PS 1: Poster Session 1

Sunday, July 24, 2011: 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Grand Ballroom, 5th fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Biocatalysis
P1
Lipase reutilization in the synthesis of acetylated monoacylglycerols
Carla L.C.V. Cruz, Cereal Chocotec, Food Technology Institute (ITAL), Campinas, Brazil and Daniel Barrera-Arellano, Fats & Oils Lab, Food Technology Departament, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
P3
Preparation of (S)-1-cyclopropyl-2-methoxyethanamine by chemoenzymatic routes
Ronald L. Hanson, Steven L. Goldberg, William L. Parker, Thomas P. Tully and Animesh Goswami, Process Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ
P5
Domain alternation strategy by the ANL superfamily of adenylating enzymes: Mechanism of a 4-coumarate:CoA ligase
Zhi Li and Satish K. Nair, Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
P7
Bioengineering recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferases
Heping Cao1, Dorselyn C. Chapital1, O. D. Howard Jr.2, Jay M. Shockey1 and K. Thomas Klasson1, (1)Southern Regional Research Center, Commodity Utilization Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS, New Orleans, LA, (2)Department of Biology, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS
P9
Isolation of a Citrobacter freundii mutant capable of elevated 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde production
Thomas P. West and Jessica L. Peterson, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
P11
Enhanced ethanol production from xylose in Escherichia coli expressing a bifunctional enzyme with pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase activity
Chung-Jen Chiang1, Yun-Peng Chao2 and Hong-Ming Lee2, (1)Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taiwan, (2)Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
P13
Structure and function of the ArsM arsenic (III) S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase
Kavitha Marapakala1, Abdul ajees Abdul Salam1, Jie Qin1, Banumathi Sankaran2 and Barry P. Rosen1, (1)Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College Of Medicine, MIAMI, FL, (2)Lawrence Berkley Laboratory, Berkeley Centre for Structural Biology, Berkley, CA
P15
Genedata Selector™: A modular integrative framework for next generation sequencing based industrial biotechnology
Nadim Jessani1, Asa Oudes1, Sebastien Ribrioux2, Ludwig Macko2, Thomas Hartsch2 and Hans-Peter Fischer2, (1)Genedata Inc, San Francisco, CA, (2)Genedata, Basel, Switzerland
P19
Two novel transporters essential for re-assimilation of cholic acid metabolites by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Kendra Lynn Swain and William W. Mohn, Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
P23
Cloning and expression of a β-xylosidase from the fungus Fusarium verticillioides
Troy M. Larson, Kenneth M. Bischoff and Joseph O. Rich, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, IL
P25
Virtual screening identification of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome 3C-like protease inhibitors and in vitro confirmation
Thi Thanh Hanh Nguyen1, Hwa-Ja Ryu1, Se-Hoon Lee2, Soonwook Hwang2, Vincent Breton3 and Doman Kim*1, (1)School of Biological Sciences and Technology and The Research Institute for Catalysis, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, South Korea, (2)Grid and Distributed Computing Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Deajeon, South Korea, (3)Laboratoire de Physique Corpuscule CNRS/IN2P3, France
P27
α-olefin biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC7002
Daniel Mendez-Perez1, Matthew B. Begemann2 and Brian F. Pfleger1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
P29
Characterization of cellulase from an ascomycetous imperfect fungus isolated in Thailand
Wichanee Bankeeree1, Pongtharin Lotrakul1, Sehanat Prasongsuk1, Douglas E. Eveleigh2 and Hunsa Punnapayak1, (1)Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ
P33
An enoate reductase from Lactobacillus casei for biocatalytic reduction of carbon-carbon double bond
Xiuzhen Gao, Jie Ren, Qiaqing Wu and Dunming Zhu, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
P35
Evaluation of cellulase production by Pencillium funiculosum on different carbon sources and partial characterization of the main cellulase components
Anil kishor Gollapudi1, Santosh Noronha2 and Krishnamurthy Rao K1, (1)Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, (2)Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
P37
Enzymatic synthesis of hydroquinone galactoside to improve biofunctional properties
Sun Hwa Jung, Go Eun Kim, Eun Seong Seo and Doman Kim, Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
P39
Large scale enzyme manufacture: Key to the synthesis of (S)-allysine ethylene acetal
Matthew Bycroft1, Michael Lloyd1, Christopher Cobley1, Shaun Simmonds1 and Christopher Hanson2, (1)Chirotech Technology Centre, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (2)Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (EU) Ltd, Mirfield, United Kingdom
P41
The role of small laccase in lignin deconstruction
Tiit Lukk1, Sudipta Majumdar1, Satish K. Nair2 and John A. Gerlt1, (1)Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, (2)Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
