• Plant biomass is considered as an abundant renewable resource that can be transformed into fermentable sugars for biofuel production. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It gives potential opportunities for improving the efficiency of converting native lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars represents a major challenge in global efforts to utilize renewable resources in place of fossil fuels to meet the rising energy demands [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Enzymatic hydrolysis is the most common process to degrade the cellulose and hemicellulose into fermentable sugars such as glucose and xylose. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A hexose or fermentable monosaccharide and isomer of glucose from manna, the ash Fraxinus ornus and related plants. (lookformedical.com)
  • In Ethanol & Alcohol production process, the starches from agricultural products are converted in fermentable sugars with the help of enzymes. (sunsonenzymes.com)
  • Moreover, conversion of sugarcane biomass into fermentable sugars for second-generation ethanol production is a promising alternative to meet future demands of biofuel production in the country. (scielo.br)
  • These pre-treatments are designed to allow the carbohydrate portion of the biomass to be broken down into simple sugars, for example by en-zymatic hydrolysis using exogenously added cellulases to release fermentable sugars [ 12 ]. (banksolar.ru)
  • Some species can metabolize pentose sugars like ribose,[17] alcohols, and organic acids. (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • the other capsular Haemophilus serotypes are composed of hexose rather than pentose sugars. (medscape.com)
  • 1 unit of Xylanase equals to the amount of enzyme, which hydrolyzes xylan to get 1 μmol of reducing sugar (Calculated as xylose) in 1 min at 50℃ and pH5.0. (sunsonenzymes.com)
  • Most anaerobic bacteria undergo hexose metabolism via the Emden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway (EMP) which produces pyruvate as an intermediate along with NADH. (fao.org)
  • These results demonstrate that the corn stover-adapted microbial consortium EMSD5 harbors a variety of lignocellulolytic anaerobic bacteria and degradative enzymes, especially those implicated in hemicellulose decomposition. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Often, they are instead the product of the metabolism of yeast and bacteria and are modified and released in wine during the fermentation processes. (frontiersin.org)
  • In amino acid metabolism, glutamate is formed by the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to α-ketoglutarate. (mgm-biochem.com)
  • Fungi have some characteristics in common with both PLANTS and ANIMALS, yet most biologists consider them to be an independent group. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • A polysaccharide (PS) is a carbohydrate that was primarily produced by bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and streptomycetes. (springeropen.com)
  • MECHANISMHemicellulose comprises a group of heterogenous polysaccharides made up of hexose, pentose and their derivatives. (sunsonenzymes.com)
  • and (4) polysaccharides, large polymers of simple sugars. (oregonstate.education)
  • Yeasts do not form a single taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping. (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • In general, yeasts are grown in the laboratory on solid growth media or in liquid broths. (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • The antibiotic cycloheximide is sometimes added to yeast growth media to inhibit the growth of Saccharomyces yeasts and select for wild/indigenous yeast species. (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • Better control of fermentation conditions can reduce the stress conditions for yeast cells and contamination by bacteria and wild yeasts. (scielo.br)
  • From a botanical point of view, yeasts are recognized to be a heterogeneous group. (biologydiscussion.com)
  • Yeasts lack chlorophyll and are unable to manufacture by photosynthesis from inorganic substrates the organic compounds required for growth, as do higher plants, algae, and even some bacteria. (biologydiscussion.com)
  • Those yeasts in which a perfect (sexual) stage is not known are grouped together in the subdivision Deuteromycotina. (biologydiscussion.com)
  • In particular, a wide range of xylan degradation-related enzymes, including xylanases, β-xylosidases, α- l -arabinofuranosidases, α-glucuronidases and acetyl xylan esterases, were secreted by diverse members from Firmicutes during growth on corn stover. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, the dramatic changes of sugar type and concentration during the germination process undoubtedly regulates the enzyme activity and the pattern of gene expression of several enzymes [ 5 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • PEPCKs have been generally classified according to their nucleotide specificities: enzymes from bacteria, yeast, and plants mainly use adenosine nucleotides, but enzymes from a variety of eukaryotes and mammals use guanosine or inosine phosphates ( 24 ). (asm.org)
