Gellan gum biosynthetic enzymes in producing and nonproducing variants of Pseudomonas elodea.

abstract：:The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a particularly useful model for studying the function and regulation of genes from higher eukaryotes. The genome of Sc. pombe has been sequenced, and DNA microarray, proteome and transcriptome analyses have been carried out. Among the well-characterized yeast species, Sc....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Takegawa K,Tohda H,Sasaki M,Idiris A,Ohashi T,Mukaiyama H,Giga-Hama Y,Kumagai H

更新日期：2009-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different enzymes that metabolize lactate in the presence of oxygen, either to acetate plus CO2 (lactate 2-mono-oxygenase; Lmox) or to pyruvate plus H2O2 (lactate oxidase; Lox) were encapsulated in human and murine red blood cells (RBCs). Lmox shows a low affinity for lactate (Km 22 mM) and thus works at a low rat...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Garin M,Rossi L,Luque J,Magnani M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) is widely used for the production of recombinant proteins for a variety of applications; however, a number of challenges are typically encountered by researchers depending on the properties of the specific proteins in question. Here, we describe technical issues we have...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Belak ZR,Nair M,Ovsenek N

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The membranotropic properties of block co-polymers and their protein conjugates were studied by their effect on the rate of oxygen consumption by isolated liver mitochondria and on thymus-derived lymphocytes. The block co-polymers consisted of poly(ethylene oxide) (PoE) [poly(ethylene glycol)] and poly(propylene oxide...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Kirillova GP,Mokhova EN,Dedukhova VI,Tarakanova AN,Ivanova VP,Efremova NV,Topchieva IN

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticles have been used for delivery of chemo- and radio-therapeutic agents to tumours in patients for more than a decade, whereas cationic liposomes have been used for introducing nucleic acids into mammalian cells for the same period of time. This minireview discusses the potential of delivering therapeutic ON...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Dass CR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a hybrid protein (ATFHI) consisting of an N-terminal fragment from urokinase (ATF) and HI-8, which is the C-terminal domain of urinary trypsin inhibitor. The fusion genes for the hybrid proteins were engineered by PCR and cloned into expression plasmids. Under the control of the tac promoter, fusio...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sugino D,Okushima M,Kobayashi H,Terao T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most large-scale microbial production of recombinant proteins are based on Escherichia coli, yeasts, or filamentous fungi systems. Using eukaryotic hosts, antibody fragments are generally expressed by targeting to the secretory pathway. This enables not only efficient disulfide bond formation but also secretion of sol...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Ezzine A,M'hirsi El Adab S,Bouhaouala-Zahar B,Hmila I,Baciou L,Marzouki MN

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene (lacS) encoding a thermostable beta-galactosidase enzyme (Ss beta-gal) from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus has been cloned and expressed in simian CV1 and murine NIH3T3 cell lines. The recombinant protein is an active enzyme that shows the same properties of thermophilicity and thermostability as...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cannio R,de Pascale D,Rossi M,Bartolucci S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of dissolved oxygen (DO) and shear stress in the vasculature microenvironment play a major role in determining the fate of stem cells in adults and during early embryonic development. In this study, we present a microbioreactor (MBR) that provides independent control over oxygen tension and shear stress i...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Abaci HE,Devendra R,Soman R,Drazer G,Gerecht S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:St. John's wort ( Hypericum perforatum L.) is a herbaceous perennial distributed throughout the World that has been widely used in traditional medicine. H. perforatum produces several types of biologically active compound, including the hypericins--a family of light-activated anthraquinones, localized within specializ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Kirakosyan A,Sirvent TM,Gibson DM,Kaufman PB

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of different methodologies for the construction and screening of complex protein libraries has provided powerful means in protein engineering for the development of molecules with desired traits. A challenge faced in many situations is to adapt a given methodology for efficient and rapid identificatio...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Löfdahl PA,Nygren PA

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroin, the major proteinaceous component of the silk fiber produced by larvae of the domesticated silk moth (Bombyx mori), has been widely investigated as a biomaterial for potential applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Following sol-gel transition, silk fibroin solutions can generate hydrog...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chirila TV,Suzuki S,Papolla C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid progress has been made in the design and synthesis of oligomers and polymers that emulate the properties of natural proteins. Molecular bioengineering offers the chance to design and produce artificial polymeric proteins with tailored polymeric properties. The elastin-like polypeptides are a well-defined family ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Bandiera A,Taglienti A,Micali F,Pani B,Tamaro M,Crescenzi V,Manzini G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The L-arginine uptake of resting platelets from type-2 diabetic patients and control subjects was measured and the kinetic parameters defined. The effect of platelet stimulation with agonists was also investigated. Kinetic studies showed that the K(m) value for L-arginine transport was not different in patients compar...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Signorello MG,Giovine M,Pascale R,Cataldi L,Bordone C,Benatti U,Leoncini G

