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Detergent Alkaline Proteases: Enzymatic Properties, Genes, and Crystal Structures.
Katsuhisa Saeki, Katsuya Ozaki, Tohru Kobayashi, and Susumu Ito

Cloning and Sequencing of cDNA and Genomic DNA Encoding Serine Carboxypeptidase of Fusarium moniliforme That Was Copurified with Phosphatase.
Hiroshi Yoshida, Mari Iizuka, Naoko Norioka, and Shigemi Norioka

Short-Chain Prenyl Diphosphate Synthase That Condenses Isopentenyl Diphosphate with Dimethylallyl Diphosphate in ispA Null Escherichia coli Strain Lacking Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase.
Ken Saito, Shingo Fujisaki, and Tokuzo Nishino

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Analysis of Hemin Effect on Lactate Reduction in Lactococcus lactis.
Machiko Nagayasu, Agustin Krisna Wardani, Keisuke Nagahisa, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Suteaki Shioya

Purification of Aspergillus sp. S1-13 Chitinases and Their Role in Saccharification of Chitin in Mash of Solid-State Culture with Shellfish Waste.
Nopakarn Rattanakit, Shigekazu Yano, Abhinya Plikomol, Mamoru Wakayama, and Takashi Tachiki

Biosynthesis of Poly-β-Hydroxyalkanoate by Brevundimonas vesicularis LMG P-23615 and Sphingopyxis macrogoltabida LMG 17324 Using Acid-Hydrolyzed Sawdust as Carbon Source.
Johanna A. Silva, Lorena M. Tobella, Jose Becerra, Felix Godoy, and Miguel A. Martinez

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Batch and Continuous Packed Column Studies of Cadmium Biosorption by Hydrilla verticillata Biomass.
Sushera Bunluesin, Maleeya Kruatrachue, Prayad Pokethitiyook, Suchart Upatham, and Guy R. Lanza

Characterization of Efficient Aerobic Denitrifiers Isolated from Two Different Sequencing Batch Reactors by 16S-rRNA Analysis.
Ping Wang, Xiuting Li, Mufei Xiang, and Qian Zhai

Direct Determination of Oxidation State of Gold Deposits in Metal-Reducing Bacterium Shewanella algae Using X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy(XANES).
Yasuhiro Konishi, Takeshi Tsukiyama, Norizoh Saitoh, Toshiyuki Nomura, Shinsuke Nagamine, Yoshio Takahashi, and Tomoya Uruga

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Fed-Batch Coculture of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens with Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Effective Production of Kefiran.
Shiori Tada, Yoshio Katakura, Kazuaki Ninomiya, and Suteaki Shioya

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Preparation and Characterization of Multilayered Hydroxyapatite/Silk Fibroin Film.
Rikako Kino, Toshiyuki Ikoma, Shunji Yunoki, Nobuhiro Nagai, Junzo Tanaka, Tetsuo Asakura, and Masanobu Munekata

Novel Gene-Modified-Tissue Engineering of Cartilage Using Stable Transforming Growth Factor-β1-Transfected Mesenchymal Stem Cells Grown on Chitosan Scaffolds.
Chang-An Guo, Xue-Guang Liu, Jian-Zhong Huo, Chun Jiang, Xue-Jun Wen, and Zheng-Rong Chen

Production of Bionanocapsules in Immobilized Insect Cell Culture Using Porous Biomass Support Particles.
Takuya Shishido, Masaru Muraoka, Hideki Yamaji, Akihiko Kondo, and Hideki Fukuda

A Novel Apparatus Applying Long Term Intermittent Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure to In Vitro Cell Cultures.
Kenneth A. Myers, Nigel G. Shrive, and David A. Hart

ERRATUM

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

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