The influence of pluronics and their conjugates with proteins on the rate of oxygen consumption by liver mitochondria and thymus lymphocytes.

abstract：:Biologically active membrane proteins are difficult to isolate. Very often the isolated membrane proteins have low binding affinity or no biological integrity at all. Despite some success in isolation, one has to overcome the hurdles of obtaining sufficient quantity of the proteins and maintaining biological activity ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Wong RB,Lee AH,Rangan VS,Cheng KC

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of garlic (Allium sativum L.) on the diabetic nephropathy and oxidative stress induced by STZ (streptozotocin) in rats. Diabetes was induced in Male Sprague-Dawley rats by administering a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (60 mg/kg of body weight). ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Mariee AD,Abd-Allah GM,El-Yamany MF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloglucosidase from Rhizopus mould and beta-glucosidase from sweet almond were employed for the preparation of phenolic and vitamin glycosides of vanillin, N-vanillylnonanamide, DL-dopa, dopamine, curcumin, alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), pyridoxine (vitamin B(6)), ergocalciferol (vitamin D(2)), thiamin (vitamin B(1))...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Charles RE,Ponrasu T,Sivakumar R,Divakar S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human thymosin alpha1 is an effective immune system enhancer for the treatment of cancer and viral diseases. Therefore the development of new methods for its synthesis is an urgent problem. In the present work, we propose an efficient scalable scheme for the production of recombinant thymosin alpha1. We used an expres...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Esipov RS,Stepanenko VN,Beyrakhova KA,Muravjeva TI,Miroshnikov AI

更新日期：2010-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Various approaches for removal of high-abundance components in body fluids are currently available. While most methods are constructed for plasma depletion, there is a need for body-fluid-specific strategies. The aim of the present study was to design an affinity matrix suitable for the depletion of high-abundance pro...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Ramström M,Zuberovic A,Grönwall C,Hanrieder J,Bergquist J,Hober S

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:A sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay (e.i.a.) for serrapeptase (TSP), an orally available anti-inflammatory proteinase, was established using affinity-purified anti-TSP rabbit IgG and its Fab' fragment conjugated with horseradish peroxidase as the first and the second antibodies respectively. TSP in the plasma was ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Moriya N,Nakata M,Nakamura M,Takaoka M,Iwasa S,Kato K,Kakinuma A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel, improved dual bacterial-expression system, designed for large-scale generation of high-quality polyclonal antibody preparations intended for proteomics research, is presented. The concept involves parallel expression of cDNA-encoded proteins, as a fusion with two different tags in two separate vector systems....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Falk R,Agaton C,Kiesler E,Jin S,Wieslander L,Visa N,Hober S,Ståhl S

更新日期：2003-12-01 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

abstract：:Limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification, and the dynamic range of detection of hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) chip-based approach with Pichia pastoris-derived recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) as recognition element were established throu...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tam YJ,Zeenathul NA,Rezaei MA,Mustafa NH,Azmi MLM,Bahaman AR,Lo SC,Tan JS,Hani H,Rasedee A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of four lectins from crops of the legume family with Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-mannan, and also with two glycoenzymes containing mainly alpha-mannan moieties, has been studied. The interaction was characterized by a quantitative precipitation assay. The results of precipitation differ with respect...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Mislovicová D,Gemeiner P,Sandula J,Masárová J,Vikartovská A,Docolomanský P

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Staphylococcus aureus protein A (SpA) can be obtained through the culture of wild-type S. aureus and also as a recombinant protein in safe bacterial hosts. Several methods have been used to purify SpA among which ion-exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, gel filtration, and per aqueous liquid chromatog...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rigi G,Ghaedmohammadi S,Ahmadian G

