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pp.125~134
Kaori Itto-Nakama, Shun Watanabe, Naoko Kondo, Shinsuke Ohnuki, Ryota Kikuchi, Toru Nakamura, Wataru Ogasawara, Ken Kasahara, Yoshikazu Ohya
AI-based forecasting of ethanol fermentation using yeast morphological data
pp.260~272
Takahiro Ikeda, Shun Watanabe, Takakazu Mitani
Genistein regulates adipogenesis by blocking the function of adenine nucleotide translocase-2 in the mitochondria
pp.273~281
Kasumi Nakagawa, Michiki Takeuchi, Manami Tada, Momoka Matsunaga, Masami Kugo, Suzuna Kiyofuji, Mayu Kikuchi, Kazuya Yomota, Takaiku Sakamoto, Kenji Kano, Jun Ogawa, Eiji Sakuradani
Isolation and characterization of indigo-reducing bacteria and analysis of microbiota from indigo fermentation suspensions
pp.321~330
Takashi Iwasaki, Aiki Maruyama, Yurika Inui, Toshihiko Sakurai, Tsuyoshi Kawano
In vitro transcytosis of Helicobacter pylori histidine-rich protein through gastric epithelial-like cells and the blood–brain barrier
pp.380~389
Satoko Kawarasaki, Kazuki Matsuo, Hidetoshi Kuwata, Lanxi Zhou, Jungin Kwon, Zheng Ni, Haruya Takahashi, Wataru Nomura, Hisanori Kenmotsu, Kazuo Inoue, Teruo Kawada, Tsuyoshi Goto
Screening of flavor compounds using Ucp1-luciferase reporter beige adipocytes identified 5-methylquinoxaline as a novel UCP1-inducing compound
pp.717~723
Hideaki Oikawa, Yusuke Mizunoue, Takemichi Nakamura, Eri Fukushi, Jiang Yulu, Taro Ozaki, Atsushi Minami
Structure and biosynthesis of the ribosomal lipopeptide antibiotic albopeptins
pp.730~738
Naoko Goto-Inoue, Mizuki Morisasa, Keisuke Kimura, Tsukasa Mori, Yasuro Furuichi, Yasuko Manabe, Nobuharu L Fujii
Mass spectrometry imaging reveals local metabolic changes in skeletal muscle due to chronic training
pp.875~883
Kumiko Takemori, Kaito Yoshimoto, Kana Aoki, Takuya Matsuo, Takashi Kometani
Development of pups born to rats established as a model of underweight Japanese women and the onset of impaired glucose tolerance
pp.1060~1070
Takuto Suito, Kohjiro Nagao, Naoto Juni, Yuji Hara, Takaaki Sokabe, Haruyuki Atomi, Masato Umeda
Regulation of thermoregulatory behavior by commensal bacteria in Drosophila
pp.1095~1105
Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Mai Kubota, Keiichiro Sugimoto, Tomoya Kitakaze, Naoki Harada, Ryoichi Yamaji
Dietary oleamide attenuates obesity induced by housing mice in small cages
pp.1333~1342
Yuta Kudo, Keiichi Konoki, Mari Yotsu-Yamashita
Mass spectrometry–guided discovery of new analogs of bicyclic phosphotriester salinipostin and evaluation of their monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitory activity
pp.1431~1437
Masataka Narukawa, Takumi Misaka
Identification of mouse bitter taste receptors that respond to resveratrol: a bitter-tasting polyphenolic compound

Vol.85(2021) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.61~68
Kumi Yoshida, Takeya Oniduka, Kin-ichi Oyama, Tadao Kondo
Blue flower coloration of Corydalis ambigua requires ferric ion and kaempferol glycoside 
pp.440~446
Toshihide Suzuki, Makoto Shimizu, Yoshio Yamauchi, Ryuichiro Sato
Polymethoxyflavones in orange peel extract prevent skeletal muscle damage induced by eccentric exercise in rats
pp.895~901
Takamitsu Amai, Tomoka Tsuji, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Kouichi Kuroda
Development of a mito-CRISPR system for generating mitochondrial DNA-deleted strain in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
pp.1005~1015
Kentaro Ochi, Maho Tokuda, Kosuke Yanagiya, Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi, Hideaki Nojiri, Masahiro Yuki, Moriya Ohkuma, Kazuhide Kimbara, Masaki Shintani
Oxygen concentration affects frequency and range of transconjugants for the incompatibility (Inc) P-1 and P-7 plasmids pBP136 and pCAR1
pp.1405~1414
Yoshino Tanaka, Yoshihiko Nanasato, Kousei Omura, Keita Endoh, Tsuyoshi Kawano, Takashi Iwasaki
Direct protein delivery into intact plant cells using polyhistidine peptides
pp.1594~1601
Yuto Ohata, Yuuki Tetsumoto, Sayo Morita, Naoki Mori, Yoichi Ishiguri, Naoko Yoshinaga
Triterpenes induced by young apple fruits in response to herbivore attack
pp.2076~2083
Takanori Ichikawa, Mizuki Tanaka, Takayasu Watanabe, Sitong Zhan, Akira Watanabe, Takahiro Shintani, Katsuya Gomi
Crucial role of the intracellular α-glucosidase MalT in the activation of the transcription factor AmyR essential for amylolytic gene expression in Aspergillus oryzae
pp.2121~2130
Takahiro Sawada, Koichi Nishimura, Jinichi Mori, Yoshiaki Kanemoto, Alexander Kouzmenko, Rei Amano, Akira Hayakawa, Suguru Tokiwa, Hiroaki Shimmura, Shigeaki Kato
Androgen-dependent and DNA-binding-independent association of androgen receptor with chromatic regions coding androgen-induced noncoding RNAs
pp.2137~2144
Yu Takahashi, Yu Inoue, Keitaro Kuze, Shintaro Sato, Makoto Shimizu, Hiroshi Kiyono, Yoshio Yamauchi, Ryuichiro Sato
Comparison of gene expression and activation of transcription factors in organoid-derived monolayer intestinal epithelial cells and organoids
pp.2153~2160
Shota Uesugi, Mayuka Hakozaki, Yuko Kanno, Honoka Takahashi, Yui Kudo, Ken-ichi Kimura, Hidetoshi Yamada, Akira Yano
A yeast-based screening system identified bakkenolide B contained in Petasites japonicus as an inhibitor of interleukin-2 production in a human T cell line
pp.2311~2321
Shotaro Murata, Takashi Sasaki, Yuki Yamauchi, Makoto Shimizu, Ryuichiro Sato
Maslinic acid activates mTORC1 and human TGR5 and induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Vol.84(2020) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.31~36
Sayuki Oka, Ryo Kuniba, Nozomi Tsuboi, Sayaka Tsuchida, Kazunari Ushida, Shusuke Tomoshige & Kouji Kuramochi
Isolation, synthesis, and biological activities of a bibenzyl from Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum
pp.118~125
Tatsuya Nishiyama, Woro Triarsi Sulistyaningdyah, Kenji Ueda & Hitoshi Kusakabe
GABA enzymatic assay kit
pp.305~313
Mari Iwase, Shoko Sakai, Shigeto Seno, Yu-Sheng Yeh, Tony Kuo, Haruya Takahashi, Wataru Nomura, Huei-Fen Jheng, Paul Horton, Naoki Osato, Hideo Matsuda, Kazuo Inoue, Teruo Kawada & Tsuyoshi Goto
Long non-coding RNA 2310069B03Rik functions as a suppressor of Ucp1 expression under prolonged cold exposure in murine beige adipocytes
pp.421~427
Atsushi Shigeto, Atsushi Wada & Kenji Kumazawa
Identification of the novel odor active compounds “p-menthane lactones” responsible for the characteristic aroma of fresh peppermint leaf
pp.734~742
Mayu Suzuki, Kairi Koubara, Mihoko Takenoya, Kazuhiro Fukano, Shinsaku Ito, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Akira Nakamura& Shunsuke Yajima
Single amino acid mutation altered substrate specificity for L-glucose and inositol inscyllo-inositol dehydrogenase isolated from Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans
pp.764~773
Yusuke Okamoto, Maiko Tomioka, Fumihiko Ogasawara, Kota Nagaiwa, Yasuhisa Kimura, Noriyuki Kioka & Kazumitsu Ueda
C-terminal of ABCA1 separately regulates cholesterol floppase activity and cholesterol efflux activity
pp.936~942
Junko Ohki, Akihiko Sakashita, Eitaro Aihara, Akihiko Inaba, Hironobu Uchiyama, Masahito Matsumoto, Yuzo Ninomiya, Takumi Yamane, Yuichi Oishi & Ken Iwatsuki
Comparative analysis of enteroendocrine cells and their hormones between mouse intestinal organoids and native tissues
pp.1062~1068
Tomoyuki Takeya, Miyabi Yamakita, Daisuke Hayashi, Kento Fujisawa, Yasuyoshi Sakai & Hiroya Yurimoto
Methanol production by reversed methylotrophy constructed in Escherichia coli
pp.1250~1258
Reiko Nagasaka, Hazuki Nakachi, Yuka Onodera, Yuki Ishikawa & Toshiaki Ohshima
Leptin promotes the fat preference associated with low-temperature acclimation in mice
pp.1475~1485
Masaki Asano, Fumika Nakano, Eriko Nakatsukasa & Tsuyoshi Tsuduki
The 1975 type Japanese diet improves the gut microbial flora and inhibits visceral fat accumulation in mice
pp.1706~1713
Satomi Hirai & Toshiyuki Kawasumi
Enhanced lactic acid bacteria viability with yeast coincubation under acidic conditions

