Transfer and expression of a Streptomyces cholesterol oxidase gene in Streptococcus thermophilus.

abstract：:The antifungal activity of iturin A and its interaction with erythrocyte membranes were enhanced in the presence of surfactin. The modification of the properties of iturin A was explained by the formation of mixed iturin A-surfactin micelles. Such mixed micelles were easily generated when both lipopeptides were in aqu...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Thimon L,Peypoux F,Maget-Dana R,Roux B,Michel G

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the development of "green" methods for fabrication of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) has been emphasized, in view of their environmental safety, feasibility, and low cost. In this study, a serine protease, EuP-82 from Euphorbia cf. lactea latex, was used to fabricate silver chloride nanoparticles (AgCl-NPs) i...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Siritapetawee J,Limphirat W,Nantapong N,Songthamwat D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aspartic proteinase gene of Mucor pusillus rennin expressed in Pichia pastoris was characterized in terms of structural and conformational stability induced by temperature. This enzyme is 12% glycosylated, with a similar specific activity to the native fungal enzyme. The secondary structure determined by CD is mai...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Beldarraín A,Acosta N,Montesinos R,Mata M,Cremata J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely thermostable UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase has been purified from Thermus caldophilus GK24 by chromatographic methods including ion-exchange, hydrophobic interaction, and affinity chromatographies. The specific activity of the enzyme was enriched 41.8-fold, with a recovery of 2%. The molecular mass of the ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Kim JS,Koh S,Shin HJ,Lee DS,Lee SY

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:The participation of Mg2+ or Mn2+ nucleoside diphosphates in the reverse reaction catalyzed by purified carbamate kinase (ATP:carbamate phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.2.2) of Lactobacillus buchneri NCDO110 was studied. The results of initial velocity studies have indicated that Mn2+ ADP is as effective as a substrate as M...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Manca de Nadra MC,Pesce de Ruiz Holgado AA,Oliver G

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:Renewable energy resources are considered to be promising for the development of a sustainable circular economy. Among various alternatives, the microbial route for various biofuels production is quite lucrative. Use of cellulose and lignocellulose for methane, H2 , organic acids, ethanol, and cellulase has been explo...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Kumar P,Maharjan A,Jun HB,Kim BS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillium ochrochloron Biourge, which was isolated from rotten sweet potato, can produce plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) with high viscosity reducing capability for ethanol production using fresh sweet potato tubers as feedstock. The enzyme preparation was characterized by a broad enzyme spectrum includin...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Huang Y,Jin Y,Shen W,Fang Y,Zhang G,Zhao H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our work, one-step electro-deposition method was adopted to produce polyaniline (PANI) and functional multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) films on glass carbon electrodes, and the modified electrodes were applied as an electrochemical sensor for determination of 10-hydroxycamptothecine (10-HCPT). The f-MWCNTs w...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Meng L,Dai J,Rong S,Gao H,Zhang Z,Zhang Y,Chang D,Pan H

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:An amylase-producing psychrotroph bacterium was isolated from soil and identified as belonging to the genus Exiguobacterium. A novel cold-adapted α-amylase, Amy SH3, was purified from culture medium of this bacterium using acetone precipitation and DEAE-Sepharose anion-exchange chromatography. The molecular mass of th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Mojallali L,Shahbani Zahiri H,Rajaei S,Akbari Noghabi K,Haghbeen K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene plays a crucial role in signal transduction by negatively regulating the PI3K signaling pathway. It is the most frequent mutated gene in many human-related cancers. Considering its critical role, a functional analysis of missense mutations of PTEN gene was undertaken in t...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Khan I,Ansari IA,Singh P,Dass J FP

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 survival of inoculated microbes is critical for successful bioaugmentation in wastewater treatment. The influence of readily available nutrients (RANs) on the colonization of two functional bacteria, Pseudomonas putida M9, a strong biofilm-forming strain, and Comamonas testosteroni A3, a 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (3...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cheng Z,Meng X,Xie L,Xu H,Li M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a vascular disease found to have progressive growth in the area of aorta. Rupturing of aorta causes excessive bleeding that leads to health-related issues, which can be fatal sometimes. Therefore, it becomes important to make early diagnosis of AAA and its condition and start immedia...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Qiu C,Wang X,Zhang X,Li Z,Zhou Y,Kang J

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of lytic bacteriophages as therapeutic products is an attractive alternative to antibiotics. In this study, we evaluated the potential of phage tails for lysing Gram-positive bacteria. Phage P954, a well-characterized temperate staphylococcal phage, was found to adsorb to a large number of Staphylococc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Biddappa AC,Sundarrajan S,Ramalinga AB,Sriram B,Padmanabhan S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of a random ssDNA sublibrary is an important step of the aptamer screening process. The available construction methods include asymmetric PCR, biotin-streptavidin separation, and lambda exonuclease digestions, in which PCR amplification is a key step. The main drawback of PCR amplification is overamplific...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Shao K,Shi X,Zhu X,Cui L,Shao Q,Ma D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylin has been implicated in type II diabetes because of its inherent property to misfold into toxic aggregates. Although it has been shown that amylin interacts with cell membranes, no study to date has monitored the association process using a direct approach. The present study uses confocal microscopy to identify ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Pillay K,Govender P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) still represents a major problem to the swine industry worldwide, causing high mortality rates in infected animals. Virus-like particles (VLPs) have gained attention for vaccine development, serving both as scaffolds for epitope expression and immune response enhancers. The commercial ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Aguilera BE,Chávez-Calvillo G,Elizondo-Quiroga D,Jimenez-García MN,Carrillo-Tripp M,Silva-Rosales L,Hernández-Gutiérrez R,Gutiérrez-Ortega A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to make the point on the fortieth years study on the β-glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus. This enzyme represents one of the thermophilic biocatalysts, which is more extensively studied as witnessed by the numerous literature reports available since 1980. Comprehensive biochemical studie...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Febbraio F,Ionata E,Marcolongo L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordyceps sinensis (Chinese caterpillar fungus) is a fungus parasitic on the larvae of Lepidoptera and has been considered to be a precious tonic food and herbal medicine since ancient times in China. Recently, some fungal strains have been isolated from the fruiting bodies of wild C. sinensis, and some of them have b...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Zhang W,Yang J,Chen J,Hou Y,Han X

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hybridization of the native and chemically inactivated aspartase from Escherichia coli was studied. Preparations of the tetrameric enzyme obtained by mixing the native and N-ethylmaleimide (NEM)-inactivated aspartase in 4 M guanidine-HCl followed by 51-fold dilution at room temperature retained catalytic activity....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Imaishi H,Yumoto N,Tokushige M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entrapped cells and entrapped cells grown inside of a calcium alginate matrix as well as free cells have been investigated using Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strains with regard to their pattern of growth and invertase activity. The repression of invertase by glucose and glucose-consumption ability were considered ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rossi-Alva JC,Rocha-Leão MH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-supported bilayer lipid membranes (s-BLMs) that possess some properties similar to those of conventional BLMs can be self-assembled on a freshly cleaved metal wire by a two-step procedure: (i) The tip of a Teflon-coated platinum wire, while immersed in a lipid solution, is cut off with a scalpel; (ii) the new ti...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tien HT,Salamon Z

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal prostheses of artificial joints undergo wear, producing numerous metal particles and ions, such as Cr3+ . Cr3+ is considered a key factor leading to aseptic loosening. Many studies focus on the effect of Cr3+ on osteoblasts; however, little is known about the effect of Cr3+ on the B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Li DH,Yang Q,Zhou JS,Zhang ZW,Miao MY,Yang SS,Xu WD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast cells immobilized by entrapment in an insolubilized gelatin gel have been investigated with regard to their pattern of growth and respiratory activity. Mass-transfer resistance offered by the matrix and growth of the entrapped cells determine a gradient of nutrients throughout the gel which is responsible for bo...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Parascandola P,de Alteriis E

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among women worldwide, cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer, and cervical smears and DNA detection have low sensitivity or are too expensive. The concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the serum were detected using a sandwich immunoassay. The CEA and SCC in th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Mao Q,Liu X,Chen C,Ye J,Liang H,Li B,Sun X,Sun L,Sun Y,Mu X,Li L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse and human erythrocytes are inherently different with respect to slow dialysis encapsulation used in preparing carrier erythrocytes. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran was added to five different stages of the encapsulation process to discern when endocytic vesiculation occurred. Mouse erythrocytes were mu...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： DeLoach JR,Droleskey RE

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of His-BbST [hexahistidine-tagged BbST (bubaline somatotropin)] by auto-induction in high-density shake-flask cultures coupled with a single-step, on-column purification and refolding strategy is described here. To optimize expression of BbST, different media and expression conditions were tested. The highe...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sadaf S,Khan MA,Akhtar MW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in the specific activity of an enzyme is commonly observed when the enzyme is inappropriately handled or is stored over an extended period. Here, we reported a functional transition of an FMN-bound diaphorase (FMN-DI) that happened during the long-term storage process. It was found that FMN-DI did not simpl...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Huston S,Collins J,Sun F,Zhang T,Vaden TD,Zhang YP,Fu J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00