Advanced strategy for metabolite exploration in filamentous fungi.

abstract：:Second generation biofuel production depends on lignocellulosic (LC) biomass transformation into simple sugars and their subsequent fermentation into alcohols. However, the main obstacle in this process is the efficient breakdown of the recalcitrant cellulose to sugar monomers. Hence, efficient feedstock pretreatment ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Portillo Mdel C,Saadeddin A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Affinity tags are vital tools for the production of high-throughput recombinant proteins. Several affinity tags, such as the hexahistidine tag, maltose-binding protein, streptavidin-binding peptide tag, calmodulin-binding peptide, c-Myc tag, glutathione S-transferase and FLAG tag, have been introduced for recombinant ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Soleimanpour S,Hassannia T,Motiee M,Amini AA,Rezaee SA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calf rennet, which consists of over 90% chymosin, is commonly used in cheese industries for the curdling of milk. Various animal, plant and microbial sources have been exploited as possible alternatives to calf rennet. The coagulating properties of the enzymatic preparations (coagulants) from these sources differ in t...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Kumar A,Grover S,Sharma J,Batish VK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrilases are widely distributed in nature and are able to hydrolyze nitriles into their corresponding carboxylic acids and ammonia. In industry, nitrilases have been used as green biocatalysts for the production of high value-added products. To date, biocatalysts are considered to be important alternatives to chemic...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Shen JD,Cai X,Liu ZQ,Zheng YG

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Briskly evolving phytopathogens are dire threats to our food supplies and threaten global food security. From the recent advances made toward high-throughput sequencing technologies, understanding of pathogenesis and effector biology, and plant innate immunity, translation of these means into new control tools is bein...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Nejat N,Rookes J,Mantri NL,Cahill DM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endophytic microbes are present in nearly all of the plant species known to date but how they enter and flourish inside a host plant and display multiple benefits like plant growth promotion (PGP), biodegradation, and stress alleviation are still unexplored. Until now, the majority of the research has been conducted a...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Dubey A,Malla MA,Kumar A,Dayanandan S,Khan ML

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoremediation uses plants and associated microbes to remove pollutants from the environment and is considered a promising bioremediation method. Compared with well-described single contaminant treatments, the number of studies reporting phytoremediation of soil mixed pollutants has increased recently. Endophytes, i...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： He W,Megharaj M,Wu CY,Subashchandrabose SR,Dai CC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, often pose a serious risk not only when delivered in the bloodstream but also in air, the environment and several industrial fields such as pharmaceutics or food. LPS is constituted of three regions; the O-specific chain, th...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Basauri A,González-Fernández C,Fallanza M,Bringas E,Fernandez-Lopez R,Giner L,Moncalián G,de la Cruz F,Ortiz I

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abiotic stress has become a challenge to food security due to occurrences of climate change and environmental degradation. Plants initiate molecular, cellular and physiological changes to respond and adapt to various types of abiotic stress. Understanding of plant response mechanisms will aid in strategies aimed at im...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Srivastava AK,Penna S,Nguyen DV,Tran LS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2014 Ebola outbreak, the largest recorded, took us largely unprepared, with no available vaccine or specific treatment. In this context, the World Health Organization declared that the humanitarian use of experimental therapies against Ebola Virus (EBOV) is ethical. In particular, an experimental treatment consist...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： González-González E,Alvarez MM,Márquez-Ipiña AR,Trujillo-de Santiago G,Rodríguez-Martínez LM,Annabi N,Khademhosseini A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocatalysis in non-aqueous media has undergone tremendous development during the last decade, and numerous reactions have been introduced and optimized for synthetic applications. In contrast to aqueous enzymology, biotransformations in organic solvents offer unique industrially attractive advantages, such as: drasti...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Castro GR,Knubovets T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of new gene-editing technologies is profoundly transforming human therapeutics, agriculture, and industrial biotechnology. Advances in clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) have created a fertile environment for mass-scale manufacturing of cost-effective products ranging from...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Brinegar K,K Yetisen A,Choi S,Vallillo E,Ruiz-Esparza GU,Prabhakar AM,Khademhosseini A,Yun SH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogas technology provides an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels in many parts of the world. Using local resources such as agricultural crop remains, municipal solid wastes, market wastes and animal waste, energy (biogas), and manure are derived by anaerobic digestion. The hydrolysis process, where the compl...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Parawira W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a clinical situation caused by uncontrolled cell division and is responsible for a large number of deaths worldwide. Colchicine is a classical antimitotic, tubulin-binding agent (TBA) which is being explored for its antitumor activities, although its tubulin-binding ability leads to some toxicity toward norm...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Dubey KK,Kumar P,Labrou NE,Shukla P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of microbial oil for biodiesel production has gained growing interest due to the increase in prices and the shortage of the oils and fats traditionally used in biodiesel production. However, it is still in the laboratory study stage due to the high cost of production. Employing organic wastes as raw materi...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Chen J,Li J,Zhang X,Tyagi RD,Dong W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial bio-transformations of the essential trace element selenium are now recognized to occur among a wide variety of microorganisms. These transformations are used to convert this element into its assimilated form of selenocysteine, which is at the active center of a number of key enzymes, and to produce selenium...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Ojeda JJ,Merroun ML,Tugarova AV,Lampis S,Kamnev AA,Gardiner PHE

