Modification of glucoamylases from Rhizopus sp. with 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinyl-(4)-ethyl)carbodiimide.

abstract：:Previously, we isolated t-cinnamoyl-D-glucose as a possible intermediate in chlorogenic acid biosynthesis from sweet potato root. The enzyme which catalyzes the formation of t-cinnamoyl-D-glucose has been purified 539-fold from sweet potato root (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) and characterized. It required UDP-glucose as a gl...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shimizu T,Kojima M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A very rapid hemolysis was found to be caused by active oxygen species produced by a hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase system with very low concentrations of hypoxanthine. The addition of superoxide dismutase or catalase inhibited the hemolysis, indicating that O2- and H2O2 participate in this system. The extent of erythr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Taniguchi M,Aikawa M,Sakagami T

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N omega-Phosphoarginine hydrolase from rat liver cytosol was purified to apparent homogeneity on SDS-PAGE, by employing column chromatographies on Sephadex G-75, DEAE-cellulose, QAE-Toyopearl, and glutathione-2-pyridyl-disulfide-Superose. One milligram protein of the final preparation released 4 mumol/min of inorganic...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yokoyama K,Ohmori H,Kumon A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the relationship among ryanodine receptor isoforms from skeletal muscles of various vertebrates (alpha- and beta-isoforms with smaller and larger mobilities on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, respectively), we examined the cross-reactivities of those receptors from 13 animal species by Western blot ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Murayama T,Ogawa Y

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of slow Li+ influx and the fraction of active form of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) of Electrophorus electricus membrane vesicles at equilibrium between the active and desensitized forms of the receptor were measured in the presence of various concentrations of phenyltrimethylammonium (PTA) and nereistoxin (N...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Aoshima H,Hori K,Yamamoto A

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electron transport system coupled to the oxidation of methylamine in Pseudomonas AM1 was investigated by reconstituting it from the highly purified components. A mixture of methylamine dehydrogenase, cytochrome cH and cytochrome c oxidase (= cytochrome aa3) actively oxidized methylamine (161 mol of O2 consumed/mol...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fukumori Y,Yamanaka T

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Midkine (MK) and pleiotrophin (PTN) constitute a new family of heparin-binding growth factors. Extraembryonic membranes and the placenta of the mouse expressed MK mRNA at 11.5 days gestation. While the MK mRNA level in extraembryonic membranes decreased during embryogenesis, that in the placenta remained unchanged. Im...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Obama H,Tsutsui J,Ozawa M,Yoshida H,Yoshida Y,Osame M,Muramatsu T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum mannan binding protein (MBP), a mannose/N-acetylglusosamine-specific lectin, is important in innate immunity. In order to elucidate the mechanism underlying the wide intra- and interracial variety in the MBP serum level, we have studied the transcriptional regulation of human MBP. Rapid amplification of cDNA end...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Naito H,Ikeda A,Hasegawa K,Oka S,Uemura K,Kawasaki N,Kawasaki T

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low molecular weight RNAs were isolated from nuclei of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum AX-3. Analysis of the RNAs by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the vegetative cell nuclei contained, besides tRNA (Dd1), 5S RNA (Dd4), and 5.8S RNA (Dd7), at least 7 small RNA species (Dd3, Dd5, Dd6, D...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takeishi K,Kaneda S

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homoserine O-acetyltransferase [EC 2.3.1.31] partially purified from Brevibacterium flavum was found to be specifically inhibited by the metabolic end products methionine and S-adenosylmethionine only when the enzymatic reaction was performed in the presence of cysteine or dithiothreitol, or after the preincubation of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shiio I,Ozaki H

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a first step to catalogue mRNAs present in mouse embryonal carcinoma F9 cells, 879 clones corresponding to low-abundance mRNAs were selected from among 2,896 randomly picked up clones of undifferentiated F9 cDNA libraries, using DNA probes complementary to poly(A)+RNAs prepared from undifferentiated F9 cells and to...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishiguchi S,Joh T,Horie K,Zou Z,Yasunaga T,Shimada K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TreP [trehalose-permease (phosphotransferase system (PTS) trehalose-specific enzyme IIBC component)] is one of the target proteins of tmRNA-mediated trans-translation in Bacillus subtilis [Fujihara et al. (2002) Detection of tmRNA-mediated trans-translation products in Bacillus subtilis. Genes Cells, 7, 343-350]. The ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ujiie H,Matsutani T,Tomatsu H,Fujihara A,Ushida C,Miwa Y,Fujita Y,Himeno H,Muto A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a combined pharmacological and genetic approach, we have identified aa 260-280 in the C2 region as a critical factor in the catalytic function of protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha). Progressive truncations from the N-terminus as well as selected internal deletion mutants were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Rotenberg SA,Zhu J,Hansen H,Li XD,Sun XG,Michels CA,Riedel H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mannan chains in the formation and secretion of active acid phosphatase of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), a repressible cell surface mannoprotein, was studied in yeast protoplast systems by using tunicamycin at various temperatures. At 30 degrees C, tunicamycin-treated protoplasts did not produce active...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mizunaga T,Izawa M,Ikeda K,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligosaccharides of a non-oligomannoside type were released from porcine alpha-mannosidase by hydrazinolysis, and were fractionated into at least 15 homogeneous oligosaccharides. Most of them are oligosaccharides with galactose and N-acetylglucosamine residues attached to a common core, alpha Man2 beta Man beta GlcNAc...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kozutsumi Y,Kawasaki T,Yamashina I

