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Multivariate analysis and g-ogram application to ToF-SIMS data of PEG mixed model sample by Kajiwara, Yasuko, Iwai, Hideo, Kodani, Noriko, Migita, Catharina T., Yano, Akira, Aoyagi, Satoka

“…High‐functional plastics have been attracted much attention over the various fields of industries. For evaluating their functionalities, it is essential to…”
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Spectroscopic characterization of a higher plant heme oxygenase isoform‐1 from Glycine max (soybean) −coordination structure of the heme complex and catabolism of heme by Gohya, Tomohiko, Zhang, Xuhong, Yoshida, Tadashi, Migita, Catharina T.

“…Heme oxygenase converts heme into biliverdin, CO, and free iron. In plants, as well as in cyanobacteria, heme oxygenase plays a particular role in the…”
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Menaquinone as Well as Ubiquinone as a Bound Quinone Crucial for Catalytic Activity and Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Escherichia coli Membrane-bound Glucose Dehydrogenase by Mustafa, Golam, Migita, Catharina T., Ishikawa, Yoshinori, Kobayashi, Kazuo, Tagawa, Seiichi, Yamada, Mamoru

“…Escherichia coli membrane-bound glucose dehydrogenase (mGDH), which is one of quinoproteins containing pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) as a coenzyme, is a good…”
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Crystal structure of higher plant heme oxygenase-1 and its mechanism of interaction with ferredoxin by Tohda, Rei, Tanaka, Hideaki, Mutoh, Risa, Zhang, Xuhong, Lee, Young-Ho, Konuma, Tsuyoshi, Ikegami, Takahisa, Migita, Catharina T., Kurisu, Genji

“…Heme oxygenase (HO) converts heme to carbon monoxide, biliverdin, and free iron, products that are essential in cellular redox signaling and iron recycling. In…”
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Amino Acid Residues Interacting with Both the Bound Quinone and Coenzyme, Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, in Escherichia coli Membrane-bound Glucose Dehydrogenase by Mustafa, Golam, Ishikawa, Yoshinori, Kobayashi, Kazuo, Migita, Catharina T., Elias, M.D., Nakamura, Satsuki, Tagawa, Seiichi, Yamada, Mamoru

“…The Escherichia coli membrane-bound glucose dehydrogenase (mGDH) as the primary component of the respiratory chain possesses a tightly bound ubiquinone (UQ)…”
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Cyanide-insensitive quinol oxidase (CIO) from Gluconobacter oxydans is a unique terminal oxidase subfamily of cytochrome bd by Miura, Hiroshi, Mogi, Tatsushi, Ano, Yoshitaka, Migita, Catharina T., Matsutani, Minenosuke, Yakushi, Toshiharu, Kita, Kiyoshi, Matsushita, Kazunobu

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Variation of the oxidation state of verdoheme in the heme oxygenase reaction by Gohya, Tomohiko, Sato, Michihiko, Zhang, Xuhong, Migita, Catharina T.

“…Heme oxygenase (HO) converts hemin to biliverdin, CO, and iron applying molecular oxygen and electrons. During successive HO reactions, two intermediates,…”
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Modulation of Cystathionine β-Synthase Activity by Altering Heme Environment by Ozaki, Shin-ichi, Doi, Masafumi, Migita, Catharina T

“…Human cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is unique in bearing not only a catalytically important pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP) but also heme. We have observed the…”
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Biochemical and Spectroscopic Properties of Cyanide-Insensitive Quinol Oxidase from Gluconobacter oxydans by Mogi, Tatsushi, Ano, Yoshitaka, Nakatsuka, Tomoko, Toyama, Hirohide, Muroi, Atsushi, Miyoshi, Hideto, Migita, Catharina T, Ui, Hideaki, Shiomi, Kazuro, Ōmura, Satoshi, Kita, Kiyoshi, Matsushita, Kazunobu

“…Cyanide-insensitive quinol oxidase (CioAB), a relative of cytochrome bd, has no spectroscopic features of hemes b₅₉₅ and d in the wild-type bacteria and is…”
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Electron transfer ability from NADH to menaquinone and from NADPH to oxygen of type II NADH dehydrogenase of Corynebacterium glutamicum by Nantapong, N. (Yamaguchi Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture), Otofuji, A, Migita, C.T, Adachi, O, Toyama, H, Matsushita, K

“…Type II NADH dehydrogenase of Corynebacterium glukimicum (NDH-2) was purified from an ndh overexpressing strain. Purification conferred 6-fold higher specific…”
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Spin Trapping of the Nitrogen-centered Radicals. Characterization of the DMPO/DEPMPO Spin Adducts by Migita, Catharina T, Migita, Kouto

