abstract：:Bacterial and fungal contaminants of enset (Ensete ventricosum) cultures and microbes associated with surface-sterilized field material were identified by 16S/26S rDNA sequencing. Ten bacterial species were identified in 16 isolates from in vitro cultures and seven in 10 isolates from field clones. Three yeast species...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Birmeta G,Passoth V,Roos S,Welander M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant gene coding for an antibody-targeted urokinase-type plasminogen activator was constructed for the purpose of enhancing the thrombolytic specificity of urokinase. The recombinant gene was cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pTrcHisA, and transformed into Escherichia coli strain Rosetta (DE3). Less t...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yu M,Yu M,Ru B

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review concerns basic research on cellulases and cellulose-specific carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). As a background, glycosyl hydrolases are also briefly reviewed. The nomenclature of cellulases and CBMs is discussed. The main cellulase-producing organisms and their cellulases are described. Synergy, enantio...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hildén L,Johansson G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An endo-beta-(1-->3),(1-->4)-glucanase gene (bglBC1) from Bacillus circulans ATCC21367 was modified by substituting its native promoter with a strong promoter, BJ27X, to increase expression of the gene when cloned into B. subtilis RM125 and B. megaterium ATCC14945. A 771-bp endo-beta-(1-->3),(1-->4)-glucanase open rea...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim KH,Kim YO,Ko BS,Youn HJ,Lee DS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-Propyl laurate synthesis should not be used as standard reaction test of immobilized enzymes in microemulsion-based organogels (MBGs) prepared using lecithin/1-propanol as surfactant when extremely active enzymes with high load are used. In these cases, an anomalous kinetic reaction constant value is observed over s...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Domínguez de María P,Xenakis A,Stamatis H,Sinisterra JV

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetic acid is by-product from fermentation processes for producing succinic acid using Mannheimia succiniciproducens . To obtain pure succinic acid from the final fermentation broth, acetic acid was selectively removed based on the different extractability of succinic acid and acetic acid with pH using tri-n-octylami...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Huh YS,Hong YK,Hong WH,Chang HN

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective clinical parametric study comprising women afflicted by breast cancer and otherwise healthy participants was undertaken. The mean plasmatic concentration of putative leucine amino peptidase and nucleoside diphosphate phosphotransferase enzymatic complex in breast cancer cases was significantly elevated [...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Pulido-Cejudo G,Miranda H,El Abdaimi K,Wang C,Kar B,Medina Acevedo J,Cárdenas JM,Sarti Gutiérrez E,Pérez Palacios G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computational search was carried out to identify additional binding sites for the manganese response regulator, ManR, in the genome of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. This approach predicted ManR binding sites: the promoter regions of the genes of all3575-alr3576 and the gene of alr5134 from Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Electropho...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Huang W,Wu QY

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid baculovirus, a hybrid of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus and the Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus, was used for the large-scale production of bovine interleukin-21 (IL-21) in silkworms. A recombinant hybrid baculovirus containing the full length of the cDNA of bovine interleukin-21...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Muneta Y,Nagaya H,Minagawa Y,Enomoto C,Matsumoto S,Mori Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic relationship among commercial cultivars of Citrus limon (lemon) was analysed by inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and flow cytometry techniques. Two cultivars with a close germplasm were distinguished by screening 10 SSR primers and by measuring DNA content of prestained nuclei. ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Capparelli R,Viscardi M,Amoroso MG,Blaiotta G,Bianco M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baker's yeast suspensions were incubated at different pressures (from 1 bar to 6 bar) and different gases [air, O(2) and a mixture of 8% (v/v) CO(2), 21% O(2) and N(2)]. Raising the air pressure from 1 bar to 6 bar stimulated cell growth but had no effect on leavening ability or viability of the cells. A 50% reduction...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Campelo AF,Belo I

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fed-batch cultivation of Azotobacter vinelandii 21was optimized for biosurfactant production. Optimization of feed-rate time profile and concentration of nutrient medium components in feeding solution is based on a hybrid mathematical model consisting of mass-balance equations for biomass, biosurfactant, volume of cul...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Levisauskas D,Galvanauskas V,Zunda G,Grigiskis S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fusion protein consisting of streptavidin and firefly luciferase was constructed to establish an accurate measuring technique of local ATP concentration. The fusion protein retained the binding ability of streptavidin and enzymatic activity of luciferase. Also, it could detect the concentration of antigens and could...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Nakamura M,Mie M,Funabashi H,Kobatake E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enantioselective hydrolysis of insoluble (R,S)-ketoprofen ethyl ester to the optically active (S)-ketoprofen was carried out in a dispersed aqueous lipase reaction system induced by the inclusion of chiral cyclodextrins for complexation of the substrate. Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin was the most effective chira...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim SH,Kim TK,Shin GS,Lee KW,Shin HD,Lee YH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient synthesis of polymerizable 3'- and 5'-O-acyl-nucleoside derivatives has been developed from inosine and 2'-deoxyuridine by enzyme-catalyzed regioselective acylation with divinyl dicarboxylates. In acetone, Lipozyme (immobilized lipase from Mucor miehei) gave 5'-O-acyl-nucleoside products, and PPL (lipase ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sun XF,Wang N,Wu Q,Lin XF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,3-Propanediol production by Klebsiella pneumoniae was studied in batch cultures under N2 flow and four airflow systems. Different byproducts were formed under different aeration conditions. An anaerobic/aerobic combined fed-batch culture was developed giving 70 g 1,3-propanediol l(-1) and 16 g 2,3-butanediol l(-1) w...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Cheng KK,Liu DH,Sun Y,Liu WB

