Contents and Abstracts of Latest Issue of BBB

(Vol.61 No.10 1997)


Purification and Properties of Two Isozymes of -Glutamyltranspeptidase from Bacillus subtilis TAM-4
Kazuhiro Abe, Yoshihito Ito, Tetsuo Ohmachi, and Yoshihiro Asada 1621

Methods for Estimating the Parameters of Nonlinear Adsorption Isotherms of Langmuir and Freundlich Types from a Response Curve of Pulse Input of an Adsorbate
Shuji Adachi, Chaiya Panintrarux, and Ryuichi Matsuno 1626

Antioxidant Activity of Quercetin against Metmyoglobin-induced Oxidation of Fish Oil-bile Salt Emulsion
Chimaki Hoshino, Yoko Tagawa, Shun Wada, Jun-Hwan Oh, Dong-Ki Park, Akihiko Nagao, and Junji Terao 1634

Interaction of Mercury with Human and Bovine Milk Proteins
Luis Mata, Lourdes Sanchez, and Miguel Calvo 1641

Antioxidant Effects of Dopamine and Related Compounds
Gow-Chin Yen and Chiu-Luan Hsieh 1646

Synthesis of Novel 25-Substituted Milbemycin A(>24<)2 Derivatives and Their Acaricidal Activity against Tetranychus urticae
Yoshihisa Tsukamoto, Harumi Nakagawa, Hisaki Kajino, Kazuo Sato, Keiji Tanaka, and Toshiaki Yanai 1650

Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Raphidophycean Phytoplankton
Tatsuya Oda, Atsushi Nakamura, Midori Shikayama, Ienobu Kawano, Atsushi Ishimatsu, and Tsuyoshi Muramatsu 1658

Analysis of Aggregate Structure in Food Protein Gels with the Concept of Fractal
Tomoaki Hagiwara, Hitoshi Kumagai, Tomohide Matsunaga, and Kozo Nakamura 1663

Production of Recombinant Der f I with the Native IgE-Binding Activity Using a Baculovirus Expression System
Hiroshi Shoji, Ichiro Shibuya, Mitsuo Hirai, Hiroyuki Horiuchi, and Masamichi Takagi 1668

Measurement of Phenolic Compounds and Their Effect on Shikonin Production in Lithospermum Cultured Cells
Kazufumi Yazaki, Hiroshi Fukui, Yumiko Nishikawa, and Mamoru Tabata 1674

Effects of Dietary Pyrazinamide on the Metabolism of Tryptophan to Niacin in Streptozotocin-diabetic Rats
Katsumi Shibata, Aya Ishikawa, and Takako Kondo 1679

Efficient Production of -Polyglutamic Acid by Bacillus subtilis (natto) in Jar Fermenters
Yoshihiro Ogawa, Fumio Yamaguchi, Katsumi Yuasa, and Yasutaka Tahara 1684

Role of Divalent Metal Ions on Activity and Stability of Thermostable Dipeptidase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
Hong-Yon Cho, Katsuyuki Tanizawa, and Kenji Soda 1688

Formation Mechanism of Monodehydro-L-ascorbic Acid and Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of L-Ascorbic Acid
Noriko Miyake, Miok Kim, and Tadao Kurata 1693

Synthesis of (R,Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the Sex Pheromone of the Yellowish Elongate Chafer (Heptophylla picea)
Shigefumi Kuwahara, Shiharu Hamade, Yukari Yoshinaga, Walter Soares Leal, and Osamu Kodama 1696

Isolation and Some Properties of Sorbitol Oxidase from Streptomyces sp. H-7775
Kazumi Hiraga, Mitsunori Kitazawa, Norihisa Kaneko, and Kohei Oda 1699

Purification of Levan Fructotransferase from Arthrobacter nicotinovorans GS-9 and Production of DFA IV from Levan by the Enzyme
Katsuichi Saito, Hiroko Goto, Atsushi Yokota, and Fusao Tomita 1705

Cloning of Genes of the Aminopeptidase T Family from Thermus thermophilus HB8 and Bacillus stearothermophilus NCIB8924: Apparent Similarity to the Leucyl Aminopeptidase Family
Hidemasa Motoshima, Etsuo Minagawa, Fuji Tsukasaki, and Shuichi Kaminogawa 1710

Increase in Swimming Endurance Capacity of Mice by Capsaicin-induced Adrenal Catecholamine Secretion
Kyung-Mi Kim, Teruo Kawada, Kengo Ishihara, Kazuo Inoue, and Tohru Fushiki 1718

Efficient Syntheses of the OPC Homologous Series, OPC-1 : 0, -3 : 0, -4 : 0, -5 : 0, -6 : 0, -7 : 0, and -8 : 0
Hiroaki Toshima, Shinji Nara, Hisateru Aramaki, Akitami Ichihara, Yasunori Koda, and Yoshio Kikuta 1724

A Protein Factor Is Essential for in Situ Reactivation of Glycerol-inactivated Adenosylcobalamin-dependent Diol Dehydratase
Koichi Mori, Takamasa Tobimatsu, and Tetsuo Toraya 1729

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Identification of Methyl -Glucopyranoside and Xylose as Soluble Sugar Constituents in Roses (Rosa hybrida L.)

