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Facial cues to age perception using three-dimensional analysis by Imai, Takeo, Okami, Kyoko

“…To clarify cues for age perception, the three-dimensional head and face forms of Japanese women were analyzed. It is known that age-related transformations are…”
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Increasing the electron-transfer ability of Cyanidioschyzon merolae ferredoxin by a one-point mutation – A high resolution and Fe-SAD phasing crystal structure analysis of the Asp58Asn mutant by Ueno, Yuko, Matsumoto, Takashi, Yamano, Akihito, Imai, Takeo, Morimoto, Yukio

“…•A single amino acid change on the ferredoxin surface affects electron transfer.•Precise positions of amide atoms were located utilizing no prior structural…”
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Development of Bottom-Fermenting Saccharomyces Strains That Produce High SO₂ Levels, Using Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis by Yoshida, Satoshi, Imoto, Jun, Minato, Toshiko, Oouchi, Rie, Sugihara, Mao, Imai, Takeo, Ishiguro, Tatsuji, Mizutani, Satoru, Tomita, Masaru, Soga, Tomoyoshi, Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki

“…Sulfite plays an important role in beer flavor stability. Although breeding of bottom-fermenting Saccharomyces strains that produce high levels of SO₂ is…”
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Pressure effects on the chimeric 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenases of the deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella benthica and the atmospheric pressure-adapted Shewanella oneidensis by Hamajima, Yuki, Nagae, Takayuki, Watanabe, Nobuhisa, Kato-Yamada, Yasuyuki, Imai, Takeo, Kato, Chiaki

“…The chimeric 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase enzymes were constructed from the deep-sea piezophilic Shewanella benthica and the shallow water Shewanella…”
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Nitrated and Oxidized Products of a Single Tryptophan Residue in Human Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase Treated with Either Peroxynitrite-Carbon Dioxide or Myeloperoxidase-Hydrogen Peroxide-Nitrite by Yamakura, Fumiyuki, Matsumoto, Takashi, Ikeda, Keiichi, Taka, Hikari, Fujimura, Tsutomu, Murayama, Kimie, Watanabe, Eiji, Tamaki, Makoto, Imai, Takeo, Takamori, Kenji

“…We reported previously that a single tryptophan residue, Trp32, in human Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase is specifically modified by peroxynitrite-CO₂ [Yamakura et…”
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Indolepyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase: An oxygen-sensitive iron–sulfur enzyme from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus profundus by Ozawa, Yukiko, Siddiqui, Masood Ahmed, Takahashi, Yasufumi, Urushiyama, Akio, Ohmori, Daijiro, Yamakura, Fumiyuki, Arisaka, Fumio, Imai, Takeo

“…Thermococcus profundus is a strictly anaerobic sulfur-dependent archaeon that grows optimally at 80°C by peptide fermentation. Indolepyruvate ferredoxin…”
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Engineering a Three-cysteine, One-histidine Ligand Environment into a New Hyperthermophilic Archaeal Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] Ferredoxin from Sulfolobus solfataricus by Kounosu, Asako, Li, Zhongrui, Cosper, Nathaniel J., Shokes, Jacob E., Scott, Robert A., Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Iwasaki, Toshio

“…We heterologously overproduced a hyperthermostable archaeal low potential (Em = -62 mV) Rieske-type ferredoxin (ARF) from Sulfolobus solfataricus strain P-1…”
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Relationship between the hardness of an oil–wax gel and the surface structure of the wax crystals by Imai, Takeo, Nakamura, Koichi, Shibata, Masashi

“…The hardness of an oil–wax gel consisting of a solid paraffin wax (C32) and an oil varies with the oil properties. To clarify the mechanism of this hardness…”
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Characterization of the pH-Dependent Resonance Raman Transitions of Archaeal and Bacterial Rieske [2Fe−2S] Proteins by Iwasaki, Toshio, Kounosu, Asako, Kolling, Derrick R. J, Crofts, Antony R, Dikanov, Sergei A, Jin, Akihisa, Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio

“…The pH-dependent resonance Raman (RR) spectral changes of the cytochrome bc 1-associated, high-potential Rieske proteins have frequently been invoked to…”
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Characterization and Cloning of an Extremely Thermostable, Pyrococcus furiosus-Type 4Fe Ferredoxin from Thermococcus profundus by Imai, Takeo, Tagucbi, Katsuhiko, Ogawara, Yoko, Ohmori, Daijiro, Yamakura, Fumiyuki, Ikezawa, Hidenori, Urushiyama, Akio

“…An extremely thermostable [4Fe-4S] ferredoxin was isolated under anaerobic conditions from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus profundus, and the…”
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Rational Design of a Mononuclear Metal Site into the Archaeal Rieske-type Protein Scaffold by Iwasaki, Toshio, Kounosu, Asako, Tao, Ye, Li, Zhongrui, Shokes, Jacob E., Cosper, Nathaniel J., Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Scott, Robert A.

