TY - JOUR A1 - Balakrishnan, Karthikeyan A1 - Andrei-Selmer, Luminita-Cornelia A1 - Selmer, Thorsten A1 - Bacher, Michael A1 - Dodel, Richard T1 - Comparison of intravenous immunoglobulins for naturally occurring autoantibodies against amyloid-β JF - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease N2 - Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) are currently used for therapeutic purposes in autoimmune disorders. Recently, we demonstrated the presence of naturally occurring antibodies against amyloid- β (nAbs-Aβ) within the pool of IVIG. In this study, we compared different brands of IVIG for nAbs-Aβ and have found differences in the specificity of the nAbs-Aβ towards Aβ1–40 and Aβ1–42 . We analyzed the influence of a pH-shift over the course of antibody storage using ELISA and investigated antibody dimerization at acidic and neutral pH as well as differences in the IgG subclass distributions among the IVIG using both HPLC and a nephelometric assay. Furthermore, we investigated the epitope region of purified nAbs-Aβ. The differences found in Aβ specificity are not directly proportionate to the binding nature of these antibodies when administered in vivo. This information, however, may serve as a guide when choosing the commercial source of IVIG for therapeutic applications in Alzheimer's disease Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2010-1353 SN - 1387-2877 VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - 135 EP - 143 PB - IOS Press CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tix, Julian A1 - Moll, Fabian A1 - Krafft, Simone A1 - Betsch, Matthias A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Hydrogen production from enzymatic pretreated organic waste with thermotoga neapolitana JF - Energies N2 - Biomass from various types of organic waste was tested for possible use in hydrogen production. The composition consisted of lignified samples, green waste, and kitchen scraps such as fruit and vegetable peels and leftover food. For this purpose, the enzymatic pretreatment of organic waste with a combination of five different hydrolytic enzymes (cellulase, amylase, glucoamylase, pectinase and xylase) was investigated to determine its ability to produce hydrogen (H2) with the hydrolyzate produced here. In course, the anaerobic rod-shaped bacterium T. neapolitana was used for H2 production. First, the enzymes were investigated using different substrates in preliminary experiments. Subsequently, hydrolyses were carried out using different types of organic waste. In the hydrolysis carried out here for 48 h, an increase in glucose concentration of 481% was measured for waste loads containing starch, corresponding to a glucose concentration at the end of hydrolysis of 7.5 g·L−1. In the subsequent set fermentation in serum bottles, a H2 yield of 1.26 mmol H2 was obtained in the overhead space when Terrific Broth Medium with glucose and yeast extract (TBGY medium) was used. When hydrolyzed organic waste was used, even a H2 yield of 1.37 mmol could be achieved in the overhead space. In addition, a dedicated reactor system for the anaerobic fermentation of T. neapolitana to produce H2 was developed. The bioreactor developed here can ferment anaerobically with a very low loss of produced gas. Here, after 24 h, a hydrogen concentration of 83% could be measured in the overhead space. KW - biological hydrogen KW - organic waste KW - dark fermentation KW - hydrolysis KW - pretreatment Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/en17122938 SN - 1996-1073 N1 - Corresponding author: Nils Tippkötter VL - 17 IS - 12 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Varriale, Ludovica A1 - Hengsbach, Jan-Niklas A1 - Guo, Tianyi A1 - Kuka, Katrin A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Sustainable production of lactic acid using a perennial ryegrass as feedstock—a comparative study of fermentation at the bench- and reactor-scale, and ensiling JF - Sustainability N2 - Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is an underutilized lignocellulosic biomass that has several benefits such as high availability, renewability, and biomass yield. The grass press-juice obtained from the mechanical pretreatment can be used for the bio-based production of chemicals. Lactic acid is a platform chemical that has attracted consideration due to its broad area of applications. For this reason, the more sustainable production of lactic acid is expected to increase. In this work, lactic acid was produced using complex medium at the bench- and reactor scale, and the results were compared to those obtained using an optimized press-juice medium. Bench-scale fermentations were carried out in a pH-control system and lactic acid production reached approximately 21.84 ± 0.95 g/L in complex medium, and 26.61 ± 1.2 g/L in press-juice medium. In the bioreactor, the production yield was 0.91 ± 0.07 g/g, corresponding to a 1.4-fold increase with respect to the complex medium with fructose. As a comparison to the traditional ensiling process, the ensiling of whole grass fractions of different varieties harvested in summer and autumn was performed. Ensiling showed variations in lactic acid yields, with a yield up to 15.2% dry mass for the late-harvested samples, surpassing typical silage yields of 6–10% dry mass. KW - lactobacillus KW - lactic acid KW - ensiling KW - fermentation KW - perennial ryegrass KW - renewable resources KW - bio-based economy Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188054 SN - 2071-1050 N1 - This article belongs to the Section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications" VL - 16 IS - 18 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Unden, Gottfried A1 - Becker, S. A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Holighaus, G. A1 - Schirawski, Jan A1 - Six, Simon T1 - O2-sensing and O2-dependent gene regulation in facultatively anaerobic bacteria JF - Archives of microbiology Y1 - 1995 SN - 1432-072X (E-Journal); 0003-9276 (Print); 0302-8933 (Print) VL - Vol. 164 IS - Iss. 2 SP - 81 EP - 90 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Unden, Gottfried A1 - Becker, S. A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Schirawski, Jan A1 - Six, Simon T1 - Oxygen regulated gene expression in facultatively anaerobic bacteria JF - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Y1 - 1994 SN - 0003-6072 (Print) ; 1572-9699 (online) VL - Vol. 66 IS - Iss. 1-3 SP - 3 EP - 22 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Pfeffer, H.-U. A1 - Friesel, J. A1 - Beier, Reinhold T1 - Pilotuntersuchungen gemäß dem Verordnungsentwurf nach § 40, Abs. 2 des Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetzes / H.-U. Pfeffer, J. Friesel, G. Elbers, R. Beier, K. Ellermann JF - Drei Jahrzehnte Luftqualitätsüberwachung : Vorträge und Berichte zum Kolloquium "Drei Jahrzehnte Luftqualitätsüberwachung - Bilanz und Perspektiven" am 11. November 1993 in Essen / [Hrsg.: Landesanstalt für Immissionsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen. Red. Bearb.: Robert Niesenhaus] Y1 - 1993 N1 - LIS-Berichte ; 110 ; SP - 117 CY - Essen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ribitsch, Doris A1 - Karl, Wolfgang A1 - Birner-Gruenberger, Ruth A1 - Gruber, Karl A1 - Eiteljoerg, Inge A1 - Remler, Peter A1 - Wieland, Susanne A1 - Siegert, Petra A1 - Maurer, Karl-Heinz A1 - Schwab, Helmut T1 - C-terminal truncation of a metagenome-derived detergent protease for effective expression in E. coli JF - Journal of biotechnology N2 - Recently, a new alkaline protease named HP70 showing highest homology to extracellular serine proteases of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Xanthomonas campestris was found in the course of a metagenome screening for detergent proteases (Niehaus et al., submitted for publication). Attempts to efficiently express the enzyme in common expression hosts had failed. This study reports on the realization of overexpression in Escherichia coli after structural modification of HP70. Modelling of HP70 resulted in a two-domain structure, comprising the catalytic domain and a C-terminal domain which includes about 100 amino acids. On the basis of the modelled structure the enzyme was truncated by deletion of most of the C-terminal domain yielding HP70-C477. This structural modification allowed effective expression of active enzyme using E. coli BL21-Gold as the host. Specific activity of HP70-C477 determined with suc-l-Ala-l-Ala-l-Pro-l-Phe-p-nitroanilide as the substrate was 30 ± 5 U/mg compared to 8 ± 1 U/mg of the native enzyme. HP70-C477 was most active at 40 °C and pH 7–11; these conditions are prerequisite for a potential application as detergent enzyme. Determination of kinetic parameters at 40 °C and pH = 9.5 resulted in KM = 0.23 ± 0.01 mM and kcat = 167.5 ± 3.6 s⁻¹. MS-analysis of peptide fragments obtained from incubation of HP70 and HP70-C477 with insulin B indicated that the C-terminal domain influences the cleavage preferences of the enzyme. Washing experiments confirmed the high potential of HP70-C477 as detergent protease. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.947 SN - 1873-4863 (E-Journal); 0168-1656 (Print) VL - 150 IS - 3 SP - 408 EP - 416 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Adels, Klaudia A1 - Thönnessen, Vera A1 - Monakhova, Yulia T1 - Complementary instrumental techniques applied to pain relieving tablets in an undergraduate laboratory experiment JF - Journal of Chemical Education N2 - Several unconnected laboratory experiments are usually offered for students in instrumental analysis lab. To give the students a more rational overview of the most common instrumental techniques, a new laboratory experiment was developed. Marketed pain relief drugs, familiar consumer products with one to three active components, namely, acetaminophen (paracetamol), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and caffeine, were selected. Common analytical methods were compared regarding the performance of qualitative and quantitative analysis of unknown tablets: UV–visible (UV–vis), infrared (IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, as well as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The students successfully uncovered the composition of formulations, which were divided into three difficulty categories. Students were shown that in addition to simple mixtures handled in theoretical classes, the composition of complex drug products can also be uncovered. By comparing the performance of different techniques, students deepen their understanding and compare the efficiency of analytical methods in the context of complex mixtures. The laboratory experiment can be adjusted for graduate level by including extra tasks such as method optimization, validation, and 2D spectroscopic techniques. KW - Instrumental analysis KW - Spectroscopy KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Qualitative and quantitative determination KW - Drugs Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00681 SN - 0021-9584 (Print) SN - 1938-1328 (Online) PB - ACS ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Raue, Markus A1 - Wambach, M. A1 - Glöggler, Stefan A1 - Grefen, Dana A1 - Kaufmann, R. A1 - Abetz, C. A1 - Georgopanos, Prokopios A1 - Handge, U. A. A1 - Mang, Thomas A1 - Blümich, Bernhard A1 - Abetz, V. T1 - Investigation of historical hard rubber ornaments of Charles Goodyear JF - Macromolecular chemistry and physics Y1 - 2014 SN - 1022-1352 VL - Vol. 215 IS - No. 3 SP - 245 EP - 254 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biselli, Manfred A1 - Schmidt, Sebastian A1 - Büchs, Jochen A1 - Born, Christoph T1 - A new correlation for the wall-to-fluid mass transfer in liquid-sol fluidized beds / Schmidt, S. ; Büchs, J. ; Born, C. ; Biselli, M. JF - Chemical Engineering Science. 54 (1999), H. 6 Y1 - 1999 SN - 0009-2509 SP - 829 EP - 839 ER -