16 articles in this issue
Daniel Mihálik, Marcela Gubišová, Ján Kraic, Martina Hudcovicová, Michaela Havrlentová, Jana Moravcíková, Miroslav Glasa, Ildikó Matušíková
Background: The enzymes utilized in the process of beer production are generally sensitive to higher temperatures. About 60% of them are deactivated in drying the malt that limits the utilization of starting material in the fermentation process. Gene tran... see more
Zhiqiang Mei, Xianqin Zhang, Md. Asaduzzaman Khan, Saber Imani, Xiaoyan Liu, Hui Zou, Chunli Wei, Junjiang Fu
Background: Penthorum chinense Pursh (P. chinense) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) plant, which has long been used for the prevention and treatment of hepatic diseases. This study aimed to genetically characterize the varieties of P. ch... see more
Chao Lei, Ruijuan Hao, Zhe Zheng, Yuewen Deng, Qingheng Wang, Junhui Li
Background: Molluscs can accumulate carotenoids in their body tissues by predominantly feeding on aquatic plant sources. Carotenoid transport and absorption are determined by the regulation of various proteins such as Scavenger receptor class B(SR-BI). We... see more
Ahmet Sukru Demirci, Ibrahim Palabiyik, Deniz Damla Altan, Demet Apaydin, Tuncay Gümüs
Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate gum productivity of a local strain, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria, isolated from pepper plant, and its rheological behavior for the first time compared to the standard strain, Xanthomonas c... see more
Abdulrahman A. Al-Soqeer, Qasi D. Alsubaie, Mohamed I. Motawei, Hassan M. Mousa, Ahmed M. Abdel-Salam
Background: Prosopis, or mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.), was introduced in Saudi Arabia several decades ago and is heavily used in street, roadside, and park plantations. It shows great adaptation to the prevailing climatic conditions such as hig... see more
Rashmi Saraswat, Vijeshwar Verma, Srinivas Sistla, Indu Bhushan
Background: Lipases are used in detergent industries to minimise the use of phosphate-based chemicals in detergent formulations. The use of lipase in household laundry reduces environmental pollution and enhances the ability of detergent to remove tough o... see more
Lining Tang, Kai Huang, Jun Xie, Dan Yu, Lei Sun, Qing Huang, Yanjun Bi
Background: Juvenile Yoshitomi tilapia is often infected by pathogens and results in low-level survival rate. Bacillus subtilis, as a probiotic, may have beneficial effects on Y. tilapia with compound 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), which has antibacterial acti... see more
Caijin Chen, Wenchuang He, Tondi Yacouba Nassirou, Athanase Nsabiyumva, Xilong Dong, Yawo Mawunyo Nevame Adedze, Deming Jin
Background: Availability of related rice species is critical for rice breeding and improvement. Two distinct species of domesticated rice exist in the genus Oryza: Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and Oryza glaberrima (African rice). New rice for Africa (NERICA)... see more
Demao Li, Ke Zhang, Limei Chen, Mengxun Ding, Minli Zhao, Shulin Chen
Background: Mutation breeding is one of the most important routes to achieving high docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) productivity using Schizochytrium. However, few selection strategies have been reported that aim to generate a high DHA content in Schizochytriu... see more
Chiu-Shyan Soo, Wai-Sum Yap, Wei-Min Hon, Norhayati Ramli, Umi Kalsom Md Shah, Lai-Yee Phang
Background: The development of a potential single culture that can co-produce hydrogen and ethanol is beneficial for industrial application. Strain improvement via molecular approach was proposed on hydrogen and ethanol co-producing bacterium, Escherichia... see more
Titiporn Panyachanakul, Vichien Kitpreechavanich, Shinji Tokuyama, Sukhumaporn Krajangsang
Background: Poly(DL-lactic acid), or PDLLA, is a biodegradable polymer that can be hydrolyzed by various types of enzymes. The protease produced by Actinomadura keratinilytica strain T16-1 was previously reported to have PDLLA depolymerase activity. Howev... see more
Shabnam Sharifyazd, Keikhosro Karimi
Background: Mucor indicus is a dimorphic fungus used in the production of ethanol, oil, protein, and glucosamine. It can ferment different pentoses and hexoses; however, the yields of products highly depend on the nutrients and cultivation conditions. In ... see more
Hedan Li, Chengwei Hao, Daqing Xu
Background: Escherichia coli has been widely used as a host to clone and express heterologous genes. However, there are few vectors available for cloning and expressing extremely toxic genes, which limits further basic and applied research on extremely to... see more
Leonidas Matsakas, Maria Giannakou, Dimitrij Vörös
Background: Dependence on fossil resources, for the production of fuels and energy, has resulted in environmental and financial problems, which require our immediate action in order to reverse the situation. Use of renewable sources for the production of ... see more
Xianbo Jia, Xinjian Lin, Chenqiang Lin, Lirong Lin, Jichen Chen
Background: Catalase (CAT) is an important enzyme that degrades H2O2 into H2O and O2. To obtain an efficient catalase, in this study, a new strain of high catalase-producing Serratia marcescens, named FZSF01, was screened and its catalase was purified and... see more
Yan Wu, Tao Li, Qinghua Cao, Xuedan Li, Yizheng Zhang, Xuemei Tan
Background: Zymomonas mobilis is a Gram-negative microaerophilic bacterium with excellent ethanol-producing capabilities. The RecET recombination system provides an efficient tool for direct targeting of genes in the bacterial chromosome by PCR fragments.... see more