abstract：:In this work we evaluated methanolic extracts from different parts (leaves, seeds, fruit peel and pulp) of Chamaerops humilis L. for antioxidant activity and the ability to inhibit enzymes linked with neurodegenerative diseases: acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and tyrosinase (TYR). The total ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Gonçalves S,Medronho J,Moreira E,Grosso C,Andrade PB,Valentão P,Romano A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to investigate the antileishmanial activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) compared to chemically synthesized AgNPs. A nano dimension size (10-15 nm) biogenic AgNPs was produced and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy and X-rays diffraction. The chemically synthesized AgNPs w...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ullah I,Cosar G,Abamor ES,Bagirova M,Shinwari ZK,Allahverdiyev AM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine (9) different date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars from UAE, which differ in their flower timings were selected to determine the polymorphism and genetic relationship between these cultivars. Hereditary differences and interrelationships were assessed utilizing inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and dire...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Purayil FT,Robert GA,Gothandam KM,Kurup SS,Subramaniam S,Cheruth AJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tolerance of the pentose-fermenting yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii to the inhibitors released after the biomass hydrolysis, such as acetic acid and furfural, was surveyed. We first verified the effects of acetic acid and cell concentrations and initial pH on the growth of a M. guilliermondii strain in a semi-synt...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Perna MDSC,Bastos RG,Ceccato-Antonini SR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycetes strain was isolated from leaf litter soil sample and was identified as Streptomyces sp. by conventional and molecular approaches. The biologically active compound responsible for antimicrobial and anticancer activity of the strain JAR6 was elucidated by solid state fermentation followed by subsequent chr...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Abraham J,Chauhan R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-F has been involved in immune regulation of infectious diseases. However, the role of HLA-F polymorphisms in hepatitis B infection outcomes remains unclear. Here, we aimed to determine HLA-F polymorphism implication in chronic HBV. Genotype analysis was performed for three single nucleoti...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Laaribi AB,Hannachi N,Ben Yahia H,Marzouk M,Mehri A,Belhadj M,Yacoub S,Letaief A,Ouzari HI,Boudabous A,Boukadida J,Rizzo R,Zidi I

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kalopanax septemlobus is a medicinal woody species of the family Araliaceae, and the pharmaceutical properties of saponins obtained from K. septemlobus suggest that K. septemlobus has the potential to be a crude drug and dietary health supplement. In this study, we established cell suspension culture of K. septemlobus...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Lee JK,Eom SH,Hyun TK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of microwave (MW)-assisted acid or alkali pretreatment (300 W, 7 min) followed by saccharification with a triple enzyme cocktail (Cellic, Optimash BG and Stargen) with or without detoxification mix on ethanol production from three cassava residues (stems, leaves and peels) by Saccharomyces cerevisiae was in...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Pooja NS,Sajeev MS,Jeeva ML,Padmaja G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of new strains of Magnaporthe oryzae (M. oryzae) is associated with recurrent failure of resistance response mediated by single resistance (R) gene in rice. Therefore, stacking or combining of multiple R genes could improve the durability of resistance against multiple strains of M. oryzae. To achieve th...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Kumari M,Devanna BN,Singh PK,Rajashekara H,Sharma V,Sharma TR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine-rich (Lys-rich) proteins encoded by AGP17, AGP18, and AGP19 genes are cell wall-associated glycopeptides related to sexual reproduction in flowering plants. This subclass belongs to classical arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) widely studied in model plants like Arabidopsis. In this study, we identified the CaAGP1...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Verdugo-Perales M,Velez-de la Rocha R,León-Félix J,Osuna-Enciso T,Heredia JB,Osuna-Castro JA,Islas-Osuna MA,Sañudo-Barajas JA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioethanol is an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum energy sources. This study evaluated the effects of H2O, HCl, NaOH and FeCl3 pretreated rice husk feedstocks on the production of bioethanol. The pretreatments were carried out using water, 0.1 M HCl, NaOH and FeCl3 at 121 °C for 15 min, followed by si...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Madu JO,Agboola BO