“…To develop the spin trapping utility for the detection of N-centered radicals generated in biological systems, 5,5′-dimethylpyrroline-1-oxide (DMPO) and…”
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Cyanide-insensitive quinol oxidase (CIO) from Gluconobacter oxydans is a unique terminal oxidase subfamily of cytochrome bd by Miura, Hiroshi, Mogi, Tatsushi, Ano, Yoshitaka, Migita, Catharina T, Matsutani, Minenosuke, Yakushi, Toshiharu, Kita, Kiyoshi, Matsushita, Kazunobu

“…Cyanide-insensitive terminal quinol oxidase (CIO) is a subfamily of cytochrome bd present in bacterial respiratory chain. We purified CIO from the…”
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Occurrence of a Bound Ubiquinone and Its Function in Escherichia coli Membrane-bound Quinoprotein Glucose Dehydrogenase by Elias, MD, Nakamura, Satsuki, Migita, Catharina T., Miyoshi, Hideto, Toyama, Hirohide, Matsushita, Kazunobu, Adachi, Osao, Yamada, Mamoru

“…The membrane-bound pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-containing quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase (mGDH) in Escherichia coli functions by catalyzing glucose…”
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Spectroscopic studies on HasA from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis by Ozaki, Shin-ichi, Sato, Takehiro, Sekine, Yukari, Migita, Catharina T., Uchida, Takeshi, Ishimori, Koichiro

“…Heme acquisition system A (HasA) is known as a hemophore in Gram-negative pathogens. The ferric heme iron is coordinated by Tyr-75 and His-32 in holo-HasA from…”
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heterodimeric cytochrome c complex with a very low redox potential from an anaerobic ammonium‐oxidizing enrichment culture by Ukita, Saki, Fujii, Takao, Hira, Daisuke, Nishiyama, Takashi, Kawase, Tatsushi, Migita, Catharina T, Furukawa, Kenji

“…A dimeric cytochrome c with an apparent molecular mass of 25 kDa was isolated from an anammox bacterium, strain KSU‐1, in a relatively large quantity. This…”
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Anammox organism KSU-1 expresses a NirK-type copper-containing nitrite reductase instead of a NirS-type with cytochrome cd1 by Hira, Daisuke, Toh, Hidehiro, Migita, Catharina T., Okubo, Hiroki, Nishiyama, Takashi, Hattori, Masahira, Furukawa, Kenji, Fujii, Takao

“…► A nirK-homologous gene of an anammox bacterium strain KSU-1 was expressed in E. coli. ► The recombinant NirK protein was biochemically characterized. ► We…”
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Crystal Structure of Dimeric Heme Oxygenase-2 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in Complex with Heme by Sugishima, Masakazu, Hagiwara, Yoshinori, Zhang, Xuhong, Yoshida, Tadashi, Migita, Catharina T, Fukuyama, Keiichi

“…Phycobiliproteins, light-harvesting proteins in cyanobacteria, red algae, and cryptophytes, contain phycobilin pigments. Phycobilins are synthesized from…”
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Crystal structure of heme oxygenase‐1 from cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in complex with heme by Sugishima, Masakazu, Migita, Catharina T., Zhang, Xuhong, Yoshida, Tadashi, Fukuyama, Keiichi

“…Heme oxygenase (HO) catalyzes the oxidative degradation of heme utilizing molecular oxygen and reducing equivalents. In photosynthetic organisms, HO functions…”
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Ischemic Injury to Mitochondrial Electron Transport in the Aging Heart: Damage to the Iron–Sulfur Protein Subunit of Electron Transport Complex III by Lesnefsky, Edward J., Gudz, Tatyana I., Migita, Catharina T., Ikeda-Saito, Masao, Hassan, Medhat O., Turkaly, Peter J., Hoppel, Charles L.

“…The aging heart sustains greater injury during ischemia and reperfusion compared to adult hearts. Aging decreases oxidative function in interfibrillar…”
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Aging Decreases Electron Transport Complex III Activity in Heart Interfibrillar Mitochondria by Alteration of the Cytochrome c Binding Site by Lesnefsky, Edward J., Gudz, Tatyana I., Moghaddas, Shadi, Migita, Catharina T., Ikeda-Saito, Masao, Turkaly, Peter J., Hoppel, Charles L.

“…Aging alters cardiac physiology and structure and enhances damage during ischemia and reperfusion. Aging selectively decreases the rate of oxidative…”
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