TY - JOUR A1 - Bergs, Michel A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W. A1 - Konow, Christopher A1 - Völkering, Georg A1 - Pude, Ralf A1 - Schulze, Margit T1 - Lignins isolated via catalyst-free organosolv pulping from Miscanthus x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara: a comparative study JF - Molecules N2 - As a low-input crop, Miscanthus offers numerous advantages that, in addition to agricultural applications, permits its exploitation for energy, fuel, and material production. Depending on the Miscanthus genotype, season, and harvest time as well as plant component (leaf versus stem), correlations between structure and properties of the corresponding isolated lignins differ. Here, a comparative study is presented between lignins isolated from M. x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara using a catalyst-free organosolv pulping process. The lignins from different plant constituents are also compared regarding their similarities and differences regarding monolignol ratio and important linkages. Results showed that the plant genotype has the weakest influence on monolignol content and interunit linkages. In contrast, structural differences are more significant among lignins of different harvest time and/or season. Analyses were performed using fast and simple methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Data was assigned to four different linkages (A: β-O-4 linkage, B: phenylcoumaran, C: resinol, D: β-unsaturated ester). In conclusion, A content is particularly high in leaf-derived lignins at just under 70% and significantly lower in stem and mixture lignins at around 60% and almost 65%. The second most common linkage pattern is D in all isolated lignins, the proportion of which is also strongly dependent on the crop portion. Both stem and mixture lignins, have a relatively high share of approximately 20% or more (maximum is M. sinensis Sin2 with over 30%). In the leaf-derived lignins, the proportions are significantly lower on average. Stem samples should be chosen if the highest possible lignin content is desired, specifically from the M. x giganteus genotype, which revealed lignin contents up to 27%. Due to the better frost resistance and higher stem stability, M. nagara offers some advantages compared to M. x giganteus. Miscanthus crops are shown to be very attractive lignocellulose feedstock (LCF) for second generation biorefineries and lignin generation in Europe. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040842 SN - 1420-3049 N1 - Special Issue Lignin – A Natural Resource with Huge Potential https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/lignin_natural VL - 26 IS - 4 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Burger, René A1 - Rumpf, Jessica A1 - Do, Xuan Tung A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W. K. A1 - Rehahn, Matthias A1 - Schulze, Margit T1 - Is NMR combined with multivariate regression applicable for the molecular weight determination of randomly cross-linked polymers such as lignin? JF - ACS Omega N2 - The molecular weight properties of lignins are one of the key elements that need to be analyzed for a successful industrial application of these promising biopolymers. In this study, the use of 1H NMR as well as diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY NMR), combined with multivariate regression methods, was investigated for the determination of the molecular weight (Mw and Mn) and the polydispersity of organosolv lignins (n = 53, Miscanthus x giganteus, Paulownia tomentosa, and Silphium perfoliatum). The suitability of the models was demonstrated by cross validation (CV) as well as by an independent validation set of samples from different biomass origins (beech wood and wheat straw). CV errors of ca. 7–9 and 14–16% were achieved for all parameters with the models from the 1H NMR spectra and the DOSY NMR data, respectively. The prediction errors for the validation samples were in a similar range for the partial least squares model from the 1H NMR data and for a multiple linear regression using the DOSY NMR data. The results indicate the usefulness of NMR measurements combined with multivariate regression methods as a potential alternative to more time-consuming methods such as gel permeation chromatography. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03574 SN - 2470-1343 VL - 6 IS - 44 SP - 29516 EP - 29524 PB - ACS Publications CY - Washington, DC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W.K. T1 - Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as an elegant tool for a complete quality control of crude heparin material JF - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis N2 - Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometric methods for the quantitative analysis of pure heparin in crude heparin is proposed. For quantification, a two-step routine was developed using a USP heparin reference sample for calibration and benzoic acid as an internal standard. The method was successfully validated for its accuracy, reproducibility, and precision. The methodology was used to analyze 20 authentic porcine heparinoid samples having heparin content between 4.25 w/w % and 64.4 w/w %. The characterization of crude heparin products was further extended to a simultaneous analysis of these common ions: sodium, calcium, acetate and chloride. A significant, linear dependence was found between anticoagulant activity and assayed heparin content for thirteen heparinoids samples, for which reference data were available. A Diffused-ordered NMR experiment (DOSY) can be used for qualitative analysis of specific glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in heparinoid matrices and, potentially, for quantitative prediction of molecular weight of GAGs. NMR spectrometry therefore represents a unique analytical method suitable for the simultaneous quantitative control of organic and inorganic composition of crude heparin samples (especially heparin content) as well as an estimation of other physical and quality parameters (molecular weight, animal origin and activity). KW - NMR spectroscopy KW - Heparin KW - Crude heparin KW - USP KW - Ions Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114915 SN - 0731-7085 VL - 219 IS - Article number: 114915 PB - Elsevier CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W. K. T1 - Simplification of NMR Workflows by Standardization Using 2H Integral of Deuterated Solvent as Applied to Aloe vera Preparations JF - Applied Magnetic Resonance N2 - In this study, a recently proposed NMR standardization approach by 2H integral of deuterated solvent for quantitative multicomponent analysis of complex mixtures is presented. As a proof of principle, the existing NMR routine for the analysis of Aloe vera products was modified. Instead of using absolute integrals of targeted compounds and internal standard (nicotinamide) from 1H-NMR spectra, quantification was performed based on the ratio of a particular 1H-NMR compound integral and 2H-NMR signal of deuterated solvent D2O. Validation characteristics (linearity, repeatability, accuracy) were evaluated and the results showed that the method has the same precision as internal standardization in case of multicomponent screening. Moreover, a dehydration process by freeze drying is not necessary for the new routine. Now, our NMR profiling of A. vera products needs only limited sample preparation and data processing. The new standardization methodology provides an appealing alternative for multicomponent NMR screening. In general, this novel approach, using standardization by 2H integral, benefits from reduced sample preparation steps and uncertainties, and is recommended in different application areas (purity determination, forensics, pharmaceutical analysis, etc.). Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00723-021-01393-4 SN - 1613-7507 VL - 52 IS - 11 SP - 1591 EP - 1600 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Adels, Klaudia A1 - Monakhova, Yulia T1 - Low-field NMR spectroscopic study of e-cigarettes: Is determination of only nicotine and organic carrier solvents possible? JF - Microchemical Journal N2 - Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become popular worldwide with the market growing exponentially in some countries. The absence of product standards and safety regulations requires urgent development of analytical methodologies for the holistic control of the growing diversity of such products. An approach based on low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) at 80 MHz is presented for the simultaneous determination of key parameters: carrier solvents (vegetable glycerine (VG), propylene glycol (PG) and water), total nicotine as well as free-base nicotine fraction. Moreover, qualitative and quantitative determination of fourteen weak organic acids deliberately added to enhance sensory characteristics of e-cigarettes was possible. In most cases these parameters can be rapidly and conveniently determined without using any sample manipulation such as dilution, extraction or derivatization steps. The method was applied for 37 authentic e-cigarettes samples. In particular, eight different organic acids with the content up to 56 mg/mL were detected. Due to its simplicity, the method can be used in routine regulatory control as well as to study release behaviour of nicotine and other e-cigarettes constituents in different products. KW - Electronic cigarettes KW - Low field NMR KW - Carrier solvents KW - Free-base nicotine KW - Weak organic acids Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.110859 SN - 1095-9149 N1 - Corresponding author: Yulia Monakhova VL - 203 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Burger, René A1 - Lindner, Simon