TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmerling, H.-J. A1 - Merschenz-Quack, Angelika A1 - Wunderlich, H. T1 - Crystal structures of indeno[1,2-d]imidazoles. XIth European Crystallographic Meeting, Vienna 1988 JF - Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials Y1 - 1988 SN - 2196-7105 (E-Books); 2194-4946 (Print) VL - 185 IS - H. 1-4 SP - 256 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinze, Daniel A1 - Mang, Thomas A1 - Peter, Karin A1 - Möller, Martin A1 - Weichold, Oliver T1 - Synthesis of low molecular weight poly(vinyl acetate) and its application as plasticizer JF - Journal of applied polymer science N2 - Poly(vinyl acetate), PVAc, with a degree of polymerization Xn = 10 was prepared by chain-transfer radical polymerization using carbon tetrachloride and used as oligomeric plasticizer for commercial PVAc. However, the chlorinated chain ends cause a low thermal stability requiring mild Cl/H substitution. The product exhibits high thermal stability and excellent melt-compounding properties. Blends of oligomeric and commercial PVAc show single glass transition temperatures which decrease with higher oligomer content and exhibit small negative deviations from Fox' linear additivity rule. This indicates plasticization and miscibility being mainly due to entropic effects. Injection-moulded thick specimens show ductile behaviour at oligomer contents >10 wt %, while sheets with a thickness of 0.2–0.5 mm appear flexible already at 7.5 wt %. The oxygen permeability coefficients are an order of magnitude lower than those of low-density polyethylene. Due to the sum of their properties, the plasticized sheets present a promising alternative in the preparation of barrier materials. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.40226 SN - 1097-4628 (E-Journal); 0021-8995 (Print) VL - 131 IS - 9 SP - Article No. 40226 PB - Wiley CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinze, D. A1 - Mang, Thomas A1 - Popescu, C. A1 - Weichold, O. T1 - Effect of side chain length and degree of polymerization on the decomposition and crystallization behaviour of chlorinated poly(vinyl ester) oligomers JF - Thermochimica Acta N2 - Four members of a homologous series of chlorinated poly(vinyl ester) oligomers CCl₃–(CH₂CH (OCO(CH₂)ₘCH₃))ₙ–Cl with degrees of polymerization of 10 and 20 were prepared by telomerisation using carbon tetrachloride. The number of side chain carbon atoms ranges from 2 (poly(vinyl acetate) to 18 (poly(vinyl stearate)). The effect of the n-alkyl side chain length and of the degree of polymerization on the thermal stability and crystallization behaviour of the synthesized compounds was investigated. All oligomers degrade in two major steps by first losing HCl and side chains with subsequent breakdown of the backbone. The members with short side chains, up to poly(vinyl octanoate), are amorphous and show internal plasticization, whereas those with high number of side chain carbon atoms are semi-crystalline due to side-chain crystallization. A better packing for poly(vinyl stearate) is also noticeable. The glass transition and melting temperatures as well as the onset temperature of decomposition are influenced to a larger extent by the side chain length than by the degree of polymerization. Thermal stability is improved if both the size and number of side chains increase, but only a long side chain causes a significant increase of the resistance to degradation. This results in a stabilization of PVAc so that oligomers from poly(vinyl octanoate) on are stable under atmospheric conditions. Thus, the way to design stable, chlorinated PVEs oligomers is to use a long n-alkyl side chain. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2016.05.015 SN - 0040-6031 (electronic) VL - 637 SP - 143 EP - 153 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heine, A. A1 - Herrmann, G. A1 - Selmer, Thorsten A1 - Terwesten, F. A1 - Buckel, W. A1 - Reuter, K. T1 - High resolution crystal structure of clostridium propionicum β-Alanyl-CoA:Ammonia Lyase, a new member of the "Hot Dog Fold" protein superfamily JF - Proteins N2 - Clostridium propionicum is the only organism known to ferment β-alanine, a constituent of coenzyme A (CoA) and the phosphopantetheinyl prosthetic group of holo-acyl carrier protein. The first step in the fermentation is a CoA-transfer to β-alanine. Subsequently, the resulting β-alanyl-CoA is deaminated by the enzyme β-alanyl-CoA:ammonia lyase (Acl) to reversibly form ammonia and acrylyl-CoA. We have determined the crystal structure of Acl in its apo-form at a resolution of 0.97 Å as well as in complex with CoA at a resolution of 1.59 Å. The structures reveal that the enyzme belongs to a superfamily of proteins exhibiting a so called “hot dog fold” which is characterized by a five-stranded antiparallel β-sheet with a long α-helix packed against it. The functional unit of all “hot dog fold” proteins is a homodimer containing two equivalent substrate binding sites which are established by the dimer interface. In the case of Acl, three functional dimers combine to a homohexamer strongly resembling the homohexamer formed by YciA-like acyl-CoA thioesterases. Here, we propose an enzymatic mechanism based on the crystal structure of the Acl·CoA complex and molecular docking. Proteins 2014; 82:2041–2053. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.24557 SN - 1097-0134 (E-Journal); 0887-3585 (Print) VL - 82 IS - 9 SP - 2041 EP - 2053 PB - Wiley-Liss CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hasegawa, Maki A1 - Kapelyukh, Yury A1 - Tahara, Harunobu A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Rode, Anja A1 - Krueger, Sylvia A1 - Lee, Dongtao N. A1 - Wolf, C. Roland A1 - Scheer, Nico T1 - Quantitative prediction of human pregnane X receptor and cytochrome P450 3A4 mediated drug-drug interaction in a novel multiple humanized mouse line JF - Molecular Pharmacology Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/mol.111.071845 SN - 1521-0111 VL - 80 IS - 33 SP - 518 EP - 528 PB - ASPET CY - Bethesda, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Harish, Ajay B. A1 - Wriggers, Peter A1 - Jungk, Juliane A1 - Hojdis, Nils A1 - Recker, Carla T1 - Mesoscale Constitutive Modeling of Non-Crystallizing Filled Elastomers JF - Computational Mechanics N2 - Elastomers are exceptional materials owing to their ability to undergo large deformations before failure. However, due to their very low stiffness, they are not always suitable for industrial applications. Addition of filler particles provides reinforcing effects and thus enhances the material properties that render them more versatile for applications like tyres etc. However, deformation behavior of filled polymers is accompanied by several nonlinear effects like Mullins and Payne effect. To this day, the physical and chemical changes resulting in such nonlinear effect remain an active area of research. In this work, we develop a heterogeneous (or multiphase) constitutive model at the mesoscale explicitly considering filler particle aggregates, elastomeric matrix and their mechanical interaction through an approximate interface layer. The developed constitutive model is used to demonstrate cluster breakage, also, as one of the possible sources for Mullins effect observed in non-crystallizing filled elastomers. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-015-1251-1 SN - 1432-0924 VL - 57 SP - 653 EP - 677 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hans, Stefan A1 - Scheer, Nico A1 - Riedl, Iris A1 - Weizäcker, Elisabeth von A1 - Blader, Patrick A1 - Campos-Ortega, José A. T1 - her3, a zebrafish member of the hairy-E(spl) family, is repressed by Notch signalling JF - Development Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.01167 SN - 1477-9129 VL - 131 IS - 12 SP - 2957 EP - 2969 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Handtke, Stefan A1 - Volland, Sonja A1 - Methling, Karen A1 - Albrecht, Dirk A1 - Becher, Dörte A1 - Nehls, Jenny A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Maurer, Karl-Heinz A1 - Lalk, Michael A1 - Liesegang, Heiko A1 - Voigt, Birgit A1 - Daniel, Rolf A1 - Hecker, Michael T1 - Cell physiology of the biotechnological relevant bacterium Bacillus pumilus - An omics-based approach JF - Journal of Biotechnology N2 - Members of the species Bacillus pumilus get more and more in focus of the biotechnological industry as potential new production strains. Based on exoproteome analysis, B. pumilus strain Jo2, possessing a high secretion capability, was chosen for an omics-based investigation. The proteome and metabolome of B. pumilus cells growing either in minimal or complex medium was analyzed. In total, 1542 proteins were identified in growing B. pumilus cells, among them 1182 cytosolic proteins, 297 membrane and lipoproteins and 63 secreted proteins. This accounts for about 43% of the 3616 proteins encoded in the B. pumilus Jo2 genome sequence. By using GC–MS, IP-LC/MS and H NMR methods numerous metabolites were analyzed and assigned to reconstructed metabolic pathways. In the genome sequence a functional secretion system including the components of the Sec- and Tat-secretion machinery was found. Analysis of the exoproteome revealed secretion of about 70 proteins with predicted secretion signals. In addition, selected production-relevant genome features such as restriction modification systems and NRPS clusters of B. pumilus Jo2 are discussed. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.08.028 SN - 1873-4863 (E-Journal); 0168-1656 (Print) IS - 192(A) SP - 204 EP - 214 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Handtke, Stefan A1 - Schroeter, Rebecca A1 - Jürgen, Britta A1 - Methling, Karen A1 - Schlüter, Rabea A1 - Albrecht, Dirk A1 - Hijum, Sacha A. F. T. van A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Maurer, Karl-Heinz A1 - Lalk, Michael A1 - Schweder, Thomas A1 - Hecker, Michael A1 - Voigt, Birgit T1 - Bacillus pumilus reveals a remarkably high resistance to hydrogen peroxide provoked oxidative stress JF - PLOS one N2 - Bacillus pumilus is characterized by a higher oxidative stress resistance than other comparable industrially relevant Bacilli such as B. subtilis or B. licheniformis. In this study the response of B. pumilus to oxidative stress was investigated during a treatment with high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide at the proteome, transcriptome and metabolome level. Genes/proteins belonging to regulons, which are known to have important functions in the oxidative stress response of other organisms, were found to be upregulated, such as the Fur, Spx, SOS or CtsR regulon. Strikingly, parts of the fundamental PerR regulon responding to peroxide stress in B. subtilis are not encoded in the B. pumilus genome. Thus, B. pumilus misses the catalase KatA, the DNA-protection protein MrgA or the alkyl hydroperoxide reductase AhpCF. Data of this study suggests that the catalase KatX2 takes over the function of the missing KatA in the oxidative stress response of B. pumilus. The genome-wide expression analysis revealed an induction of bacillithiol (Cys-GlcN-malate, BSH) relevant genes. An analysis of the intracellular metabolites detected high intracellular levels of this protective metabolite, which indicates the importance of bacillithiol in the peroxide stress resistance of B. pumilus. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085625 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 9 IS - 1 PB - PLOS CY - San Francisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Halbach, Thorsten A1 - Scheer, Nico T1 - Transcriptional activation by the PHD finger is inhibited through an adjacent leucine zipper that binds 14-3-3 proteins JF - Nucleic Acids Research Y1 - 2000 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/28.18.3542 SN - 1362-4962 VL - 28 IS - 18 SP - 3542 EP - 3550 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hager, Jonathan A1 - Hentschke, Reinhard A1 - Hojdis, Nils A1 - Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali T1 - Computer Simulation of Particle–Particle Interaction in a Model Polymer Nanocomposite JF - Macromolecules Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01864 SN - 1520-5835 VL - 48 IS - 24 SP - 9039 EP - 9049 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hafidi, Youssef A1 - El Hatka, Hicham A1 - Schmitz, Dominik A1 - Krauss, Manuel A1 - Pettrak, Jürgen A1 - Biel, Markus A1 - Ittobane, Najim T1 - Sustainable soil additives for water and micronutrient supply: swelling and chelating properties of polyaspartic acid hydrogels utilizing newly developed crosslinkers JF - Gels N2 - Drought and water shortage are serious problems in many arid and semi-arid regions. This problem is getting worse and even continues in temperate climatic regions due to climate change. To address this problem, the use of biodegradable hydrogels is increasingly important for the application as water-retaining additives in soil. Furthermore, efficient (micro-)nutrient supply can be provided by the use of tailored hydrogels. Biodegradable polyaspartic acid (PASP) hydrogels with different available (1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and L-lysine (LYS)) and newly developed crosslinkers based on diesters of glycine (GLY) and (di-)ethylene glycol (DEG and EG, respectively) were synthesized and characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and regarding their swelling properties (kinetic, absorbency under load (AUL)) as well as biodegradability of PASP hydrogel. Copper (II) and zinc (II), respectively, were loaded as micronutrients in two different approaches: in situ with crosslinking and subsequent loading of prepared hydrogels. The results showed successful syntheses of di-glycine-ester-based crosslinkers. Hydrogels with good water-absorbing properties were formed. Moreover, the developed crosslinking agents in combination with the specific reaction conditions resulted in higher water absorbency with increased crosslinker content used in synthesis (10% vs. 20%). The prepared hydrogels are candidates for water-storing soil additives due to the biodegradability of PASP, which is shown in an exemple. The incorporation of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions can provide these micronutrients for plant growth. KW - micronutrients KW - swelling properties KW - biodegradable polymers KW - hydrogels KW - superabsorbent polymers KW - glycine KW - polyaspartic acid Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels10030170 SN - 2310-2861 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - Artikel 170 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haeger, Gerrit A1 - Probst, Johanna A1 - Jaeger, Karl-Erich A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - Novel aminoacylases from Streptomyces griseus DSM 40236 and their recombinant production in Streptomyces lividans JF - FEBS Open Bio N2 - Amino acid-based surfactants are valuable compounds for cosmetic formulations. The chemical synthesis of acyl-amino acids is conventionally performed by the Schotten-Baumann reaction using fatty acyl chlorides, but aminoacylases have also been investigated for use in biocatalytic synthesis with free fatty acids. Aminoacylases and their properties are diverse; they belong to different peptidase families and show differences in substrate specificity and biocatalytic potential. Bacterial aminoacylases capable of synthesis have been isolated from Burkholderia, Mycolicibacterium, and Streptomyces. Although several proteases and peptidases from S. griseus have been described, no aminoacylases from this species have been identified yet. In this study, we investigated two novel enzymes produced by S. griseus DSM 40236ᵀ . We identified and cloned the respective genes and recombinantly expressed an α-aminoacylase (EC 3.5.1.14), designated SgAA, and an ε-lysine acylase (EC 3.5.1.17), designated SgELA, in S. lividans TK23. The purified aminoacylase SgAA was biochemically characterized, focusing on its hydrolytic activity to determine temperature- and pH optima and stabilities. The aminoacylase could hydrolyze various acetyl-amino acids at the Nα -position with a broad specificity regarding the sidechain. Substrates with longer acyl chains, like lauroyl-amino acids, were hydrolyzed to a lesser extent. Purified aminoacylase SgELA specific for the hydrolysis of Nε -acetyl-L-lysine was unstable and lost its enzymatic activity upon storage for a longer period but could initially be characterized. The pH optimum of SgELA was pH 8.0. While synthesis of acyl-amino acids was not observed with SgELA, SgAA catalyzed the synthesis of lauroyl-methionine. KW - Streptomyces lividans KW - recombinant expression KW - Streptomyces griseus KW - ε-lysine acylase KW - α-aminoacylase Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13723 SN - 2211-5463 N1 - Corresponding author: Petra Siegert VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 2224 EP - 2238 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken, NJ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haeger, Gerrit A1 - Grankin, Alina A1 - Wagner, Michaela T1 - Construction of an Aspergillus oryzae triple amylase deletion mutant as a chassis to evaluate industrially relevant amylases using multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 editing technology JF - Applied Research N2 - Aspergillus oryzae is an industrially relevant organism for the secretory production of heterologous enzymes, especially amylases. The activities of potential heterologous amylases, however, cannot be quantified directly from the supernatant due to the high background activity of native α-amylase. This activity is caused by the gene products of amyA, amyB, and amyC. In this study, an in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was established in A. oryzae to delete these genes simultaneously. First, pyrG of A. oryzae NSAR1 was mutated by exploiting NHEJ to generate a counter-selection marker. Next, all amylase genes were deleted simultaneously by co-transforming a repair template carrying pyrG of Aspergillus nidulans and flanking sequences