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Regulation of alanine racemase activity by carboxylates and the d‐type substrate d‐alanine by Shimizu‐Ibuka, Akiko, Sato, Aoi, Ichimura, Hikaru, Hiraga, Haruna, Nakayama, Shiori, Nishiwaki, Toshikazu

“…Alanine racemases (ALRs) are essential for d‐alanine (d‐Ala) production in bacteria, and many ALRs have a conserved carbamylated lysine residue in the active…”
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Human sweet taste receptor mediates acid-induced sweetness of miraculin by Koizumi, Ayako, Tsuchiya, Asami, Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Ito, Keisuke, Terada, Tohru, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Briand, Loïc, Asakura, Tomiko, Misaka, Takumi, Abe, Keiko

“…Miraculin (MCL) is a homodimeric protein isolated from the red berries of Richadella dulcifica. MCL, although flat in taste at neutral pH, has taste-modifying…”
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Effects of Peanut-Skin Procyanidin A1 on Degranulation of RBL-2H3 Cells by TOMOCHIKA, Keisuke, SHIMIZU-IBUKA, Akiko, TAMURA, Tomoko, MURA, Kiyoshi, ABE, Naoki, ONOSE, Jun-ichi, ARAI, Soichi

“…Peanut skin contains large amounts of polyphenols having antiallergic effects. We found that a peanut-skin extract (PSE) inhibits the degranulation induced by…”
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Peanut-Skin Polyphenols, Procyanidin A1 and Epicatechin-(4 β→6)-epicatechin-(2 β→O→7, 4 β→8)-catechin, Exert Cholesterol Micelle-Degrading Activity in Vitro by TAMURA, Tomoko, INOUE, Naoko, OZAWA, Megumi, SHIMIZU-IBUKA, Akiko, ARAI, Soichi, ABE, Naoki, KOSHINO, Hiroyuki, MURA, Kiyoshi

“…We identified epicatechin-(4 β→6)-epicatechin-(2 β→O→7, 4 β→8)-catechin (EEC) in the skin of the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). EEC (a trimer) showed more…”
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Serum Cholesterol Reduction by Feeding a High-Cholesterol Diet Containing a Lower-Molecular-Weight Polyphenol Fraction from Peanut Skin by TAMURA, Tomoko, INOUE, Naoko, SHIMIZU-IBUKA, Akiko, TADAISHI, Miki, TAKITA, Toshichika, ARAI, Soichi, MURA, Kiyoshi

“…Feeding a high-cholesterol diet with a water-soluble peanut skin polyphenol fraction to rats reduced their plasma cholesterol level, with an increase in fecal…”
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Hypocholesterolemic effect of peanut skin and its fractions: A case record of rats fed on a high-cholesterol diet by Shimizu Ibuka, A.(Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture (Japan). Faculty of Applied Bio-Science), Udagawa, H, Kobayashi Hattori, K, Mura, K, Tokue, C, Takita, T, Arai, S

“…Peanut skin (PS) is characterized by almost exclusively consisting of polyphenols and fiber. We fractionated PS into a water-soluble fraction (WSF) and…”
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RNA-hydrolyzing activity of metallo-β-lactamase IMP-1 by Kato, Yoshiki, Takahashi, Masayuki, Seki, Mineaki, Nashimoto, Masayuki, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko

“…Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) hydrolyze a wide range of β-lactam antibiotics. While all MBLs share a common αβ/βα-fold, there are many other proteins with the…”
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Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-15 regulates adipogenesis in human SGBS cells by Takahashi, Asuka, Koike, Ryo, Watanabe, Shota, Kuribayashi, Kyoko, Wabitsch, Martin, Miyamoto, Masahiko, Komuro, Akihiko, Seki, Mineaki, Nashimoto, Masayuki, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Yamashita, Kikuji, Iwata, Takeo

“…Adipogenesis involves intricate molecular mechanisms regulated by various transcription factors and signaling pathways. In this study, we aimed to identify…”
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Structural and functional analysis of miraculin-like protein from Vitis vinifera by Ohkura, So-ichiro, Hori, Misaho, Saitoh, Kazuki, Okuzawa, Takumi, Okamoto, Ikuko, Furukawa, Nayuta, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko

“…The so-called miraculin-like proteins (MLPs) are homologous to miraculin, a homodimeric protein with taste-modifying activity that converts sourness into…”
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Insights Into the Inhibition of MOX-1 β-Lactamase by S02030, a Boronic Acid Transition State Inhibitor by Ishikawa, Tatsuya, Furukawa, Nayuta, Caselli, Emilia, Prati, Fabio, Taracila, Magdalena A, Bethel, Christopher R, Ishii, Yoshikazu, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Bonomo, Robert A