  • In the plant cell, carbohydrates could be present in the cell content as sugar or starch, or they could be associated with the cell wall structure (e.g., cellulose). (oregonstate.education)
  • One method of classifying carbohydrates is based on the number of carbon atoms per each molecule of a carbohydrate and on the number of molecules of sugar in the compound. (oregonstate.education)
  • Glucose is the form of carbohydrates found in circulating blood (blood sugar) and is the primary carbohydrate used by the body for energy production. (oregonstate.education)
  • Transformation was assessed by the standard parameters of morphological alteration, increased hexose uptake, loss of density inhibition, and anchorage-independent growth. (embl.de)
  • the disease-causing bacterium was isolated and its morphological, physiological and biochemical characters were determined. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Rhodopseudomonas palustris is a purple non-sulfide bacterium (PNSB), and some strains have been proven to promote plant growth. (bvsalud.org)
  • The pckA gene, encoding the gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), was cloned by PCR amplification from the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7. (asm.org)
  • In our contribution, we discuss the potential, the advances and the limitation of the coupled isotope approach based on leaf wax-derived n -alkane and hemicellulose-derived sugar biomarkers (δ 2 H n -alkanes - δ 18 O sugars ). (copernicus.org)
  • The bacterium shows no proteolytic or lipolytic activity. (wikipedia.org)
  • A population density of 10 4 - 10 5 lipolytic bacteria per ml of digester fluid has been reported. (fao.org)
  • In addition, analysis of the coordinate expression patterns indicated that transport proteins and hypothetical proteins may play a role in bacteria processing lignocellulose. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Signal transduction : overview, receptors and G-proteins, specific signaling mechanism in bacteria and proteins. (iasexamportal.com)
  • Proteins which contain carbohydrate groups attached covalently to the polypeptide chain. (lookformedical.com)
  • The chemical or biochemical addition of carbohydrate or glycosyl groups to other chemicals, especially peptides or proteins. (lookformedical.com)
  • The EcoCyc database describes 532 transport reactions, 480 transporters, and 97 proteins involved in sugar transport. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Among them, 97 proteins are involved in sugar transport ( Table 1 ). (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Compositional analysis revealed that sorbitol, fucose, galactose, and glucose were the neutral sugars in that lipopolysaccharide and that galactosamine and glucosamine were absent. (gerli.com)
  • Purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) are metabolically versatile organisms which are able to grow either aerobically in the dark or anaerobically in the light using hydrogen or organic compounds as electron donors and subsequently fixing CO 2 ( 16 ). (asm.org)
  • The genome contains, inter alia, genes for the biosynthesis of carotenoids and two putative acyl-CoA desaturases, by which the bacterium can synthesize monounsaturated fatty acids. (wikipedia.org)
  • The production of hexose 6 phosphate is a key node in different pathways that are required for a successful germination. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Efficient growth and associated production and yield of desired products depend on the efficient sugar transport capabilities, sugar catabolism through the central carbon catabolism, and the efficient carbon flux through specific biosynthetic pathways. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • We present here a comprehensive study on the community structure and enzyme systems of a lignocellulolytic microbial consortium EMSD5 during growth on corn stover, using metagenome sequencing in combination with quantitative metaproteomics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hexokinase (HXK) is a glycolytic regulatory enzyme that catalyzes the irreversible phosphorylation reaction of D-hexoses at the sixth carbon using ATP-Mg 2+ as a phosphate donor. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Starch sugar is the sugar produced by starch as the raw material and the enzyme preparation is widely used in the preduction of starch sugar. (sunsonenzymes.com)
  • Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiated from their suspended counterparts by generation of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, reduced growth rates, and the up- and down-regulation of specific genes. (cdc.gov)
  • However, these PNSB culture conditions did not show differences in Arabidopsis growth experiments, indicating that there may be other factors influencing plant growth in addition to PQQ content. (bvsalud.org)
  • Growth on Columbia blood agar but not on violet red bile dextrose agar. (wikipedia.org)
