Modeling brewers' yeast flocculation

abstract：:To gain insight on the fate of arsenic (As) from drinking water treatment residuals in landfills, the mobilization of arsenate adsorbed onto granular ferric hydroxide (GFH) was studied in continuous anaerobic columns fed with a synthetic landfill leachate. The release of As was compared in biologically active and abio...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Cortinas I,Sierra-Alvarez R,Field JA

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Unsaturated fatty acid alpha-butylglucoside esters were prepared by enzymatic esterification of alpha-butylglucoside in nonaqueous media. Conditions were firstly optimized using oleic acid as acyl group. Synthesis was possible in several solvents but the presence of water co-product in the medium limited the reaction ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Bousquet MP,Willemot RM,Monsan P,Boures E

更新日期：1999-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:High methanol concentrations have a negative effect on the growth rate and the biomass yield of growth transients induced by methanol pulses in continuous cultures of Methylomonas L3. The physiological basis of this effect is investigated by measuring the effect of the methanol pulse on the cell energy charge (EC) and...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Chu IM,Papoutsakis ET

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution structure of plasmid DNA is known to be a strong function of solution conditions due to intramolecular electrostatic interactions between the charged phosphate groups along the DNA backbone. The objective of this work was to determine whether it was possible to enhance the use of ultrafiltration for separ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Li Y,Currie D,Zydney AL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a dual-chambered bioreactor (DCB) that incorporates a membrane to study stratified 3D cell populations for skin tissue engineering. The DCB provides adjacent flow lines within a common chamber; the inclusion of the membrane regulates flow layering or mixing, which can be exploited to produce layers o...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Navarro J,Swayambunathan J,Janes ME,Santoro M,Mikos AG,Fisher JP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structured kinetic model describing growth, differentiation, and penicillin production in submerged Penicillium chrysogenum fermentations is reported. The filamentous hyphae are divided into four distinct regions on the basis of the activities and structure of hyphal compartments, viz., actively growing (mainly apic...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Paul GC,Thomas CR

更新日期：1996-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique has been developed for characterizing the in vivo behavior of key enzymes from intermediate measurements. The technique is based on the identification of characteristic reaction paths, and it depends on the time scale separation characteristics of the systems. It is shown that useful information can be obt...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Liao JC,Lightfoot EN Jr

更新日期：1988-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A thermodynamic model was used in this study to predict the adhesion of Phanerochaete chrysosporium INA-12 as conidiospores or mycelium to various solid carriers. Theoretical predictions were closely reflected by experimental results. Amount of immobilized mycelium was higher for hydrophobic (polypropylene and polyure...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Asther M,Bellon-Fontaine MN,Capdevila C,Corrieu G

更新日期：1990-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently in America the biofuel ethanol is primarily being produced by the dry grind technique to obtain the starch contained in the corn grains and subsequently subjected to fermentation. This so-called 1st generation technology has two setbacks; first the lingering debate whether its life cycle contributes to a red...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Brehmer B,Bals B,Sanders J,Dale B

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two kinds of disposable bioreactors, air-lift disposable bioreactors (ADB) and wave disposable bioreactors (WDB) were compared with stirred-tank reactors (5-L STR). These bioreactors were successfully applied to transgenic rice cell cultures for the production of recombinant human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4-immu...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kwon JY,Yang YS,Cheon SH,Nam HJ,Jin GH,Kim DI

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, a kinetic model is developed and presented for biological nutrient removal (BNR) activated sludge (BNRAS) systems in general, but for external nitrification (EN) BNRAS (ENBNRAS) systems in particular. The model is based on the UCTPHO model, but includes some significant modifications, such as anoxic P...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Hu ZR,Wentzel MC,Ekama GA

更新日期：2007-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein switches have a variety of potential applications in biotechnology and medicine that motivate efforts to accelerate their development. Switches can be built by the proper fusion of two proteins with the prerequisite input and output functions. However, the exact fusion geometry for switch creation, which typic...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Tullman J,Nicholes N,Dumont MR,Ribeiro LF,Ostermeier M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioconversion of octanoic acid into 2-heptanone by spores of Penicillium roquefortii is performed using a fed-batch technique with pH control by addition of the liquid substrate itself. The early stage of this process takes place with a high bioconversion rate and high yield. These values then decrease as a result...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Larroche C,Besson I,Gros JB

更新日期：1994-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-autologous somatic gene therapy is an alternate approach to delivering recombinant gene products through implantation of a "universal" donor cell line engineered to produce a therapeutic gene product. The cells are immunologically isolated by enclosure in immunoprotective microcapsules fabricated from alginate-pol...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Awrey DE,Tse M,Hortelano G,Chang PL

更新日期：1996-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro toxicity testing system that combines perfusion of a membrane-supported tissue model with measurement of trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TER) is described. The system is fully automated and allows for continuous TER measurements during exposure to a test agent. The utility of this system is demonst...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Pasternak AS,Miller WM

