Xylose transport in yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production: Current status
Nilesh Kumar Sharma, Shuvashish Behera, Richa Arora, Sachin Kumar, Rajesh K. Sani

Improvement of extracellular bacterial protein production in Pichia pastoris by co-expression of endoplasmic reticulum residing GroEL–GroES
Pijug Summpunn, Juntratip Jomrit, Watanalai Panbangred

High sensitive RNA detection by one-step RT-PCR using the genetically engineered variant of DNA polymerase with reverse transcriptase activity from hyperthermophilies
Hiroyuki Okano, Misato Baba, Katsuhiro Kawato, Ryota Hidese, Itaru Yanagihara, Kenji Kojima, TeisukeTakita, Shinsuke Fujiwara, Kiyoshi Yasukawa

Characterization of d-succinylase from Cupriavidus sp. P4-10-C and its application in d-amino acid synthesis
Yosuke Sumida, Sachio Iwai, Yoshiaki Nishiya, Shinya Kumagai, Toshihide Yamada, Masayuki Azuma

Characterization of pH-tolerant and thermostable GH 134 β-1,4-mannanase SsGH134 possessing carbohydrate binding module 10 from Streptomyces sp. NRRL B-24484
Kiyota Sakai, Saran Kimoto, Yuta Shinzawa, Miho Minezawa, Kengo Suzuki, Sadanari Jindou, Masashi Kato, Motoyuki Shimizu

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates containing 2-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate and 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate units from a related or unrelated carbon source
Shoji Mizuno, Yukio Enda, Azusa Saika, Ayaka Hiroe, Takeharu Tsuge

Optimal 13C-labeling of glycerol carbon source for precise flux estimation in Escherichia coli
Yoshihiro Toya, Shugo Ohashi, Hiroshi Shimizu

Enhanced cell-surface display of a heterologous protein using SED1 anchoring system in SED1-disrupted Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain
Takahiro Bamba, Kentaro Inokuma, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo

Chitin synthesis by Chlorella cells infected by chloroviruses: Enhancement by adopting a slow-growing virus and treatment with aphidicolin
Numfon Rakkhumkaew, Takeru Kawasaki, Makoto Fujie, Takashi Yamada

Gamma-aminobutyric acid fermentation with date residue by a lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus brevis
Momoko Hasegawa, Daisuke Yamane, Kouichi Funato, Atsushi Yoshida, Yoshihiro Sambongi

Identification of the glucosamine kinase in the chitinolytic pathway of Thermococcus kodakarensis
Mehwish Aslam, Naoya Takahashi, Kohei Matsubara, Tadayuki Imanaka, Tamotsu Kanai, Haruyuki Atomi

Increase in hydrophobicity of Bacillus subtilis spores by heat, hydrostatic pressure, and pressurized carbon dioxide treatments
Seiji Noma, Kazuki Kiyohara, Rina Hirokado, Nami Yamashita, Yuya Migita, Motoharu Tanaka, Soichi Furukawa, Hirokazu Ogihara, Yasushi Morinaga, Noriyuki Igura, Mitsuya Shimoda

Using millet as substrate for efficient production of monacolin K by solid-state fermentation of Monascus ruber
Bo-Bo Zhang, Hong-Bo Xing, Bing-Jie Jiang, Lei Chen, Gan-Rong Xu, Yun Jiang, Da-Yong Zhang

Polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation ability and associated microbial community in activated sludge-derived acetate-fed microbial cultures enriched under different temperature and pH conditions
Daisuke Inoue, Yuta Suzuki, Kazuko Sawada, Kazunari Sei

Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal from anaerobic effluent of the cassava ethanol industry
Zhixuan Yin, Li Xie, Qi Zhou, Xuejun Bi

Inhibitory effect of the extract of rhizome of Curcuma longa L in gelatinase activity and its effect on human skin
Keiko Muta, Shinji Inomata, Tadao Fukuhara, Junko Nomura, Toshio Nishiyama, Yoh-ichi Tagawa, Satoshi Amano

Method for quantitative detection of FAM19A4 by flow cytometry using latex beads as solid carrier
Ting Li, Wenyan Wang, Yingying Cheng, Wenling Han