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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, Volume 81, Issue 6 (2017)

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Challenges and complexity of functionality evaluation of flavan-3-ol derivatives
Akiko Saito
Pages: 1055-1060
Published online: 27 Mar 2017
AbstractforChallenges and complexity of functionality evaluation of flavan-3-ol derivatives | Full Text | References | PDF (346.6 KB)
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Pleiotropic functions of the yeast Greatwall-family protein kinase Rim15p: a novel target for the control of alcoholic fermentation
Daisuke Watanabe & Hiroshi Takagi
Pages: 1061-1068
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforPleiotropic functions of the yeast Greatwall-family protein kinase Rim15p: a novel target for the control of alcoholic fermentation | Full Text | References | PDF (496.3 KB)
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Analytical Chemistry

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Transcriptomic characterization of gall tissue of Japanese elm tree (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) induced by the aphid Tetraneura nigriabdominalis
Mami Takei, Shinsaku Ito, Keisuke Tanaka, Taichiro Ishige & Yoshihito Suzuki
Pages: 1069-1077
Published online: 06 Feb 2017
AbstractforTranscriptomic characterization of gall tissue of Japanese elm tree (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) induced by the aphid Tetraneura nigriabdominalis | Full Text | References | PDF (447.5 KB) | Supplemental
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A rapid method for analysis of fermentatively produced D-xylonate using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and evaporative light scattering detection
Henrik Almqvist, Margareta Sandahl & Gunnar Lidén
Pages: 1078-1080
Published online: 20 Feb 2017
AbstractforA rapid method for analysis of fermentatively produced D-xylonate using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and evaporative light scattering detection | Full Text | References | PDF (216.8 KB)
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Organic Chemistry