“…The rise of multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria has accelerated the development of novel inhibitors of class A and C β-lactamases. Presently, the…”
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Long-Chain Fatty Acids Elicit a Bitterness-Masking Effect on Quinine and Other Nitrogenous Bitter Substances by Formation of Insoluble Binary Complexes by Ogi, Kayako, Yamashita, Haruyuki, Terada, Tohru, Homma, Ryousuke, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Yoshimura, Etsuro, Ishimaru, Yoshiro, Abe, Keiko, Asakura, Tomiko

“…We have previously found that fatty acids can mask the bitterness of certain nitrogenous substances through direct molecular interactions. Using isothermal…”
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Identification of key neoculin residues responsible for the binding and activation of the sweet taste receptor by Koizumi, Taichi, Terada, Tohru, Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Kojima, Masaki, Koshiba, Seizo, Matsumura, Yoshitaka, Kaneda, Kohei, Asakura, Tomiko, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Abe, Keiko, Misaka, Takumi

“…Neoculin (NCL) is a heterodimeric protein isolated from the edible fruit of Curculigo latifolia . It exerts a taste-modifying activity by converting sourness…”
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Identification and modulation of the key amino acid residue responsible for the pH sensitivity of neoculin, a taste-modifying protein by Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Yokoyama, Kanako, Koizumi, Taichi, Koizumi, Ayako, Asakura, Tomiko, Terada, Tohru, Masuda, Katsuyoshi, Ito, Keisuke, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Misaka, Takumi, Abe, Keiko

“…Neoculin occurring in the tropical fruit of Curculigo latifolia is currently the only protein that possesses both a sweet taste and a taste-modifying activity…”
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Roles of Residues Cys69, Asn104, Phe160, Gly232, Ser237, and Asp240 in Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Toho-1 by Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Oishi, Mika, Yamada, Shoko, Ishii, Yoshikazu, Mura, Kiyoshi, Sakai, Hiroshi, Matsuzawa, Hiroshi

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Crystal Structure of Pyruvate Kinase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus by Suzuki, Kenichiro, Ito, Sohei, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Sakai, Hiroshi

“…The pyruvate kinase (PK) from a moderate thermophile, Geobacillus stearothermophilus, is an allosteric enzyme activated by AMP and ribose 5-phosphate but not…”
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Extracellular Production of Neoculin, a Sweet-Tasting Heterodimeric Protein with Taste-Modifying Activity, by Aspergillus oryzae by Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Asakura, Tomiko, Maruyama, Jun-ichi, Morita, Yuji, Oike, Hideaki, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Misaka, Takumi, Sorimachi, Hiroyuki, Arai, Soichi, Kitamoto, Katsuhiko, Abe, Keiko

“…Neoculin (NCL), a protein with sweetness approximately 500-fold that of sugar, can be utilized as a nonglycemic sweetener. It also has taste-modifying activity…”
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Microbial production of sensory-active miraculin by Ito, Keisuke, Asakura, Tomiko, Morita, Yuji, Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Koizumi, Ayako, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Masuda, Katsuyoshi, Ishiguro, Masaji, Terada, Tohru, Maruyama, Jun-ichi, Kitamoto, Katsuhiko, Misaka, Takumi, Abe, Keiko

“…Miraculin (MCL), a tropical fruit protein, is unique in that it has taste-modifying activity to convert sourness to sweetness, though flat in taste at neutral…”
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Novel Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Found in a Thermolysin-Treated Elastin with Antihypertensive Activity by SATO, Yuko, TOYODA, Tsudoi, SHIMIZU-IBUKA, Akiko, TAMURA, Tomoko, KOBAYASHI-HATTORI, Kazuo, NAKAMURA, Takemichi, ARAI, Soichi, MURA, Kiyoshi

“…Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was generated from elastin and collagen by hydrolyzing with thermolysin. The IC 50 value of 531.6…”
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Bulky high-mannose-type N-glycan blocks the taste-modifying activity of miraculin by Ito, Keisuke, Sugawara, Taishi, Koizumi, Ayako, Nakajima, Ken-ichiro, Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko, Shiroishi, Mitsunori, Asada, Hidetsugu, Yurugi-Kobayashi, Takami, Shimamura, Tatsuro, Asakura, Tomiko, Masuda, Katsuyoshi, Ishiguro, Masaji, Misaka, Takumi, Iwata, So, Kobayashi, Takuya, Abe, Keiko

“…Miraculin (MCL) is a taste-modifying protein that converts sourness into sweetness. The molecular mechanism underlying the taste-modifying action of MCL is…”
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Kinetic Properties of Four Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamases by BAUVOIS, Cédric, IBUKA, Akiko Shimizu, CELSO, Almeida, ALBA, Jimena, ISHII, Yoshikazu, FRERE, Jean-Marie, GALLENI, Moreno

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