TY - PAT A1 - Stadtmüller, Ralf A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - A method for production of single-stranded nucleic acids [Europäische Patentanmeldung] Y1 - 2013 PB - Europäisches Patentamt CY - Den Hague ER - TY - PAT A1 - Huschyar, Al-Kaidy A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - System und Verfahren zur Durchführung von chemischen, biologischen oder physikalischen Reaktionen Y1 - 2015 N1 - Patent EP2821134A1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thiel, Alexander A1 - Muffler, Kai A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Suck, Kirstin A1 - Sohling, Ulrich A1 - Hruschka, Steffen M. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - A novel integrated downstream processing approach to recover sinapic acid, phytic acid and proteins from rapeseed meal JF - Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology N2 - BACKGROUND Currently, several techniques exist for the downstream processing of protein, phytic acid and sinapic acid from rapeseed and rapeseed meal, but no technique has been developed to separate all of the components in one process. In this work, two new downstream processing strategies focusing on recovering sinapic acid, phytic acid and protein from rapeseed meal were established. RESULTS The sinapic acid content was enhanced by a factor of 4.5 with one method and 5.1 with the other. The isolation of sinapic acid was accomplished using a zeolite-based adsorbent with high adsorptive and optimal desorption characteristics. Phytic acid was isolated using the anion-exchange resin Purolite A200®. In addition, the processes resulted in two separated protein fractions. The ratios of globulin and albumin ratio to the total protein were 59.2% and 40.1%, respectively. The steps were then combined in two different ways: (a) a ‘sequential process’ using the zeolite and A200 in batch processes; and (b) a ‘parallel process’ using only A200 in a chromatographic system to separate all of the compounds. CONCLUSIONS It can be concluded that isolation of all three components was possible in both processes. These could enhance the added value of current processes using rapeseed meal as a protein source. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4664 VL - 90 IS - 11 SP - 1999 EP - 2006 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engel, Mareike A1 - Bayer, Hendrik A1 - Holtmann, Dirk A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Flavin secretion of Clostridium acetobutylicum in a bioelectrochemical system - Is an iron limitation involved? JF - Bioelectrochemistry Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.05.014 SN - 1567-5394 IS - In Press, Accepted Manuscript PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Eine magnetische horizontale Wirbelschicht für die Durchmischung und Rückhaltung von magnetisierbaren Mikropartikeln im Durchfluss T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Magnetisierbare Partikel als Träger von Katalysatoren können durch Anlegen eines magnetisches Feldes einfach und schnell abgetrennt werden. Die Wiedergewinnung von wertvollen Enzymen unter geringem Energie- und Materialeinsatz der magnetischen Abtrennung eröffnet einen Wettbewerbsvorteil für Produktionsprozesse. Die Abtrennung von magnetisierbaren Partikeln vom Überstand wird üblicherweise entweder durch Anlegen eines äußeren Magnetfelds und der resultierenden Ablagerung der Partikel an den Reaktorwänden oder durch Hochgradientenmagnetseparation (HGMS)durchgeführt. Beide Verfahren resultieren meist in der Bildung eines Filterkuchens aus Magnetpartikeln und den Feststoffen des Reaktionsmediums. Das magnetische horizontale Wirbelbett ermöglicht simultan eine kontinuierliche Reaktionsführung und die Rückhaltung der Partikel im Durchfluss. Die Partikelsuspension fließt durch einen Rohrreaktor, der in einem Magnetfeld mit wechselnden Feldgradienten eingebracht ist. Die Änderung des Magnetfeldgradienten erfolgt entgegen der Strömungsrichtung der Reaktionslösung. Durch alternierende Feldmaxima an den beiden Seiten des Reaktors werden die magnetisierbaren Partikel zu dessen Wänden gezogen. Bei Umkehrung des Feldes wandern die Partikel an die gegenüberliegende Reaktorwand. Durch Wahl einer geeigneten Wechselfrequenz kann eine kontinuierliche Durchmischung und Rückhaltung der Mikropartikel im durchströmten Rohr erreicht werden. Somit können Immobilisierungsreaktionen und Biotransformationen mit den Partikelsystemen im Durchfluss durchgeführt werden. Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.200950076 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet‐Jahrestagung 2009 und 27. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, 8.- 10. September 2009, Mannheim VL - 81 IS - 8 SP - 1168 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sieker, Tim A1 - Neuner, Andreas A1 - Dimitrova, Darina A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Bart, Hans-Jörg A1 - Heinzle, Elmar A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Grassilage als Rohstoff für die chemische Industrie JF - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Grassilage stellt einen nachwachsenden Rohstoff mit großem Potenzial dar. Neben Cellulose und Hemicellulose enthält sie auch organische Säuren, insbesondere Milchsäure. In einem Bioraffinerie-Projekt wird die Milchsäure aus der Silage isoliert und mit gentechnisch optimierten Stämmen zu L-Lysin weiterverarbeitet. Die Lignocellulose wird hydrolysiert und zu Ethanol fermentiert. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf der Integration der unterschiedlichen Prozesse sowie der einzelnen Prozessschritte zu einem Gesamtprozess, der sämtliche Inhaltsstoffe der Silage verwertet. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201000088 SN - 1522-2640 VL - 82 IS - 8, Special Issue: Industrielle Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe SP - 1153 EP - 1159 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sieker, Tim A1 - Neuner, Andreas A1 - Dimitrova, Darina A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Muffler, Kai A1 - Bart, Hans-Jörg A1 - Heinzle, Elmar A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Ethanol production from grass silage by simultaneous pretreatment, saccharification and fermentation: First steps in the process development JF - Engineering in Life Sciences N2 - Grass silage provides a great potential as renewable feedstock. Two fractions of the grass silage, a press juice and the fiber fraction, were evaluated for their possible use for bioethanol production. Direct production of ethanol from press juice is not possible due to high concentrations of organic acids. For the fiber fraction, alkaline peroxide or enzymatic pretreatment was used, which removes the phenolic acids in the cell wall. In this study, we demonstrate the possibility to integrate the enzymatic pretreatment with a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation to achieve ethanol production from grass silage in a one-process step. Achieved yields were about 53 g ethanol per kg silage with the alkaline peroxide pretreatment and 91 g/kg with the enzymatic pretreatment at concentrations of 8.5 and 14.6 g/L, respectively. Furthermore, it was shown that additional supplementation of the fermentation medium with vitamins, trace elements and nutrient salts is not necessary when the press juice is directly used in the fermentation step. Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201000160 N1 - Special Issue "Bioprocess‐oriented plant design" VL - 11 IS - 4 SP - 436 EP - 442 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Sieker, T. A1 - Wiesen, S. A1 - Duwe, A. A1 - Roth, J. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Simultane Saccharifizierung und Fermentierung (SSF) sowie Produktion von Aceton, Butanol, Ethanol (ABE) und Dicarbonsäuren aus technischer Cellulose T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Technische Cellulose wurde als möglicher Rohstoff zur fermentativen Produktbildung untersucht. Hierfür wird Cellulose in der Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie hergestellt und daraus Hydrolysat gewonnen. Die Prüfung der technischen Hydrolysate als Substrate erfolgte anhand eines breiten Spektrums an Bioprodukten, von Kraftstoffen wie Ethanolund Butanol, bis zu den Dicarbonsäuren Itacon- und Bernsteinsäure. Dabei werden Bakterien, Hefen und Pilze als Produktionsorganismen eingesetzt. Die einzelnen Herstellverfahren stellen unterschiedliche Anforderungen an die Substrathandhabung. Im Fall der Ethanol- und Butanol-Gewinnung kann eine simultane Saccharifizierung und Fermentierung (SSF) durchgeführt werden. Aufgrund der Produkttoxizität erfordert die Butanol-Herstellung dabei eine In-situ-Produktabtrennung durch Lösemittelimprägnierte Partikel. Die Herstellung der beiden Dicarbonsäuren unterscheidet sich in der Sensitivität der verwendeten Mikroorganismen gegenüber Inhibitoren, die in Spuren im Hydrolysat enthalten sind. Die Bernteinsäurebildung mit Actinobacillussuccinogenes kann mit unbehandeltem Hydrolysat erfolgen. Dagegen erfordert die Gewinnung von Itaconsäure mit A. terreus eine Detoxifizierung des Hydrolysats. Insgesamt konnte gezeigt werden, dass sämtliche Bioraffinerie-Hydrolysate als Substrate für unterschiedliche Fermentationen geeignet sind. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201450297 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2014 und 31. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, 30. September - 2. Oktober 2014, Eurogress Aachen VL - 86 IS - 9 SP - 1518 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN 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 T2 - 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 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.200800139 VL - 81 IS - 3 SP - 267 EP - 274 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kappler-Tanudyaya, Nathalie A1 - Schmitt, Heike A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Meyer, Lina A1 - Lenzen, Sigurd A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Combination of biotransformation and chromatography for the isolation and purification of mannoheptulose JF - Biotechnology Journal N2 - Mannoheptulose is a seven-carbon sugar. It is an inhibitor of glucose-induced insulin secretion due to its ability to selectively inhibit the enzyme glucokinase. An improved procedure for mannoheptulose isolation from avocados is described in this study (based upon the original method by La Forge). The study focuses on the combination of biotransformation and downstream processing (preparative chromatography) as an efficient method to produce a pure extract of mannoheptulose. The experiments were divided into two major phases. In the first phase, several methods and parameters were compared to optimize the mannoheptulose extraction with respect to efficiency and purity. In the second phase, a mass balance of mannoheptulose over the whole extraction process was undertaken to estimate the yield and efficiency of the total extraction process. The combination of biotransformation and preparative chromatography allowed the production of a pure mannoheptulose extract. In a biological test, the sugar inhibited the glucokinase enzyme activity efficiently. Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.200700004 SN - 1860-7314 VL - 2 IS - 6 SP - 692 EP - 699 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Roikaew, N. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Nitratentfernung aus Molkekonzentrat mit biotechnologischer Regeneration der Abwässer JF - Deutsche Milchwirtschaft Y1 - 2007 SN - 0012-0480 VL - 58 IS - 15 SP - 540 EP - 542 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 - https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800514 SN - 1860-7314 VL - 14 IS - 4 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engel, Mareike A1 - Gemünde, Andre A1 - Holtmann, Dirk A1 - Müller-Renno, Christine A1 - Ziegler, Christiane A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Clostridium acetobutylicum’s connecting world: cell appendage formation in bioelectrochemical systems JF - ChemElectroChem N2 - Bacterial cell appendix formation supports cell-cell interaction, cell adhesion and cell movement. Additionally, in bioelectrochemical systems (BES), cell appendages have been shown to participate in extracellular electron transfer. In this work, the cell appendix formation of Clostridium acetobutylicum in biofilms of a BES are imaged and compared with conventional biofilms. Under all observed conditions, the cells possess filamentous appendages with a higher number and density in the BES. Differences in the amount of extracellular polymeric substance in the biofilms of the electrodes lead to the conclusion that the cathode can be used as electron donor and the anode as electron acceptor by C. acetobutylicum. When using conductive atomic force microscopy, a current response of about 15 nA is found for the cell appendages from the BES. This is the first report of conductivity for clostridial cell appendices and represents the basis for further studies on their role for biofilm formation and electron transfer. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901656 SN - 2196-0216 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 414 EP - 420 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Roikaew, Wipa A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Hoffmann, Alexander A1 - Denzler, Hans-Jörg A1 - Buchholz, Heinrich T1 - Paracoccus denitrificans for the effluent recycling during continuous denitrification of liquid food JF - Biotechnology Progress N2 - Nitrate is an undesirable component of several foods. A typical case of contamination with high nitrate contents is whey concentrate, containing nitrate in concentrations up to 25 l. The microbiological removal of nitrate by Paracoccus denitrificans under formation of harmless nitrogen in combination with a cell retention reactor is described here. Focus lies on the resource-conserving design of a microbal denitrification process. Two methods are compared. The application of polyvinyl alcohol-immobilized cells, which can be applied several times in whey feed, is compared with the implementation of a two step denitrification system. First, the whey concentrate's nitrate is removed by ion exchange and subsequently the eluent regenerated by microorganisms under their retention by crossflow filtration. Nitrite and nitrate concentrations were determined by reflectometric color measurement with a commercially available Reflectoquant® device. Correction factors for these media had to be determined. During the pilot development, bioreactors from 4 to 250 mg·L-1 and crossflow units with membrane areas from 0.02 to 0.80 m2 were examined. Based on the results of the pilot plants, a scaling for the exemplary process of denitrifying 1,000 tons per day is discussed. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.384 SN - 8756-7938 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 756 EP - 762 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Duwe, A. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Lignocellulose-Biorefinery: Ethanol-Focused T2 - Biorefineries N2 - The development prospects of the world markets for petroleum and other liquid fuels are diverse and partly contradictory. However, comprehensive changes for the energy supply of the future are essential. Notwithstanding the fact that there are still very large deposits of energy resources from a geological point of view, the finite nature of conventional oil reserves is indisputable. To reduce our dependence on oil, the EU, the USA, and other major economic zones rely on energy diversification. For this purpose, alternative materials and technologies are being sought, and is most obvious in the transport sector. The objective is to progressively replace fossil fuels with renewable and more sustainable fuels. In this respect, biofuels have a pre-eminent position in terms of their capability of blending with fossil fuels and being usable in existing cars without substantial modification. Ethanol can be considered as the primary renewable liquid fuel. In this chapter enzymes, micro-organisms, and processes for ethanol production based on renewable resources are described. KW - Bioethanol KW - Biorefinery KW - Lignocellulose feedstook Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2016_72 N1 - Part of the Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology book series (ABE,volume 166) SP - 177 EP - 215 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sieker, Tim A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Dimitrova, Darina A1 - Bart, Hans-Jörg A1 - Neuner, Andreas A1 - Heinzle, Elmar A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Silage : Fermentationsrohstoff für die chemische Industrie? JF - labor&more N2 - In Anbetracht des zu erwartenden Rückgangs der Verfügbarkeit fossiler Rohstoffe müssen nicht nur für den Energiesektor, sondern auch für die Herstellung industrieller Produkte alternative Rohstoffe gefunden werden. Ein Beispiel für einen nicht in Nahrungsmittelkonkurrenz stehenden nachwachsenden Rohstoff ist grüne Biomasse wie Gras und Klee. Diese lassen sich in Deutschland auf großen Flächen anbauen und enthalten eine Vielzahl potenzieller Substrate für Fermentationen. Y1 - 2009 IS - 2 SP - 44 EP - 45 ER - TY - PAT A1 - Stadtmüller, Ralf A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Method for production of single-stranded macronucleotides N2 - The invention relates to a method for production of single-stranded macronucleotides by amplifying and ligating an extended monomeric single-stranded target nucleic acid sequence (targetss) into a repetitive cluster of double-stranded target nucleic acid sequences (targetds), and subsequently cloning the construct into a vector (aptagene vector). The aptagene vector is transformed into host cells for replication of the aptagene and isolated in order to optain single-stranded target sequences (targetss). The invention also relates to single-stranded nucleic acids, produced by a method of the invention. Y1 - 2015 N1 - Patent auch unter EP2774996, EP2774996, US2017145460 und US9944966 veröffentlicht. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Stückmann, Henning A1 - Kroll, Stephen A1 - Winkelmann, Gunda A1 - Noack, Udo A1 - Scheper, Thomas A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - A semi-quantitative dipstick assay for microcystin JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry N2 - An immunochromatographic lateral flow dipstick assay for the fast detection of microcystin-LR was developed. Colloid gold particles with diameters of 40 nm were used as red-colored antibody labels for the visual detection of the antigen. The new dipstick sensor is capable of detecting down to 5 µg·l−1 (ppb; total inversion of the color signal) or 1 ppb (observation of color grading) of microcystin-LR. The course of the labeling reaction was observed via spectrometric wave shifts caused by the change of particle size during the binding of antibodies. Different stabilizing reagents showed that especially bovine serum albumin (BSA) and casein increase the assays sensitivity and the conjugate stability. Performance of the dipsticks was quantified by pattern processing of capture zone CCD images. Storage stability of dipsticks and conjugate suspensions over 115 days under different conditions were monitored. The ready-to-use dipsticks were successfully tested with microcystin-LR-spiked samples of outdoor drinking- and salt water and applied to the tissue of microcystin-fed mussels. Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-2750-8 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 394 IS - 3 SP - 863 EP - 869 PB - springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hering, T. A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Development of a screening system for antimicrobial surfaces T2 - New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany Y1 - 2016 SP - 129 PB - DECHEMA CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Capitain, C. A1 - Hering, T. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Enzymatic polymerization of lignin model compounds and solubilized lignin in an aqueous ethanol extract T2 - New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany Y1 - 2016 SP - 151 EP - 152 PB - DECHEMA CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -