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Improvement of cadaverine production in whole cell system with baker’s yeast for cofactor regeneration
Cadaverine, 1,5-diaminopentane, is one of the most promising chemicals for biobased-polyamide production and it has been successfully produced up to molar concentration. Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is a criti...
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Production of γ-aminobutyric acid from monosodium glutamate using Escherichia coli whole-cell biocatalysis with glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus brevis KCTC 3498
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important fine chemical in pharmacotherapy and food industries, is used as a novel material in the nylon industry and has attracted attention for its potential application in larg.....
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Effects of a Δ-9-fatty acid desaturase and a cyclopropane-fatty acid synthase from the novel psychrophile Pseudomonas sp. B14-6 on bacterial membrane properties
Psychrophilic bacteria, living at low and mild temperatures, can contribute significantly to our understanding of microbial responses to temperature, markedly occurring in the bacterial membrane. Here, a newly...
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Enhanced tolerance to inhibitors of Escherichia coli by heterologous expression of cyclopropane-fatty acid-acyl-phospholipid synthase (cfa) from Halomonas socia
Bacteria have evolved a defense system to resist external stressors, such as heat, pH, and salt, so as to facilitate survival in changing or harsh environments. However, the specific mechanisms by which bacter...
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Open AccessIncreased resistance of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Δagr mutant with modified control in fatty acid metabolism
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are distinct from general Staphylococcus strains with respect to the composition of the membrane, ability to form a thicker biofilm, and, importantly, ab...
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Production of Low Molecular Weight P(3HB-co-3HV) by Butyrateacetoacetate CoA-transferase (cftAB) in Escherichia coli
Naturally degradable bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a promising biopolymer and its physical properties could be changed by introducing of different monomers such as 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 3-hydroxy...
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Decreased Growth and Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) by Deletion of a Highly Conserved DeoR Family Regulator, SCO1463
Streptomyces spp. have been isolated from different environmental niches and are known to exhibit diversity in secondary metabolism. They have complex regulation system to control secondary metabolism, however it...
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Polyhydroxybutyrate production in halophilic marine bacteria Vibrio proteolyticus isolated from the Korean peninsula
Polyhydroxybutyrates (PHB) are biodegradable polymers that are produced by various microbes, including Ralstonia, Pseudomonas, and Bacillus species. In this study, a Vibrio proteolyticus strain, which produces a ...
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Butyrate-based n-butanol production from an engineered Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
n-Butanol is considered as the next-generation biofuel, because its physiochemical properties are very similar to fossil fuels and it could be produced by Clostridia under anaerobic culture. Due to the difficulti...
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The role of NdgR in glycerol metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor
Streptomyces, which produces many pharmaceutical antibiotics and anticancer agents, is a genus of soil-dwelling bacteria with numerous regulators that control both primary and secondary m...
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Combinatorial application of two aldehyde oxidoreductases on isobutanol production in the presence of furfural
Furfural is a toxic by-product formulated from pretreatment processes of lignocellulosic biomass. In order to utilize the lignocellulosic biomass on isobutanol production, inhibitory effect of the furfural on ...
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Isobutanol production from an engineered Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is one of the most well-known metal-reducing bacteria and it has been extensively studied for microbial fuel cell and bioremediation aspects. In this study, we ...
