In situ production of very low density microporous polymeric foams

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1941-1944 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Falconer ◽  
W. Nazarov ◽  
C. J. Horsfield
Author(s):  
Germán Santana-Martínez ◽  
Gabriela Roa-Morales ◽  
Leobardo Gómez-Olivan ◽  
Ever Peralta-Reyes ◽  
Rubí Romero ◽  
...  

Icarus ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 221 (2) ◽  
pp. 1190
Author(s):  
Minami Yasui ◽  
Masahiko Arakawa ◽  
Sunao Hasegawa ◽  
Yukihiro Fujita ◽  
Toshihiko Kadono
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2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 5769-5777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Burgess ◽  
Mary O'Connell-Motherway ◽  
Wilbert Sybesma ◽  
Jeroen Hugenholtz ◽  
Douwe van Sinderen

ABSTRACT This study describes the genetic analysis of the riboflavin (vitamin B2) biosynthetic (rib) operon in the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris strain NZ9000. Functional analysis of the genes of the L. lactis rib operon was performed by using complementation studies, as well as by deletion analysis. In addition, gene-specific genetic engineering was used to examine which genes of the rib operon need to be overexpressed in order to effect riboflavin overproduction. Transcriptional regulation of the L. lactis riboflavin biosynthetic process was investigated by using Northern hybridization and primer extension, as well as the analysis of roseoflavin-induced riboflavin-overproducing L. lactis isolates. The latter analysis revealed the presence of both nucleotide replacements and deletions in the regulatory region of the rib operon. The results presented here are an important step toward the development of fermented foods containing increased levels of riboflavin, produced in situ, thus negating the need for vitamin fortification.


iScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 102094
Author(s):  
Rusen Zou ◽  
Aliyeh Hasanzadeh ◽  
Alireza Khataee ◽  
Xiaoyong Yang ◽  
Mingyi Xu ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (04) ◽  
pp. 326-337
Author(s):  
K. Gasljevic ◽  
E. F. Matthys

We have investigated the feasibility of using high-molecular-weight polysaccharides produced by marine microalgae to reduce the drag on ships and therefore to be able to reduce the needed propulsion power and fuel costs or, alternatively, to increase the ship speed. Experimental and analytical studies were used to answer four critical questions:How suitable are the biopolymers for drag reduction on ships?What is the needed polymer consumption rate at a given level of drag reduction?What is the achievable polymer production rate that can be achieved by the microalgae?What are possible modes of implementation of the proposed technology? It is seen that in situ production of biopolymers by microalgae growing on the hull may be a possible approach to polymeric ship drag reduction. Production of biopolysaccharide off the ship and even harvesting it from the ocean are other possibilities. The use of biopolymers is naturally advantageous from an environmental point of view as well. Some comparison of biopolymers and synthetic polymers is also presented. Several technical issues remain to be investigated, but the information available suggests that biopolymers may be the best additives for drag reduction on ships.


2009 ◽  
Vol 297 (5) ◽  
pp. R1228-R1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Rose ◽  
Jacob Jeppesen ◽  
Bente Kiens ◽  
Erik A. Richter

In skeletal muscle, contractions increase glucose uptake due to a translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters from intracellular storage sites to the surface membrane. Vesicle-associated membrane proteins (VAMPs) are believed to play an important role in docking and fusion of the GLUT4 transporters at the surface membrane. However, knowledge about which VAMP isoforms colocalize with GLUT4 vesicles in mature skeletal muscle and whether they translocate during muscle contractions is incomplete. The aim of the present study was to further identify VAMP isoforms, which are associated with GLUT4 vesicles and examine which VAMP isoforms translocate to surface membranes in skeletal muscles undergoing contractions. VAMP2, VAMP3, VAMP5, and VAMP7 were enriched in immunoprecipitated GLUT4 vesicles. In response to 20 min of in situ contractions, there was a redistribution of GLUT4 (+64 ± 13%), transferrin receptor (TfR; +75 ± 22%), and insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP; +70 ± 13%) to fractions enriched in heavy membranes away from low-density membranes (−32 ± 7%; −18 ± 12%; −33 ± 9%; respectively), when compared with the resting contralateral muscle. Similarly, there was a redistribution of VAMP2 (+240 ± 40%), VAMP5 (+79 ± 9%), and VAMP7 (+79 ± 29%), but not VAMP3, to fractions enriched in heavy membranes away from low-density membranes (−49 ± 10%, −54 ± 9%, −14 ± 11%, respectively) in contracted vs. resting muscle. In summary, VAMP2, VAMP3, VAMP5, and VAMP7 coimmunoprecipitate with intracellular GLUT4 vesicles in muscle, and VAMP2, VAMP5, VAMP7, but not VAMP3, translocate to the cell surface membranes similar to GLUT4, TfR, and IRAP in response to muscle contractions. These findings suggest that VAMP2, VAMP5, and VAMP7 may be involved in translocation of GLUT4 during muscle contractions.


Author(s):  
Jacob H. Bauman ◽  
Chung Kan Huang ◽  
M. Royhan Gani ◽  
Milind D. Deo
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