Bioenergetics of Alkaliphilic Bacillus spp.
Isao Yumoto

Complete cDNA Sequence of Chitin Deacetylase from Gongronella butleri and Its Phylogenetic Analysis Revealed Clusters Corresponding to Taxonomic Classification of Fungi.
Theingi Maw, Teck Koon Tan, Eugene Khor, and Sek Man Wong

Molecular Characterization and Regulatory Analysis of dnaK Operon of Halophilic Lactic Acid Bacterium Tetragenococcus halophila.
Daisuke Fukuda, Maki Watanabe, Shino Sonezaki, Shinya Sugimoto, Kenji Sonomoto, and Ayaaki Ishizaki

Diversity of 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl Dioxygenase Genes in a Strong PCB Degrader, Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1.
Masayuki Sakai, Eiji Masai, Hiroki Asami, Katsumi Sugiyama, Kazuhide Kimbara, and Masao Fukuda

　

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Substrate Specificity of a Tripeptidase as a Metalloenzyme Purified from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis ATCC 13675.
Sumiko Mori, Shiori Sumino, and Takafumi Kasumi

Purification and Characterization of an Alkaline Manganese Peroxidase from Aspergillus terreus LD-1.
Nozomi Kanayama, Tohru Suzuki, and Keiichi Kawai

A Kinetic Study on pH-Activity Relationship of XynA from Alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans C-125 Using Aryl-Xylobiosides.
Mamoru Nishimoto, Yuji Honda, Motomitsu Kitaoka, and Kiyoshi Hayashi

Thermostable and Alkaline-Tolerant Cellulase-Free Xylanase Produced by Thermotolerant Streptomyces sp. Ab106.
Charin Techapun, Thanakorn Charoenrat, Naiyatat Poosaran, Masanori Watanabe, and Ken Sasaki

Isolation of Enterocin SE-K4-Encoding Plasmid and a High Enterocin SE-K4 Producing Strain of Enterococcus faecalis K-4.
Katsumi Doi, Tomoko Eguchi, Seong-Hyun Choi, Atsushi Iwatake, Sadahiro Ohmomo, and Seiya Ogata

Molecular Breeding of Aspergillus kawachii Overproducing Cellulase and Its Application to Brewing Barley Shochu.
Wataru Nomachi, Ken-ichi Urago, Takuji Oka, Keisuke Ekino, Minoru Matsuda, Masatoshi Goto, and Kensuke Furukawa

Analysis of an Inactivated Lg-FL01 Gene Present in Bottom-Fermenting Yeast.
Masahide Sato, Hideo Maeba, Junji Watari, and Masachika Takashio

Effect of Pre-Fermentation on the Production of Cutinase by a Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Cecilia R. C. Calado, Sandra M. S. Monteiro, Joaquim M. S. Cabral, and Luis P. Fonseca

Modification of the Acetaldehyde Concentration during Alcoholic Fermentation and Effects on Fermentation Kinetics.
Jean Louis Roustan and Jean-Marie Sablayrolles

Characteristic Behavior of Viscosity and Viscoelasticity of Aureobasidium pullulans Culture Fluid.
Hisamoto Furuse, Takeshi Amari, Osato Miyawaki, Tomoko Asakura, and Kiyoshi Toda

Selection of Highly Productive Mammalian Cells Based on an Inducible Growth Advantage Using an Antibody/Receptor Chimera.
Masahiro Kawahara, Hiroshi Ueda, Kouhei Tsumoto, Izumi Kumagai, Walt Mahoney, and Teruyuki Nagamune

Effect of Sugar Residues in a Glycolipid Coated onto a Dish on Ammonia Consumption and Gluconeogenesis Activity of Primary Rat Hepatocytes.
Mustumi Takagi, Chikayoshi Matsuda, Reiko Sato, Kazunori Toma, and Toshiomi Yoshida

Behavioral Responses of the Ciliated Protozoan Paramecium caudatum to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Its Analogues.
Noboru Takiguchi, Takahisa Tajima, Kosei Asayama, Tsukasa Ikeda, Akio Kuroda, Junichi Kato, and Hisao Ohtake

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