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Functional divergence between closely related Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases from Aspergillus flavus by Ferroni, F.M., Smit, M.S., Opperman, D.J.

“…•Four new fungal Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases cloned and characterized.•Phylogenetic subgroup diverged from CPMO-type BVMOs.•Paralogues showing different…”
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Hydrophobic substrate utilisation by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, and its potential applications by Fickers, P., Benetti, P.-H., Waché, Y., Marty, A., Mauersberger, S., Smit, M.S., Nicaud, J.-M.

“…The alkane-assimilating yeast Yarrowia lipolytica degrades very efficiently hydrophobic substrates such as n-alkanes, fatty acids, fats and oils for which it…”
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Enhancement and repression of the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient through hydrocarbon addition and its influence on oxygen transfer rate in stirred tank bioreactors by Clarke, K.G., Williams, P.C., Smit, M.S., Harrison, S.T.L.

“…The oxygen transfer rate (OTR) is a key parameter in aerobic bioprocesses, and in particular, in hydrocarbon-based bioprocesses where a proportionately higher…”
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Load spreading in ultra-thin high-strength steel-fibre-reinforced concrete pavements by Smit, M S, Kearsley, E P

“…Ultra-Thin Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (UTCRCP) consists of a 50 mm thin High-Strength Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (HS-SFRC) overlay placed…”
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Optimisation of the biocatalytic resolution of styrene oxide by whole cells of Rhodotorula glutinis by Yeates, C.A., Smit, M.S., Botes, A.L., Breytenbach, J.C., Krieg, H.M.

“…Various studies have described the optimisation of the hydrolysis of epoxides through epoxide hydrolase, however, far fewer have investigated the specific…”
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Acetate Enhances Citric Acid Production by Yarrowia lipolytica When Grown on Sunflower Oil by Venter, T., Kock, J.L.F., Botes, P.J., Smit, M.S., Hugo, A., Joseph, M.

“…It was discovered that the addition of 10 g/l acetate to a medium containing 30 g/l sunflower oil caused a drastic increase in citric acid production by…”
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Cycloheximide resistance in the Lipomycetaceae revisited by Müller, W J, Albertyn, J, Smit, M S

“…Cycloheximide (CYH) is a heterocyclic, glutarimide antibiotic that is a potent inhibitor of protein biosynthesis in most eukaryotes. This study demonstrated…”
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Behaviour of ultra-thin continuously reinforced concrete pavements under moving axle loads by Kearsley, E.P., Smit, M.S.

“…Concrete pavements are typically considered to be rigid pavements and are designed using principles based on the beam-on-elastic support equations as derived…”
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Effect of paste content on the properties of high-strength concrete pavements : technical paper by Kearsley, E.P., Smit, M.S.

“…Ultra-thin continuously reinforced concrete pavement (UTCRCP) is an innovative pavement type that has the potential to fulfil South Africa's pavement repair…”
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The enantioselective catalytic hydrolysis of racemic 1,2-epoxyoctane in a batch and a continuous process by Krieg, H.M., Botes, A.L., Smit, M.S., Breytenbach, J.C., Keizer, K.

“…In this study, the effect of the two co-solvents, acetonitrile (MeCN) and ethanol (EtOH), on the solubility of 1,2-epoxyoctane (epoxide), and on the reactivity…”
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Fungal epoxide hydrolases: new landmarks in sequence-activity space by Smit, Martha S.

“…Epoxide hydrolases are useful catalysts for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides, which are sought after intermediates for the synthesis of…”
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[alpha],[omega]-Dicarboxylic acid accumulation by acyl-CoA oxidase deficient mutants of Yarrowia lipolytica by Smit, Martha S, Mokgoro, Masego M, Setati, Evodia, Nicaud, Jean-marc

“…α,ω-Dicarboxylic acid accumulation from alkanes and alkane degradation intermediates was investigated using Yarrowia lipolytica wild type strain W29 as well as…”
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Preparation of dodecanol-tolerant strains of Yarrowia lipolytica by Smit, M.S, Mokgoro, M.M, Setati, E, Nicaud, J.M

“…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%…”
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Anorexia nervosa - a prevalence study by Ballot, N.S., Delaney, N.E., Erskine, P.J., Langridge, P.J., Smit, K., van Niekerk, M.S., Winters, Z.E. & Wright, N.C.

“…A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anorexia nervosa in Johannesburg schoolgirls…”
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