Current status of biodiesel development in Brazil.

abstract：:Vacuolar processing enzymes (VPEs) have received considerable attention recently, as they exhibit caspase-1-like cleavage activity and regulate the process of PCD. However, knowledge about their detailed characteristics and structures is relatively limited. In this study, a gamma vacuolar processing enzyme gene, MhVPE...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Ran K,Yang H,Sun X,Li Q,Jiang Q,Zhang W,Shen W

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of cellulase and amylase immobilized on siliceous supports was investigated. Enzyme uptake onto the support depended on the enzyme source and immobilization conditions. For amylase, the uptake ranged between 20 and 60%, and for cellulase, 7-10%. Immobilized amylase performance was assessed by batch kin...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Saville BA,Khavkine M,Seetharam G,Marandi B,Zuo YL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S-Adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHase) encoded by sahase gene is a determinant when catalyzing the reversible conversion of adenosine and homocysteine to S-adenosylhomocysteine in most living organisms. The sahase gene was isolated from the genome of the highly thermostable anaerobic bacteria Thermotoga maritima, a...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Lozada-Ramírez JD,Sánchez-Ferrer A,García-Carmona F

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tifton 85 bermudagrass, developed at the ARS-USDA in Tifton, GA, is grown on over ten million acres in the USA for hay and forage. Of the bermudagrass cultivars, Tifton 85 exhibits improved digestibility because the ratio of ether- to ester-linked phenolic acids has been lowered using traditional plant breeding techni...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Ximenes EA,Brandon SK,Doran-Peterson J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family B DNA polymerase gene from the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon Ignicoccus hospitalis KIN4/I was highly expressed under the control of T7lac promoter of pET-28ARG in Escherichia coli BL21-CodonPlus(DE3)-RIL cells. The produced I. hospitalis (Iho) DNA polymerase was purified by heat treatment followed by HisTrap...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Seo KJ,Cho SS,Ppyun HW,Youn MH,Kim SH,Seo BS,Kwon ST

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine carbamoyltransferase folding/unfolding is a complex and not completely understood process. Our experimental results suggest that ornithine carbamoyltransferase interacts in a completely different way with urea and guanidine hydrochloride. In fact, we noticed that, increasing concentration from 0.0 to 8.0 M o...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Barreca D,Laganà G,Ficarra S,Tellone E,Leuzzi U,Galtieri A,Bellocco E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomyces badius DB-1 produces α-amylase extracellularly, and its production was enhanced 5.1-fold (from 9.47 ± 0.51 to 48.23 ± 1.45 U mL-1) due to optimization by one-variable-at-a-time and statistical approaches. Soluble starch emerged as the most influential factor that strongly affected enzyme production. The p...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Shivlata L,Satyanarayana T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent and incandescent lighting systems were applied for batch photofermentative hydrogen production by four purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria (PNSB). The hydrogen production efficiency of Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Rhodobacter capsulatus, and Rhodospirillum rubrum was evaluated...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Hu C,Choy SY,Giannis A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical modification was evaluated to stabilize pig kidney D-amino acid oxidase (pkDAAO), which is required for analytical determination of D-amino acids. Optimization of modification conditions was performed to obtain high recovery yield and stability, and chemical modification at 30 degrees C for 12 h with a highly...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Bakke M,Kajiyama N

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus niger CTBU isolated from local decayed bamboo shoot residue was employed to solid-state fermentation (SSF) of bamboo shoot residue to elevate the content of phytosterols. Strain acclimatization was carried out under the fermentation condition using bamboo shoot as substrate for fermentation performance imp...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Zheng XX,Chen RS,Shen Y,Yin ZY

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prot-2 protease previously purified to homogeneity from Botrytis cinerea showed potentiality to be used in detergency and for production of bioactive peptides. To extend the characterization of Prot-2 protease, antifungal and antibacterial assays were performed in vitro using protein hydrolysates prepared from muscle ...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Abidi F,Aissaoui N,Gaudin JC,Chobert JM,Haertlé T,Marzouki MN

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation of lignin obtained from acetosolv and ethanol/water pulping of sugarcane bagasse was performed by phenol oxidases: tyrosinase (TYR) and laccase (LAC), to increase the number of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups in lignin, and to improve its chelating capacity. The chelating properties of the original and oxidized...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Calabria GM,Gonçalves AR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work reports the isolation of a serum lectin from cobia fish (Rachycentron canadum) named RcaL. Immunomodulatory activity on mice splenocyte experimental cultures through cytotoxic assays and cytokine production were also performed. RcaL was obtained through precipitation with ammonium sulphate and affinity chrom...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Coriolano MC,Silva CD,Melo CM,Bezerra Rde S,Santos AJ,Pereira VR,Coelho LC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of nalidixic acid-resistant strains of Salmonella typhimurium remains to be a major public health problem. In particular, the substitution of Asn in place of Asp at the 87 loci in the GyrA of S. typhimurium was experimentally stated for nalidixic acid resistance. However, the data on the possible mechani...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Preethi B,Shanthi V,Ramanathan K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vegetable and fruit waste (VFW) is becoming a heavy burden of municipal waste disposal because of its huge amount, but it is a potentially valuable resource that can be developed into high value products such as methane. Conventional anaerobic digestion processes are not suitable for solving the problem of easy acidif...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Liu WY,Liao B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four endophytic fungal isolates obtained from marine sponge, Hyrtios erectus, were evaluated and screened for their hydrolase activities. Most of the isolates were found to be prolific producers of hydrolytic enzymes. Only 11 isolates exhibited maximum cellular contents of lipids, rhamnolipids, and protein in th...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： El-Gendy MMAA,Yahya SMM,Hamed AR,Soltan MM,El-Bondkly AMA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milk is a natural nutraceutical produced by mammals. The nanovesicles of milk play a role in horizontal gene transfer and confer health-benefits to milk consumers. These nanovesicles contain miRNA, mRNA, and proteins which mediate the intercellular communication. In this work, we isolated and characterized the buffalo...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Baddela VS,Nayan V,Rani P,Onteru SK,Singh D