Vol.83(2019) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.192~201
Tetsuya Shiina, Kazuya Nakagawa, Yukiko Fujisaki, Taro Ozaki, Chengwei Liu, Tomonobu Toyomasu, Masaru Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Koshino, Atsushi Minami, Hiroshi Kawaide & Hideaki Oikawa
Biosynthetic study of conidiation-inducing factor conidiogenone: heterologous production and cyclization mechanism of a key bifunctional diterpene synthase
pp.281~290
Koji Yamaguchi, Yuya Yoshimura, Shinya Nakagawa, Hirokazu Mezaki, Satomi Yoshimura & Tsutomu Kawasaki
OsDRE2 contributes to chitin-triggered response through its interaction with OsRLCK185
pp.463~471
Shiho Ito, Noriyuki Kioka & Kazumitsu Ueda
Cell migration is negatively modulated by ABCA1
pp.569~577
Yusuke Yoshida, Hiroyuki Iguchi, Yasuyoshi Sakai & Hiroya Yurimoto
Pantothenate auxotrophy of Methylobacterium spp. isolated from living plants
pp.876~881
Koji Miyamoto, Tomoharu Matsumoto, Emi Yumoto, Tomoko Sakazawa, Takao Yokota, Hisakazu Yamane & Kenichi Uchida
Facile preparation of optically active jasmonates and their biological activities in rice
pp.1372~1381
Eiichiro Kan, Yohei Katsuyama, Jun-ichi Maruyama, Koichi Tamano, Yasuji Koyama & Yasuo Ohnishi
Production of the plant polyketide curcumin in Aspergillus oryzae: strengthening malonyl-CoA supply for yield improvement
pp.1498~1505
Kazuya Tomimoto, Takeshi Akao & Hisashi Fukuda
Histone deacetylases in sake yeast affect fermentation characteristics
pp.1740~1746
Masamori Iwase, Kyoko Watanabe, Makoto Shimizu, Tsukasa Suzuki, Yuji Yamamoto, Jun Inoue & Ryuichiro Sato
Chrysin reduces the activity and protein level of mature forms of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
pp.2144~2152
Yusuke Fujii, Thuy Tien Thi Nguyen, Yuta Fujimura, Naotaka Kameya, Shoji Nakamura, Kensuke Arakawa & Hidetoshi Morita
Fecal metabolite of a gnotobiotic mouse transplanted with gut microbiota from a patient with Alzheimer’s disease
pp.2163~2171
Yosef Hamba Tola, Yoshiko Fujitani & Akio Tani
Bacteria with natural chemotaxis towards methanol revealed by chemotaxis fishing technique

Vol.82(2018) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.161~165
Satoru Watanabe, Hiroaki Ozawa, Hiroaki Kato, Kaori Nimura-Matsune, Toshifumi Hirayama, Fumitaka Kudo, Tadashi Eguchi, Katsumi Kakinuma & Hirofumi Yoshikawa
Carbon-free production of 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose (DOI) in cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
pp.232~237
Tamako Miyazaki, Katsushi Nakata, Takashi Nishimura, Shintaro Abe, Tetsuro Yamashita & Masao Miyazaki
Identification of 2-phenylethanol with a rose-like odor from anal sac secretions of the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus)
pp.274~284
Yi Jun Zhou, Keisuke Fukumura & Shinji Nagata
Effects of adipokinetic hormone and its related peptide on maintaining hemolymph carbohydrate and lipid levels in the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus
pp.292~303
Tomoko Niwa, Takamasa Suzuki, Yumiko Takebayashi, Rie Ishiguro, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Hitoshi Sakakibara & Sumie Ishiguro
Jasmonic acid facilitates flower opening and floral organ development through the upregulated expression of SlMYB21 transcription factor in tomato
pp.356~362
Mitsuhiro Itaya, Miki Hasegawa, Masaru Tomita & Mitsuru Sato
The first high frequency of recombination-like conjugal transfer from an integrated origin of transfer sequence in Bacillus subtilis 168
pp.407~416
Noriko Morimoto, Kotomi Ueno, Masayoshi Teraishi, Yutaka Okumoto, Naoki Mori & Atsushi Ishihara
Induced phenylamide accumulation in response to pathogen infection and hormone treatment in rice (Oryza sativa)
pp.689~697
Kyuichi Kawabata, Nobuyuki Baba, Taiken Sakano, Yoshimitsu Hamano, Shu Taira, Akira Tamura, Seigo Baba, Midori Natsume, Takeshi Ishii, Shigeru Murakami & Hajime Ohigashi
Functional properties of anti-inflammatory substances from quercetin-treated Bifidobacterium adolescentis
pp.709~715
Yui Iwagaki, Saeko Sugawara, Yasuhisa Huruya, Miki Sato, Qiming Wu, Shuang E, Kazushi Yamamoto & Tsuyoshi Tsuduki
The 1975 Japanese diet has a stress reduction effect in mice: search for physiological effects using metabolome analysis
pp.1207~1215
Kayo Hanafusa, Hiroki Murakami, Takuya Ueda, Erika Yano, Nobuhiro Zaima & Tatsuya Moriyama
Worm wounding increases levels of pollen-related food allergens in soybean (Glycine max)
pp.1377~1383
Ayane Kuboyama, Takashi Sasaki, Makoto Shimizu, Jun Inoue & Ryuichiro Sato
The expression of Transmembrane Protein 100 is regulated by alterations in calcium signaling rather than endoplasmic reticulum stress
pp.2021~2029
Takuya Yamaguchi & Yasuhisa Asano
Prunasin production using engineered Escherichia coli expressing UGT85A47 from Japanese apricot and UDP-glucose biosynthetic enzyme genes
pp.2118~2129
Seiya Tanaka, Manami Oyama, Miyu Nishikawa, Shinichi Ikushiro & Hiroshi Hara
Simultaneous collection of the portal and superior vena cava blood in conscious rats defined that intestinal epithelium is the major site of glucuronidation, but not sulfation and methylation, of quercetin
pp.2168~2175
Mika Nishiuchi, Kumiko Sakai, Hiroyuki Tajima, Kazuo Katayama, Fumiko Kimura, Seiko Hoshi, Tomoko Goto, Hitoshi Shirakawa & Michio Komai
Orexigenic action of oral zinc: metabolomic analysis in the rat hypothalamus

