Sensitive determination of NT-proBNP for diagnosing abdominal aortic aneurysms incidence on interdigitated electrode sensor.

abstract：:A sensitive label-free electrochemical aptasensor was successfully fabricated for thrombin detection with platinum nanoparticles (Pt) and blocking reagent horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as enhancers. A Nafion®-graphene-coated electrode was first modified with an electrochemical probe of methylene blue (MB) through elect...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sun T,Wang L,Li N,Gan X

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine serum albumin (BSA) microspheres with an average diameter of 12.5 micron were prepared by crosslinking of BSA molecules with glutaraldehyde in the presence of polymethylmethacrylate dissolved in chloroform-toluene. Trypsin and anti-human IgG antibody were immobilized onto their surfaces by the glutaraldehyde-ac...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Yan CH,Kitano H,Ise N

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of the hydroperoxidase activity of immobilized lipoxygenase to xenobiotic metabolization is reported in this work. Soya bean lipoxygenase has been immobilized by covalent coupling to oxirane acrylic beads. This immobilized system has been applied to the oxidation of chlorpromazine (CPZ), a phenothiazin...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Santano E,Pinto Mdel C,Macías P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Cyclodextrin (CD) was converted by Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase into highly insoluble high-amylose starch with a low average degree of polymerization (56-73), in yields as high as 78% over a wide range of temperatures (25-70 degreesC). Ability to undergo this conversion was highly concentrat...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rendleman JA Jr,Knutson CA Jr

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in the specific activity of an enzyme is commonly observed when the enzyme is inappropriately handled or is stored over an extended period. Here, we reported a functional transition of an FMN-bound diaphorase (FMN-DI) that happened during the long-term storage process. It was found that FMN-DI did not simpl...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Huston S,Collins J,Sun F,Zhang T,Vaden TD,Zhang YP,Fu J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of insulin secretion by transplantation of isolated islets is a treatment for type Ι diabetes mellitus. One of the major issues with clinical treatment of islet transplantation is how to maintain islet viability during transportation from the donor to the patient. We developed a method that uses alginate e...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Li N,Zhang Y,Xiu Z,Wang Y,Chen L,Wang S,Li S,Guo X,Ma X

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of dissolved oxygen (DO) and shear stress in the vasculature microenvironment play a major role in determining the fate of stem cells in adults and during early embryonic development. In this study, we present a microbioreactor (MBR) that provides independent control over oxygen tension and shear stress i...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Abaci HE,Devendra R,Soman R,Drazer G,Gerecht S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-supported bilayer lipid membranes (s-BLMs) that possess some properties similar to those of conventional BLMs can be self-assembled on a freshly cleaved metal wire by a two-step procedure: (i) The tip of a Teflon-coated platinum wire, while immersed in a lipid solution, is cut off with a scalpel; (ii) the new ti...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tien HT,Salamon Z

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optison(R) is an ultrasound contrast agent, consisting of gas-filled microspheres surrounded by a solid shell of heat-denatured human albumin. Size-distribution measurements of these microspheres are a critical stability indicating factor, because loss of encapsulated gas eliminates ultrasound contrast activity. Compo...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Podell S,Burrascano C,Gaal M,Golec B,Maniquis J,Mehlhaff P

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a new protocol for measurement of cyclosporine A (CsA) 2 H after dose (C2) on the V-Twin® analyzer. Imprecision, recovery, and linearity were determined using CsA-spiked blood pools. Accuracy was evaluated using specimens from renal, cardiac, and liver transplant patients, and results were compared with t...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Morjana N,Yau H,Rea D,Ruttle D,Jones H,Siefring G Jr,Christenson R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pathway for the synthesis of the repeating tetrasaccharide units in gellan gum from Pseudomonas elodea is proposed. The enzymes presumed to be involved in the synthesis of the activated precursors UDP-glucose, TDP-rhamnose, and UDP-glucuronic acid were detected and assayed in crude cell extracts of the gellan-produc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Martins LO,Sá-Correia I

更新日期：1991-12-01 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：:Oxidative DNA damage is involved in mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, aging, radiation effects and also in the action of several anticancer drugs. Accumulated evidence indicates that iron may play an important role in these processes. The conversion of the closed circular double-stranded supercoiled plasmid pcDNA3 into the...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： El-Sayed IH,El-Masry SA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation is a complex and important event in atherosclerosis, aging and cancer, and is under the control of signalling pathways. These signalling pathways in turn are effected by the presence of a number of chemicals. For this purpose, we have checked the effect of two chemicals on the proliferation of skin ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Onat D,Boscoboinik D,Azzi A,Basaga H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three peptides complementary to exposed regions of two low-M(r) phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase isoenzymes and of the acylphosphatase muscle isoenzyme have been synthesized. Each peptide was synthesized on two different types of resins; the peptides were anchored to the resins by amide linkages. The peptide resins...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Stefani M,Bucciantini M,Taddei N,Mincione G,Manao G,Ramponi G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic potential of microRNA-21 (miR-21) small-molecule inhibitors has been of particular interest to medicinal chemists. Moreover, the development of more facile screening methods is lacking. In the present study, two potential screening strategies for miR-21 small-molecule inhibitor including the stem-loop ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Hei YY,Guo YX,Jiang CS,Wang S,Lu SM,Zhang SQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Mutants with overexpression of α-acetolactate synthase (ALS), α-acetolactate decarboxylase, and acetoin reductase (AR), either individually or in combination, were constructed to improve 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) production in Klebsiella pneumoniae. The recombinant strains were characterized in terms of the enzyme activ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Guo XW,Zhang YH,Cao CH,Shen T,Wu MY,Chen YF,Zhang CY,Xiao DG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microbial fuel cell is a sustainable and environmental-friendly device that combines electricity generation and wastewater treatment through metabolic activities of microorganisms. However, low power output from inadequate electron transfer to the anode electrode hampers its practical implementation. Nanocomposites ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sirajudeen AAO,Annuar MSM,Subramaniam R

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to make the point on the fortieth years study on the β-glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus. This enzyme represents one of the thermophilic biocatalysts, which is more extensively studied as witnessed by the numerous literature reports available since 1980. Comprehensive biochemical studie...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Febbraio F,Ionata E,Marcolongo L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aspartic proteinase gene of Mucor pusillus rennin expressed in Pichia pastoris was characterized in terms of structural and conformational stability induced by temperature. This enzyme is 12% glycosylated, with a similar specific activity to the native fungal enzyme. The secondary structure determined by CD is mai...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Beldarraín A,Acosta N,Montesinos R,Mata M,Cremata J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-abundant plasma proteins pose a challenge in a large number of proteomics-based technologies. Depletion of these high-abundant proteins has proven to be a fruitful strategy to circumvent masking of lower-abundant proteins that could serve as valuable biomarker candidates. However, current strategies often do not ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Eriksson C,Schwenk JM,Sjöberg A,Hober S

更新日期：2010-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroin, the major proteinaceous component of the silk fiber produced by larvae of the domesticated silk moth (Bombyx mori), has been widely investigated as a biomaterial for potential applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Following sol-gel transition, silk fibroin solutions can generate hydrog...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chirila TV,Suzuki S,Papolla C

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Heparin is a widely used clinical anticoagulant that is prepared from pig intestine. A contamination of heparin in 2008 has led to a reexamination of animal-derived pharmaceuticals. A bioengineered heparin prepared by bacterial fermentation and chemical and enzymatic processing is currently under development. This stu...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Suwan J,Torelli A,Onishi A,Dordick JS,Linhardt RJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lys and Leu were generally considered as the key amino acids for brewer's yeast during beer brewing. In the present study, peptide Lys-Leu and a free amino acid (FAA) mixture of Lys and Leu (Lys + Leu) were supplemented in 24 °P wort to examine their effects on physiological activity and fermentation performance of br...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Yang H,Zong X,Cui C,Mu L,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a particularly useful model for studying the function and regulation of genes from higher eukaryotes. The genome of Sc. pombe has been sequenced, and DNA microarray, proteome and transcriptome analyses have been carried out. Among the well-characterized yeast species, Sc....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Takegawa K,Tohda H,Sasaki M,Idiris A,Ohashi T,Mukaiyama H,Giga-Hama Y,Kumagai H

更新日期：2009-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast cells immobilized by entrapment in an insolubilized gelatin gel have been investigated with regard to their pattern of growth and respiratory activity. Mass-transfer resistance offered by the matrix and growth of the entrapped cells determine a gradient of nutrients throughout the gel which is responsible for bo...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Parascandola P,de Alteriis E

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) have been encapsulated in sheep and human red blood cells (RBCs) by a hypotonic dialysis/isotonic resealing procedure. At a fixed enzyme level in the dialysis bag (100 units/ml of RBCs), a significant encapsulation yield was observed for ADH, both in human ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Sanz S,Pinilla M,Garín M,Tipton KF,Luque J

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis strain DM-03, which is isolated from starter culture used for the production of alcohol by local Assam tribes, grows optimally at 52-55 degrees C and secretes a significant amount of alpha-amylase at pH 8.0 into the culture media. This alpha-amylase, purified by ion-exchange, gel-filtration and rever...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Das K,Doley R,Mukherjee AK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00