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Selected AbstractsDevelopment and experimental validation of a nifH oligonucleotide microarray to study diazotrophic communities in a glacier forefieldENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 8 2009Laurence Duc Summary Functional microarrays are powerful tools that allow the parallel detection of multiple strains at the species level and therefore to rapidly obtain information on microbial communities in the environment. However, the design of suitable probes is prone to uncertainties, as it is based so far on in silico predictions including weighted mismatch number and Gibbs free-energy values. This study describes the experimental selection of probes targeting subsequences of the nifH gene to study the community structure of diazotrophic populations present in Damma glacier (Swiss Central Alps) forefield soils. Using the Geniom® One in situ synthesis technology (Febit, Germany), 2727 in silico designed candidate probes were tested. A total of 946 specific probes were selected and validated. This probe set covered a large diversity of the NifH phylotypes (35 out of the 45) found in the forefield. Hybridization predictors were tested statistically. Gibbs free-energy value for probe-target binding gave the best prediction for hybridization efficiency, while the weighted mismatch number was not significantly associated to probe specificity. In this study, we demonstrate that extensive experimental tests of probe-hybridization behaviour against sequences present in the studied environment remain a prerequisite for meaningful probe selection. [source] Room-Temperature Solid-State Reaction Behavior, Hydrothermal Crystallization and Physical Characterization of NaRE(MoO4)2, and Na5Lu(MoO4)4 CompoundsJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 8 2010Jianhua Wu In the context, a novel composite synthesis technology is engaged in the preparation of NaRE(MoO4)2 (RE=Y, La, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Er, and Yb) and Na5Lu(MoO4)4 compounds, which involves a room-temperature solid-state reaction and hydrothermal crystallization process. The synthesis mechanism is predicted, indicating that higher temperature and moisture can speed up the reaction process and especially the existence of crystalline water molecules in the precursor is necessary for the solid-state reaction at room temperature. It is found that different rare-earth nitrate precursors present different reactivity to sodium molybdate at room temperature. The crystallization degree of the products after the room-temperature solid-state reaction depends on the melting point of rare-earth nitrate precursors. The hydrothermal treatment is beneficial for the good crystallization of NaRE(MoO4)2 (RE=Y, La, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Er, and Yb) and Na5Lu(MoO4)4. Finally, the photoluminescent spectra for these NaRE(MoO4)2:Eu3+ (La, Gd, and Y) are studied, which depend on the species of rare-earth ions. [source] High-Throughput Synthesis of New Ni(II), Pd(II), and Co(II) Catalysts and Polymerization of Norbornene Utilizing the Self-Made Parallel Polymerization Reactor SystemMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 1 2004Hyun Yong Cho Abstract Summary: We report the development of new Ni(II), Pd(II), and Co(II) catalysts containing ligands of pyrazolylpyridine derivatives by combinatorial and high-throughput synthesis technology. Vinyl type polynorbornene was polymerized utilizing the self-made parallel polymerization reactor system. The Ni(II) catalyst 1 has a polymerization activity of 266.7 kgpolymer,·,molcat,1,·,h,1. We introduce a fast way to conduct catalyst synthesis and high-throughput screening for polymerization. The self-made parallel polymerization reactor system. [source] Expression of functional Candida antarctica lipase B in a cell-free protein synthesis system derived from Escherichia coliBIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, Issue 2 2009Chang-Gil Park Abstract This article reports the cell-free expression of functional Lipase B from Candida antarctica (CalB) in an Escherichia coli extract. Although most of the cell-free synthesized CalB was insoluble under conventional reaction conditions, the combined use of molecular chaperones led to the soluble expression of CalB. In addition, the functional enzyme was generated by applying the optimal redox potential. When examined using p -nitrophenyl palmitate as a substrate, the specific activity of the cell-free synthesized CalB was higher than that of the reference protein produced in Pichia pastoris. These results highlight the potential of cell-free protein synthesis technology as a powerful platform for the rapid expression, screening and analysis of industrially important enzymes. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009 [source] | |||||||||||||