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Vol.86（2022）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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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

Vol.77（2013）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

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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
pp. 1431～1434 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
pp. 2090～2099 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
pp. 2614～2620 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
pp. 2663～2672 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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pp.1353～1357 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
pp.1627～1635 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
pp.2121～2130 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
pp.2233～2242 T. Sato and T. Hoshino Catalytic Function of the Residues of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Conserved in Squalene-Hopene Cyclases
pp.2638～2643 K.Kajiya ,S.Kumazawa, and T.Nakayama Steric Effects on Interaction of Tea Catechins with Lipid Bilayers
pp.2719～2729 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
pp.2735～2740 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

Vol.64（2000）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

Vol.64（2000）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.（Publication order）
pp.746～ 750 T. Shibasaki, H. Mori, and A. Ozaki Enzymatic Production of trans-4-Hydroxy-L-proline by Regio- and Stereospecific Hydroxylation of L-Proline
pp.1448～1458 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
pp.1486～1493 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
pp.1651～1655 T.Kurata, and Y.Nishikawa Chemical Characteristics of Dehydro-L-ascorbic Acid
pp.1942～1946 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
pp.2388～2394 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.
pp.2663～2667 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
pp.2668～2674 H. Kawahara, N. Koda, M. Oshio, and H. Obata A Cold Acclimation Protein with Refolding Activity on Frozen Denatured Enzymes

Vol.63（1999）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.

Vol.63（1999）　The Excellent Paper Award Published in B.B.B.（Publication order）
pp.91 ～95 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
pp.246～249 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
pp.1083～1090 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
pp.1274～1278 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
pp.1970～1976 H. Kojima, H. Hashimoto, and K. Yoda Interaction among the Subunits of Golgi Membrane Mannosyltransferase Complexes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae