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2. SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EQUILILBRIUM STUDY OF NITRIC ACID MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORBENT FROM BAMBOO CULMS
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Francis, A.O, primary, Ochi, D, additional, and Osaghae, S, additional
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- 2022
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3. Adsorbents Characterization and Effect of Reaction Indices on The Uptake of Cadmium (II) and Chromium (VI) Ions From Wastewater
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Ochi, D O, Babayemi, A K, and Ekebafe, L O
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Adsorption, wastewater, plantain peels, chitosan, sorption parameters - Abstract
The effect of reaction variables on the uptake of heavy metals from wastewater using modified chitosan and plantain peels carbon based adsorbents was explored in this study. Plantain peels were carbonized, activated with phosphoric acid and the activated carbon was separated into various proportions and impregnated with various percentages of chitosan to make the composite biosorbents. Deproteinization, deminerization, and deacetylation techniques were used to extract chitosan from a snail shell. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) techniques were used to analyze the adsorbents. Effects of process parameters: pH of wastewater, adsorbent dosage, temperature, initial concentration and contact time were determined. In the blending ratios of the biosorbents, 75% oxalic acid modified chitosan-25% activated plantain peel (CHT-APP5) was best blend and the optimum process variables for the removal efficiency were time (60-65mins), adsorbent dosage (2-2.125g/dm3), pH(6-6.5), initial concentration of wastewater(20-85mg/dm3) and temperature (308-325K). The results obtained showed that the maximum adsorption capacities of 90.9090, 55.5556 and 142.8571mg/g for Cr(VI) while 62.500, 83.3333 and 43.4783mg/g Cd(II) were obtained for CHT, APP1 and CHT-APP5 respectively. The results showed that blends have the potential to be used as alternative efficient low-cost biosorbent in the removal of heavy metals from wastewater.
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- 2022
4. Combined two-dimensional velocity and temperature measurements using a high-speed camera and luminescent particles
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Someya, S., Ochi, D., Li, Y., Tominaga, K., Ishii, K., and Okamoto, K.
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- 2010
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5. Quality Assurance of Lining Concrete in Public Ready Mixed Concrete Plant─National Highway 45 Shin-kuwadai Tunnel─
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Sasakura, N., primary, Murase, K., additional, and Ochi, D., additional
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- 2017
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6. A new video sharing by communication and analysis of region of interest on panoramic video
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Ochi, D., primary, Kimata, H., additional, Noto, H., additional, and Kojima, A., additional
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- 2013
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7. Exploiting cellphones for distributed search for mobile objects
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Ochi, D., primary, Widmer, J., additional, and Kellerer, W., additional
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- 2009
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8. Twin Agents: network-assisted disconnected operation and distributed processing for mobile communication.
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Ochi, D. and Yamazaki, K.
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- 2004
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9. The demonstration of network-assisted disconnected operation for mobile communication.
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Ochi, D. and Yamazaki, K.
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- 2004
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10. An analysis of the effective propagation constant for a composite medium containing sparsely and randomly distributed pairs of dielectric or chiral spheres.
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Ochi, D., Matsuoka, T., Tateiba, M., and Nanbu, Y.
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- 2003
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11. MIDEA: Management of Disposable E-Mail Addresses for Mobile Systems.
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Ochi, D.
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- 2007
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12. Electrospun nonwoven fabric of poly(ε-caprolactone)/n-phosphonium chitosan for antiviral applications: Fabrication, characterization, and potential efficacy.
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de Moura Junior CF, Ochi D, Calais GB, Rocha Neto JBM, d'Ávila MA, and Beppu MM
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This work reports the virucidal properties of nonwoven fibers developed via electrospinning with polycaprolactone (PCL) and chitosan quaternized with phosphonium salt (NPCS), emphasizing the influence of NPCS concentration on the structure of fibers and their performance against the MHV-3 coronavirus. The addition of NPCS enhances solutions conductivity and viscosity, leading to fibers containing a finer porous structure with a more hydrophilic and smoother surface, thereby making them a potent barrier against respiratory particles, which is a key factor for protective face masks. In terms of degradation, NPCS paced-up the process, suggesting potential environmental benefits. PCL/NPCS (90/10) fibers exhibit a 99 % coronavirus inhibition within a five-minute exposure without cellular toxicity, while also meeting breathability standards for medical masks. These findings suggest the use of NPCS as a promising strategy to design materials with remarkable virucidal performance and physical characteristics that reinforce their use in the field of biomaterials engineering., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2024
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13. [Ulcerative colitis diagnosed with facial pyoderma gangrenosum: a case report].
