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Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga Nobuyuki Tsutsumi Kathryn Ann Hall Kazuo Ogawa 《Fisheries Science》2009,75(5):1167-1176
In the mid-1990s, Neoheterobothrium hirame suddenly appeared as a new species in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus in Japanese coastal waters. Anemia caused by the parasite has prevailed in wild and cultured populations of olive flounder since that time. In this study, to clarify the origin of N. hirame, two Neoheterobothrium species, namely unidentified Neoheterobothrium species (tentatively abbreviated as Neoheterobothrium sp. PL) and N. affine, were collected from Paralichthys lethostigma and Paralichthys dentatus, respectively, off the east coast of North America and compared with N. hirame collected in Japan. No substantial differences were detected in the morphology and DNA sequences of ITS1-5.8S rRNA-ITS2 and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mt COI) regions between N. hirame and Neoheterobothrium sp. PL. On the other hand, the congeneric N. affine was clearly distinguished from both N. hirame and Neoheterobothrium sp. PL in its longer isthmus and the DNA sequences in ITS1 and mt COI. The absence of differences between N. hirame and Neoheterobothrium sp. PL and the clear difference between both of these and N. affine indicate that N. hirame is conspecific with Neoheterobothrium sp. PL infecting P. lethostigma and that N. hirame was recently introduced from North America to Japan. 相似文献
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Sugimoto M Kaneko M Onuma H Sakaguchi Y Mori M Abe S Soga T Tomita M 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2012,60(10):2586-2593
Japanese sake (rice wine) is commonly heat treated (pasteurized) to maintain its quality. In this study, temporal changes in the metabolite profiles of pasteurized and unpasteurized sake were investigated during storage. Metabolomic analyses were conducted for eight sets of pasteurized and unpasteurized sake obtained from single process batches stored at 8 or 20 °C for 0, 1, 2, or 4 months. Capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry were used to obtain charged metabolite and sugar profiles, respectively. The total amino acid concentration decreased with storage, and the decrease was faster in pasteurized sake than in unpasteurized. The organic acid concentrations were relatively constant in both types of sake. Peptide and glucose concentrations increased and polysaccharide concentrations decreased in unpasteurized sake, while they were relatively constant in pasteurized sake. Rather than stabilizing the sake metabolite profile during storage, pasteurization results in characteristic changes compared to unpasteurized sake. 相似文献
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Mirai WATANABE Shigeki YAMAMURA Takejiro TAKAMATSU Masami K. KOSHIKAWA Seiji HAYASHI Tomoyoshi MURATA Shoko S. SAITO Kazuyuki INUBUSHI Kazunori SAKAMOTO 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2010,56(1):123-132
Volcanic acidification has created unique ecosystems that have had to adapt to the acidic environments in volcanic regions. To characterize the primary microbial properties of strongly acidified soils in such environments, we investigated microbial biomass, nitrogen transformations and other relevant chemical properties in the surface soils of solfatara and forests from Osorezan, a typical volcanic region in Japan, and compared the results to common Japanese forest soils. Soil microbial biomass C (MBC) and N (MBN) were determined using the chloroform fumigation–extraction method. Potential net N mineralization and net nitrification were measured in aerobic laboratory incubations. Long-term acidification in the Osorezan soils by volcanic hydrogen sulfide deposition caused low soil pH (3.0–3.8), base cation deficiency and increased concentrations of toxic ions such as Al3+ . The proportions of MBC to total carbon (MBC/TC ratio) and MBN to total nitrogen (MBN/TN ratio) were lower than those in common Japanese forest soils. The extreme acidic conditions may have inhibited microbial survival in the Osorezan acid soils. Net N mineralization occurred at rates comparable to those in common Cryptomeria japonica forest soils, probably because of the presence of acid-tolerant soil microorganisms. Net nitrification was completely inhibited and autotrophic ammonia oxidizers were not detected by the MPN method. The inhibition of nitrification prevents nitrogen leaching from the soils, thus maintaining a nitrogen cycle in the volcanic acid region in which (and NH3 ) is recycled among microorganisms and plants. 相似文献
