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In a cooperative project with Tohoku University, Sumitomo Rubber scientists have found that three kinds of proteins play a role in the biosynthesis of natural rubber in Hevea, rubber transferase1 (HRT1), rubber elongation factor (REF) and HRT1-REF bridging protein (HRBP). HRT1 allows for the polymerization of rubber, HRBP helps HRT to combine with the particulate […]
By combining recombinant enzymes from the deep sea marine bacterium Novosuphingovium MBES04 strain isolated from the wood chips sunk in Suruga Bay, with enzymes related to the selective cleavage reaction of major bonds in lignin from sphingomonads, lignin isolated from coniferous trees (Cryptomeria japonica) was transformed into guaiacylhydroxypropanone and syringyl hydroxypropanone, two platform chemicals. The […]
The group of Yoshihiro KAWAKA has created a mutant virus library of various influenza B strains and selected mutants with high proliferation potential in cultured cells instead of chicken eggs. Next, they selected hyperproliferative virus mutants from this library which contained the major antigens prevalent outdoors. Such virus strain efficiently proliferated in cultured cells frequently […]
The driver of this acquisition is that Fujifilm will now have available all technologies necessary for regenerative medicine development. Wako was a 100 % subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Industry. Fujifilm news release, December 15, 2016
The group of Kenji NAGAI at Osaka University Institute of Industrial Science which had developed a nano-lantern protein in 2012, enhanced the brightness of this protein by a factor 2 – 10 and modified the protein to provide five colors. Using these markers, five fine structures inside a cell, e. g., an iPS cell, could […]
The Mutas Wako-g1″ analyzer allows fully automated detection of acid-fast bacteria such as M. tuberculosis in sputum and comes with a reagent kit. “ Nikkei Biotech news release, December 12, 2016
According to Terumo’s medium-term growth strategy, the company will also consider to develop cell medicine for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, lower limb ischemia, cerebral infarction and other diseases Terumo news release, December 12, 2016
The food contains theanine and GABA as functional ingredients. Kikkoman news release, December 9, 2016
RIKEN’s Nishina Center for Accelerator Research, under group leader Kosuke MORITA, had announced the discovery of element 113 on Dec. 31st, 2015, and IUPAC, after certification of the discovery, had offered the right of naming to the discoverers. After public deliberation by IUPAC, their proposition was accepted to name element 113 „Nihonium“ (Nh) RIKEN news […]
The mounds were set up in Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the presence of 264 people. A stone monument in honor of industrial microorganisms has already been mounted 20 years earlier in Kyoto. Nikkei Biotech news release, November 30, 2016