RESEARCH PAPERS

ENZYMOLOGY, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY

Characterization of Novel Cholesterol Esterase from Trichoderma sp. AS59 with High Ability to Synthesize Steryl Esters
Atsushi Maeda, Takayuki Mizuno, Masanori Bunya, Shigeo Sugihara, Daisuke Nakayama, Susumu Tsunasawa, Yoshinori Hirota, and Akio Sugihara

Purification and Properties of Family-10 Endo-l,4-β-Xylanase from Penicillium citrinum and Structural Organization of Encoding Gene
Motoki Wakiyama, Hidenori Tanaka, Koji Yoshihara, Sachio Hayashi, and Kazuyoshi Ohta 　

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isolation of a Novel Mutant Strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by an Ethyl Methane Sulfonate-Induced Mutagenesis Approach as a High Producer of Bioethanol
Mohsen Mobini-Dehkordi, Iraj Nahvi, Hamid Zarkesh-Esfahani, Kamran Ghaedi, Manoochehr Tavassoli, and Rinji Akada

Detection of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Marine Phytoplankters
Daekyung Kim, Yang Soon Kang, Yoon Lee, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Kazumi Matsuoka, Ki-Wan Lee, Kwang-Sik Choi, and Tatsuya Oda

Isolation and Identification of a Novel Microorganism Producing the Immunosuppressant Tacrolimus
Hyung Soo Kim and Young In Park　

BREWING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Effect of Soy Peptide on Brewing Beer
Sayuri Kitagawa, Nobuhiko Mukai, Yuko Furukawa, Kanako Adachi, Akihiro Mizuno, and Haruyuki Iefuji

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Removal of Bacteria from Coastal Seawater by Foam Separation Using Dispersed Bubbles and Surface-Active Substances
Yoshihiro Suzuki, Nobuaki Hanagasaki, Takashi Furukawa, and Terutoyo Yoshida

Alkyl-Chain Length Effects of Imidazolium and Pyridinium Ionic Liquids on Photosynthetic Response of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Thi Phuong Thuy Pham, Chul-Woong Cho, Jiho Min, and Yeoung-Sang Yun

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Production and Characterization of Recombinant Cyprosin B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (W303-1A) Strain
Pedro N. Sampaio, Ana Margarida Fortes, Joaquim M. S. Cabral, Maria S. Pais, and Luis P. Fonseca

Production of (S)-4-Chloro-3-Hydroxybutyrate by Microbial Resolution Using　Hydrolase from Rhizobium sp. DS-S-51
Atsushi Nakagawa, Takahiro Suzuki, Ko Kato, Atsuhiko Shinmyo, and Toshio Suzuki

Oxygen Vectors Used for S-Adenosylmethionine Production in Recombinant Pichia pastoris with Sorbitol as Supplemental Carbon Source
Jian-Guo Zhang, Xue-Dong Wang, Ji-Ning Zhang, and Dong-Zhi Wei

Impact of Pulsed Electric Fields on Corynebacterium glutamicum Cell Membrane Permeabilization
Theodora Tryfona and Mark T. Bustard

Effect of Global Transcriptional Regulators Related to Carbohydrate Metabolism on Organic Solvent Tolerance in Escherichia coli
Mina Okochi, Masaki Kurimoto, Kazunori Shimizu, and Hiroyuki Honda

Real-Time Viable-Cell Mass Monitoring in High-Cell-Density Fed-Batch Glutathione Fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae T65 in Industrial Complex Medium
Zhi-Qiang Xiong, Mei-Jin Guo, Yuan-Xin Guo, Ju Chu, Ying-Ping Zhuang, and Si-Liang Zhang

Production of (S)-2-Chloropropionate by Asymmetric Reduction of 2-Chloroacrylate with 2-Haloacrylate Reductase Coupled with Glucose Dehydrogenase
Atsushi Kurata, Michiyo Fujita, Amr M. Mowafy, Harumi Kamachi, Tatsuo Kurihara, and Nobuyoshi Esaki

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Glucose Transporter Mediation Responsible for Morphological Changes of Human Epithelial Cells on Glucose-Displayed Surfaces
Mee-Hae Kim, Masahiro Kino-oka, Masaya Kawase, Kiyohito Yagi, and Masahito Taya

Hepatic Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells in a Three-Dimensional Culture System Using Polyurethane Foam
Kinya Matsumoto, Hiroshi Mizumoto, Kohji Nakazawa, Hiroyuki Ijima, Kazumori Funatsu, and Toshihisa Kajiwara

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Intermittent Administration of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor(BDNF) Ameliorates Glucose Metabolism and Prevents Pancreatic Exhaustion in Diabetic Mice
Mitsugu Yamanaka, Yasushi Itakura, Michiko Ono-Kishino, Atsushi Tsuchida, Tsutomu Nakagawa, and Mutsuo Taiji

METHODS

Quantification of trans-l,4-Polyisoprene in Eucommia ulmoides by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Shinya Takeno, Takeshi Bamba, Yoshihisa Nakazawa, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Atsushi Okazawa, and Akio Kobayashi

MISCELLANEOUS

High-Level Expression of Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor Beta in Milk of Nontransgenic Rabbits
Bo Xiao, Qing Wang Li, Bo Feng, ZengSheng Han, Da Wei Gao, Jian Li, Kun Li, Rui Zhao, ZhongLiang Jiang, JianHong Hu, and XuBo Zhi

Isolation of an Acremonium sp. Capable of Liquefying Cross-Linked Poly(γ-Glutamic Acid) Hydrogels and the Fungal Enzyme Involved in the Disruption of γ-Ray Irradiation-Mediated Cross-Linking
Osamu Matsui, Ken-ichi Fujita, Hirokazu Nakayama, Makoto Taniguchi, Yutaka Tarui, Eiji Hirasawa, Yoshinosuke Usuki, and Toshio Tanaka 　

ERRATUM

Another Multiheme Protein, Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase, Abundantly Produced in an Anammox Bacterium Besides the Hydrazine-Oxidizing Enzyme
Munetaka Shimamura, Takashi Nishiyama, Kazutaka Shinya, Yuka Kawahara, Kenji Furukawa, and Takao Fujii