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Ahmed EZZAT AHMED Hayato SAITO Tatsuru SAWADA Tomoyoshi YAEGASHI Jin JIN Ken SAWAI Tetsuro YAMASHITA Tsutomu HASHIZUME 《Animal Science Journal》2011,82(1):73-77
The aims of the present study were to clarify the effect of kisspeptin10 (Kp10) on the secretion of growth hormone (GH) from bovine anterior pituitary (AP) cells, and evaluate the ability of sex steroid hormones to enhance the sensitivity of somatotrophic cells to Kp10. AP cells prepared from 8–11‐month‐old castrated calves were incubated for 12 h with estradiol (E2, 10?8 mol/L),progesterone (P4, 10?8 mol/L), testosterone (T, 10?8 mol/L), or vehicle only (control), and then for 2 h with Kp10. The amount of GH released in the medium was measured by a time‐resolved fluoroimmunoassay. Kp10 (10?6 or 10?5 mol/L) significantly stimulated the secretion of GH from the AP cells regardless of steroid treatments (P < 0.05), and E2, P4, and T had no effect on this response. The GH‐releasing response to growth hormone‐releasing hormone (GHRH, 10?8 mol/L) was significantly greater than that to Kp10 (P < 0.05). The present results suggest that Kp10 directly stimulates the release of GH from somatotrophic cells and sex steroid hormones do not enhance the sensitivity of these cells to Kp10. Furthermore, they suggest that the GH‐releasing effect of Kp10 is less potent than that of GHRH. 相似文献
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Tsujita T Yamada M Takaku T Shintani T Teramoto K Sato T 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2011,59(16):8646-8654
Polyphenolic compounds from chestnut astringent skin (CAS) were purified by dialysis, using Diaion HP-20 and Sephadex LH-20 columns. During purification, specific α-amylase inhibitory activities were increased about 3.4-fold, and the 50% inhibition value was 5.71 μg/mL in the Sephadex LH-20 fraction (SE-fraction). The SE-fraction contained about 67% of the total polyphenols, 57.3% of the flavanol-type tannins, and 51.3% of the procyanidins. Strong antioxidant activity was observed in the SE-fraction. Oral administration of the SE-fraction in rats fed corn starch significantly suppressed an increase in blood glucose levels. The SE-fraction contained gallic acid and ellagic acid. The MALDI-TOF spectrum showed a peak series exhibiting a mass increment of 288 Da, reflecting the variation in the number of catechin/epicatechin units. Our results suggest CAS contains polyphenols with strong α-amylase inhibitory activity. The data also suggest CAS polyphenols might be oligomeric proanthocyanidins with gallic acid and ellagic acid. 相似文献
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A thermophilic nitrifying bacterium, strain T3, was isolated from compost made of animal waste by using a novel selective medium. Strain T3 was classified into the genus Bacillus, close to Bacillus halodurans, but identified as a novel species. To evaluate the effect of adding strain T3 on ammonia emission during the process of composting animal waste, laboratory scale composting was done. Ammonia emission was lower when strain T3 was added than in the control material to which strain T3 was not added. Thermophilic nitrifying bacteria in the strain T3-containing material increased from 6.24 (log value) to 7.55 (log value) on average during the tests. These results suggested the possibility of reducing ammonia emission from composting of animal waste by adding strain T3. 相似文献
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Age and growth were determined for threeline grunt Parapristipoma trilineatum based on otolith readings of 1043 specimens collected along the south-western coast of Kii Peninsula, Japan. Observations
of the otolith margin, together with comparisons of ring mark counts with age in artificially reared specimens, verified that
such marks were produced once a year. The formation period corresponded approximately to the main spawning season (May–June).
