Improved inhibitor tolerance in xylose-fermenting yeast Spathaspora passalidarum by mutagenesis and protoplast fusion.

abstract：:Elimination of acetate overflow in aerobic cultivation of Escherichia coli would improve many bioprocesses as acetate accumulation in the growth environment leads to numerous negative effects, e.g. loss of carbon, inhibition of growth, target product synthesis, etc. Despite many years of studies, the mechanism and reg...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Peebo K,Valgepea K,Nahku R,Riis G,Oun M,Adamberg K,Vilu R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) inducible membrane-bound L-pantoyl lactone (L-PL) dehydrogenase (LPLDH) has been isolated from Rhodococcus erythropolis AKU2103 (Kataoka et al. in Eur J Biochem 204:799, 1992). Based on the N-terminal amino acid sequence of LPLDH and the highly conserved amino acid sequence in homology sea...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Si D,Urano N,Nozaki S,Honda K,Shimizu S,Kataoka M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, more than 100 strains of Lentinula edodes are cultivated on a commercial scale in China. A simple, reliable, and effective method to distinguish some commercial strains of the superior type from other commercial strains is very important for the Lentinula industry. In this study, 23 commercial strains of L...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Li HB,Wu XQ,Peng HZ,Fu LZ,Wei HL,Wu QQ,Jin QY,Li N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are alarming reports of growing microbial resistance to all classes of antimicrobial agents used against different infections. Also the existing classes of anticancer drugs used against different tumours warrant the urgent search for more effective alternative agents for treatment. Broad-spectrum bioactivities o...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Rai M,Kon K,Ingle A,Duran N,Galdiero S,Galdiero M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant production of mammalian cytoplasmic proteins plays a major role in developing pharmaceutical products. Here we describe two expression technologies using unique nature of halophilic bacteria. One of such properties of halophilic bacteria is accumulation of compatible solutes in the cytoplasm. As the compat...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Tokunaga H,Arakawa T,Tokunaga M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans is the main cause of dental caries. We evaluated the therapeutic effect of variable regions of a llama heavy chain antibody fragments directed against S. mutans named S36-VHH (S for Streptococcus) alone or fused with glucose oxidase (GOx) from Aspergillus niger. Western blot analysis and ELISA rev...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Krüger C,Hultberg A,Marcotte H,Hermans P,Bezemer S,Frenken LG,Hammarström L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Aspergillus is widely used for the production of plant cell wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. The range of enzymes purified from these fungi covers nearly every function required for the complete degradation of cellulose, xyloglucan, xylan, galacto(gluco)mannan and pectin. This paper describes the Asper...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： de Vries RP

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5'-untranslated leader sequence (UTLS) of the slpA gene from Lactobacillus acidophilus contributes to mRNA stabilization by producing a 5' stem and loop structure, and a high-level expression system for the lactic acid bacteria was developed using the UTLS in this study. A plasmid, which expresses alpha-amylase un...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Narita J,Ishida S,Okano K,Kimura S,Fukuda H,Kondo A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first report on a laccase, there has been a notable development in the interest towards this class of enzymes, highlighted from the number of scientific papers and patents about them. At the same time, interest in exploiting laccases-mainly high redox potential-for various functions has been growing exponent...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Macellaro G,Baratto MC,Piscitelli A,Pezzella C,Fabrizi de Biani F,Palmese A,Piumi F,Record E,Basosi R,Sannia G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-saturation mutagenesis (SSM) has been used in directed evolution of proteins for a long time. As a special form of saturation mutagenesis, it involves individual randomization at a given residue with formation of all 19 amino acids. To date, the most efficient embodiment of SSM is a one-step PCR-based approach us...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Li A,Acevedo-Rocha CG,Reetz MT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic production of biodiesel by transesterification of triglycerides and alcohol, catalyzed by lipases, offers an environmentally friendly and efficient alternative to the chemically catalyzed process while using low-grade feedstocks. Methanol is utilized frequently as the alcohol in the reaction due to its react...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Dror A,Kanteev M,Kagan I,Gihaz S,Shahar A,Fishman A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The worldwide interest of the current era is to increase tendency towards the use of natural substances instead of synthetic ones. So, alternative and effective environment friendly sustainable technologies are highly needed. Due to a broad range of biological activities, fungi are considered as a significant source o...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Akilandeswari P,Pradeep BV