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Melamine adulteration of food is a public health concern. It has been seen that melamine causes disease in many organs. Melamine-induced kidney disease is a well-recognized clinicopathological entity. Inflammation is thought to be important in melamine-induced pathology. Melamine is expected to bind with albumin becau...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rajpoot M,Bhattacharyya R,Banerjee D,Sharma A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation was performed with sugarcane bagasse (SCB) hydrolysate using Clostridium beijerinckii strains. A cost-effective SCB medium was developed with no enzymatic hydrolysis and no supplementation of extra carbon source or expensive nitrogen source. One of the C. beijerinckii strains...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Narayanasamy S,Chan KL,Cai H,Abdul Razak AHB,Tay BK,Miao H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tyrosine phenol-lyase (TPL) gene of Erwinia herbicola was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the complete nucleotide sequence of the gene determined. The TPL gene comprises 1368 bp, encoding 456 amino acids which have 90% amino acid identity with TPL from Citrobacter freundii. After replacing the 5'-fla...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Iwamori S,Oikawa T,Ishiwata K,Makiguchi N

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythrocytes from ten patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were loaded with increasing amounts of dexamethasone 21-phosphate and were re-infused into the original donors. Drug-loaded erythrocytes acted as circulating bioreactors, converting the non-diffusible dexamethasone 21-phosphate into...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rossi L,Serafini S,Cenerini L,Picardi F,Bigi L,Panzani I,Magnani M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, laccase from Trametes versicolor was immobilized in poly(acrylamide-crotonic acid)/sodium alginate [P(AAm-CrA)/alginate], poly(acrylamide-crotonic acid)/K-carrageenan [(P(AAm-CrA)/K-car)], poly(acrylamide-citraconic acid)/sodium alginate (P(AAm-CA)/alginate), and poly(acrylamide-citraconic acid)/K-carra...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Koklukaya SZ,Sezer S,Aksoy S,Hasirci N

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：: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：:The gene (lacS) encoding a thermostable beta-galactosidase enzyme (Ss beta-gal) from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus has been cloned and expressed in simian CV1 and murine NIH3T3 cell lines. The recombinant protein is an active enzyme that shows the same properties of thermophilicity and thermostability as...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cannio R,de Pascale D,Rossi M,Bartolucci S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of lytic bacteriophages as therapeutic products is an attractive alternative to antibiotics. In this study, we evaluated the potential of phage tails for lysing Gram-positive bacteria. Phage P954, a well-characterized temperate staphylococcal phage, was found to adsorb to a large number of Staphylococc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Biddappa AC,Sundarrajan S,Ramalinga AB,Sriram B,Padmanabhan S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganoderma neo-japonicum is a well-known medicinal mushroom in Asian countries. However, scientific validations on its curative activities are confined to cirrhosis and diabetes. In this study, the anticancer properties of G. neo-japonicum were evaluated using cellular and computational models. The ethanolic extract (E...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Lau MF,Chua KH,Sabaratnam V,Kuppusamy UR

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The participation of Mg2+ or Mn2+ nucleoside diphosphates in the reverse reaction catalyzed by purified carbamate kinase (ATP:carbamate phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.2.2) of Lactobacillus buchneri NCDO110 was studied. The results of initial velocity studies have indicated that Mn2+ ADP is as effective as a substrate as M...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Manca de Nadra MC,Pesce de Ruiz Holgado AA,Oliver G

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:It is now a well-known fact that alpha-CD (alpha-cyclodextrin) and Ca(2+) are two important folding agents in the re-activation and refolding processes of many denatured enzyme solutions. Bacillus sp. alpha-amylase was extensively denatured in a 6 M guanidinium chloride solution overnight. Under suitable renaturation ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Yazdanparast R,Khodarahmi R

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 new system equipped with a computer-controlled multiple activity analyzer has been developed for the efficient purification of multiple enzymes. The system consists of the following units: conventional enzyme fractionation system with a peristaltic pump, liquid chromatographic column, fraction collector, and uv moni...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tokushige M,Sasaki S

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of anion-exchange polymeric matrices on endotoxin removal from albumin and gamma-globulin solutions are evaluated. The positively charged cellulose acrylic media carrying DEAE or QAE functional groups remove significant amounts of endotoxin from tap water, but are less effective in protein solutions. With ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Hou KC,Zaniewski R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00