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligo-chitosans were chemically modified with dinitrophenyl groups for selective and rapid adsorption of amitriptyline by forming pi-pi complexes. 1H-NMR was utilized not only for characterization of modified chitosans but also for monitoring the aromatic-aromatic interaction. The variation in the chemical shift of ar...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee DW,Baney R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia marcescens SS-1 and its SpnR-defective isogenic mutant, SMdeltaR, produced an extracellular surfactant able to decrease surface tension of water from 72 to 37 dyne cm(-1) (SMdeltaR strain) and to 45 dyne cm(-1) (SS-1 strain). The biosurfactant also emulsified kerosene and diesel with a maximum emulsion index ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Wei YH,Lai HC,Chen SY,Yeh MS,Chang JS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dodecanol (1% v/v) and dodecanoic acid (1% w/v) inhibited growth of Yarrowia lipolytica in complex media supplemented with glucose but dodecanedioic acid (1% w/v) was not toxic. Dodecanol-tolerant strains were prepared from the wild type strain H222 as well as the acyl-CoA oxidase deleted (deltaPOX2, POX3, POX5) strai...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Smit MS,Mokgoro MM,Setati E,Nicaud JM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term cell recycle fermentations of Candida tropicalis were performed over 14 rounds of fermentation. The average xylitol concentrations, fermentation times, volumetric productivities and product yields for 14 rounds were 105 g l(-1), 333 h, 4.4 g l(-1) h(-1) and 78%, respectively, in complex medium; and 110 g l(-...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kim TB,Lee YJ,Kim P,Kim CS,Oh DK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A domain of epiglucan was synthesized by beta-glucosidases. Two beta-glucosidases, an extracellular beta-glucosidase derived from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum grown on xylose, and a commercial lyophilized preparation of beta-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger, were used to synthesize gluco-oligosaccharides from cellobiose...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Smaali MI,Michaud N,Marzouki N,Legoy MD,Maugard T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sigma 70-like gene, sigA, has been identified from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes. The sigA gene encodes a polypeptide of 467 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 52036 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence preserves the common motifs of the primary sigma factors and shows very high similarity to those of Sig...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lee BR,Kim JH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop novel antibiotic peptides useful as therapeutic drugs, a number of analogues were designed to increase the hydrophobic helix region either by Trp-substitution or net positive charge increase by Lys-substitution, from HP(2-9)-ME(1-12). The antibiotic activities of these peptides were evaluated using bacteria...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Park Y,Kim HN,Park SN,Jang SH,Choi CH,Lim HT,Hahm KS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant plasmid, pGMF, containing a gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene (GSH-I) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was constructed with a copper-resistance gene as the selection marker and was introduced into S. cerevisiae YSF-31. The glutathione content of the recombinant strain was 1.5-fold (13.1 mg g dry cells...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Fan X,He X,Guo X,Qu N,Wang C,Zhang B

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial consortia obtained from soil samples of gasoline-polluted sites were individually enriched with pentane, hexane, isooctane and toluene. Cometabolism with methyl tert-butyl ether, (MTBE), gave maximum degradation rates of 49, 12, 32 and 0 mg g(-1)protein h(-1), respectively. MTBE was fully degraded even when ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Morales M,Velázquez E,Jan J,Revah S,González U,Razo-Flores E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor grown in submerged culture produced two laccase isoenzymes, LacI and LacII. Addition of insoluble lignocellulosic materials into the culture medium increased the total laccase activity. The proportion of laccase isoenzymes also changed depending on the lignocellulosic material ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Moldes D,Lorenzo M,Sanromán MA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GERI-155 is a macrolide antibiotic containing two deoxyhexose molecules which has antimicrobial activities against gram-positive bacteria. The deoxyhexose biosynthetic gene cluster of GERI-155 from Streptomyces sp. GERI-155 genome has now been isolated. Four orf were identified and a putative orf, supposed to code for...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sohng JK,Kim HJ,Nam DH,Lim DO,Han JM,Lee HJ,Yoo JC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrite at 2 mM did not affect the growth of Botryococcus braunii and served as the sole nitrogen source giving a minimum biomass doubling time of 4.2 d, which was equal to that of the culture using 4 mM nitrate as nitrogen source. With nitrite at 4 mM, after a lag phase of about 10 d, the alga grew quickly, reaching ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Yang S,Wang J,Cong W,Cai Z,Ouyang F