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel phenylserine dehydratase [EC 4.2.1.-], which catalyzes the deamination of L-threo-3-phenylserine to yield phenylpyruvate and ammonia, was purified to homogeneity from a crude extract of Pseudomonas pickettii PS22 isolated from soil. The enzyme was a monomer having a molecular mass of about 38 kDa and contained...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Okuda H,Nagata S,Misono H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat liver-specific antigen (RLSA) solubilized with the nonionic detergent non-anonyl-N-methylglucamide was purified through affinity column chromatography with a monoclonal antibody and by high-performance liquid chromatography with a hydroxylapatite column. The purified RLSA showed a single band on sodium dodecyl s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sato K,Ikeda T,Kawai F,Osada Y

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A full-length cDNA, which encodes a human placental fructose-6-phosphate,2-kinase/ fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase, was constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed protein, purified to homogeneity, showed a molecular weight of 58,000 by gel electrophoresis under denaturing conditions, compared to the dedu...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sakakibara R,Kato M,Okamura N,Nakagawa T,Komada Y,Tominaga N,Shimojo M,Fukasawa M

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human platelet membrane glycoprotein IV (GPIV), one of the major glycoprotein components, was purified by successive affinity chromatographies on columns of Lens culinaris agglutinin-Sepharose and wheat germ agglutinin-Sepharose followed by preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodec...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsuji T,Osawa T

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The addition of palmitic acid or myristic acid to a medium containing delipidated fetal bovine serum resulted in severe inhibition of V79-R cell growth. The degree of inhibition by palmitic acid was concentration dependent. Simultaneous addition of oleic acid protected the cells from the inhibition by palmitic acid...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Urade R,Kito M

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A DNA polymerase beta (pol. beta) inhibitor has been isolated independently from two organisms; a red perilla, Perilla frutescens, and a mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris. These molecules were determined by spectroscopic analyses to be the cyanogenic glucoside, D-mandelonitrile-beta-D-glucoside, prunasin. The compound inhib...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mizushina Y,Takahashi N,Ogawa A,Tsurugaya K,Koshino H,Takemura M,Yoshida S,Matsukage A,Sugawara F,Sakaguchi K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoplasmic peptide elongation factor, EF-1 alpha, is anchored at the endoplasmic reticulum membrane by phosphatidylinositol via ethanolamine bridging presumably to Asp306 of the protein. ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hayashi Y,Urade R,Utsumi S,Kito M

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol esterification and cholesterol ester hydrolysis in dog plasma were investigated. Esterification proceeded linearly for 60 min, and the amounts of cholesterol esterified were in the range of 0.13-0.18 mumol/ml/h. No change of acyl composition had occurred in newly formed cholesterol esters during incubation...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamamoto K,Kamo-Yamada F,Cho S,Sugano M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A DNA polymerase which was active with unprimed poly(dC) as a template was detected in the DNA polymerase alpha fraction from rat thymoma tissue. The activity was dependent on rGTP and associated with ribonucleotide polymerizing activity. The activity was partially sensitive to aphidicolin and dideoxy GTP and resistan...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishizawa M,Tanabe K,Matsukage A,Nakamura H,Yagura T

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfate-reducing bacteria, Desulfovibrio vulgaris, strain Miyazaki, were grown on either sulfate, sulfite, or thiosulfate as the terminal electron acceptor. Better growth was observed on sulfite and less growth on thiosulfate than on sulfate. Enzyme levels of adenylylsulfate (APS) reductase [EC 1.8.99.2], reductant-ac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kobayashi K,Morisawa Y,Ishituka T,Ishimoto M

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaM-kinase IV) kinase was recently discovered in the rat brain by its activity to activate the inactive recombinant CaM-kinase IV expressed in Escherichia coli [Okuno, S. and Fujisawa, H. (1993) J. Biochem. 114, 167-170]. In the present study, CaM-kinase IV kinase was purified a...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Okuno S,Kitani T,Fujisawa H

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the protein composition of the pectoralis superficialis muscle of genetically dystrophic (New Hampshire line 413) and normal control (line 412) chickens by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A protein, referred to hereafter as the 30 kDa abnormal protein, was specifically detected in the aff...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kobayashi R,Toyoshima I,Masamune O,Tashima Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the regio- and stereoselectivity of ring-hydroxylation and N-desisopropylation of S(-)- and R(+)-propranolol, using dog liver microsomes and the expressed dog CYP2D15 in insect cells. In dog liver microsomes, 4-hydroxylation was the preferred pathway in S(-)-propranolol oxidation, while N-desisopropyla...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tasaki T,Iwata H,Kazusaka A,Fujita S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structure of rat-liver acyl-CoA oxidase-II (ACO-II) in a complex with a C12-fatty acid was solved by the molecular replacement method based on the uncomplexed ACO-II structure. The crystalline form of the complex was obtained by cocrystallization of ACO-II with dodecanoyl-CoA. The crystalline com...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tokuoka K,Nakajima Y,Hirotsu K,Miyahara I,Nishina Y,Shiga K,Tamaoki H,Setoyama C,Tojo H,Miura R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid compositions of 356 proteins are expressed as points in an 18 dimensional space of 18 axes representing the contents of amino acids. The proteins are classified into four groups of intra- and extracellular enzymes and nonenzymes according to analysis of the distribution of the points. The groups have a sign...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishikawa K,Ooi T

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00