Contents and Abstracts of Latest Issue of BBB

(Vol.61 No.3 1997)


Structure of Human Chromosome 21-For an Understanding of Genetic Diseases Including Down's Syndrome-
Kazukiyo Onodera and David Patterson 403

Chemical and Biochemical Characteristics of Topa Quinone
Minae Mure and Katsuyuki Tanizawa 410

Structural Analyses of Carbon Chains in 5-Alk(en)ylresorcinols of Rye and Wheat Whole Flour by Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Yoshikatsu Suzuki, Yasuaki Esumi, Masakazu Uramoto, Yoshiki Kono, and Akira Sakurai 480

Enantiomeric Resolution of a Germacrene-D Derivative by Chiral High-performance Liquid Chromatography
Yoshinori Nishii, Taichi Yoshida, and Yoo Tanabe 547

1,5-Dihydroxyiridanyl-lycopene in Tomato Puree
Tadashi Yokota, Hideo Etoh, Nobuo Ukai, Syunji Oshima, Hideki Sakamoto,and Yukio Ishiguro 549

Synthesis of 13-Oxo-(Z )-9-octadecenoic Acid and 15-Oxo-(Z )-11-icosenoic Acid, Arrestants of Oryzaephilus surinamensis L.
Shuhei Nakajima, Aiko Okamura, Taro Takeda, Keiji Sugawara, Masaya Tateishi, Junkichi Iwasa, and Naomichi Baba 551

Bioactive Gibberellin and Its Metabolism in Shoots of Phaseolus vulgaris
Tomonobu Toyomasu, Hisakazu Yamane, Noboru Murofushi, Masayuki Katsumi, and Nobutaka Takahashi 556

Effect of Abscisic Acid on Phosphatidylserine-sensitive Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase Activity and Protein Phosphorylation in Rice
Setsuko Komatsu, Hideji Karibe, and Taizo Masuda 418

The Base Specificities of Tomato Ribonuclease (RNase LE) and Its Asp44 Mutant Enzyme Expressed from Yeast Cells
Kazuko Ohgi, Yasuki Shiratori, Atsushi Nakajima, Masanori Iwama, Hiroko Kobayashi, Norio Inokuchi, Takashi Koyama, Margret Kock, Andreas Loffler, Konrad Glund, and Masachika Irie 432

Production of Nigerose, Nigerosyl Glucose, and Nigerosyl Maltose by Acremonium sp. S4G13
Yutaka Konishi and Kazutoshi Shindo 439

Effects of Degree of Branching on Dispersion Stability of Phytoglycogen in Aqueous Solution
Koichi Tateishi and Akihiro Nakano 455

Quinoprotein Alcohol Dehydrogenase of Acetic Acid Bacteria: Kinetic Study on the Enzyme Purified from Acetobacter methanolicus
Jitka Frebortova, Kazunobu Matsushita, Toshiharu Yakushi, Hirohide Toyama, and Osao Adachi 459

Identification of Essential Ionizable Groups in Active Site of Aspergillus niger ƒΏ-Glucosidase
Atsuo Kimura, Akishige Somoto, Haruhide Mori, Osamu Sakai, Hirokazu Matsui, and Seiya Chiba 475

Biochemical Characterization of Selective Inhibitors for a Glycyrrhizin-binding Lipoxygenase from Soybeans
Teisuke Furuya, Yoshihito Shimoyama, Nobuyuki Nagata, Tsuyoshi Tomimori, Toshio Satoh, and Kenzo Ohtsuki 495

Substitutions of Alanine for Cysteine at a Reactive Thiol Site and for Lysine at a Pyridoxal Phosphate Binding Site of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate Deaminase
Toyotaka Murakami, Miwa Kiuchi, Hiroyuki Ito, Hirokazu Matsui, and Mamoru Honma 506

Structural Study of an Exocellular Polysaccharide of Bacillus circulans
Yuka Isobe, Kumio Yokoigawa, Hiroyasu Kawai, and Yoshiaki Sone 520

Synthesis and Biological Activities of Ferulic Acid-Amino Acid Derivatives
Zhuang Miao, Hiroshi Kayahara, and Koji Tadasa 527

Inhibitory Effect on the ƒΏ-Glucosidase Reaction by the Aggregated State of Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol
Hideyuki Kurihara, Takeshi Mitani, Jun Kawabata, and Mutsuo Hatano 536

Isolation and Identification of 2-O-Methyl-L-rhamnose and 3-O-Methyl-L-rhamnose as Constituents of an Acidic Polysaccharide of Chlorella vulgaris
Kazutoshi Ogawa, Masanori Yamaura, and Isao Maruyama 539

Gene of LukF-PV-like Component of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus P83 is Linked with lukM
Jun Kaneko, Koji Muramoto, and Yoshiyuki Kamio 541