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A propanol-rinsed enzyme preparations (PREP) of papain showed an activity of 59 nmol min(-1) (mg powder)(-1) in tert-butanol at the optimal water activity of 0.2. The immobilized papain was stable in aqueous media for 3 d at 4 degrees C. Solid-state buffers (bases and their HCl salts) suspended in the organic medium d...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Theppakorn T,Kanasawud P,Halling PJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image analysis was used to measure the effect of Tween 40 on the morphology of Trichoderma harzianum. The percentage of pellets was maximal (93%) with Tween at 0.2 ml l(-1), whereas the maximal proportion of dispersed mycelia (40%) was with Tween at 1.6 ml l(-1). The particle median diameter decreased from 2 to 0.5 mm...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Lucatero S,Galindo E,Larralde-Corona CP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizopus arrhizus, strain DAR 36017, produced L(+)-lactic acid in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process using starch waste effluents. Lactic acid at 19.5-44.3 g l(-1) with a yield of 0.85-0.96 g g(-1) was produced in 40 h using 20-60 g starch l(-1). Supplementation of nitrogen source may be unnecess...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Jin B,Huang LP,Lant P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An on-line device, ORP (oxidation-reduction potential)-stat, was used to control glucose-feeding for enhancing xylitol conversion from D-xylose during an oxygen-limited fermentation by Candida tropicalis. The fermentation was carried out in a 5 l jar fermenter. After glucose in the medium was depleted, a switching to ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Sheu DC,Duan KJ,Jou SR,Chen YC,Chen CW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-viral vector, pCMV-Pth, with full-length human parathyroid hormone (prepro-hPTH) cDNA was constructed and delivered into the ovariectomized mouse quadriceps to explore the effects of electroporational gene transfer of PTH on the bone. The expression of hPTH in the transfected mice was detected by RT-PCR and radioi...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Liu B,Tang J,Ji J,Gu J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated sequential injection analysis (SIA) system using stop-flow technique was developed to determine methanol concentration by means of the enzymatic reactions of alcohol oxidase and peroxidase. Its application as an on-line device for monitoring Pichia pastoris fermentations producing an heterologous protein ...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Surribas A,Cos O,Montesinos JL,Valero F

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding Schwanniomyces occidentalis alpha-amylase (AMY) was introduced into the chromosomal delta sequences of an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To obtain a strain suitable for commercial use, an delta-integrative cassette devoid of bacterial DNA sequences was constructed that contains the AM...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Kang NY,Park JN,Chin JE,Lee HB,Im SY,Bai S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizopus nigricans was cultivated in a liquid medium using lemon, mandarin, orange, pear and melon peel or artichoke bracts as the carbon source. In all cultures, a carbohydrate polymer fraction remained resistant to fermentation. These fractions were isolated in gram amounts and characterised. The molecular weight di...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Hellín P,Laencina J,Ros JM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA was isolated from as little as 2 mg dry biomass of Magnaporthe grisea by microwave treatment within 30 s. The quantity of DNA was good enough for PCR analysis and Dot blot hybridization. This technique can be used for various studies, such as DNA fingerprinting to study the population structure of the phyt...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Tendulkar SR,Gupta A,Chattoo BB

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel and simple method for detection of mutations in DNA oligonucleotides using a double-stranded DNA specific dye (SYBR Green I) is reported. The SYBR Green I is bound specifically with a duplex DNA oligonucleotide (it tercalation). This intercalation induces fluorescent emission at 525 nm with excitation at 494 n...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Maruyama T,Takata T,Ichinose H,Park LC,Kamaiya N,Goto M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ion-exchange chromatography behavior of recombinant glucose dehydrogenase harboring pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQGDH) was modified to greatly simplify its purification. The surface charge of PQQGDH was engineered by either fusing a three-arginine tail to the C-terminus of PQQGDH (PQQGDH+Arg3) or by substituting th...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Koh H,Igarashi S,Sode K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exploded bast, branch and stem of cotton stalk were degraded by alkalophilic Bacillus NT-19, with weight losses of 24%, 20% and 14%, respectively, after 14 d. Compared with a white-rot fungus (Phanerochaete chrysosporium), Bacillus NT- 19 preferentially degraded the non-cellulose components of cotton stem. The rel...

journal_title：Biotechnology letters

authors： Zheng L,Han X,Du Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00