Abstract: A process for reducing microbial growth in solutions of sugars extracted from waste materials, the process comprising monitoring indicators of microbial growth in the solution in situ and administering an antimicrobial; a sugar substrate obtained by concentrating a solution of sugar treated using the process; an apparatus for extracting sugars from waste materials, the apparatus comprising a reaction vessel (10), one or more sensors (15,20) for monitoring indicators of microbial growth in the reaction vessel, a software for analysing signals from the sensor and a source of antimicrobial.

Abstract: A computer device, obtains a mammographic image of a unilateral breast. The mammographic image includes a cranial-caudal (CC)-position mammographic image and a mediolateral-oblique (MLO)-position mammographic image. The computer device invokes a breast detection model to perform a prediction of a condition of the unilateral breast according to the CC-position mammographic image and the MLO-position mammographic image. The device obtains a prediction result of the unilateral breast, and generates and outputs a detection report that includes the prediction result.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for genetically modifying microbes to produce a microbe capable of simultaneous consumption of xylose and glucose to increase the productivity output of desired chemical products. The disclosure further provides modified bacteria that are capable of simultaneous consumption of xylose and glucose, and compositions comprising the microbes.

Abstract: A method for producing an objective substance such as vanillin and vanillic acid is provided. An objective substance is produced from a carbon source or a precursor of the objective substance by using a microorganism that is able to produce the objective substance, which microorganism has been modified so that the activity of an enzyme involved in SAM cycle (SAM cycle enzyme) is increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the conversion of a carbon source into acetyl phosphate with increased carbon yield. In particular, the invention provides metabolically engineered micro-organisms capable of producing acetyl phosphate from a carbon source with increased carbon yield, which micro-organisms have been transformed with at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a phosphoketolase having sedoheptulose-7-phosphate phosphoketolase activity and which are further genetically modified to have eliminated transketolase activity. The invention also provides methods for the production of chemicals using said micro-organisms.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modified polypeptide with attenuated activity of citrate synthase and a method for producing an aspartate-derived L-amino acid using the modified polypeptide.

Abstract: Provided is an expression vector including a nucleotide sequence for encoding lysine decarboxylase CadA, and a sequence of a constitutive promoter for regulating the expression of the nucleotide sequence. Also provided is a recombinant microorganism including the expression vector and a method of producing 1,5-diaminopentane by using the recombinant microorganism.

Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant yeast comprising a recombinant yeast comprising a nucleotide sequence coding for a glycerol dehydrogenase, a nucleotide sequence coding for a ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (EC 4.1.1.39); a nucleotide sequence coding for a phosphoribulokinasey (EC 2.7.1.19); a nucleotide sequence allowing the expression of a glucoamylase (EC 3.2.1.20 or 3.2.1.3); and optionally a nucleotide sequence coding for a glycerol transporter. This cell can be used for the production of ethanol and advantageously produces little or no glycerol.

Abstract: Methods, compositions, and cells for generating acyl alcohols. Compositions comprising acyl alcohols. Methods of cleaving acyl amino acids and/or acyl alcohols to generate free fatty acids, free amino acids, and/or free alcohols.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for degrading polymer systems. These compositions and methods can be used to effectively degrade a range of polymers commonly used in oil and gas operations, including polymers with carbon-carbon backbones such as polyacrylamides. Further, these compositions and methods can simultaneously degrade other organic molecules and pollutants associated with oil and gas operations. The compositions and methods described herein employ reactants that are more environmentally-friendly than conventional methods and components used in, for example, polymer breaking processes.

Abstract: An R-3-aminobutyric acid preparation method with high efficiency and high stereoselectivity. The method comprises using aspartase with stereoisomerization catalytic activity derived from Escherichia coli to efficiently convert butenoic acid into R-3-aminobutyric acid. After only 24 h of reaction, the conversion rate is as high as ?98%, and the ee value is ?99.9%. The conversion efficiency is greatly improved, the reaction time is shortened, and the production costs are reduced. The method features a high yield, a high conversion rate, low costs, a short production cycle, a simple process, ease of enlargement, suitability for mass production and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase.

