BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES1
Volume 24, Number 1, January-February, 2006

Research review papers

Ultrasound: Mechanical gene transfer into plant cells by sonoporation
1-16
Y. Liu, H. Yang and A. Sakanishi

Advances and applications of de novo designed affinity ligands in proteomics
17-26
A. Cecília A. Roque and Christopher R. Lowe

Kinetics of ß-lactam antibiotics synthesis by penicillin G acylase (PGA) from the viewpoint of the industrial enzymatic reactor optimization
27-41
Roberto C. Giordano, Marcelo P.A. Ribeiro and Raquel L.C. Giordano

Enzymatic microreactors in chemical analysis and kinetic studies
42-57
Pawel L. Urban, David M. Goodall and Neil C. Bruce

Metal binding by bacteria from uranium mining waste piles and its technological applications
58-68
K. Pollmann, J. Raff, M. Merroun, K. Fahmy and S. Selenska-Pobell

Challenges and opportunities for enhancing biotechnology and technology transfer in developing countries
69-79
Luis A. Salicrup and Lenka Fedorková

Fungal glucoamylases
80-85
Dariush Norouzian, Azim Akbarzadeh, Jeno M. Scharer and Murray Moo Young

Technology platforms for molecular diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
86-93
Bithi Eshaque and Brian Dixon

In vitro propagation of rose—a review
94-114
Pratap Kumar Pati, Siba Prasad Rath, Madhu Sharma, Anil Sood and Paramvir Singh Ahuja

Causes and control of filamentous growth in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactors
115-127
Yu Liu and Qi-Shan Liu

BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES2
Volume 24, Number 2, March-April, 2006

Research Review Papers

Synthesizing cellular intelligence and artificial intelligence for bioprocesses
129-133
P.R. Patnaik

Biotransformation of terpenes
134-142
Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho and M. Manuela R. da Fonseca

Baculoviruses — re-emerging biopesticides
143-160
Boguslaw Szewczyk, Liliana Hoyos-Carvajal, Maria Paluszek, Iwona Skrzecz and Marlinda Lobo de Souza

Modeling conversion and transport phenomena in solid-state fermentation: A review and perspectives
161-179
Yovita S.P. Rahardjo, Johannes Tramper and Arjen Rinzema

Understanding Candida rugosa lipases: An overview
180-196
Pablo Domínguez de María, Jose M. Sánchez-Montero, José V. Sinisterra and Andrés R. Alcántara

Genomics, metagenomics and proteomics in biomining microorganisms
197-211
Lissette Valenzuela, An Chi, Simon Beard, Alvaro Orell, Nicolas Guiliani, Jeff Shabanowitz, Donald F. Hunt and Carlos A. Jerez

Endless versatility in the biotechnological applications of Kluyveromyces LAC genes
212-225
Marta Rubio-Texeira

Industrial Proteins Section

Flavour retention and release from protein solutions
226-229
Elisabeth Guichard

Formation of flavour compounds in the Maillard reaction
230-233
M.A.J.S. van Boekel

Enzymatic debittering of food protein hydrolysates
234-237
R.J. FitzGerald and G. O'Cuinn

Flavour formation by amino acid catabolism
238-242
Ylva Ardö

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Volume 24, Number 3, May-June, 2006

Research Review Papers

PCR microfluidic devices for DNA amplification
243-284
Chunsun Zhang, Jinliang Xu, Wenli Ma and Wenling Zheng

The nisin-controlled gene expression system: Construction, application and improvements
285-295
Xu Xia Zhou, Wei Fen Li, Guo Xia Ma and Yuan Jiang Pan

Challenges in biocatalysis for enzyme-based biofuel cells
296-308
Jungbae Kim, Hongfei Jia and Ping Wang

Adaptive responses and cellular behaviour of biphenyl-degrading bacteria toward polychlorinated biphenyls
309-320
Francisco P. Chávez, Felipe Gordillo and Carlos A. Jerez

