1. Improvement of ferulic acid bioconversion into vanillin by use of high-density cultures of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

   • J. Oddou
   • C. Stentelaire
   • B. Colonna Ceccaldi

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1 - 6

2. Resolution of 1,2-epoxyhexane by Rhodotorula glutinis using a two-phase membrane bioreactor

   • W. J. Choi
   • C. Y. Choi
   • C. A. G. M. Weijers

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 7 - 11

3. Microbial production, purification, and characterization of (S)-specific N-acetyl-2-amino-1-phenyl-4-pentene amidohydrolase from Rhodococcus globerulus K1/1

   • P. Wahl
   • P. Walser-Volken
   • O. Ghisalba

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 12 - 18

4. Inhibition of thermolysin by 3-trimethylsilylalanine derivatives

   • H. Ishikawa
   • H. Yamanaka
   • A. Tanaka

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 19 - 22

5. A set of Hansenula polymorpha integrative vectors to construct lacZ fusions

   • N. Brito
   • M. D. Pérez
   • J. M. Siverio

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 23 - 29

6. Enhanced sterol-acyl transferase activity promotes sterol accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

   • T. Polakowski
   • R. Bastl
   • C. Lang

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 30 - 35

7. Nucleotide sequence and thermostability of pND324, a 3.6-kb plasmid from Lactococcus lactis

   • K. Duan
   • C. -Q. Liu
   • N. W. Dunn

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 36 - 42

8. Metabolic approaches for the optimisation of recombinant fermentation processes

   • M. Cserjan-Puschmann
   • W. Kramer
   • K. Bayer

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 43 - 50

9. Transient gene expression in mammalian and mosquito cells using a recombinant Semliki Forest virus expressing T7 RNA polymerase

   • A. Kohl
   • A. Billecocq
   • M. Bouloy

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 51 - 56

10. Molecular basis for enhanced biosynthesis of clavulanic acid by a redox-cycling agent, phenazine methosulfate, in Streptomyces clavuligerus

    • H. -J. Kwon
    • S. -U. Kim

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 57 - 62

11. Biotransformation of selected monoterpenes under nitrate-reducing conditions

    • S. G. Pavlostathis
    • G. Misra

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 63 - 68

12. Isolation and characterisation of a ropy Lactobacillus strain producing the exopolysaccharide kefiran

    • L. Micheli
    • D. Uccelletti
    • V. Crescenzi

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 69 - 74

13. Metabolism of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by the white-rot fungus Bjerkandera adusta DSM 3375 depends on cytochrome P-450

    • A. Eilers
    • E. Rüngeling
    • G. Gottschalk

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 75 - 80

14. Enhanced production of penicillin V acylase from Streptomyces lavendulae

    • R. Torres
    • F. Ramón
    • M. P. Castillón

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 81 - 84

15. Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and formation of humic acid-like residues during bacterial PAH degradation

    • B. P. Ressler
    • H. Kneifel
    • J. Winter

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 85 - 91

16. Oxygen-dependent xylitol metabolism in Pichia stipitis

    • H. Jeppsson
    • K. Holmgren
    • B. Hahn-Hägerdal

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 92 - 97

17. Degradation of phenanthrene by different bacteria: evidence for novel transformation sequences involving the formation of 1-naphthol

    • S. K. Samanta
    • A. K. Chakraborti
    • R. K. Jain

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 98 - 107

18. A computer-controlled system to simulate conditions of the large intestine with peristaltic mixing, water absorption and absorption of fermentation products

    • M. Minekus
    • M. Smeets-Peeters
    • J. H. J. Huis in't Veld

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 108 - 114

19. Nutritional requirements for the production of pyrazoloisoquinolinone antibiotics by Streptomyces griseocarneus NCIMB 40447

    • R. Cruz
    • M. E. Arias
    • J. Soliveri

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 115 - 119

20. Isomerization of non-insecticidal α-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) to insecticidal γ-HCH by Pseudomonas strain Ptm⁺

    • N. Ramesha
    • N. G. K. Karanth

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 120 - 126

21. Screening of ectomycorrhizal fungi for degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    • A. Braun-Lüllemann
    • A. Hüttermann
    • A. Majcherczyk

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 127 - 132

22. Degradation of proteins and amino acids by Caloramator proteoclasticus in pure culture and in coculture with Methanobacterium thermoformicicum Z245

    • S. Tarlera
    • A. J. M. Stams

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 133 - 138