Use of lipophilic anions for estimation of biomass and cell viability.

abstract：:Pronounced spatial nonuniformities in cell density, physiology, and activity frequently arise within densely packed immobilized cell supports. For a more fundamental understanding of immobilized cell phenomena, we have developed high-resolution microfluorimetric procedures to analyze local variations in both immobiliz...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kuhn RH,Peretti SW,Ollis DF

更新日期：1991-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the hydrodynamic characteristics of a liquid-solid fluidized-bed bioreactor using elastic particles (PVA gel beads) of various diameters as carriers. The drag coefficient-Reynolds number, velocity-voidage, and expansion index-Reynolds number relationships observed during fluidization of PVA gel bea...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Wu JY,Chen KC,Chen CT,Hwang SC

更新日期：2003-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrinsic models, which take into account biomass volume fraction, must be formulated for adequate simulation of high-biomass-density fermentations with cell recycle. Through comparison of corresponding intrinsic and non-intrinsic models in dimensionless form, constraints for non-intrinsic model usage in terms of biok...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Monbouquette HG

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regioselectivity of glycosyltransferases offers an important means to overcome the limitations of chemical synthesis of small molecule glycosides. In this study we explore a large multigene family of UDP-glucose:glycosyltransferases of Arabidopsis for their potential as novel biocatalysts for in vitro synthesis and wh...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Lim EK,Ashford DA,Hou B,Jackson RG,Bowles DJ

更新日期：2004-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Foam separation may have potential for protein recovery. However, for foam separation to be a viable protein recovery technique it is important to demonstrate, not only that high enrichments and recoveries can be achieved for single proteins, but also that high enrichments and recoveries, together with selectivity of ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Brown AK,Kaul A,Varley J

更新日期：1999-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A limited life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed on a combined biological and chemical process for the production of adipic acid, which was compared to the traditional petrochemical process. The LCA comprises the biological conversion of the aromatic feedstocks benzoic acid, impure aromatics, toluene, or phenol fro...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： van Duuren JB,Brehmer B,Mars AE,Eggink G,Dos Santos VA,Sanders JP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low-density, porous chitosan/poly-(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microparticle composite scaffold was produced by thermally induced phase separation followed by lyophilization, to provide a bicontinuous microstructure potentially suitable for tissue engineering and locally controlled drug release. PLGA particles w...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Nygaard JV,Andersen MØ,Howard KA,Foss M,Bünger C,Kjems J,Besenbacher F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three micronization techniques, based on the use of supercritical carbon dioxide, were investigated to produce microspheres of a natural biocompatible polysaccharide. Particles smaller than 20 mum were obtained by means of the rapid expansion of a supercritical solution method (RESS), both with and without cosolvents....

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Benedetti L,Bertucco A,Pallado P

更新日期：1997-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme cellulase, a multienzyme complex made up of several proteins, catalyzes the conversion of cellulose to glucose in an enzymatic hydrolysis-based biomass-to-ethanol process. Production of cellulase enzyme proteins in large quantities using the fungus Trichoderma reesei requires understanding the dynamics of g...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Tholudur A,Ramirez WF,McMillan JD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a self-assembling polymer based on polyallylamine (PAH) for use in DNA chips. Thioctic acid (TA) was covalently attached to PAH in sidechains to immobilize the polymer on a gold surface by self-assembly. N-hydroxysuccinimide-ester terminated probe single-stranded (ss) DNA is easily covalently immobilized ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Taira S,Yokoyama K

更新日期：2005-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A microfluidic system containing a chamber for heart tissue biopsies, perfused with Krebs-Henseleit buffer containing glucose and antibiotic (KHGB) using peristaltic pumps and continuously stimulated, was used to evaluate tissue viability under redox-magnetohydrodynamics (redox-MHD) conditions. Redox-MHD possesses uni...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Cheah LT,Fritsch I,Haswell SJ,Greenman J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane adsorbers may be a viable alternative to the packed-bed chromatography for clearance of virus, host cell proteins, DNA, and other trace impurities. However, incorporation of membrane adsorbers into manufacturing processes has been slow due to the significant cost associated with obtaining regulatory approval ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Weaver J,Husson SM,Murphy L,Wickramasinghe SR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of enhancing the biomass productivity of a continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae growing on a glucose-limited medium is addressed. An unstructured Monod-type model is first identified using steady-state data. The culture is subjected to step changes in dilution rate, and it is seen that the Mo...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Abulesz EM,Lyberatos G

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empirical estimations of H2O2 concentration in a system containing bovine liver catalase and continually supplied with H2O2 were done to evaluate the efficiency of the enzyme to cleave H2O2. It was found that the continuous addition of H2O2 leads to the formation of steady-state concentrations of H2O2 in the medium. A...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Ibrahim M,Schlegel HG

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of process environment changes on process performance is one of the most crucial process safety issues when cultivating mammalian cells in a bioreactor. In contrast, directed shifting of process parameters can also be used as an optimization tool providing higher cell and product yields. Compared to other s...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Trummer E,Fauland K,Seidinger S,Schriebl K,Lattenmayer C,Kunert R,Vorauer-Uhl K,Weik R,Borth N,Katinger H,Müller D