P43
In vivo nanobioreactors for biosynthesis and biocatalysis
Swati Choudhary1, Maureen B. Quin1, Mark A. Sanders2, Ethan T. Johnson1 and Claudia Schmidt-Dannert1, (1)Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, (2)University Imaging Centers, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
P45
Statistical optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of prairie cordgrass for enhanced bioethanol production
Lew P. Christopher, Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD and Vasudeo P. Zambare, Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
P47
Studies on thermophilic lipase-producing microorganisms isolated from Yellowstone National Park
Archana Zambare1, Vasudeo P. Zambare1 and Lew P. Christopher2, (1)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
P49
Pichia pastoris expresses functional Lentinula edodes laccases: Bridging genome to “green” applications
Hoi Shan Kwan, K.S. Wong, C.H. Au, M.C. Wong, J. Qin, I.S.W. Kwok, Q.L. Huang and W.Y. Nong, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
P51
Optimization of culture parameters for production of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes from a new Trichoderma species SG2
Ananda Nanjundaswamy and Benedict C. Okeke, Department of Biology, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
P53
Structural and mechanistic insights into 2-aminoethyl phosphonate degradation by PhnY and PhnA enzymes
Vinayak Agarwal and Satish Nair, Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL
P57
Purification and deactivation study of cutinase from Pseudomonas cepacia NRRL B 2320
Venkata Dasu Veeranki and Dutta Kasturi, Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati, India
P59
Rhodococcus sp. DAP 96253 induced for high levels of NHase and amidase displayed an increased ability to utilize gaseous hydrocarbons such as ethylene or/and propylene gas
Guenevere Perry1, Fengkun Du2 and George E. Pierce2, (1)Applied Environmental Microbiology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, (2)Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
P61
Medium optimization for cellulase production by Aspergillus niger using rice husk
Balasubramaniyan Bharathiraja1, Ramanujam Praveen Kumar2, Ranganathan Selvaraj1, Mani Jayakumar3 and Palani Subramani1, (1)Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Mangalore, India, (3)Biotechnology, Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Thiruvannamalai (District), India
Environmental Microbiology
P63
Comparison of TNT degradation rate among different clostridium strains reveals hydrogenase plays major role in TNT degradation
Xianpeng Cai and George Bennett, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX
P65
Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from crude glycerol by Novosphingobium sp. THA_AIK7 isolate
Jantima Teeka1, Tsuyoshi Imai1, Alissara Reungsang2, Xuehang Cheng1, Emma Yuliani1, Nathaporn Poomipuk2, Koichi Yamamoto3, Takaya Higuchi1 and Masahiko Sekine3, (1)Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, (2)Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, (3)Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
P67
Bioreduced uranium transport potential under sulfate reducing conditions: Effects of Fe(III)(hydr)oxides
Rajneesh Jaswal1, Sudhir Kumar1, Emily Squillace1, Gursharan Singh1, Ravi Kukkadapu2, Alice Dohnalkova2, Brent Peyton3, Nicolas Spycher4, Timothy Ginn5 and Rajesh Sani1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, (3)Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, (4)Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Berkley, CA, (5)University of California, Davis, CA
P73
Microbial treatment of shrimp aquaculture wastewater using sequencing batch reactor
Ramaraj Boopathy, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
P75
Occurrence of ESBL producing antibiotic resistant bacteria on iceberg lettuce used for human consumption
Sonia W. Rana1, Sandeep K. Walia2, Jatin Rana2, Ashok Kumar1 and Satish K. Walia3, (1)Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (2)Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, (3)Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI
P79
Evaluation of extracts from apple, tomato, onion, turnip and leek to discolor an indigo carmine solution
Miguel Angel Ramos1, Myrna Solis-Oba2, Aida Solis3, Herminia I. Perez3 and Norberto Manjarrez3, (1)Universidad Tecnológica de Huejotzingo, Huejotzingo, Mexico, (2)Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Tlaxcala, Mexico, (3)Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México, Mexico
P81
Demethylation of environmental methylarsonic acid by a microbial community
Masafumi Yoshinaga1, Yong Cai2 and Barry P. Rosen1, (1)Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Miami, FL
P83
Investigating the potential for metal biosorption in lignocellulosic biofuel biorefinery effluent to enhance water re-use
Amanda J. Palumbo1, Sean Taylor1, Sarah Addison1, Alison Slade1 and Chris N. Glover2, (1)Scion, Rotorua, New Zealand, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
P85
The termite gut bioreactor: A novel system for degrading energetic compounds?
