Protein Technologies Limited

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"Bio-inspired processes will have a major impact on the challenges of the global society in the 21st century, including those associated with environmental sustainability. The employment of biocatalysts in industrial processes is expected to boost a sustainable production of chemicals, materials and fuels from renewable resources. The scope of this propos...

Since the1950s the use of chemical fertilers has grown exponentially to cope with the increased consumption of food. The use of chemical fertilsers has led to contamination, disease prone plants, reduction of microbial organisms that support soil life, etc. On the other hand organic fertilizers improve soil structure, improve water retention, enhance soil...

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The objective of this project is to examine the feasibility of employing fluorescent proteins as a visual means of monitoring the glass transition (Tg) of the solutions in which stem cells are stored and transported as they pass through the cold chain. The Tg of such solutions is the single most critical determinant of patient safety: at temperatures high...

In 1949, Woodland and Silver filed US Patent #2,612,994 entitled "Article Classification Through the Medium of Identifying Patterns". The barcode had been born. The objective of this project is to employ Industrial Biotechnology to develop novel bioinks that will take the Identifying Pattern to the next level of technological utility. These inks will simi...

DeepRed1 is a protein derived from the light harvesting complex of the dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae. It is a remarkable protein in two respects: first, it is one of the most electron-efficient biological compounds yet identified and second, it can function using a wide variety of carotenoid and chlorophyll co-factors. This project aims to demonstra...

This study will examine the feasibility of manufacturing a recently discovered infrared fluorescent protein in microalgae. The infrared protein in question is an extremely versatile compound with mulitiple applications in the biosciences including in vitro diagnostics, drug discovery, imaging and cancer photodynamic therapy. The study will comprise two pa...

Abstract: The applicants have recently developed a low cost water disinfection device for use in the developing world. The device is extremely simple in design, comprising two interconnecting PVC pipes through which copper beads are driven by means of a hand or bicycle propelled impeller. When water is introduced into the pipes, the impeller brings the co...

This study will examine the feasibility of combining two cryopreservation technologies: protein biosensors that change colour on the formation of damaging ice-crystals and polymers with lower toxic side effects than those of the industry standard cryopreservative, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The co-utilization of these two technologies will facilitate impr...

The voraxial reactor is an elegant but simple device for the large-scale separation of liquids. In essence it comprises only two parts – a pipe and an impeller. Feeding a given liquid into the pipe through the impeller creates a vortex which swirls and eventually dissipates around the horizontal axis of the pipe. Voraxial reactors are mainly used in the p...