■　REVIEW

Commercial Applications of Microalgae.
Pauline Spolaore, Claire Joannis-Cassan, Elie Duran, and Arsene Isambert

Improvement on Production of (R)-4-Chloro-3-Hydroxybutyrate and (S)-3-Hydroxy-γ-Butyrolactone with Recombinant Escherichia coli Cells.
Atsushi Nakagawa, Hideaki Idogaki, Ko Kato, Atsuhiko Shinmyo, and Toshio Suzuki

Kinetics of Endoglucanase and Endoxylanase Uptake by Soybean Seeds.
Theodoros Varzakas, Dimitrios Arapoglou, and Cleanthes Israilides

Stabilization of Free and Immobilized Enzymes Using Hyperthermophilic Chaperonin.
Jiro Kohda, Hirofumi Kawanishi, Ken-Ichiro Suehara, Yasuhisa Nakano, and Takuo Yano

Coliphage Derived Sialidase Preferentially Recognizes Nonreducing End of Polysialic Acid.
Yohei Kataoka, Katsuhide Miyake, and Shinji Iijima

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and Characterization of Extracellular Cysteine Protease Inhibitor, ECPI-2, from Chlorella sp.
Masanobu Ishihara, Tomoaki Shiroma, Toki Taira, and Shinkichi Tawata

D-Lactic Acid Production by Metabolically Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Nobuhiro Ishida, Tomiko Suzuki, Kenro Tokuhiro, Eiji Nagamori, Toru Onishi, Satoshi Saitoh, Katsuhiko Kitamoto, and Haruo Takahashi

Supplementation Effects of Hydroxyectoine on Proline Uptake of Down-shocked Brevibacterium sp. JCM 6894.
Chenxiang Wang, Daochen Zhu, and Shinichi Nagata

BREWING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Improved L-Threonine Production of Escherichia coli Mutant by Optimization of Culture Conditions.
Man-Hyo Lee, Hong-Weon Lee, Jin-Ho Park, Jung-Oh Ahn, Joon-Ki Jung, and Yong-Il Hwang

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Subsurface Biobarrier Formation by Microorganism Injection for Contaminant Plume Control.
Geonha Kim, Seungbong Lee, and Younguk Kim

Effects of Long-Term Ingestion of Difructose Anhydride III (DFA III) on Intestinal Bacteria and Bile Acid Metabolism in Humans.
Kimiko Minamida, Chikako Asakawa, I Nengah Sujaya, Maki Kaneko, Ayumi Abe, Teruo Sone, Hiroshi Hara, Kozo Asano, and Fusao Tomita

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Purification and Characterization of Prodigiosin Produced by Integrated Bioreactor from Serratia sp. KH-95.
Min-Jung Song, Jungdon Bae, Dae-Sil Lee, Chang-Ho Kim, Jun-Seok Kim, Seung-Wook Kim, and Snk-In Hong

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Association of Photosynthesis and Photocatalytic Inhibition of Algal Growth by TiO₂.
Jinglan Hong and Masahiro Otaki

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Effects of Mechanical Stimuli and Microfiber-Based Substrate on Neurite Outgrowth and Guidance.
In Ae Kim, Su A Park, Young Jick Kim, Su-Hyang Kim, Ho Joon Shin, Yong Jae Lee, Sung Goo Kang, and Jung-Woog Shin 　

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Expression and Purification of Recombinant Human Annexin A2 in Pichia pastoris and Utility of Expression Product for Detecting Annexin A2 Antibody.
Atsushi Tabata, Fumihiko Namba, Minoru Yamada, Taeko Hasegawa, Kumiko Nakahira, Daizo Hamada, Hiroyuki Kitajima, Eiichiro Fukusaki, and Itaru Yanagihara

BIOINFORMATICS

Prediction of Peptide Binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules through Use of Boosted Fuzzy Classifier with SWEEP Operator Method.
Hiro Takahashi and Hiroyuki Honda

METHODS

Simultaneous Measurement of Chlorophyll and Astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis Cells by First-Order Derivative Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry.
Abdolmajid Lababpour and Choul-Gyun Lee

Oxalate Enhances Protein Synthesis in Cell-Free Synthesis System Utilizing 3-Phosphoglycerate as Energy Source.
Jung-Won Kuem, Tae-Wan Kim, Chang-Gil Park, Cha-Yong Choi, and Dong-Myung Kim