A1 - Rumpf, Jessica A1 - Do, Xuan Tung A1 - Diehl, Bernd W.K. A1 - Rehahn, Matthias A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Schulze, Margit T1 - Benchtop versus high field NMR: Comparable performance found for the molecular weight determination of lignin JF - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis N2 - Lignin is a promising renewable biopolymer being investigated worldwide as an environmentally benign substitute of fossil-based aromatic compounds, e.g. for the use as an excipient with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties in drug delivery or even as active compound. For its successful implementation into process streams, a quick, easy, and reliable method is needed for its molecular weight determination. Here we present a method using 1H spectra of benchtop as well as conventional NMR systems in combination with multivariate data analysis, to determine lignin’s molecular weight (Mw and Mn) and polydispersity index (PDI). A set of 36 organosolv lignin samples (from Miscanthus x giganteus, Paulownia tomentosa and Silphium perfoliatum) was used for the calibration and cross validation, and 17 samples were used as external validation set. Validation errors between 5.6% and 12.9% were achieved for all parameters on all NMR devices (43, 60, 500 and 600 MHz). Surprisingly, no significant difference in the performance of the benchtop and high-field devices was found. This facilitates the application of this method for determining lignin’s molecular weight in an industrial environment because of the low maintenance expenditure, small footprint, ruggedness, and low cost of permanent magnet benchtop NMR systems. KW - NMR KW - PLS-regression KW - Molecular weight determination KW - Chemometrics KW - Biomass Y1 - 2022 SN - 0731-7085 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114649 VL - 212 IS - Article number: 114649 PB - Elsevier CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Soboleva, Polina M. A1 - Fedotova, Elena S. A1 - Musina, Kristina T. A1 - Burmistrova, Natalia A. T1 - Quantum chemical calculations of IR spectra of heparin disaccharide subunits JF - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry N2 - Heparin is a natural polysaccharide, which plays essential role in many biological processes. Alterations in building blocks can modify biological roles of commercial heparin products, due to significant changes in the conformation of the polymer chain. The variability structure of heparin leads to difficulty in quality control using different analytical methods, including infrared (IR) spectroscopy. In this paper molecular modelling of heparin disaccharide subunits was performed using quantum chemistry. The structural and spectral parameters of these disaccharides have been calculated using RHF/6-311G. In addition, over-sulphated chondroitin sulphate disaccharide was studied as one of the most widespread contaminants of heparin. Calculated IR spectra were analyzed with respect to specific structure parameters. IR spectroscopic fingerprint was found to be sensitive to substitution pattern of disaccharide subunits. Vibrational assignments of calculated spectra were correlated with experimental IR spectral bands of native heparin. Chemometrics was used to perform multivariate analysis of simulated spectral data. KW - IR spectroscopy KW - Chemometrics KW - Quantum chemistry KW - Molecular modelling KW - Quality control Y1 - 2022 SN - 2210-271X U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113891 VL - 1217 IS - Article number: 113891 PB - Elsevier CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Burmistrova, Natalia A. A1 - Soboleva, Polina M. A1 - Monakhova, Yulia T1 - Is infrared spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis a promising tool for heparin authentication? JF - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis N2 - The investigation of the possibility to determine various characteristics of powder heparin (n = 115) was carried out with infrared spectroscopy. The evaluation of heparin samples included several parameters such as purity grade, distributing company, animal source as well as heparin species (i.e. Na-heparin, Ca-heparin, and heparinoids). Multivariate analysis using principal component analysis (PCA), soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA), and partial least squares – discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were applied for the modelling of spectral data. Different pre-processing methods were applied to IR spectral data; multiplicative scatter correction (MSC) was chosen as the most relevant. Obtained results were confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Good predictive ability of this approach demonstrates the potential of IR spectroscopy and chemometrics for screening of heparin quality. This approach, however, is designed as a screening tool