Annual Report 2007

I. Outline of the Noda Institute for Scientific Research

P.-K. Chang, K. Matsushima, T. Takahashi, Y. Jiujiang, K. Abe, D. Bhatnagar, G.-F. Yuan, Y. Koyama and T. E. Cleveland: Understanding nonaflatoxigenecity of Aspergillus sojae: a windfall of aflatoxin biosynthesis research
　Reproduced from Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 76: 977-984 (2007) by copyright permission of Springer-Verlag
K. Tamano, Y. Satoh, T. Ishii, Y. Terabayashi, S. Ohtaki, M. Sano, T. Takahashi, Y. Koyama, O. Mizutani, K. Abe, and M. Machida: The β-1,3-exoglucanase gene exgA (exg1) of Aspergillus oryzae is required to catabolize extracellular glucan, and is induced in growth on a solid surface
　Reproduced from Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 71: 926-934 (2007) by copyright permission of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry
H. Morita, O. Hatamoto, T. Masuda, T. Sato, and M. Takeuchi: Function analysis of steA homolog in Aspergillus oryzae
　Reproduced from Fungal Genet. Biol., 44: 330-338 (2007) by copyright permission of Elsevier Inc.

Manabu ARIOKA (The University of Tokyo): The pivotal role of membrane traffic in the growth and differentiation of filamentous fungus, Aspergillus oryzae
Tadashi HATANAKA (Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Okayama): Peptide synthesis by Streptomyces aminopeptidase
Jun OGAWA (Kyoto University): Analysis of microbial purine metabolism and its application for hyperuricemia prevention
Moriya OHKUMA (RIKEN): Metabolic symbiosis between termite gut protists and their intracellular bacteria

Yoshiteru HASHIMOTO (University of Tsukuba): Analysis of reaction mechanism of aldoxime dehydratase and its application to production of useful compounds
Kohsuke HONDA (Osaka University): Development of a water/solvent-multiphase bioprocess with solvent tolerant bacteria
Michiko KATO-MURAI (Kyoto University): Creation of novel catalytic antibodies using yeast cell surface display system without mammalian immune system
Masaki MIZUNUMA (Hiroshima University): Analysis of the effect of S-adenosylmethionine on cell growth in yeast
Minetaka SUGIYAMA (Osaka University): Creation and characterization of lactic acid tolerant yeasts for efficient production of lactic acid
Kazuaki YOSHIMUNE (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology): Application of salt-tolerant glutaminase from Aspergillus oryzae to soy sauce fermentation