Results: 53

Enhancing production of lipase MAS1 from marine Streptomyces sp. strain in Pichia pastoris by chaperones co-expression

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (4), 2016
Background: A thermostable lipase MAS1 from marine Streptomyces sp. strain was considered as a potential biocatalyst for industrial application, but its production level was relatively low. Here, the effect of chaperones co-expression on the secretory expression of lipase MAS1 in Pichia pastoris was inve...

Production, purification and characterization of recombinant human antithrombin III by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (4), 2016
Background: Antithrombin III (ATIII) is a protein that inhibits abnormal blood clots (or coagulation) by breaking down thrombin and factor Xa. ATIII helps to keep a healthy balance between hemorrhage and coagulation. The present work demonstrated the production, purification and characterization of recom...

Methanogenic toxicity evaluation of chlortetracycline hydrochloride

Electron. j. biotechnol; 18 (6), 2015
Background Anaerobic digestion is a technology applied successfully to converting organic matter into biogas. However, the presence of inhibitory compounds such as antibiotics can adversely affect methane production. The aim of this study is to evaluate the toxic effect of chlortetracycline hydrochloride...

Photo-fermentational hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sp. KKU-PS1 isolated from an UASB reactor

Electron. j. biotechnol; 18 (3), 2015
Background In this study, the detection of nifH and nifD by a polymerase chain reaction assay was used to screen the potential photosynthetic bacteria capable of producing hydrogen from five different environmental sources. Efficiency of photo-hydrogen production is highly dependent on the culture condit...

High-yield production of the human lysozyme by Pichia pastoris SMD1168 using response surface methodology and high-cell-density fermentation

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (6), 2014
Background Lysozyme plays a crucial role in innate immunity with its well-recognized bacteriolytic activity. In this study, the influence of expression parameters (inoculation volume, culture volume, growth time, induction temperature and time, initial pH and methanol concentration) on human lysozyme (HL...

1, 3-Propanediol production from crude glycerol by Clostridium butyricum DSP1 in repeated batch

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (6), 2014
Background The production of biofuels from renewable energy sources is one of the most important issues in industrial biotechnology today. The process is known to generate various by-products, for example crude glycerol, which is obtained in the making of biodiesel from rapeseed oil. Crude glycerol may b...

Estudo do reaproveitamento de meio no cultivo de Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis

Arthrosphira (Spirulina) platensis apresenta substâncias de interesse nas indústrias alimentícia, farmacêutica e cosmética. A produção industrial envolve uma quantidade muito grande de água e sua viabilidade deve contemplar o reuso do meio, visando uma diminuição de custos com nutrientes, bem c...

Optimization of Bacillus subtilis cell growth effecting jiean-peptide production in fed batch fermentation using central composite design

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (3), 2014
Background Optimization of nutrient feeding was developed to improve the growth of Bacillus subtilis in fed batch fermentation to increase the production of jiean-peptide (JAA). A central composite design (CCD) was used to obtain a model describing the relationship between glucose, total nitrogen, and th...

Effects of agitation and exogenous H2 on bioconversion of sugarcane bagasse into ethanol by Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405

Electron. j. biotechnol; 16 (6), 2013
Background: The production of ethanol by a Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) strategy, which simultaneously combines cellulase production, lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis and fermentation of released sugars to ethanol in one bioreactor, is a promising technology for cost reduction in the biological pro...

Production of enzymes from Lichtheimia ramosa using Brazilian savannah fruit wastes as substrate on solid state bioprocessess

Electron. j. biotechnol; 16 (5), 2013
Background: Enzyme production by solid state bioprocess (SSB) using residues as substrate for microorganisms is an alternative for costs reduction and to avoid their disposal into environment. The aim of this work was to evaluate the physiology of the fungus Lichtheimia ramosa in terms of microbial growt...