Downstream processing of oncoretroviral and lentiviral gene therapy vectors
321-337
María de las Mercedes Segura, Amine Kamen and Alain Garnier

Class II myosins in nematodes — genetic relationships, fundamental and applied implications
338-350
S. Nikolaou, M. Hu, N.B. Chilton, D. Hartman, A.J. Nisbet, P.J.A. Presidente and R.B. Gasser

Book Reviews

Immobilizing enzymes
351
Yusuf Chisti

Flow cytometry for speedy multifactor analyses in Biotechnology
352
Yusuf Chisti

Protein and DNA biopharmaceuticals
353
Yusuf Chisti

BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES4
Volume 24, Number 4, July-August, 2006

Father of 1-MCP 
355-356
V. Grichko, M. Serek, C.B. Watkins and S.F. Yang

The discovery and development of compounds counteracting ethylene at the receptor level
357-367
Edward C. Sisler

Controlling ethylene responses in flowers at the receptor level
368-381
M. Serek, E.J. Woltering, E.C. Sisler, S. Frello and S. Sriskandarajah

Rhizobitoxine modulates plant–microbe interactions by ethylene inhibition
382-388
Masayuki Sugawara, Shin Okazaki, Noriyuki Nukui, Hiroshi Ezura, Hisayuki Mitsui and Kiwamu Minamisawa

The use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on fruits and vegetables
389-409
Chris B. Watkins

Genetic modulation of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling in plants
410-419
Jennifer C. Czarny, Varvara P. Grichko and Bernard R. Glick

Reaction mechanisms of the bacterial enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase
420-426
Nikos Hontzeas, Catherine E. Hontzeas and Bernard R. Glick

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Volume 24, Number 5, September-October, 2006

Biosorption of heavy metals by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A review
427-451
Jianlong Wang and Can Chen

Outlook for cellulase improvement: Screening and selection strategies
452-481
Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Michael E. Himmel and Jonathan R. Mielenz

Membrane processes in biotechnology: An overview
482-492
Catherine Charcosset

Carica papaya lipase (CPL): An emerging and versatile biocatalyst
493-499
Pablo Domínguez de María, José V. Sinisterra, Shau-Wei Tsai and Andrés R. Alcántara

Industrial and biotechnological applications of laccases: A review
500-513
Susana Rodríguez Couto and José Luis Toca Herrera

Synthesis, regulation and production of urokinase using mammalian cell culture: A comprehensive review
514-528
Pradip K. Roychoudhury,Shilpa S. Khaparde, Bo Mattiasson and Ashok Kumar

Book reviews

Mimicking photosynthesis 
529
Yusuf Chisti

Engineering nanomaterials 
530
Yusuf Chisti Page

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Volume 24, Number 6, November-December, 2006

Tissue culture of ornamental pot plant: A critical review on present scenario and future prospects
531-560
G.R. Rout, A. Mohapatra and S. Mohan Jain

In silico insight into two rice chromosomal regions associated with submergence tolerance and resistance to bacterial leaf blight and gall midge
561-589
Kameswara Rao Kottapalli, N. Sarla and Shoshi Kikuchi

Biotechnological advances in the diagnosis of avian coccidiosis and the analysis of genetic variation in Eimeria
590-603
G.M. Morris and R.B. Gasser

Physiological aspects: Part 1 in a series of papers devoted to surfactants in microbiology and biotechnology
604-620
Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward

Industrial Proteins Special Section

Non-covalent interactions between proteins and polysaccharides 
621-625
David Julian McClements

Texturising by phase separation 
626-628
Vladimir Tolstoguzov

Impact of Maillard type glycation on properties of beta-lactoglobulin 
629-632
Jean-Marc Chobert, Jean-Charles Gaudin, Michèle Dalgalarrondo and Thomas Haertlé

Effects of cell wall components on the functionality of wheat gluten 
633-635
K. Autio

Author Index 
636-637

Subject Index 
638-639

Volume Contents
640-645