Osmo-responsive expression of oyster amino acid transporter gene and analysis of the regulatory region involved     

Haruhiko?ToyoharaEmail author  Masashi?Ikeda  Chika?Goto  Hideki?Sawada  Masatomi?Hosoi  Kazuaki?Takeuchi  Isao?Hayashi  Shintaro?Imamura  Michiaki?Yamashita 《Fisheries Science》2005,71(3):465-470

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Suppression of fish meat softening by strict control of storage temperature     

Masashi Ando  Shintaro Mizuochi  Yasuyuki Tsukamasa  Ken -Ichi Kawasaki 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(3):705-712

ABSTRACT:   Changes in meat firmness and structure of cultured yellowtail at several storage temperatures, from −1.5°C to 10°C, were compared. Firmness decreased less at −1.5°C and 10°C than at the other temperatures. During storage at temperatures from −0.5 to 4.0°C, expansion of intercellular space, which indicates weakening of the connecting force between muscle cells, began to increase after 8 h storage, and the ratio of space to the whole area increased by 3.4–4.9 times after 24 h of storage. However, at −1.5°C and 10°C, the increase of intercellular space was suppressed, and the ratio was 2.4–2.6 times, even after 24 h storage. Collagen fibrils connecting muscle cells disintegrated after 24 h storage at all storage temperatures. Conversely, in 10°C storage, the fine structure of muscle, except for collagen fibrils, was maintained better than at other storage temperatures. These findings indicate that −1.5 and 10°C storage could maintain fish-meat quality for longer periods than storage at −0.5, 1.0, or 4.0°C, the normal refrigeration temperature.  相似文献   

Low-magnetic-field control of electric polarization vector in a helimagnet     

Ishiwata S  Taguchi Y  Murakawa H  Onose Y  Tokura Y 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,319(5870):1643-1646

The mutual control of the electric and magnetic properties of a solid is currently of great interest because of the possible application for novel electronic devices. We report on the low-magnetic-field (for example, B values of +/-30 milliteslas) control of the polarization (P) vector in a hexaferrite, Ba2Mg2Fe12O22, which shows the helimagnetic spin structure with the propagation vector k0 parallel to [001]. The B-induced transverse conical spin structure carries the P vector directing perpendicular to both B and k0, in accord with the recently proposed spin-current model. Then, the oscillating or multidirectionally rotating B produces the cyclic displacement current via the flexible handling of the magnetic cone axis.  相似文献   

The status of atmospheric concentrations of ammonia in an intensive dairy farming area in central Japan     

Masayuki HOJITO  Kentaro HAYASHI  Kentaro MURANO  Akinori MORI 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2006,52(2):253-253

(pp. 41–46)
Silicon availability in 36 commercial nursery bed soils was evaluated by four methods the phosphate buffer (pH 6.2, 40 mmol L⁻¹), incubation, supernatant and acetate buffer (pH 4.0, 1 mol L⁻¹) Methods. The influence of silicon availability in the nursery bed soils on the silicon uptake of rice Oryza sativa L. cv. Hitomebore seedlings and the effect of silicon fertilizer application were examined in a glass house in 2002.
The results revealed that the best correlation between silicon content in rice seedlings and available silicon in soils was obtained with the phosphate buffer-solution method ( r  = 0.86). More precise evaluation of available silicon was achieved by grouping soils based on these phosphate absorption coefficients (PAC). The correlation coefficients between silicon content in rice seedlings and available silicon in soils were 0.92 and 0.72 for volcanic soils (PAC > 1500) and non volcanic soils (PAC < 1500), respectively.
We concluded that the phosphate buffer method is the most easily adjusted method for estimation of silicon availability in nursery bed soils, and silicon fertilizers should be applied when silicon availability in non-volcanic nursery bed soils goes below 200 mg kg⁻¹, whereas the level is less than 350 mg kg⁻¹ in volcanic soils.  相似文献   

Water velocity in artificial habitats of the Japanese crayfish Cambaroidesjaponicus     

KAZUYOSHI  NAKATA  TATSUO  HAMANO  KEN-ICHI  HAYASHI  TADASHI  KAWAI 《Fisheries Science》2003,69(2):343-347

