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PURPOSE:To prepare NAD from a precursor comprising quinolinic acid, economically and efficiently, by repeatedly using NAD-producing cells of yeast treated with a cationic surface active agent, as a bio-catalyst. CONSTITUTION:Cells of yeast obtained by culturing yeast belonging to Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Zygosaccharomyces, or Candida genus, and capable of producing nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae which is readily available Baker's yeast, are treated with a cationic surface active agent such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). NAD is prepared by reacting (A) quinolinic acid, (B) ribose-5-phosphoric acid and (C) adenosine-5-phosphoric acid, in the presence of the above treated cells in a tris-hydrochloric acid buffer solution containing Mg salt, pref. at pH of 2.5-7.5 and 25-40 deg.C for 0.5-6 hours.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject heterodimer is obtained using a vector containing a nucleic acid encoding the M-type subunit of creatine kinase and a 2nd nucleic acid encoding the B-type subunit of the creatine kinase. SOLUTION: This creatine kinase heterodimer is characterized by being obtained using the vector.
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PURPOSE:To measure a small amount of H2O2 in the ppb order for a short time by adding a H2O2 decomposition agent solution thereto after dissolved oxygen in a test liquid is removed. CONSTITUTION:A polarograph electrode 1 is mounted on the side wall of a reaction vessel 3. 1ml of a test liquid is injected into the reactive vessel 3 and closed with a ceptum 4. Then, a nitrogen gas is supplied to the vessel 3 at a rate of 30ml/min from a supply tube 10. Dissolved oxygen in the test liquid is removed for 4-5min. Confirming the removal, the supply of the nitrogen gas is halted. The reaction vessel 3 is left closed, where the test liquid contains no dissolved oxygen. Then, the nitrogen gas is fed into an enzyme catalase solution as an H2O2 decomposition agent to remove oxygen and is sampled up to 2.0mu with a syrinze preventing redissolution of oxygen. It is injected into the reaction vessel 3 quickly through the captum 4. Perhydride in the test liquid is decomposed with the catalase and the increment of oxygen generated is detected with an oxygen electrode 1 for 1-2min.
Abstract translation:目的:通过在溶液中除去溶解氧后,通过加入H2O2分解剂溶液,在短时间内以ppb顺序测量少量的H 2 O 2。 构成:将极谱法电极1安装在反应容器3的侧壁上。将1ml试验液注入反应容器3中,用塞子4封闭。然后,将氮气以 从供应管10的速度为30ml / min。将测试液中的溶解氧除去4-5分钟。 确认清除,停止供应氮气。 将反应容器3保持关闭,其中测试液体不含溶解氧。 然后,将氮气作为H 2 O 2分解剂加入酶过氧化氢酶溶液中以除去氧气,并用syrinze取样至2.0mu,防止氧气再溶解。 将其通过捕集剂4快速注入反应容器3中。测试液中的过氧化物用过氧化氢酶分解,用氧电极1检测产生的氧气增加1-2分钟。
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PURPOSE:To prepare a reduced NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) using only a small amount of enzyme, in high yield, by reacting NAD with formic acid in the presence of formate-dehydrogenase while evacuating and removing the produced CO2 gas from the reaction system. CONSTITUTION:NAD is reacted with formic acid in a buffer solution having a pH of about 7.5, in the presence of formate-dehydrogenase at 20-50 deg.C for 1-2 hours under a reduced pressure, while removing the produced CO2 gas from the system. After the completion of the reaction, the enzyme is precipitated by adding an alcohol (vol. ratio of the reaction mixture to the alcohol is 1 to 2), and the filtrate is added with an alcohol until alcohol concentration reaches 90-93%. The objective reduced NAD can be obtained as precipitate in an yield of as high as 95%.
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PURPOSE:In the biozynthesis of physiologically active substances by the use of dry yeast, the reaction rate and product yield can be enhanced by using yeast culture previously moistened under specific conditions.
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PURPOSE:To prepare a glutathione-containing solution at low cost with the inhibition of its decomposition by the water extraction from embryos as the staring raw materials with adjusting its pH condition.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject liquid reagent having excellent storage stability in a solution state, capable of simply and accurately measuring calcium in a biological sample and other samples by making the reagent include a calcium- dependent glutaminate dehydrogenase. SOLUTION: A corn-derived calcium-dependent glutaminate dehydrogenase(GLDH) gene fragment is inserted into an expression vector to construct a plasmid to express GLDH. The plasmid is transferred to Escherichia coli to give a transformant. The transformant is cultured to produce a calcium- dependent GLDH. The product is extracted and purified to give a corn-derived recombinant GLDH. Then the corn-derived calcium-dependent recombinant GLDH is mixed with a chelating agent as a controlling element to obtain concentration-dependent activation response to serum calcium concentration range to prepare an aqueous solution. Consequently the objective liquid reagent for measuring calcium, having excellent storage stability in a solution state is obtained.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain, in a large amount, heat-resistant glutamate dehydrogenase(GLDH), which is useful, for example, as an reagent for determining ammonia, stable even at an alkaline solution by culturing a transformant containing recombinant glutamate dehydrogenase gene with feeding a substrate and so on at a controlled concentration of dissolved oxygen. SOLUTION: This enzyme is obtained by (1) extracting genomic DNA from Pyrococcus sp. strain KOD1 (FERM P-15070) by the conventional method, (2) obtaining GLDH gene by carrying out PCR using primers having sequences of parts having high homology to the amino acid sequence of GLDH derived from other archaea, followed by (3) culturing a transformant, which was transformed with a recombinant GLDH gene prepared by incorporating the gene into an expression vector, with continuously feeding a substrate, vitamins, and nitrogen sources such as amino acids and, if necessary, at a continuously controlled concentration of dissolved oxygen.
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PURPOSE:To provide the subject new substance consisting of a protein extracted from wheat seeds, etc., and having respectively specified ultraviolet absorption value, molecular weight, electrophoretic mobility and amino acid composition, showing a weak pancreatic amylase inhibition and capable of inhibiting salivary gland alpha-amylase. CONSTITUTION:Water is added to wheat flour and stirred for one hour. The resultant mixture is centrifuged and the supernatant is collected. The collected supernatant is concentrated and heat treated at 70 deg.C for 30min and ethanol is then added thereto till 60vol.% concentration. The generated precipitate is removed and ethanol is added thereto till 90vol.% concentration. The resultant mixture is allowed to stand overnight to form a precipitate, thus obtaining the objective alpha-amylase inhibitor consisting of a protein, soluble in water and a dilute salt solution, insoluble in methanol, ethanol, acetone, chloroform and hexane, having ultraviolet E (1%)=12.8(1cm in aqueous solution) and 23000-23800 molecular weight (ultracentrifugation) and showing a saturation curve between human salivary gland alpha-amylase, pancreatic amylase and this inhibitor where the ratio of the amount of this inhibitor required for 50% inhibition of the former amylase to that of the later amylase is 1:2500.