of amylase gene loci. The rate of obtained triple knock-outs was 47%. We showed that triple knockouts do not retain any amylase activity in the supernatant. The established in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to achieve sequence-specific knock-in of target genes. The system was intended to incorporate a single copy of the gene of interest into the desired host for the development of screening methods. Therefore, an integration cassette for the heterologous Fpi amylase was designed to specifically target the amyB locus. The site-specific integration rate of the plasmid was 78%, with exceptional additional integrations. Integration frequency was assessed via qPCR and directly correlated with heterologous amylase activity. Hence, we could compare the efficiency between two different signal peptides. In summary, we present a strategy to exploit CRISPR/Cas9 for gene mutation, multiplex knock-out, and the targeted knock-in of an expression cassette in A. oryzae. Our system provides straightforward strain engineering and paves the way for development of fungal screening systems. KW - aspergillus KW - CRISPR/Cas9 KW - filamentous fungi KW - genome engineering Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200106 SN - 2702-4288 IS - Early View SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Wiley-VCH ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haeger, Gerrit A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - A convenient ninhydrin assay in 96-well format for amino acid-releasing enzymes using an air-stable reagent JF - Analytical Biochemistry N2 - An improved and convenient ninhydrin assay for aminoacylase activity measurements was developed using the commercial EZ Nin™ reagent. Alternative reagents from literature were also evaluated and compared. The addition of DMSO to the reagent enhanced the solubility of Ruhemann's purple (RP). Furthermore, we found that the use of a basic, aqueous buffer enhances stability of RP. An acidic protocol for the quantification of lysine was developed by addition of glacial acetic acid. The assay allows for parallel processing in a 96-well format with measurements microtiter plates. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2022.114819 SN - 1096-0309 IS - 624 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Guo, Yuanyuan A1 - Miyamoto, Ko-ichiro A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo T1 - Theoretical study and simulation of light-addressable potentiometric sensors JF - Physica status solidi (A) : applications and materials N2 - The light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) is a semiconductor-based potentiometric sensor using a light probe with an ability of detecting the concentration of biochemical species in a spatially resolved manner. As an important biomedical sensor, research has been conducted to improve its performance, for instance, to realize high-speed measurement. In this work, the idea of facilitating the device-level simulation, instead of using an equivalent-circuit model, is presented for detailed analysis and optimization of the performance of the LAPS. Both carrier distribution and photocurrent response have been simulated to provide new insight into both amplitude-mode and phase-mode operations of the LAPS. Various device parameters can be examined to effectively design and optimize the LAPS structures and setups for enhanced performance. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201330354 SN - 0031-8965 VL - 211 IS - 6 SP - 1467 EP - 1472 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Graf, Alain-Michel A1 - Steinhof, Rafael A1 - Lotz, Martin A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Kasper, Cornelia A1 - Beutel, Sascha A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Downstream-Processing mit Membranadsorbern zur Isolierung nativer Proteinfraktionen aus Kartoffelfruchtwasser JF - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Bei der Stärkeproduktion entstehendes Kartoffelfruchtwasser besitzt mit 2 – 3 % einen hohen Anteil an ernährungsphysiologisch interessanten Proteinen. Die industrielle Gewinnung dieser Proteinfracht liefert jedoch lediglich ein minderwertiges, denaturiertes Produkt. Mit Hilfe der Membranadsorber-Technologie lassen sich aus Kartoffelfruchtwasser unter milden Reaktionsbedingungen native bioaktive Proteinfraktionen gewinnen. Geeignete Trennbedingungen wurden im Labormaßstab entwickelt und in den Technikumsmaßstab übertragen. An Anionenaustauscher-Membranadsorbern mit einer Membranfläche von 10 000 cm2 wurde eine Patatinhaltige Fraktion (44 kDa) mit Bindungskapazitäten von 0,37 mg/cm2 isoliert. Eine niedermolekulare Proteinfraktion mit Protease-Inhibitoren konnte durch Kationenaustauscher-Membranadsorber mit Bindungskapazitäten von 1,00 mg/cm2 gewonnen werden. Sie ist für verschiedenste Applikationen in der pharmazeutischen, kosmetischen und der Nahrungsmittelindustrie interessant z. B. für Appetitzügler oder muskelaufbauende Proteinpräparate. Der Aufreinigung der nativen Proteinfraktionen durch Ultra-/Diafiltration schließt sich die Konfektionierung durch Sprühtrocknung an. Die bioanalytische Charakterisierung der Produkte belegt die Reinheit und die enzymatische Aktivität sowie die Abreicherung von Störkomponenten wie Glykoalkaloide und Polyphenoloxidasen. Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cite.200800139 VL - 81 IS - 3 SP - 267 EP - 274 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goetze, Sandra A1 - Baer, Alexandra A1 - Winkelmann, Silke A1 - Nehlsen, Kristina A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Maass, Karin A1 - Bode, Jürgen T1 - Performance of genomic bordering elements at predefined genomic loci JF - Molecular and Cellular Biology Y1 - 2005 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.25.6.2260-2272.2005 SN - 1098-5549 VL - 25 IS - 6 SP - 2260 EP - 2272 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Glaser, Stefan A1 - Lubitz, Sandra A1 - Loveland, Kate L. A1 - Ohbo, Kazu A1 - Robb, Lorraine A1 - Schwenk, Frieder A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Roellig, Daniela A1 - Kranz, Andrea A1 - Anastassiadis, Konstantinos A1 - Stewart, A. Francis T1 - The histone 3 lysine 4 methyltransferase, Mll2, is only required briefly in development and spermatogenesis JF - Epigenetics & Chromatin Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-8935-2-5 SN - 1756-8935 VL - 2 IS - 5 SP - 1 EP - 16 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gielen, Hans-Günther A1 - Wolf, Günter A1 - Berndt, Heinz A1 - Zahn, Helmut T1 - Synthese der Fragmente A1–8, A9–15 und A16–21 der Schafinsulin-A-Kette unter Verwendung des S-tert-Butylmercaptorestes als Thiolschutzgruppe JF - Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie Y1 - 1979 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bchm2.1979.360.2.1535 SN - 1437-4315 SN - 0018-4888 VL - 360 IS - 2 SP - 1535 EP - 1548 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ghosch, S. A1 - Baier, M. A1 - Schütz, J. A1 - Schneider, Felix A1 - Scherer, Ulrich W. T1 - Analysis of electronic autoradiographs by mathematical post-processing JF - Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids: Incorporating plasma science and plasma technology N2 - Autoradiography is a well-established method of nuclear imaging. When different radionuclides are present simultaneously, additional processing is needed to distinguish distributions of radionuclides. In this work, a method is presented where aluminium absorbers of different thickness are used to produce images with different cut-off energies. By subtracting images pixel-by-pixel one can generate images representing certain ranges of β-particle energies. The method is applied to the measurement of irradiated reactor graphite samples containing several radionuclides to determine the spatial distribution of these radionuclides within pre-defined energy windows. The process was repeated under fixed parameters after thermal treatment of the samples. The greyscale images of the distribution after treatment were subtracted from the corresponding pre-treatment images. Significant changes in the intensity and distribution of radionuclides could be observed in some samples. Due to the thermal treatment parameters the most significant differences were observed in the ³H and ¹⁴C inventory and distribution. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10420150.2016.1155587 SN - 1029-4953 VL - 171 IS - 1-2 SP - 161 EP - 172 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerigk, M. A1 - Maaß, D. A1 - Takors, Ralf A1 - Kreutzer, A. A1 - Wandrey, Christian A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Wubbolts, Marcel T1 - Fermentative Herstellung von L-Phenylalanin im Fed-Batch Verfahren mit E. coli unter Einbindung eines integrierten Aufarbeitungsverfahrens JF - Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik (CIT) Y1 - 2000 SN - 1522-2640 (E-Journal); 0009-286X (Print) N1 - Printausg. in der Bibliothek vorhanden: 63 ZS 022 VL - Vol. 72 IS - Iss. 9 SP - 926 EP - 927 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerigk, M. A1 - Maaß, D. A1 - Kreutzer, A. A1 - Sprenger, G. A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Wubbolts, Marcel A1 - Takors, Ralf T1 - Enhanced pilot-scale fed-batch L-phenylalanine production with recombinant Escherichia coli by fully integrated reactive extraction JF - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering Y1 - 2002 SN - 1432-0797 (E-Journal); 1615-7605 (E-Journal); 0178-515X (Print); 1615-7591 (Print) VL - Vol. 25 IS - Iss. 1 SP - 43 EP - 52 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerigk, M. A1 - Bujnicki, R. A1 - Ganpo-Nkwenkwa, E. A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Sprenger, G. A1 - Takors, Ralf T1 - Process control for enhanced L-phenylalanine production using different recombinant Escherichia coli strains JF - Biotechnology and bioengineering Y1 - 2002 SN - 1097-0290 (E-Journal); 0006-3592 (Print) VL - Vol. 80 IS - Iss. 7 SP - 746 EP - 754 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gebeshuber, Christoph A. A1 - Kornauth, Christoph A1 - Dong, Lihua A1 - Sierig, Ralph A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Reiss, Martina A1 - Tauber, Stefanie A1 - Bilban, Martin A1 - Wang, Shijun A1 - Kain, Renate A1 - Böhmig, Georg A. A1 - Moeller, Marcus J. A1 - Gröne, Hermann-Josef A1 - Englert, Christoph A1 - Martinez, Javier A1 - Kerjaschki, Dontscho T1 - Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is induced by microRNA-193a and its downregulation of WT1 JF - Nature Medicine Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm.3142 SN - 1078-8956 VL - 19 IS - 4 SP - 481 EP - 487 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. A1 - Weisenburger, P. A1 - Steiger, F. T1 - Massen- und Energiebilanzen unter Einbeziehung der Untersuchungen an der Thermoselect-Anlage Fondotoce (Italien). Stahlberg, R.; Feuerriegel, U.; Weisenburger, P.; Steiger, F. JF - Thermoselect : der neue Weg, Restmüll umweltgerecht zu behandeln ; [Tagungsband zur Fachtagung Thermoselect am 19. Januar 1995 in Rastatt/Baden] / Günther Häßler. 2. durchges. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1995 SN - 3-9803665-4-5 N1 - Fachtagung THERMOSELECT ; (1995, Rastatt) ; Fachtagung Thermoselect ; (1995.01.19 : ; Rastatt) SP - 55 EP - 84 PB - Goerner CY - Karlsruhe ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. A1 - Riegel, J. A1 - Steiger, F. T1 - Thermoselect – Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung: Teil 3. Massen- und Energiebilanz unter Berücksichtigung der Wirtschaftlichkeit der Synthesegasnutzung. Stahlberg, R.; Riegel, J.; Feuerriegel, U.; Steiger, F. JF - Chemische Technik . 47 (1995), H. 3 Y1 - 1995 SN - 0045-6519 SP - 113 EP - 121 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Thermoselect – Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung, Verfahrensgrundlagen zur unterbrechungslosen Verwertung von Restabfällen. Stahlberg, R.; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Thermoselect : der neue Weg, Restmüll umweltgerecht zu behandeln ; [Tagungsband zur Fachtagung Thermoselect am 19. Januar 1995 in Rastatt/Baden] / Günther Häßler. 