Immobilization of yeast cells containing beta-galactosidase.

abstract：:Reduction and oxidation of steroids in the human gut are catalyzed by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases of microorganisms. For the production of 12-ketochenodeoxycholic acid (12-Keto-CDCA) from cholic acid the biocatalytic application of the 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase of Clostridium group P, strain C 48-50 (HSDH) is...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Braun M,Link H,Liu L,Schmid RD,Weuster-Botz D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm growth in porous media is difficult to study non-invasively due to the opaqueness and heterogeneity of the systems. Magnetic resonance is utilized to non-invasively study water dynamics within porous media. Displacement-relaxation correlation experiments were performed on fluid flow during biofilm growth in a ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Vogt SJ,Sanderlin AB,Seymour JD,Codd SL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have been conducted in a gas circulation type fermentor in order to characterize the ethanol fermentation of uncooked cassava starch with Rhizopus koji. Results showed that ethanol concentration reached 13-14% (v/v) in 4-day broth, and the maximum productivity of ethanol was 2.3 g ethanol/L broth h. This produ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Fujio Y,Ogata M,Ueda S

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medium-chain-length-polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (MCL-PHAs) formed in Pseudomonas spp. have a rather broad distribution of monomer-units whose precursors are supplied via beta-oxidation degradation of MCL fatty acids fed as the carbon source and/or via PhaG enzyme catalyzing the acyl-group transfer from 3-hydroxyacyl-ACP...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Choi MH,Xu J,Rho JK,Shim JH,Yoon SC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidic bioreactors have been shown valuable for various cellular applications. The use of micro-wells/grooves bioreactors, in which micro-topographical features are used to protect sensitive cells from the detrimental effects of fluidic shear stress, is a promising approach to culture sensitive cells in these pe...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Korin N,Bransky A,Khoury M,Dinnar U,Levenberg S

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:As photoautotrophic prokaryotes, cyanobacteria are promising platforms for producing value-added bioproducts. However, few regulatory genetic parts and devices (e.g., inducible promoters and regulatory circuits) have been developed for these potential hosts. Furthermore, the devices that have been created respond only...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Immethun CM,Ng KM,DeLorenzo DM,Waldron-Feinstein B,Lee YC,Moon TS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expanded bed adsorption is an integrated technology that allows the introduction of particle-containing feedstock without the risk of blocking the bed. The biomass particles contained in the feedstock have to be treated as an integral part of the process and potential interactions between suspended biomass and the ads...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Lin DQ,Brixius PJ,Hubbuch JJ,Thömmes J,Kula MR

更新日期：2003-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions for the laboratory-scale production of acetoin plus diacetyl by Enterobacter cloacae ATCC 27613 were studied. Thirty-five g acetoin plus diacetyl/50 g sucrose were obtained when fermentation was carried out in 2.5 liter medium containing 12.5 g peptone and 12.5 g yeast extract, at pH 7.0, in a 5 liter conic...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Gupta KG,Yadav NK,Dhawan S

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted gene integration into site-specific loci can be achieved in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells via CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology and the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway. The low efficiency of HDR often requires antibiotic selection, which limits targeted integration of multiple genes at multiple...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Lee JS,Grav LM,Pedersen LE,Lee GM,Kildegaard HF

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial degradation of quinoline by Comamonas acidovorans was studied in a laboratory scale stirred tank reactor. In continuous culture experiments using quinoline as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen, it was shown by means of mass balances that quinoline was converted completely to biomass, carbon dioxide, a...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Miethling R,Hecht V,Deckwer WD

更新日期：1993-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Buffered aqueous two-phase systems are effective extraction systems for separating amphoteric hydrocarbons like, for example, polypeptides from aqueous phases. The design and basic engineering of such processes requires the knowledge of the liquid-liquid equilibrium. The study presented here aims to contribute to the ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Grossmann C,Tintinger R,Zhu J,Maurer G

更新日期：1998-12-20 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：:Several researchers have demonstrated that the presence of a heterologous protein in recombinant Escherichia coli elicits a response similar to the heat-shock response, which includes enhanced protease expression. The present work detects, quantifies, and characterizes intracellular protease activity in E. coli that a...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Harcum SW,Bentley WE

更新日期：1993-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A semimechanistic multi-reaction kinetic model was developed to describe the enzymatic hydrolysis of a lignocellulosic biomass, creeping wild ryegrass (CWR; Leymus triticoides). This model incorporated one homogeneous reaction of cellobiose-to-glucose and two heterogeneous reactions of cellulose-to-cellobiose and cell...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Zheng Y,Pan Z,Zhang R,Jenkins BM