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Synthesis characterization and cytotoxicity studies of platinum(II) complexes with reduced amino pyridine schiff base and its derivatives as ligands
Li-Jun Li, Qin-Qin Yan, Guo-Jun Liu, Zhen Yuan, Zhen-Hua Lv, Bin Fu, Yan-Jun Han & Jian-Long Du
Pages: 1081-1089
Published online: 14 Mar 2017
AbstractforSynthesis characterization and cytotoxicity studies of platinum(II) complexes with reduced amino pyridine schiff base and its derivatives as ligands | Full Text | References | PDF (305.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Induced accumulation of tyramine, serotonin, and related amines in response to Bipolaris sorokiniana infection in barley
Atsushi Ishihara, Rie Kumeda, Noriko Hayashi, Yukari Yagi, Nanase Sakaguchi, Yu Kokubo, Naoki Ube, Shin-ichi Tebayashi & Kotomi Ueno
Pages: 1090-1098
Published online: 13 Feb 2017
AbstractforInduced accumulation of tyramine, serotonin, and related amines in response to Bipolaris sorokiniana infection in barley | Full Text | References | PDF (306.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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RNA and a cell wall component of Enterococcus faecalis IC-1 are required for phagocytosis and interleukin 12 production by the mouse macrophage cell line J774.1
Junpei Nakase, Yuuichi Ukawa, Syoji Takemoto, Takayoshi Kubo, Yuko M. Sagesaka, Ayako Aoki-Yoshida & Mamoru Totsuka
Pages: 1099-1105
Published online: 13 Apr 2017
AbstractforRNA and a cell wall component of Enterococcus faecalis IC-1 are required for phagocytosis and interleukin 12 production by the mouse macrophage cell line J774.1 | Full Text | References | PDF (372.6 KB)
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Apoptosis-inducing activity and antiproliferative effect of Paeoniflorigenone from moutan cortex
Ying Huang, Osamu Ohno, Kiyotake Suenaga & Kenji Miyamoto
Pages: 1106-1113
Published online: 20 Mar 2017
AbstractforApoptosis-inducing activity and antiproliferative effect of Paeoniflorigenone from moutan cortex | Full Text | References | PDF (473.9 KB)
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Bioactivity studies of Huh-7 cells derived human epidermal growth factor expressed in Pichia pastoris
Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Islam Khan, Ahmad Usman Zafar, Saad Tahir, Muhammad Sohail Anjum, Muhammad Ali, Faidad Khan & Tayyab Husnain
Pages: 1114-1119
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
AbstractforBioactivity studies of Huh-7 cells derived human epidermal growth factor expressed in Pichia pastoris | Full Text | References | PDF (291.2 KB)
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Influence of AHRR Pro189Ala polymorphism on kidney functions
Kazuhiro Nakayama, Shinichi Saito, Kazuhisa Watanabe, Hiroshi Miyashita, Fuyuhiko Nishijima, Yoshie Kamo, Koji Tada, Satoshi Ishizuka, Toshimitsu Niwa, Sadahiko Iwamoto & Hidehisa Shimizu
Pages: 1120-1124
Published online: 20 Feb 2017
AbstractforInfluence of AHRR Pro189Ala polymorphism on kidney functions | Full Text | References | PDF (162.3 KB)
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Identification and positional distribution analysis of transcription factor binding sites for genes from the wheat fl-cDNA sequences
Zhen-Yong Chen, Xiao-Jiang Guo, Zhong-Xu Chen, Wei-Ying Chen & Ji-Rui Wang
Pages: 1125-1135
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforIdentification and positional distribution analysis of transcription factor binding sites for genes from the wheat fl-cDNA sequences | Full Text | References | PDF (698.8 KB) | Supplemental
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The distribution of vinculin to lipid rafts plays an important role in sensing stiffness of extracellular matrix
Ayaka Ichikawa Nagasato, Hiroshi Yamashita, Michinori Matsuo, Kazumitsu Ueda & Noriyuki Kioka
Pages: 1136-1147
Published online: 13 Feb 2017
AbstractforThe distribution of vinculin to lipid rafts plays an important role in sensing stiffness of extracellular matrix | Full Text | References | PDF (820.9 KB) | Supplemental
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n-Hexanal and (Z)-3-hexenal are generated from arachidonic acid and linolenic acid by a lipoxygenase in Marchantia polymorpha L.
Moataz M. Tawfik, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Takayuki Kohchi, Takao Koeduka & Kenji Matsui
Pages: 1148-1155
Published online: 06 Feb 2017
Abstractforn-Hexanal and (Z)-3-hexenal are generated from arachidonic acid and linolenic acid by a lipoxygenase in Marchantia polymorpha L. | Full Text | References | PDF (495.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Isolation and amino acid sequence of a dehydratase acting on d-erythro-3-hydroxyaspartate from Pseudomonas sp. N99, and its application in the production of optically active 3-hydroxyaspartate
Hiroyuki Nagano, Kana Shibano, Yu Matsumoto, Atsushi Yokota & Masaru Wada
Pages: 1156-1164
Published online: 14 Mar 2017
AbstractforIsolation and amino acid sequence of a dehydratase acting on d-erythro-3-hydroxyaspartate from Pseudomonas sp. N99, and its application in the production of optically active 3-hydroxyaspartate | Full Text | References | PDF (639.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Ferritin 2 domain-containing protein found in lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) sap has negative effects on laccase and peroxidase reactions
Sakihito Kitajima, Taiki Imamura, Junpei Iibushi, Makoto Ikenaga, Yoichi Tachibana, Nobuyuki Andoh, Hiroshi Oyabu, Kiyoo Hirooka, Takashi Shiina & Yoko Ishizaki
Pages: 1165-1175
Published online: 10 Feb 2017
AbstractforFerritin 2 domain-containing protein found in lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) sap has negative effects on laccase and peroxidase reactions | Full Text | References | PDF (865.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Biochemical synthesis of uniformly 13C-labeled diterpene hydrocarbons and their bioconversion to diterpenoid phytoalexins in planta
Zhongfeng Ye, Kazuya Nakagawa, Masahiro Natsume, Hideaki Nojiri, Hiroshi Kawaide & Kazunori Okada
Pages: 1176-1184
Published online: 06 Feb 2017
AbstractforBiochemical synthesis of uniformly 13C-labeled diterpene hydrocarbons and their bioconversion to diterpenoid phytoalexins in planta | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Molecular diversity of tuliposide B-converting enzyme in tulip (Tulipa gesneriana): identification of the root-specific isozyme
Taiji Nomura, Ayaka Ueno, Shinjiro Ogita & Yasuo Kato
Pages: 1185-1193
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforMolecular diversity of tuliposide B-converting enzyme in tulip (Tulipa gesneriana): identification of the root-specific isozyme | Full Text | References | PDF (285.9 KB) | Supplemental
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A novel regulatory element responsible for high transcriptional expression of acerola GDP-d-mannose pyrophosphorylase gene
Takayuki Kondo, Yukichi Fujikawa & Muneharu Esaka
Pages: 1194-1197
Published online: 06 Feb 2017
AbstractforA novel regulatory element responsible for high transcriptional expression of acerola GDP-d-mannose pyrophosphorylase gene | Full Text | References | PDF (224.3 KB)
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Food & Nutrition Science

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GABA promotes elastin synthesis and elastin fiber formation in normal human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs)
Eriko Uehara, Hideki Hokazono, Mariko Hida, Takako Sasaki, Hidekatsu Yoshioka & Noritaka Matsuo
Pages: 1198-1205
Published online: 13 Feb 2017
AbstractforGABA promotes elastin synthesis and elastin fiber formation in normal human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) | Full Text | References | PDF (708.9 KB)
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Egg white hydrolysate inhibits oxidation in mayonnaise and a model system
Hideaki Kobayashi, Ryou Sasahara, Shoichi Yoda & Eiichi Kotake-Nara
Pages: 1206-1215
Published online: 16 Feb 2017
AbstractforEgg white hydrolysate inhibits oxidation in mayonnaise and a model system | Full Text | References | PDF (411.7 KB)
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Identification of the active protein in rice bran protein having an inhibitory activity of cholesterol micellar solubility
Jilite Wang, Masaya Shimada & Satoshi Nagaoka
Pages: 1216-1219
Published online: 01 Feb 2017
AbstractforIdentification of the active protein in rice bran protein having an inhibitory activity of cholesterol micellar solubility | Full Text | References | PDF (407.7 KB)
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Sulforaphene attenuates multinucleation of pre-osteoclasts by suppressing expression of cell–cell fusion-associated genes DC-STAMP, OC-STAMP, and Atp6v0d2
Tomohiro Takagi, Hirofumi Inoue, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Rie Katsumata-Tsuboi & Mariko Uehara
Pages: 1220-1223
Published online: 30 Jan 2017
AbstractforSulforaphene attenuates multinucleation of pre-osteoclasts by suppressing expression of cell–cell fusion-associated genes DC-STAMP, OC-STAMP, and Atp6v0d2 | Full Text | References | PDF (250.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Cytotoxic compounds against cancer cells from Bombyx mori inoculated with Cordyceps militaris
Weitao Qiu, Jing Wu, Jae-Hoon Choi, Hirofumi Hirai, Hiroshi Nishida & Hirokazu Kawagishi
Pages: 1224-1226
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforCytotoxic compounds against cancer cells from Bombyx mori inoculated with Cordyceps militaris | Full Text | References | PDF (153.4 KB)
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Microbiology & Fermentation Technology

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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV is involved in the cellulose-responsive induction of cellulose biomass-degrading enzyme genes in Aspergillus aculeatus
Shuji Tani, Shota Yuki, Emi Kunitake, Jun-ichi Sumitani & Takashi Kawaguchi
Pages: 1227-1234
Published online: 14 Mar 2017
AbstractforDipeptidyl peptidase IV is involved in the cellulose-responsive induction of cellulose biomass-degrading enzyme genes in Aspergillus aculeatus | Full Text | References | PDF (294.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Characterization of high hydrostatic pressure-injured Bacillus subtilis cells
Takashi Inaoka, Keitarou Kimura, Kazuya Morimatsu & Kazutaka Yamamoto
Pages: 1235-1240
Published online: 22 Feb 2017
AbstractforCharacterization of high hydrostatic pressure-injured Bacillus subtilis cells | Full Text | References | PDF (284.5 KB)
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Effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate on the increase in type II collagen accumulation in cartilage-like MSC sheets
Keigo Sato, Hisashi Mera, Shigeyuki Wakitani & Mutsumi Takagi
Pages: 1241-1245
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforEffect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate on the increase in type II collagen accumulation in cartilage-like MSC sheets | Full Text | References | PDF (627.5 KB)
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Purification and characterization of hemolysin from periodontopathogenic bacterium Eikenella corrodens strain 1073
Fariha Jasin Mansur, Sari Takahara, Mihoko Yamamoto, Masafumi Shimatani, Mohammad Minnatul Karim, Yuichiro Noiri, Shigeyuki Ebisu & Hiroyuki Azakami
Pages: 1246-1253
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforPurification and characterization of hemolysin from periodontopathogenic bacterium Eikenella corrodens strain 1073 | Full Text | References | PDF (681.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Environmental Science

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Effects of alginate oligomer on the expression of cell cycle- and stress-related genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Mikinori Ueno, Tomoki Nishiguchi, Satoshi Takeshita, Kenichi Yamaguchi & Tatsuya Oda
Pages: 1254-1260
Published online: 20 Feb 2017
AbstractforEffects of alginate oligomer on the expression of cell cycle- and stress-related genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Full Text | References | PDF (272.1 KB)
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