and is not considered as a replacement for either of the methods required by USP and FDA. KW - IR spectroscopy KW - Heparin KW - Authenticity KW - Principal component analysis KW - Soft independent modeling of class analogy Y1 - 2021 SN - 0731-7085 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113811 VL - 194 IS - Article number: 113811 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam 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 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2022.114819 SN - 1096-0309 IS - 624 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Poth, Sebastian A1 - Monzon, Magaly A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Lignocellulosic biorefinery : process integration of hydrolysis and fermentation T2 - Proceedings / 11th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp : August 16 - 19, 2010, Hamburg, Germany Y1 - 2010 SP - 65 EP - 68 PB - vTi CY - Hamburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Welden, Rene A1 - Jablonski, Melanie A1 - Wege, Christina A1 - Keusgen, Michael A1 - Wagner, Patrick Hermann A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Light-Addressable Actuator-Sensor Platform for Monitoring and Manipulation of pH Gradients in Microfluidics: A Case Study with the Enzyme Penicillinase JF - Biosensors N2 - The feasibility of light-addressed detection and manipulation of pH gradients inside an electrochemical microfluidic cell was studied. Local pH changes, induced by a light-addressable electrode (LAE), were detected using a light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) with different measurement modes representing an actuator-sensor system. Biosensor functionality was examined depending on locally induced pH gradients with the help of the model enzyme penicillinase, which had been immobilized in the microfluidic channel. The surface morphology of the LAE and enzyme-functionalized LAPS was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, the penicillin sensitivity of the LAPS inside the microfluidic channel was determined with regard to the analyte’s pH influence on the enzymatic reaction rate. In a final experiment, the LAE-controlled pH inhibition of the enzyme activity was monitored by the LAPS. KW - microfluidics KW - enzyme kinetics KW - actuator-sensor system KW - light-addressable electrode KW - light-addressable potentiometric sensor Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11060171 SN - 2079-6374 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Biosensors (IECB 2020)" VL - 11 IS - 6 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - GEN A1 - Poth, S. A1 - Monzon, M. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie: Simultane Verzuckerung und Fermentation T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Die am häufigsten genutzten Rohstoffe für die Produktion von Treibstoffen und Chemikalien sind fossilen Ursprungs. Da diese limitiert sind, werden im Hinblick auf die Nachhaltigkeit alternative, erneuerbare Rohstoffquellen intensiv untersucht. Vielversprechend in diesem Kontext sind die in Lignocellulose enthaltenen Zucker, die beispielsweise zur Produktion von Ethanol genutzt werden können. In der Regel sind für eine Lig-nocellulose-Bioraffinerie mehrere Prozessschritte notwendig: Vorbehandlung, Verzuckerung und Fermentation. Um diesen Prozess einfacher zu gestalten, ist es möglich, die Verzuckerung und die Fermentation in einem Schritt durchzuführen (SSF). Als Substrat wird hier Cellulose-Faserstoff verwendet, der durch das Organosolv-Verfahren aufgeschlossen wurde. Die Hydrolyse erfolgt mit kommerziell erhältlichen Enzymen und für die Fermentation zu Ethanol werden zwei Hefen verwendet. Beim SSF-Verfahren konnte, im Vergleich zur entkoppelten Verfahrensweise, trotz bestehender Unterschiede in den Temperatur-Optima von Enzymen und Hefen eine Steigerung in der Ethanol-Ausbeute von 0,15 auf 0,2 gg⁻¹ beobachtet werden. Um wirtschaftliche Ausbeuten und Konzentrationen des Produkts erzielen zu können, ist es notwendig den Prozess weiter zu optimieren. Im Einzelfall muss überprüft werden, ob diese Verfahrensweise auch für die Produktion anderer interessanter Stoffe (wie Itaconsäure, Bernsteinsäure) geeignet ist. KW - Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie KW - Prozessintegration Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201050360 N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2010 und 28. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, 21. - 23. September 2010, Eurogress Aachen VL - 82 IS - 9 SP - 1568 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Neitmann, E. A1 - Sohling, U. A1 - Ruf, F. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Anaerobe Produktion von ABE-Lösungsmitteln aus an Bleicherde adsorbiertem Öl T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Mit Palmöl beladene Bleicherde wurde auf die Anwendbarkeit als Rohstoff zur Bildung von Aceton, Ethanol und Butanol (ABE) untersucht. Nach der Abtrennung des entfärbten bzw. gebleichten Öls bestehen 20–40 % (w/w) des Bleicherderückstands aus adsorbiertem Öl. Somit stellt das Mineral einen wertvollen Rohstoff dar. Zur Produktion der Lösungsmittel wurde das gebundene Öl hydrolysiert. Das freigesetzte Glycerin diente als Substrat einer nachfolgenden anaeroben Fermentation zu den ABE-Lösungsmitteln. Die Fermentationen wurden mit verschiedenen Clostridien-Stämmen durchgeführt, von denen einige lipolytische Aktivität aufweisen. Der Ölgehalt der Bleicherde betrug 28 % der Adsorbermasse. Für die Hydrolyse wurden drei Ansätze untersucht: 1. die direkte Fermentation des Adsorbers mit lipolytisch aktiven Clostridien, 2. der Einsatz von Lipasen und die Fermentation des resultierenden Überstands und 3. die Kofermentation mit einer lipolytisch aktiven Hefe. Jeder der drei Ansätze führte zu einerHydrolyse des Öls und Wachstum der Mikroorganismen. Der Einsatz von Lipasen resultierte in einer vollständigen und der schnellsten Hydrolyse des Öls. Eine Glycerinkonzentration von 13,4 g/L konnte erreicht werden. Die anaerobe Fermentation der verschiedenen Clostridien auf Minimalmedien verlief erfolgreich. Der Vergleich der Fermentationen der Bleicherdehydrolysate zeigte, dass das Hydrolysat wachstumsinhibierende Substanzen enthält. Unter diesen Bedingungen konnte eine Ausbeute von Y P/S = 0,11 erzielt werden. Der Einsatz eines Ionenaustauschers zur Reinigung des Hydrolysats vor der Fermentation resultierte in einer Verbesserung des Wachstums Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.200950075 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 - 1217 EP - 1218 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sieker, T. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Muffler, K. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Herstellung von Ethanol, Phenolsäuren, organischen Säuren und Biogas durch vollständige Nutzung von Grassilage in einer Bioraffinerie T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Gräser sind in der Lage, einen großen Teil der für eine biobasierte Wirtschaft benötigten Biomasse zur Verfügung zustellen. Um eine ganzjährige Nutzung des Grases zu gewährleisten, muss eine stabile Lagerung des Grases erreicht werden, was z. B. durch Silieren möglich ist. Die konservierende Wirkung der Silierung beruht auf der Bildung organischer Säuren. Um diese zu gewinnen, wird die Silage gepresst, die organischen Säuren über Flüssig/Flüssig-Extraktion aus dem Presssaft abgetrenntund mittels chromatographischer Methoden weiter aufgereinigt. Im präsentierten Konzept werden die im Presskuchen enthaltenen Lignocellulosen hydrolysiert und die erhaltenen Monosaccharide zu Ethanol fermentiert. Die Phenolsäuren, die in Gräsern die Rolle des Lignins übernehmen, können simultan mit der Hydrolyse der Polysaccharide enzymatisch abgetrennt und als Nebenprodukt gewonnen werden. Die nach der Abtrennung des Ethanols verbleibenden Fermentationsreststoffe werden für die Herstellung von Biogas verwendet. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201250415 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2012 und 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, 10. – 13. September 2012, Karlsruhe N1 - Die präsentierte Arbeit wird vom BMELV über die FNR gefördert (Förder-kennzeichen 22025407). VL - 84 IS - 8 SP - 1297 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Barnat, Miriam A1 - Arntz, Kristian A1 - Bernecker, Andreas A1 - Fissabre, Anke A1 - Franken, Norbert A1 - Goldbach, Daniel A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Jörissen, Jörg A1 - Kirsch, Ansgar A1 - Pettrak, Jürgen A1 - Rexforth, Matthias A1 - Josef, Rosenkranz A1 - Terstegge, Andreas T1 - Strategische Gestaltung von Studiengängen für die Zukunft: Ein kollaborativ entwickeltes Self-Assessment BT - Diskussionspapier Nr. 33 T2 - Hochschulforum Digitalisierung - Diskussionspapier N2 - Das Diskussionspapier beschreibt einen Prozess an der FH Aachen zur Entwicklung und Implementierung eines Self-Assessment-Tools für Studiengänge. Dieser Prozess zielte darauf ab, die Relevanz der Themen Digitalisierung, Internationalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit in Studiengängen zu stärken. Durch Workshops und kollaborative Entwicklung mit Studiendekan:innen entstand ein Fragebogen, der zur Reflexion und strategischen Weiterentwicklung der Studiengänge dient. Y1 - 2024 SN - 2365-7081 PB - Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Wulfhorst, H. A1 - Mogue, N. A1 - Möhring, S. A1 - Roth, J. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Spektrometrische Messung und Modellierung der enzymatischen Hydrolyse von Biomasse nach Organosolv- und Liquid Hot Water-Aufschlüssen (LHW) T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - In diesem Beitrag wird die NIR- und MIR-Spektrometrie in Kombination mit multivariaten Kalibrationsmodellen zur Analyse von Monosacchariden und Cellulose aus Biomasse etabliert. Spektrengemischter Standardlösungen mit definierten Glucose- und Xylosekonzentrationen in Wasser werden im NIR-(Lambda 750, Perkin Elmer, USA) und MIR-Bereich (Spektrum 100, PerkinElmer) in Gegenwart von entweder Carboxymethylcellulose oder Grasfasern aufgenommen. Darauf basierend werden Kalibrationsmodelle (Unscrambler®, CAMO-Software AS, Norwegen) entwickelt und zur Vorhersage der Zuckerkonzentration in den Hydrolyseproben und der Celluloseanteile angewendet. Darüber hinaus wird die Partikelgröße der Rohstoffe bestimmt. Die Messergebnisse bilden die experimentelle Basis für die numerische Modellierung der Reaktionskinetik der enzymatischen Hydrolyse von Lignocellulose. Das Modell kombiniert die Bilanzierung der Partikelgrößenverteilungen mit der Multienzymkinetik. Dabei werden neben der Partikelgrößenverteilung und der Substratkonzentration die Zusammensetzung der Rohstoffe nach Vorbehandlung sowie die Produktinhibierung und mehrere enzymatische Aktivitäten berücksichtigt. Das Modell ermöglicht es, die Partikelgrößenverteilungen und die Konzentrationen der Substrate und Produkte während der Hydrolyse vorherzusagen und die kinetischen Parameter im Batch- sowie im Fed-Batch-Reaktor zu bestimmen. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201450269 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 - 1584 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wollny, S. A1 - Stadtmüller, R. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Oster, J. A1 - Kampeis, P. A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Optimierung der selektiven Aufarbeitung von Proteinen mit Aptamer-funktionalisierten Magnetpartikeln T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Die Herstellung pharmakologisch relevanter Proteine durch Mikroorganismen führt eine mehrstufige Aufarbeitung mit sich. Durch die Verwendung von Aptameren, kurzen einzelsträngigen DNA- oder RNA-Oligonukleotiden immobilisiert auf funktionalisierten, wiederverwendbaren Magnetpartikeln, können mehrere dieser Abtrennungsoperationen kombiniert und damit die Prozesskosten minimiert werden. Aufgrund der definierten dreidimensionalen Struktur können Aptamere kleine organische Moleküle hochspezifisch binden. Im vorgestellten Projekt wird die Aufarbeitung von His6-GFP als Modellprotein mithilfe der mit Aptamer funktionalisierten Magnetpartikel durchgeführt. In bisherigen Versuchen wurde die Bindung von Aptameren auf den magnetischen Partikeln sowie die Bindung des Modellproteins GFP auf den Partikeln optimiert. Des Weiteren wurden mehrere Strategien zur Elution des GFPs von den Partikeln verfolgt, um den Proteinertrag zu maximieren und die Partikel rezyklieren zu können. Die Untersuchung unspezifischer Bindungen von Zelltrümmern und Proteinen an die Magnetpartikel wurde mithilfe eines konfokalen Laser-Scanning-Mikroskops durchgeführt. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201250031 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2012 und 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, 10. – 13. September 2012, Karlsruhe VL - 84 IS - 8 SP - 1203 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Niedermeier, Jana A1 - Penner, Crystal A1 - Usherovich, Samuel A1 - Bélanger-Champagne, Camille A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Hoehr, Cornelia T1 - Optical Fibers as Dosimeter Detectors for Mixed Proton/Neutron Fields - A Biological Dosimeter JF - electronics N2 - In recent years, proton therapy has gained importance as a cancer treatment modality due to its conformality with the tumor and the sparing of healthy tissue. However, in the interaction of the protons with the beam line elements and patient tissues, potentially harmful secondary neutrons are always generated. To ensure that this neutron dose is as low as possible, treatment plans could be created to also account for and minimize the neutron dose. To monitor such a treatment plan, a compact, easy to use, and inexpensive dosimeter must be developed that not only measures the physical dose, but which can also distinguish between proton and neutron contributions. To that end, plastic optical fibers with scintillation materials (Gd₂O₂S:Tb, Gd₂O₂S:Eu, and YVO₄:Eu) were irradiated with protons and neutrons. It was confirmed that sensors with different scintillation materials have different sensitivities to protons and neutrons. A combination of these three scintillators can be used to build a detector array to create a biological dosimeter. KW - biological dosimeter KW - Bragg peak KW - relative dosimetry KW - optical fibers KW - proton therapy KW - protons KW - neutrons Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020324 SN - 2079-9292 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors" VL - 12 IS - 2 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Luisier, Raphaëlle A1 - Lempiäinen, Harri A1 - Scherbichler, Nina A1 - Braeuning, Albert A1 - Geissler, Miriam A1 - Dubost, Valerie A1 - Müller, Arne A1 - Scheer, Nico A1 - Chibout, Salah-Dine A1 - Hara, Hisanori A1 - Picard, Frank A1 - Theil, Diethilde A1 - Couttet, Philippe A1 - Vitobello, Antonio A1 - Grenet, Olivier A1 - Grasl-Kraupp, Bettina A1 - Ellinger-Ziegelbauer, Heidrung A1 - Thomson, John P. A1 - Meehan, Richard R. A1 - Elcombe, Clifford R. A1 - Henderson, Colin J. A1 - Wolf, C. Roland A1 - Schwarz, Michael A1 - Moulin, Pierre A1 - Terranova, Remi A1 - Moggs, Jonathan G. T1 - Phenobarbital Induces Cell Cycle Transcriptional Responses in Mouse Liver Humanized for Constitutive Androstane and Pregnane X Receptors JF - Toxicological Sciences N2 - The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and the pregnane X receptor (PXR) are closely related nuclear receptors involved in drug metabolism and play important roles in the mechanism of phenobarbital (PB)-induced rodent nongenotoxic hepatocarcinogenesis. Here, we have used a humanized CAR/PXR mouse model to examine potential species differences in receptor-dependent mechanisms underlying liver tissue molecular responses to PB. Early and late transcriptomic responses to sustained PB exposure were investigated in liver tissue from double knock-out CAR and PXR (CARᴷᴼ-PXRᴷᴼ), double humanized CAR and PXR (CARʰ-PXRʰ), and wild-type C57BL/6 mice. Wild-type and CARʰ-PXRʰ mouse livers exhibited temporally and quantitatively similar transcriptional responses during 91 days of PB exposure including the sustained induction of the xenobiotic response gene Cyp2b10, the Wnt signaling inhibitor Wisp1, and noncoding RNA biomarkers from the Dlk1-Dio3 locus. Transient induction of DNA replication (Hells, Mcm6, and Esco2) and mitotic genes (Ccnb2, Cdc20, and Cdk1) and the proliferation-related nuclear antigen Mki67 were observed with peak expression occurring between 1 and 7 days PB exposure. All these transcriptional responses were absent in CARᴷᴼ-PXRᴷᴼ mouse livers and largely reversible in wild-type and CARʰ-PXRʰ mouse livers following 91 days of PB exposure and a subsequent 4-week recovery period. Furthermore, PB-mediated upregulation of the noncoding RNA Meg3, which has recently been associated with cellular pluripotency, exhibited a similar dose response and perivenous hepatocyte-specific localization in both wild-type and CARʰ-PXRʰ mice. Thus, mouse livers coexpressing human CAR and PXR support both the xenobiotic metabolizing and the proliferative transcriptional responses following exposure to PB. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfu038 SN - 1094-2025 VL - 139 IS - 2 SP - 501 EP - 511 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krafft, Simone A1 - Kuka, Katrin A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Utilization of Lolium perenne varieties as a renewable substrate for single-cell proteins, lactate, and composite materials T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) is aproductive and high-quality forage grass indigenous to Southern Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa. Nowadays it is widespread and the dominant grass species on green areas in temperate climates. This abundant source of biomass is suitable for the development of bioeconomic processes because of its high cellulose and water-soluble carbohydrate content. In this work, novel breeds of the perennial ryegrass are being examined with regards to their quality parameters and biotechnological utilization options within the context of bioeconomy. Three processing operations are presented. In the first process, the perennial ryegrass is pretreated by pressing or hydrothermal extraction to derive glucosevia subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. A yield of up to 82 % glucose was achieved when using the hydrothermal ex-traction as pretreatment. In a second process, the ryegrass is used to produce lactic acid in high concentrations. The influence of the growth conditions and the cutting time on the carboxylic acid yield is investigated. A yield of lactic acid of above 150 g kg⁻¹ dry matter was achieved. The third process is to use Lolium perenne as a substrate in the fermentation of K. marxianus for the microbial production of single-cell proteins. The perennial ryegrass is screw-pressed and the press juice is used as medium. When supplementing the press juice with yeast media components, a biomass concentration of up to 16 g L⁻¹ could be achieved. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202255306 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet and DECHEMA‐BioTechNet Jahrestagungen 2022 together with 13th ESBES Symposium 2022, 12. - 15. September 2022, Eurogress Aachen VL - 94 IS - 9 SP - 1303 EP - 1304 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER -