Ri‐He Peng
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View article: Assessing the Landslide Identification Capability of LuTan-1 in Hilly Regions: A Case Study in Longshan County, Hunan Province
Assessing the Landslide Identification Capability of LuTan-1 in Hilly Regions: A Case Study in Longshan County, Hunan Province Open
China’s first L-band fully polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation, LuTan-1 (LT-1), was designed for terrain mapping and geohazard monitoring. This study evaluates LT-1’s capability in identifying landslides in the southe…
View article: The complete degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane in Escherichia coli by metabolic engineering
The complete degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane in Escherichia coli by metabolic engineering Open
1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA), a widely utilized chemical intermediate and organic solvent in industry, frequently enters the environment due to accidental leaks and mishandling during application processes. Thus, the in-situ remediation of…
View article: Biosynthesis of melatonin from l-tryptophan by an engineered microbial cell factory
Biosynthesis of melatonin from l-tryptophan by an engineered microbial cell factory Open
Background The demand for melatonin is increasing due to its health-promoting bioactivities such as antioxidant and sleep benefits. Although melatonin is present in various organisms, its low content and high extraction cost make it unsust…
View article: Creation of Environmentally Friendly Super “Dinitrotoluene Scavenger” Plants
Creation of Environmentally Friendly Super “Dinitrotoluene Scavenger” Plants Open
Pervasive environmental contamination due to the uncontrolled dispersal of 2,4‐dinitrotoluene (2,4‐DNT) represents a substantial global health risk, demanding urgent intervention for the removal of this detrimental compound from affected s…
View article: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for 2,4-dinitrotoluene degradation
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for 2,4-dinitrotoluene degradation Open
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) as a common industrial waste has been massively discharged into the environment with industrial wastewater. Due to its refractory degradation, high toxicity, and bioaccumulation, 2,4-DNT pollution has become in…
View article: Genetic engineering of complex feed enzymes into barley seed for direct utilization in animal feedstuff
Genetic engineering of complex feed enzymes into barley seed for direct utilization in animal feedstuff Open
Summary Currently, feed enzymes are primarily obtained through fermentation of fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms. Although the manufacturing technology for feed enzymes has evolved rapidly, the activities of these enzymes decline d…
View article: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for direct production of vitamin C from D-glucose
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for direct production of vitamin C from D-glucose Open
Background Production of vitamin C has been traditionally based on the Reichstein process and the two-step process. However, the two processes share a common disadvantage: vitamin C cannot be directly synthesized from D-glucose. Therefore,…
View article: Rice carotenoid biofortification and yield improvement conferred by endosperm-specific overexpression of OsGLK1
Rice carotenoid biofortification and yield improvement conferred by endosperm-specific overexpression of OsGLK1 Open
Carotenoids, indispensable isoprenoid phytonutrients, are synthesized in plastids and are known to be deficient in rice endosperm. Many studies, involving transgenic manipulations of carotenoid biosynthetic genes, have been performed to ob…
View article: Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Methyl Parathion Degradation
Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Methyl Parathion Degradation Open
Organophosphate compounds are widely used in pesticides to control weeds, crop diseases, and insect pests. Unfortunately, these synthetic compounds are hazardous and toxic to all types of living organisms. In the present work, Escherichia …
View article: Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by engineered strain
Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by engineered strain Open
p -Nitrophenol (PNP) is an important environmental pollutant and can causes significant environmental and health risks. Compared with the traditional methods, biodegradation is a useful one to completely remove the harmful pollutants from …
View article: Biodegradation of P-Nitrophenol by Engineered Strain
Biodegradation of P-Nitrophenol by Engineered Strain Open
p -Nitrophenol (PNP) is an important environmental pollutant and can causes significant environmental and health risks. Compared with the traditional methods, biodegradation is a useful one to completely remove the harmful pollutants from …
View article: Riboflavin fortification of rice endosperm by metabolic engineering
Riboflavin fortification of rice endosperm by metabolic engineering Open
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is an essential nutrient for human health and body development. Riboflavin deficiency may increase the risk of some diseases (Thakur et al., 2017). Humans must regularly consume a sufficient amount of riboflavin, as…
View article: Endowing plants with the capacity for autogenic nitrogen fixation
Endowing plants with the capacity for autogenic nitrogen fixation Open
Biologically available nitrogen is a common limitation to crop productivity in modern agriculture. The endowment of higher plants with the ability to produce their own nitrogenous fertilizers has been attempted for nearly half a century 1–…
View article: Optimization, reconstruction and heterologous expression of the gene cluster encoding toluene/<i>o</i>-xylene monooxygenase from <i>Pseudomonas stutzeri</i> in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and its successive hydroxylation of toluene and benzene
Optimization, reconstruction and heterologous expression of the gene cluster encoding toluene/<i>o</i>-xylene monooxygenase from <i>Pseudomonas stutzeri</i> in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and its successive hydroxylation of toluene and benzene Open
Biological treatment is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technique for treating toluene. However, this process is limited by the type and quantity of toluene degraders that can be applied to different environments and methods.…
View article: Detoxifying processes during kanamycin-induced stress to <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> seedling growth
Detoxifying processes during kanamycin-induced stress to <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> seedling growth Open
The increasing antibiotic application in agriculture has raised a potential risk to human health worldwide. Although high concentrations of antibiotics are lethal for plants without a resistant gene, it is not clear what detoxifying proces…
View article: Heterologous expression and characterization of a bilirubin oxidase gene from <i>Myrothecium verrucaria</i> in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
Heterologous expression and characterization of a bilirubin oxidase gene from <i>Myrothecium verrucaria</i> in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> Open
Bilirubin oxidases (BODs), which catalyze the oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin, are multi-copper oxidases that can be used in clinical diagnoses. Given their different reported enzymatic characterizations from laccases, BODs have gaine…
View article: Recombinant expression of <i>Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1</i> glutathione S-transferase in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>: an efficient tool for phytoremediation of thiocyanate
Recombinant expression of <i>Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1</i> glutathione S-transferase in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>: an efficient tool for phytoremediation of thiocyanate Open
Large-scale production of thiocyanate (SCN-) for industrial purposes has led to widespread environmental pollution by this compound. Thiocyanate (SCN-) is toxic for humans and recalcitrant to biological oxygenation and hydrolysis. Phytorem…
View article: Metabolic engineering of rice endosperm for betanin biosynthesis
Metabolic engineering of rice endosperm for betanin biosynthesis Open
Summary Betanin has been widely used as an additive for many centuries, and its use has increased because of its market application as an additive, high free radical scavenging activity, and safety, health‐promoting properties. The main so…
View article: Heterologous expression and characterization of a laccase from Laccaria bicolor in Pichia pastoris and Arabidopsis thaliana
Heterologous expression and characterization of a laccase from Laccaria bicolor in Pichia pastoris and Arabidopsis thaliana Open
Wang Bo , Ying Yan , Jing Xu , Xiaoyan Fu , Hongjuan Han , Jianjie Gao , Zhenjun Li , Lijuan Wang , Yongsheng Tian , Rihe Peng and Quanhong Yao . J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2018;28:2057-63. https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1808.08042
View article: Enhancing carotenoid biosynthesis in rice endosperm by metabolic engineering
Enhancing carotenoid biosynthesis in rice endosperm by metabolic engineering Open
Most cereal grains contain small amounts of dietary carotenoids. Thus, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is common in third-world countries where the nutrition (of the population) depends on a single staple crop such as rice. Thus, considerable r…
View article: Improvement of the Thermostability of Xylanase from Thermobacillus composti through Site-Directed Mutagenesis
Improvement of the Thermostability of Xylanase from Thermobacillus composti through Site-Directed Mutagenesis Open
Thermostability is an important property of xylanase because high temperature is required for its applications, such as wood pulp bleaching, baking, and animal feedstuff processing. In this study, XynB from Thermobacillus composti, a moder…
View article: Disulfide isomerase-like protein AtPDIL1–2 is a good candidate for trichlorophenol phytodetoxification
Disulfide isomerase-like protein AtPDIL1–2 is a good candidate for trichlorophenol phytodetoxification Open
Trichlorophenol (TCP) is a widely used and persistent environmentally toxic compound that poses a carcinogenic risk to humans. Phytoremediation is a proficient cleanup technology for organic pollutants. In this study, we found that the dis…