Local ordering in the pseudogap state of the high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+delta)     

Vershinin M  Misra S  Ono S  Abe Y  Ando Y  Yazdani A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2004,303(5666):1995-1998

We report atomic-scale characterization of the pseudogap state in a high-Tc superconductor, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+delta). The electronic states at low energies within the pseudogap exhibit spatial modulations having an energy-independent incommensurate periodicity. These patterns, which are oriented along the copper-oxygen bond directions, appear to be a consequence of an electronic ordering phenomenon, the observation of which correlates with the pseudogap in the density of electronic states. Our results provide a stringent test for various ordering scenarios in the cuprates, which have been central in the debate on the nature of the pseudogap and the complex electronic phase diagram of these compounds.  相似文献   

Detection of antifungal activity in Anemarrhena asphodeloides by sensitive BCT method and isolation of its active compound     

Iida Y  Oh KB  Saito M  Matsuoka H  Kurata H  Natsume M  Abe H 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》1999,47(2):584-587

Antifungal activity was detected from Anemarrhena asphodeloides by the Bio-Cell Tracer (BCT) method. An active fraction was separated by silica gel column chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. The molecular weight was determined by GC-MS, and the molecular structure was analyzed by IR, (1)H NMR, and (13)C NMR. The isolated compound was found to be identical to nyasol, (Z)-1, 3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadiene, which formerly appeared in the literature without any remark on the antifungal activity. This compound showed antimicrobial activity against 38 strains of fungi and five strains of bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranged from 12.5 to 200 microg mL(-)(1), except for two strains based on the broth dilution method.  相似文献   

Plant seed cystatins and their target enzymes of endogenous and exogenous origin     

Arai S  Matsumoto I  Emori Y  Abe K 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2002,50(22):6612-6617

Cystatins are protein inhibitors of cysteine proteinases of the papain family, and those of animal origin have long been studied from medical and physiological aspects. In the meantime, oryzacystatin cloned from rice seeds in 1987 was recognized as the first well-defined cystatin of plant origin. Cloning studies followed to disclose various plant cytstatins including those of corn and soybean origin, their similarities to and differences from animal cystatins being analyzed in detail. Plant seed cystatins are now understood as factors controlling germination by inhibition of endogenous cysteine proteinases. They can also recognize insect midgut proteinases as exogenous target enzymes to control. This paper discusses chemical and phytophysiological relationships between cystatins and their targets.  相似文献   

Comparison of extractive components in muscle and liver of three Loliginidae squids with those of one Ommastrephidae species     

Yoko Kani  Naoko Yoshikawa  Shigeru Okada  Hiroki Abe 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(4):940-949

Extractive components were determined for the mantle muscle and liver of three species of Loliginidae squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, Loligo bleekeri, and L. edulis, and one species of Ommastrephidae, Todarodes pacificus, as a control. Total free amino acid levels and the major free amino acids in muscle, taurine, proline, glycine, alanine, and arginine, were significantly higher in Loliginidae squids than in T. pacificus. The main nucleotide was adenosine 5′-monophosphate, which did not differ significantly between species. Malate was the organic acid found in muscle in highest concentrations. The muscle of these species contained a large amount of trimethylamine oxide. A large amount of glycine betaine was also detected in the muscle, but showed no large species difference. From these results, the muscle of Loliginidae species is considered to have a much sweeter taste than that of T. pacificus. Compared with muscle, squid liver was characteristic with high contents of taurine, glutamate, bitter amino acids, succinate, propionate, trimethylamine, and glycine betaine, and with low contents of sweet amino acids, arginine, nucleotides, malate, and trimethylamine oxide. These results suggest that squid liver is characterized by a complicated taste containing umami, bitterness, sourness, fishy flavor, and less sweetness.  相似文献   

Changes in physical properties of heat-induced gel on addition of gluconate associated with suppression of myosin denaturation in walleye pollack salt-ground <Emphasis Type="Italic">surimi</Emphasis> during preheating     

Takashi Okayama  Tooru Ooizumi  Yoshiaki Akahane  Sei-Ichi Kitakami  Yo-Ichi Abe  Jun Shirai 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(4):931-939

Changes in physical properties of two-step heated gels on addition of gluconate were investigated in terms of relationships between breaking strength and gel stiffness. Regression lines between the breaking strength and the gel stiffness were extended to the x-axis (gel stiffness), and the intercept was defined as S_BSO. The S_BSO of the two-step heated gels increased with gluconate contents in salt-ground surimis, suggesting that the harder but less elastic gels formed on addition of gluconate were dose-dependent. Conversely, the denaturation rate constants of myosin in salt-ground surimis during preheating estimated by means of Ca-ATPase inactivation, loss of salt solubility, and decrease of denaturant solubility were considerably reduced by gluconate. Thus, the progress of myosin denaturation was strongly suppressed. Increments of S_BSO (δS_BSO) of the two-step heated gels on addition of gluconate were inversely correlated with the denaturation rate constants of myosin in salt-ground surimis for every index. Thus, the changes in physical parameters of two-step heated gel caused by gluconate may be associated with the sluggish progress of myosin denaturation in salt-ground surimi during preheating.  相似文献   

Enhancement of resistance against Enterococcus seriolicida infection in yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata (Temminck & Schlegel), by oral administration of peptidoglycan derived from Bifidobacterium thermophilum     