ABSTRACT:   The appropriate water velocity in artificial burrows for theJapanese crayfish species Cambaroides japonicus was studied.An experimental system of two artificial burrows (burrows A and B)of the same size was set in a large tank. The velocity of burrowA was 0 cm/s and that of burrow B was varied andset at 0 cm/s, 5 cm/s, 10 cm/s,20 cm/s and 30 cm/s. The selectionof these two burrows by C. japonicus was observed. No animalsselected burrow B significantly more than burrow A above 10 cm/s.At 20 cm/s, some crayfishes were swept away andcould not return to burrows because of the high water velocity.At 30 cm/s, most animals were swept away. We concludethat the appropriate water velocity for the suitability of artificialburrows and the immediate foraging area adjacent to the burrowsshould be as low as 5 cm/s.  相似文献   

Improvement of the emulsifying properties of porcine sarcoplasmic proteins with a low-molecular weight surfactant by the two-step emulsification method     

Yuji MIYAGUCHI  Yuki HAYASHI  Kiyomi NAGAYAMA 《Animal Science Journal》2003,74(2):145-151

The emulsifying properties of porcine sarcoplasmic protein (SP) with or without low-molecular weight surfactants were examined. The emulsifying activity (EA) of SP was weaker than that of sodium caseinate (CA), blood plasma (BP) and whey protein isolates at a protein concentration of 0.5–3%. Sodium chloride decreased the EA of SP. The EA of SP was about one quarter that of CA in the presence of 3% sodium chloride. As homogenization time increased, the EAs of SP and BP decreased. The EA of SP was not influenced by sucrose stearate ester (SE) with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 16 (SE-16) but was decreased by those with HLB values of 5 and 1. Low-molecular weight surfactants such as SE-16, Tween 80 and sodium cholate improved the EA of SP with the two-step emulsification method: corn oil was previously emulsified with the surfactant before addition of SP and homogenization. In the case of the addition of SE-16 as primary emulsifier, the EA was about twice as high as that of SP alone. The same effect was shown in the emulsions formed by CA and soy protein isolate. These results indicate that the emulsifying properties of meat protein would be improved by the addition of a low-molecular weight surfactant in a two-step emulsification.  相似文献   

Epigenetic characterization of the CpG islands of bovine Leptin and POU5F1 genes in cloned bovine fetuses     

Kremenskoy M  Kremenska Y  Suzuki M  Imai K  Takahashi S  Hashizume K  Yagi S  Shiota K 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2006,52(2):277-285

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DNA methylation profiles of donor nuclei cells and tissues of cloned bovine fetuses     

Kremenskoy M  Kremenska Y  Suzuki M  Imai K  Takahashi S  Hashizume K  Yagi S  Shiota K 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2006,52(2):259-266

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Antimicrobial activity of a bovine myeloid antimicrobial peptide (BMAP‐28) against methicillin‐susceptible and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus     

Shiaki TAKAGI  Shunji HAYASHI  Koichi TAKAHASHI  Hiroshi ISOGAI  Lanlan BAI  Hiroshi YONEYAMA  Tasuke ANDO  Kumiko ITO  Emiko ISOGAI 《Animal Science Journal》2012,83(6):482-486

A bovine myeloid antimicrobial peptide (BMAP‐28) is a member of the cathelicidin family which is included in the innate immune system of mammals. Recently, there have been many studies about antimicrobial peptides. This study aims to clarify whether BMAP‐28 has bactericidal activity against methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and compares its activity against methicillin‐susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and MRSA. We found that the peptide was effective in killing MRSA (minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) range; 5–20 µg/mL). It was also revealed that MSSA (MIC range; 1.25–20 µg/mL) had two levels of susceptibility to BMAP‐28. We also examined the effect of BMAP‐28 on bacterial shape to visually show its activity. After exposure to the peptide, both MSSA and MRSA cells showed the morphological changes on their surfaces. Our results indicate that BMAP‐28 is a promising candidate for medicine against drug‐resistant bacteria.  相似文献   

Botulinum Toxin Complex Increases Paracellular Permeability in Intestinal Epithelial Cells via Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase     

Shin-ichiro MIYASHITA  Yoshimasa SAGANE  Ken INUI  Shintaro HAYASHI  Keita MIYATA  Tomonori SUZUKI  Tohru OHYAMA  Toshihiro WATANABE  Koichi NIWA 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2013,75(12):1637-1642

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