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Enhancement of the Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Mori Cortex Radicis Extract by Biotransformation Using Leuconostoc paramesenteroides PR
Jung Sung KIM, Hyun Ju YOU, Hye Yoon KANG & Geun Eog JI
Pages: 1425-1430
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Violaceols Function as Actin Inhibitors Inducing Cell Shape Elongation in Fibroblast Cells
Yukihiro ASAMI, Jae-Hyuk JANG, Hyuncheol OH, Jae Hak SOHN, Jong Won KIM, Dong Oh MOON, Osong KWON, Makoto KAWATANI, Hiroyuki OSADA, Bo Yeon KIM & Jong Seog AHN
Pages: 1431-1437
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Optimization of Protease Extraction from Horse Mango (Mangifera foetida Lour) Kernels by a Response Surface Methodology
Mohammad Norazmi AHMAD, Siew Ling LIEW, Mohd Ambar YARMO & Mamot SAID
Pages: 1438-1444
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Dieckol Isolated from Ecklonia cava Protects against High-Glucose Induced Damage to Rat Insulinoma Cells by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis
Seung-Hong LEE, Mi-Hwa PARK, Sung-Myung KANG, Seok-Chun KO, Min-Cheol KANG, Seungmok CHO, Pyo-Jam PARK, Byong-Tae JEON, Se-Kwon KIM, Ji-Sook HAN & You-Jin JEON
Pages: 1445-1451
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Algicidal Activity of Marine Alteromonas sp. KNS-16 and Isolation of Active Compounds
Ji Young CHO
Pages: 1452-1458
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Plasminogen Activation by Lactic Acid Bacteria
Masaru NOMURA
Pages: 1459-1462
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Monoterpene Alcohol Metabolism: Identification, Purification, and Characterization of Two Geraniol Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes from Polygonum minus Leaves
Maizom HASSAN, Nur Diyana MAAROF, Zainon Mohd ALI, Normah Mohd NOOR, Roohaida OTHMAN & Nobuhiro MORI
Pages: 1463-1470
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Expression of the c-Met Proto-Oncogene and Integrin α5β1 in Human Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma
Fusheng CHI, Da FU, Xiaoping ZHANG, Zhongwei LV & Zhesheng WANG
Pages: 1471-1476
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforExpression of the c-Met Proto-Oncogene and Integrin α5β1 in Human Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma | References | PDF (347.6 KB)
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Contribution Ratios of amyA, amyB, amyC Genes to High-Level α-Amylase Expression in Aspergillus oryzae
Takashi NEMOTO, Jun-ichi MARUYAMA & Katsuhiko KITAMOTO
Pages: 1477-1483
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforContribution Ratios of amyA, amyB, amyC Genes to High-Level α-Amylase Expression in Aspergillus oryzae | References | PDF (521 KB)
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Exploration of a Possible Partnership among Orphan Two-Component System Proteins in Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
Hiroaki KATO, Satoru WATANABE, Kaori NIMURA-MATSUNE, Taku CHIBAZAKURA, Yuzuru TOZAWA & Hirofumi YOSHIKAWA
Pages: 1484-1491
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Lack of the Consensus Sequence Necessary for Tryptophan Prenylation in the ComX Pheromone Precursor
Fumitada TSUJI, Ayako ISHIHARA, Aya NAKAGAWA, Masahiro OKADA, Shigeyuki KITAMURA, Kyoko KANAMARU, Yuichi MASUDA, Kazuma MURAKAMI, Kazuhiro IRIE & Youji SAKAGAMI
Pages: 1492-1496
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforLack of the Consensus Sequence Necessary for Tryptophan Prenylation in the ComX Pheromone Precursor | References | PDF (283 KB) | Supplemental
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Characterization of Genes Involved in D-Sorbitol Oxidation in Thermotolerant Gluconobacter frateurii
Wichai SOEMPHOL, Natsaran SAICHANA, Toshiharu YAKUSHI, Osao ADACHI, Kazunobu MATSUSHITA & Hirohide TOYAMA
Pages: 1497-1505
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforCharacterization of Genes Involved in D-Sorbitol Oxidation in Thermotolerant Gluconobacter frateurii | References | PDF (421.6 KB)
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The Respiratory System of the Piezophile Photobacterium profundum SS9 Grown under Various Pressures
Hideyuki TAMEGAI, Shun NISHIKAWA, Minami HAGA & Douglas H. BARTLETT
Pages: 1506-1510
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforThe Respiratory System of the Piezophile Photobacterium profundum SS9 Grown under Various Pressures | References | PDF (145.1 KB)
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Consumption of Pueraria Flower Extract Reduces Body Mass Index via a Decrease in the Visceral Fat Area in Obese Humans
Tomoyasu KAMIYA, Akira TAKANO, Yuki MATSUZUKA, Nobutaka KUSABA, Motoya IKEGUCHI, Kinya TAKAGAKI & Kazuo KONDO