Vol.81(2017) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.102~111
Katsutoshi Nishino, Misao Shiro, Ryuki Okura, Kazuya Oizumi, Toru Fujita, Takahiro Sasamori, Norihiro Tokitoh, Akiyoshi Yamada, Chihiro Tanaka, Muneyoshi Yamaguchi, Syuntaro Hiradate & Nobuhiro Hirai
The (oxalato)aluminate complex as an antimicrobial substance protecting the "shiro" of Tricholoma matsutake from soil micro-organisms
pp.147~152
Naoki Yokotani, Misugi Uraji, Miyuki Hara, Seisuke Hihara, Tadashi Hatanaka & Kenji Oda
Low accumulation of chlorogenic acids represses reddening during flesh browning in Japanese peach "Okayama PEH7"
pp.249~255
Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Takaya Oikawa, Takeshi Suzuki, Syohei Takeishi, Hideyuki Matsuura, Kosaku Takahashi, Shin Hamamoto, Nobuyuki Uozumi, Takafumi Shimizu, Mitsunori Seo, Hiroyuki Ohta & Minoru Ueda
GTR1 is a jasmonic acid and jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine transporter in Arabidopsis thaliana
pp.1136~1147
Ayaka Ichikawa Nagasato, Hiroshi Yamashita, Michinori Matsuo, Kazumitsu Ueda & Noriyuki Kioka
The distribution of vinculin to lipid rafts plays an important role in sensing stiffness of extracellular matrix
pp.1176~1184
Zhongfeng Ye, Kazuya Nakagawa, Masahiro Natsume, Hideaki Nojiri, Hiroshi Kawaide & Kazunori Okada
Biochemical synthesis of uniformly 13C-labeled diterpene hydrocarbons and their bioconversion to diterpenoid phytoalexins in planta
pp.1444~1451
Kohei Nishino, Misaki Kushima, Tomohiro Kaino, Yasuhiro Matsuo & Makoto Kawamukai 
Urea enhances cell lysis of Schizosaccharomyces pombe ura4 mutants
pp.1470~1477
Kumi Otori, Masahiro Tamoi, Noriaki Tanabe & Shigeru Shigeoka
Enhancements in sucrose biosynthesis capacity affect shoot branching in Arabidopsis
pp.1598~1606
Ryo Nakamura, Kumiko Nakano, Hiroyasu Tamura, Masaki Mizunuma, Tohru Fushiki & Dai Hirata
Evaluation of the comprehensive palatability of Japanese sake paired with dishes by multiple regression analysis based on subdomains
pp.1837~1844
Keita Fukui, Kei Nanatani, Yoshihiko Hara, Suguru Yamakami, Daiki Yahagi, Akito Chinen, Mitsunori Tokura & Keietsu Abe
Escherichia coli yjjPB genes encode a succinate transporter important for succinate production
pp.2009~2017
Aina Gotoh, Misaki Nara, Yuta Sugiyama, Mikiyasu Sakanaka, Hiroyuki Yachi, Aya Kitakata, Akira Nakagawa, Hiromichi Minami, Shujiro Okuda, Toshihiko Katoh, Takane Katayama & Shin Kurihara
Use of Gifu Anaerobic Medium for culturing 32 dominant species of human gut microbes and its evaluation based on short-chain fatty acids fermentation profiles
pp.2130~2138
Ayano Komine-Abe, Megumi Nagano-Shoji, Shosei Kubo, Hisashi Kawasaki, Minoru Yoshida, Makoto Nishiyama & Saori Kosono
Effect of lysine succinylation on the regulation of 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase inhibitor, OdhI, involved in glutamate production in Corynebacterium glutamicum
pp.2168~2177
Masayuki Shibata, Motohiko Hirotsuka, Yukiko Mizutani, Haruya Takahashi, Teruo Kawada, Kentaro Matsumiya, Yukako Hayashi & Yasuki Matsumura
Isolation and characterization of key contributors to the "kokumi" taste in soybean seeds

Vol.80(2016) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.232~240    
Keug Tae Kim, Yoko Chiba, Hiroyuki Arai & Masaharu Ishii
Discovery of an intermolecular disulfide bond required for the thermostability of a heterodimeric protein from the thermophile Hydrogenobacter thermophilus
pp.399~406
Takashi Koyanagi, Akira Nakagawa, Masashi Kiyohara, Hiroshi Matsui, Atsushi Tsuji, Florin Barla, Harumi Take, Yoko Katsuyama, Koji Tokuda, Shizuo Nakamura, Hiromichi Minami, Toshiki Enomoto, Takane Katayama & Hidehiko Kumagai
Tracing microbiota changes in yamahai-moto, the traditional Japanese sake starter
pp.432~439
Tomoaki Anabuki, Miu Tsukahara, Hideyuki Matsuura & Kosaku Takahashi
Tandem photoaffinity labeling of a target protein using a linker with biotin, alkyne and benzophenone groups and a bioactive small molecule with an azide group
pp.694~705
Kohji Nishimura, Erika Matsunami, Shohei Yoshida, Shuhei Kohata, Junji Yamauchi, Mitsuo Jisaka, Tsutomu Nagaya, Kazushige Yokota & Tsuyoshi Nakagawa
The tyrosine-sorting motif of the vacuolar sorting receptor VSR4 from Arabidopsis thaliana, which is involved in the interaction between VSR4 and AP1M2, μ1-adaptin type 2 of clathrin adaptor complex 1 subunits, participates in the post-Golgi sorting of VSR4
pp.726~734
Sunita Maharjan, Yasuyoshi Sakai & Jun Hoseki
Screening of dietary antioxidants against mitochondria-mediated oxidative stress by visualization of intracellular redox state
pp.1006~1011
Shingo Miyata, Jun Inoue, Makoto Shimizu & Ryuichiro Sato
Allyl isothiocyanate suppresses the proteolytic activation of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins and de novo fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis
pp.1012~1019
Yuki Atago, Jun Shimodaira, Naoto Araki, Nor’azizi Bin Othman, Zuriati Zakaria, Masao Fukuda, Junichiro Futami & Hirofumi Hara
Identification of novel extracellular protein for PCB/biphenyl metabolism in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
pp.1792~1801
Ken Oda, Shiho Terado, Rieko Toyoura, Hisashi Fukuda, Moriyuki Kawauchi & Kazuhiro Iwashita
Development of a promoter shutoff system in Aspergillus oryzae using a sorbitol-sensitive promoter
pp.1954~1959
Seiji Kojima, Kanako Hayashi, Saeko Tochigi, Tomonobu Kusano, Jun Kaneko & Yoshiyuki Kamio
Peptidoglycan-associated outer membrane protein Mep45 of rumen anaerobe Selenomonas ruminantium forms a non-specific diffusion pore via its C-terminal transmembrane domain
pp.2425~2436
Hiroyoshi Inaba, Takuya Kishimoto, Satoru Oishi, Kan Nagata, Shunsuke Hasegawa, Tamae Watanabe & Satoshi Kida
Vitamin B1-deficient mice show impairment of hippocampus-dependent memory formation and loss of hippocampal neurons and dendritic spines: potential microendophenotypes of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome

Vol.79(2015) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp.422~431    
Taku Chibazakura, Yui Toriyabe, Hiroshi Fujii, Kiwamu Takahashi, Mariko Kawakami, Haruna Kuwamura, Hazuki Haga, Shun-ichiro Ogura, Fuminori Abe, Motowo Nakajima, Hirofumi Yoshikawa & Tohru Tanaka
5-aminolevulinic acid enhances cell death under thermal stress in certain cancer cell lines
pp.443~455    
Sumiko Nakamura, Hikaru Satoh & Ken’ichi Ohtsubo
Development of formulae for estimating amylose content, amylopectin chain length distribution, and resistant starch content based on the iodine absorption curve of rice starch
pp.658~663
Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Tatsuya Okahashi, Shigenobu Matsumura, Yoko Okafuji, Shin-ichi Adachi, Satoshi Tsuzuki, Kazuo Inoue & Tohru Fushiki
The opioid system majorly contributes to preference for fat emulsions but not sucrose solutions in mice
pp.845~854
Motokazu Nakayama, Kanami Shimatani, Tadahiro Ozawa, Naofumi Shigemune, Daisuke Tomiyama, Koji Yui, Mao Katsuki, Keisuke Ikeda, Ai Nonaka & Takahisa Miyamoto
Mechanism for the antibacterial action of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) on Bacillus subtilis
pp.1240~1245
Hiroshi Kumagai, Mami Fujiwara, Masaki Kuse & Hirosato Takikawa
A concise synthesis of optically active solanacol, the germination stimulant for seeds of root parasitic weeds
pp.1430~1437    
Naoki Harada, Toshiki Takagi, Yoshihisa Nakano, Ryoichi Yamaji & Hiroshi Inui
Protein arginine methyltransferase 10 is required for androgen-dependent proliferation of LNCaP prostate cancer cells
pp.1447~1453
Shiho Murakami, Sayuri Nakayama, Makoto Hattori & Tadashi Yoshida
Establishment and characterization of a novel murine model for pollen allergy
pp.1473~1480    
Daisuke Matsui & Yasuhisa Asano
Heterologous production of L-lysine ε-oxidase by directed evolution using a fusion reporter method
pp.1608~1614
Siqi Tian, Akinori Ohta, Hiroyuki Horiuchi & Ryouichi Fukuda
Evaluation of sterol transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria using mitochondrially targeted bacterial sterol acyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
pp.1946~1953
Kouji Kuramochi, Tomohisa Matsushita & Kazunori Tsubaki
Catch and release of concanavalin A by a mannose-immobilized photoaffinity PEGA resin coupled with a cleavable disulfide linker
pp.1980~1986
Yoshiki Takai & Kazushige Touhara
Enantioselective recognition of menthol by mouse odorant receptors

Vol.78(2014) The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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pp. 130~138
Yori Ozaki, Tomoya Takeda, Narumi Akanishi, Fumihiko Hakuno, Yuka Toyoshima, Shin-Ichiro Takahashi & Asako Takenaka
Insulin injection restored increased insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-2 protein during short-term protein restriction but did not affect reduced insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I mRNA or increased triglyceride accumulation in the liver of rats
pp.420~429
Eriko Yoshizawa, Mai Kaizuka, Ayumi Yamagami, Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi, Minami Matsui, Yusuke Kakei, Yukihisa Shimada, Masaaki Sakuta, Hiroyuki Osada, Tadao Asami & Takeshi Nakano
BPG3 is a novel chloroplast protein that involves the greening of leaves and related to brassinosteroid signaling
pp.695~700
Naoya Kataoka, Alisa S. Vangnai, Hiromitsu Ueda, Takahisa Tajima, Yutaka Nakashimada & Junichi Kato
Enhancement of (R)-1,3-butanediol production by engineered Escherichia coli using a bioreactor system with strict regulation of overall oxygen transfer coefficient and pH
pp.898~907
Hiraku Takada, Masato Morita, Yuh Shiwa, Ryoma Sugimoto, Shota Suzuki, Fujio Kawamura & Hirofumi Yoshikawa
Cell motility and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis are affected by the ribosomal proteins, S11 and S21
pp.989~997
Akihito Ochiai, Hiroshi Sugai, Kazuki Harada, Seiya Tanaka, Yohei Ishiyama, Kosuke Ito, Takaaki Tanaka, Toshio Uchiumi, Masayuki Taniguchi & Toshiaki Mitsui
Crystal structure of α-amylase from Oryza sativa: molecular insights into enzyme activity and thermostability
pp.1212~1220
Shuichi Shibuya, Yusuke Ozawa, Toshihiko Toda, Kenji Watanabe, Chisa Tometsuka, Takayuki Ogura, Yoh-ichi Koyama & Takahiko Shimizu
Collagen peptide and vitamin C additively attenuate age-related skin atrophy in Sod1-deficient mice
pp.1537~1541
Misumi Kataoka & Kazuhiko Ishikawa
Complete saccharification of β-glucan using hyperthermophilic endocellulase and β-glucosidase from Pyrococcus furiosus
pp.1584~1591
Ikuo Ikeda, Kanae Metoki, Takashi Yamahira, Masaki Kato, Nao Inoue, Koji Nagao, Teruyoshi Yanagita, Hitoshi Shirakawa & Michio Komai
Impact of fasting time on hepatic lipid metabolism in nutritional animal studies
pp.1662~1668
Mana Iizuka, Yuhya Wakasa, Hiroto Tsuboi, Hiromitsu Asashima, Tomoya Hirota, Yuya Kondo, Isao Matsumoto, Takayuki Sumida & Fumio Takaiwa
Prophylactic effect of the oral administration of transgenic rice seeds containing altered peptide ligands of type II collagen on rheumatoid arthritis
pp.1839~1849
Naiyanate Jaroensanti, Jung-Min Yoon, Yuji Nakai, Ikuya Shirai, Masato Otani, Seung-Hyun Park, Ken-ichiro Hayashi, Masatoshi Nakajima & Tadao Asami
Does the brassinosteroid signal pathway in photomorphogenesis overlap with the gravitropic response caused by auxin?
pp.1871~1878
Mina Fujitani, Shigenobu Matsumura, Daisaku Masuda, Shizuya Yamashita, Tohru Fushiki & Kazuo Inoue
CD36, but not GPR120, is required for efficient fatty acid utilization during endurance exercise
pp.2030~2035
Tadayoshi Kanao, Hisayuki Nakayama, Mizuki Kato & Kazuo Kamimura
The sole cysteine residue (Cys301) of tetrathionate hydrolase from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans does not play a role in enzyme activity

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pp. 167~172
Akane KUBOTA, Kimitsune ISHIZAKI, Masashi HOSAKA, and Takayuki KOHCHI
Efficient Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Using Regenerating Thalli
pp.534~543
Juliano de Oliveira PORCIUNCULA, Takanori FURUKAWA, Kazuki MORI, Yosuke SHIDA, Hideki HIRAKAWA, Kosuke TASHIRO, Satoru KUHARA, Satoshi NAKAGAWA, Yasushi MORIKAWA, and Wataru OGASAWARA
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis of a Trichoderma reesei Hyper-Cellulolytic Mutant Developed in Japan
pp.802~809
Shigeki KADA, Atsushi ISHIKAWA, Yoshifumi OHSHIMA, and Ken-ichi YOSHIDA
Alkaline Serine Protease AprE Plays an Essential Role in Poly-γ-glutamate Production during Natto Fermentation
pp.966~970
Ancy JOSEPH, Shimpei AIKAWA, Kengo SASAKI, Yota TSUGE, Fumio MATSUDA, Tsutomu TANAKA, and Akihiko KONDO
Utilization of Lactic Acid Bacterial Genes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in the Production of Lactic Acid
pp.1229~1235
Tomomi ITO-NAGAHATA, Chiaki KURIHARA, Miki HASEBE, Akiko ISHII, Kaori YAMASHITA, Mari IWABUCHI, Mariko SONODA, Kiyoshi FUKUHARA, Rumi SAWADA, Atsuko MATSUOKA, and Yoko FUJIWARA
Stilbene Analogs of Resveratrol Improve Insulin Resistance through Activation of AMPK
pp.1734~1738
Ryuto MARUYAMA, Yuki KAMOSHIDA, Makoto SHIMIZU, Jun INOUE, and Ryuichiro SATO
ATF6α Stimulates Cholesterogenic Gene Expression and de Novo Cholesterol Synthesis
pp.1747~1752
Hao FANG, Masanori TOYOFUKU, Tatsunori KIYOKAWA, Akihiro ICHIHASHI, Kazuhiro TATEDA, and Nobuhiko NOMURA
The Impact of Anaerobiosis on Strain-Dependent Phenotypic Variations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
pp.1832~1840
Kotaro ITO, Yasuji KOYAMA, and Yoshiki HANYA
Identification of the Glutaminase Genes of Aspergillus sojae Involved in Glutamate Production during Soy Sauce Fermentation
pp.2175~2180
Shin-ichi ADACHI, Yuki ENDO, Takafumi MIZUSHIGE, Satoshi TSUZUKI, Shigenobu MATSUMURA, Kazuo INOUE, and Tohru FUSHIKI
Increased Levels of Extracellular Dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala of Rats by Ingesting a Low Concentration of a Long-Chain Fatty Acid