Carina M. Jung1, Caly J. Bodeis2 and Karl J. Indest1, (1)EL-Eped-EP-P, US Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Badger Technical Services, Vicksburg, MS
P87
Genedata Selector™ for environmental microbiology: Using next generation sequencing to investigate pathogenicity of Listeria in hospital and food products
Asa Oudes1, Julia Retey2, Sebastien Ribrioux2, Nadim Jessani1, Ludwig Macko2, Andre Billion3, Torsten Hain3, Thomas Hartsch2 and Hans-Peter Fischer2, (1)Genedata Inc, San Francisco, CA, (2)Genedata, Basel, Switzerland, (3)Institute of Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
P89
Comparison of the effects of five fungal C-8 compounds in volatile form and commercial fragrance products on Arabidopsis thaliana
Richard Hung, Samantha Lee and Joan W. Bennett, Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ
P91
Synthesis of novel green surfactants from bio-based glyceric acid and their interfacial properties
Shintaro Ikeda1, Tokuma Fukuoka2, Hiroshi Habe2, Shun Sato2, Tomohiro Imura2, Keiji Sakaki2, Hideki Sakai1, Masahiko Abe1 and Dai Kitamoto2, (1)Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Univercity of Science, Noda, Japan, (2)Research Institute for Innovative in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
P93
Comparison of nitrile hydratase in Rhodococcus rhodochrous DAP 96253 when induced with different metals with/without urea
Fengkun Du, Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Guenevere Perry, Georgia State University, Atlanta and George Pierce, Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta
P95
Investigation of the effect that temperature has on lipid accumulation in the oleaginous microorganism Rhodotorula glutinis
Mary M. Hetrick, Todd French, Rafael Hernandez and Bill Holmes, Dave C. Swalm Department of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
P97
Random shear soil metagenomic library for discovery of anti-MRSA compounds
Kavita S. Kakirde1, Rosa Ye2, Nancy Capps1, Shamima Nasrin1, Molly Staley1, Svetlana Jasinovica2, Megan Wagner2, Ronald Godiska2, David Mead2, Cheng-Cang Wu2 and Mark R. Liles1, (1)Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Lucigen Corporation, Middleton, WI
P99
Partial characterization of chemoheterotrophic, mesophilic bacterial isolates from a pigmented biofilm in the Homestake Gold Mine
Naveen Kumar Srinivsa Murthy, Bruce H. Bleakley and Renee Speidel, Biology/Microbiology Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Natural Products
Biosynthetic studies on the platensimycin and platencin antibiotics
Ryan M. Peterson1, Michael J. Smanski2, Zhiguo Yu1, Scott R. Rajski2 and Ben Shen1, (1)Chemistry, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL, (2)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Alkaline protease production by novel Bacillus species
Naif Abdullah Al-Harbi and Shyam Kumar R., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Radial growth rate and production of some hydrolases by Macrophomina phaseolina in semi-solid media
Claudia Schinke and José Carlos Germani, Departamento de Produção de Matérias Primas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre - RS CEP 90610-000, Brazil
Biochemical characterization of bacterial self-resistance to the natural proteasome inhibitor salinosporamide A
Andrew J. Kale1, Ryan P. McGlinchey1, Anna Lechner1 and Bradley S. Moore2, (1)Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, (2)Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla, CA
Evaluating the capacity of endobiotic, parasitic and symbiotic microorganisms from Magnolia dealbata Zucc. to produce biologically active compounds
Guzmán Silvia, Ana Manterola and Sergio Sánchez, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, Mexico
Characterization of an antibiotic-producing Streptomyces strain isolated from a region in Valle de Chalco, México
Mariana Avalos, Beatriz Ruiz Villafán and Sergio Sánchez, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico
Photosynthetic accumulation of carbon storage compounds under CO2 enrichment by the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Jed Eberly, Engineer Research & Development Center Environmental Laboratory, US Army Corp of Engineering, Vicksburg, MS
Genedata Selector™: A software system for fungal strain optimization
Nadim Jessani1, Asa Oudes1, Sebastien Ribrioux2, Ludwig Macko2, Thomas Hartsch2 and Hans Peter Fischer2, (1)Genedata Inc, San Francisco, CA, (2)Genedata, Basel, Switzerland
Using splicing overlap extension to create a FliC:GP132 recombinant protein
Catherine L. Jensen, Shelby Jones and George Pierce, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Genome mining in Ralstonia solanacearum
Martin F. Kreutzer1, Markus Nett1, Peter Gebhardt2 and Hirokazu Kage1, (1)Secondary metabolism of predatory bacteria, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Jena, Germany, (2)Cell- and molecular biology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Jena, Germany
Structural stability of the tandem acyl carrier protein arrangement in the polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase
Uldaeliz Trujilllo1, Delise Oyola-Robles1, José E. Betancourt2, Jose M. Rivera2 and Abel Baerga-Ortiz1, (1)Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus., San Juan, PR
Expression of a tetradomain fragment from a polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase with dehydratase activity
Delise J. Oyola-Robles1, Maria M. Rodriguez-Guilbe1, Mei-Ling Bermudez1, Monica Rivera-Diaz1, Nestor M. Carballeira2 and Abel Baerga-Ortiz3, (1)Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2)Chemistry, Univeristy of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, (3)Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Biochemical characterization of Orf6, a putative thioesterase from a polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase
María M. Rodríguez-Guilbe1, Ricardo González-Méndez2, Troy Wymore3, Eric R. Schreiter4 and Abel Baerga-Ortiz1, (1)Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, PR, (2)Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, (3)Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, (4)Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico
Novel enzymes in the anticancer antibiotic leinamycin biosynthetic pathway
Jeremy R. Lohman, Paul E. Dilfer and Shen Ben, Chemistry, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL
Production of antifungal agents from tropical strains of Aureobasidium pullulans
Sehanat Prasongsuk, Saowaluck Ployngam, Pongtharin Lotrakul and Hunsa Punnapayak, Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of a lichen species isolated from the Black Hills, South Dakota
Vasudeo P. Zambare1, Archana Zambare1 and Lew P. Christopher2, (1)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Microbial production of glyceric acid from raw glycerol and its application to bioplastics
Tokuma Fukuoka, Hiroshi Habe, Dai Kitamoto and Keiji Sakaki, Research Institute for Innovative in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Suppression of growth phytopathogenic fungi by yeast glycolipid biosurfactants
Junichi Nakamura1, Tokuma Fukuoka2, Motoo Koitabashi3, Shigenobu Yoshida3, Hiroko Kitamoto3, Hideki Sakai1, Masahiko Abe1 and Dai Kitamoto2, (1)Department of science and engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Noda,Chiba, Japan, (2)Research Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, (3)National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba,Ibaraki, Japan
Remodeling secondary metabolism with synthetic signals
Justin R. Nodwell, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Discovery of structurally diverse metabolites from the functional analysis of soil derived type II polyketide gene clusters
Dimitris Kallifidas1, Zhiyang Feng1 and Sean F. Brady2, (1)Rockefeller University, New York, NY, (2)Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY
Antimicrobial effects of some Nigerian herbs on some microorganisms capable of causing nosocomial infections
Ifeoma Joy Onuzulike, Clinical Pharmacy, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Antioxidant activity of Lactobacillus strains isolated from infant feces, human milk and fermented food
P. Shokryazdan1, R. Kalavathy2, C.C. Sieo1, J.B. Liang3, M.F. Jahromi1 and Y.W. Ho1, (1)Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, (2)Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, (3)Institute of Tropical agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Use of fungal biomass left after industrial fermentations as a mycotoxin binding feed and food additive
Albert V. Kanarsky1, Elizabeth Tranquil2, Oleg N. Okunev3, Zosya A. Kanarskaya1 and Dennis T. Tranquil4, (1)Food Biotechnology, Kazan State Technology University, Kazan, Russia, (2)Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, (3)Laboratory of Microbial Physiology, Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, RAS, Pushchino, Russia, (4)Cubena, Inc., Jupiter, FL
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