High-level Expression of Maize C4-type Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase in Escherichia coli and Its Rapid Purification
Long-Ying Dong, Shingo Hata, and Katsura Izui 545

Inhibitory Activity of Maillard Reaction Products against Trp-P1-induced Mutagenicity to the Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 Streptomycin-dependent Strain Assayed in the Absence of S-9 Mix
Akiyoshi Hosono, Usman, and Risako Ohba 424

Mechanism for the Increased Defecation and Jejunum Mucosal Protein Content in Rats by Feeding Germinated Barley Foodstuff
Osamu Kanauchi, Kazue Agata, and Tohru Fushiki 443

Preventive Effect of Germinated Barley Foodstuff on Diarrhea Induced by Water-soluble Dietary Fiber in Rats
Osamu Kanauchi, Tomohiko Nakamura, Kazue Agata, and Tohru Fushiki 449

Activity and Activity Coefficient of Water in Aqueous Solutions and Their Relationships with Solution Structure Parameters
Osato Miyawaki, Akiko Saito, Takeshi Matsuo, and Kozo Nakamura 466

Thermal Properties of Corn Amylose Incorporating or with Added Free Fatty Acid
Sayuri Akuzawa, Shigeru Sawayama, and Akiko Kawabata 487

Aroma Compounds in the Leaves of Japanese Pepper (Zanthoxylum piperium DC) and Their Formation from Glycosides
Hiroshi Kojima, Akira Kato, Kikue Kubota, and Akio Kobayashi 491

Comparison between Dietary Soybean Protein and Casein of the Inhibiting Effect on Atherogenesis in the Thoracic Aorta of Hypercholesterolemic (ExHC) Rats Treated with Experimental Hypervitamin D
Masanobu Sakono, Toshihiko Fukuyama, Wei-Hua Ni, Koji Nagao, Hyang-Ran Ju, Masao Sato, Noriyuki Sakata, Hisao Iwamoto, and Katsumi Imaizumi 514

Changes in Chemical Properties of Melanoidin by Oxidation and Reduction
Seiichi Homma, Naoko Terasawa, Takako Kubo, Naomi Yoneyama-Ishii, Ko Aida, and Masao Fujimaki 533

Effect of Vegetable Extracts on Immunoglobulin Production by Mesenteric Lymph Node Lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley Rats
Shihoko Kaku, Koji Yamada, Nasra Hassan, Takashi Watanabe, and Michihiro Sugano 558

Purification and Characterization of the Family J Catalytic Domain Derived from the Clostridium thermocellum Endoglucanase CelJ
Mohammad Mainul Ahsan, Miwako Matsumoto, Shuichi Karita, Tetsuya Kimura, Kazuo Sakka, and Kunio Ohmiya 427

Thiosulfate Reductase from a Moderately Thermophilic Iron-oxidizing Bacterium, Strain TI-1-Purification and Characterization
Tsuyoshi Sugio, Kimiko Kishimoto, and Keiichi Oda 470

Purification and Properties of Phenylethylamine Oxidase of Arthrobacter globiformis
Eiichi Shimizu, Keiichi Ohta, Shigeo Takayama, Yuzuru Kitagaki, Katsuyuki Tanizawa, and
Takamitsu Yorifuji 501

Carboxylation Reactions of Pyruvate : Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase and 2-Oxoglutarate : Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6
Ki-Seok Yoon, Masaharu Ishii, Tohru Kodama, and Yasuo Igarashi 510

Microbial Transformation of Carbazole to Indole-3-acetic Acid by Flavobacterium sp. OCM-1
Hitoshi Obata, Hidehisa Kawahara, and Atsushi Sugiyama 525

Isolation of Extradiol Dioxygenase Genes That Are Phylogenetically Distant from Other meta-Cleavage Dioxygenase Genes
Hideto Takami, Toshiaki Kudo, and Koki Horikoshi 530

Clarification of the Promoter Structure of the Osmoregulated gpd1+ Gene Encoding an Isozyme of NADH-dependent Glycerol-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase in Fission Yeast
Ryusuke Ohmiya, Hirofumi Aiba, Hisami Yamada, and Takeshi Mizuno 553

Isolation of Propioxatin A from Actinosynnema sp. SI-23 during a Screening for Serratia piscatorum Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Sawao Murao, Satoshi Imafuku, and Hiroshi Oyama 561

A Novel Killer Yeast Effective on Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Isato Kono and Kunio Himeno 563

-1-
Review
Structure of Human Chromosome 21-For an Understanding of Genetic Diseases Including Down's Syndrome-

-2-
Review
Chemical and Biochemical Characteristics of Topa Quinone

-3-
Effect of Abscisic Acid on Phosphatidylserine-sensitive Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase Activity and Protein Phosphorylation in Rice