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Ogata Y, Soeda A, Saura I, Nemoto E, Tange Y, Enami C, Ochi D, Dai Y, Akiyama S, and Ikezawa K
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- Humans, Male, Adolescent, Facial Dermatoses etiology, Facial Dermatoses drug therapy, Facial Dermatoses diagnosis, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antibodies, Monoclonal administration & dosage, Pyoderma Gangrenosum diagnosis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum drug therapy, Colitis, Ulcerative complications
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a sterile inflammatory skin condition that is frequently associated with immune-related diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PG causes noninfectious ulcers. Facial PG is uncommon while PG usually occurs on the trunk and lower limbs. Herein, we report a case of a male teenager with fever, pustules, ulcers, and necrosis on both cheeks. He was initially diagnosed with complicated acne with bacterial infection, but the condition progressed to subcutaneous ulcers despite treatment. Biopsy revealed inflammatory lesions in dermal and subcutaneous tissue with neutrophil infiltration, consistent with PG. Although lacking typical IBD symptoms, blood tests revealed anemia and positive fecal occult blood. Sigmoidoscopy revealed inflammation, ulcers, and pseudopolyps in the colon and rectum, thereby diagnosing ulcerative colitis (UC). After treating PG and UC with prednisolone and skin grafts, golimumab was prescribed. The patient is now in remission. Necrotic tissue buildup can complicate closure in PG cases;this emphasizes the need for effective IBD treatment to facilitate procedures such as skin grafts.
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- 2024
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14. Synthesis and characterization of n-phosphonium chitosan and its virucidal activity evaluation against coronavirus.
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de Moura Junior CF, Ochi D, Freitas ED, Kerwald J, d'Ávila MA, and Beppu MM
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- Humans, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Chitosan chemistry, COVID-19, Viruses
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Despite the worldwide vaccination effort against COVID-19, the demand for biocidal materials has increased. One promising solution is the chemical modification of polysaccharides, such as chitosan, which can provide antiviral activity through the insertion of cationic terminals. In this study, chitosan was modified with (4-carboxybutyl) triphenylphosphonium bromide to create N-phosphonium chitosan (NPCS), a quaternized derivative. The resulting NPCS samples with three degrees of substitution (15.6 %, 19.8 % and 24.2 %) were characterized and found to have improved solubility in water and alkaline solutions but reduced thermal stability. The particles zeta potential exhibits positive charges and is directly correlated with the degree of substitution of the derivative. In virucidal assays, all NPCS samples were able to inhibit 99.999 % of the MHV-3 coronavirus within 5 min at low concentrations of 0.1 mg/mL, while maintaining low cytotoxicity to L929 cells. In addition to its potential application against current coronavirus strains, NPCS could also be valuable in combating future pandemics caused by other viral pathogens. The antiviral properties of NPCS make it a promising material for use in coating surface and personal protective equipment to limit the spread of disease-causing viruses., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. The authors are grateful for the financial support of the funding agencies CAPES and CNPq., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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15. Inferring the ecology of north-Pacific albacore tuna from catch-and-effort data.
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Ijima H, Minte-Vera C, Chang YJ, Ochi D, Tsuda Y, and Jusup M
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- Animals, Pacific Ocean, Ecosystem, Fisheries, Tuna, Animals, Wild
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Catch-and-effort data are among the primary sources of information for assessing the status of terrestrial wildlife and fish. In fishery science, elaborate stock-assessment models are fitted to such data in order to estimate fish-population sizes and guide management decisions. Given the importance of catch-and-effort data, we scoured a comprehensive dataset pertaining to albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in the north Pacific Ocean for novel ecological information content about this commercially valuable species. Specifically, we used unsupervised learning based on finite mixture modelling to reveal that the north Pacific albacore-tuna stock can be divided into four pseudo-cohorts. We discovered that smaller body mass pseudo-cohorts inhabit relatively high-subtropical to temperate-latitudes, with hotspots off the coast of Japan. Larger body mass pseudo-cohorts inhabit lower-tropical to subtropical-latitudes, with hotspots in the western and central north Pacific. These results offer evidence that albacore tuna prefer different habitats depending on their body mass, and point to long-term migratory routes for the species that the current tagging technology is unlikely to capture in full. We discuss the implications of the results for data-driven modelling of albacore tuna in the north Pacific, as well as the management of the north Pacific albacore-tuna fishery., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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16. Machine learning approaches to predict gestational age in normal and complicated pregnancies via urinary metabolomics analysis.
