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    On-site Direct Detection of Astaxanthin from Salmon Fillet Using Raman Spectroscopy

    A new technology employing Raman spectroscopy is attracting attention as a powerful biochemical technique for the detection of beneficial and functional food nutrients, such as carotenoids and unsaturated fatt...

    Jun-ichi Hikima, Masahiro Ando, Hiro-o Hamaguchi, Masahiro Sakai in Marine Biotechnology (2017)

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    Antihyperglycemic effects of Japanese maple Acer amoenum leaf extract and its constituent corilagin

    The antihyperglycemic effects of the leaves of Acer amoenum and purification and identification of an active compound were investigated. In screening experiments for α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, methanolic ...

    Atsushi Honma, Tomoyuki Koyama, Kazunaga Yazawa in Journal of Wood Science (2010)

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    New Phospholipase A1-producing Bacteria from a Marine Fish

    Phospholipase A1 is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the acyl group from position 1 of glycerophospholipids to form 2-acyl lysophospholipids. Lysophospholipids are used in foods, cosmetics, and p...

    Masaaki Nishihara, Masazumi Kamata, Tomoyuki Koyama in Marine Biotechnology (2008)

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    Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by a recombinant marine cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp.

    The eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) synthesis gene cluster from an EPA-producing bacterium, Shewanella sp. SCRC-2738, was cloned into a broad-host range vector, pJRD215, and then introduced into a marine cyanobacteri...

    Reiko Yu, Akiko Yamada, Kazuo Watanabe, Kazunaga Yazawa, Haruko Takeyama in Lipids (2000)

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    Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on plasma membrane fluidity of aortic endothelial cells

    We investigated the relative effects of n−3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20∶5n−3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22∶6n−3) on the plasma membrane fluidity of endothelial cells (EC) cultured from the thoracic aor...

    Michio Hashimoto, Md. Shahdat Hossain, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Kazunaga Yazawa in Lipids (1999)

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    Protection from chemotherapy-induced alopecia by docosahexaenoic acid

    Kyoya Takahata, Mikirou Tada, Kazunaga Yazawa, Takahiko Tamaki in Lipids (1999)

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    Administration of docosahexaenoic acid influences behavior and plasma catecholamine levels at times of psychological stress

    The purpose of the present research was to clarify the effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake on behavior and plasma catecholamines (CA). In Study 1, 42 students took either DHA-rich oil capsules containi...

    Tomohito Hamazaki, Shigeki Sawazaki, Tetsuro Nagasawa, Yoko Nagao, Yuko Kanagawa in Lipids (1999)

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    Docosahexaenoic acid does not affect aggression of normal volunteers under nonstressful conditions. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

    We previously found that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake prevents aggression enhancement at times of mental stress. In the present study we investigated changes in aggression under nonstressful conditions. F...

    Tomohito Hamazaki, Shigeki Sawazaki, Yoko Nagao, Toyomi Kuwamori, Kazunaga Yazawa in Lipids (1998)

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    Lipid and fatty acid compositions of a novel docosahexaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium

    An unidentified bacterial strain, SCRC-21406, isolated from the intestine of a marine fish, Glossanodon semifasciatus, produced docosahexaenoic acid at 23% (mol/mol) [=28% (w/w)] of total fatty acids in a medium ...

    Kazuo Watanabe, Chikako Ishikawa, Itsuko Ohtsuka, Masazumi Kamata, Miho Tomita in Lipids (1997)

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    Production of eicosapentaenoic acid from marine bacteria

    A marine bacterium, judged as a new species close toShewanella putrefaciens, was isolated from the intestinal contents of the Pacific mackerel. The isolated strain SCRC-2378 produced eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) a...

    Kazunaga Yazawa in Lipids (1996)