Distribution of cathepsins B, H, L, and trypsin-like proteases in natural actomyosin from washed meat of various fishes     

Yaqin Hu  Katsuji Morioka  Yoshiaki Itoh 《Fisheries Science》2008,74(3):693-695

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Quantitative structure-activity studies of benzoylphenylurea larvicides: II. Effect of benzyloxy substituents at aniline moiety against Chilo suppressalis Walker     

Yoshiaki Nakagawa  Hajime Iwamura  Toshio Fujita 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》1985,23(1):7-12

The larvicidal activity of a series of N-2,6-difluorobenzoyl-N′-[4-(substituted benzyloxy)-phenyl]-ureas against nondiapause larvae of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker, was measured by a topical application method under conditions in which oxidative metabolism was inhibited by piperonyl butoxide. The effects of the substituted-benzyloxy moiety on variations in the activity were analyzed quantitatively using physicochemical substituent parameters and regression analysis. Results were compared with those found previously for N-2,6-difluorobenzoyl-N′-(4-substituted phenyl)-ureas, indicating that the electron-withdrawing property of the anilide substituents participates in determining the activity through the inductive effect. The hydrophobicity of the total anilide substituents favors activity, whereas the steric dimension in terms of the width lowers it. Although inhibition of new cuticle formation on cultured integument of diapausing larva could not be determined accurately for most of the compounds because of their limited solubility in the assay medium, inhibitory activity seemed related to larvicidal activity, as was the case for previously investigated simpler congeners.  相似文献   

Tolazoline as an antagonist of xylazine in cattle   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

K Takase  Y Hikasa  S Ogasawara 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1986,48(4):859-862

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Antagonistic effects of alpha-adrenoceptor blocking agents on reticuloruminal hypomotility induced by xylazine in cattle.   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0       下载免费PDF全文

Y Hikasa  K Takase  S Emi    S Ogasawara 《Canadian journal of veterinary research》1988,52(4):411-415

The intravenous injection of a standard dose (0.05 mg/kg) of xylazine inhibited reticuloruminal motility in cattle. Pretreatment with adrenoceptor antagonists showing alpha 2-blocking activity, tolazoline (0.5 mg/kg) and yohimbine (0.2 mg/kg), antagonized the xylazine-induced reticuloruminal amotility. Tolazoline was more effective than yohimbine, since an antagonistic effect was not seen at 0.5 mg/kg yohimbine, and yohimbine at 0.2 mg/kg was less effective than tolazoline at 0.5 mg/kg. An adrenoceptor antagonist showing alpha 1-blocking activity, prazosin, did not prevent the inhibition of reticuloruminal motility by xylazine. The xylazine-induced reticuloruminal amotility was also not prevented by either a dopamine receptor antagonist, domperidone, or an opiate receptor antagonist, naloxone. These results suggest that xylazine inhibits bovine reticuloruminal motility through its activation of alpha 2-adrenoceptors, and show that tolazoline can be used as a specific antagonist of xylazine in studies of the alpha-adrenergic influence on reticuloruminal motility in cattle.  相似文献   

One year investigation of the prevalence and diversity of clostridial spores in raw milk from the Tokachi area of Hokkaido     

Kazuhiro Komori  Yoshiaki Ohkubo  Naoya Katano  Hidemasa Motoshima 《Animal Science Journal》2019,90(1):135-139

We investigated the seasonal prevalence and diversity of clostridial spores in raw milk from the Tokachi area of Hokkaido. Samples of raw milk were collected quarterly from May 2013 through February 2014. The mean clostridial spore count for the raw milk from 336 milk tankers was 27.6 CFU/100 ml. The clostridial species isolated most frequently from raw milk samples was Clostridium tyrobutyricum. The dominant species was C. tyrobutyricum regardless of the season. The percentage of samples with low spore counts (<10 CFU/100 ml) was highest (60.9%) during winter (February) and lowest (34.5%) in autumn (November). In comparison, the percentage of samples with high spore counts (>100 CFU/100 ml) was highest (5.7%) in autumn (November) and lowest (1.1%) during spring (May).  相似文献   

Alterations in lycopene concentration and Z‐isomer content in egg yolk of hens fed all‐E‐isomer‐rich and Z‐isomer‐rich lycopene     

Masaki Honda  Hiroto Ishikawa  Yoshiaki Hayashi 《Animal Science Journal》2019,90(9):1261-1269

Effects of feeding lycopene isomers to laying hens on egg qualities such as lycopene concentration and color of the yolk were investigated. Firstly, to evaluate the dietary transfer of lycopene to egg yolk, (all‐E)‐lycopene–rich diets (lycopene content, 100, 200, or 300 mg/kg diet) were fed to hens for 21 days. Lycopene in egg yolk could be detected after 4 days or more from the start of feeding, and the lycopene concentration increased according to the feed amount and period. Even though most of the dietary lycopene was the all‐E‐isomer, more than 65% of lycopene in egg yolk was present as Z‐isomers. Thus, the effect of lycopene Z‐isomer content in the diet (lycopene content, 200 mg/kg diet; lycopene Z‐isomer content, 35.1% or 61.3%) on egg qualities was investigated. As the Z‐isomer content increased, the lycopene concentration in the egg yolk increased, for example, when fed a diet rich in Z‐isomers (61.3%), the lycopene concentration in the egg yolk was approximately three times higher than when fed the (all‐E)‐lycopene–rich diet for 21 days. The results indicated that Z‐isomers of lycopene had higher bioavailability and/or higher transfer efficiency to the egg yolk than the all‐E‐isomer.  相似文献   

Quantitative structure—activity relationships of light-dependent herbicidal 4-pyridone-3-carboxanilides I. Effect of benzene ring substituents at the anilide moiety     

Hirokazu Osabe  Yasuo Morishima  Yukihisa Goto  Kazuhisa Masamoto  Yoshiaki Nakagawa  Toshio Fujita 《Pest management science》1992,34(1):17-25

A number of substituted 4-pyridone-3-carboxanilide derivatives show various degrees of light-dependent herbicidal activity. The effects of substituents at the anilide moiety on the activity against Echinochloa oryzicola were analysed quantitatively with physicochemical substituent parameters. The activity was shown to vary parabolically with total hydrophobicity (Σπ) of the anilide ring substituents as well as with the steric parameter (E_s) of the ortho-substituents. The E_s parameter for only the bulkier ortho-substituent, with the more negative value, but not for the two, was significant. The effect of substituents at the 1-position was expressible by indicator variables assigned to each 1-substituted series, the physicochemical rationalization being left for future analyses.  相似文献   

Relationship between fruit cracking and expression of the expansin gene MdEXPA3 in ‘Fuji’ apples (Malus domestica Borkh.)     

Satoshi Kasai  Hiroko Hayama  Yoshiki Kashimura  Satoshi Kudo  Yoshiaki Osanai 《Scientia Horticulturae》2008

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The use of micro-beam X-ray diffraction for the characterization of starch crystal structure in rice mutant kernels of waxy, amylose extender, and sugary1     

Akiko Kubo  Yoshiaki Yuguchi  Makoto Takemasa  Shiho Suzuki  Hikaru Satoh  Shinichi Kitamura   《Journal of Cereal Science》2008,48(1):92-97

Micro-beam X-ray diffraction analyses were carried out on slices from wild-type rice and mutants. The method permitted the crystalline structure to be analyzed with less destruction of cells and fewer artificial effects that occur during the purification of starch from tissue and provided information concerning the localization and crystalline structure of starches distributed in the endosperm. The starch on kernel slices from the wild-type and waxy mutant, carrying a defect for the Granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) gene, displayed an A-type of diffraction pattern; no difference in the crystalline patterns between starches located in the inner and outer region in a kernel were observed. A double mutant of the waxy and amylose extender (ae) mutant carrying a defect for the Starch branching enzyme IIb gene accumulated amylose-free B-type starches. The kernel slice from the double mutant of waxy and sugary1, mutated on the Isoamylase I locus, displayed an A-type diffraction pattern in the outer region and was amorphous in the inner region. A chain-length distribution analysis of polyglucans in kernels from wild-type and mutants showed that ae amylopectin had more long chains and less short chains than the wild-type and waxy amylopectin. On the other hand, the water-soluble polysaccharide in the inner region of the sugary1 endosperm had more short chains than the amylopectin in the outer region counterparts. These results indicate that branch chain length in amylopectin is crucial in determining the formation of A- and B-type starches.  相似文献   

Comparative proteomic analysis of liver mitochondrial proteins derived from cloned adult pigs reconstructed with Meishan pig fibroblast cells and European pig enucleated oocytes     

Takeda K  Tasai M  Iwamoto M  Oe M  Chikuni K  Nakamura Y  Tagami T  Nirasawa K  Hanada H  Pinkert CA  Onishi A 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2012,58(2):248-253

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been exploited in efforts to clone and propagate valuable animal lineages. However, in many instances, recipient oocytes are obtained from sources independent of donor cell populations. As such, influences of potential nuclear-cytoplasmic incompatibility, post SCNT, are largely unknown. In the present study, alterations in mitochondrial protein levels were investigated in adult SCNT pigs produced by microinjection of Meishan pig fetus fibroblast cells into enucleated matured oocytes (maternal Landrace genetic background). Mitochondrial fractions were prepared from liver samples by mechanical homogenization and differential centrifugation. Liver mitochondria were then subjected to two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE). Protein expression changes were confirmed with a volume ratio greater than 2 fold (P<0.05). 2-D DIGE analysis further revealed differential expression of three proteins between the Meishan (n=3) and Landrace (n=3) breeds. Differential expression patterns of 16 proteins were detected in SCNT pig liver tissue (n=3) when compared with Meishan control samples. However, none of the 16 proteins correlated with the three differentially expressed Meishan and Landrace liver mitochondrial proteins. In summary, alteration of mitochondrial protein expression levels was observed in adult SCNT pigs that did not reflect the breed difference of the recipient oocytes. Comparative proteomic analysis represents an important tool for further studies on SCNT animals.  相似文献