-4-
Inhibitory Activity of Maillard Reaction Products against Trp-P1-induced Mutagenicity to the Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 Streptomycin-dependent Strain Assayed in the Absence of S-9 Mix

-5-
Purification and Characterization of the Family J Catalytic Domain Derived from the Clostridium thermocellum Endoglucanase CelJ

-6-
The Base Specificities of Tomato Ribonuclease (RNase LE) and Its Asp44 Mutant Enzyme Expressed from Yeast Cells

-7-
Production of Nigerose, Nigerosyl Glucose, and Nigerosyl Maltose by Acremonium sp. S4G13

-8-
Mechanism for the Increased Defecation and Jejunum Mucosal Protein Content in Rats by Feeding Germinated Barley Foodstuff

-9-
Preventive Effect of Germinated Barley Foodstuff on Diarrhea Induced by Water-soluble Dietary Fiber in Rats

-10-
Effects of Degree of Branching on Dispersion Stability of Phytoglycogen in Aqueous Solution

-11-
Quinoprotein Alcohol Dehydrogenase of Acetic Acid Bacteria: Kinetic Study on the Enzyme Purified from Acetobacter methanolicus

-12-
Activity and Activity Coefficient of Water in Aqueous Solutions and Their Relationships with Solution Structure Parameters

-13-
Thiosulfate Reductase from a Moderately Thermophilic Iron-oxidizing Bacterium, Strain TI-1-Purification and Characterization

-14-
Identification of Essential Ionizable Groups in Active Site of Aspergillus niger ƒΏ-Glucosidase

-15-
Structural Analyses of Carbon Chains in 5-Alk(en)ylresorcinols of Rye and Wheat Whole Flour by Tandem Mass Spectrometry

-16-
Thermal Properties of Corn Amylose Incorporating or with Added Free Fatty Acid

-17-
Aroma Compounds in the Leaves of Japanese Pepper (Zanthoxylum piperium DC) and Their Formation from Glycosides

-18-
Biochemical Characterization of Selective Inhibitors for a Glycyrrhizin-binding Lipoxygenase from Soybeans

-19-
Purification and Properties of Phenylethylamine Oxidase of Arthrobacter globiformis

-20-
Substitutions of Alanine for Cysteine at a Reactive Thiol Site and for Lysine at a Pyridoxal Phosphate Binding Site of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate Deaminase

-21-
Carboxylation Reactions of Pyruvate : Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase and 2-Oxoglutarate : Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6

-22-
Comparison between Dietary Soybean Protein and Casein of the Inhibiting Effect on Atherogenesis in the Thoracic Aorta of Hypercholesterolemic (ExHC) Rats Treated with Experimental Hypervitamin D

-23-
Structural Study of an Exocellular Polysaccharide of Bacillus circulans

-24-
Note
Microbial Transformation of Carbazole to Indole-3-acetic Acid by Flavobacterium sp. OCM-1

-25-
Note
Synthesis and Biological Activities of Ferulic Acid-Amino Acid Derivatives

-26-
Note
Isolation of Extradiol Dioxygenase Genes That Are Phylogenetically Distant from Other meta-Cleavage Dioxygenase Genes

-27-
Note
Changes in Chemical Properties of Melanoidin by Oxidation and Reduction

-28-
Note
Inhibitory Effect on the ƒΏ-Glucosidase Reaction by the Aggregated State of Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol

-29-
Note
Isolation and Identification of 2-O-Methyl-L-rhamnose and 3-O-Methyl-L-rhamnose as Constituents of an Acidic Polysaccharide of Chlorella vulgaris

-30-
Note
Gene of LukF-PV-like Component of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus P83 is Linked with lukM

-31-
Note
High-level Expression of Maize C4-type Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase in Escherichia coli and Its Rapid Purification

-32-
Note
Enantiomeric Resolution of a Germacrene-D Derivative by Chiral High-performance Liquid Chromatography

-33-
Note
1,5-Dihydroxyiridanyl-lycopene in Tomato Puree

-34-
Note
Synthesis of 13-Oxo-(Z )-9-octadecenoic Acid and 15-Oxo-(Z )-11-icosenoic Acid, Arrestants of Oryzaephilus surinamensis L.

-35-
Note
Clarification of the Promoter Structure of the Osmoregulated gpd1+ Gene Encoding an Isozyme of NADH-dependent Glycerol-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase in Fission Yeast

-36-
Note
Bioactive Gibberellin and Its Metabolism in Shoots of Phaseolus vulgaris

-37-
Note
Effect of Vegetable Extracts on Immunoglobulin Production by Mesenteric Lymph Node Lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley Rats

-38-
Note
Isolation of Propioxatin A from Actinosynnema sp. SI-23 during a Screening for Serratia piscatorum Metalloproteinase Inhibitors

-39-
Note
A Novel Killer Yeast Effective on Schizosaccharomyces pombe


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