A novel 'white' laccase was purified from the deuteromycete fungus, Myrothecium verrucaria NF-05, which was a high laccase-producing strain (40.2 U·ml(-1) on the thirteenth day during fermentation). SDS-PAGE and native-PAGE revealed a single band with laccase activity corresponding to a molecular weight of approximately 66 kDa. The enzyme had three copper and one iron atoms per protein molecule...

Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of death among women from cancer. Cancer stem cells are a small population of cells present in cancer and the cause of chemoresistance and recurrence of cancer. We tested a new compound "Verrucarin J (VJ)", a metabolite of the Myrothecium fungus family, and showed that VJ significantly inhibits cell proliferation of both cisplatin-sensitive (A2780 and O...

Cellulase is an adaptive enzyme in most fungi (Reese and Levinson, 1952), although it is constitutive in cellulolytic bacteria (Hammerstrom et al., 1955). Many polysaccharases are adaptive in fungi, including: pentosanase (Simpson, 1954), polygalacturonase (Phaff, 1947), chitinase (Reynolds, 1954), dextranase (Hultin and Nordstr6m, 1949), and xylanase and mannanase (S0rensen, 1952). Since many ...

Here we detail high performance, enzymatic electrodes for oxygen bio-electroreduction, which can be easily and reproducibly fabricated with industry-scale throughput. Planar and nanostructured electrodes were built on biocompatible, flexible polymer sheets, while nanoimprint lithography was used for electrode nanostructuring. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reports concer...

Water hyacinth hinders extraction and supply of clean water by clogging intake systems. Despite control efforts, it has remained resurgent difficult to manage under current methods. Efficacious for the weed is therefore necessary. This study’s goal was determination effect corn oil spore formulations Cercospora piaropi Tharp Myrothecium roridum Tode Fries on; disease intensity, relative shoot l...

Herbicides and spray adjuvants were evaluated for compatibility with the bioherbicidal fungus, Myrothecium verrucaria. Several commercial formulations of glyphosate were found to be compatible for tank mixing with M. verrucaria, including Touchdown and RoundUp HiTech . Others, such as Accord XRT II and RoundUp WeatherMAX killed all the spores of M. verrucaria immediately after mixing at only 10...

Gentiana scabra Bunge (gentian) is one of the best-known traditional Chinese medicinal plants and its dry roots rhizomes are usually used as medicine. To our knowledge, main active metabolites gentian, such gentian polysaccharide gentiopicroside, determine quality pharmaceutical effect gentian. The root-derived fungi including endophytic rhizosphere key factors which affect secondary metabolism...