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Yamauchi T, Ochi D, Matsukawa N, Saigusa D, Ishikuro M, Obara T, Tsunemoto Y, Kumatani S, Yamashita R, Tanabe O, Minegishi N, Koshiba S, Metoki H, Kuriyama S, Yaegashi N, Yamamoto M, Nagasaki M, Hiyama S, and Sugawara J
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, Female, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced urine, Infant, Newborn, Japan, Maternal Age, Models, Biological, Parity, Prospective Studies, Gestational Age, Machine Learning, Metabolomics, Pregnancy urine, Pregnancy Complications urine
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The elucidation of dynamic metabolomic changes during gestation is particularly important for the development of methods to evaluate pregnancy status or achieve earlier detection of pregnancy-related complications. Some studies have constructed models to evaluate pregnancy status and predict gestational age using omics data from blood biospecimens; however, less invasive methods are desired. Here we propose a model to predict gestational age, using urinary metabolite information. In our prospective cohort study, we collected 2741 urine samples from 187 healthy pregnant women, 23 patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and 14 patients with spontaneous preterm birth. Using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we identified 184 urinary metabolites that showed dynamic systematic changes in healthy pregnant women according to gestational age. A model to predict gestational age during normal pregnancy progression was constructed; the correlation coefficient between actual and predicted weeks of gestation was 0.86. The predicted gestational ages of cases with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy exhibited significant progression, compared with actual gestational ages. This is the first study to predict gestational age in normal and complicated pregnancies by using urinary metabolite information. Minimally invasive urinary metabolomics might facilitate changes in the prediction of gestational age in various clinical settings., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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- 2021
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17. [Ulcerative colitis complicated by multiple aseptic subcutaneous abscesses: a case report].
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Kobayashi M, Ikezawa K, Iwai K, Ochi D, Otsuka K, Soeda A, and Sugiyama H
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- Abscess diagnostic imaging, Abscess etiology, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Colitis, Ulcerative complications, Colitis, Ulcerative drug therapy, Pyoderma Gangrenosum diagnosis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum drug therapy, Pyoderma Gangrenosum etiology
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A woman in her 40s, previously diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), presented with anterior chest pain. A CT scan of her chest and skin examination showed no abnormal findings. She was initially managed with antibacterial agents, but her chest pain worsened, she developed a fever, and there was an overall deterioration of her general condition. A repeat CT scan found abscesses on the anterior surface of her sternum and gluteal region, and colonoscopy found worsening UC lesions. Her multiple subcutaneous abscesses were aseptic, and she was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), an extraintestinal manifestation of UC. Steroid treatment was initiated and her overall condition as well as her subcutaneous abscesses improved rapidly. There are only a few case reports of PG without skin manifestation but only subcutaneous aseptic abscesses. However, subcutaneous abscesses may progress to PG with skin ulcers if initial treatment is delayed. Even with non-specific clinical features, prompt diagnosis of relapsed UC with potential extraintestinal manifestations must be considered. This is a rare case and aims to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of PG, which is an extraintestinal manifestation of relapsed UC.
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- 2021
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18. Study of chitosan with different degrees of acetylation as cardboard paper coating.
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Gatto M, Ochi D, Yoshida CMP, and da Silva CF
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The biodegradability of chitosan is significant for packaging systems. Another relevant property of chitosan is its degree of acetylation (DA), which affects other properties, such as crystallinity and hydrophobicity. The DA can be modulated by chitin deacetylation or even chitosan reacetylation. The novelty of this paper is the application of reacetylated chitosan as a coating for cardboard paper surfaces to improve the barrier and mechanical properties of the paper. Chitosan with 2% DA was reacetylated to yield chitosan with 48% DA. Both samples were applied as cardboard paper coating, and the coated materials were characterized. The paper-film system of chitosan with 2% DA had better water barrier and mechanical resistance. Heterogeneous deacetylation of chitin reduced the solubility of chitosan because molecular groups were distributed in blocks, increasing the hydrophobicity of the polymer., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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19. Maternity Log study: a longitudinal lifelog monitoring and multiomics analysis for the early prediction of complicated pregnancy.