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium acetate is currently made by reacting petroleum-based acetic acid with potassium hydroxide. An alternate process, anaerobic fermentation of dextrose with Clostridium thermoaceticum, could be used and could possibly be cheaper. Growth characteristics and productivity of the fermentation were optimized to maxi...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Shah MM,Akanbi F,Cheryan M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using microalgae to capture CO2 from flue gas is an ideal way to reduce CO2 emission, but this is challenged by the high cost of carbon capture and transportation. To address this problem, a bicarbonate-based integrated carbon capture and algae production system (BICCAPS) has been proposed, in which bicarbonate is use...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Chi Z,Elloy F,Xie Y,Hu Y,Chen S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pH dependencies of electrochemomechanical deformation (ECMD) including the cyclic voltammetry and the expansion ratio in conducting polymers, polyaniline (PANI), and poly(o-methoxyaniline) film were studied to elucidate the mechanisms. It was found that the ECMD is governed by the conformational change of polymer ...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Kaneto K,Kaneko M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron and copper are essential nutrients for all living organisms as cofactors of many enzymes and play important roles in electron transport system (ETS) enzymes which have heme and iron-sulfur centers. In the present study, ETS enzymes, namely, succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and cytochrome c oxidase (COX), activities ...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Tavsan Z,Ayar Kayali H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F-1,6-P2) is an allosteric activator of two key enzymes of glycolysis: phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase. Regulation of glycolysis in a wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a recombinant Escherichia coli by a dead-end structural analog of F-1,6-P2 was studied. 2,5-Anhydromannitol (2,...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Nghiem NP,Cofer TM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent illegal use of clenbuterol and for quality control in the food industry, more efficient and reliable methods for clenbuterol detection are needed. In this study, clenbuterol was detected using a spectral imaging surface plasmon resonance sensor system via two inhibition methods: (1) the target site compensa...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Wu Y,Yao M,Fang X,Yang Y,Cheng X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arabidopsis transcription factor APETALA2 (AP2) controls multiple aspects of plant growth and development, including seed development, stem cell maintenance, and specification of floral organ identity. Based on sequence similar of Arabidopsis AP2 and its homologues genes from other plant species, degenerate RT-PCR and...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Liu Z,Gu C,Chen F,Jiang J,Yang Y,Li P,Chen S,Zhang Z

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical composition of Larrea tridentata leaves was determined and elevated content of lignin (35.96 % w/w) was found. The present study was proposed in order to evaluate the extraction of bioactive compounds, particularly phenolic compounds, by solid-state fermentation (SSF) of L. tridentata leaves. The basidiomycet...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Martins S,Teixeira JA,Mussatto SI

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proposed methods for detecting circulatory system disease include targeting ultrasound contrast agents to inflammatory markers on vascular endothelial cells. For antibody-based therapies, soluble forms of the targeted adhesion proteins of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) reduce adhesion yet were left unaccounted ...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Kerby MB,Urban JC,Mouallem L,Tripathi A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of high strength fats and oils in dairy industry wastewaters poses serious challenges for biological treatment systems, and, therefore, its pretreatment is necessary in order to remove them. In the present study, synthetic dairy wastewater prepared in the laboratory was pretreated using the sophorolipid-p...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Daverey A,Pakshirajan K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-Ribose is an important precursor for antiviral agents, and thus its high-level production is urgently demanded. For this aim, immobilized recombinant Escherichia coli cells expressing the L-arabinose isomerase and variant mannose-6-phosphate isomerase genes from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans were developed. The im...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Kim KR,Seo ES,Oh DK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a part of a natural biological N-cycle, nitrification is one of the steps included in the conception of artificial ecosystems designed for extraterrestrial life support systems (LSS) such as Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELiSSA) project, which is the LSS project of the European Space Agency. Ni...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Farges B,Poughon L,Roriz D,Creuly C,Dussap CG,Lasseur C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldehyde dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.2.1.x) can catalyze detoxification of acetaldehydes. A novel acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (istALDH) from the non-Saccharomyces yeast Issatchenkia terricola strain XJ-2 has been previously characterized. In this work, Lactococcus lactis with the NIsin Controlled Expression (NICE) System was...

journal_title：Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

authors： Lyu Y,LaPointe G,Zhong L,Lu J,Zhang C,Lu Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00