“…Proteins containing Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] clusters play essential functions in all three domains of life. We engineered the two histidine ligands to the…”
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An instant measurement of oxidoreductase activity above 100°C by monitoring the absorbance change by Imai, Takeo, Yasujima, Daisuke, Siddiqui, Masood Ahmed

“…A conventional absorbance monitoring method using a cuvette covered with a tight rubber cap was found to be applicable for measuring oxidoreductase activity at…”
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Novel [2Fe-2S]-type Redox Center C in SdhC of Archaeal Respiratory Complex II from Sulfolobus tokodaii Strain 7 by Iwasaki, Toshio, Kounosu, Asako, Aoshima, Miho, Ohmori, Daijiro, Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Cosper, Nathaniel J, Scott, Robert A

“…The SdhC subunit of the archaeal respiratory complex II (succinate:quinone oxidoreductase) from Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7 has a novel cysteine rich motif…”
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Triterpenoid saponins from cultural plants of Stenocereus stellatus (Cactaceae) by Imai, Takeo, Okazaki, Sachie, Kinoshita, Kaoru, Koyama, Kiyotaka, Takahashi, Kunio, Yuasa, Hiroshi

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Redox-linked Ionization of Sulredoxin, an Archaeal Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] Protein from Sulfolobus sp. Strain 7 by Iwasaki, Toshio, Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Oshima, Tairo

“…“Sulredoxin” of Sulfolobus sp. strain 7 is an archaeal soluble Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] protein and was initially characterized by several spectroscopic techniques…”
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Influence of high molecular weight polypeptides on the mouthfeel of commercial beer by Kato, Masaru, Kamada, Toshihiro, Mochizuki, Mayura, Sasaki, Toshinori, Fukushima, Yuko, Sugiyama, Takumi, Hiromasa, Aiko, Suda, Takashi, Imai, Takeo

“…Low malt beers have high sales volumes in Japan, but improving their mouthfeel, including softness, smoothness and decreasing astringency, is challenging…”
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Modification of a single tryptophan residue in human Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase by peroxynitrite in the presence of bicarbonate by Yamakura, Fumiyuki, Matsumoto, Takashi, Fujimura, Tsutomu, Taka, Hikari, Murayama, Kimie, Imai, Takeo, Uchida, Keikichi

“…Human recombinant Cu,Zn-SOD was reacted with peroxynitrite in a reaction mixture containing 150 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) 25 mM sodium…”
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Spectroscopic Investigation of Selective Cluster Conversion of Archaeal Zinc-containing Ferredoxin fromSulfolobus sp. Strain 7 by Iwasaki, Toshio, Watanabe, Eiji, Ohmori, Daijiro, Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Akiyama, Minoru, Hayashi-Iwasaki, Yoko, Cosper, Nathaniel J., Scott, Robert A.

“…Archaeal zinc-containing ferredoxin fromSulfolobus sp. strain 7 contains one [3Fe-4S] cluster (cluster I), one [4Fe-4S] cluster (cluster II), and one isolated…”
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Novel Zinc-containing Ferredoxin Family in Thermoacidophilic Archaea by Iwasaki, Toshio, Suzuki, Toshiharu, Kon, Takahide, Imai, Takeo, Urushiyama, Akio, Ohmori, Daijiro, Oshima, Tairo

“…The dicluster-type ferredoxins from the thermoacidophilic archaea such as Thermoplasma acidophilum and Sulfolobus sp. are known to contain an unusually long…”
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Cyanidioschyzon merolae ferredoxin: A high resolution crystal structure analysis and its thermal stability by Yamaoka, Asami, Ozawa, Yukiko, Ueno, Yuko, Endo, Tsukasa, Morimoto, Yukio, Urushiyama, Akio, Ohmori, Daijiro, Imai, Takeo

“…Cyanidioschyzon merolae (Cm) is a single-cell red alga that grows under moderately thermophilic (40–50 °C), acidic (pH 1–3) conditions. We purified a Cm…”
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