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Sugawara J, Ochi D, Yamashita R, Yamauchi T, Saigusa D, Wagata M, Obara T, Ishikuro M, Tsunemoto Y, Harada Y, Shibata T, Mimori T, Kawashima J, Katsuoka F, Igarashi-Takai T, Ogishima S, Metoki H, Hashizume H, Fuse N, Minegishi N, Koshiba S, Tanabe O, Kuriyama S, Kinoshita K, Kure S, Yaegashi N, Yamamoto M, Hiyama S, and Nagasaki M
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- Adult, Computational Biology, Female, Humans, Japan, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Young Adult, Life Style, Metabolome, Microbiota, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis, Proteome, Transcriptome
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Purpose: A prospective cohort study for pregnant women, the Maternity Log study, was designed to construct a time-course high-resolution reference catalogue of bioinformatic data in pregnancy and explore the associations between genomic and environmental factors and the onset of pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus and preterm labour, using continuous lifestyle monitoring combined with multiomics data on the genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and microbiome., Participants: Pregnant women were recruited at the timing of first routine antenatal visits at Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, between September 2015 and November 2016. Of the eligible women who were invited, 65.4% agreed to participate, and a total of 302 women were enrolled. The inclusion criteria were age ≥20 years and the ability to access the internet using a smartphone in the Japanese language., Findings to Date: Study participants uploaded daily general health information including quality of sleep, condition of bowel movements and the presence of nausea, pain and uterine contractions. Participants also collected physiological data, such as body weight, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature, using multiple home healthcare devices. The mean upload rate for each lifelog item was ranging from 67.4% (fetal movement) to 85.3% (physical activity), and the total number of data points was over 6 million. Biospecimens, including maternal plasma, serum, urine, saliva, dental plaque and cord blood, were collected for multiomics analysis., Future Plans: Lifelog and multiomics data will be used to construct a time-course high-resolution reference catalogue of pregnancy. The reference catalogue will allow us to discover relationships among multidimensional phenotypes and novel risk markers in pregnancy for the future personalised early prediction of pregnancy complications., Competing Interests: Competing interests: This study was funded by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. DO, TY and SH are employees of NTT DoCoMo, Inc., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2019
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20. [Inflammatory reactive polyposis caused by dasatinib:a case report].
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Kobayashi M, Ikezawa K, Yamaura M, Hagiwara Y, Iwai K, Ochi D, Otsuka K, and Soeda A
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- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli diagnosis, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Colonoscopy, Dasatinib therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occult Blood, Adenomatous Polyposis Coli chemically induced, Antineoplastic Agents adverse effects, Colonic Polyps, Dasatinib adverse effects, Leukemia, Myeloid drug therapy
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A 51-year-old man with chronic myeloid leukemia undergoing treatment with dasatinib received colonoscopy for a positive fecal occult blood test. Colonoscopy revealed more than 100 erythematous, multilobulated polyps with mucoid discharge. Endoscopic mucosal resection was performed for diagnosis, and the histological analysis of polyps showed hyperplastic glands and proliferative smooth muscle cells. Our findings suggested that the polyposis was caused by inflammation triggered due to the adverse effects associated with dasatinib. The patient discontinued dasatinib;the follow-up colonoscopy performed four months later revealed significantly improved polypoid lesions in the colon. The erythematous heads of the polyps and mucoid discharge disappeared. The cessation of dasatinib seemed to contribute to the improvement of inflammatory reactive polyposis;therefore, we inferred that the polyposis was caused by dasatinib in the present case.
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- 2018
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21. Depression and Anxiety are Common in Acute HIV Infection and Associate with Plasma Immune Activation.
