REVIEW

Glucose-Stimulated cAMP-Protein Kinase A Pathway in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hisanori Tamaki　

RESEARCH PAPERS

GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENE ENGINEERING

Inhibitory Effect of D-Allose on Neutrophil Activation after Rat Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion
Masaaki Ueki, Satoshi Taie, Kousuke Chujo, Takehiko Asaga, Yasuyuki Iwanaga, and Nobuhiro Maekawa

Urinary Trypsin Inhibitor Reduces Inflammatory Response in Kidney Induced by Lipopolysaccharide
Masaaki Ueki, Satoshi Taie, Kousuke Chujo, Takehiko Asaga, Yasuyuki Iwanaga, Junichiro Ono, and Nobuhiro Maekawa

ENZYMOLOGY, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY

Purification and Characterization of Arylmalonate Decarboxylase from Achromobacter sp.KU1311
Kenji Miyamoto, Yoshito Yatake, Keisuke Tamura, Yosuke Terao, and Hiromichi Ohta

Purification and Characterization of Alkylcatechol 2,3-Dioxygenase from Butylphenol Degradation Pathway of Pseudomonas putida MT4
Masahiro Takeo, Munehiro Nishimura, Hana Takahashi, Chitoshi Kitamura, Dai-ichiro Kato, and Seiji Negoro

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Hyperproduction of Sebaceous cis-6-Hexadecenoic Acid by Esterase-Reduced Mutant of Rhodococcus sp. Strain
Hiroyuki Araki, Hiroshi Hagihara, Hirofumi Takigawa, Nobuharu Kotani, Yukiharu Tsujino, Kenzo Koike, Shuji Kawai, Katsuya Ozaki, and Susumu Ito 　

Characterization of Peptides Generated in Proteolytic Digest of Steamed Rice Grains by Sake Koji Enzymes
Katsumi Hashizume, Masaki Okuda, Mineyo Numata, Yan Zhou, and Takuya Koseki

Effects of Morphological Changes in Beer-Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacteria on Membrane Filtration in Breweries
Shizuka Asano, Koji Suzuki, Kazumaru Iijima, Yasuo Motoyama, Hidetoshi Kuriyama, and Yasushi Kitagawa 　

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effects of Inhibitors on Anaerobic Microbial Consortium with Enhanced Dechlorination Activity in Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixture
Daisuke Baba, Naoko Yoshida, and Arata Katayama

Anaerobic Treatment Performance and Microbial Population of Thermophilic Upflow Anaerobic Filter Reactor Treating Awamori Distillery Wastewater
Yue-Qin Tang, Yutaka Fujimura, Toro Shigematsu, Shigeru Morimura, and Kenji Kida

Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate and Microbial Community in Composting of Cattle Manure with Rice Straw
Jing-Chun Tang, Atsushi Shibata, Qixing Zhou, and Arata Katayama

Recognition and Effective Degradation of 17β-Estradiol by Anti-Estradiol-Antibody-Immobilized TiO₂ Nanoparticles
Chiaki Ogino, Koki Kanehira, Ryosuke Sasai, Shuji Sonezaki, and Nobuaki Shimizu 　

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Mathematical Modelling of NADH Oxidation Catalyzed by New NADH Oxidase from Lactobacillus brevis in Continuously Operated Enzyme Membrane Reactor
Zvjezdana Findrik, Ana Vrsalovic Presecki, and Durda Vasic-Racki 　

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Characterization of Neurons Differentiated from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Using Conditioned Medium of Dorsal Root Ganglia
Ayako Kitazawa and Norio Shimizu

Magnetic Force-Based Cell Patterning Using Arg-Gly-Asp(RGD) Peptide-Conjugated Magnetite Cationic Liposomes
Akira Ito, Hirokazu Akiyama, Yoshinori Kawabe, and Masamichi Kamihira

Characterization of Embryoid Bodies of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Formed under Various Culture Conditions and Estimation of Differentiation Status of Such Bodies
Mikiko Koike, Shujiro Sakaki, Yoshifumi Amano, and Hiroshi Kurosawa

Feasibility of Direct Oxygenation of Primary-Cultured Rat Hepatocytes Using Polyethylene Glycol-Decorated Liposome-Encapsulated Hemoglobin(LEH)
Hirosuke Naruto, Hongyun Huang, Masaki Nishikawa, Nobuhiko Kojima, Atsushi Mizuno, Katsuji Ohta, and Yasuyuki Sakai 　

METHODS

Highly Efficient Reverse Transfection with siRNA in Multiple Wells of Microtiter Plates
Satoshi Fujita, Eiji Ota, Chie Sasaki, Kota Takano, Masato Miyake, and Jun Miyake

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Nonylphenol Using Antibody-Bound Microfluid Filters in Vertical Fluidic Operation
Katsuhiro Matsui, Isao Kawaji, Yuichi Utsumi, Yoshiaki Ukita, Toshifumi Asano, Masahiro Takeo, Dai-ichiro Kato, and Seiji Negoro 　

ERRATUM

Elevated Expression of Genes under the Control of Stress Response Element(STRE) and Msn2p in an Ethanol-Tolerance Sake Yeast Kyokai No. 11.
Mamoru Watanabe, Kenichi Tamura, Jose Paolo Magbanua, Kaname Takano, Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Takeshi Akao, and Hitoshi Shimoi