REVIEW

Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a Model Microorganism for Investigation of Chemotactic Behaviors in Ecosystem
Junichi Kato, Hye-Eun Kim, Noboru Takiguchi, Akio Kuroda, and Hisao Ohtake

RESEARCH PAPERS

GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENE ENGINEERING

An Optimized Yeast Cell-Free System: Sufficient for Translation of Human Papillomavirus 58 L1 mRNA and Assembly of Virus-like Particles
Xiao Wang, Juan Liu, Yan Zheng, Jing Li, Hong Wang, Yabin Zhou, Mei Qi, Han Yu, Wei Tang, and Wei Ming Zhao

JTE-607, an Inflammatory Cytokine Synthesis Inhibitor, Attenuates Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury by Reducing Neutrophil Activation in Rats
Takehiko Asaga, Masaaki Ueki, Kousuke Chujo, and Satoshi Taie

Distinct Roles of Two Anaplerotic Pathways in Glutamate Production Induced by Biotin Limitation in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Hiroki Sato, Keita Orishimo, Tomokazu Shirai, Takashi Hirasawa, Keisuke Nagahisa, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Masaaki Wachi

Regulation of Endoglucanase Gene (cmcax) Expression in Acetobacter xylinum
Shin Kawano, Kenji Tajima, Hiroyuki Kono, Yukari Numata, Hitomi Yamashita, Yasuharu Satoh, and Masanobu Munekata

Comparative Effect of Overexpressed phaJ and fabG Genes Supplementing (R)-3-Hydroxyalkanoate Monomer Units on Biosynthesis of mcl-Polyhydroxyalkanoate in Pseudomonas putida KCTC1639
Minh Tri Vo, Kwang-Woo Lee, Young-Mi Jung, and Yong-Hyun Lee

ENZYMOLOGY, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY

A Novel Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD) Containing D-Lactate Dehydrogenase from the Thermoacidophilic Crenarchaeota Sulfolobus tokodaii Strain 7: Purification, Characterization and Expression in Escherichia coli
Takenori Satomura, Ryushi Kawakami, Haruhiko Sakuraba, and Toshihisa Ohshima

MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

H₂O₂ Tolerance of Vibrio rumoiensis S-1^T is Attributable to the Cellular Catalase Activity
Nobutoshi Ichise, Kikue Hirota, Daisen Ichihashi, Yoshinobu Nodasaka, Naoki Morita, Hidetoshi Okuyama, and Isao Yumoto

Pediococcus pentosaceus NB-17 for Probiotic Use
Benjamas Jonganurakkun, Qi Wang, Shan Hua Xu, Yuya Tada, Kimiko Minamida, Daisuke Yasokawa, Masahito Sugi, Hiroshi Hara, and Kozo Asano

Taxol from Phyllosticta citricarpa, a Leaf Spot Fungus of the Angiosperm Citrus medica
Rangarajulu Senthil Kumaran, Johnpaul Muthumary, and Byung-Ki Hur

BREWING AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Mutagenizing Brewing Yeast Strain for Improving Fermentation Property of Beer
Zengran Liu, Guangyi Zhang, and Yunping Sun

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enrichment and Characterization of Chlorinated Organophosphate Ester-Degrading Mixed Bacterial Cultures
Shouji Takahashi, Koji Kawashima, Manami Kawasaki, Jun Kamito, Yusuke Endo, Kumiko Akatsu, Sadatoshi Horino, Ryo-hei Yamada, and Yoshio Kera

Biohydrogen Production from Cattle Wastewater by Enriched Anaerobic Mixed Consortia: Influence of Fermentation Temperature and pH
Gui-Lan Tang, Jian Huang, Zhen-Jun Sun, Qin-qing Tang, Chun-hao Yan, and Guang-qing Liu

Stimulation of Anaerobic Digestion of Thickened Sewage Sludge by Iron-rich Sludge Produced by the Fenton Method
Hyunhee Lee and Makoto Shoda

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Synthesis of Novel Salidroside Esters by Lipase-Mediated Acylation with Various Functional Acyl Groups
Hui-Lei Yu, Jian-He Xu, Jin-Huan Su, Wen-Ya Lu, and Guo-Qiang Lin

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Influence of Fetal Calf Serum on Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Chondrocytes during Expansion
Mari Yokoyama, Hiroto Miwa, Satoshi Maeda, Shigeyuki Wakitani, and Mutsumi Takagi

Effect of Growth Factors on Chondrogenic Differentiation of Rabbit Mesenchymal Cells Embedded in Injectable Hydrogels
Keun Hong Park and Kun Na

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

In Vivo Protein Delivery to Human Liver-Derived Cells Using Hepatitis B Virus Envelope Pre-S Region
Takeshi Kasuya, Tadanori Yamada, Atsuko Uyeda, Takashi Matsuzaki, Toshihide Okajima, Kenji Tatematsu, Katsuyuki Tanizawa, and Shun'ichi Kuroda

METHODS

A Modified Coomassie Brilliant Blue G 250 Staining Method for the Detection of Chitinase Activity and Molecular Weight after Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
Chun Yi Liau and Chung-Sheng Lin

MISCELLANEOUS

Dividable Membrane with Multi-Reaction Wells for Microarray Biochips
Yaw-Jen Chang, Chih-Yu Hu, Li-Te Yin, Cheng-Hao Chang, and Hung-Ju Su