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli BL21, expressing a quintuple mutant of P450(BM-3), oxyfunctionalizes alpha-pinene in an NADPH-dependent reaction to alpha-pinene oxide, verbenol, and myrtenol. We optimized the whole-cell biocatalyst by integrating a recombinant intracellular NADPH regeneration system through co-expression of a glucos...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Schewe H,Kaup BA,Schrader J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The L-rhamnose isomerase gene (L-rhi) encoding for L-rhamnose isomerase (L-RhI) from Bacillus pallidus Y25, a facultative thermophilic bacterium, was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli with a cooperation of the 6xHis sequence at a C-terminal of the protein. The open reading frame of L-rhi consisted of 1,236 ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Poonperm W,Takata G,Okada H,Morimoto K,Granström TB,Izumori K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robustness of fermenting strains to lignocellulose derived inhibitors is critical for efficient biofuel and biochemical productions. In this study, the industrial fermenting strain Corynebacterium glutamicum S9114 was evolved for improved inhibitor tolerance using long-term adaptive evolution by continuously transferr...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Khushk I,Xiao Y,Gao Q,Bao J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nervonic acid (NA) is a major very long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid found in the white matter of mammalian brains, which plays a critical role in the treatment of psychotic disorders and neurological development. In the nature, NA has been synthesized by a handful plants, fungi, and microalgae. Although the metab...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Fan Y,Meng HM,Hu GR,Li FL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic bacteria are difficult to grow under defined conditions in culture, which has presented a major obstacle to commercial application of magnetosomes. We studied the relationships among the cell growth, magnetosome formation, dissolved oxygen concentration (DO), and the ability to supply oxygen to the cells...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Sun JB,Zhao F,Tang T,Jiang W,Tian JS,Li Y,Li JL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tacrolimus (FK506), an effective immunosuppressant, is widely used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. In this study, we identified that BulZ, a Streptomyces antibiotic regulatory protein (SARP) family regulator, acted as a positive regulator for spore differentiation and tacrolimus production. A knockout of bulZ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ma D,Wang C,Chen H,Wen J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NO (3) (-) is a major nitrogen source for plant nutrition, and plant cells store NO (3) (-) in their vacuoles. Here, we report that a unique compost made from marine animal resources by thermop...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ishikawa K,Ohmori T,Miyamoto H,Ito T,Kumagai Y,Sonoda M,Matsumoto J,Miyamoto H,Kodama H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integration of physiological knowledge into process control strategies is a cornerstone for the improvement of biopharmaceutical cell culture technologies. The present contribution investigates the applicability of specific productivity as a physiological control parameter in a cell culture process producing a mon...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Zalai D,Hevér H,Lovász K,Molnár D,Wechselberger P,Hofer A,Párta L,Putics Á,Herwig C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation is achieved through numerous enzyme reactions. Temperature governs the activity of each enzyme, ultimately determining the optimal growth temperature. The synthesis of useful chemicals and fuels utilizes a fraction of available metabolic pathways, primarily central metabolic pathways including glyco...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Uchikura H,Toyoda K,Matsuzawa H,Mizuno H,Ninomiya K,Takahashi K,Inui M,Tsuge Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbes present in bioethanol production processes have been previously studied in laboratory-scale experiments, but there is a lack of information on full-scale industrial processes. In this study, the microbial communities of three industrial bioethanol production processes were characterized using several meth...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Aho VTE,Tolonen T,Haverinen J,Jaakkola M,Paulin L,Auvinen P,Laine MM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) are a type of glycolipid biosurfactant produced by basidiomycetous yeasts, most notably those belonging to the genera Pseudozyma and Ustilago. Mannosylerythritol lipids are environmentally friendly and possess many unique functions, such as gene delivery, bio-activation, and human skin...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Saika A,Koike H,Fukuoka T,Morita T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basidiomycetous fungus Pseudozyma aphidis is able to convert vegetable oils to abundant amounts of the biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL) with a unique product pattern of MEL-A, MEL-B, MEL-C, and MEL-D. To investigate the metabolism of MEL production, we analyzed the transcriptome of P. aphidis DSM 70725...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Günther M,Grumaz C,Lorenz S,Stevens P,Lindemann E,Hirth T,Sohn K,Zibek S,Rupp S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyranose 2-oxidase (P2O) was purified 43-fold to apparent homogeneity from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium using liquid chromatography on phenyl Sepharose, Mono Q (twice) and phenyl Superose. The native enzyme has a molecular mass of about 250 kDa (based on native PAGE) and is composed of four identical ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Artolozaga MJ,Kubátová E,Volc J,Kalisz HM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A characteristic mucosal immune response involves the production of antigen-specific secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) antibodies. In order to study transcytosis by mimicking the SIgA secretion and to screen for SIgA secretion-promoting substances, we developed a model system of a transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Zuo T,Feng X,Zhang N,Xue C,Tang QJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm development in methanogenic fluidized-bed reactors with sand as the carrier was studied on a laboratory scale. The microorganisms present in consecutive layers of the biofilm of mature sludge granules were preliminarily characterized on the basis of their morphology, element composition and adhesion capacity a...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lauwers AM,Heinen W,Gorris LG,van der Drift C

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of continuous- and sequencing-batch reactor experiments were performed to assess the growth dynamics of Escherichia coli strain K12-MG1655 in chemostat systems. Previous mathematical predictions and early experimental results had shown that confined oscillatory dynamics ensue in bioreactor populations, which ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ofiţeru ID,Ferdeş M,Knapp CW,Graham DW,Lavric V

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The broad-spectrum organophosphate hydrolase (OPH; EC 3.1.8.1) encoded by the organophosphate-degrading gene (opd) from Pseudomonas diminuta MG and Flavobacterium sp. ATCC 27551 possesses capabilities of both P-O bond hydrolysis (e.g. paraoxon) and P-F bond hydrolysis [e.g. sarin and diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP)]....

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Dave KI,Lauriano C,Xu B,Wild JR,Kenerley CM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clavulanic acid is a secondary metabolite produced by Streptomyces clavuligerus. It possesses a clavam structure and a characteristic 3R,5R stereochemistry essential for action as a beta-lactamase inhibitory molecule. It is produced from glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and arginine in an eight step biosynthetic pathway. Th...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Liras P,Rodríguez-García A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00