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pp. 423~428
Do-Hyun IM, Kei-ichi KIMURA, Fumitaka HAYASAKA, Tomonari TANAKA, Masato NOGUCHI, Atsushi KOBAYASHI, Shin-ichiro SHODA, Kentaro MIYAZAKI, Takayoshi WAKAGI, and Shinya FUSHINOBU
Crystal Structures of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 51 α-L-Arabinofuranosidase from Thermotoga maritima
pp. 679~684
Yosuke HANAI, Ken SHIMONO, Koichi MATSUMURA, Anil VACHANI, Steven ALBELDA, Kunio YAMAZAKI, Gary K. BEAUCHAMP, and Hiroaki OKA
Urinary Volatile Compounds as Biomarkers for Lung Cancer
pp. 859~862
Ken SASAKI, Hiroyo MORIKAWA, Takashi KISHIBE, Ayaka MIKAMI, Toshihiko HARADA , and Masahiro OHTA
Practical Removal of Radioactivity from Sediment Mud in a Swimming Pool in Fukushima, Japan by Immobilized Photosynthetic Bacteria
pp. 1098~1103
Kazuma MURAKAMI, Nakaba MURATA, Yoshihiro NODA, Kazuhiro IRIE, Takuji SHIRASAWA, and Takahiko SHIMIZU
Stimulation of the Amyloidogenic Pathway by Cytoplasmic Superoxide Radicals in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
pp. 1422~1424
Ken-ichi HASHIMOTO, Jun MURATA, Tomoyuki KONISHI, Isamu YABE, Tsuyoshi NAKAMATSU, and Hisashi KAWASAKI
Glutamate Is Excreted Across the Cytoplasmic Membrane through the NCgl1221 Channel of Corynebacterium glutamicum by Passive Diffusion
pp. 1484~1491
Hiroaki KATO, Satoru WATANABE, Kaori NIMURA-MATSUNE, Taku CHIBAZAKURA, Yuzuru TOZAWA, and Hirofumi YOSHIKAWA
Exploration of a Possible Partnership among Orphan Two-Component System Proteins in Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
pp. 1596~1599
Keisuke SASAKI, Masayuki HAYASHI, Takumi NARITA, Michiyo MOTOYAMA, Mika OE, Koichi OJIMA, Ikuyo NAKAJIMA, Susumu MUROYA, Koichi CHIKUNI, Katsuhiro AIKAWA, Yasuyuki IDE, Naoto NAKANISHI, Nobuaki SUZUKI, Shigeru SHIOYA, and Akio TAKENAKA
Radiocesium Distribution in the Tissues of Japanese Black Beef Heifers Fed Fallout-Contaminated Roughage Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident
pp. 2289~2293
Maiko TOMIOKA, Yoshinobu TODA, Junko KURISU, Yasuhisa KIMURA, Mineko KENGAKU, and Kazumitsu UEDA
The Effects of Neurological Disorder-Related Codon Variations of ABCA13 on the Function of the ABC Protein

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pp. 128~135
Yoshinori SUGAI, Sho MIYAZAKI, Shinichiro MUKAI, Isamu YUMOTO, Masahiro NATSUME, and Hiroshi KAWAIDE
Enzymatic Total Synthesis of Gibberellin A4 from Acetate
pp. 396~400
Jun NOJIMA, Rika ISHII-KATSUNO, Eugene FUTAI, Noboru SASAGAWA, Yuichiro WATANABE, Taiji YOSHIDA, and Shoichi ISHIURA
Production of Anti-Amyloid β Antibodies in Mice Fed Rice Expressing Amyloid β
pp. 748~751
Tetsuro MATSUNAGA, Ayumi NAKAYUKI, Yuki SAITO, Akio KATO, Yuichiro NOIRI, Shigeyuki EBISU, and Hiroyuki AZAKAMI
Genomic Recombination through Plasmid-Encoded Recombinase Enhances Hemolytic Activity and Adherence to Epithelial Cells in the Periodontopathogenic Bacterium Eikenella corrodens
pp. 1275~1282
Shu KANEKO, Kenji KUMAZAWA, and Osamu NISHIMURA
Isolation and Identification of the Umami Enhancing Compounds in Japanese Soy Sauce
pp. 1325~1334
Kazutake HIROOKA and Yasutaro FUJITA
Identification of Aromatic Residues Critical to the DNA Binding and Ligand Response of the Bacillus subtilis QdoR (YxaF) Repressor Antagonized by Flavonoids
pp. 1588~1593
Takumi CHINEN, Yu OTA, Yoko NAGUMO, Hiroshi MASUMOTO, and Takeo USUI
Construction of Multidrug-Sensitive Yeast with High Sporulation Efficiency
pp. 1702~1707
Tsutomu HASHIDUME, Takashi SASAKI, Jun INOUE, and Ryuichiro SATO
Consumption of Soy Protein Isolate Reduces Hepatic SREBP-1c and Lipogenic Gene Expression in Wild-Type Mice, but Not in FXR-Deficient Mice
pp. 1813~1817
Ryuya FUJII, Atsushi MINAMI, Tae TSUKAGOSHI, Natsuko SATO, Takehiko SAHARA, Satoru OHGIYA, Katsuya GOMI, and Hideaki OIKAWA
Total Biosynthesis of Diterpene Aphidicolin, a Specific Inhibitor of DNA Polymerase α: Heterologous Expression of Four Biosynthetic Genes in Aspergillus oryzae

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pp. 129~134
Kuniki KINO, Toshinobu ARAI, and Daisuke TATEIWA
A Novel L-Amino Acid Ligase from Bacillus subtilis NBRC3134 Catalyzed Oligopeptide Synthesis
pp. 274~278
Ikuko SASAHARA, Yasufumi FURUHATA, Yusaku IWASAKI, Naohiko INOUE, Hitoshi SATO, Tatsuo WATANABE, and Michio TAKAHASHI
Assessment of the Biological Similarity of Three Capsaicin Analogs (Capsinoids) Found in Non-Pungent Chili Pepper (CH-19 Sweet) Fruits
pp. 627~635
Li-mei CHEN, Hiroya YURIMOTO, Kun-zhi LI, Izumi ORITA, Motomu AKITA, Nobuo KATO, Yasuyoshi SAKAI, and Katsura IZUI
Assimilation of Formaldehyde in Transgenic Plants Due to the Introduction of the Bacterial Ribulose Monophosphate Pathway Genes
pp. 812~818
Ayako KATO, Hirotaka NAITOU, Makoto NAMIOKA, Masanobu AKIMOTO, Takeshi ISHII, Hiroyuki SAKAKIBARA, Kayoko SHIMOI, Tsutomu NAKAYAMA, and Norio OHASHI
Proteomic Identification of Serum Proteins Associated with Stress-Induced Gastric Ulcers in Fasted Rats
pp. 1662~1667
Hiroaki UEDA and Yukihiro SUGIMOTO
Vestitol as a Chemical Barrier against Intrusion of Parasitic Plant Striga hermonthica into Lotus japonicus Roots
pp. 2418~2425
Yan SHEN, Misato FUKUSHIMA, Yoshimasa ITO, Etsuko MURAKI, Takashi HOSONO, Taiichiro SEKI, and Toyohiko ARIGA
Verification of the Antidiabetic Effects of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Using Insulin-Uncontrolled Type 1 Diabetic Rats and Cultured Adipocytes

