abstract：:The ability of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to oxidize ferrous iron has been extensively studied in bioleaching to recover metal resources. Although immobilization of A. ferrooxidans is of great importance to achieve high bioleaching performance in practical application, the reported approaches of immobilization of ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Zhu N,Shi C,Shang R,Yang C,Xu Z,Wu P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene plays a crucial role in signal transduction by negatively regulating the PI3K signaling pathway. It is the most frequent mutated gene in many human-related cancers. Considering its critical role, a functional analysis of missense mutations of PTEN gene was undertaken in t...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Khan I,Ansari IA,Singh P,Dass J FP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene doping can be easily concealed since its product is similar to endogenous protein, making its effective detection very challenging. In this study, we selected insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) exogenous gene for gene doping detection. First, the synthetic IGF-I gene was subcloned to recombinant adeno-associate...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Zhang JJ,Xu JF,Shen YW,Ma SJ,Zhang TT,Meng QL,Lan WJ,Zhang C,Liu XM

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) still represents a major problem to the swine industry worldwide, causing high mortality rates in infected animals. Virus-like particles (VLPs) have gained attention for vaccine development, serving both as scaffolds for epitope expression and immune response enhancers. The commercial ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Aguilera BE,Chávez-Calvillo G,Elizondo-Quiroga D,Jimenez-García MN,Carrillo-Tripp M,Silva-Rosales L,Hernández-Gutiérrez R,Gutiérrez-Ortega A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sialidase gene from Brevibacterium casei was cloned in pET28a and overexpressed as a histidine-tagged protein in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The histidine-tagged sialidase protein was purified and characterized from the crude cell extracts of isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactopyranoside-induced cells using Ni-NTA agarose c...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Wang X,Long H,Shen D,Liu L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fermentation of herb Polygonum hydropiper L. (PHL) and cassava pulp (CP) for feed additive production with simultaneous flavonoid dissolution was investigated, and a two-stage response surface methodology (RSM) based on Plackett-Burman factorial design (PB design) was used to optimize the flavonoid dissolution and pro...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Song ZT,Zhu MJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：:Mustard tuber wastewater is characterized by high salinity and high organic content that is potentially detrimental to the biological treatment system and affects the treatment efficiency accordingly. The experiment used the integrated bioreactor to reduce much of the organics in mustard tuber wastewater, and found th...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Kang W,Chai H,Yang S,Du G,Zhou J,He Q

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma (NB) is an embryonic solid tumor derived from precursor cells of the sympathetic nervous system, and accounts for 11% of childhood cancers and around 15% of cancer deaths in children. SUMOylation and deSUMOylation are dynamic mechanisms regulating a spectrum of protein activities. The SUMO proteases (SEN...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Xiang-Ming Y,Zhi-Qiang X,Ting Z,Jian W,Jian P,Li-Qun Y,Ming-Cui F,Hong-Liang X,Xu C,Yun Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mirabilis himalaica is an endangered medicinal plant species in the Tibetan Plateau. The two genes respectively encoding chalcone synthase (MhCHS) and chalcone isomerase (MhCHI) were isolated and characterized from M. himalaica. The sequence analysis revealed that the two genes were similar with their corresponding ho...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Lan X,Quan H,Xia X,Yin W,Zheng W

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoprotein D (gD2) is the most important candidate antigen for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) vaccine development. Establishment of a stable eukaryotic cell line to overexpress gD2 and an efficient purification process to purify is essential for the development of subunit vaccine against HSV-2. The DNA sequence...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Qi Y,Xu Y,Pan Y,Li S,Li B,Pan M,Zhang S,Li Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new α-neoagarobiose hydrolase (NABH) called AgaWH117 was cloned from Agarivorans gilvus WH0801. The gene encoding this hydrolase consists of 1,086 bp and encodes a protein containing 361 amino acids. This new NABH showed 74% amino acid sequence identity with other known NABHs. The molecular mass of the recombinant A...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Liu N,Yang M,Mao X,Mu B,Wei D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) remains the most frequent primary malignant bone tumor in adolescents. However, the molecular cause of the disease is poorly elucidated. In the present study, we primarily found that translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) was overexpressed in human OS tissues and cell lines. To investigate t...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Shen JH,Qu CB,Chu HK,Cui MY,Wang YL,Sun YX,Song YD,Li G,Shi FJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloidal carriers based on silica (Si) matrices are an innovative approach within the context of therapeutic drug delivery systems. These carriers are emerging as a great promise for diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of injuries, particularly in cancer and infectious diseases. In addition, bioencapsulation for ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Andreani T,Silva AM,Souto EB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of cell-surface molecules involved in a number of biological and pathological processes, have recently emerged as key players in carcinogenesis and cancer progression. Orphan G protein-coupled receptors (oGPCRs) are a group of proteins lacking endogenous ligands....