更新日期：1996-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The DeltaSf of one unit carbon formula weight of Escherichia coli K-12 cells, when grown on succinic acid, was calculated to be -80.13 J/deg. This value could then be used to calculate the entropy change accompanying the anabolism and metabolism of succinic acid to be 30.82 J/deg and 32.40 J/mol deg, respectively. The...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Battley EH

更新日期：1993-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant Escherichia coli harboring the medium-chain-length (MCL) polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase gene has been shown to accumulate MCL-PHAs from fatty acids when FadB is inactive. However, the enzymes in fadB mutant E. coli responsible for channeling the beta-oxidation intermediates to PHA biosynthesis have no...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Park SJ,Yup Lee S

更新日期：2004-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In a bioelectrochemical system (BES), microbial community of anode biofilm is crucial to BES performance. In this study, the stratified pattern of community structure and activity of an anode-respiring biofilm in a BES fueled with brewery wastewater was investigated over time. The anode biofilm exhibited a superior pe...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Mai Q,Yang G,Cao J,Zhang X,Zhuang L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sophorolipids (SLs) produced by S. bombicola are a real showcase for the industrialization of microbial biosurfactants, some important drawbacks are associated with this efficient biological process, e.g., the simultaneous production of acidic and lactonic SLs. Depending on the application, there is a require...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Roelants SL,Ciesielska K,De Maeseneire SL,Moens H,Everaert B,Verweire S,Denon Q,Vanlerberghe B,Van Bogaert IN,Van der Meeren P,Devreese B,Soetaert W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water permeability (Lp), calculated from the volume variations of cells subjected to an osmotic shock, is classically used to characterize cell membrane properties. In this work, we have shown the importance of the kind of mixing reactor used to measure the Lp parameter. A mathematical model including the mixing time ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： de Marañón IM,Gervais P,Molin P

更新日期：1997-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing viscosities of concentrated solutions of therapeutic proteins is important for their subcutaneous and intravenous delivery. Although inorganic salts and optimizing the pH were previously reported to dramatically lower the viscosity of a monoclonal antibody solution, herein we have determined these effects not...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Du W,Klibanov AM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterokinase and recombinant enterokinase light chain (rEK(L)) have been used widely to cleave fusion proteins with the target sequence of (Asp)(4)-Lys. In this work, we show that their utility as a site-specific cleavage agent is compromised by sporadic cleavage at other sites, albeit at low levels. Further degradati...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Choi SI,Song HW,Moon JW,Seong BL

更新日期：2001-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of recombinant proteins by mammalian cells demands a highly controlled environment for cell cultivation. Temperature stress represents a commonly encountered disturbance in both research and process environments. In this study, we examined the effects of heat shock on the expression of recombinant human...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Tsao EI,Bohn MA,Omstead DR,Munster MJ,Numsuwan V

更新日期：1992-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Extractive work-up of whole-cell biotransformations generally suffers from the formation of stable gels and slimes upon addition of the organic solvent to the cell suspension and the cell-free solution, respectively. This problem has been overcome by enzymatic lysis of emulsifying agents present in the medium through ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Jörg G,Leppchen K,Daussmann T,Bertau M

更新日期：2004-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An extractive acetonobutylic fermentation process is developed by integrating bioproduction, Ultrafiltration, and distillation, providing simultaneous retention of biomass, selective removal of inhibitors from the permeate, as well as separation and purification of acetone-butanol-ethanol solvents. Successive batch fe...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Minier M,Grateloup R,Blanc-Ferras E,Goma G

更新日期：1990-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) solutions (approximately 1 mg/ml, pH 7) were sheared in a coaxial cylindrical viscometer. This was fitted with a lid sealing the contents from the atmosphere and preventing evaporation. At 30 degrees C after a total of 5 hr intermittent shearing at 683 sec-1 no losses of activity were...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Thomas CR,Nienow AW,Dunnill P

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specially designed model reactor based on a 42-L laboratory fermentor was equipped with six stirrers (Rushton turbines) and five cylindrical disks. In this model reactor, the mixing time, Theta(90), turned out to be 13 times longer compared with the 42-L standard laboratory fermentor fitted with two Rushton turbines...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Schilling BM,Pfefferle W,Bachmann B,Leuchtenberger W,Deckwer W

更新日期：1999-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticles (NPs) are able to deliver a variety of substances into eukaryotic cells. However, their usage is often hampered by a lack of specificity, leading to the undesired uptake of NPs by virtually all cell types. In contrast to this, yeast is known to be specifically taken up into immune cells after entering th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kiefer R,Jurisic M,Dahlem C,Koch M,Schmitt MJ,Kiemer AK,Schneider M,Breinig F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a lentiviral system to deliver genes to specific cell types could improve the safety and the efficacy of gene delivery. Previously, we have developed an efficient method to target lentivectors to specific cells via an antibody-antigen interaction in vitro and in vivo. We report herein a targeted len...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Froelich S,Ziegler L,Stroup K,Wang P

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emissions of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) and nitric oxide (NO) from biological nitrogen removal (BNR) operations via nitrification and denitrification is gaining increased prominence. While many factors relevant to the operation of denitrifying reactors can influence N(2)O and NO emissions from them, the role of differe...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Lu H,Chandran K

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00