A bio-interphase composed of DNA, cytochrome c (Cyt c) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was developed by layer-by-layer assembling Cyt c, DNA and Cyt c-HRP on biocompatible 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid--6-mercapto-1-hexanol modified gold electrode. The new bio-interphase was used as a model system to mimic the electron transfer and electrocatalytic performance of two proteins in living organisms....

Sustainable development in the bio-treatment of large-scale biomass bulks requires high performance enzymes adapted to extreme conditions. An extracellular keratinolytic extract was obtained from the culture broth of a halotolerant strain of Salicola marasensis. Keratin hydrolyzing activity of the concentrated enzyme extract was observed on a 100 mg of pretreated feather waste...

Unit of Otolaryngology University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Cardiovascular Science, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Cardiovascular Science, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico...

background: several grafting materials have been used for alveolar ridge augmentation. the literature lacks researches to compare cenobone to other grafting materials. the aim of this study was to compare cenobone/cenomembrane complex to bio-oss/bio-gide complex in lateral alveolar bone augmentation in terms of radiographic, histologic, and histomorphometric parameters. materials and methods: i...

A class of algorithms is described which enables computer quantized images to be decomposed into constituent parts reflecting the structure of the images. This decomposition i s viewed as the morphological precursor to a higher level syntactic analysis. Numerical results for a typical biological image are presented.

A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of applying ground magnesium limestone (GML) or ground basalt in combination with bio-fertilizer to sustain rice production on an acid sulfate soil in Malaysia. Soils from Kelantan Plains, Malaysia, were treated with GML, ground basalt, bio-fertilizer, GML + bio-fertilizer, and ground basalt + bio-fertilizer (4 t ha 1 each). Results showed that so...

A variety of plant-based materials can be used in innovative methods to treat water pollution through bio-adsorption. This work evaluated, under lab conditions, the presence native microorganisms orange peel (OP) and elodea (Egeria densa, ELO), aerobic degradation biostability bio-adsorbents, contribution bio-adsorption Pb (II) Cr (III). The microbial characterization OP ELO were conducted usin...

The first issue of Biology Open (BiO) was published by The Company of Biologists, the long-established not-for-profit publishing organisation, in January 2012. The first article? An Editorial from our Editor-in-Chief outlining how BiO was going to reduce the pain to publish and make “life easier for us all” (Raff, 2012). In 2017, we celebrate five years of BiO (Fig. 1). So, six volumes, more th...