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pp. 169~176
A.Migita, M.Watanabe, Y.Hirose, K.Watanabe, T.Tokiwano, H.Kinashi, and H.Oikawa
Identification of a Gene Cluster of Polyether Antibiotic Lasalocid from Streptomyces lasaliensis
pp. 557~561
K.Matsuo, H.Namatame, M.Taniguchi, and K.Gekko
Vacuum-Ultraviolet Circular Dichroism Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans by Synchrotron-Radiation Spectroscopy
pp. 1257~1261
H.Ando, M.Fukuoka, O.Miyawaki, M.Watanabe, and T.Suzuki
PFG-NMR Study for Evaluating Freezing Damage to Onion Tissue
pp. 1586~1590
T.Maeda, G.Do, J.Sugiyama, T.Araki, M.Tsuta, S.Shiraga, M.Ueda, M.Yamada, K.Takeya, and Y.Sagara
Visualization and Quantification of Three-Dimensional Distribution of Yeast in Bread Dough
pp. 1748~1756
Y.Sato, M.Shimizu, W.Mizunoya, H.Wariishi, R.Tatsumi, V.L.Buchman, and Y.Ikeuchi
Differential Expression of Sarcoplasmic and Myofibrillar Proteins of Rat Soleus Muscle during Denervation Atrophy
pp. 1849~1855
K.Yamada, K.Sato, S.Morishita, S.Kaminogawa, and M.Totsuka
Establishment of a Primary Culture Method for Mouse Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Organ Culture of Fetal Small Intestine
pp. 2690~2697
F.Kawabata, N.Inoue, Y.Masamoto, S.Matsumura, W.Kimura, M.Kadowaki, T.Higashi, M.Tominaga, K.Inoue, and T.Fushiki
Non-Pungent Capsaicin Analogs (Capsinoids) Increase Metabolic Rate and Enhance Thermogenesis via Gastrointestinal TRPV1 in Mice
pp. 2735~2741
Y.Kanato, S.Ono, K.Kitajima, and C.Sato
Complex Formation of a Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Glycosaminoglycans

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pp. 163~170
K.Takaki, S.Fushinobu, S.Kim, M.Miyahara, T.Wakagi, and H.Shoun
Streptomyces griseus Enhances Denitrification by Ralstonia pickettii K50, Which Is Possibly Mediated by Histidine Produced during Co-Culture
pp. 435~444
M.Kajikawa, K.Matsui, M.Ochiai, Y.Tanaka, Y.Kita, M.Ishimoto, Y.Kohzu, S.Shoji, K.T.Yamato, K.Ohyama, H.Fukuzawa, and T.Kohchi
Production of Arachidonic and Eicosapentaenoic Acids in Plants Using Bryophyte Fatty Acid Δ6-Desaturase, Δ6-Elongase, and Δ5-Desaturase Genes
pp. 1531~1538
K.Okazaki and O.Niwa
Dikaryotic Cell Division of the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe
pp. 1869~1876
S.Kada, M.Yabusaki, T.Kaga, H.Ashida, and K.Yoshida
Identification of Two Major Ammonia-Releasing Reactions Involved in Secondary Natto Fermentation
pp. 2141~2150
Y.Asano, Y.Fukuta, Y.Yoshida, and H.Komeda
The Screening, Characterization, and Use of ω-Laurolactam Hydrolase: A New Enzymatic Synthesis of 12-Aminolauric Acid
pp. 2170~2175
Y.Masuda, A.Nakanishi, R.Ohashi, K.Takegoshi, T.Shimizu, T.Shirasawa, and K.Irie
Verification of the Intermolecular Parallel β-Sheet in E22K-Aβ42 Aggregates by Solid-State NMR Using Rotational Resonance: Implications for the Supramolecular Arrangement of the Toxic Conformer of Aβ42
pp. 2255~2261
T.Murata, E.Suzuki, S.Ito, S.Sawatsubashi, Y.Zhao, K.Yamagata, M.Tanabe, S.Fujiyama, S.Kimura, T.Ueda, H.Matsukawa, A.Kouzmenko, T.Furutani, E.Kuranaga, M.Miura, K.Takeyama, and S.Kato
RNA-Binding Protein Hoip Accelerates PolyQ-Induced Neurodegeneration in Drosophila
pp. 2526~2534
A.Okamoto-Kainuma, Y.Ehata, M.Ikeda, T.Osono, M.Ishikawa, T.Kaga, and Y.Koizumi
Hydrogen Peroxide Resistance of Acetobacter pasteurianus NBRC3283 and Its Relationship to Acetic Acid Fermentation
pp. 2739~2749
I.Miyazaki, S.Simizu, H.Ichimiya, M.Kawatani, and H.Osada
Robust and Systematic Drug Screening Method Using Chemical Arrays and the Protein Library: Identification of Novel Inhibitors of Carbonic Anhydrase II
pp. 2840~2846
H.Kawasaki, A.Yamada, R.Fuse, and T.Fushiki
Preference for Dried Bonito Broth in Olfactory-Blocked or Taste Nerve-Sectioned Mice in the Two-Bottle Choice Test

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pp. 174-182
M.Oarada, T.Gonoi, T.Tsuzuki, M.Igarashi, K.Hirasaka, T.Nikawa, Y.Onishi, T.Toyotome, K.Kamei, T.Miyazawa, K.Nakagawa, M.Kashima, and N.Kurita
Effect of Dietary Oils on Lymphocyte Immunological Activity in Psychologically Stressed Mice
pp. 323-335
M.Shobayashi, E.Ukena, T.Fujii, and H.Iefuji
Genome-Wide Expression Profile of Sake Brewing Yeast under Shaking and Static Conditions
pp. 772-782
T.Kitagawa, Y.Hashizume, T.Murakane, E.Koga, Y.Nomura, Y.Kakihara, A.Fujieda, M.Uchida, H.Takahashi, H.Hoshida, and R.Akada
Screening of Drugs That Suppress Ste11 MAPKKK Activation in Yeast Identified a c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
pp. 926-934
K.Tamano, Y.Satoh, T.Ishii, Y.Terabayashi, S.Ohtaki, M.Sano, T.Takahashi, Y.Koyama, O.Mizutani, K.Abe, and M.Machida
The β-1,3-Exoglucanase Gene exgA (exg1) of Aspergillus oryzae Is Required to Catabolize Extracellular Glucan, and Is Induced in Growth on a Solid Surface
pp. 1470-1475
Y.Seto, K.Takahashi, H.Matsuura, Y.Kogami, H.Yada, T.Yoshihara, and K.Nabeta
Novel Cyclic Peptide, Epichlicin, from the Endophytic Fungus, Epichloe typhina
pp. 1886-1895
S.Tachibana, M.Hirano, T.Hirata, M.Matsuo, I.Ikeda, K.Ueda, and R.Sato
Cholesterol and Plant Sterol Efflux from Cultured Intestinal Epithelial Cells Is Mediated by ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
pp. 2095-2100
T.Nakagawa, T.Suzuki, S.Murata, S.Nakamura, T.Hino, K.Maeo, R.Tabata, T.Kawai, K.Tanaka, Y.Niwa, Y.Watanabe, K.Nakamura, T.Kimura, and S.Ishiguro
Improved Gateway Binary Vectors: High-Performance Vectors for Creation of Fusion Constructs in Transgenic Analysis of Plants
pp. 2442-2450
M.Kim, A.Murakami, and H.Ohigashi
Modifying Effects of Dietary Factors on (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-induced Pro-matrix Metalloproteinase-7 Production in HT-29 Human Colorectal Cancer Cells
pp. 2493-2502
N.Azuma, K.Kanamaru, A.Matsushika, T.Yamashino, T.Mizuno, M.Kato, and T.Kobayashi
In Vitro Analysis of His-Asp Phosphorelays in Aspergillus nidulans: The First Direct Biochemical Evidence for the Existence of His-Asp Phosphotransfer Systems in Filamentous Fungi
pp. 2905-2911
H.Mizoguchi, K.Tanaka-Masuda, and H.Mori
A Simple Method for Multiple Modification of the Escherichia coli K-12 Chromosome