Both surface and cross-section methods were used for age determination; the surface method often resulted in underestimations
of age for fish older than 2 years. Discrepancies between the two methods became greater with fish growth. The von Bertalanffy
growth curve, based on ages inferred from the cross-section method, was FL
t=331×{1−exp[−0.283×(t+1.45)]}. No substantial difference was detected between male and female growth parameters. The oldest maximum ages inferred
from the cross-section method were 15 and 21 years for females and males, respectively. It seems likely that P. trilineatum grows more slowly and lives longer than previously thought, and the difference is attributed primarily to differences in
aging methods used in the present and previous studies. 相似文献
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Tsutomu Hashizume Tomoyoshi Yaegashi Jin Jin Ken Sawai Ferenc Fülöp György Miklos Nagy 《Animal Science Journal》2013,84(4):334-340
The aim of the present study was to clarify the effect of melatonin (MEL) on the salsolinol (SAL)‐induced release of prolactin (PRL) in goats. Female goats were kept at 20°C with 16 h of light, 8 h of darkness, and orally administered saline or MEL for 5 weeks. A single intravenous (i.v.) injection of saline (controls), SAL, thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH) or a dopamine receptor antagonist, sulpiride, was given to the goats 3 weeks after the first oral administrations of saline or MEL, and the responses were compared. The mean basal plasma PRL concentrations in the control group were higher for the saline treatments than MEL treatments (P < 0.05). SAL as well as TRH and sulpiride stimulated the release of PRL promptly after each injection in both the saline‐ and MEL‐treated groups (P < 0.05). The area under the response curve of PRL for the 60‐min period after the i.v. injection of SAL, TRH and sulpiride in the saline‐treated group was greater than each corresponding value in the MEL‐treated group (P < 0.05). These results show that daily exposure to MEL under a long day length reduces the PRL‐releasing response to SAL as well as TRH and sulpiride in goats. 相似文献
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Tsutomu HASHIZUME Tatsuru SAWADA Yuka NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi YAEGASHI Hayato SAITO Yuki GOTO Jin JIN Ferenc FÜLÖP György Miklos NAGY 《Animal Science Journal》2012,83(1):63-67
The secretion of prolactin (PRL) is under the dominant and tonic inhibitory control of dopamine (DA); however, we have recently found that salsolinol (SAL), an endogenous DA‐derived compound, strongly stimulated the release of PRL in ruminants. The aim of the present study was to clarify the inhibitory effect of DA on the SAL‐induced release of PRL in ruminants. The experiments were performed from late June to early July. Male goats were given a single intravenous (i.v.) injection of SAL (5 mg/kg body weight (BW)), a DA receptor antagonist (sulpiride, 0.1 mg/kg BW), or thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH, 1 µg/kg BW) before and after treatment with a DA receptor agonist (bromocriptine), and the effect of DA on SAL‐induced PRL release was compared to that on sulpiride‐ or TRH‐induced release. Bromocriptine completely inhibited the SAL‐induced release of PRL (P < 0.05), and the area under the response curve (AUC) for a 120‐min period after the treatment with bromocriptine was 1/28 of that for before the treatment (P < 0.05). Bromocriptine also completely inhibited the sulpiride‐induced release (P < 0.05). The AUC post‐treatment was 1/17 that of pre‐treatment with bromocriptine (P < 0.05). Bromocriptine also inhibited the TRH‐induced release (P < 0.05), though not completely. The AUC post‐treatment was 1/3.8 that of pre‐treatment (P < 0.05). These results indicate that DA inhibits the SAL‐induced release of PRL in male goats, and suggest that SAL and DA are involved in regulating the secretion of PRL. They also suggest that in terms of the regulatory process for the secretion of PRL, SAL resembles sulpiride but differs from TRH. 相似文献
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Tomoyoshi HASHIMOTO Miyo KOGA Yoshikuni MASAOKA 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2009,55(5):647-659
This research aimed to determine whether a diluted nutrient broth (DNB) medium was different from a conventional nutrient broth (NB) medium when counting and isolating denitrifying bacteria in surface and subsurface upland soils. To this end, we investigated populations of denitrifying bacteria isolated from the surface to a depth of 4 m of subsurface upland soil that had received slurry. The DNB medium gave higher viable counts of denitrifying bacteria than the NB medium and a higher isolation ratio of denitrifying bacterial isolates. In total, 74 isolates from the DNB medium (D-isolates) and 26 isolates from the NB medium (N-isolates) were collected. We characterized their denitrifying activity and analyzed the diversity of 16S rDNA and denitrifying-related genes. Seventy-three percent of the D-isolates were oligotrophic denitrifying bacteria. The N2 -producing, oligotrophic denitrifying bacteria, largely of α-Proteobacteria, increased in the D-isolates. The D-isolates and the N-isolates had some taxonomic overlapping on a phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA. It was not possible to identify the denitrification phenotype (N2 -producing or N2 O-producing) on the phylogenetic tree. Phylogenetic groups of isolates corresponded to nirK groups, except in some isolates in which horizontal gene transfer might have occurred. The terminal gas emission of the isolates was consistent with the existence of the nosZ gene. The DNB medium may be very useful in isolating N2 -producing denitrifying α-Proteobacteria. Its use highlights the ecological significance of oligotrophic isolates and the different viable counts resulting from the selectivity of conventional and diluted media. 相似文献