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Open AccessOverall assessment of antibiotic substitutes for pigs: a set of meta-analyses
Antibiotic growth promoters are widely used to improve weight gain. However, the abuse of antibiotics can have many negative effects on people. Develo** alternatives to antibiotics is an urgent need in lives...
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A bi-enzymatic cascade to yield pyruvate as co-substrate for l-tyrosine production
l-Tyrosine is a versatile compound used in the fine chemical, pharmaceutical, and functional food industries. Here, we report a bi-enzymatic cascade involving alanine racemase (ALR) and d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO...
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Plasmonic coupling-enhanced in situ photothermal nanoreactor with shape selective catalysis for C-C coupling reaction
Carbon-carbon (C-C) coupling reactions represent one of the most powerful tools for the synthesis of complex natural products, bioactive molecules developed as drugs and agrochemicals. In this work, a multifun...
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Crop genetics research in Asia: improving food security and nutrition
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Self-aligned on-chip coupled photonic devices using individual cadmium sulfide nanobelts
Nanowires (NWs) and nanobelts (NBs) have been widely studied and fabricated into a variety of nanoscale devices such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers and biosensors. These unique materials have attracte...
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Capability of iturin from Bacillus subtilis to inhibit Candida albicans in vitro and in vivo
Candida albicans is a fungal pathogen that is difficult to cure clinically. The current clinic C. albicans-inhibiting drugs are very harmful to humans. This study revealed the potential of iturin fractions from B...
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Open AccessCo-production of farnesol and coenzyme Q10 from metabolically engineered Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Farnesol is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol present in the essential oils of various plants in nature. It has been reported to be valuable in medical applications, such as alleviation of allergic asthma, glio...
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High-throughput determination of the antigen specificities of T cell receptors in single cells
The antigen specificity of T cell receptors is measured at high throughput in single cells.
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Origination, change, and modulation of geriatric disease-related gut microbiota during life
The age-related changes in the diversity and composition of the gut microbiota are well described in recent studies. These changes have been suggested to be influenced by age-associated weakening of the immune...
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Production of bioproducts by endophytic fungi: chemical ecology, biotechnological applications, bottlenecks, and solutions
Endophytes are microorganisms that colonize the interior of host plants without causing apparent disease. They have been widely studied for their ability to modulate relationships between plants and biotic/abi...
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Chitosan-Based Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Microspheres for Sustained Release of Sinomenine Hydrochloride in Aqueous Media
The surface molecular imprinting technique has been proposed as a prospective strategy for template molecule recognition and separation by devising the recognition sites on the surface of imprinted materials. ...
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Impact of dietary compounds on cancer-related gut microbiota and microRNA
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Extensive research has been conducted on cancer; regardless, the link between cancer and diet remains undetermined. Recent studies have emphasized th...
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Open AccessEnhancing the functional output of transplanted islets in diabetic mice using a drug-eluting scaffold
Islet transplantation is increasingly used in the diabetic patients to control the blood glucose level. However, the functional output of transplanted islets remains hampered due to the local inflammation, los...
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Mathematical modeling of fed-batch fermentation of Schizochytrium sp. FJU-512 growth and DHA production using a shift control strategy
To obtain high-cell-density cultures of Schizochytrium sp. FJU-512 for DHA production, two stages of fermentation strategy were used and carbon/nitrogen ratio, DO and temperature were controlled at different leve...
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Evaluation of ZmCCT haplotypes for genetic improvement of maize hybrids
The elite ZmCCT haplotypes which have no transposable element in the promoter could enhance maize resistance to Gibberella ...
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Biological activity of lipopeptides from Bacillus
The lipopeptides of Bacillus are small metabolites that contain a cyclic structure formed by 7–10 amino acids (including 2–4 d-amino acids) and a beta-hydroxy fatty acid with 13–19 C atoms. These lipopeptides exh...
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qRfg3, a novel quantitative resistance locus against Gibberella stalk rot in maize
A quantitative trait locus qRfg3 imparts recessive resistance to maize Gibberella ...
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Simulated microgravity affects some biological characteristics of Lactobacillus acidophilus
The effects of weightlessness on enteric microorganisms have been extensively studied, but have mainly been focused on pathogens. As a major component of the microbiome of the human intestinal tract, probiotic...
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Genetic dissection of starch paste viscosity characteristics in waxy maize revealed by high-density SNPs in a recombinant inbred line population
Starch paste viscosity properties are widely used as important indicators for quality estimation in waxy maize. To elucidate the genetic basis of paste viscosity characteristics of waxy maize, seven parameters...
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Erratum to: Functional identification and regulatory analysis of Δ6-fatty acid desaturase from the oleaginous fungus Mucor sp. EIM-10