Forty years of study on the thermostable β-glycosidase from S. solfataricus: Production, biochemical characterization and biotechnological applications.

abstract：:Carbamate kinase has been prepared from Lactobacillus buchneri NCDO110. An approximately 91-fold increase in the specific activity of the enzyme was achieved. The purified extract exhibited a single band following polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The apparent molecular weight as determined by gel electrophoresis wa...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Manca de Nadra MC,Nadra Chaud CA,Pesce de Ruiz Holgado A,Oliver G

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results from molecular mass determinations and amino acid analyses for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) and PSA-ACT complexed in vitro are reported. Molecular masses for two separate PSA-ACT lots were determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectroscopy (MALDI-...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Bedzyk WD,Larsen B,Gutteridge S,Ballas RA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel showed advantageous characteristics in relation to other technologies once it works under bland conditions, no generation of wastewater, no occurrence of saponifications reactions and production of a biodiesel with high quality. Although many researches still apply immobilized lipases,...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： C Wancura JH,Tres MV,Jahn SL,de Oliveira JV

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to perform organic reactions with chemoselectivity is of critical importance in synthesis. Recently, we reported that a de novo carbene transferase, a tetra-α-helical c-type heme-containing protein, C45, is proficient at N-H insertion reactions, proceeding via the intermolecular transfer of a metallocarben...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Stenner R,Anderson JLR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal fibrosis results in the progressive renal dysfunction and leads to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ultimately end-stage renal disease. Asiaticoside was reported to regulate synaptopodin, desmin, nephrin and podocin levels in adriamycin-induced nephropathy of rats. In this study, we found out that asiaticoside i...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Zhang M,Liu S,Fang L,Wang G

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a globular protein used as biosensor and biomarker in medical and industrial fields. However, due to the expensive production costs of expressing proteins using high-cost inducers like isopropyl-β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), the number of GFP applications are still scarce. This...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Lopes C,Dos Santos NV,Dupont J,Pedrolli DB,Valentini SR,de Carvalho Santos-Ebinuma V,Pereira JFB

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lung carcinoma is a highly metastatic tumour that leads to a high death rate and in which lymphatic metastasis is an important early event. HYA (hyaluronan) is involved in the invasion of a variety of tumour cells. Layilin, a specific and novel HYA receptor, was detected in the human lung cell line A549 in our p...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chen Z,Zhuo W,Wang Y,Ao X,An J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding a basal diet free of vitamins E and C to weanling male rats for 8 months resulted in biochemical changes characteristic of vitamin E deficiency. These included increased liver thiobarbituric acid values; decreased blood GSH levels, plasma vitamin E levels, and glutathione peroxidase activities; and increased a...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chen LH,Thacker RR

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural gene of elastase strain K (elastase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K), namely HindIII1500PstI, was successfully sequenced to contain 1497 bp. The amino acid sequence, deduced from the nucleotide sequence, revealed that the mature elastase consists of 301 amino acids, with a molecular mass of 33.1 kD...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Wong CF,Salleh AB,Basri M,Abd Rahman RN

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor in children. GPR137 is a ubiquitously expressed gene in the central nervous system. It has been reported that GPR137 modulates malignant proliferation of glioma cells. However, the relationship between GPR137 and medulloblastoma is still unknown. In th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Wang C,Liang Q,Chen G,Jing J,Wang S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protein with a molecular mass of 66 kDa was isolated by a simple, rapid, and inexpensive method, using 3-N-morpholinopropanesulfonic acid, potassium thiocyanate, and dithiothreitol, from a mixture of spores, parasporal crystals, and cell debris of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. The protein was active agains...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Venkateswerlu G,Stotzky G

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some epidemiological studies have suggested possible associations between exposure to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) and various diseases. Recently, ELF-EMF has been considered as a therapeutic agent. To support ELF-EMF use in regenerative medicine, in particular in the treatment of skin inj...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Calcabrini C,Mancini U,De Bellis R,Diaz AR,Martinelli M,Cucchiarini L,Sestili P,Stocchi V,Potenza L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is concerned with the optimization of submerged culture conditions for mycelial growth and exo-biopolymer production by Auricularia polytricha by one-factor-at-a-time and uniform design (UD) methods. First, the one-factor-at-a-time method was adopted to investigate the effects of environmental factors (i.e....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Xu CP,Yun JW

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant plasmid pNCO937 (8.1 kbp) containing a Streptomyces sp. cholesterol oxidase gene was introduced into Streptococcus thermophilus by electrotransformation. Transformation frequency was 7.2 x 10(5) colony forming units/micrograms of DNA. The presence of the cholesterol oxidase gene in S. thermophilus was ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Somkuti GA,Solaiman DK,Johnson TL,Steinberg DH

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:When crude soya-bean oil was used as the source for biodiesel production, the yield of methyl ester was significantly lower than that from refined soya-bean oil. The major difference between refined and crude soya-bean oils was found to be due to the contents of phospholipids, free acid and water, which have varied in...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Du W,Xu YY,Zeng J,Liu DH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diadenosine 5',5'''-P1,P4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) phosphorylase has been isolated previously using classical protein isolation techniques [A. Guranowski and S. Blanquet (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 3542-3547]. A protein A-Sepharose immunoaffinity column was prepared to simplify the purification procedure. The immunoaffini...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Avila DM,Kaushal V,Barnes LD

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutaraldehyde crosslinked, immunoprecipitated gulonolactone oxidase, injected intraperitoneally, has significant catalytic activity and is capable of providing long-term therapeutic benefit for the enzyme deficiency disease scurvy. The enzyme is tolerated even in repetitive doses. In the present study, however, we ha...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sato P,Lindemann D

更新日期：1986-04-01 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 optimum fermentation conditions for the production of cellulose by a newly isolated Acetobacter sp. A9 were determined by shaken cultures. The strain was able to produce cellulose at 25-30 degrees C with a maximum at 30 degrees C. Cellulose production occurred at pH 4.5-7.5 with a maximum at pH 6.5. The improved m...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Son HJ,Heo MS,Kim YG,Lee SJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a variety of liposomes for parameters such as DNA binding capacity and DNase I protection of incorporated and attached DNA to elucidate their use as vehicles for DNA transfer into cells and animals. The results were compared to other potential DNA vehicles, empty viral capsids, and nanoparticles. Maximal bin...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Bertling WM,Gareis M,Paspaleeva V,Zimmer A,Kreuter J,Nürnberg E,Harrer P

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder and is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the formation of eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies known as Lewy bodies. Although alpha-synuclein is known to be a pivotal factor implicated in the pathogenesis of P...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Choi JY,Sung YM,Park HJ,Hur EH,Lee SJ,Hahn C,Min BR,Kim IK,Kang S,Rhim H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sephadex was derivatized consecutively with Staphylococcus Protein A (SpA) and cell-specific antibodies, and the binding of cells to the resulting material was examined. For comparison, cell binding to commercially obtained SpA-Sepharose was determined. Sephadex G-10, carboxylated by reaction with glycine and activate...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Besselink G,de Korte D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex-formation between a truncated staphylococcal Protein A produced in Escherichia coli and a native E coli molecular chaperone, DnaK, can be used for the purification of DnaK by IgG-affinity chromatography. The half-time constant for in vitro formation of the Protein A-DnaK complex is about 14 min. Complex-format...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Gustavsson K,Bergman T,Veide A,Enfors SO

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A truncated precursor form of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), [-2]proPSA, is a well-known biomarker for prostate cancer. To develop a biomarker assay, highly purified [-2]proPSA is required as a standard reference and for generation of a specific antibody. In this study, we generated an efficient mammalian expression...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Hwang D,Yoon A,Kim S,Kim H,Chung J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, specific, sensitive and reproducible ELISA has been developed to quantify the level of CPS (capsular polysaccharide) production in supernatants of Streptococcus pneumoniae cell cultures. CPSs from Strep. pneumoniae have been widely used as vaccine antigens. The quantification method is based on two type-23F ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cruz-Leal Y,Menéndez T,Coizeau E,Espinosa RR,Canaan L,Blanco F,Carmenate T,Chang J,Quiñones D,Tamargo I,Cremata J,Verez-Bencomo V,Guillén G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human placenta is a rich raw material for production of many biopharmaceutical products. Here we describe a co-purification process for the production of four different proteins from haemolysed human placenta blood: IgG, catalase (Cat), superoxide dismutase (Sod) and albumin (Alb). The process can be divided in tw...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Grellet S,Martins EA,Maimoni Gonçalves V,Yague Lopes AP,Raw I,Cabrera-Crespo J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,7'-Cyclolignans constitute a group of compounds regularly employed in clinical contexts due to their antiviral and anticancer properties as expressed in a number of already available designed drugs. Possibilities for other therapeutic developments are indicated. All commercial preparations actually originate from a ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Lautié E,Fliniaux MA,Villarreal ML

更新日期：2010-03-12 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：:So far, many studies have focused on biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes. Herein, a starch-based biodegradable scaffold was fabricated by the freeze-drying method and cross-linked using a different concentration of 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GPTMS). Field emission scanning electron microsc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Aidun A,Zamanian A,Ghorbani F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00