Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation: mechanisms and current application strategies for soil mixed pollutants.

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：: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：:The availability of binders to different functional domains of the same protein or to physiologically co-operating proteins allows for the simultaneous inhibition of independent downstream signaling pathways. This multi-target approach represents a promising therapeutic strategy, as demonstrated in the case of the syn...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： de Marco A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acetic acid bacteria (AAB) have important roles in food and beverage production, as well as in the bioproduction of industrial chemicals. In recent years, there have been major advances in understanding their taxonomy, molecular biology, and physiology, and in methods for their isolation and identification. AAB ar...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Raspor P,Goranovic D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of rice agronomic traits are complex, multi factorial and polygenic. As the mechanisms and genes determining grain size and yield are largely unknown, the identification of regulatory genes related to grain development remains a preeminent approach in rice genetic studies and breeding programs. Genes re...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Azizi P,Osman M,Hanafi MM,Sahebi M,Rafii MY,Taheri S,Harikrishna JA,Tarinejad AR,Mat Sharani S,Yusuf MN

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more and more plastics being employed in human lives and increasing pressure being placed on capacities available for plastic waste disposal, the need for biodegradable plastics and biodegradation of plastic wastes has assumed increasing importance in the last few years. This review looks at the technological adv...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Zheng Y,Yanful EK,Bassi AS

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Global gel-free proteomic analysis by mass spectrometry has been widely used as an important tool for exploring complex biological systems at the whole genome level. Simultaneous analysis of a large number of protein species is a complicated and challenging task. The challenges exist throughout all stages of a global ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Nie L,Wu G,Zhang W

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:As a host for therapeutic protein expression, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are widely utilized in the mainstream biopharmaceutical industry. Cell culture process development plays an important role in transitioning laboratory research to manufacturing. Among different mathematic tools, kinetic modeling is commonl...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Tang P,Xu J,Louey A,Tan Z,Yongky A,Liang S,Li ZJ,Weng Y,Liu S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many reporter genes, such as gfp, gusA, and lacZ, are widely used for research into plants, animals, and microorganisms. Reporter genes, which offer high levels of sensitivity and convenience of detection, have been utilized in transgenic technology, promoter analysis, drug screening, and other areas. Directed molecul...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Xiong AS,Peng RH,Zhuang J,Davies J,Zhang J,Yao QH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein glycosylation is post-translational modification (PTM) which is important for pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of recombinant glycoprotein therapeutics. As a result of variations in monosaccharide composition, glycosidic linkages and glycan branching, glycosylation introduces considerable complexity and het...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Goh JB,Ng SK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since several decades ago, the application of pervaporation (PV) technology has been mainly aimed at the separation of different types of water-organic, organic-water and organic-organic mixtures, reaching its large-scale application in industry for the dehydration of organics. Today, the versatility and high selectiv...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Castro-Muñoz R,Galiano F,Figoli A

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Cypripedium orchids have high horticultural value. The populations of most species are very geographically restricted and they are becoming increasingly rare due to the destruction of native habitats and illegal collection. Reduction of the commercial value through large-scale propagation in vitro is a preferable opti...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Zeng S,Zhang Y,Teixeira da Silva JA,Wu K,Zhang J,Duan J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-linked enzyme aggregate (CLEA) technology has been regarded as an effective carrier-free immobilization method. This method is very attractive due to its simplicity and robustness, as well as for the possibility of using the crude enzyme extract and the opportunity to co-immobilize multiple different enzymes. Th...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Cui JD,Jia SR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms produce biosurfactant (BS)/bioemulsifier (BE) with wide structural and functional diversity which consequently results in the adoption of different techniques to investigate these diverse amphiphilic molecules. This review aims to compile information on different microbial screening methods, surface act...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Satpute SK,Banpurkar AG,Dhakephalkar PK,Banat IM,Chopade BA

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:Over the past few decades, a considerable attention has been focused on the microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) owing to its multifaceted properties, i.e. biodegradability, biocompatibility, non-toxicity and thermo-plasticity. This article presents a critical review of the foregoing research, current trends and fut...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Masood F,Yasin T,Hameed A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triacylglycerol (TAG) serves as an energy reservoir and phospholipids as build blocks of biomembrane to support plant life. They also provide human with foods and nutrients. Multi-compartmentalized biosynthesis, trafficking or cross-membrane transport of lipid intermediates or precursors and their regulatory mechanism...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Manan S,Chen B,She G,Wan X,Zhao J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous fungi comprise an abundance of gene clusters that encode high-value metabolites, whereas affluent gene clusters remain silent during laboratory conditions. Complex cellular metabolism further limits these metabolite yields. Therefore, diverse strategies such as genetic engineering and chemical mutagenesis ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Deng H,Bai Y,Fan TP,Zheng X,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Biosensor technology began in the 1960s to revolutionize instrumentation and measurement. Despite the glucose sensor market success that revolutionized medical diagnostics, and artificial pancreas promise currently the approval stage, the industry is reluctant to capitalize on other relevant university-produced knowle...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Siontorou CG,Batzias FA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alginate has been widely used in various applications since its first extraction. What makes this biopolymer useful is its high biocompatibility and humid gelation conditions. Both of these features bring it into prominence as an ideal immobilization material. However, there are some complicated aspects of cell immobi...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Selimoglu SM,Elibol M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many algae have immense capability to sorb metals, and there is considerable potential for using them to treat wastewaters. Metal sorption involves binding on the cell surface and to intracellular ligands. The adsorbed metal is several times greater than intracellular metal. Carboxyl group is most important for metal ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in biotechnology

authors： Mehta SK,Gaur JP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00