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Hellmuth J, Colby D, Valcour V, Suttichom D, Spudich S, Ananworanich J, Prueksakaew P, Sailasuta N, Allen I, Jagodzinski LL, Slike B, Ochi D, and Paul R
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- Adult, Anxiety epidemiology, Biomarkers blood, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Depression epidemiology, Depression psychology, Female, HIV Infections blood, HIV Infections immunology, Humans, Male, Thailand, Viral Load, Young Adult, Anxiety complications, Anxiety immunology, Depression complications, Depression immunology, HIV Infections complications, HIV Infections physiopathology, Lymphocyte Activation immunology, RNA, Viral blood
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This observational study of 123 Thai participants sought to determine the rate and severity of affective symptoms during acute HIV infection (AHI) and possible associations to disease mechanisms. At diagnosis, just prior to starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), AHI participants completed assessments of depression and anxiety symptoms that were repeated at 4, 12, and 24 weeks. Blood markers of HIV infection and immune activation were measured at study entry, with optional cerebrospinal fluid measures. A high frequency of participants reported symptoms that exceeded published thresholds supportive of depression (55.0%) and anxiety (65.8%) at diagnosis, with significant reductions after starting cART. Meeting a threshold for clinically relevant depressive symptoms at study entry was associated with higher baseline plasma HIV RNA (5.98 vs. 5.50, t = 2.46, p = 0.015), lower CD4 counts (328 vs. 436 cells/mm
3 , t = 3.46, p = 0.001), and higher plasma neopterin, a marker of macrophage activation (2694 vs. 1730 pg/mL, Mann-Whitney U = 152.5, p = 0.011). Controlling for plasma HIV RNA and CD4 count, higher baseline plasma neopterin correlated with worse initial depression and anxiety scores. Depression and anxiety symptoms are frequent in acute HIV infection, associate with plasma immune activation, and can improve concurrent with cART.- Published
- 2017
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22. Successful Treatment with Modified FOLFOX6 and Panitumumab in a Cecal Cancer Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis.
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Kobayashi M, Endo S, Hamano Y, Imanishi M, Akutsu D, Sugaya A, Ochi D, Moriwaki T, and Hyodo I
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- Antibodies, Monoclonal administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols administration & dosage, Cecum pathology, ErbB Receptors genetics, Fluorouracil administration & dosage, Fluorouracil therapeutic use, Humans, Leucovorin administration & dosage, Leucovorin therapeutic use, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Organoplatinum Compounds administration & dosage, Organoplatinum Compounds therapeutic use, Panitumumab, Renal Dialysis, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Cecal Neoplasms drug therapy, ErbB Receptors antagonists & inhibitors
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Combination chemotherapy of mFOLFOX6 (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) plus panitumumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is one of the standard treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) without KRAS mutation. A few reports suggested no need of dose adjustment of cetuximab, a similar chimeric anti-EGFR antibody, in patients with renal impairment. However, panitumumab combined with cytotoxic drugs for hemodialysis patients has not been reported. We herein report a case of a hemodialysis mCRC patient successfully treated with mFOLFOX6 and panitumumab combination therapy.
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- 2016
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23. Antihypertensive effect of the bovine casein-derived peptide Met-Lys-Pro.
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Yamada A, Sakurai T, Ochi D, Mitsuyama E, Yamauchi K, and Abe F
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- Administration, Oral, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors chemistry, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Animals, Blood Pressure drug effects, Caseins chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Male, Rats, Rats, Inbred SHR, Rats, Wistar, Vasoconstriction drug effects, Antihypertensive Agents pharmacology, Caseins pharmacology, Peptides chemistry
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The antihypertensive effect of the bovine casein-derived peptide Met-Lys-Pro (MKP) was examined in vitro and in vivo. MKP showed angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory activity in vitro (IC50 = 0.43 μM). An in vivo kinetics study using radiolabeled Met-[1-(14)C]Lys-Pro ((14)C-MKP) showed that orally administered (14)C-MKP to spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) was absorbed and moved into the plasma. In vitro vasoconstriction of thoracic aorta preparations, which was induced by adding angiotensin I, was reduced by prior exposure of MKP. A single oral dose of MKP lowered systolic blood pressure (SBP) of SHRs, and repeated oral administration of MKP for 28 days significantly lowered SBP of SHRs. The results obtained in the present study suggest that orally administrated MKP can be absorbed into the plasma and its ACE-inhibitory activity may contribute to induce the antihypertensive effect in vivo., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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24. [A retrospective analysis of cetuximab or panitumumab monotherapy for KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer in clinical practice].