  • Optimal temperature for growth is 27-30 °C. Trypticase soy agar or trypticase soy broth is suitable for cultivation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Home brewers who cultivate yeast frequently use dried malt extract (DME) and agar as a solid growth medium. (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • Methane fermentation is the consequence of a series of metabolic interactions among various groups of microorganisms. (fao.org)
  • A description of microorganisms involved in methane fermentation, based on an analysis of bacteria isolated from sewage sludge digesters and from the rumen of some animals, is summarized in Fig. 4-1. (fao.org)
  • Currently, the main role of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) in wine is to conduct the malolactic fermentation (MLF). (frontiersin.org)
  • Alternatively, processes using cellulolytic microorganisms (such as C. cellulolyticum, C. thermocellum, and C. phytofermentans) to carry out both the hydrolysis of lignocelluloses and sugar fermentation in a single step, termed 'Consolidated Bioprocessing Process (CBP)' [ 12 ] have been proposed, how-ever the development of these is still at an early stage, and again low conversion rates seem to be a major limitation that needs to be overcome. (banksolar.ru)
  • However, some challenges have been identified for syngas fermentation to be commercialized, including gas mass transfer limitations, long retention times due to slow cell growth, and lower alcohol production rates and broth concentrations. (banksolar.ru)
  • named after the German microbiologist Hans-Jürgen Busse) is a pink-coloured, aerobic, coccus-shaped, Gram-stain-positive, oxidase-positive and catalase-positive bacterium isolated from cheese made of cow´s milk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Glucose is a simple sugar and an important carbohydrate in biology. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • The protein moiety is the predominant group with the carbohydrate making up only a small percentage of the total weight. (lookformedical.com)
  • Based on the number of carbon atoms, a carbohydrate can be classified as triose (3 C), tetrose (4 C), pentose (5 C), and hexose (6 C). The suffix " ose " at the end of a biochemical name flags the molecule as a "sugar. (oregonstate.education)
  • As early as 1973, F have primarily been characterized as planktonic, freely Characklis (4) studied microbial slimes in industrial water sys- suspended cells and described on the basis of their growth tems and showed that they were not only very tenacious but characteristics in nutritionally rich culture media. (cdc.gov)
  • Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) may improve microbial status in the intestines and increase the metabolic activity towards polyphenolic degradation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Seed dormancy and germination, hormonal regulation of growth and development physiological effects and mechanism of action of auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid and jasmonic acid, plant rythms and biological clock, secondary metabolites, plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. (iasexamportal.com)
  • The other groups are substituted (in Escherichia) with hydroxylated fatty acids as hydroxymyristate (two ester-linked and two amide-linked) and normal fatty acids (laurate). (gerli.com)
  • Glucose is the essential carbon source for growing and cultivating heterotrophic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli , for laboratory and production purposes. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • From the six HXKs analyzed here, only ZmHXK9 has minimal hexose phosphorylating activity even though enzymatic function of all isoforms (ZmHXK4-9) was confirmed using a yeast complementation approach. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Zobell (2) observed that the number of versibly associated (not removed by gentle rinsing) with a sur- bacteria on surfaces was dramatically higher than in the sur- face and enclosed in a matrix of primarily polysaccharide rounding medium (in this case, seawater). (cdc.gov)
  • While the polysaccharide is non-toxic, the lipid A part is responsible for the toxic activities of these bacteria which result in septic shock. (gerli.com)
  • This reaction is the first step in the gluconeogenic pathway, in which citric acid cycle intermediates are converted to hexose. (asm.org)
  • The "pink Arthrobacter agilis group" includes the species Arthrobacter agilis, Arthrobacter ruber and Arthrobacter echini, which all have a pink pigmentation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other species of the Arthrobacter agilis group', Arthrobacter flavus, Arthrobacter tecti, Arthrobacter parietis and Arthrobacter tumbae are yellow or yellow-orange pigmented. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike bacteria, there are no known yeast species that grow only anaerobically (obligate anaerobes). (lutheransatcmu.org)
  • Studies have shown that the lipid A structure of some species ( Francisella novicida ), differs depending on growth temperature in in vitro cultures [12, 13]. (gerli.com)
  • Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • PQQ is known to play a crucial role in stimulating plant growth, facilitating phosphorous solubilization, and acting as a reactive oxygen species scavenger. (bvsalud.org)
  • 5) in 1978 put forth a the- on exposed surfaces led to studies that revealed surface-associ- ory of biofilms that explained the mechanisms whereby micro- ated microorganisms (biofilms) exhibited a distinct phenotype organisms adhere to living and nonliving materials and the with respect to gene transcription and growth rate. (cdc.gov)
  • Microorganisms such as acetogens, carboxytrophs and methanogens are able to utilize the CO2 + H2, and/or CO available in such syngas as their sole source of carbon and energy for growth as well as the production of biofuels and other valuable products. (banksolar.ru)
  • 1 Another has observed, "[m]itochondrial biogenesis [the creation of new mitochondria] is a key physiological process that is required for normal growth and development and for maintenance of ongoing cellular energy requirements during aging. (totalhealthmagazine.com)
  • Lipid A consists of a backbone of b -1,6-glucosaminyl-glucosamine with two phosphoester groups in the 1-position of glucosamine I and in the 4-position of glucosamine II. (gerli.com)
  • An efficient procedure for the extraction of LPS from bacteria and for the isolation of lipid A has been described by El Hamidi et al. (gerli.com)
  • L-Glutamate is one of the two amino acids that contain a carboxylic acid group on its side chain. (mgm-biochem.com)
  • The pink colouration of the bacterium is caused by the C50 carotenoid bacterioruberin and a number of its mono-, di- and tetraglycosylated derivatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • A group of naturally occurring N-and O-acyl derivatives of the deoxyamino sugar neuraminic acid. (lookformedical.com)
  • Seed germination is a crucial process in the plant life cycle when a dramatic variation of type and sugar content occurs just as the seed is hydrated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Steroid hormones can be grouped into five groups by the receptors to which they bind: glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, and progestogens. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • These complex compounds (LPS) are the endotoxic O-antigens found in the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria (S-lipopolysaccharides) but are also present in one fungus, they may cause several pathophysiological symptoms, such as fever, diarrhea, blood pressure decrease, septic shock, and death. (gerli.com)
  • GLYCOSYLATION of other compounds with these amino sugars results in AMINOGLYCOSIDES. (lookformedical.com)
  • A R. palustris No. 7 PEPCK-deficient strain showed growth characteristics identical to those of the wild-type strain either anaerobically in the light or aerobically in the dark when a C 4 -dicarboxylic acid, such as succinate or malate, was used as a carbon source. (asm.org)
  • Our work demonstrates the existence of a potential xanthan gum food chain involving at least two members of different phyla of gut bacteria and provides an initial framework for understanding how widespread consumption of a recently introduced food additive influences human microbiomes. (nature.com)
  • MECHANISMFungal α-amylase is an endo type of α-amylase that hydrolyzes the α-1,4-glucosidic linkages of gelatinized starch and soluble dextrin randomly, giving rise to o oligosaccharides and a small amount of dextrin which is beneficial for flour correction, yeast growth and crumb structure as we. (sunsonenzymes.com)
  • Attachment is a complex pro- cess regulated by diverse characteristics of the growth medium, substratum, and cell surface. (cdc.gov)
  • Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • Protein or glycoprotein substances of plant origin that bind to sugar moieties in cell walls or membranes. (lookformedical.com)
  • Small talk: cell-cell communication in bacteria. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • Sugars are the main source of carbon and energy, but they also have signaling functions [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This sugar is the primary carbon and energy source for large-scale biotechnological processes and provides faster and optimum growth compared with other carbon sources. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • These findings imply that, depending on the PNSB's growing conditions, it may interact with various soil bacteria and facilitate their infiltration into plants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Phosphorus is an important mineral salt for animal growth. (infogm.org)
  • Nutritionally important sugars are of the D-form (not the L-form). (oregonstate.education)
  • However, it is still uncertain whether growth conditions influence R. palustris's production of PQQ and other characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
  • It inhibits insulin/IGF-1/mTOR signaling, all of which are anabolic and can lead not just to tissue production, such as muscle growth, but also to fat storage. (totalhealthmagazine.com)
  • Simple sugars are also subdivided into aldose, a sugar that contains an aldehyde structure, or ketose, a sugar that contains a ketone group. (oregonstate.education)