Abstract: Host cells that are engineered to produce benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (BIAs) precursors, such as norcoclaurine (NC) and norlaudanosoline (NL), are provided. The host cells may have one or more engineered modifications selected from: a feedback inhibition alleviating mutation in a enzyme gene; a transcriptional modulation modification of a biosynthetic enzyme gene; an inactivating mutation in an enzyme; and a heterologous coding sequence. Also provided are methods of producing a BIA of interest or a precursor thereof using the host cells and compositions, e.g., kits, systems etc., that find use in methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microorganism producing L-lysine and a method for producing L-lysine by using the same. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium, which is modified such that the activity of a protein involved in cell wall hydrolysis is inactivated in comparison with the endogenous activity thereof; and a method for producing L-lysine using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing L-methionine in which a microorganism is cultured in the presence of L-homoserine and methyl mercaptan, a salt of the same or dimethyl disulfide whereby the L-methionine is accumulated in the culture medium.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for making and using methanotrophic proline auxotrophs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel promoter and a method for producing L-amino acids using the promoter, and more specifically, to a novel polynucleotide having promoter activity, a vector and a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium comprising the polynucleotide, a method for producing L-amino acids and a fermented composition using the microorganism, and a fermented composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating sialylated oligosaccharides from a fermentation broth in which they are produced by a genetically modified microorganism The separation comprises the steps of: i) ultrafiltration; ii) nano-filtration; iii) optionally, activated charcoal treatment; and iv) treatment with strong anion and/or cation exchange resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an L-lysine-producing microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium and a method for producing L-lysine using the same.

Abstract: A method for producing a protein of interest on a manufacturing scale is based on integration, by homologous recombination, of the DNA encoding the protein of interest into a bacterial cell's genome at a pre-selected site. The manufacturing scale production of recombinant proteins is in the fed-batch mode, semi-continuous or in a chemostat.

Abstract: A method is used for the fermentative production of L-lysine using bacteria of the species Corynebacterium glutamicum, having the ability to excrete L-lysine and containing in their chromosome a mutated NCgl2816 polynucleotide. Further, the method is used for cultivating the bacteria in a suitable medium under suitable conditions, and accumulating said L-lysine in the suitable medium to form an L-lysine containing fermentation broth.

Abstract: Vaccine compositions including a yeast comprising an immunostimulatory polypeptide and optionally an antigenic polypeptide are provided herein. The immunostimulatory polypeptide and the antigenic polypeptide are expressed or displayed on the surface of the yeast vaccine composition. Methods of using the vaccine composition to vaccinate subjects are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel modified RNA polymerase sigma factor A (SigA) polypeptide; a polynucleotide encoding the same; a microorganism containing the polypeptide; and a method for producing L-lysine using the microorganism.

Abstract: The expression plasmid vectors comprise a polynucleotide sequence encoding Ldc2 polypeptide, a fragment, and/or a mutant. A backbone plasmid is capable of autonomous replication in a host cell. The host cell is not a P. aeruginosa cell. Transformants are transformed with expression plasmid vector. The transformants are not P. aeruginosa. Mutant host cells comprise a polynucleotide sequence encoding Ldc2 polypeptide, a fragment and/or a mutant that has been integrated into the host cell chromosome. A polypeptide, a fragment and/or a mutant comprise Ldc2. A non-naturally occurring polynucleotide, and/or a mutant encodes polypeptide comprising Ldc2. Biobased cadaverine is produced using the transformants and the biobased cadaverine is prepared by the method. Polyamides are formed using the biobased cadaverine and compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium having an ability to produce L-arginine, and a method of producing L-arginine using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of genetically modified microbial cells, such as yeast cells with an improved ability for producing L-ornithine and its derivatives. Overproduction of L-ornithine is obtained in the first place by the down-regulation or attenuation of specially selected genes, wherein said genes encode enzymes involved in the L-ornithine consumption and/or degradation pathways. Further L-ornithine production ability is improved by down-regulation, attenuation, deletion or overexpression of specially selected genes, wherein said genes encode enzymes and/or proteins involved in the L-ornithine ‘acetylated derivatives cycle’, L-glutamate synthesis pathways, subcellular trafficking, TCA cycle, pyruvate carboxylation pathway, respiratory electron-transport chain, and the carbon substrates' assimilation machinery. The invention additionally provides a method to produce L-ornithine with said modified eukaryotic cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microorganism producing O-acetylhomoserine with high efficiency and a method for producing O-acetylhomoserine and L-methionine using the microorganism. The present disclosure provides a microorganism producing O-acetylhomoserine having an enhanced activity of a protein which is predicted to export O-acetylhomoserine, and a method for producing O-acetylhomoserine and L-methionine using the microorganism.