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Sugaya A, Moriwaki T, Tajima D, Imanishi M, Hamano Y, Kobayashi M, Akutsu D, Kobayashi K, Ochi D, Yamada T, Yamamoto Y, Endo S, Suzuki H, and Hyodo I
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cetuximab, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Colorectal Neoplasms pathology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Panitumumab, Proto-Oncogene Proteins genetics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, ras Proteins genetics, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use, Colorectal Neoplasms drug therapy
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We performed a retrospective study on the use of cetuximab or panitumumab alone in patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer between November 2008 and February 2012. Twenty-two patients were analyzed and classified as PS 0/1 (good PS group)and PS 2/3/4 (poor PS group)with 11 patients in each group. The response rate, disease control rate, median progression-free survival, and median overall survival were 9%, 73%, 5.1 months (95%confidence interval[CI]: 1.5-8.7), and 16 months (95% CI: 8.8-24), respectively, in the good PS group, and the corresponding values in the poor PS group were 0%, 18%, 0.7 months (95% CI: 0.3-1.0), and 1.5 months (95% CI: 0.7-2.4). Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were skin toxicities (2 patients with grade 3 toxicities), panitumumab-related interstitial lung disease (1 patient with grade 4 toxicity), and cetuximab infusion-related reaction (1 patient with grade 4 toxicity). No treatment-related deaths were observed. In conclusion, the efficacy and safety of cetuximab or panitumumab monotherapy in patients with a good PS in our study were similar to those reported in previous clinical trials, whereas patients with a poor PS showed poorer outcomes.
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- 2015
25. Risk factors for submucosal and lymphovascular invasion in gastric cancer looking indicative for endoscopic submucosal dissection.
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Yamada T, Sugiyama H, Ochi D, Akutsu D, Suzuki H, Narasaka T, Moriwaki T, Endo S, Kaneko T, Satomi K, Ikezawa K, Mizokami Y, and Hyodo I
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- Adenocarcinoma surgery, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Dissection methods, Female, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa pathology, Lymph Node Excision, Lymphatic Metastasis pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stomach Neoplasms surgery, Adenocarcinoma diagnosis, Adenocarcinoma pathology, Gastroscopy methods, Stomach Neoplasms diagnosis, Stomach Neoplasms pathology
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Background: Submucosal and lymphovascular (SM/LV) invasions of early gastric cancer (EGC) are difficult to diagnose accurately prior to endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), and are occasionally found in resected specimens, requiring additional gastrectomy and lymph node dissection. We performed a retrospective study to determine the risk factors for SM/LV invasions., Methods: We analyzed clinicopathological data (age, sex, cancer location, gross morphology, multifocality, tumor size, histological differentiation, depth of invasion, and the presence or absence of lymphovascular invasion) in patients receiving ESD between 2007 and 2012 and presenting with EGC of 2.0 cm or smaller in size, a differentiated-type adenocarcinoma, and without ulceration., Results: Of 208 lesions consecutively resected by ESD, 143 lesions in 132 patients were included in this study. Submucosal and lymphovascular invasions were detected in 16 lesions. Multivariate analysis revealed three independent risk factors for SM/LV invasions: dominant histology of moderately-differentiated or papillary adenocarcinoma, gross type of 0-IIa + IIc or IIc + IIa, and tumor size of ≥1.5 cm. Lesions exhibiting more than two of these three risk factors were associated with having a 47 % increased incidence of SM/LV invasion (odds ratio 15; 95 % confidence interval 4.6-49.0; P < 0.0001)., Conclusions: Moderately-differentiated or papillary adenocarcinoma, 0-IIa + IIc or IIc + IIa, and a tumor size of ≥1.5 cm were identified as independent risk factors for SM/LV invasion among EGCs which appeared to be an endoscopically good indication for ESD. Careful surveillances including endoscopic ultrasonography or enhanced computed tomography might be needed for high risk patients before ESD.
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- 2014
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26. [A case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with the epithelioid histological type, successfully treated with pemetrexed plus cisplatin].
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Kobayashi M, Moriwaki T, Ochi D, Saito R, Kobayashi K, Sugaya A, Akutsu D, Hamano Y, Imanishi M, Yamamoto Y, Yamada T, Nakano N, Sugano M, Hara K, and Hyodo I
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- Ascites etiology, Cisplatin administration & dosage, Glutamates administration & dosage, Guanine administration & dosage, Guanine analogs & derivatives, Humans, Lung Neoplasms complications, Male, Mesothelioma complications, Mesothelioma, Malignant, Middle Aged, Pemetrexed, Peritoneal Neoplasms complications, Peritoneal Neoplasms pathology, Treatment Outcome, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, Mesothelioma drug therapy, Peritoneal Neoplasms drug therapy
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A 45-year-old man presented with severe abdominal distention with massive ascites due to a diffusely disseminated peritoneal tumor. A core needle biopsy specimen was obtained from the peritoneal lesion. Histological diagnosis was epithelioid type mesothelioma. He did not choose to receive chemotherapy. For 2.5 years, he went without medical intervention, and his disease gradually progressed, leading to a worsening of his symptoms. The patient then chose to be treated with combination chemotherapy of cisplatin and pemetrexed, followed by pemetrexed alone. There was remarkable tumor shrinkage and his symptoms improved. These effects have been sustained for two years after the initial chemotherapy. Chemotherapy appears to have contributed to survival prolongation for this patient. This case exemplifies the fact that malignant peritoneal mesothelioma may progress slowly when fits with some good prognostic factors, and it is important to consider the prognostic factors.
