to understand the onset of systemic candidiasis. In ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kitahara N,Morisaka H,Aoki W,Takeda Y,Shibasaki S,Kuroda K,Ueda M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last few years, the global transcription machinery engineering (gTME) technique has gained more attention as an effective approach for the construction of novel mutants. Genetic strategies (molecular biology methods) were utilized to get mutational for both genes (SPT15 and TAF23) basically existed in the S...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： El-Rotail AAMM,Zhang L,Li Y,Liu SP,Shi GY

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbicides are important tools for weed control in modern agriculture. In the search for potential herbicidal natural products from fungal species, harzianum A and B were identified from the biofertilizer fungus, Trichoderma brevicompactum. In the phytotoxicity assays on the dicot species Brassica chinensis, harzianum...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Yin M,Fasoyin OE,Wang C,Yue Q,Zhang Y,Dun B,Xu Y,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is an essential substance for agriculture and the chemical industry. The intracellular production of ammonia in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by metabolic engineering is difficult because yeast strongly assimilates ammonia, and the knockout of genes enabling this assimilation is lethal. Therefore, we attemp...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Watanabe Y,Kuroda K,Tatemichi Y,Nakahara T,Aoki W,Ueda M

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aglycon protopanaxatriol (APPT) has valuable pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory and anti-stress activities. However, the complete conversion of all typical glycosylated protopanaxatriol ginsenosides to APPT has not been achieved to date. β-Glycosidase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Dictyoglomus tu...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Yang EJ,Kim TH,Shin KC,Oh DK

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The 70-kD heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) have been proved to be important for stress tolerance and protein folding and unfolding in almost all organisms. However, the functions of Hsp70s in mushroom are not well understood. In the present study, a hsp70 gene from Hypsizygus marmoreus, hmhsp70, was cloned and transferred...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Xu L,Gao J,Guo L,Yu H

更新日期：2020-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：: Two genes from Streptomyces albidoflavus, one exochitinase (905-bp) and an endochitinase (1100-bp) were functionally expressed in Escherichia coli in form of a fusion protein with a maltose binding protein (MBP). The goal was to produce and test proteins that inhibit both the coffee berry borer insect Hypothenemus ha...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Martínez CP,Echeverri C,Florez JC,Gaitan AL,Góngora CE

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of the rumen fungus Piromyces sp. CN6 CGMCC 14449 as a silage additive on the fermentation quality, nutrient composition and in vitro digestibility of whole crop maize silage. Whole crop maize served as the silage material and was vacuum packed in polyethylene bags. Three ensiling t...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Wang D,Zhao C,Liu S,Zhang T,Yao J,Cao Y

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report a novel protein elicitor from Bacillus subtilis BU412 which could cause hypersensitive response (HR) and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in tobacco. The purification was executed by ion-exchange and size exclusion chromatography. The target band on SDS-PAGE was analyzed by mass spectrometry, and the...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Shen Y,Li J,Xiang J,Wang J,Yin K,Liu Q

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00