Catechin isolated from cashew nut shell exhibits antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of MRSA through ROS-mediated oxidative stress.

abstract：:Arthrobacter sp. strain KI72 grows on a 6-aminohexanoate oligomer, which is a by-product of nylon-6 manufacturing, as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen. We cloned the two genes, nylD 1 and nylE 1 , responsible for 6-aminohexanoate metabolism on the basis of the draft genomic DNA sequence of strain KI72. We amplifie...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Takehara I,Fujii T,Tanimoto Y,Kato DI,Takeo M,Negoro S

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Production of bacterial cellulose (BC) using sugar cane molasses (MO) with/without the presence of lignosulfonate (MOL) as a sole carbon source in a Hestrin-Schramm medium (HS) was investigated. Six strains of Acetobacter xylinum [American Type Culture Collection 10245 and Institute of Fermentation in Osaka (IFO) 1369...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Keshk S,Sameshima K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using organically synthesized hydroxyalkanoate coenzyme A thioesters, the activities of two short-chain polyhydroxalkanoate (PHA) synthases were investigated--Ralstonia eutropha PHA synthase (a type I PHA synthase) and Ectothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii PHA synthase (a type III synthase). The results indicate that the ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Zhang S,Kamachi M,Takagi Y,Lenz RW,Goodwin S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA encoding a bifunctional acetylxylan esterase/xylanase, XynS20E, was cloned from the ruminal fungus Neocallimastix patriciarum. A putative conserved domain of carbohydrate esterase family 1 was observed at the N-terminus and a putative conserved domain of glycosyl hydrolase family 11 was detected at the C-termin...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Pai CK,Wu ZY,Chen MJ,Zeng YF,Chen JW,Duan CH,Li ML,Liu JR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various techniques are used to adjust the flavors of foods and beverages to new market demands. Although synthetic flavoring chemicals are still widely used, flavors produced by biological methods (bioflavors) are now more and more requested by consumers, increasingly concerned with health and environmental problems c...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Vanderhaegen B,Neven H,Coghe S,Verstrepen KJ,Derdelinckx G,Verachtert H

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium glutamicum shows a great potential for the production of the polyamide monomer putrescine (1,4-diaminobutane). Previously, we constructed the putrescine-producing strain PUT1 by deletion of argF, the gene for ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC), and argR, encoding the L-arginine repressor, combined with ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Schneider J,Eberhardt D,Wendisch VF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A set of mutants was generated by targeted deletion of the hsdR loci of two type I restriction modification systems (RMS) identified in Bacillus licheniformis DSM13. Single as well as double knock-outs resulted in strains being readily transformable with plasmids isolated from Bacilli. Introduction of shuttle plasmids...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Waschkau B,Waldeck J,Wieland S,Eichstädt R,Meinhardt F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of a 3240-bp genomic fragment including the gamma-actin-encoding gene from Acremonium chrysogenum has been determined, showing an open reading frame of 1691 bp, interrupted by five introns with fungal consensus splice-site junctions. The untranslated regions of the actA gene contain a consensus...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Díez B,Velasco J,Marcos AT,Rodríguez M,de la Fuente JL,Barredo JL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of glucose on glycerol metabolism, especially on 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) accumulation by resting cells of Lactobacillus reuteri has been investigated. Two systems were used in the study: MRS(-) (modified MRS - omitting glucose, acetate and Tween 80) and distilled water (H(2)O). In MRS(-), addition ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lüthi-Peng Q,Dileme FB,Puhan Z

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alpha-amylase gene (amy) from Streptomyces griseus IMRU 3570 and the beta-galactosidase gene (lac) from S. lividans were subcloned into Brevibacterium lactofermentum or B. lactofermentum/Escherichia coli shuttle vectors. The amy gene was not expressed in B. lactofermentum from its own promoter but was efficiently ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cadenas RF,Gil JA,Martín JF

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium glutamicum, a gram-positive soil bacterium, has been regarded as an aerobe because its growth by fermentative catabolism or by anaerobic respiration has, to this date, not been demonstrated. In this study, we report on the anaerobic growth of C. glutamicum in the presence of nitrate as a terminal elect...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Nishimura T,Vertès AA,Shinoda Y,Inui M,Yukawa H

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation (MICP) can give concrete self-healing properties. MICP agents are typically bacterial endospores which are coated into shelled granules, infused into expanded clay, or embedded into superabsorbent polymer (SAP). When small cracks appear in the cured concrete, the encapsulation i...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Nielsen SD,Koren K,Löbmann K,Hinge M,Scoma A,Kjeldsen KU,Røy H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and stable immobilization of a laccase from Pleurotus ostreatus was obtained through genetic fusion with a self-assembling and adhesive class I hydrophobin. The chimera protein was expressed in Pichia pastoris and secreted into the culture medium. The crude culture supernatant was directly used for coatings o...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Sorrentino I,Giardina P,Piscitelli A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:κ-Carrageenases exhibit apparent distinctions in gene sequence, molecular weight, enzyme properties, and posttranslational processes. In this study, a new κ-carrageenase gene named cgkZ was cloned from the marine bacterium Zobellia sp. ZM-2. The gene comprised an open reading frame of 1,638 bp and encoded 545 amino ac...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Liu Z,Li G,Mo Z,Mou H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is the most common clinical pathogenic fungus, which is highly susceptible to immunodeficiency. Development of novel antifungal agents has become a growing trend in the treatment of Candida infections. C16-Fengycin A, a lipopeptide isolated from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens fmb60 showed significant fung...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Liu Y,Lu J,Sun J,Zhu X,Zhou L,Lu Z,Lu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradation can achieve complete and cost-effective elimination of aromatic pollutants through harnessing diverse microbial metabolic processes. Aromatics biodegradation plays an important role in environmental cleanup and has been extensively studied since the inception of biodegradation. These studies, however, a...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cao B,Nagarajan K,Loh KC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phaffia rhodozyma (now Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous) and Haematococcus pluvialis are known as the major prominent microorganisms able to synthesize astaxanthin natural pigment. Important research efforts have been made to determine optimal conditions for astaxanthin synthesis. When the focus is on astaxanthin product...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Domínguez-Bocanegra AR,Ponce-Noyola T,Torres-Muñoz JA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple structured model for the dynamics of phosphate-limited batch fermentations with Streptomyces tendae is presented. The model describes the influence of intracellular phosphate storage upon the growth behav our of the culture. The development of the model takes into account the possible internal regulatory proc...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Mundry C,Kuhn KP

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotechnologies that aim to produce renewable fuels, chemicals, and bioproducts from residual ligno(hemi)cellulosic biomass mostly rely on enzymatic depolymerization of plant cell walls (PCW). This process requires an arsenal of diverse enzymes, including xylanases, which synergistically act on the hemicellulose, redu...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Evangelista DE,de Oliveira Arnoldi Pellegrini V,Santo ME,McQueen-Mason S,Bruce NC,Polikarpov I

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With their ability to lyse Gram-positive bacteria, phage lytic enzymes (or lysins) have received a great deal of attention as novel anti-infective agents. The number of known genes encoding these peptidoglycan hydrolases has increased markedly in recent years, due in large part to advances in DNA sequencing technology...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Schmitz JE,Ossiprandi MC,Rumah KR,Fischetti VA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing demand for silver-based biocides, including both ionic silver forms and metallic nanosilver. The use of metallic nanosilver, typically chemically produced, faces challenges including particle agglomeration, high costs, and upscaling difficulties . Additionally, there exists a need for the developmen...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Sintubin L,De Windt W,Dick J,Mast J,van der Ha D,Verstraete W,Boon N

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The manganese superoxide dismutase gene (sodM) is very highly expressed in Aspergillus oryzae. To elucidate the basis for this high-level expression, deletion analysis of the promoter was undertaken using beta-glucuronidase (GUS) as a reporter. Deletion of a 63-bp sequence from -200 to -138 in the 1,038-bp sodM promot...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Hisada H,Sano M,Ishida H,Hata Y,Abe Y,Machida M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A general procedure for the high yield immobilization of enzymes with the help of specific anti-enzyme antibodies is described. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase and horseradish peroxidase in rabbits and the gamma globulin (IgG) fraction from the immune sera isolated by ammoni...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Farooqi M,Sosnitza P,Saleemuddin M,Ulber R,Scheper T

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbon and nitrogen sources most suitable for L-asparaginase production by Enterobacter aerogenes were selected and their concentrations optimized in shake-flask cultures. Sodium citrate (1.0%) and diammonium hydrogen phosphate (0.16%) proved to be the best sources of carbon and nitrogen, respectively. Nitrogen ca...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Mukherjee J,Majumdar S,Scheper T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Milking processing" describes the cultivation of microalgae in a water-organic solvent two-phase system that consists of simultaneous fermentation and secretion of intracellular product. It is usually limited by the conflict between the biocompatibility of the organic solvent to the microorganisms and the ability of ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Hu Z,Zhang X,Wu Z,Qi H,Wang Z

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of shrimp waste from shrimp processing industries has undergone a dramatic increase in recent years. Continued production of this biomaterial without corresponding development of utilizing technology has resulted in waste collection, disposal, and pollution problems. Currently used chemical process rele...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Kandra P,Challa MM,Jyothi HK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosyltransferases (GTs)-mediated glycodiversification studies have drawn significant attention recently, with the goal of generating bioactive compounds with improved pharmacological properties by diversifying the appended sugars. The key to achieving glycodiversification is to identify natural and/or engineered fl...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Li L,Pan G,Zhu X,Fan K,Gao W,Ai G,Ren J,Shi M,Olano C,Salas JA,Yang K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An on-line technique, based on measuring the increase in pressure due to CO(2) release in a closed air-tight reactor, was used to evaluate the fermentation of lactate by propionibacteria. The method was applied to batch cultures of Propionibacterium shermanii grown in yeast extract/sodium lactate medium containing lac...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Benjelloun H,Rochex A,Lecouturier D,Dechemi S,Lebeault JM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been modified successfully for production of numerous metabolites and therapeutic proteins through metabolic engineering, but has not been utilized to date for the production of lipid-derived compounds. We developed a lipid metabolic engineering strategy in S. cerevisiae based up...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Dyer JM,Chapital DC,Kuan JW,Mullen RT,Pepperman AB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00