The ability of Phanerochaete laevis HHB-1625 to transform polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in liquid culture was studied in relation to its complement of extracellular ligninolytic enzymes. In nitrogen-limited liquid medium, P. laevis produced high levels of manganese peroxidase (MnP). MnP activity was strongly regulated by the amount of Mn2+ in the culture medium, as has been previously...

This is the first report on chemical mutagenesis of Trametes versicolor IBL-04 to develop a hyper-producing mutant for overproduction of manganese peroxidase (MnP) using sugarcane bagasse as a substrate. A freshly prepared inoculum of indigenously isolated T. versicolor IBL-04 was treated with 100 μg mL -1 (v/v) ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) and ethidium bromide (EB) separately for different ti...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to identify the musculoskeletal co-morbidities of neck pain of myofascial origin among IT professionals. METHODS A retrospective report analysis of 5357 IT professionals from various IT companies in India was conducted. Demographic details, type and intensity of the musculoskeletal problems, employee feedbacks on status of musculoskeletal health and ...

The binding reaction of the biomolecules streptavidin and anti-biotin antibody, both labelled by magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), to biotin coated on agarose beads, was quantified by magnetorelaxometry (MRX). Highly sensitive SQUID-based MRX revealed the immobilization of the MNP caused by the biotin-streptavidin coupling. We found that about 85% of streptavidin-functionalised MNP bound specifical...

The multinomial probit (MNP) model is a primary application for combining simulation with estimation. Indeed, McFadden (1989) featured the MNP model in his seminal paper. As random utility model, the MNP model offers a highly desirable flexibility in substitution among alternatives that its chief rival, the multinomial logit model, fails to possess. The unrestricted character of the variance ma...

The ultrastructure of Phanerochaete chrysosporium hyphae from pellets in submerged liquid cultures was investigated in order to learn more about the interrelation between fungal architecture and manganese peroxidase (MnP) production. At day 2 of cultivation, some subapical regions of hyphae in the outer and middle zones of the pellet initiated differentiation into intercalary thick-walled chlam...

Plasmonic cavities represent a promising platform for controlling light-matter interaction due to their exceptionally small mode volume and high density of photonic states. Using plasmonic cavities for enhancing light's coupling to individual two-level systems, such as single semiconductor quantum dots (QD), is particularly desirable for exploring cavity quantum electrodynamic (QED) effects and...

BACKGROUND Manganese peroxidase (MnP) of white rot basidiomycetes, an extracellular heme enzyme, is part of a peroxidase superfamily that is capable of degrading the different phenolic compounds. Ganoderma, a white rot basidiomycete widely distributed worldwide, could secrete lignin-modifying enzymes (LME), including laccase (Lac), lignin peroxidases (LiP) and MnP. RESULTS After the selection...

Although it is generally accepted that the addition of micronutrient powders (MNPs) to foods causes no or negligible changes to organoleptic properties, there are anecdotal reports of low acceptability of the MNP (locally known as “Taburia”) distributed in Indonesia. We hypothesized that the organoleptic properties of Taburia do not reduce the acceptability of foods if used as recommended. Acce...

Standard Bayesian multinomial probit (MNP) models that are fit using different base categories can give different predictions. Therefore, we propose the symmetric MNP model, which does not make reference to a base category. To achieve this, we employ novel sum-to-zero identifying restrictions on the latent utilities and regression coefficients that define the model. This results in a model whos...