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form widespread symbiotic associations with 80% of known land plants. They play a major role in plant nutrition, growth, water absorption, nutrient cycling and protection from pathogens, and as a result, contribute to ecosystem processes. Salinity stress conditions undoubtedly limit ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Kumar A,Dames JF,Gupta A,Sharma S,Gilbert JA,Ahmad P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-d-Galactosidases (EC 3.2.1.22) are enzymes employed in a number of useful bio-based applications. We have depicted a comprehensive general survey of α-d-galactosidases from different origin with special emphasis on marine example(s). The structures of natural α-galactosyl containing compounds are described. In addit...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Bakunina IY,Balabanova LA,Pennacchio A,Trincone A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grapes are one of the most cultivated fruit crops worldwide. Either for wine or juice production, grape processing generates a large amount of residues that must be treated, disposed of or reused properly to reduce their pollution load before being applied to the soil. In this review, a special focus is given to the t...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Gómez-Brandón M,Lores M,Insam H,Domínguez J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vitamin K series, particularly menaquinone, have been attracting research attention, due to the potential in reducing both osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases. This review provides an overview of the types of vitamin K and their health benefits. This is followed by a critical review of the various biotechnolo...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Berenjian A,Mahanama R,Kavanagh J,Dehghani F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mushrooms have become increasingly important as a reliable food source. They have also been recognized as an important source of bioactive compounds of high nutritional and medicinal values. The nucleobases, nucleosides and nucleotides found in mushrooms play important roles in the regulation of various physiological ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Phan CW,Wang JK,Cheah SC,Naidu M,David P,Sabaratnam V

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan, copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine is mainly derived from chitin, which is present in cell walls of crustaceans and some other microorganisms, such as fungi. Chitosan is emerging as an important biopolymer having a broad range of applications in different fields. On a commercial scale, chitosa...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Dhillon GS,Kaur S,Brar SK,Verma M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:l-Leucine, as an essential branched-chain amino acid for humans and animals, has recently been attracting much attention because of its potential for a fast-growing market demand. The applicability ranges from flavor enhancers, animal feed additives and ingredients in cosmetic to specialty nutrients in pharmaceutical ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Wang YY,Xu JZ,Zhang WG

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis is a convenient and relatively simple model for investigating the basic principles of secondary metabolism regulation. In recent years, many publications have described links between anthocyanin biosynthesis and general defense reactions in plants as well as photomorphogenesis a...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Bulgakov VP,Avramenko TV,Tsitsiashvili GS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to serious eutrophication in water bodies, nitrogen removal has become a critical stage for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) over past decades. Conventional biological nitrogen removal processes are based on nitrification and denitrification (N/DN), and are suffering from several major drawbacks, including subs...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Liu T,Hu S,Guo J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, foods that contain omega-3 lipids have emerged as important promoters of human health. These lipids are essential for the functional development of the brain and retina, and reduction of the risk of cardiovascular and Alzheimer's diseases. The global market for omega-3 production, particularly docosah...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Finco AMO,Mamani LDG,Carvalho JC,de Melo Pereira GV,Thomaz-Soccol V,Soccol CR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is a process technology with potential for application in different areas including environmental, food processing, and biofuels production. Although HC is an undesirable phenomenon for hydraulic equipment, the net energy released during this process is enough to accelerate certain chemica...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Terán Hilares R,Ramos L,da Silva SS,Dragone G,Mussatto SI,Santos JCD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triterpenoid saponins are structurally diverse secondary metabolites. They are the main active ingredient of many medicinal plants and have a wide range of pharmacological effects. Traditional production of triterpenoid saponins, directly extracted from cultivated plants, cannot meet the rapidly growing demand of phar...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Yao L,Wang J,He J,Huang L,Gao W

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium glutamicum, a Gram-positive bacterium, has been widely used for the industrial production of amino acids, such as glutamate and lysine, for decades. Due to several characteristics - its ability to secrete properly folded and functional target proteins into culture broth, its low levels of endogenous ex...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Liu X,Zhang W,Zhao Z,Dai X,Yang Y,Bai Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innovation holds the potential for economic prosperity. Biotechnology (BT) has proved to be a viable vehicle for the development and utilization of technologies, which has brought not only advances to society, but also career opportunities to nation-states that have enabling conditions. In this review, we assess the c...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Dettenhofer M,Ondrejovič M,Slavica A,Kurtanjek Ž,Tapaloaga D,Rodian Tapaloaga P,Kapur Pojskić L,Durmić-Pašić A,Begović J,Nedović V,Dundar M,Gartland KMA,Miertuš S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00