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation is a complex and important event in atherosclerosis, aging and cancer, and is under the control of signalling pathways. These signalling pathways in turn are effected by the presence of a number of chemicals. For this purpose, we have checked the effect of two chemicals on the proliferation of skin ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Onat D,Boscoboinik D,Azzi A,Basaga H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High yields of extracellular alpha-galactosidase from fungal cultures were obtained by inducing enzyme production with guar gum (a galactomannan obtained from the seeds of Cyamopsis tetragonobola) as the sole carbon source. An alpha-galactosidase was isolated from the culture medium of Penicillium ochrochloron culture...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Dey PM,Patel S,Brownleader MD

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lung carcinoma is a highly metastatic tumour that leads to a high death rate and in which lymphatic metastasis is an important early event. HYA (hyaluronan) is involved in the invasion of a variety of tumour cells. Layilin, a specific and novel HYA receptor, was detected in the human lung cell line A549 in our p...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chen Z,Zhuo W,Wang Y,Ao X,An J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of insulin secretion by transplantation of isolated islets is a treatment for type Ι diabetes mellitus. One of the major issues with clinical treatment of islet transplantation is how to maintain islet viability during transportation from the donor to the patient. We developed a method that uses alginate e...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Li N,Zhang Y,Xiu Z,Wang Y,Chen L,Wang S,Li S,Guo X,Ma X

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human placenta is a rich raw material for production of many biopharmaceutical products. Here we describe a co-purification process for the production of four different proteins from haemolysed human placenta blood: IgG, catalase (Cat), superoxide dismutase (Sod) and albumin (Alb). The process can be divided in tw...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Grellet S,Martins EA,Maimoni Gonçalves V,Yague Lopes AP,Raw I,Cabrera-Crespo J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of the sulfhydryl protease ficin as biocatalyst is proposed as a novel method for enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of dipeptides. The negligible peptidase but considerable esterase activity at alkaline pH facilitated the kinetically controlled formation of peptide bonds by coupling the ester substrates Z-Ala...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Monter B,Herzog B,Stehle P,Fürst P

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel iron superoxide dismutase (Fe-SOD) gene from Jatropha curcas was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). This recombinant enzyme was isolated by a combined procedure involving immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography and ion-exchange chromatography. The apparent molecular mass of this purifie...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Ou-Yang C,Cai F,Gao S,Niu B,Wang S,Chen F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three peptides complementary to exposed regions of two low-M(r) phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase isoenzymes and of the acylphosphatase muscle isoenzyme have been synthesized. Each peptide was synthesized on two different types of resins; the peptides were anchored to the resins by amide linkages. The peptide resins...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Stefani M,Bucciantini M,Taddei N,Mincione G,Manao G,Ramponi G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microbial fuel cell is a sustainable and environmental-friendly device that combines electricity generation and wastewater treatment through metabolic activities of microorganisms. However, low power output from inadequate electron transfer to the anode electrode hampers its practical implementation. Nanocomposites ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sirajudeen AAO,Annuar MSM,Subramaniam R

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiolipin, the primary lipid hapten in the antigen suspension used for the detection of antitreponemal antibodies in the sera of syphilitic patients, was successfully coupled to glucose oxidase, peroxidase, and some other enzymes using different crosslinking agents. These complexes were used to replace the pure unco...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Ngeh-Ngwainbi J,Kuan SS,Steinman F,Guilbault GG

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant plasmid pNCO937 (8.1 kbp) containing a Streptomyces sp. cholesterol oxidase gene was introduced into Streptococcus thermophilus by electrotransformation. Transformation frequency was 7.2 x 10(5) colony forming units/micrograms of DNA. The presence of the cholesterol oxidase gene in S. thermophilus was ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Somkuti GA,Solaiman DK,Johnson TL,Steinberg DH

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:So far, many studies have focused on biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes. Herein, a starch-based biodegradable scaffold was fabricated by the freeze-drying method and cross-linked using a different concentration of 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GPTMS). Field emission scanning electron microsc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Aidun A,Zamanian A,Ghorbani F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-abundant plasma proteins pose a challenge in a large number of proteomics-based technologies. Depletion of these high-abundant proteins has proven to be a fruitful strategy to circumvent masking of lower-abundant proteins that could serve as valuable biomarker candidates. However, current strategies often do not ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Eriksson C,Schwenk JM,Sjöberg A,Hober S

更新日期：2010-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have created a mouse/human chimaeric antibody by taking antigen-binding fragment (Fab) genes of a mouse antibody-producing hybridoma with specificity for bacterial endotoxin and joining them to human Ig crystallizing-fragment (Fc) genes using recombinant DNA techniques. This chimaeric antibody has been expressed in...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tan W,Lam PH

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylacetonitrile-hydrolyzing nitrilase (E.C. 3.5.5.5) of Alcaligenes sp. MTCC 10675 has been purified by up to 46-fold to homogeneity and 32% yield using ammonium sulfate fractionation, Sephacryl S-300 gel permeation, and anion exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of the native enzyme was estimated to be 520 ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Bhatia SK,Mehta PK,Bhatia RK,Bhalla TC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single base mismatched oligonucleotides related to the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the mutations of which cause drug resistance of the infectious agent, were detected and discriminated using a surface plasmon resonance biosensor system. Thiol-modified oligonucleotides of the selected sequence (the probe) ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rachkov A,Patskovsky S,Soldatkin A,Meunier M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00