Loading and unloading of molecular cargo by DNA-conjugated microtubule.

abstract：:Genome-scale flux analysis of Escherichia coli DH5alpha growth in a complex medium was performed to investigate the relationship between the uptake of various nutrients and their metabolic outcomes. During the exponential growth phase, we observed a sequential consumption order of serine, aspartate and glutamate in th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Selvarasu S,Ow DS,Lee SY,Lee MM,Oh SK,Karimi IA,Lee DY

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteochondral tissue engineering aims to regenerate functional tissue-mimicking physiological properties of injured cartilage and its subchondral bone. Given the distinct structural and biochemical difference between bone and cartilage, bilayered scaffolds, and bioreactors are commonly employed. We present an osteocho...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Xue R,Chung B,Tamaddon M,Carr J,Liu C,Cartmell SH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole cell pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) from Candida utilis enhanced the enzymatic production of (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol (PAC) in an aqueous/octanol biotransformation compared to the partially purified PDC especially for a lower range of initial activities (0.3-2.5 U/mL). With an initial activity of 1.1 U/mL and at a...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Satianegara G,Rogers PL,Rosche B

更新日期：2006-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophyllide a was coupled with alpha-(3-aminopropyl)-omega-methoxypoly(oxyethylene) (PEG-NH2) to form a PEG-chlorophyllide conjugate through an acid-amide bond. The conjugate catalyzed the reduction of methylviologen in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol. It also catalyzed the photoreduction of NADP+ or NAD+ in the ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Asada H,Itoh T,Kodera Y,Matsushima A,Hiroto M,Nishimura H,Inada Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The twin arginine translocation (Tat) pathway occurs naturally in E. coli and has the distinct ability to translocate folded proteins across the inner membrane of the cell. It has the potential to export commercially useful proteins that cannot be exported by the ubiquitous Sec pathway. To better understand the biopro...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Branston SD,Matos CF,Freedman RB,Robinson C,Keshavarz-Moore E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel deuterium ((2)H) NMR technique as developed for measuring the total number of deuterons exchanged by lyophilised protein samples following hydrogen-deuterium (H-D) exchange. Using this methodology differences in the H-D exchange behaviour of the proteolytic enzyme subtilisin Carlsberg hydrated either in air or...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Hutcheon GA,Parker MC,Moore BD

更新日期：2000-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) contains a variably occupied glycosylation site at Asn-184 in naturally produced t-PA and in t-PA produced in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. The presence of an oligosaccharide at this site has previously been shown to reduce specific activity and fibrin bi...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Andersen DC,Bridges T,Gawlitzek M,Hoy C

更新日期：2000-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent neurotrophic factor known to enhance motor nerve regeneration following its delivery. However, recent studies have determined that extended GDNF delivery to regenerating axons can entrap motor axons at the site of GDNF delivery. This entrapment leads to re...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Wu-Fienberg Y,Moore AM,Marquardt LM,Newton P,Johnson PJ,Mackinnon SE,Sakiyama-Elbert SE,Wood MD

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microfluidic environment provided by implanted prostheses has a decisive influence on the viability, proliferation and differentiation of cells. In bone tissue engineering, for instance, experiments have confirmed that a certain level of wall shear stress (WSS) is more advantageous to osteoblastic differentiation....

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Chen Y,Zhou S,Cadman J,Li Q

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal cell culture is widely used in biotechnology for the production of many biological products. In situ microscopes acquire images directly from cell suspensions and analyze the images in matters of cell concentration, cell size distribution and cell morphology. Their applicability was already proven for yeast and...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Rudolph G,Lindner P,Gierse A,Bluma A,Martinez G,Hitzmann B,Scheper T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patterning of cardiac myocytes on a micron scale ( approximately 5 microm) was achieved by microcontact printing of fibronectin onto a hydrophobically pretreated glass substrate. The patterned cardiac myocytes conjugated with each other by forming a gap junction, as judged from the synchronized Ca(2+) transition o...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kaji H,Takoh K,Nishizawa M,Matsue T

更新日期：2003-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellulase production from immobilized Trichoderma reesei composites prepared by radiation polymerization at low temperature was studied. The production of cellulase from the cells irradiated by radiation was slightly retarded at the initial stage of the culture, but was immediately recovered. The production of cel...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kumakura M,Kaetsu I,Nisizawa K

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Affinity chromatography using immobilized S-protein was used for the screening of affinity peptide ligands from two soluble peptide libraries. Peptide library I consisted of octamers with glycine (G) at both termini of each peptide, i.e. GXXXXXXG. The six center positions were constructed using random sequences of six...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Huang PY,Carbonell RG

更新日期：1999-06-20 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：:In this work, novel conductive composite nanofiber mesh possessing reactive groups was electrospun from solutions containing poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) (PANCAA) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for redoxase immobilization, assuming that the incorporated MWCNTs could behave as electrons transferor du...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Wang ZG,Ke BB,Xu ZK

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkable increases in enzyme catalytic stability resulting from addition of charged water-soluble polymers have recently been reported, suggesting that use of these polymers may be an attractive general strategy for enzyme stabilization. To test the proposed hypothesis that coulombic forces between water-soluble pol...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Foreman TM,Khalil M,Meier P,Brainard JR,Vanderberg LA,Sauer NN

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of bioengineering using such biomaterials as plant tissues or genetically produced microorganisms makes it important to accurately estimate the prevailing shear rate in bioreactors because they are generally sensitive to shear. Various authors have discussed ways to estimate the average shear rate in a bub...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Nishikawa M

更新日期：1991-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of formate and hydrogen on isomerization and syntrophic degradation of butyrate and isobutyrate was investigated using a defined methanogenic culture, consisting of syntrophic isobutyrate-butyrate degrader strain IB, Methanobacterium formicicum strain T1N, and Methanosarcina mazeii strain T18. Formate and h...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Wu WM,Jain MK,Hickey RF,Zeikus JG

更新日期：1996-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Galactose oxidase (E.C. 1.1.3.9) was covalently immobilized to chemically modified porous silica particles by reaction of the native enzyme with pendant benzoyl azide groups on the carrier. The enzyme loading on the carrier was 100-150 units per milliliter. The immobilized enzyme was incorporated into a hardware assem...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Dahodwala SK,Weibel MK,Humphrey AE

更新日期：1976-12-01 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：:Constitutive activation of Wnt signaling plays an important role in colorectal and liver tumorigenesis. Cell-based assays using synthetic TCF/LEF (T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor) reporters, as readouts of β-catenin/TCF-dependent transcriptional activity, have contributed greatly to the discovery of small molec...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Yamaguchi K,Zhu C,Ohsugi T,Yamaguchi Y,Ikenoue T,Furukawa Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Breast cancer cells experience a range of shear stresses in the tumor microenvironment (TME). However most current in vitro three-dimensional (3D) models fail to systematically probe the effects of this biophysical stimuli on cancer cell metastasis, proliferation, and chemoresistance. To investigate the roles of shear...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Novak CM,Horst EN,Taylor CC,Liu CZ,Mehta G

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a novel procedure to estimate the net growth rate of biofilms on multiple substrates. The approach is based on diffusion-reaction mass balances for chemical species in a continuum biofilm model with reaction kinetics corresponding to a Double-Monod expression. This analytical model considers a heterogeneou...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Gonzo EE,Wuertz S,Rajal VB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein based on the Lac repressor protein can isolate pre-purified DNA efficiently from simple buffer solution but our attempts to purify plasmids directly from crude starting materials were disappointing with impractically low DNA yields. We have optimize...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Darby RA,Forde GM,Slater NK,Hine AV

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Protein engineering is a powerful tool for improving the properties of enzymes. However, large changes in enzyme properties are still challenging for traditional evolution strategies because they usually require multiple amino acid substitutions. In this study, a feasible evolution approach by a combination of fragmen...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Zhang Q,Lu XF,Zhang Y,Tang XL,Zheng RC,Zheng YG

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:In view of a possible application of the alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis as a time-temperature integrator for evaluation of heat processes,(11) thermal inactivation kinetics of the dissolved and covalently immobilized enzyme were studied in the temperature range 90-108 degrees C. The D-values (95 degrees C) ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： De Cordt S,Vanhoof K,Hu J,Maesmans G,Hendrickx M,Tobback P

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point and 95% confidence interval estimates of the true growth yield and maintenance coefficient are reported for four pure cultures andtwo mixed cultures of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus grown anaerobically on 3% nonfat dry milk using batch followed by fed batch culture. An improved method o...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Oner MD,Erickson LE,Yang SS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00