2. durchges. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1995 SN - 3-9803665-4-5 N1 - Fachtagung THERMOSELECT ; (1995, Rastatt) ; Fachtagung Thermoselect ; (1995.01.19 : ; Rastatt) SP - 13 EP - 32 PB - Goerner CY - Karlsruhe ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Untersuchungen an der Thermoselect-Anlage Fondotoce (Italien), Qualitäten der Produkte und Nachweis der Verteilung der chemischen Elemente in den Stoffströmen. Stahlberg, R.; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Thermoselect : der neue Weg, Restmüll umweltgerecht zu behandeln ; [Tagungsband zur Fachtagung Thermoselect am 19. Januar 1995 in Rastatt/Baden] / Günther Häßler. 2. durchges. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1995 SN - 3-9803665-4-5 N1 - Fachtagung THERMOSELECT ; (1995, Rastatt) ; Fachtagung Thermoselect ; (1995.01.19 : ; Rastatt) SP - 33 EP - 54 PB - Goerner CY - Karlsruhe ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Thermoselect – Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung. Stahlberg, R. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Abfallwirtschaft Stoffkreisläufe / Terratec '95, Kongress West-Ost-Transfer Umwelt vom 1. bis 3. März 1995. Leipziger Messe. Hrsg. von Hasso Scheffler ... Y1 - 1995 SN - 3-8154-3513-7 N1 - Terratec <1995, Leipzig> ; Kongress West-Ost-Transfer Umwelt <1995, Leipzig> ; Leipziger Messe SP - 179 EP - 194 PB - Teubner CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Thermoselect – Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung: Teil 1. Verfahrensgrundlagen zur unterbrechungslosen Verwertung von Restabfällen. Stahlberg, R. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Chemische Technik . 46 (1994), H. 5 Y1 - 1994 SN - 0045-6519 SP - 257 EP - 266 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Thermoselect – Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung: Teil 2. Untersuchungen an der Thermoselect-Anlage Fondotoce (Italien), Qualitäten der Produkte und Nachweis der Verteilung der chemischen Elemente in den Stoffströmen. Stahlberg, R. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Chemische Technik . 47 (1995), H. 1 Y1 - 1995 SN - 0045-6519 SP - 1 EP - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Das Thermoselect-Verfahren zur Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung – Konzepte, Verfahren, Kosten JF - Thermische Abfallentsorgung – Konzepte, Kosten, Verfahren. Tagung Veitshöchheim, 27./28.06.1995, VDI-Gesellschaft Energietechnik Y1 - 1995 SN - 0083-5560 N1 - VDI-Bericht 1192 SP - 319 EP - 319 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Stahlberg, R. T1 - Performance of the Thermoselect Demonstration Plant at Fondotoce, Italy: Product Quality and Distribution of Chemical Elements in the Material Flow. Stahlberg, R. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Solid waste management: thermal treatment & waste-to-energy technologies : proceedings of an international specialty conference sponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association, [Washington, DC, April 18 - 21, 1995] / comp. by James D. Kilgroe Y1 - 1996 N1 - International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Thermal Treatment and Waste to Energy ; <1995, Washington, DC> PB - Air & Waste Management Assoc. CY - Pittsburgh, Pa. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Ma, J. A1 - Hoffmann, U. T1 - Untersuchungen zur Rußfilterregeneration mit Hilfe von Zündhilfen. Ma, J.; Hoffmann, U.; Feuerriegel, U JF - Erdöl und Kohle – Erdgas, Brennstoff-Chemie. 43 (1990) Y1 - 1990 SN - 0014-0058 N1 - Druckausgabe in Jülich unter 63 ZS 034-1990 vorhanden SP - 150 EP - 157 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Künsch, M. A1 - Stahlberg, R. A1 - Steiger, F. T1 - Massen- und Energiebilanz des Thermoselect-Verfahrens JF - Thermoselect-Verfahren zur Ent- und Vergasung von Abfällen / Franz J. Schweitzer [Hrsg.] Y1 - 1994 SN - 3-924511-47-0 PB - EF-Verl. für Energie- u. Umwelttechnik CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Klose, W. A1 - Sloboshanin, S. A1 - Goebel, H. [u.a.] T1 - Deactivation of a palladium-supported alumina catalyst by hydrogen sulfide during the oxidation of methane JF - Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. 10 (1994), H. 10 Y1 - 1994 SN - 0743-74363 SP - 3567 EP - 3570 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Klose, W. T1 - Reaktionskinetik der katalytischen Methan-Oxidation und experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Desaktivierung eines Palladium-Trägerkatalysators durch Schwefelwasserstoff. Klose, W. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik. 65 (1993), H. 10 Y1 - 1993 SN - 0009-286X N1 - engl. Titel: Reaction Kinetics of Catalytic Methane Oxidation and Deactivation of a Palladium Catalyst by Hydrogen Sulfide During Catalytic Oxidation of Methane SP - 1242 EP - 1243 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Klose, W. T1 - Untersuchungen zum Mechanismus der Desaktivierung eines Palladium-Trägerkatalysators durch Vergiftung mit Schwefelwasserstoff JF - Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik. 70 (1998), H. 4 Y1 - 1998 SN - 0009-286X N1 - Artikel in Englisch unter Chemical engineering & technology. 21(1998)7. S. 562-564 SP - 449 EP - 452 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Klose, W. T1 - Investigations into the Mechanism of the Deactivation of a Palladium-Supported Catalyst by Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning. Klose, W. ; Feuerriegel, U. JF - Chemical engineering & technology. 21 (1998), H. 7 Y1 - 1998 SN - 0930-7516 N1 - gleicher Artikel in Deutsch In: Chem.Ing.Tech 70(1998) No S. 449-452 u.d.T.: Untersuchungen zum Mechanismus der Desaktivierung eines Palladium-Trägerkatalysators durch Vergiftung mit Schwefelwasserstoff SP - 562 EP - 564 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe A1 - Hoffmann, Ulrich A1 - Walenzik, C. A1 - Kögel, J. T1 - Für Scale-up´s und Betriebsmuster, Projekt Trocknungstechnik an der FH Aachen JF - CITplus : das Praxismagazin für Verfahrenstechnik und Apparatebau. 4 (2001) Y1 - 2001 SN - 1436-2597 SP - 24 EP - 25 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe T1 - Trennen und Trocknen. FH Aachen verfügt über einen Zentrifugentrockner im Technikumsmaßstab JF - Lebensmitteltechnik. 33 (2001), H. 7-8 Y1 - 2001 SN - 0047-4290 SP - 22 EP - 23 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerriegel, Uwe T1 - Energetische Verwertung von Kunststoffabfällen JF - Chemie und Technologie makromolekularer Stoffe :, 16. Kolloquium. / Fachhochschule / Fachbereich Chemieingenieurwesen. 20. November 1998 an der FH Aachen, Fachbereich Chemieingenieurwesen Y1 - 1998 N1 - FH-Texte. 69; In Jülich unter der Signatur: 61 ZOW 405-16 SP - 169 EP - 189 PB - Fachhochschule Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feng, Yong-Qing A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Alami, Raouf A1 - Eisen, Andrew A1 - Westerman, Karen A. A1 - Leboulch, Philippe A1 - Fiering, Steven A1 - Bouhassira, Eric E. T1 - Site-specific chromosomal integration in mammalian cells: highly efficient CRE recombinase-mediated cassette exchange JF - Journal of Molecular Biology Y1 - 1999 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1999.3113 SN - 0022-2836 VL - 292 IS - 4 SP - 779 EP - 785 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenberg, Fabian A1 - Voß, Leonie A1 - Bott, Michael A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - New robust subtilisins from halotolerant and halophilic Bacillaceae JF - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology N2 - The aim of the present study was the characterisation of three true subtilisins and one phylogenetically intermediate subtilisin from halotolerant and halophilic microorganisms. Considering the currently growing enzyme market for efficient and novel biocatalysts, data mining is a promising source for novel, as yet uncharacterised enzymes, especially from halophilic or halotolerant Bacillaceae, which offer great potential to meet industrial needs. Both halophilic bacteria Pontibacillus marinus DSM 16465ᵀ and Alkalibacillus haloalkaliphilus DSM 5271ᵀ and both halotolerant bacteria Metabacillus indicus DSM 16189 and Litchfieldia alkalitelluris DSM 16976ᵀ served as a source for the four new subtilisins SPPM, SPAH, SPMI and SPLA. The protease genes were cloned and expressed in Bacillus subtilis DB104. Purification to apparent homogeneity was achieved by ethanol precipitation, desalting and ion-exchange chromatography. Enzyme activity could be observed between pH 5.0–12.0 with an optimum for SPPM, SPMI and SPLA around pH 9.0 and for SPAH at pH 10.0. The optimal temperature for SPMI and SPLA was 70 °C and for SPPM and SPAH 55 °C and 50 °C, respectively. All proteases showed high stability towards 5% (w/v) SDS and were active even at NaCl concentrations of 5 M. The four proteases demonstrate potential for future biotechnological applications. KW - Biotechnological application KW - Bacillaceae KW - Subtilisin KW - Subtilases KW - Halotolerant protease Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12553-w SN - 1432-0614 N1 - Corresponding author: Petra Siegert VL - 107 SP - 3939 EP - 3954 PB - Springer Nature CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenberg, Fabian A1 - Rahba, Jade A1 - Fischer, David A1 - Bott, Michael A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - Biochemical characterization of a novel oxidatively stable, halotolerant, and high-alkaline subtilisin from Alkalihalobacillus okhensis Kh10-101T JF - FEBS Open Bio N2 - Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms represent a promising source of salt-tolerant enzymes suitable for various biotechnological applications where high salt concentrations would otherwise limit enzymatic activity. Considering the current growing enzyme market and the need for more efficient and new biocatalysts, the present study aimed at the characterization of a high-alkaline subtilisin from Alkalihalobacillus okhensis Kh10-101T. The protease gene was cloned and expressed in Bacillus subtilis DB104. The recombinant protease SPAO with 269 amino acids belongs to the subfamily of high-alkaline subtilisins. The biochemical characteristics of purified SPAO were analyzed in comparison with subtilisin Carlsberg, Savinase, and BPN'. SPAO, a monomer with a molecular mass of 27.1 kDa, was active over a wide range of pH 6.0–12.0 and temperature 20–80 °C, optimally at pH 9.0–9.5 and 55 °C. The protease is highly oxidatively stable to hydrogen peroxide and retained 58% of residual activity when incubated at 10 °C with 5% (v/v) H2O2 for 1 h while stimulated at 1% (v/v) H2O2. Furthermore, SPAO was very stable and active at NaCl concentrations up to 5.0 m. This study demonstrates the potential of SPAO for biotechnological applications in the future. KW - Alkalihalobacillus okhensis KW - detergent protease KW - halotolerant protease KW - high-alkaline subtilisin KW - oxidative stable protease Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13457 SN - 2211-5463 N1 - Corresponding author: Petra Siegert VL - 12 IS - 10 SP - 1729 EP - 1746 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken, NJ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenberg, Fabian A1 - Kohn, Sophie A1 - Bott, Michael A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - Biochemical characterisation of a novel broad pH spectrum subtilisin from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ JF - FEBS Open Bio N2 - Subtilisins from microbial sources, especially from the Bacillaceae family, are of particular interest for biotechnological applications and serve the currently growing enzyme market as efficient and novel biocatalysts. Biotechnological applications include use in detergents, cosmetics, leather processing, wastewater treatment and pharmaceuticals. To identify a possible candidate for the enzyme market, here we cloned the gene of the subtilisin SPFA from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ (obtained through a data mining-based search) and expressed it in Bacillus subtilis DB104. After production and purification, the protease showed a molecular mass of 27.57 kDa and a pI of 5.8. SPFA displayed hydrolytic activity at a temperature optimum of 80 °C and a very broad pH optimum between 8.5 and 11.5, with high activity up to pH 12.5. SPFA displayed no NaCl dependence but a high NaCl tolerance, with decreasing activity up to concentrations of 5 m NaCl. The stability enhanced with increasing NaCl concentration. Based on its substrate preference for 10 synthetic peptide 4-nitroanilide substrates with three or four amino acids and its phylogenetic classification, SPFA can be assigned to the subgroup of true subtilisins. Moreover, SPFA exhibited high tolerance to 5% (w/v) SDS and 5% H₂O₂ (v/v). The biochemical properties of SPFA, especially its tolerance of remarkably high pH, SDS and H₂O₂, suggest it has potential for biotechnological applications. KW - Bacillaceae KW - Biotechnological application KW - Broad pH spectrum KW - Subtilases KW - Subtilisin Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13701 SN - 2211-5463 N1 - Corresponding author: Petra Siegert VL - 13 IS - 11 SP - 2035 EP - 2046 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken, NJ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenberg, Fabian A1 - Bott, Michael A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Siegert, Petra T1 - Phylogenetic survey of the subtilase family and a data-mining-based search for new subtilisins from Bacillaceae JF - Frontiers in Microbiology N2 - The subtilase family (S8), a member of the clan SB of serine proteases are ubiquitous in all kingdoms of life and fulfil different physiological functions. Subtilases are divided in several groups and especially subtilisins are of interest as they are used in various industrial sectors. Therefore, we searched for new subtilisin sequences of the family Bacillaceae using a data mining approach. The obtained 1,400 sequences were phylogenetically classified in the context of the subtilase family. This required an updated comprehensive overview of the different groups within this family. To fill this gap, we conducted a phylogenetic survey of the S8 family with characterised holotypes derived from the MEROPS database. The analysis revealed the presence of eight previously uncharacterised groups and 13 subgroups within the S8 family. The sequences that emerged from the data mining with the set filter parameters were mainly assigned to the subtilisin subgroups of true subtilisins, high-alkaline subtilisins, and phylogenetically intermediate subtilisins and represent an excellent source for new subtilisin candidates. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1017978 SN - 1664-302X VL - 2022 IS - 13 PB - Frontiers CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Everaers, Ralf A1 - Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali A1 - Fleck, Franz A1 - Hojdis, Nils A1 - Svaneborg, Carsten T1 - Kremer–Grest Models for Commodity Polymer Melts: Linking Theory, Experiment, and Simulation at the Kuhn Scale JF - Macromolecules N2 - The Kremer–Grest (KG) polymer model is a standard model for studying generic polymer properties in molecular dynamics simulations. It owes its popularity to its simplicity and computational efficiency, rather than its ability to represent specific polymers species and conditions. Here we show that by tuning the chain stiffness it is possible to adapt the KG model to model melts of real polymers. In particular, we provide mapping relations from KG to SI units for a wide range of commodity polymers. The connection between the experimental and the KG melts is made at the Kuhn scale, i.e., at the crossover from the chemistry-specific small scale to the universal large scale behavior. We expect Kuhn scale-mapped KG models to faithfully represent universal properties dominated by the large scale conformational statistics and dynamics of flexible polymers. In particular, we observe very good agreement between entanglement moduli of our KG models and the experimental moduli of the target polymers. Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02428 SN - 1520-5835 VL - 53 IS - 6 SP - 1901 EP - 1916 PB - ACS Publications CY - Washington, DC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engel, Mareike A1 - Holtmann, Dirk A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Increased Biobutanol Production by Mediator‐Less Electro‐Fermentation JF - Biotechnology Journal N2 - A future bio-economy should not only be based on renewable raw materials but also in the raise of carbon yields of existing production routes. Microbial electrochemical technologies are gaining increased attention for this purpose. In this study, the electro-fermentative production of biobutanol with C. acetobutylicum without the use of exogenous mediators is investigated regarding the medium composition and the reactor design. It is shown that the use of an optimized synthetic culture medium allows higher product concentrations, increased biofilm formation, and higher conductivities compared to a synthetic medium supplemented with yeast extract. Moreover, the optimization of the reactor system results in a doubling of the maximum product concentrations for fermentation products. When a working electrode is polarized at −600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, a shift from butyrate to acetone and butanol production is induced. This leads to an increased final solvent yield of Yᴀᴃᴇ = 0.202 gg⁻¹ (control 0.103 gg⁻¹), which is also reflected in a higher carbon efficiency of 37.6% compared to 23.3% (control) as well as a fourfold decrease in simplified E-factor to 0.43. The results are promising for further development of biobutanol production in bioelectrochemical systems in order to fulfil the principles of Green Chemistry. Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800514 SN - 1860-7314 IS - Volume 14, Issue 4 SP - Artikel 1800514 PB - Wiley-VCH ER -