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Methods for Inducing Embryoid Body Formation: In Vitro Differentiation System of Embryonic Stem Cells.
Hiroshi Kurosawa

New Insertion Sequence in Lactobacillus fructivorans Strains Isolated from Spoiled Sake.
Yasuhiko Wada and Haruhiko Mizoguchi

SET and MYND Domain-Containing Protein 3 Decreases Sensitivity to Dexamethasone and Stimulates Cell Adhesion and Migration in NIH3T3 Cells.
Xue-Gang Luo, Yan Ding, Qing-Feng Zhou, Liang Ye, Shu-Zhen Wang, and Tao Xi

ENZYMOLOGY, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY

Amidated Amino Acids Are Prominent Additives for Preventing Heat-Induced Aggregation of Lysozyme.
Tsuneyoshi Matsuoka, Shunsuke Tomita, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Kentaro Shiraki

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Thermostable β-Lactam Acylase with Broad Substrate Specificity from Bacillus badius.
Jeyaprakash Rajendhran and Paramasamy Gunasekaran

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and Some Properties of β-Fructofuranosidase I Formed by Aureobasidium pullulans DSM 2404.
Jun Yoshikawa, Seigo Amachi, Hirofumi Shinoyama, and Takaaki Fujii

Production of Optically Active 1,2,4-Butanetriol from Corresponding Racemate by Microbial Stereoinversion.
Keiko Yamada-Onodera, Akihiro Norimoto, Naoki Kawada, Rika Furuya, Hiroaki Yamamoto, and Yoshiki Tani

BREWING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Physiological Analysis of Yeast Cells by Flow Cytometry during Serial-Repitching of Low-Malt Beer Fermentation.
Michiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Suteaki Shioya

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Removal of Phenolic Endocrine Disruptors by Portulaca oleracea.
Sofue Imai, Atsuhiko Shiraishi, Kazuaki Gamo, Ippei Watanabe, Hiroshi Okuhata, Hitoshi Miyasaka, Kazunori Ikeda, Takeshi Bamba, and Kazumasa Hirata

Production of Biogenic Manganese Oxides by Repeated-Batch Cultures of Laboratory Microcosms.
Naoyuki Miyata, Daisuke Sugiyama, Yukinori Tani, Hiroshi Tsuno, Haruhiko Seyama, Masahiro Sakata, and Keisuke Iwahori

High Nitrogen Removal Performance at Moderately Low Temperature Utilizing Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation Reactions.
Kazuichi Isaka, Tatsuo Sumino, and Satoshi Tsuneda

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Simulation Model for Predicting Limit of Detection and Range of Quantitation of Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay.
Dong Hwan Choi, Yoshio Katakura, Rieko Matsuda, Yuzuru Hayashi, Kazuaki Ninomiya, and Suteaki Shioya

Production of Extracellular Bifidogenic Growth Stimulator by Anaerobic and Aerobic Cultivations of Several Propionibacterial Strains.
Tomoaki Kouya, Katsuhiro Misawa, Masahito Horiuchi, Eri Nakayama, Hiroyoshi Deguchi, Takaaki Tanaka, and Masayuki Taniguchi

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Optimization of Adenoviral Production in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells Using Response Surface Methodology.
Chi-Hsien Liu and Pel-Shan Wu

Coexpression of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha and Fetal Liver Kinase 1 Enhances Cardiogenic Potential in Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation In Vitro.
Hirokazu Hirata, Shin Kawamata, Yoshinobu Murakami, Kayoko Inoue, Ayako Nagahashi, Mako Tosaka, Naoko Yoshimura, Yoshiaki Miyamoto, Hiroto Iwasaki, Takayuki Asahara, and Yoshiki Sawa

Effective Cell-Seeding Technique Using Magnetite Nanoparticles and Magnetic Force onto Decellularized Blood Vessels for Vascular Tissue Engineering.
Kazunori Shimizu, Akira Ito, Manabu Arinobe, Yosuke Murase, Yoshihisa Iwata, Yuji Narita, Hideaki Kagami, Minoru Ueda, and Hiroyuki Honda

Establishment and Characterization of Rat Dental Epithelial Derived Ameloblast-Lineage Clones.
Kaori Abe, Keiko Miyoshi, Taro Muto, Intan Ruspita, Taigo Horiguchi, Toshihiko Nagata, and Takafumi Noma

Double Transfection into Primary Dissociated Neurons.
Megumi Eguchi and Shun Yamaguchi