更新日期：2009-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Waterloo Fast Pyrolysis Process (WFPP) can produce an organic liquid high in levoglucosan (1, 6-anhydro-beta-D-glucopyranose) content from suitably pretreated lignocellulosics. A variety of fungi and yeasts were screened for their ability to utilize and ferment this organic liquid. To enhance its fermentability, t...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Prosen EM,Radlein D,Piskorz J,Scott DS,Legge RL

更新日期：1993-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of lactose by a beta-galactosidase from the thermophilic microorganism Thermus sp. strain T2, both in solution and immobilized on a commercial silica-alumina, has been studied. The enzyme has been previously produced by Escherichia coli JM101 harboring the plasmid pBGT1, which contains the codifying gen...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Ladero M,Perez MT,Santos A,Garcia-Ochoa F

更新日期：2003-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular metabolite concentration and enzyme activity measurements were made to explain the new metabolic and growth phenomena seen in the micro-aerobic, continuous yeast cultures described in Part I. The results of these assays suggested mechanisms for the observed maximum in the specific ethanol productivity as...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Grosz R,Stephanopoulos G

更新日期：1990-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a common practice in biotherapeutic manufacturing to define a fixed-volume feed strategy for nutrient feeds, based on historical cell demand. However, once the feed volumes are defined, they are inflexible to batch-to-batch variations in cell growth and physiology and can lead to inconsistent productivity and pr...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Zhang A,Tsang VL,Moore B,Shen V,Huang YM,Kshirsagar R,Ryll T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulose fibers in water form networks that give rise to an apparent yield stress, especially at high solids contents. Measuring the yield stress and correlating it with fiber concentration is important for the biomass and pulp industries. Understanding how the yield stress behaves at high solids concentrations is cr...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Lavenson DM,Tozzi EJ,McCarthy MJ,Powell RL

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：:A novel endoglucanase gene, celM , was cloned from a thermal spring metagenome. The gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the protein was extracted and purified. The protein catalyzed the hydrolysis of amorphous cellulose in a wide range of temperatures, 30-95°C, with optimal activity at 80°C. It was able to tol...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Joshi N,Kaushal G,Singh SP

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Modification of cellular functions by overexpression of genes is being increasingly practiced for tissue engineering. In the present study, we investigated whether transfection efficiency could be enhanced by magnetofection that involves the use of plasmid DNA (pDNA)/magnetite cationic liposomes (MCLs) complexes (pDNA...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Ino K,Kawasumi T,Ito A,Honda H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the respiratory quotient (RQ) of microbes measured in situ in a fermentor by exit-gas analysis has been used successfully, for instance, in a fed-batch culture of baker's yeast as a criterion to control the feeding rate.(1-3) It is significant here to keep RQ values close to unity throughout; any deviations ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Aiba S,Furuse H

更新日期：1990-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The gp41 polypeptide of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contains an immunosuppressive domain, an epitope which elicits specific cytolytic T cell responses to HIV, and a complement Clq interactive domain. In addition, a synthetic peptide called CS3, derived from gp41 (amino acids 576-593 of gp160) and contiguous wit...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kestler DP,Henderson LA,Noti JD

更新日期：1993-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A microscale model for the transport and coupled reaction of microbes and chemicals in an idealized two-dimensional porous media has been developed. This model includes the flow, transport, and bioreaction of nutrients, electron acceptors, and microbial cells in a saturated granular porous media. The fluid and chemica...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Dillon R,Fauci L

更新日期：2000-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) hold great promise for sustainable energy generation via a microbial catalyst from organic matter, for example, from wastewater. To improve current generation in BES, understanding the underlying microbiology of the electrode community is essential. Electron mediator producing microorg...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Schmitz S,Rosenbaum MA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of cellulase using solid culture systems of Trichoderma reesei QM9414 and Sporotrichum cellulophilum on wheat bran was studied. By using moisture-controlled solid culture equipment, the effect of water content of wheat bran on cell growth and cellulase production was investigated. Cellular biomass grown on ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Kim JH,Hosobuchi M,Kishimoto M,Seki T,Yoshida T,Taguchi H,Ryu DD

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin is an important biotherapeutic protein, and it is also a model protein used to study amyloid diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The preparation of the protein can lead to small amounts of aggregate in the solution, which in turn may lead to irreproducible in vitro results. Using several pre-treatme...

journal_title：Biotechnology and bioengineering

authors： Heldt CL,Sorci M,Posada D,Hirsa A,Belfort G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00