Extending the benefits of PGPR to bioremediation of nitrile pollution in crop lands for enhancing crop productivity
Incessant release of nitrile group of compounds such as cyanides into agricultural land
through industrial effluents and excessive use of nitrile pesticides has resulted in increased …
through industrial effluents and excessive use of nitrile pesticides has resulted in increased …
Bacterial nitrilases and their regulation
VP Chhiba-Govindjee, CW van der Westhuyzen… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Commercially, nitrilases are valuable biocatalysts capable of converting a diverse range of
nitriles to carboxylic acids for the greener synthesis of chemicals and pharmaceuticals …
nitriles to carboxylic acids for the greener synthesis of chemicals and pharmaceuticals …
Efficacy of a plant‐produced virus‐like particle vaccine in chickens challenged with Influenza A H6N2 virus
T Smith, MM O'Kennedy, DBR Wandrag… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The efficacy, safety, speed, scalability and cost‐effectiveness of producing hemagglutinin‐
based virus‐like particle (VLP) vaccines in plants are well‐established for human influenza …
based virus‐like particle (VLP) vaccines in plants are well‐established for human influenza …
[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity of adjuvanted plant-produced SARS-CoV-2 Beta spike VLP vaccine in New Zealand white rabbits
MM O'Kennedy, C Abolnik, T Smith, T Motlou… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic heightened the pace of vaccine
development with various vaccines being approved for human use in a span of 24 months …
development with various vaccines being approved for human use in a span of 24 months …
The production of Newcastle disease virus-like particles in Nicotiana benthamiana as potential vaccines
T Smith, MM O'Kennedy, CS Ross, NS Lewis… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral respiratory and neurological disease
that has a severe impact on poultry production worldwide. In the present study, an …
that has a severe impact on poultry production worldwide. In the present study, an …
Plant-produced chimeric virus-like particles-a new generation vaccine against African horse sickness
DA Rutkowska, NB Mokoena, TL Tsekoa… - BMC veterinary …, 2019 - Springer
Background African horse sickness (AHS) is a severe arthropod-borne viral disease of
equids, with a mortality rate of up to 95% in susceptible naïve horses. Due to safety concerns …
equids, with a mortality rate of up to 95% in susceptible naïve horses. Due to safety concerns …
The Application of Biocatalysis in the Preparation and Resolution of Morita‐Baylis‐Hillman Adducts and Their Derivatives
Abstract The Morita‐Baylis‐Hillman (MBH) reaction affords highly functionalised allylic
alcohols containing a new stereogenic centre. These MBH adducts are very versatile and …
alcohols containing a new stereogenic centre. These MBH adducts are very versatile and …
Metagenomic insights into Heimdallarchaeia clades from the deep-sea cold seep and hydrothermal vent
Heimdallarchaeia is a class of the Asgardarchaeota, are the most probable candidates for
the archaeal protoeukaryote ancestor that have been identified to date. However, little is …
the archaeal protoeukaryote ancestor that have been identified to date. However, little is …
[HTML][HTML] A new concept of biocatalytic synthesis of acrylic monomers for obtaining water-soluble acrylic heteropolymers
KV Lavrov, AO Shemyakina, EG Grechishnikova… - Metabolic Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rhodococcus strains were designed as model biocatalysts (BCs) for the production of
acrylic acid and mixtures of acrylic monomers consisting of acrylamide, acrylic acid, and N …
acrylic acid and mixtures of acrylic monomers consisting of acrylamide, acrylic acid, and N …
Development of a Plant-Expressed Subunit Vaccine against Brucellosis
DA Rutkowska, LH Du Plessis, E Suleman… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Brucellosis is an important bacterial disease of livestock and the most common zoonotic
disease. The current vaccines are effective but unsafe, as they result in animal abortions and …
disease. The current vaccines are effective but unsafe, as they result in animal abortions and …