更新日期：2006-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, it was discovered that the stability of mRNA in a cell-free extract could be controlled by using engineered T7 terminator sequences. Specifically, it was found that mRNA stability gradually decreased as the length of the stem structure of the T7 terminator was reduced sequentially. As a result of the con...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Ahn JH,Kang TJ,Kim DM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The misfolding of polypeptide chains and aggregation into the insoluble inclusion body state is a serious problem for biotechnology and biomedical research. Developing a rational strategy to control aggregation requires understanding the mechanism of polymerization. We investigated the in vitro aggregation of P22 tail...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Speed MA,King J,Wang DI

更新日期：1997-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) plays an important role in a number of chronic inflammatory disorders. Monoclonal camelidae variable heavy chain domain-only antibodies (V(H)H) have been developed to antagonize the action of human TNFalpha (anti-TNF-V(H)H). Here we describe a strategy to obtain functional di...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Giersberg M,Floss DM,Kipriyanov S,Conrad U,Scheller J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygenases catalyze, among other interesting reactions, highly selective hydrocarbon oxyfunctionalizations, which are important in industrial organic synthesis but difficult to achieve by chemical means. Many enzymatic oxygenations have been described, but few of these have been scaled up to industrial scales, due to ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Bühler B,Bollhalder I,Hauer B,Witholt B,Schmid A

更新日期：2003-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic embryogenesis is among the most promising means of large scale plant micropropagation. The development of somatic embryos is characterized by their morphological changes. Embryos in culture usually exhibit high heterogeneity and abnormality. As conventional microscopic observation is laborious and subjective, ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Chi CM,Zhang C,Staba EJ,Cooke TJ,Hu WS

更新日期：1996-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Generating stable, high-producing cell lines for recombinant protein production requires an understanding of the potential limitations in the cellular machinery for protein expression. In order to increase our understanding of what makes a stable high producer, we have generated a panel of 17 recombinant monoclonal an...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Chusainow J,Yang YS,Yeo JH,Toh PC,Asvadi P,Wong NS,Yap MG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of polyethylenimine-coated glass microbeads (13-44 micrometer) were synthesized and used for the immobilization of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger and catalase from A. niger and beef liver. The two types of beads were distinguishable by differences in their surface topography. Immobilizations were per...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Wasserman BP,Hultin HO,Jacobson BS

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a simple and robust transient expression system utilizing the 25 kDa branched cationic polymer polyethylenimine (PEI) as a vehicle to deliver plasmid DNA into suspension-adapted Chinese hamster ovary cells synchronized in G2/M phase of the cell cycle by anti-mitotic microtubule disrupting agents. The...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Tait AS,Brown CJ,Galbraith DJ,Hines MJ,Hoare M,Birch JR,James DC

更新日期：2004-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies on poly γ-d-glutamicacid (γ-PGA) production have investigated terrestrial renewable sources for reducing production costs, but there are no studies using waste marine resources so far. We aimed to develop a cost-effective production method of γ-d-PGA by Bacillus sp. SJ-10 using green macroalgae (Ulva ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kim JH,Lee JM,Jang WJ,Park HD,Kim YO,Kim CH,Kong IS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioartificial livers (BALs) are a potentially effective countermeasure against liver failure, particularly in cases of acute or fulminant liver failure. It is hoped these devices can sustain a patient's liver function until recovery or transplant. However, no large-scale clinical trial has yet proven that BALs are par...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Davidson AJ,Ellis MJ,Chaudhuri JB

更新日期：2010-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong evidence in the literature supporting the existence of significant mass transfer limitations on the kinetics of exogenous H(2) consumption by methanogens. The half saturation constant for H (2) uptake by a mixed-culture, CH(4) producing enrichment was measured using an experimental protocol that avoide...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Giraldo-Gomez E,Goodwin S,Switzenbaum MS

更新日期：1992-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic, kinetic study and comparison of the leaching of mixed metal sulfides by galvanic conversion and in the presence of bacteria has been carried out for the first time using both powder (-100 to -400 mesh) and larger (bulk) specimen systems. The rates of dissolution of copper from chalcopyrite and zinc from ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Mehta AP,Murr LE

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Batch kinetic and inhibition studies were performed for the aerobic cometabolism of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA), 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE), and 1,1-dichloroethane (1,1-DCA) by a butane-grown mixed culture. These chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) are often found together as cocontaminants in groundwa...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kim Y,Arp DJ,Semprini L

更新日期：2002-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane bagasse is an abundant and sustainable resource, generated as a by-product of sugarcane milling. The cellulosic material within bagasse can be broken down into glucose molecules and fermented to produce ethanol, making it a promising feedstock for biofuel production. Mild acid pretreatment hydrolyses the hem...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Greenwood AA,Farrell TW,O'Hara IM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolically active resting (i.e., nongrowing) bacterial cells have a high potential in cofactor-dependent redox biotransformations. Where growing cells require carbon and energy for biomass production, resting cells can potentially exploit their metabolism more efficiently for redox biocatalysis allowing higher spec...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Julsing MK,Kuhn D,Schmid A,Bühler B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00