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Correction to: The starch-binding domain as a tool for recombinant protein purification
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Genetics and Biochemistry of Sporulation in Endospore-Forming Bacteria (Bacillus): A Prime Example of Developmental Biology
The development of spores represents one of the main morphogenetic processes in spore-forming bacterial groups, involving more than 150 genes and a variety of sigma factors. These factors control not only the ...
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The Incredible Path of Myxobacteria Towards Aggregative Multicellularity
When reviewing developmental biology, it is imperative to mention the main prokaryote model for the study of mechanisms involved in cell growth, cell differentiation and morphogenesis, Myxobacteria. These Gram...
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Effects of Cyanobacterial Metabolites on Other Bacterial Phyla and in the Morphogenesis, Viability, and Biochemistry of Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes were the earliest life forms on Earth but, although they originated an estimated 2 billion years before eukaryotic cells, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes share the same basic molecular mechanisms, ...
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The starch-binding domain as a tool for recombinant protein purification
Recombinant protein purification with affinity tags is a widely employed technique. One of the most common tags used for protein purification is the histidine tag (Histag). In this work, we use a tandem starch-bi...
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Generation of aroma compounds from Ditaxis heterantha by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ditaxis heterantha, a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family, is growing wild in the semiarid regions of Mexico. The seed endosperm contains yellow pigments (carotenoids). By high-pressure liquid chromatography the to...
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Novel method for aroma recovery from the bioconversion of lutein to β-ionone by Trichosporon asahii using a mesoporous silicate material
In this work, we report on the synthesis and ability of the mesoporous material MCM-41 to adsorb the norisoprenoid β-ionone. This compound, with a violet aroma note, can be produced from lutein by the yeast Trich...
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Production of tobacco aroma from lutein. Specific role of the microorganisms involved in the process
A mixed culture formed by Bacillus sp. and Geotrichum sp. produced tobacco aroma compounds from the carotenoid lutein through the formation of the intermediate β-ionone. Both microorganisms can grow independentl...
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Citrate, a possible precursor of astaxanthin in Phaffia rhodozyma: influence of varying levels of ammonium, phosphate and citrate in a chemically defined medium.
The influence of ammonium, phosphate and citrate on astaxanthin production by the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma was investigated. The astaxanthin content in cells and the final astaxanthin concentration increased upon...
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Bioconversion of lutein to products with aroma
A residual mud sample from the marigold flower dehydration process was screened and 19 putative colonies were isolated for their ability to degrade lutein in a chemically defined medium supplemented with mari...
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Glucose repression of anthracycline formation in Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius
The effect of glucose on growth and anthracycline production by Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius was examined in a chemically defined medium. Glucose concentrations above 100 mM inhibited anthracycline synthe...
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The production of xylitol from d-xylose by fermentation with Hansenula polymorpha
We have analysed the influence of the initial pH of the medium and the quantity of aeration provided during the batch fermentation of solutions of d-xylose by the yeast Hansenula polymorpha (34438 ATCC). The ini...
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Anthracyclines: isolation of overproducing strains by the selection and genetic recombination of putative regulatory mutants of Streptomycespeucetius var. caesius
In Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius, the production of anthracyclines was suppressed either by 330 mM d-glucose or 25 mM phosphate. In addition, the anthracycline doxorubicin and the glucose analogue 2-deoxygl...
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Growth and biochemical composition with emphasis on the fatty acids of Tetraselmis sp.
The influence of temperature (15–32°C) and the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus (N/P) in the culture medium (0.5–80) on the growth kinetics and protein, chlorophyll, lipid and fatty acid content of the marine m...
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Enrichment of auxotrophic mutants inHansenula polymorpha
An enrichment scheme was designed for the isolation of auxotrophic mutants of the thermotolerant and methanol-utilizing yeast,Hansenula polymorpha, by the use of the polyene antibiotic nystatin. This treatment re...
