Bioremediation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) in immobilized micro-organism biological filter

Saturation mutagenesis of 2,4-DNT dioxygenase of Burkholderia sp. strain DNT for enhanced dinitrotoluene degradation.

2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) and 2,6-DNT are priority pollutants, and 2,4-DNT dioxygenase of Burkholderia sp. strain DNT (DDO) catalyzes the initial oxidation of 2,4-DNT to form 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol and nitrite but has significantly less activity on other dinitrotoluenes and nitrotoluenes (NT). Hence, oxidation of 2,3-DNT, 2,4-DNT, 2,5-DNT, 2,6-DNT, 2NT, and 4NT were enhanced here by perfor...

Interleukin-24 (IL-24) Expression and Biological Impact on HECV Endothelial Cells.

BACKGROUND IL-24, also termed MDA-7, is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines. IL-24 is reported to be expressed in a series of cell lines, including keratinocytes as well as breast, lung and prostate cancer cells, but was primarily found in a human melanoma cell line. IL-24 is suggested to have many biological properties displaying anti-tumour effects via induction of apoptosis, suppressin...

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MEMS for pico- to micro-satellites [7208-24]

MEMS sensors, actuators, and sub-systems can enable an important reduction in the size and mass of spacecrafts, first by replacing larger and heavier components, then by replacing entire subsystems, and finally by enabling the microfabrication of highly integrated picosats. Very small satellites (1 to 100 kg) stand to benefit the most from MEMS technologies. These small satellites are typically...