T Itami  M Kondo  M Uozu  A Suganuma  T Abe  A Nakagawa  N Suzuki  Y Takahashi 《Journal of fish diseases》1996,19(2):185-187

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Vegetation status on Nishi-jima Island (Ogasawara) before eradication of alien herbivore mammals: rapid expansion of an invasive alien tree, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Casuarina equisetifolia</Emphasis> (Casuarinaceae)     

Tetsuto Abe  Takaya Yasui  Shun’ichi Makino 《Journal of Forest Research》2011,16(6):484-491

Insular ecosystems can be dramatically affected by alien species, and records of pre-eradication status are essential to evaluate the effects of eradicating alien species. Nishi-jima Island is a small island of the Ogasawara group on which the first program of complete eradication of alien herbivorous mammals (black rats and feral goats) will be conducted. After eradication, the government plans to conduct ecosystem restoration on the island. This paper reports the angiosperm flora and vegetation of Nishi-jima Island before eradication of the rats and goats, with the objective of aiding ecosystem management after the eradication. Our surveys indicate that vegetation cover by the alien tree, Casuarina equisetifolia has expanded compared with its distribution in a 1974 aerial photograph of the island. The predominant vegetation in 2006 was C. equisetifolia forests and Zoysia tenuifolia grasslands, with fragmented native tree vegetation. The flora of the island comprised 69 angiosperm species (50 indigenous species) of which 30% were endemic, far less than for the Ogasawara Islands as a whole (45%). However, several populations of endangered plants remain. To restore the native ecosystem on Nishi-jima, eradication of C. equisetifolia is important in addition to eradication of alien herbivorous mammals.  相似文献   

Contribution of understory vegetation to minimizing nitrate leaching in a Japanese cedar plantation     

Mitsuhisa Baba  Shintaro Abe  Makiko Kasai  Toshihiro Sugiura  Hiroshi Kobayashi 《Journal of Forest Research》2011,16(6):446-455

Understory vegetation may affect nitrate (NO₃ ⁻) leaching, even in coniferous forests. Our objective was to estimate the contribution of understory vegetation to nutrient cycling, especially nitrogen, in a Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) stand. We therefore cut down and removed understory vegetation in one plot of the stand (the cutting plot) to compare nutrient budgets in the cutting plot with those in a control plot in which understory vegetation was allowed to grow. We also examined neutralization of the acid produced due to an increase in NO₃ ⁻ leaching. A monitoring study on precipitation and soil-percolated water was carried out in both plots. When the understory vegetation was cut down, NO₃ ⁻ flux at a soil depth of 10 cm increased remarkably in summer, with values significantly higher than those in the control plot. This resulted in an increase in proton load associated with N transformation ([H⁺]load). The increase in [H⁺]load enhanced mobilization of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and SiO₂ ([SiO₂]mob). In addition, the correlations between [SiO₂]mob and mobilization of each base cation were distinct in the cutting plot. These results indicated that the acids produced because of N transformation were buffered not only by ion exchange but also by chemical weathering. The contribution of understory vegetation to minimizing NO₃ ⁻ leaching suggested that understory vegetation might reduce the risk of N saturation because of chronic atmospheric N inputs.  相似文献   

Response of plasma bone markers to a single intramuscular administration of calcitriol in dairy cows     

Danil Kim  Norio Yamagishi  Izumi Abe  Bhuminand Devkota  Norimoto Okura  Shuichi Ohashi 《Research in veterinary science》2011,90(1):124-126

To elucidate the effects of an exogenous calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃) on plasma bone markers, the formation item osteocalcin (OC), undercarboxylated OC (ucOC) and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), and the resorption parameter tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase isoform 5b (TRAP5b) and hydroxyproline (HYP) were measured in conjunction with plasma calcitriol and calcium (Ca) concentrations in dairy cows receiving calcitriol or its vehicle according to a 2 × 2 crossover design. Calcitriol (0.5 μg/kg, i.m.) increased significantly its plasma level during 6 h to day 2 and plasma Ca concentration during 12 h to day 7 compared to the vehicle. Also, plasma OC and ucOC started to rise from day 3 and 1, respectively, and remained elevated until day 7. No change in plasma BALP, TRAP5b or HYP associated with calcitriol treatment was noted. These results demonstrate that exogenous calcitriol stimulates osteoblasts to biosynthesise OC, a determinant of the bone formation in cows.  相似文献   

Optimum conditions for serum clearance of iodixanol,applicable to the estimation of glomerular filtration rate in horses     

Satoh H  Abe S  Kato M  Saito J  Furuhama K 《Veterinary research communications》2011,35(7):463-468

To estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in horses, an optimum dose of the nonionic contrast medium iodixanol as a tracer was assessed with blood-sample times. Iodixanol was administered intravenously at 10–40 mg I/kg to geldings and mares, and blood was collected 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 min later. Serum iodixanol concentration was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and serum urea nitrogen (UN) and creatinine concentrations were also measured. The combination of 20 mg I/kg iodixanol and sampling times of 60, 90, and 120 min after injection was considered to be appropriate for practical use. In clinically healthy horses, the reference values were determined to be 1.90 ± 0.03 ml/min/kg (150.8 ± 2.94 ml/min/m²), consistent with historical data using different tracers. The result suggests that serum clearance of iodixanol is a ready-to-use tool for a screening of alterations in the equine GFR, although it is necessary to perform a more longitudinal study using horses with a variety of renal functions.  相似文献