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Open AccessIdentification of G-quadruplex clusters by high-throughput sequencing of whole-genome amplified products with a G-quadruplex ligand
G-quadruplex (G4) is a DNA secondary structure that has been found to play regulatory roles in the genome. The identification of G4-forming sequences is important to study the specific structure-function relat...
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Application of Photosensitive Immobilized α-Chymotrypsin to Synthetic Reaction
Hydrolytic enzymes can be used to catalyze the synthesis of the compounds that they normally hydrolyze. Substances which undergo reversible color formation under light irradiation are called photochromic compo...
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Microbial Sensors for Ethyl Alcohol, Acetic Acid and Ammonia
Microbial sensors consisting of immobilized whole cells and electrochemical devices have been developed for the determination of raw materials, cell population and products in microbial media (1,2,3). Microbia...
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Electrochemical Determination of Lipids in Serum
The determination of lipids in serum is very important in clinical analysis. Quantitative determination of lipids can be carried out colorimetrically; however, pretreatment such as lipid extraction and separat...
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Biochemical Energy Conversion System
Considerable world-wide interest has arisen in development of new energy conversion systems. Utilization of biomass and waste water is attractive for energy production. The authors succeeded in stabilization o...