Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, Volume 78, Issue 8 (2014)

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Enzymes for ecdysteroid biosynthesis: their biological functions in insects and beyond
Ryusuke Niwa & Yuko S. Niwa
Pages: 1283-1292
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
AbstractforEnzymes for ecdysteroid biosynthesis: their biological functions in insects and beyond | Full Text | References | PDF (327 KB)
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Conformation-specific antibodies to target amyloid β oligomers and their application to immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Kazuma Murakami
Pages: 1293-1305
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
AbstractforConformation-specific antibodies to target amyloid β oligomers and their application to immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease | Full Text | References | PDF (521.1 KB)
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Analytical Chemistry (Notes)

Simultaneous measurement of nicotinamide and its catabolites, nicotinamide N-oxide, N1-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide, and N1-methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide, in mice urine
Akihiro Maeta, Mitsue Sano, Tsutomu Fukuwatari & Katsumi Shibata
Pages: 1306-1309
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforSimultaneous measurement of nicotinamide and its catabolites, nicotinamide N-oxide, N1-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide, and N1-methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide, in mice urine | Full Text | References | PDF (231.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Organic Chemistry

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cDNA cloning and characterization of vanadium-dependent bromoperoxidases from the red alga Laurencia nipponica
Kensuke Kaneko, Kenji Washio, Taiki Umezawa, Fuyuhiko Matsuda, Masaaki Morikawa & Tatsufumi Okino
Pages: 1310-1319
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforcDNA cloning and characterization of vanadium-dependent bromoperoxidases from the red alga Laurencia nipponica | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Organic Chemistry (Notes)

(2-Nitroethyl)benzene: a major flower scent from the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae]
Yasumasa Kuwahara, Yayoi Ichiki, Masashi Morita & Yasuhisa Asano
Pages: 1320-1323
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
Abstractfor(2-Nitroethyl)benzene: a major flower scent from the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae] | Full Text | References | PDF (98.7 KB)
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Total synthesis of aurachins C, D, and L, and a structurally simplified analog of aurachin C
Masaru Enomoto, Wataru Kitagawa, Yoshiaki Yasutake & Hiroki Shimizu
Pages: 1324-1327
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforTotal synthesis of aurachins C, D, and L, and a structurally simplified analog of aurachin C | Full Text | References | PDF (140.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Diversity in mRNA expression of the serine-type carboxypeptidase ocpG in Aspergillus oryzae through intron retention
Ken Ishida, Megumi Kuboshima, Hiroto Morita, Hiroshi Maeda, Ayako Okamoto, Michio Takeuchi & Youhei Yamagata
Pages: 1328-1336
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforDiversity in mRNA expression of the serine-type carboxypeptidase ocpG in Aspergillus oryzae through intron retention | Full Text | References | PDF (360.5 KB)
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A genome-wide survey of homeodomain-leucine zipper genes and analysis of cold-responsive HD-Zip I members’ expression in tomato
Zhenzhu Zhang, Xiuling Chen, Xin Guan, Yang Liu, Hongyu Chen, Tingting Wang, Liana Dalcantara Ongouya Mouekouba, Jingfu Li & Aoxue Wang
Pages: 1337-1349
Published online: 18 Jun 2014
AbstractforA genome-wide survey of homeodomain-leucine zipper genes and analysis of cold-responsive HD-Zip I members’ expression in tomato | Full Text | References | PDF (812.8 KB) | Supplemental
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A genomic search approach to identify carbonyl reductases in Gluconobacter oxydans for enantioselective reduction of ketones
Rong Chen, Xu Liu, Jinping Lin & Dongzhi Wei
Pages: 1350-1356
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforA genomic search approach to identify carbonyl reductases in Gluconobacter oxydans for enantioselective reduction of ketones | Full Text | References | PDF (269.7 KB)
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IκB kinase epsilon expression in adipocytes is upregulated by interaction with macrophages
Yohei Sanada, Takahiro Kumoto, Haruna Suehiro, Takafumi Yamamoto, Fusanori Nishimura, Norihisa Kato & Noriyuki Yanaka
Pages: 1357-1362
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforIκB kinase epsilon expression in adipocytes is upregulated by interaction with macrophages | Full Text | References | PDF (302.7 KB)
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Down-regulated miR-15a mediates the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in renal tubular epithelial cells promoted by high glucose
Tingli Sun, Jun Yang, Wenpeng Dong, Ruiyan Wang, Peilong Ma, Ping Kang, Hongbo Zhang, Changying Xie, Juan Du & Lijie Zhao
Pages: 1363-1370
Published online: 15 Jul 2014
AbstractforDown-regulated miR-15a mediates the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in renal tubular epithelial cells promoted by high glucose | Full Text | References | PDF (579.3 KB)
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Bisphenol A exerts estrogenic effects by modulating CDK1/2 and p38 MAP kinase activity
Hee-Seok Lee, Eun-Jung Park, Jae-Ho Oh, Guiim Moon, Myung-Sil Hwang, Sang-Yub Kim, Min-Ki Shin, Young-Ho Koh, Jin-Hyang Suh, Hui-Seung Kang, Ju-Hong Jeon, Gyu-Seek Rhee & Jin-Hwan Hong
Pages: 1371-1375
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforBisphenol A exerts estrogenic effects by modulating CDK1/2 and p38 MAP kinase activity | Full Text | References | PDF (343.1 KB)
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Glutathione contributes to the efflux of selenium from hepatoma cells
Takeshi Imai, Tatsuo Kurihara, Nobuyoshi Esaki & Hisaaki Mihara
Pages: 1376-1380
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforGlutathione contributes to the efflux of selenium from hepatoma cells | Full Text | References | PDF (198 KB)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Notes)

Structural determination of an N-glycan moiety attached to the prothoracicotropic hormone from the silkmoth Bombyx mori
Shinji Nagata, Jun Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kataoka & Akinori Suzuki
Pages: 1381-1383
Published online: 21 Jul 2014
AbstractforStructural determination of an N-glycan moiety attached to the prothoracicotropic hormone from the silkmoth Bombyx mori | Full Text | References | PDF (168.5 KB)
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Regio- and stereoselective oxygenation of proline derivatives by using microbial 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases
Ryotaro Hara, Naoko Uchiumi, Naoko Okamoto & Kuniki Kino
Pages: 1384-1388
Published online: 26 Jun 2014
AbstractforRegio- and stereoselective oxygenation of proline derivatives by using microbial 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases | Full Text | References | PDF (164.7 KB)
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Ethanol stress impairs protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum and activates Ire1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ken-Ichi Miyagawa, Yuki Ishiwata-Kimata, Kenji Kohno & Yukio Kimata
Pages: 1389-1391
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforEthanol stress impairs protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum and activates Ire1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Full Text | References | PDF (191.3 KB)
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Food & Nutrition Science

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Anti-diabetic properties of Daphniphyllum macropodum fruit and its active compound
Hyun Jung Koo, Jong Hwan Kwak & Se Chan Kang
Pages: 1392-1401
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforAnti-diabetic properties of Daphniphyllum macropodum fruit and its active compound | Full Text | References | PDF (576.7 KB)
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Unripe Rubus coreanus Miquel suppresses migration and invasion of human prostate cancer cells by reducing matrix metalloproteinase expression
Yesl Kim, Seung Min Lee & Jung-Hyun Kim
Pages: 1402-1411
Published online: 18 Jun 2014
AbstractforUnripe Rubus coreanus Miquel suppresses migration and invasion of human prostate cancer cells by reducing matrix metalloproteinase expression | Full Text | References | PDF (609.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Food & Nutrition Science (Notes)

Effects of drying conditions on moisture distribution in rehydrated spaghetti
Takenobu Ogawa & Shuji Adachi
Pages: 1412-1414
Published online: 23 Jun 2014
AbstractforEffects of drying conditions on moisture distribution in rehydrated spaghetti | Full Text | References | PDF (90.6 KB)
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Identification of molecular target of diallyl trisulfide in leukemic cells
Shun Suda, Kazunari Watanabe, Yuki Tanaka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Rie Tanaka, Jun Ogihara, Toyohiko Ariga, Tomomi Hosono-Fukao, Takashi Hosono & Taiichiro Seki
Pages: 1415-1417
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforIdentification of molecular target of diallyl trisulfide in leukemic cells | Full Text | References | PDF (152.2 KB)
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Diallyl trisulfide induces apoptosis in Jurkat cells by the modification of cysteine residues in thioredoxin
Kazunari Watanabe, Takashi Hosono, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tomomi Hosono-Fukao, Toyohiko Ariga & Taiichiro Seki
Pages: 1418-1420
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforDiallyl trisulfide induces apoptosis in Jurkat cells by the modification of cysteine residues in thioredoxin | Full Text | References | PDF (183.3 KB)
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Microbiology & Fermentation Technology

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Optimization of culture conditions of Fusarium solani for the production of neoN-methylsansalvamide
Hee-Seok Lee, Chanvorleak Phat, Woo-Seon Nam & Chan Lee
Pages: 1421-1427
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforOptimization of culture conditions of Fusarium solani for the production of neoN-methylsansalvamide | Full Text | References | PDF (338.8 KB)
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A cell wall protein (YqgA) is genetically related to the cell wall-degrading dl-endopeptidases in Bacillus subtilis
Masayuki Hashimoto, Kentaro Fujikura, Yukiko Miyake, Yuhei Higashitsuji, Yuuka Kiriyama, Tatsuhito Tanaka, Hiroki Yamamoto & Junichi Sekiguchi
Pages: 1428-1434
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforA cell wall protein (YqgA) is genetically related to the cell wall-degrading dl-endopeptidases in Bacillus subtilis | Full Text | References | PDF (460.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Comparison of hydrophilic variation and bioethanol production of furfural residues after delignification pretreatment
Lingxi Bu, Yong Tang, Yang Xing, Weiming Zhang, Xinhui Shang & Jianxin Jiang
Pages: 1435-1443
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforComparison of hydrophilic variation and bioethanol production of furfural residues after delignification pretreatment | Full Text | References | PDF (492.6 KB)
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Evaluation of bifidobacterial adhesion to acidic sugar chains of porcine colonic mucins
Keita Nishiyama, Akira Kawanabe, Hirofumi Miyauchi, Fumiaki Abe, Daigo Tsubokawa, Kazuhiko Ishihara, Yuji Yamamoto & Takao Mukai
Pages: 1444-1451
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforEvaluation of bifidobacterial adhesion to acidic sugar chains of porcine colonic mucins | Full Text | References | PDF (344.9 KB)
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Environmental Science (Note)

Antioxidant activities of cysteine derivatives against lipid oxidation in anhydrous media
Yukari Miura, Sari Honda, Akiko Masuda & Toshiya Masuda
Pages: 1452-1455
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforAntioxidant activities of cysteine derivatives against lipid oxidation in anhydrous media | Full Text | References | PDF (202.8 KB)
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