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pp. 161-171
K.Lee, S.Nishimura, S.Matsunaga, N.Fusetani, H.Ichijo, S.Horinouchi, and M.Yoshida
Induction of a Ribotoxic Stress Response That Stimulates Stress-Activated Protein Kinases by 13-Deoxytedanolide, an Antitumor Marine Macrolide
pp. 1364-1370
S.Kazami, M.Muroi, M.Kawatani, T.Kubota, T.Usui, J.Kobayashi, and H.Osada
Iejimalides Show Anti-Osteoclast Activity via V-ATPase Inhibition
pp. 1408-1415
Y.Wada, T.Kobayashi, M.Takahashi, H.Nakanishi, S.Mori, and N. K. Nishizawa
Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Producing Nicotianamine: Potential for Industrial Biosynthesis of a Novel Antihypertensive Substrate
pp. 1454-1463
T.Morita, N.Tanaka, A.Hosomi, Y.Giga-Hama, and K.Takegawa
An α-Amylase Homologue, aah3, Encodes a GPI-Anchored Membrane Protein Required for Cell Wall Integrity and Morphogenesis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
pp. 1702-1710
Y.Kanno, K.Otomo, H.Kenmoku, W.Mitsuhashi, H.Yamane, H.Oikawa, H.Toshima, M.Matsuoka, T.Sassa, and T.Toyomasu
Characterization of a Rice Gene Family Encoding Type-A Diterpene Cyclases
pp. 2071-2080
T.Ohnishi, B.Watanabe, K.Sakata, and M.Mizutani
CYP724B2 and CYP90B3 Function in the Early C-22 Hydroxylation Steps of Brassinosteroid Biosynthetic Pathway in Tomato
pp. 2185-2190
Y.Sawada, N.Yoshinaga, K.Fujisaki, R.Nishida, Y.Kuwahara, and N.Mori
Absolute Configuration of Volicitin from the Regurgitant of Lepidopteran Caterpillars and Biological Activity of Volicitin-Related Compounds
pp. 2579-2582
O.Adachi, Y.And, H.Toyama, and K.Matsushita
High Shikimate Production from Quinate with Two Enzymatic Systems of Acetic Acid Bacteria
pp. 2824-2835
F.Kawabata, N.Inoue, S.Yazawa, T.Kawada, K.Inoue, and T.Fushiki
Effects of CH-19 Sweet, a Non-Pungent Cultivar of Red Pepper, in Decreasing the Body Weight and Suppressing Body Fat Accumulation by Sympathetic Nerve Activation in Humans
pp. 2874-2882
K.Takashima-Sasaki, M.Komiyama, T.Adachi, K.Sakurai, H.Kato, T.Iguchi, and C.Mori
Effect of Exposure to High Isoflavone-Containing Diets on Prenatal and Postnatal Offspring Mice

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pp. 374-381
M. Saito and S. Kuwahara
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Enokipodins A-D, Antimicrobial Sesquiterpenes Produced by the Mushroom, Flammulina velutipes
pp. 724-731
T. Hirao, S. Imai, H. Sawada, N. Shiomi, S. Hachimura, and H. Kato
PCR Method for Detecting Trace Amounts of Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) in Food
pp. 966-971
K. Yoza, T. Imamura, K.J. Kramer, T.D. Morgan, S. Nakamura, K. Akiyama, S. Kawasaki, F. Takaiwa, and K. Ohtsubo
Avidin Expressed in Transgenic Rice Confers Resistance to the Stored-Product Insect Pests Tribolium confusum and Sitotroga cerealella
pp. 1162-1171
F. Omura, A. Fujita, K. Miyajima, and N. Fukui
Engineering of Yeast Put4 Permease and Its Application to Lager Yeast for Efficient Proline Assimilation
pp. 1274-1280
S. Uchimura, M. Sugiyama, and J. Nikawa
Effects of N-Glycosylation and Inositol on the ER Stress Response in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
pp. 1700-1705
M. Maeda, M. Kamamoto, K. Hino, S. Yamamoto, M. Kimura, M. Okano, and Y. Kimura
Glycoform Analysis of Japanese Cedar Pollen Allergen, Cry j 1
pp. 1831-1835
T. Kashiwagi, Y. Horibata, D.B. Mekuria, S. Tebayashi, and C. Kim
Ovipositional Deterrent in the Sweet Pepper, Capsicum annuum, at the Mature Stage against Liriomyza trifolii(Burgess)
pp. 2479-2481
T. Kawano, N. Kataoka, S. Abe, M. Ohtani, Y. Honda, S. Honda, and Y. Kimura
Lifespan Extending Activity of Substances Secreted by the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans That Include the Dauer-Inducing Pheromone

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pp. 104~111
T. Komoda, K. Yoshida, N. Abe, Y. Sugiyama, M. Imachi, H. Hirota, H. Koshino, and A. Hirota
Tetrapetalone A, a Novel Lipoxygenase Inhibitor from Streptomyces sp.
pp. 1209~1215
K. Takeyama, S. Ito, S. Sawatsubashi, Y. Shirode, A. Yamamoto, E. Suzuki, A. Maki, K. Yamagata, Y. Zhao, A. Kouzmenko, T. Tabata, and S. Kato
A Novel Genetic System for Analysis of Co-activators for the N-Terminal Transactivation Function Domain of the Human Androgen Receptor
pp. 1216~1220
T. Satoh, J. Kato, N. Takiguchi, H. Ohtake, and A. Kuroda
ATP Amplification for Ultrasensitive Bioluminescence Assay: Detection of a Single Bacterial Cell
pp. 1657~1662
T. Okumura, R. Yamada, and T. Nishimura
Sourness-suppressing Peptides in Cooked Pork Loins
pp. 1758~1767
D. Hagiwara, T. Yamashino, and T. Mizuno
A Genome-Wide View of the Escherichia coli BasS-BasR Two-component System Implicated in Iron-responses
pp. 2058~2069
H. Yurimoto, M. Yamane, Y. Kikuchi, H. Matsui, N. Kato, and Y. Sakai
The Pro-peptide of Streptomyces mobaraensis Transglutaminase Functions in cis and in trans to Mediate Efficient Secretion of Active Enzyme from Methylotrophic Yeasts
pp. 2171~2177
T. Fujii, T. Narikawa, K. Takeda, and J. Kato
Biotransformation of Various Alkanes Using the Escherichia coli Expressing an Alkane Hydroxylase System from Gordonia sp. TF6
pp. 2529~2540
K. Mukai, K. Maruta, K. Satouchi, M. Kubota, S. Fukuda, M. Kurimoto, and Y. Tsujisaka
Cyclic Tetrasaccharide-Synthesizing Enzymes from Arthrobacter globiformis A19