Pages: 1511-1517
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforConsumption of Pueraria Flower Extract Reduces Body Mass Index via a Decrease in the Visceral Fat Area in Obese Humans | References | PDF (306.8 KB)
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Cognitive Enhancing Effects of Alpha Asarone in Amnesic Mice by Influencing Cholinergic and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms
Hemant KUMAR, Byung-Wook KIM, Soo-Yeol SONG, Jun-Soo KIM, In-Su KIM, Young-Sook KWON, Sushruta KOPPULA & Dong-Kug CHOI
Pages: 1518-1522
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforCognitive Enhancing Effects of Alpha Asarone in Amnesic Mice by Influencing Cholinergic and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms | References | PDF (253.4 KB)
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Characterization of a Chitosanase from Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC13073
Katsuaki HIRANO, Sitthinan ARAYAVEERASID, Kiyohiko SEKI, David J. ADAMS & Masaru MITSUTOMI
Pages: 1523-1528
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforCharacterization of a Chitosanase from Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC13073 | References | PDF (244.7 KB)
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Enhanced Production of Ganoderic Acids and Cytotoxicity of Ganoderma lucidum Using Solid-Medium Culture
Bang-Jau YOU, Hong-Zin LEE, Kuang-Ren CHUNG, Miin-Huey LEE, Mei-Jung HUANG, Ni TIEN, Chiao-Wei CHAN & Yueh-Hsiung KUO
Pages: 1529-1534
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforEnhanced Production of Ganoderic Acids and Cytotoxicity of Ganoderma lucidum Using Solid-Medium Culture | References | PDF (400.7 KB)
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Extraction of Defatted Rice Bran with Subcritical Aqueous Acetone
Tai-Ying CHIOU, Tze Loon NEOH, Takashi KOBAYASHI & Shuji ADACHI
Pages: 1535-1539
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Regulation of Rat Tetratricopeptide Repeat Domain 29 Gene Expression by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Masanori OHTA, Kenji OHYAMA, Atsushi ASANO, Shin-Ichi YOKOTA, Ahmed Magzoub KHALID & Yoshiaki YAMANO
Pages: 1540-1543
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforRegulation of Rat Tetratricopeptide Repeat Domain 29 Gene Expression by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone | References | PDF (304.7 KB)
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Effects of a Chitosan Intake on the Fecal Excretion of Dioxins and Fat in Rats
Noriyuki KOHDA, Shoichiro INOUE, Tsuneyuki NODA & Takao SAITO
Pages: 1544-1548
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforEffects of a Chitosan Intake on the Fecal Excretion of Dioxins and Fat in Rats | References | PDF (269 KB)
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Accelerating Effect of Soy Peptides Containing Collagen Peptides on Type I and III Collagen Levels in Rat Skin
Yoshiki INOUE, Hitomi ITOH, Marie AOKI, Sachie OGAWA, Takumi YAMANE, Toshimitsu BABA, Nobuhiko TACHIBANA, Mitsutaka KOHNO, Yuichi OISHI & Kazuo KOBAYASHI-HATTORI
Pages: 1549-1551
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforAccelerating Effect of Soy Peptides Containing Collagen Peptides on Type I and III Collagen Levels in Rat Skin | References | PDF (111.3 KB)
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Glycosylation of trans-Resveratrol by Plant-Cultured Cells
Hiroya IMAI, Megumi KITAGAWA, Kohji ISHIHARA, Noriyoshi MASUOKA, Kei SHIMODA, Nobuyoshi NAKAJIMA & Hiroki HAMADA
Pages: 1552-1554
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforGlycosylation of trans-Resveratrol by Plant-Cultured Cells | References | PDF (119.8 KB)
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Pilloin 5-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside from the Stems of Diplomorpha ganpi
Hari Prasad DEVKOTA, Kouichi YOSHIZAKI & Shoji YAHARA
Pages: 1555-1557
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforPilloin 5-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside from the Stems of Diplomorpha ganpi | References | PDF (163.7 KB)
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Mevalonate-Dependent Enzymatic Synthesis of Amorphadiene Driven by an ATP-Regeneration System Using Polyphosphate Kinase
Manami SHIMANE, Yoshinori SUGAI, Ryosuke KAINUMA, Masahiro NATSUME & Hiroshi KAWAIDE
Pages: 1558-1560
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforMevalonate-Dependent Enzymatic Synthesis of Amorphadiene Driven by an ATP-Regeneration System Using Polyphosphate Kinase | References | PDF (106.8 KB)
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Transitional Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production in Fertilized Egg Embryos of Devil Stinger (Inimicus japonicus), a Marine Fish Species
Daekyung KIM, Sayaka NARUSE, Kazushi KADOMURA, Takuji NAKASHIMA, Zedong JIANG, Yasuhiro YAMASAKI, Kenichi YAMAGUCHI & Tatsuya ODA
Pages: 1561-1564
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforTransitional Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production in Fertilized Egg Embryos of Devil Stinger (Inimicus japonicus), a Marine Fish Species | References | PDF (208.3 KB)
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Specific 5-Hydroxylation of Piperlongumine by Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159
Jiachen ZI, S. Gabrielle GLADSTONE & Jixun ZHAN
Pages: 1565-1567
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforSpecific 5-Hydroxylation of Piperlongumine by Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159 | References | PDF (195.5 KB)
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Effects of Exogenous Proline and Glycinebetaine on the Salt Tolerance of Rice Cultivars
Muhammad Abdus SOBAHAN, Nasima AKTER, Misao OHNO, Eiji OKUMA, Yoshihiko HIRAI, Izumi C. MORI, Yoshimasa NAKAMURA & Yoshiyuki MURATA
Pages: 1568-1570
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Isolation of a New Xanthylium-Related Pigment from Adzuki Beans Vigna angularis
Emiko YANASE, Kaori NISHIMOTO, Yuji O. KAMATARI & Shin-ichi NAKATSUKA
Pages: 1571-1572
Published online: 22 May 2014
CitationforIsolation of a New Xanthylium-Related Pigment from Adzuki Beans Vigna angularis | References | PDF (121.8 KB)
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Immunostimulatory Activities of the Sulfated Polysaccharide Ascophyllan from Ascophyllum nodosum in in Vivo and in Vitro Systems
Kiyoaki NAKANO, Daekyung KIM, Zedong JIANG, Mikinori UENO, Takasi OKIMURA, Kenichi YAMAGUCHI & Tatsuya ODA
Pages: 1573-1576
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforImmunostimulatory Activities of the Sulfated Polysaccharide Ascophyllan from Ascophyllum nodosum in in Vivo and in Vitro Systems | References | PDF (152.2 KB)
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In Vivo Anti-Tumor Activity of a New Doxorubicin Conjugate via α-Linolenic Acid
Menglei HUAN, Han CUI, Zenghui TENG, Bangle ZHANG, Jieping WANG, Xinyou LIU, Hui XIA, Siyuan ZHOU & Qibing MEI
Pages: 1577-1579
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforIn Vivo Anti-Tumor Activity of a New Doxorubicin Conjugate via α-Linolenic Acid | References | PDF (117.4 KB)
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Distribution of Methanotrophs in the Phyllosphere
Hiroyuki IGUCHI, Izuru SATO, Maiko SAKAKIBARA, Hiroya YURIMOTO & Yasuyoshi SAKAI
Pages: 1580-1583
Published online: 22 May 2014
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Immobilization of a Thermostable Cellobiose 2-Epimerase from Rhodothermus marinus JCM9785 and Continuous Production of Epilactose
Hiroki SATO, Wataru SABURI, Teruyo OJIMA, Hidenori TAGUCHI, Haruhide MORI & Hirokazu MATSUI
Pages: 1584-1587
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforImmobilization of a Thermostable Cellobiose 2-Epimerase from Rhodothermus marinus JCM9785 and Continuous Production of Epilactose | References | PDF (131.1 KB)
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Vitamin D Receptor Is Not Essential for Extracellular Signal-Related Kinase Phosphorylation by Vitamin D3 in Human Caco-2/TC7 Cells
Jun YAMAUCHI, Mariko SEKIGUCHI, Tomomi SHIRAI & Yoshiko ISHIMI
Pages: 1588-1590
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforVitamin D Receptor Is Not Essential for Extracellular Signal-Related Kinase Phosphorylation by Vitamin D3 in Human Caco-2/TC7 Cells | References | PDF (142.5 KB)
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Interdomain Disulfide Bridge in the Rice Granule Bound Starch Synthase I Catalytic Domain as Elucidated by X-Ray Structure Analysis
Mitsuru MOMMA & Zui FUJIMOTO
Pages: 1591-1595
Published online: 22 May 2014
First Page PreviewforInterdomain Disulfide Bridge in the Rice Granule Bound Starch Synthase I Catalytic Domain as Elucidated by X-Ray Structure Analysis | References | PDF (846.7 KB)
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Radiocesium Distribution in the Tissues of Japanese Black Beef Heifers Fed Fallout-Contaminated Roughage Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident
Keisuke SASAKI, Masayuki HAYASHI, Takumi NARITA, Michiyo MOTOYAMA, Mika OE, Koichi OJIMA, Ikuyo NAKAJIMA, Susumu MUROYA, Koichi CHIKUNI, Katsuhiro AIKAWA, Yasuyuki IDE, Naoto NAKANISHI, Nobuaki SUZUKI, Shigeru SHIOYA & Akio TAKENAKA
Pages: 1596-1599
Published online: 22 May 2014
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