Search Results - "Applied microbiology and biotechnology"

Fungal enzyme sets for plant polysaccharide degradation by van den Brink, Joost, de Vries, Ronald P.

“…Enzymatic degradation of plant polysaccharides has many industrial applications, such as within the paper, food, and feed industry and for sustainable…”
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Organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enzymatic hydrolysis by Zhao, Xuebing, Cheng, Keke, Liu, Dehua

“…Production of ethanol by bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass has attracted much interest in recent years. However, the pretreatment process for increasing…”
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Prenyltransferases as key enzymes in primary and secondary metabolism by Winkelblech, Julia, Fan, Aili, Li, Shu-Ming

“…Attachment of isoprene units to various acceptors by prenylation plays an important role in primary and secondary metabolism of living organisms. Protein…”
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Snake venom toxins: toxicity and medicinal applications by Chan, Yau Sang, Cheung, Randy Chi Fai, Xia, Lixin, Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzi Bun, Chan, Wai Yee

“…Snake venoms are complex mixtures of small molecules and peptides/proteins, and most of them display certain kinds of bioactivities. They include neurotoxic,…”
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Protease or Clostridium butyricum addition to a low-protein diet improves broiler growth performance by Wang, Tinghui, Ling, Huayun, Zhang, Wei, Zhou, Ying, Li, Youguo, Hu, Yongmei, Peng, Nan, Zhao, Shumiao

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Quorum-sensing in yeast and its potential in wine making by Avbelj, Martina, Zupan, Jure, Raspor, Peter

“…This mini-review synthesises the present knowledge of microbial quorum-sensing, with a specific focus on quorum-sensing in yeast, and especially in wine yeast…”
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Shuttling happens: soluble flavin mediators of extracellular electron transfer in Shewanella by Brutinel, Evan D., Gralnick, Jeffrey A.

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Glucose oxidase: natural occurrence, function, properties and industrial applications by Wong, Chun Ming, Wong, Kwun Hei, Chen, Xiao Dong

“…Glucose oxidase (GOX) from Aspergillus niger is a well-characterised glycoprotein consisting of two identical 80-kDa subunits with two FAD co-enzymes bound…”
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Multiplex gene knockout raises Ala-Gln production by Escherichia coli expressing amino acid ester acyltransferase by Jing, Zhanyu, Xu, Jian, Liu, Jia, Du, Cong, Qi, Jiakun, Fan, Chao, Li, Yimin, Yuan, Wenjie

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Xylanases from fungi : properties and industrial applications by POLIZELI, M. L. T. M, RIZZATTI, A. C. S, MONTI, R, TERENZI, H. F, JORGE, J. A, AMORIM, D. S

“…Xylan is the principal type of hemicellulose. It is a linear polymer of beta-D-xylopyranosyl units linked by (1-4) glycosidic bonds. In nature, the…”
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Opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives of succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes by Dessie, Wubliker, Xin, Fengxue, Zhang, Wenming, Jiang, Youming, Wu, Hao, Ma, Jiangfeng, Jiang, Min

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Alkane hydroxylases involved in microbial alkane degradation by Beilen, Jan B. van, Funhoff, Enrico G

“…This review focuses on the role and distribution in the environment of alkane hydroxylases and their (potential) applications in bioremediation and…”
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C2-ceramide enhances sorafenib-induced caspase-dependent apoptosis via PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Erk signaling pathways in HCC cells by Jiang, Shanshan, Wang, Qian, Feng, Meiqing, Li, Jiyang, Guan, Zhongbin, An, Duopeng, Dong, Mengxue, Peng, Yuzhe, Kuerban, Kudelaidi, Ye, Li

“…Sorafenib as an effective multikinase inhibitor has been approved for the clinical treatment against advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC treatment…”
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Fungal aryl-alcohol oxidase: a peroxide-producing flavoenzyme involved in lignin degradation by Hernández-Ortega, Aitor, Ferreira, Patricia, Martínez, Angel T.

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Genome shuffling improves pigment and other bioactive compound production in Monascus purpureus by Ghosh, Sandip, Dam, Bomba

“…Monascus purpureus , a pigment-producing ascomycetous fungus, has been traditionally used for red rice preparation using solid-state fermentation. The…”
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Biotransformation of ginsenosides by hydrolyzing the sugar moieties of ginsenosides using microbial glycosidases by PARK, Chang-Su, YOO, Mi-Hyun, NOH, Kyeong-Hwan, OH, Deok-Kun

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A NADPH-dependent (S)-imine reductase (SIR) from Streptomyces sp. GF3546 for asymmetric synthesis of optically active amines: purification, characterization, gene cloning, and expression by Mitsukura, Koichi, Kuramoto, Tatsuya, Yoshida, Toyokazu, Kimoto, Norihiro, Yamamoto, Hiroaki, Nagasawa, Toru

“…A NADPH-dependent ( S )-imine reductase (SIR) was purified to be homogeneous from the cell-free extract of Streptomyces sp. GF3546. SIR appeared to be a…”
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Culture-independent methods for studying environmental microorganisms: methods, application, and perspective by Su, Can, Lei, Liping, Duan, Yanqing, Zhang, Ke-Qin, Yang, Jinkui

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Lipids as renewable resources : current state of chemical and biotechnological conversion and diversification by METZGER, J. O, BORNSCHEUER, U

“…Oils and fats are the most important renewable raw materials of the chemical industry. They make available fatty acids in such purity that they may be used for…”
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Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR-mediated autophagy for tumor therapy by Xu, Zhenru, Han, Xu, Ou, Daming, Liu, Ting, Li, Zunxiong, Jiang, Guanmin, Liu, Jing, Zhang, Ji

“…Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process and participates in a variety of cellular biological activities. The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein…”
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