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Development and function of follicular helper T cells
Wataru Ise
Pages: 1-6
Published online: 29 Jun 2015
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Environmental factors that shape biofilm formation
Masanori Toyofuku, Tomohiro Inaba, Tatsunori Kiyokawa, Nozomu Obana, Yutaka Yawata & Nobuhiko Nomura
Pages: 7-12
Published online: 23 Jun 2015
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Recent progress in studies on the health benefits of pyrroloquinoline quinone
Mitsugu Akagawa, Masahiko Nakano & Kazuto Ikemoto
Pages: 13-22
Published online: 13 Jul 2015
AbstractforRecent progress in studies on the health benefits of pyrroloquinoline quinone | Full Text | References | PDF (451.6 KB)
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Biosynthesis of coenzyme Q in eukaryotes
Makoto Kawamukai
Pages: 23-33
Published online: 17 Jul 2015
AbstractforBiosynthesis of coenzyme Q in eukaryotes | Full Text | References | PDF (664.3 KB)
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Current aspects of auxin biosynthesis in plants
Hiroyuki Kasahara
Pages: 34-42
Published online: 12 Sep 2015
AbstractforCurrent aspects of auxin biosynthesis in plants | Full Text | References | PDF (446.9 KB)
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Search for aflatoxin and trichothecene production inhibitors and analysis of their modes of action
Shohei Sakuda, Tomoya Yoshinari, Tomohiro Furukawa, Usuma Jermnak, Keiko Takagi, Kurin Iimura, Toshiyoshi Yamamoto, Michio Suzuki & Hiromichi Nagasawa
Pages: 43-54
Published online: 17 Sep 2015
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Characterization of two endoglucanases for the classification of the earthworm, Eisenia fetida Waki
Shin-ichi Akazawa, Yuki Ikarashi, Jun Yarimizu, Keisuke Yokoyama, Tomoya Kobayashi, Hikaru Nakazawa, Wataru Ogasawara & Yasushi Morikawa
Pages: 55-66
Published online: 21 Aug 2015
AbstractforCharacterization of two endoglucanases for the classification of the earthworm, Eisenia fetida Waki | Full Text | References | PDF (500.3 KB)
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Efficient enzymatic production of rebaudioside A from stevioside
Yu Wang, Liangliang Chen, Yan Li, Yangyang Li, Ming Yan, Kequan Chen, Ning Hao & Lin Xu
Pages: 67-73
Published online: 11 Aug 2015
AbstractforEfficient enzymatic production of rebaudioside A from stevioside | Full Text | References | PDF (393.6 KB)
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Telogen elongation in the hair cycle of ob/ob mice
Natsumi Tasaki, Takeo Minematsu, Yuko Mugita, Shin-ichi Ikeda, Gojiro Nakagami & Hiromi Sanada
Pages: 74-79
Published online: 04 Aug 2015
AbstractforTelogen elongation in the hair cycle of ob/ob mice | Full Text | References | PDF (192.3 KB)
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Anti-skeletal muscle atrophy effect of Oenothera odorata root extract via reactive oxygen species-dependent signaling pathways in cellular and mouse model
Yong-Hyeon Lee, Wan-Joong Kim, Myung-Hun Lee, Sun-Young Kim, Dong-Hyun Seo, Han-Sung Kim, Michael Gelinsky & Tack-Joong Kim
Pages: 80-88
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforAnti-skeletal muscle atrophy effect of Oenothera odorata root extract via reactive oxygen species-dependent signaling pathways in cellular and mouse model | Full Text | References | PDF (604.5 KB)
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Developmental and nutritional regulation of isoflavone secretion from soybean roots
Akifumi Sugiyama, Yumi Yamazaki, Kazuaki Yamashita, Seiji Takahashi, Toru Nakayama & Kazufumi Yazaki
Pages: 89-94
Published online: 13 Jul 2015
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Protective properties of ginsenoside Rb3 against UV-B radiation-induced oxidative stress in HaCaT keratinocytes
Sun-Joo Oh, Yuri Oh, In Wang Ryu, Kyunghoon Kim & Chang-Jin Lim
Pages: 95-103
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforProtective properties of ginsenoside Rb3 against UV-B radiation-induced oxidative stress in HaCaT keratinocytes | Full Text | References | PDF (340.2 KB)
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Purification and characterization of enantioselective N-acetyl-β-Phe acylases from Burkholderia sp. AJ110349
Yuki Imabayashi, Shun’ichi Suzuki, Hisashi Kawasaki & Tsuyoshi Nakamatsu
Pages: 104-113
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforPurification and characterization of enantioselective N-acetyl-β-Phe acylases from Burkholderia sp. AJ110349 | Full Text | References | PDF (560.2 KB)
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Long time-course monitoring of ZFP809-mediated gene silencing in transgene expression driven by promoters containing MLV-derived PBS
Yu Ichida, Yuko Utsunomiya, Junko Tomikawa, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Toshinori Sato & Masafumi Onodera
Pages: 114-120
Published online: 07 Aug 2015
AbstractforLong time-course monitoring of ZFP809-mediated gene silencing in transgene expression driven by promoters containing MLV-derived PBS | Full Text | References | PDF (413.8 KB)
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Inhibitory effects of N,N,N-trimethyl phytosphingosine-iodide on melanogenesis via ERK activation-mediated MITF degradation
Woo Jin Lee, Seunghyun Bang, Bo Young Chung, Hyejung Jung, Eok Soo Oh & Sung Eun Chang
Pages: 121-127
Published online: 11 Aug 2015
AbstractforInhibitory effects of N,N,N-trimethyl phytosphingosine-iodide on melanogenesis via ERK activation-mediated MITF degradation | Full Text | References | PDF (350.9 KB)
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Preferential binding of E. coli with type 1 fimbria to d-mannobiose with the Manα1→2Man structure
Katsumi Ajisaka, Kaoru Yuki, Kaori Sato, Nozomi Ishii, Ichiro Matsuo, Ryo Kuji, Tatsuo Miyazaki & Kiyoshi Furukawa
Pages: 128-134
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforPreferential binding of E. coli with type 1 fimbria to d-mannobiose with the Manα1→2Man structure | Full Text | References | PDF (364 KB)
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Expression of collagenase in Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolated from cold-water disease-affected ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis)
Hitoshi Nakayama, Keisuke Tanaka, Naoko Teramura & Shunji Hattori
Pages: 135-144
Published online: 01 Sep 2015
AbstractforExpression of collagenase in Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolated from cold-water disease-affected ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) | Full Text | References | PDF (553 KB) | Supplemental
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The elicitor-responsive gene for a GRAS family protein, CIGR2, suppresses cell death in rice inoculated with rice blast fungus via activation of a heat shock transcription factor, OsHsf23
Shigeru Tanabe, Haruko Onodera, Naho Hara, Naoko Ishii-Minami, Brad Day, Yukiko Fujisawa, Takashi Hagio, Seiichi Toki, Naoto Shibuya, Yoko Nishizawa & Eiichi Minami
Pages: 145-151
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforThe elicitor-responsive gene for a GRAS family protein, CIGR2, suppresses cell death in rice inoculated with rice blast fungus via activation of a heat shock transcription factor, OsHsf23 | Full Text | References | PDF (305.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Lack of the evidence for the enzymatic catabolism of Man1GlcNAc2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Tanim Jabid Hossain, Hiroto Hirayama, Yoichiro Harada & Tadashi Suzuki
Pages: 152-157
Published online: 11 Aug 2015
AbstractforLack of the evidence for the enzymatic catabolism of Man1GlcNAc2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Full Text | References | PDF (287.3 KB)
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Pr-SNTX, a short-chain three-finger toxin from Papuan pigmy mulga snake, is an antagonist of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α2βδε)
Yoko Yamauchi, Hikari Kimoto, Xianyu Yang, Sergey Filkin, Yuri Utkin, Tai Kubo & Hidetoshi Inagaki
Pages: 158-161
Published online: 25 Jul 2015
AbstractforPr-SNTX, a short-chain three-finger toxin from Papuan pigmy mulga snake, is an antagonist of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α2βδε) | Full Text | References | PDF (342.6 KB) | Supplemental
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FRET sensor-based quantification of intracellular trehalose in mammalian cells
Shingo Kikuta, Bi-Huei Hou, Ryoichi Sato, Wolf B. Frommer & Takahiro Kikawada
Pages: 162-165
Published online: 27 Jul 2015
AbstractforFRET sensor-based quantification of intracellular trehalose in mammalian cells | Full Text | References | PDF (270 KB) | Supplemental
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Ameliorative effect of betulin from Betula platyphylla bark on scopolamine-induced amnesic mice
Namki Cho, Hyeon Woo Kim, Hee Kyoung Lee, Byung Ju Jeon & Sang Hyun Sung
Pages: 166-171
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforAmeliorative effect of betulin from Betula platyphylla bark on scopolamine-induced amnesic mice | Full Text | References | PDF (253.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Environmental Science

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Development of LC-MS/MS analysis of cyclic dipeptides and its application to tea extract
Kenji Yamamoto, Miki Hayashi, Yuka Murakami, Yoko Araki, Yuuki Otsuka, Takehiro Kashiwagi, Tomoko Shimamura & Hiroyuki Ukeda
Pages: 172-177
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
AbstractforDevelopment of LC-MS/MS analysis of cyclic dipeptides and its application to tea extract | Full Text | References | PDF (199.4 KB)
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Food & Nutrition Science

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Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is reduced to pyrroloquinoline quinol (PQQH2) by vitamin C, and PQQH2 produced is recycled to PQQ by air oxidation in buffer solution at pH 7.4
Kazuo Mukai, Aya Ouchi, Shin-ichi Nagaoka, Masahiko Nakano & Kazuto Ikemoto
Pages: 178-187
Published online: 11 Aug 2015
AbstractforPyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is reduced to pyrroloquinoline quinol (PQQH2) by vitamin C, and PQQH2 produced is recycled to PQQ by air oxidation in buffer solution at pH 7.4 | Full Text | References | PDF (291.6 KB)
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Carbohydrate-binding modules influence substrate specificity of an endoglucanase from Clostridium thermocellum
Shunsuke Ichikawa, Mitsuki Yoshida, Shuichi Karita, Makoto Kondo & Masakazu Goto
Pages: 188-192
Published online: 30 Jul 2015
AbstractforCarbohydrate-binding modules influence substrate specificity of an endoglucanase from Clostridium thermocellum | Full Text | References | PDF (273.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Biocatalytic synthesis of 3,4,5,3′,5′-pentahydroxy-trans-stilbene from piceatannol by two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenase HpaBC
Toshiki Furuya, Masahiko Sai & Kuniki Kino
Pages: 193-198
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforBiocatalytic synthesis of 3,4,5,3′,5′-pentahydroxy-trans-stilbene from piceatannol by two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenase HpaBC | Full Text | References | PDF (325.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Biotransformation of (−)-epicatechin, (+)-epicatechin, (−)-catechin, and (+)-catechin by intestinal bacteria involved in isoflavone metabolism
Akiko Takagaki & Fumio Nanjo
Pages: 199-202
Published online: 27 Aug 2015
AbstractforBiotransformation of (−)-epicatechin, (+)-epicatechin, (−)-catechin, and (+)-catechin by intestinal bacteria involved in isoflavone metabolism | Full Text | References | PDF (218.5 KB)
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The effects of Chamaecyparis obtusa essential oil on pain-related behavior and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in carrageenan-induced arthritis in rats
Hye Rim Suh, Hyun Joo Chung, Eui Ho Park, Sun Wook Moon, Su Jin Park, Chan Woo Park, Yang In Kim & Hee Chul Han
Pages: 203-209
Published online: 19 Aug 2015
AbstractforThe effects of Chamaecyparis obtusa essential oil on pain-related behavior and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in carrageenan-induced arthritis in rats | Full Text | References | PDF (435.4 KB)
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Cytotoxicity of CdSe-based quantum dots incorporated in glass nanoparticles evaluated using human keratinocyte HaCaT cells
Masanori Ando, Masanori Horie, Yoko Akazawa-Ogawa, Yoshihisa Hagihara, Norio Murase & Yasushi Shigeri
Pages: 210-213
Published online: 27 Jul 2015
AbstractforCytotoxicity of CdSe-based quantum dots incorporated in glass nanoparticles evaluated using human keratinocyte HaCaT cells | Full Text | References | PDF (280.9 KB)
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Published online: 01 Sep 2015
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