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- 2014
27. Effectiveness of an endoscopic biopsy procedure using EUS-FNA and EMR-C for diagnosing adenocarcinoma arising from ectopic pancreas: two case reports and a literature review.
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Endo S, Saito R, Ochi D, Yamada T, Hirose M, Hiroshima Y, Yamamoto Y, Ueno T, Hasegawa N, Moriwaki T, Narasaka T, Kaneko T, Fukuda K, Suzuki H, Mizokami Y, and Hyodo I
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- Adenocarcinoma surgery, Aged, Choristoma surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal Diseases surgery, Humans, Male, Pancreas surgery, Pancreatic Neoplasms surgery, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma pathology, Choristoma pathology, Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal instrumentation, Gastrointestinal Diseases pathology, Pancreas pathology, Pancreatic Neoplasms pathology
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Adenocarcinomas arising from the ectopic pancreas in the gastrointestinal wall are rarely described in the literature. In addition, obtaining an accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult in most cases because these adenocarcinomas occur primarily in the submucosal layer and form submucosal tumors. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration and endoscopic mucosal resection with a transparent plastic cap-fitted panendoscope followed by a biopsy are useful for histological typing and making the differential diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, malignant lymphoma or other. These procedures represent the first step toward diagnosing ectopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We herein report two such cases with a review of the pertinent literature.
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- 2014
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28. Novel angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide derived from bovine casein.
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Yamada A, Sakurai T, Ochi D, Mitsuyama E, Yamauchi K, and Abe F
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- Administration, Oral, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors isolation & purification, Animals, Antihypertensive Agents chemistry, Blood Pressure drug effects, Cattle, Humans, Hypertension physiopathology, Male, Peptides chemistry, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A analysis, Rats, Rats, Inbred SHR, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors chemistry, Antihypertensive Agents administration & dosage, Caseins chemistry, Hypertension drug therapy, Peptides administration & dosage, Protein Hydrolysates chemistry
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Bovine lactic casein was hydrolysed using a combination of three enzymes, namely, subtilisin, bacillolysin, and trypsin, and the resulting preparation was coined CH-3. CH-3 showed angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory activity (IC50: 74 μg/mL). A single oral administration of CH-3 led to a transient but significant decrease in the systolic blood pressure (SBP) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), while daily oral administration of CH-3 for 28 consecutive days led to a lower rate of SBP increase. The CH-3 preparation was then fractionated and the αS2-casein-derived tripeptide Met-Lys-Pro (or MKP) was identified as a novel peptide with strong ACE-inhibitory activity (IC50=0.12 μg/mL, 0.3 μM). The MKP peptide constituted only 0.053% of CH-3 but its activity was accounted for 33% of the total ACE-inhibitory activity of CH-3. In addition, a single oral administration of MKP also led to a transient but significant decrease in the SBP of SHRs., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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29. Evaluation of the effectiveness of light streamer tori-lines and characteristics of bait attacks by seabirds in the western North Pacific.
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Sato N, Ochi D, Minami H, and Yokawa K
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- Animals, Pacific Ocean, Behavior, Animal, Birds, Fisheries
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To improve the effectiveness of tori-lines it is necessary to evaluate the ability of tori-lines to mitigate seabird bycatch and determine what kind of seabird species gather during line settings, attack the bait and are incidentally caught. We conducted two experiments in the western North Pacific and examined the effectiveness for seabird mitigation of light streamer tori-lines which have no long streamers but many light (short) streamers and are mainly used in the North Pacific area. Firstly, the effectiveness of two different types of tori-line (light streamer (1 m) and long streamer (up to 7 m) tori-line) and of two different colors (yellow and red) of light streamers for seabird bycatch avoidance was evaluated using 567 sets based on data from 20 offshore surface commercial longliners. No significant difference in the bycatch number between the different tori-line types and streamer colors was found. Secondly, we investigated the characteristics of the seabird bycatch in the North Pacific and the effectiveness of three different types of streamers (light, hybrid and modified light types) by detailed observations of seabird attacks using a chartered longline vessel. Although the appearance rate of albatrosses and shearwaters were 40.9% and 27.7%, Laysan albatross was the main seabird species that followed the vessel but shearwaters seldom followed the vessel and did not aggregate during line setting. In all attacks on bait observed during line settings, 81% and 7% were by albatrosses and shearwaters, respectively. In the number of primary attacks by Laysan albatrosses which attacked most aggressively of all seabirds, there were no significant differences among the tori-line types. No individuals of shearwater were caught. The results of both experiments indicated that light streamer tori-lines were as effective as tori-lines with long streamers for mitigating seabird bycatch in the North Pacific.
