Analysis of 100-Year-Old Beer Originated from the Czech Republic.

Three bottles of different beers were found in 2015 during a reconstruction of the brewery of the Raven Trading s.r.o.

Development of a PCR assay based on the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer for identification of strictly anaerobic bacterium Zymophilus.

PCR-primers were designed for identification of strictly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Zymophilus based on genus-specific sequences of the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region. The specificity of the primers was tested against 37 brewery-related non-target microorganisms that could potentially occur in the same brewery specimens. None DNA was amplified from any of the non-Zymophilus strains tested including genera from the same family (Pectinatus, Megasphaera, Selenomonas), showing thus 100% specificity.

Sequence analysis of porothramycin biosynthetic gene cluster.

The biosynthetic gene cluster of porothramycin, a sequence-selective DNA alkylating compound, was identified in the genome of producing strain Streptomyces albus subsp. albus (ATCC 39897) and sequentially characterized. A 39.

Determination of sibiromycin and its natural derivatives using new analytical and structural approaches.

A new separation and quantification method using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with UV detection was developed for the detection of sibiromycin in fermentation broth of Streptosporangium sibiricum. The solid phase extraction method based on cation-exchange was employed to pre-concentrate and purify fermentation broth containing sibiromycin prior to UHPLC analysis. The whole assay was validated and showed a linear range of detector response for the quantification of sibiromycin in a concentration from 3.

Terminal restriction fragment length measurement errors are affected mainly by fragment length, G+C nucleotide content and secondary structure melting point.

Several methods of molecular analysis of microbial diversity, including terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis are based on measurement of the DNA fragment length. Significant variation between sequence-determined and measured length of restriction fragments (drift) has been observed, which can affect the efficiency of the identification of microorganisms in the analyzed communities. In the past, this variation has been attributed to varying fragment length and purine content.

High-throughput quantification of lincomycin traces in fermentation broth of genetically modified Streptomyces spp. Comparison of ultra-performance liquid chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection.

A new separation and quantification method using ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with UV detection was developed for detection of lincomycin traces in fermentation broth of different Streptomyces spp. A similar high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) protocol was simultaneously developed for comparison purposes. Both methods were validated and showed a linear range of detector response for quantification of lincomycin in concentration from 3.

Starlike vs. classic macromolecular prodrugs: two different antibody-targeted HPMA copolymers of doxorubicin studied in vitro and in vivo as potential anticancer drugs.

Purpose: Two different monoclonal antibody-targeted HPMA copolymer-doxorubicin conjugates, classic and starlike, were synthesized to be used for site-specific cancer therapy. The anti-mouse Thy-1.2 (IgG3) and two anti-human CD71/A (IgG1) and CD71/B (IgG2a) monoclonal antibodies were used as targeting structures.

Cytostatic and immunomobilizing activities of polymer-bound drugs: experimental and first clinical data.

An N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer carrier containing doxorubicin and human immunoglobulin as an actively/passively targeting moiety was used in four patients with generalized breast cancer resistant to standard cytotoxic chemotherapy. The dose and time schedule were deduced from a Phase I clinical trial in which doxorubicin bound to HPMA copolymer carrier (PK1) was tested. It was confirmed that the Dox-HPMA-HuIg conjugate is stable and doxorubicin remains in the peripheral blood with a small amount also in the urine, mostly in its polymer-bound form.

In vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory effects of microdispersed oxidized cellulose.

The immune system can be manipulated specifically by vaccination or nonspecifically by immunomodulation. Many of biological response modifiers (BRM) have polysaccharidic structure similar to that of microdispersed oxidized cellulose (MDOC). We have investigated the immunomodulatory activity of different inorganic MDOC salts (H, Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Al, Co, Ca/Na) and organic MDOC derivatives (urea, gelatine, arginine) both in vitro and in vivo.