Showing papers in "Electronic Journal of Biotechnology in 2015"

TL;DR: The results indicated the biosurfactants enhancing capability on both removal and rate of motor oil biodegradation in soil systems.

TL;DR: The properties presented by Bacillussp.SMIA-2 suggest that this organism might be a potential source of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes for industrial applications such as in the detergent industry.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the current status of research on osmoprotectant genes and their role in abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants.

TL;DR: The xylanases present potential for application in industrial processes that require activity in acid conditions, wide-ranging pH stability, such as for animal feed, or juice and wine industries.

TL;DR: Arundo donax is a promising grassy plant to be used as a renewable resource for the production of fuels and chemicals, because of its fast growth rate, ability to grow in different soil types and climatic conditions as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of chitosan (CH), quinoa protein-chitosans (Q/CH), Q/CH/SO and quinoa Protein-chITosan-sunflower oil(Q/Ch/SO) on the shelf life of fresh strawberries was evaluated.

TL;DR: The concentration of 6-PP, the most contribution of coconut aroma, produced in present study (3.62 mg/g DM) was higher than that reported in previous studies conducted under the same fermentation conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, a second order polynomial model was used to optimize the response surface methodology (RSM) for triterpenoid extraction from Jatropha curcas leaves.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors improved the β-glucosidase production by the fungus Lichtheimia ramosa by solid-state fermentation (SSF) using various agroindustrial residues and evaluated the catalytic properties of this enzyme.

TL;DR: NPST-AK15 and its extracellular alkaline protease with salt tolerance signify their potential applicability in the laundry industry and other applications and the significance of optimization of the fermentation parameters to obtain commercial yield of the enzyme.

TL;DR: The results indicate that the isolate was able to grow in high concentrations of copper, activates mechanisms for adaptation and tolerance in the presence of metal, and is highly efficient at removing the agent.

TL;DR: A maximal hydrogen production by KKU-PS1 was obtained by optimizing pH and temperature and by optimizing the light intensity, R m was increased by approximately two fold and the lag phase of hydrogen production was shortened.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the acid stress acclimation of the strain L. salivarius UCO_979C-1 modified some cellular properties making this strain potentially useful as a gastric probiotic.

TL;DR: This study investigated the impact of crude glycerol on Clostridium butyricum DSP1 and its ability to adapt to an environment of high osmotic pressure and demonstrated that the maximum substrate concentrations that do not inhibit the metabolic activity of bacterial cells are 90 g/L and 70 G/L for pure and crude glycersol, respectively.

TL;DR: The stability of the mitochondrial membrane and subsequently, the clearance ROS ability could be important factors for the viability of S. cerevisiae at high temperatures.

TL;DR: This study developed stable SCAR markers for the identification of L. chinensis by the cloning of the improved RAPD fragments, which provides a simple and reliable tool for the genetic characterization of plant species.

TL;DR: The COM-4A lipase could be considered to be suitable for a variety of industrial applications such as in detergent formulations and in biodiesel production as well, apart from the possibility of applying it for bioremediation of fat and oil contaminants.

TL;DR: The GRNN is considered as the most suitable ANN model for the design of the fed-batch fermentation conditions for the production of iturin A because of its high robustness and precision, and the SVM is also considered as a very suitable alternative model.

TL;DR: The improved RAPD and ISSR analyses are important and potent molecular tools for the study of genetic diversity and authentication of organisms.

TL;DR: In this article, the malaprade reaction and the hantzsch reaction were combined to detect glycerol in microbial fermentations, and the subsequent assay was investigated with two different fermentation media, a chemically undefined and a chemically defined media, used for Pichia pastoris fermentation.

TL;DR: Plant growth regulators (PGRs) and PAs had a significant effect on in vitro plant regeneration and also a biochemical accumulation of flavonols, hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in C. anguria.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors determined the amount of phytochemicals and antioxidant activities among 12 high yielding tea clones cultivated in Iran and found that Iran 100 had the highest total phenolic content and total flavonoid content with values of 8.44 ± 1.03 mg gallic acid equivalents per gram dry weight.

TL;DR: In this article, a sequential statistical approach was used to optimize tannase production from Aspergillus tubingensis using tea stalks by solid-state fermentation, and the results were fitted onto a second-order polynomial model with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9340, which implied an adequate credibility of the model.

TL;DR: The endoglucanase gene from B. subtilis UMC7 was successfully cloned and expressed and the activity of the enzyme was enhanced by the addition of Ca 2+ .

TL;DR: A high allelic diversity for κ- casein, β-casein and β-lactoglobulin that could be included in breeding programs in the population studied, aimed to improve the milk quality traits of economic importance are indicated.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cost effective system was constructed to fix the CO2 in flue gas (15% CO2), remove nitrogen and phosphorus from manure wastewater and produce biofuels at the same time.

TL;DR: A significant favorable effect of the tested PBRs was observed in pollen germination and pollen tube growth in vitro, as well as on fruit set in Non Pareil and Carmel almonds.

TL;DR: The results show that CLOR has a bactericidal effect on methanogenic activity given that methane production did not recover during the third feeding, indicating that the efficiency of methanogenesis is directly affected by the CLOR concentration.

TL;DR: In comparison to wild-type plants, transgenic plants expressing JcCPI exhibited increased salinity resistance, better growth performance, lower malondialdehyde contents, higher anti-oxidase activity, and higher cell viability under salinity stress.

TL;DR: Investigation of the anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of secondary metabolites isolated from the endophytic fungi of Huperzia serrata found two strains, L10Q37 and LQ2F02, that have anti- acetylcholine inhibitory activities, but the active compound was not huperzine A.