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cui X,Liu Y,Wang B,Xian G,Liu X,Tian X,Qin C

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Mechano-growth factor (MGF), an alternative splicing variant of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) gene, promotes cell proliferation and inhibits cell differentiation. It also plays an important role in tumor development. It is important to optimize the production process and achieve MGF protein because there is no ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Feng J,Wan R,Yi Q,He L,Yang L,Tang L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of inoculated microbes is critical for successful bioaugmentation in wastewater treatment. The influence of readily available nutrients (RANs) on the colonization of two functional bacteria, Pseudomonas putida M9, a strong biofilm-forming strain, and Comamonas testosteroni A3, a 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (3...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Cheng Z,Meng X,Xie L,Xu H,Li M

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:This study was designed to investigate the protective effects of Acanthus ilicifolius alkaloid A [4-hydroxy-2-benzoxazolone (HBOA)] and its acetylated derivatives including 4-acetoxy-2-benzoxazolone (TC-2) and 3-acetyl-4-acetoxy-2-benzoxazolone (TC-3) on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 )-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Spr...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Wai KK,Liang Y,Zhou L,Cai L,Liang C,Liu L,Lin X,Wu H,Lin J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-17F (IL-17F) is an important member of IL-17 cytokine family, which plays important roles in host defense against microbial infections. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen associated with several invasive and noninvasive pneumococcal diseases, and mucosal immune response plays crucial roles in de...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Chen L,Guo S,Wu L,Hao C,Xu W,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Succinylcholine apnea happens in cases of null butyrylcholinesterase activity after administration of preintubation succinylcholine. So far, there is no such popular test that can rapidly screen null butyrylcholinesterase activity from plasma. Development of a novel method for rapid screening of null butyrylcholineste...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Nagpal N,Chowdhary S,Bhattacharyya R,Banerjee D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis has long been the scourge of humanity, claiming millions of lives. The family of PE_PGRS gene has been attributed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis over the past few decades. The gene of PE_PGRS family proteins are most often clustered in a region of the genome often as overlapping genes and ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Meena LS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant polymer lignin is the greatest source of aromatic chemical structures on earth. Hence, the chemically diverse lignin monomers are valuable raw materials for fine chemicals, materials synthesis, and food and flavor industries. However, extensive use of this natural resource is hampered by the large number of ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Jansen F,Gillessen B,Mueller F,Commandeur U,Fischer R,Kreuzaler F

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:The effect of silica nanoparticles and conventional silica sources on the changes in microbial biomass and silica availability to pure soil and maize rhizosphere was studied. Nanosilica (20-40 nm) was synthesized from rice husk and comprehensively characterized. The efficiency of nanosilica was evaluated in terms of i...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rangaraj S,Gopalu K,Rathinam Y,Periasamy P,Venkatachalam R,Narayanasamy K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylacetonitrile-hydrolyzing nitrilase (E.C. 3.5.5.5) of Alcaligenes sp. MTCC 10675 has been purified by up to 46-fold to homogeneity and 32% yield using ammonium sulfate fractionation, Sephacryl S-300 gel permeation, and anion exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of the native enzyme was estimated to be 520 ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Bhatia SK,Mehta PK,Bhatia RK,Bhalla TC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empty fruit bunch (EFB) of oil palm trees was converted to fermentable sugars by the combined use of dilute acids and whole fungal cell culture-catalyzed hydrolyses. EFB (5%, w/v) was hydrolyzed in the presence of 0.5% H2 SO4 and 0.2% H3 PO4 at 160 °C for 10 Min. The solid fraction was separated from the acid hydrolys...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Li Q,Ng WT,Puah SM,Bhaskar RV,Soh LS,MacBeath C,Parakattil P,Green P,Wu JC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillium ochrochloron Biourge, which was isolated from rotten sweet potato, can produce plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) with high viscosity reducing capability for ethanol production using fresh sweet potato tubers as feedstock. The enzyme preparation was characterized by a broad enzyme spectrum includin...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Huang Y,Jin Y,Shen W,Fang Y,Zhang G,Zhao H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naproxen and bezafibrate fall into the category of pharmaceuticals that have been widely detected in the aquatic environment, and one of the major sources is the effluent discharge from wastewater treatment plants. This study investigated the sorption and degradation kinetics of naproxen and bezafibrate in the presenc...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Tang Y,Li XM,Xu ZC,Guo QW,Hong CY,Bing YX

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.2) from Vigna aconitifolia seeds was purified to apparent homogeneity by using ammonium sulfate fractionation and cation-exchange chromatography [carboxymethyl (CM) cellulose]. The enzyme was 228-fold purified with 14.6% recovery. Analytical gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-200 co...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Anand A,Srivastava PK

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioreactor process changes can have a profound effect on the yield and quality of biotechnology products. Mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) glycan content and the enzymatic catalytic kinetic parameters are critical quality attributes (CQAs) of many therapeutic enzymes used to treat lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). Here, we ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Madhavarao CN,Agarabi CD,Wong L,Müller-Loennies S,Braulke T,Khan M,Anderson H,Johnson GR

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:The objective of this work is to develop structured, segregated stochastic models for bioprocesses using time-series flow cytometric (FC) data. To this end, mammalian CHO cells were grown in both batch and fed-batch cultures, and their viable cell numbers (VCDs), monoclonal antibody (MAb), cell cycle phases, mitochond...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Shirsat N,Avesh M,English NJ,Glennon B,Al-Rubeai M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylin has been implicated in type II diabetes because of its inherent property to misfold into toxic aggregates. Although it has been shown that amylin interacts with cell membranes, no study to date has monitored the association process using a direct approach. The present study uses confocal microscopy to identify ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Pillay K,Govender P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single base mismatched oligonucleotides related to the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the mutations of which cause drug resistance of the infectious agent, were detected and discriminated using a surface plasmon resonance biosensor system. Thiol-modified oligonucleotides of the selected sequence (the probe) ...

journal_title：Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

authors： Rachkov A,Patskovsky S,Soldatkin A,Meunier M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00