■　GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENE ENGINEERING

Non-Histone Proteins Nhp6A and Nhp6B Are Required for the Regulated Expression of SUC2 Gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Sezai Turkel

Characterization and Molecular Cloning of Cellobiose Dehydrogenase from the Brown-Rot Fungus Coniohora puteana.
Taira Kajisa, Makoto Yoshida, kiyohiko Igarashi, Akira Katayarna, Takeshi Nishino, and Masahiro Samejima

■　ENZYMOLOGY, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, AND ENZYME TECHNOLOGY

Factors Affecting the Oxidative Activity of Laccase towards Biphenyl Derivatives in Homogeneous Aqueous-Organic Systems.
Jo Torninaga, Junji Michizoe, Noriho Kamiya, Hirofumi Ichinose, Tatsuo Maruyama, and Masahiro Goto

■　ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Succession of a Microbial Community during Stable Operation of a Semi-continuous Garbage-Decomposing System.
Shin Haruta, Mie Kondo, Kohei Nakamura, Chaunjit Chanchitpricha, Hiroshi Aiba, Masaharu Ishii, and Yasuo Igarashi

Degradation of Carbendazim and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid by Immobilized Consortium on Loofa Sponge.
Anchana Pattanasupong, Hiroyasu Nagase, Eiko Sugimoto, Yasuhisa Hori, Kazumasa Hirata, Katsuji Tani, Masao Nasu, and Kazuhisa Miyamoto

Characteristics of Chlorophyll Formation of the Aerial Microalga Coelastrella striolata var. multistriata and Its Application for Environmental Biomonitoring.
Katsuya Abe, Hiroyuki Takizawa, Seiko Kimura, and Mario Hirano

Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Analysis of Open Lactic Acid Fermentation of Kitchen Refuse Using rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes.
Kenji Sakai, Masatsugu Mori, Akira Fujii, Yuko Iwami, Ekachai Chukeatirote, and Yoshihito Shirai

Detoxification of Bisphenol A and Nonylphenol by Purified Extracellular Laccase from a Fungus Isolated from Soil.
Takao Saito, Katsuya Kato, Yoshiyuki Yokogawa, Masakazu Nishida, and Nobuyoshi Yamashita 　

■　PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

The 5'-Untranslated Region of the Tobacco Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene Functions as an Effective TranslationaI Enhancer in Plant.
Junko Satoh, Ko Kato, and Atsuhiko Shinmyo　

■　CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING

Novel Biomaterial from Reinforced Salmon Collagen Gel Prepared by Fibril Formation and Cross-Linking.
Shunji Yunoki, Nobuhiro Nagai, Takeshi Suzuki, and Masanobu Munekata