9 articles in this issue
Anfeng Xiao, Caiyun Xu, Yan Lin, Hui Ni, Yanbing Zhu, Huinong Cai
Background: Carboxyl-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized via chemical co-precipitation method and modified with oleic acid which was oxidized by potassium permanganate, and ?-carrageenase from Pseudoalteromonas sp. ASY5 was subsequently... see more
Liang-Mei Li, Jun Li, Xiu-Ying Zhang
Background: The antimicrobial properties and molecular interaction analysis of curcumin and its derivatives against three different strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Penicillin-susceptible, Penicillin-intermediate and Penicillin-resistant) are studied.... see more
Yinshuai Tian, Min Zhang, Xiaole Hu, Linghui Wang, Jiao Dai, Ying Xu, Fang Chen
Background: Jatropha curcas L. (further referred to as Jatropha), as a rapidly emerging biofuel crop, has attracted worldwide interest. However, Jatropha is still an undomesticated plant, the true potential of this shrub has not yet been fully realized. T... see more
Malinee Sriariyanun, Prapakorn Tantayotai, Patchanee Yasurin, Peerapong Pornwongthong, Kraipat Cheenkachorn
Background: Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable, abundant, and inexpensive resource for biorefining process to produce biofuel and valuable chemicals. To make the process become feasible, it requires the use of both efficient pretreatment and hydrolysi... see more
Qiwei Zhan, Chunxiang Qian
Background: Microbial-induced remediation of Zn2+ pollution based on the capture and utilization of carbon dioxide was investigated. In this study, carbon dioxide was absorbed and transformed into carbonate ions under the enzymatic action of Paenibacillus... see more
Qinghua Cao, Tao Li, Huanhuan Shao, Xuemei Tan, Yizheng Zhang
Background: Zymomonas mobilis, as a novel platform for bio-ethanol production, has been attracted more attention and it is very important to construct vectors for the efficient expression of foreign genes in this bacterium. Results: Three shuttle vectors ... see more
Yanjun Tian, Yixiao Fan, Jianjun Liu, Xiangying Zhao, Wei Chen
Background: Currently, microbial fermentation method has become the research hotspot for acetoin production. In our previous work, an acetoin-producing strain, Bacillus subtilis SF4-3, was isolated from Japanese traditional fermented food natto. However, ... see more
Khalil Munawar Makhdum Munawar, Khanom Simarani, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad Annuar
Background: The paper reports on the utilization of palm kernel oil (PKO) as a low cost renewable substrate for medium-chain-length poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) production by Pseudomonas putida BET001. Investigation on the effects of selected key va... see more
Yong Zhang, Qingsong Min, Jian Xu, Ke Zhang, Shulin Chen, Haijun Wang, Demao Li
Background: Malate involves in the citrate/malate and transhydrogenase cycles to provide precursors for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) synthesis. The optimal strategy was investigated for increasing DHA production in Schizochytrium species during fermentation... see more