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- 2012
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30. Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife.
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Teuten EL, Saquing JM, Knappe DR, Barlaz MA, Jonsson S, Björn A, Rowland SJ, Thompson RC, Galloway TS, Yamashita R, Ochi D, Watanuki Y, Moore C, Viet PH, Tana TS, Prudente M, Boonyatumanond R, Zakaria MP, Akkhavong K, Ogata Y, Hirai H, Iwasa S, Mizukawa K, Hagino Y, Imamura A, Saha M, and Takada H
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- Adsorption, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Birds physiology, Endocrine Disruptors analysis, Environmental Pollutants pharmacokinetics, Feeding Behavior physiology, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers analysis, Kinetics, Pesticides analysis, Petroleum analysis, Phenols analysis, Polychaeta metabolism, Polychlorinated Biphenyls analysis, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis, Birds metabolism, Environmental Pollutants analysis, Food Chain, Models, Theoretical, Plastics chemistry, Seawater chemistry, Waste Products analysis
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Plastics debris in the marine environment, including resin pellets, fragments and microscopic plastic fragments, contain organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides (2,2'-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane, hexachlorinated hexanes), polybrominated diphenylethers, alkylphenols and bisphenol A, at concentrations from sub ng g(-1) to microg g(-1). Some of these compounds are added during plastics manufacture, while others adsorb from the surrounding seawater. Concentrations of hydrophobic contaminants adsorbed on plastics showed distinct spatial variations reflecting global pollution patterns. Model calculations and experimental observations consistently show that polyethylene accumulates more organic contaminants than other plastics such as polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride. Both a mathematical model using equilibrium partitioning and experimental data have demonstrated the transfer of contaminants from plastic to organisms. A feeding experiment indicated that PCBs could transfer from contaminated plastics to streaked shearwater chicks. Plasticizers, other plastics additives and constitutional monomers also present potential threats in terrestrial environments because they can leach from waste disposal sites into groundwater and/or surface waters. Leaching and degradation of plasticizers and polymers are complex phenomena dependent on environmental conditions in the landfill and the chemical properties of each additive. Bisphenol A concentrations in leachates from municipal waste disposal sites in tropical Asia ranged from sub microg l(-1) to mg l(-1) and were correlated with the level of economic development.
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- 2009
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31. Biosynthesis of formycin. Formation of formycin from formycin B.
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Ochi D, Yashima S, and Eguchi Y
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- Adenine pharmacology, Adenosine pharmacology, Amino Acids metabolism, Aspartic Acid, Fluorides pharmacology, Formycins metabolism, Fumarates metabolism, Guanine pharmacology, Guanosine pharmacology, Inosine Nucleotides, Ligases metabolism, Lyases metabolism, Streptomyces metabolism, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic biosynthesis, Formycins biosynthesis
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1. In replacement culture with a formycin-producing strain. Steptomyces sp. MA406-A-1, exogenously added formycin B was quantitatively converted to formycin and the conversion was inhibited by adding the chromophore moiety of formycin. 2. The in vitro experiments revealed that the novel enzyme(s) catalyzing the formation and formycin from asparate and formycin B, but not from formycin B monophosphate, was present in this organism. The action of the partially purified enzyme(s) was also inhibited by the chromophore moiety of formycin, whereas the moiety showed no inhibitory effect on the actions of adenylosuccinate synthetase and adenylosuccinate lyase. 3. Adenine auxotrophs lacking either adenylosuccinate synthetase or adrenylosuccinate lyase were derived from strain MA406-A-1 and these auxotrophs were found to readily convert formycin B to formycin in replacement culture. From these results, it was estimated that, under the conditions of replacement culture, formycin B would be converted to formycin in vivo by the action of novel enzyme(s) rather than by the action of enzyme system including adenylosuccinate synthetase and adenylosuccinate lyase.
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- 1975
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