Abstract: A fermentation process for fermenting a starch hydrolysate containing 60-98 weight percent of glucose based on total carbohydrate and 0.3-5% weight percent of isomaltose based on total carbohydrate to a non-ethanol fermentation product is carried out. The method comprises: a) forming a fermentation broth containing the starch hydrolysate and a genetically modified microorganism containing i) an exogenous gene encoding transporter capable of transporting isomaltose ii) an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme capable of converting isomaltose to glucose; and b) fermenting the starch hydrolysate in the fermentation broth to produce a non-ethanol fermentation product. This fermentation process may be carried out as a single step fermentation or a batch process. The genetically modified microorganism may contain an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a product other than ethanol.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring c1 microorganisms useful for the production of lactate and related compositions, as well as methods for the biologically production of lactate. In specific embodiments, the present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring methanotrophic bacteria which are useful for producing lactate from c1 substrates.

Abstract: The invention features methods and compositions relating to cells that have been engineered to reduce or eliminate proteins having enzymatic activity that interfere with the expression of a metabolic product.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for producing malonate in recombinant host cells in order to increase malonate titer, yield, and/or productivity are provided. Recombinant host cells comprising nucleic acids encoding MAE1 transport proteins that increase production of malonate by the host cell and vectors for expressing MAE1 transport proteins that increase production of malonate by the host cell are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a recombinant microorganism optimized for the fermentative production of methionine and/or its derivatives, wherein in said recombinant strain, the methionine efflux is enhanced by overexpressing the homologous logous genes of ygaZ and ygaH genes from Escherichia coli. It is also related to a method for optimizing the fermentative production of methionine or its derivatives comprising the steps of: a. culturing a recombinant microorganism wherein in said microorganism, the methionine efflux is enhanced by overexpressing the ygaZH homologous genes of ygaZ and ygaH genes from Escherichia coli, in an appropriate culture medium comprising a fermentable source of carbon and a source of sulphur, and b. recovering methionine and/or its derivatives from the culture medium.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an acetohydroxy acid synthase variant in which the feedback inhibition to L-valine is released, a polynucleotide encoding the acetohydroxy acid synthase variant, an expression vector including the polynucleotide, a microorganism producing L-valine including the acetohydroxy acid synthase variant, and a method for producing L-valine using the microorganism.

Abstract: Modified or recombinant microorganisms are provided herein that can be used to produce one or more amino acids, including, for example, methionine or one or more methionine biosynthetic pathway-derived intermediates or one or more methionine-based products.

Abstract: Provided are microorganisms that catalyze the synthesis of chemicals and biochemicals from a methanol, methane and/or formaldehyde. Also provided are methods of generating such organisms and methods of synthesizing chemicals and biochemicals using such organisms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improving the enzymatic activity of Escherichia coli O157:H7-derived sugar isomerase by molecular mechanics and site-directed mutagenesis. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sugar isomerase having an enzymatic activity improved by mutation, a nucleic acid molecule encoding the same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule, a transformant comprising the vector, a mutant of the sugar isomerase, and a method for producing L-gulose using the improved sugar isomerase.

Abstract: Disclosed are glycosyl hydrolase enzyme variants, particularly variants of certain oxidoreductases of glycosyl hydrolase family 61. Nucleic acids encoding the glycosyl hydrolyase variants, compositions including the glycosyl hydrolase variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods of using the variants are also described.

Abstract: There is provided an additive for a bioethanol fermentation process comprising a polyoxyalkylene compound (A) having a Griffin's HLB value in the range of 0 to 6, a polyoxyalkylene polyol (B) and a base oil (C) that is liquid at 25° C. The compound (A) is preferably a mixture of a compound represented by a general formula (1) and a compound represented by a general formula (2). In the formula, R1 and R3 represent alkyl or alkenyl, R2 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, AO represents oxyalkylene having a carbon number of 3 to 18, a reaction residue of glycidol, a reaction residue of an alkyl glycidyl ether or a reaction residue of an alkenyl glycidyl ether, EO represents oxyethylene, m and n are 1 to 100, and p is 3 to 10.

Abstract: Disclosed are a recombinant microorganism having enhanced L-amino acid productivity, wherein the recombinant microorganism is transformed to have removed or decreased activity of at least one of adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase, and a method of producing an L-amino acid using the recombinant microorganism. The use of the recombinant microorganism may enable the production of the L-amino acid in a highly efficient manner.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an additive that can improve the production efficiency. The present invention is an additive for a bioethanol fermentation process comprising a polyoxyalkylene compound (A) having a Griffin's HLB value in the range of 0 to 6 and a polyoxyalkylene polyol (B). The compound (A) is preferably a mixture of a compound represented by a general formula (1) and a compound represented by a general formula (2). R1O-(AO)m-R2 (1). R3O-(AO)n-(EO)p-R4 (2). R1 and R3 represent alkyl or alkenyl, R2 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, AO represents oxyalkylene having a carbon number of 3 to 18, or a reaction residue of glycidol, an alkyl glycidyl ether or alkenyl glycidyl ether, EO represents oxyethylene, m and n are 1 to 100, and p is 3 to 10.

Abstract: Processes for producing ethanol comprise saccharifying cellulosic material with a cellulolytic enzyme composition and fermenting the saccharified cellulosic material with a fermenting microorganism to produce ethanol. The fermenting organism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae CIBTS1260 (deposited under Accession No. NRRL Y-50973 at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), Illinois 61604 U.S.A.) or a fermenting organism that has properties that the same or about the same as that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CIBTS1260).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an E. coli mutant strain having enhanced L-threonine productivity, which is obtained by introducing the permease of Corynebacterium origin, and to method of producing L-threonine using the E. coli mutant strain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular biochemistry and medicine, and in particular to ligands comprising modified amino acid residues, targeting the amyloid-? peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease for prevention of aggregation, neurotoxicity and use thereof as drugs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of producing succinate by E. coli fermentation. Specifically, the invention provides an engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate, wherein said E. coli contains one or more of the following modifications: a) enhanced activity of the protein(s) encoded by the gene(s) involved in pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), b) enhanced activity of the protein encoded by sthA gene, and optionally c) mutant lpdA gene. The invention also relates to use of the engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate, and a method of using the engineered recombinant E. coli for producing succinate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polynucleotide encoding aspartate kinase (EC:2.7.2.4; hereinafter, referred to as LysC), transketolase (EC:2.2.1.1; hereinafter, referred to as Tkt) or pyruvate carboxylase (EC:6.4.1.1; hereinafter, referred to as Pyc), in which the initiation codon is substituted with ATG, a vector including the same, a microorganism transformed with the vector, and a method for producing L-lysine using the same.

Abstract: A novel process for the preparation of L-threo-dihydroxyphenylserine (Droxidopa) is described. It comprises of enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic (DL)-threo-N-acetyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine using commercially available L-amino acylase from Aspergillus sp. (EC 3.5.1.14) in the presence of cobalt ions, to obtain (L)-threo-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine followed by dealkylation to obtain Droxidopa. Protecting the amino group of (L)-threo-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine using either benzyloxycarbonyl or phthaloyl group before dealkylation followed by deprotection of the amino group results in obtaining Droxidopa in high yields and purity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid by fermentation using a bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The bacterium can belong to the genus Escherichia, which has been modified to attenuate expression of a phosphate transporter-encoding gene, such as the pitA gene or pitB gene.