Disruption of microbial cell morphology by Buxus macowanii

Microbial Cell Disruption by High-Pressure Homogenization

Improved Performance of Soil Microbial Fuel Cell by Adding Earthworms

Soil microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) are expected as an application to produce sustainable energy. Here, we focused on soil ecosystems, specifically the earthworms which are known to improve soil-fertility by degrading fallen leaves or plant litter. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of earthworm on power generation of the SMFC. The maximum power density and the internal res...

Buxus alkaloids. XIV.* Alkaloids from Buxus sempervirens var. angustifolia WEST

Various species of common box (Buxus) are cultivated in the Arboretum of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Mlyňany under the same soil and climatic conditions; consequently, the examination of alkaloids produced by those plants is of chemotaxonomical importance. From this locality we investigated so far alkaloids from Buxus sempervirens L.[l,2], B. microphylla SIEB, et ZUCC. var. sinica REHD. e...

Disruption of microbial cells for intracellular products

Disintegration of microbial cells is a necessary first step for the production of intracellular enzymes and organelIes. With increasing use o f intracellular microbial material in industry and medicine, the cell disruption unit operation is gaining in importance. This review examines the state of the art o f the largescale cell disruption technology and disruption methods o f potential commerci...

Specification of cell morphology by endogenous determinants

We are studying the mechanisms by which cells elaborate their differentiated morphologies. Here we discuss one aspect of this issue: the specification of the detailed shape of individual cells. We describe an experimental system in which endogenous determinants of morphology are expressed. These determinants originally were detected in the morphological relationships between sister neuroblastom...