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistical methodologies, including Plackett-Burman design and Box-Behnken design, were employed to optimize the fermentation conditions for the production of active substances against aquatic pathogen Vibrio harveyi by marine-derived Aspergillus flavipes strain HN4-13. The optimal crucial fermentation values for max...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Guo L,Wang C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of high-quality RNA from weed plants such as Parthenium hysterophorus is a difficult task due to the hindrance caused by numerous secondary metabolites. Such metabolites not only affect the quality and yield of RNA, but also limit the quality of downstream applications. Therefore, the present study was under...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ahmad J,Baig MA,Ali AA,Al-Huqail A,Ibrahim MM,Qureshi MI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of tannase from B. gottheilii M2S2 was studied under solid-state fermentation with an optimized medium consisting of polyurethane foam matrix of dimension 40 × 40 × 5 mm, impregnated with a liquid medium comprising (w/v): 4% tannic acid; 2% NH4NO3; 0.1% KH2PO4; 0.2% MgSO4; 0.1% NaCl and 0.05% CaCl2·2H2O in ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Selvaraj S,Vytla RM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid growth of nanotechnology has enabled the production and use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in several industries as well as in agriculture areas. This has raised ecotoxicological concerns due to the release of ENPs to the environment. In the present study, we investigated the effects of interactions of coppe...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Nair PMG,Chung IM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing metal-removing marine bacteria were screened for mercury (Hg) sorption. Bacillus licheniformis with the highest MIC values and Hg sorption ability was selected for further study. Biosorption of Hg from aqueous solution by Bacillus licheniformis was studied with respect to the me...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Upadhyay KH,Vaishnav AM,Tipre DR,Patel BC,Dave SR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccases (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.10.3.2) are multi-copper enzymes which catalyze the oxidation of a wide range of phenolic and non-phenolic aromatic compounds in the presence or absence of a mediator. Till date, laccases have mostly been isolated from fungi and plants, whereas laccase from bacteria h...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Chauhan PS,Goradia B,Saxena A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been known for their inhibitory and bactericidal effects. In the present study, less toxic AgNPs using Cunninghamella echinulata is reported for the first time. The obtained AgNPs were characterized using UV-Visible spectrophotometer, XRD, FT-IR, FE-SEM with EDAX and HR-TEM. AgNPs sho...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Anbazhagan S,Azeez S,Morukattu G,Rajan R,Venkatesan K,Thangavelu KP

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide sugar that widely exists in a variety of organisms, such as bacteria and eukaryotes except the vertebrates. It plays an important role in a number of critical metabolic functions especially in response to stressful environmental conditions. However, the biosynthetic pathways of...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Yin H,Wang Y,He Y,Xing L,Zhang X,Wang S,Qi X,Zheng Z,Lu J,Miao J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term production in commercial straw biogas plants has been rare in China due to inefficiencies in the logistics stream. Biomass densification could be a potential solution to this issue. Therefore, we conducted a study to evaluate whether biomass densification is a more efficient and sustainable option. We perfor...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Tao L,Junting P,Xi M,Hailong H,Yan L,Xia X,Ruyi H,Zili M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the arsenic (As) transformation potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from roots of Pteris vittata plant. The endophytic bacterium was tested for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against As. The endophytic strain RPT exhibited the highest resistance to As(V) (400 mg...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Selvankumar T,Radhika R,Mythili R,Arunprakash S,Srinivasan P,Govarthanan M,Kim H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achatina fulica (Lissachatina fulica) is one of the most invasive species found across the globe causing a significant damage to crops, vegetables, and horticultural plants. This terrestrial snail is native to east Africa and spread to different parts of the world by introductions. India, a hot spot for biodiversity o...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ayyagari VS,Sreerama K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPase) is an enzyme that catalyzes the condensation between one molecule of dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) and two molecules of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to produce farnesyl diphosphate (FPP). FPP is an important precursor in the isoprenoid synthesis pathway. In this study, the c...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Samori PY,Makabe K,Ohya N,Hatano B,Murakami S,Kijima T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato is the world's second most cultivated vegetable. During cultivation or post-harvest storage, it is susceptible to more than 200 diseases caused by an array of pathogenic fungi, nematodes, bacteria, and viruses. Although wide range of chemical pesticides are currently available to manage plant diseases, continuo...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Singh VK,Singh AK,Kumar A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current study describes the green, environmental friendly, and cost-effectiveness technique for the preparation of MgO nanoparticles (NPs) via white button mushroom aqueous extract. The synthesized MgO NPs were characterized using equipments such as X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Jhansi K,Jayarambabu N,Reddy KP,Reddy NM,Suvarna RP,Rao KV,Kumar VR,Rajendar V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several proteins and peptides of microbial origin are reported for their elicitor properties, which play a vital role in the development of local and systemic resistances in plants. In this study, the efficacy of total crude proteins (TCP) extracted from six different Trichoderma spp. (T. asperellum, T. harzianum, T. ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Nandini B,Hariprasad P,Shankara HN,Prakash HS,Geetha N

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-immiscible substrate, diesel, was supplied as the main substrate in the fermentation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa USM-AR2 producing rhamnolipid biosurfactant, in a stirred tank bioreactor. In addition to the typical gas-aqueous system, this system includes gas-hydrocarbon-aqueous phases and the presence of surfacta...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Nur Asshifa MN,Zambry NS,Salwa MS,Yahya ARM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkali-assisted acid pretreated rice straw was saccharified using cellulase from Aspergillus niger BK01. The cellulase production by the fungus was enhanced by parametric optimization using solid-state fermentation conditions. Maximum cellulase production (12.0 U/gds of carboxymethyl cellulase, CMCase) was achieved in...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Aggarwal NK,Goyal V,Saini A,Yadav A,Gupta R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of enzyme engineering in biotechnology, biological and pharmaceutical process cannot be over emphasized. This study compared the adsorption of digestives enzymes; amylase, protease and lipase on to Zn-ferrite (ZnFe2O4). The metal ferrite was synthesized via a sol-gel technique and characterized with scanning ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Adeogun AI,Kareeem SO,Adebayo OS,Balogun SA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemically unique environment of endophytes makes them to have various adaptive mechanisms for survival. One of such mechanisms involves the production of pharmacologically significant plant-specific metabolites. In the present study, 26 endophytic fungi were isolated from stem of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. plants. ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Jasim B,Daya PS,Sreelakshmi KS,Sachidanandan P,Aswani R,Jyothis M,Radhakrishnan EK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of water stress and herbicide treatment on the phenolic compound concentration and photosynthesis rate in transgenic Codonopsis lanceolata plants over-expressing the γ-tmt gene was investigated and compared to that in control non-transgenic C. lanceolata plants. The total phenolic compound content was inves...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ghimire BK,Son NY,Kim SH,Yu CY,Chung IM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass of Aspergillus awamori was investigated for mycochemicals, total phenolic compounds (TPC), condensed tannin content (CTC), free-radical scavenging potential (FRSP), and DNA damage protection activity. FRSP was determined using DPPH, ABTS, FRAP (Ferric reducing antioxidant power), metal chelating activity, and ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Salar RK,Purewal SS,Sandhu KS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is a faecal indicator and certain virotypes are known as pathogens. Therefore, detection and prevention of E. coli in food is very important. The existing rapid methods concentrate on detecting the pathogenic E. coli instead of total E. coli population. Present study evaluates the use of two molecular...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Godambe LP,Bandekar J,Shashidhar R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several plant biotechnology applications are based on the expression of multiple genes located on a single transformation vector. The principles of stable expression of foreign genes in plant cells include integration of full-length gene fragments consisting of promoter and transcription terminator sequences, and avoi...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Aydın Akbudak M,Srivastava V

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-free extracts of twenty terrestrial cyanobacteria were evaluated for their antioxidant properties in terms of free-radical scavenging (DPPH and ABTS) and metal chelating activity and deoxyribose protection. Extract of Anabaena constricta was the most prominent antioxidant agent (IC50 for DPPH activity 0.91 mg ml-...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Singh DP,Prabha R,Verma S,Meena KK,Yandigeri M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within a decade, MERS-CoV emerged with nearly four times higher case fatality rate than an earlier outbreak of SARS-CoV and spread out in 27 countries in short span of time. As an emerging virus, combating it requires an in-depth understanding of its molecular machinery. Therefore, conformational characterization stud...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Malik A,Alsenaidy MA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protease inhibitors from plants are well known to be potent inhibitors of the growth of bacteria, fungi, and even certain viruses which make them excellent candidates for use as the lead compounds for the development of novel antimicrobial agents for applications in medicine. In this study, Rhamnus frangula was select...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Bacha AB,Jemel I,Moubayed NMS,Abdelmalek IB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only scanty reports are available on endophytic fungal associations in Achyranthes aspera Linn. Hence in this study a total of 504 isolates belonging to ten different species of fungi were isolated from asymptomatic, surface sterilised segments of leaf, stem and root of A. aspera collected from different locations of ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： John R,Mathew L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial communities in hot springs at high elevations have been extensively studied worldwide. In this sense, the Indian Himalaya regions is valuable ecosystems for providing both the extreme 'cold' and 'hot' sites for exploring microbial diversity. In the present study, a total of 140 thermophilic bacteria were iso...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Sahay H,Yadav AN,Singh AK,Singh S,Kaushik R,Saxena AK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioflocculants are secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms during their growth which have received attentions due to their biodegradability, innocuousness and lack of secondary pollution from degradation intermediates. This study reports on a bioflocculant produced by Bacillus specie isolated from Thyume Rive...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ntsangani N,Okaiyeto K,Uchechukwu NU,Olaniran AO,Mabinya LV,Okoh AI

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00