Kazuo Ichimura, Katsunori Kohata, Mamoru Koketsu, Yuichi Yamaguchi, Hiroyasu Yamaguchi, and Kenichi Suto 1734

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Oxidative Stability of Liposomes Prepared from Soybean PC, Chicken Egg PC, and Salmon Egg PC

Eiichi Nara, Kazuo Miyashita, and Toru Ota 1736

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Purification and Characterization of Konjac Glucomannan Degrading Enzyme from Anaerobic Human Intestinal Bacterium, Clostridium butyricum-Clostridium beijerinckii Group

Nobuyoshi Nakajima and Yasushi Matsuura 1739

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Anthraquinone Production by Cell Suspension Cultures of Rubia
akane NAKAI

Hiroshi Mizutani, Osamu Hashimoto, Ruka Nakashima, and Jun Nagai 1743

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Molecular Cloning of a New Type of cDNA for Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Tsuyoshi Kawano, Hiroshi Kataoka, Hiromichi Nagasawa, Akira Isogai, and Akinori Suzuki 1745

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Semi Quantification of Gibberellins in the Anthers of Thermosensitive Genetic Male Sterile Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. PL12)

Ichiro Honda, Shinya Iwasaki, Kazuhisa Sudo, Hiroshi Kato, Kiyoaki Maruyama, Morifumi Hasegawa, Isomaro Yamaguchi, Noboru Murofushi, Tadashi Yanagisawa, and Nobutaka Takahashi 1748

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A Sensitive and Rapid Method for Mapping Protein Bound to DNA by Atomic Force Microscopy

Masato Tanigawa, Masayuki Machida, and Takao Okada 1751

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Prolyl Endopeptidase Inhibitors Derived from Actinomycetes

Ken-ichi Kimura, Fumiko Kanou, Yasushi Yamashita, Tadashi Yoshimoto, and Makoto Yoshihama 1754

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Purification and Some Properties of an -Amylase from an Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from Coastal Sediment

Haruo Sugita, Akiko Kuruma, and Yoshiaki Deguchi 1757

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Sequence Analysis of Functional Regions of Homoserine Dehydrogenase Genes from L-Lysine and L-Threonine-producing Mutants of Brevibacterium lactofermentum

Masakazu Sugimoto, Akiko Tanaka, Tomoko Suzuki, Hiroshi Matsui, Shigeru Nakamori and Hiroshi Takagi 1760

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Gibberellin Metabolism in Intact Plants of Raphanus sativus L.
Takaaki Nishijima, Masaji Koshioka, Hiroko Yamazaki, and Lewis N. Mander 1763

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Construction of T-Tailed Vectors Derived from a pUC Plasmid: a Rapid System for Direct Cloning of Unmodified PCR Products
Eiji Ido and Masanori Hayami 1766

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Carquinostatin B, a New Neuronal Cell-protecting Substance Produced by Streptomyces exfoliatus

Kazuo Shin-ya, Toshihiro Kunigami, Jun-Sik Kim, Kazuo Furihata, Yoichi Hayakawa, and Haruo Seto 1768

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Cytochrome b/f Complex is not Involved in Respiration in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 Grown Photoautotrophycally

Tsuyoshi Endo 1770

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Antioxidative Activity of Water Extracts of Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaves

Tomonori Unno, Iwao Sakane, Toshiki Masumizu, Masahiro Kohno, and Takami Kakuda 1772

Rapid Paper
Fluorometric Measurement of Yessotoxins in Shellfish by High-pressure Liquid Chromatography

Takeshi Yasumoto and Azusa Takizawa 1775

Rapid Paper
A Novel Type of D-Mannitol Dehydrogenase from Acetobacter xylinum: Occurrence, Purification, and Basic Properties

Tadao Oikawa, Junji Nakai, Yasuyuki Tsukagawa, and Kenji Soda 1778

Short Cmmunication
Identification of the Absolute Configuration of Pectenotoxin-6, a Polyether Macrolide Compound, by NMR Spectroscopic Method Using a Chiral Anisotropic Reagent, Phenylglycine Methyl Ester

Katsunori Sasaki, Masayuki Satake, and Takeshi Yasumoto 1783

Short Communication
Identification of the Minimum Segment Essential for the HII-Specific Function of Staphylococcal -Hemolysin

Hirofumi Nariya and Yoshiyuki Kamio 1786

Short Communication
A Beta-Glucosidase Gene Downstream of the Cellulose Synthase Operon in Cellulose-producing Acetobacter

Naoto Tonouchi, Naoki Tahara, Yukiko Kojima, Tomonori Nakai, Fukumi Sakai, Takahisa Hayashi, Takayasu Tsuchida, and Fumihiro Yoshinaga 1789 Vol. 61. No. 10(1997)

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Purification and Properties of Two Isozymes of -Glutamyltranspeptidase from Bacillus subtilis TAM-4

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Methods for Estimating the Parameters of Nonlinear Adsorption Isotherms of Langmuir and Freundlich Types from a Response Curve of Pulse Input of an Adsorbate

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Antioxidant Activity of Quercetin against Metmyoglobin-induced Oxidation of Fish Oil-bile Salt Emulsion

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Interaction of Mercury with Human and Bovine Milk Proteins

-5-
Antioxidant Effects of Dopamine and Related Compounds

-6-
Synthesis of Novel 25-Substituted Milbemycin A4 Derivatives and Their Acaricidal Activity against Tetranychus urticae

-7-
Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Raphidophycean Phytoplankton

-8-
Analysis of Aggregate Structure in Food Protein Gels with the Concept of Fractal

-9-
Production of Recombinant Der f I with the Native IgE-Binding Activity Using a Baculovirus Expression System

-10-
Measurement of Phenolic Compounds and Their Effect on Shikonin Production in Lithospermum Cultured Cells

-11-
Effects of Dietary Pyrazinamide on the Metabolism of Tryptophan to Niacin in Streptozotocin-diabetic Rats

-12-
Efficient Production of -Polyglutamic Acid by Bacillus subtilis (natto) in Jar Fermenters

-13-
Role of Divalent Metal Ions on Activity and Stability of Thermostable Dipeptidase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

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Formation Mechanism of Monodehydro-L-ascorbic Acid and Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of L-Ascorbic Acid

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Synthesis of (R,Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the Sex Pheromone of the Yellowish Elongate Chafer (Heptophylla picea)

-16-
Isolation and Some Properties of Sorbitol Oxidase from Streptomyces sp. H-7775

-17-
Purification of Levan Fructotransferase from Arthrobacter nicotinovorans GS-9 and Production of DFA IV from Levan by the Enzyme

-18-
Cloning of Genes of the Aminopeptidase T Family from Thermus thermophilus HB8 and Bacillus stearothermophilus NCIB8924: Apparent Similarity to the Leucyl Aminopeptidase Family

-19-
Increase in Swimming Endurance Capacity of Mice by Capsaicin-induced Adrenal Catecholamine Secretion

-20-
Efficient Syntheses of the OPC Homologous Series, OPC-1 : 0, -3 : 0, -4 : 0, -5 : 0, -6 : 0, -7 : 0, and -8 : 0

-21-
A Protein Factor Is Essential for in Situ Reactivation of Glycerol-inactivated Adenosylcobalamin-dependent Diol Dehydratase

-22-
Note
Identification of Methyl -Glucopyranoside and Xylose as Soluble Sugar Constituents in Roses (Rosa hybrida L.)

-23-
Note
Oxidative Stability of Liposomes Prepared from Soybean PC, Chicken Egg PC, and Salmon Egg PC

-24-
Note
Purification and Characterization of Konjac Glucomannan Degrading Enzyme from Anaerobic Human Intestinal Bacterium, Clostridium butyricum-Clostridium beijerinckii Group

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Note
Anthraquinone Production by Cell Suspension Cultures of Rubia akane NAKAI

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Note
Molecular Cloning of a New Type of cDNA for Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

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Note
Semi Quantification of Gibberellins in the Anthers of Thermosensitive Genetic Male Sterile Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. PL12)

-28-
Note
A Sensitive and Rapid Method for Mapping Protein Bound to DNA by Atomic Force Microscopy

-29-
Note
Prolyl Endopeptidase Inhibitors Derived from Actinomycetes

-30-
Note
Purification and Some Properties of an -Amylase from an Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from Coastal Sediment

-31-
Note
Sequence Analysis of Functional Regions of Homoserine Dehydrogenase Genes from L-Lysine and L-Threonine-producing Mutants of Brevibacterium lactofermentum

-32-
Note
Gibberellin Metabolism in Intact Plants of Raphanus sativus L.

-33-
Note
Construction of T-Tailed Vectors Derived from a pUC Plasmid: a Rapid System for Direct Cloning of Unmodified PCR Products

-34-
Note
Carquinostatin B, a New Neuronal Cell-protecting Substance Produced by Streptomyces exfoliatus

-35-
Note
Cytochrome b/f Complex Is Not Involved in Respiration in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 Grown Photoautotrophycally

-36-
Note
Antioxidative Activity of Water Extracts of Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaves

-37-
Rapid Paper
Fluorometric Measurement of Yessotoxins in Shellfish by High-pressure Liquid Chromatography

-38-
Rapid Paper
A Novel Type of D-Mannitol Dehydrogenase from Acetobacter xylinum: Occurrence, Purification, and Basic Properties

-39-
Short Communication
Identification of the Absolute Configuration of Pectenotoxin-6, a Polyether Macrolide Compound, by NMR Spectroscopic Method Using a Chiral Anisotropic Reagent, Phenylglycine Methyl Ester

-40-
Short Communication
Identification of the Minimum Segment Essential for the HII-Specific Function of Staphylococcal -Hemolysin

-41-
Short Communication
A Beta-Glucosidase Gene Downstream of the Cellulose Synthase Operon in Cellulose-producing Acetobacter


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