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pp. 127~138
H. Onaka, S. Taniguchi, Y. Igarashi, and T. Furumai
Characterization of the Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Rebeccamycin from Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes ATCC 39243
pp. 139~150
M. Nakamura, Y. Kono, and A. Takatsuki
Mepanipyrim, a Novel Inhibitor of Pharmacologically Induced Golgi Dispersion
pp. 765~771
H. Tsuboi, Y. Wakisaka, M. Hirotsune, T. Akao, O Yamada, and O. Akita
Analysis of the Pyruvate Permease Gene (JEN1) in Glucose Derepression Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Isolated from a 2-Deoxyglucose-tolerant Mutant, and Its Application to Sake Making
pp. 1908~1915
E. Ohta, H. Okada, S. Ohta, M. Kobayashi, I. Kitagawa, S. Horiike, T. Takahashi, H. Hosoya, K. Yamamoto, and S. Ikegami
Malformation of Immature Starfish Oocytes by Theonellapeptolide Ie, a Tridecapeptide Lactone from a Marine Sponge Petrosia Species, through Disturbance of Cortical F-Actin Distribution
pp. 2408~2415
N. Hirai, S. Kondo, and H. Ohigashi
Deuterium-labeled Phaseic Acid and Dihydrophaseic Acids for Internal Standards
pp. 2524~2532
M. Sugiyama, S. Suzuki, N. Tonouchi, and K. Yokozeki
Transaldolase/Glucose-6-phosphate Isomerase Bifunctional Enzyme and Ribulokinase as Factors to Increase Xylitol Production from D-Arabitol in Gluconobacter oxydans
pp. 2632~2640
M. Akagawa, T. Shigemitsu, and K. Suyama
Production of Hydrogen Peroxide by Polyphenols and Polyphenol-rich Beverages under Quasiphysiological Conditions

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pp. 319~327
K. Kobata, M. Kawaguchi, and T. Watanabe
Enzymatic Synthesis of a Capsinoid by the Acylation of Vanillyl Alcohol with Fatty Acid Derivatives Catalyzed by Lipases
pp. 928~933
M. Okuyama, H. Mori, K. Watanabe, A. Kimura, and S. Chiba
α-Glucosidase Mutant Catalyzes "α-Glycosynthase"-type Reaction
pp. 1337~1344
M. Hayashi, H. Mizoguchi, N. Shiraishi, M.Obayashi, S. Nakagawa, J. Imai, S. Watanabe, T. Ota, and M. Ikeda
Transcriptome Analysis of Acetate Metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum Using a Newly Developed Metabolic Array
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Y. Yamaguchi, Y. Takatsuka, and Y. Kamio
Identification of a 22-kDa Protein Required for the Degradation of Selenomonas ruminantium Lysine Decarboxylase by ATP-dependent Protease
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N. Abe, Tadaharu Arakawa, K. Yamamoto, and A. Hirota
Biosynthesis of Bisorbicillinoid in Trichoderma sp. USF-2690; Evidence for the Biosynthetic Pathway, via Sorbicillinol, of Sorbicillin, Bisorbicillinol, Bisorbibutenolide, and Bisorbicillinolide
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S. Suzuki, M. Sugiyama, Y. Mihara, K. Hashiguchi, and K.Yokozeki
Novel Enzymatic Method for the Production of Xylitol from D-Arabitol by Gluconobacter oxydans
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N. Nakamichi, H. Yamada, K. Aoyama, R. Ohmiya, H. Aiba, and T. Mizuno
His-to-Asp Phosphorelay Circuitry for Regulation of Sexual Development in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Y. Toba, Y. Takada, Y. Matsuoka, Y. Morita, M. Motouri, T. Hirai,
T. Suguri, S. Aoe, H. Kawakami, M. Kumegawa, A. Takeuchi, and A. Itabashi
Milk Basic Protein Promotes Bone Formation and Suppresses Bone Resorption in Healthy Adult Men
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Y.Hamano, T.Dairi, M.Yamamoto, T.Kawasaki, K.Kaneda, T.Kuzuyama, N.Itoh, and H.Seto
Cloning of a Gene Cluster Encoding Enzymes Responsible for the Mevalonate Pathway from a Terpenoid-antibiotic-producing Streptomyces Strain
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G.Yabuta, Y.Koizumi, K.Namiki, M.Hida, and M.Namiki
Structure of Green Pigment Formed by the Reaction of Caffeic Acid Esters(or Chlorogenic acid)with a Primary Amino Compound
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T. Sato and T. Hoshino
Catalytic Function of the Residues of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Conserved in Squalene-Hopene Cyclases
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K.Kajiya ,S.Kumazawa, and T.Nakayama
Steric Effects on Interaction of Tea Catechins with Lipid Bilayers
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S.-J.Ma ,M. Mizutani, J.Hiratake, K.Hayashi, K.Yagi, N.Watanabe, and K.Sakata
Substrate Specificity of β-Primeverosidase, a Key Enzyme in Aroma Formation during Oolong Tea and Black Tea Manufacturing
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K.Ohnuki , S.Haramizu, K.Oki, T.Watanabe, S.Yazawa, and T.Fushiki
Administration of Capsiate, a Non-Pungent Capsaicin Analog, Promotes Energy Metabolism and Suppresses Body Fat Accumulation in Mice

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T. Shibasaki, H. Mori, and A. Ozaki
Enzymatic Production of trans-4-Hydroxy-L-proline by Regio- and Stereospecific Hydroxylation of L-Proline
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N. Hirai, R. Yoshida, Y.Todoroki, and H. Ohigashi
Biosynthesis of Abscisic Acid by the Non-mevalonate Pathway in Plants, and by the Mevalonate Pathway in Fungi
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Y. Furuya, H. Sawada, T. Hirahara, K. Ito, T. Ohshiro, and Y. Izumi
A Novel Enzyme, L-Tryptophan Oxidase, from a Basidiomycete, Coprinus sp. SF-1: Purification and Characterization
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T.Kurata, and Y.Nishikawa
Chemical Characteristics of Dehydro-L-ascorbic Acid
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A. Shitamukai, M. Mizunuma, D. Hirata, H. Takahashi, and T. Miyakawa
A Positive Screening for Drugs that Specifically Inhibit the Ca2+ -Signaling Activity on the Basis of the Growth Promoting Effect on a Yeast Mutant with a Peculiar Phenotype
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T. Kondo, D. Yamamoto, A. Yokota, A. Suzuki, H. Nagasawa, and S. Sakuda
Gordonan, an Acidic Polysaccharide with Cell Aggregation-Inducing Activity in Insect BM-N4 Cells, Produced by Gordonia sp.
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M. Watanabe, J. Watanabe, K. Sonoyama, and S. Tanabe
Novel Method for Producing Hypoallergenic Wheat Flour by Enzymatic Fragmentation of the Constituent Allergens and Its Application to Food Processing
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H. Kawahara, N. Koda, M. Oshio, and H. Obata
A Cold Acclimation Protein with Refolding Activity on Frozen Denatured Enzymes

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Y. Ikenaka, H. Nanba, K. Yajima, Y. Yamada, M. Takano, and S.Takahashi
Thermostability Reinforcement through a Combination of Thermostability-related Mutations of N-Carbamyl-D-Amino Acid Amidohydrolase
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Y. Kanamaru, M. Etoh, X. -G.Song, T. Mikogami, H. Hayasawa, T. Ebina, and N. Minamoto
A High-Mr Glycoprotein Fraction from Cow's Milk Potent in Inhibiting Replication of Human Rotavirus in Vitro
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M. Ohno, I. Okano, T. Watsuji, T. Kakinuma, K. Ueda, and T. Beppu
Establishing the Independent Culture of a Strictly Symbiotic Bacterium Symbiobacterium thermophilum from Its Supporting Bacillus Strain
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E. Kimura, C.Yagoshi, Y.Kawahara, T. Ohsumi, T. Nakamatsu, and H. Tokuda
Glutamate Overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum Triggered by a Decrease in the Level of a Complex Comprising DtsR and Biotin-containing Subunit
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H. Kojima, H. Hashimoto, and K. Yoda
Interaction among the Subunits of Golgi Membrane Mannosyltransferase Complexes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae