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Functional myo-Inositol Catabolic Genes of Bacillus subtilis Natto Are Involved in Depletion of Pinitol in Natto (Fermented Soybean)

Tetsuro MORINAGADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Masanori YAMAGUCHICentral Research Laboratories, Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
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Yuki MAKINOLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, College of Science, Rikkyo University
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Hideaki NANAMIYALaboratory of Molecular Genetics, College of Science, Rikkyo University
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Kiwamu TAKAHASHIDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Hirofumi YOSHIKAWADepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Fujio KAWAMURALaboratory of Molecular Genetics, College of Science, Rikkyo University
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Hitoshi ASHIDADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Ken-ichi YOSHIDADepartment of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Pages 1913-1920 | Received 13 Feb 2006, Accepted 13 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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