History and Domestication of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Bread Baking
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been instrumental in the fermentation of foods and
beverages for millennia. In addition to fermentations like wine, beer, cider, sake, and bread …
beverages for millennia. In addition to fermentations like wine, beer, cider, sake, and bread …
A critical review of the mechanisms, factors, and performance of pervious concrete to remove contaminants from stormwater runoff
Stormwater can carry pollutants accumulated on impervious surfaces in urban areas into
natural water bodies in absence of stormwater quality improvement devices. Pervious …
natural water bodies in absence of stormwater quality improvement devices. Pervious …
Microbial lag phase can be indicative of, or independent from, cellular stress
Measures of microbial growth, used as indicators of cellular stress, are sometimes quantified
at a single time-point. In reality, these measurements are compound representations of …
at a single time-point. In reality, these measurements are compound representations of …
Tradeoff between lag time and growth rate drives the plasmid acquisition cost
M Ahmad, H Prensky, J Balestrieri, S ElNaggar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Conjugative plasmids drive genetic diversity and evolution in microbial populations. Despite
their prevalence, plasmids can impose long-term fitness costs on their hosts, altering …
their prevalence, plasmids can impose long-term fitness costs on their hosts, altering …
Functional genomic and biochemical analysis reveals pleiotropic effect of Congo red on Aspergillus fumigatus
Inhibition of fungal growth by Congo red (CR) has been putatively associated with specific
binding to β-1, 3-glucans, which blocks cell wall polysaccharide synthesis. In this study, we …
binding to β-1, 3-glucans, which blocks cell wall polysaccharide synthesis. In this study, we …
Emergence of Orchestrated and Dynamic Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
V Nguyen, Y Li, T Lu - ACS synthetic biology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microbial metabolism is a fundamental cellular process that involves many biochemical
events and is distinguished by its emergent properties. While the molecular details of …
events and is distinguished by its emergent properties. While the molecular details of …
Efficient utilization of carbon to produce aromatic valencene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using mannitol as the substrate
C Zhu, X You, T Wu, W Li, H Chen, Y Cha, M Zhuo… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As a promising brown macroalgal carbohydrate, mannitol has been an alternative
renewable feedstock for biofuel and biochemical production, avoiding competition with food …
renewable feedstock for biofuel and biochemical production, avoiding competition with food …
[HTML][HTML] Rewetting the hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil reactivates a carbon-starved microbial decomposer community and also triggers archaeal metabolism
Extreme environmental conditions make soils of the hyper-arid Atacama Desert one of the
most hostile habitats for life on the planet. During the short intervals of moisture availability …
most hostile habitats for life on the planet. During the short intervals of moisture availability …
Four ways of implementing robustness quantification in strain characterisation
Background In industrial bioprocesses, microorganisms are generally selected based on
performance, whereas robustness, ie, the ability of a system to maintain a stable …
performance, whereas robustness, ie, the ability of a system to maintain a stable …
Starch extracted from pineapple (Ananas comosus) plant stem as a source for amino acids production
Abstract Background Pineapple plant (Ananas comosus) is one of the largest productions in
Asia and its increasing production has generated a huge amount of pineapple wastes …
Asia and its increasing production has generated a huge amount of pineapple wastes …