{"title":"Honey flavors formed via yeast fermentation in honey from Japanese honeybees.","authors":"Hiroyuki Iguchi, Akihisa Watanabe","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Honey is formed from floral nectar through bee-derived substances, dehydration, and chemical reactions during storage in beehives. While bacteria and fungi inhabit honey and beehives, their roles in honey maturation remain unclear. In this study, we characterized the fermentation process of honey from Apis cerana japonica (Japanese honeybee) with respect to its microbial and flavor compound profiles. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the fungi in Japanese honeybee honey are dominated by Zygosaccharomyces siamensis, with minor members of Talaromyces, Oidiodendron, Starmerella, and Priceomyces. Fermentation of diluted raw honey increased the population of Z. siamensis. Inoculating honey with Z. siamensis produced aromatic compounds, including isoamyl alcohol, hotrienol, 2-phenylethanol, and 2-phenylethyl acetate, as well as the organic acid succinate. These results indicate that fermentation by Z. siamensis can generate favorable flavor compounds, offering the potential for enhancing honey's sensory qualities and applications in the food industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143954453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Different Suppressive Effects of Canthaxanthin and Fucoxanthin on Cellular Responses of Human Dermal Fibroblasts to Ultraviolet A Irradiation.","authors":"Nao Wakuda, Yuki Manabe, Takuya Seko, Tatsuya Sugawara","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultraviolet A (UVA) exposure is a major cause of skin damage and changes in the skin's appearance. UVA promotes the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which damages dermal fibroblasts. ROS also induce the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), an enzyme that degrades collagen leading to wrinkle formation. We focused on carotenoids, widely distributed natural antioxidants, to find candidate cytoprotective and anti-wrinkle agents. Canthaxanthin and fucoxanthin suppressed the UVA-induced decrease in cell viability. Fucoxanthin also suppressed ROS production; hence, this may be a molecular mechanism. In contrast, canthaxanthin significantly suppressed MMP-1 mRNA expression in UVA-irradiated fibroblasts without inhibiting ROS production. Subsequent analyses suggested that canthaxanthin could bind and inhibit p38 kinase activity by which it shows cytoprotective effect and inhibitory effect on MMP-1 mRNA expression. These two carotenoids may be potential agents for attenuating UVA-induced skin damage, and canthaxanthin may be a potential anti-wrinkle agent.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143978375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
So Nishimoto, Teisuke Takita, Kazumichi M Nishida, Masaaki Ito, Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasuhisa Kimura, Noriyuki Kioka, Kiyoshi Yasukawa
{"title":"Expression in HEK293 cells, purification, and characterization of recombinant human α-glucosidases.","authors":"So Nishimoto, Teisuke Takita, Kazumichi M Nishida, Masaaki Ito, Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasuhisa Kimura, Noriyuki Kioka, Kiyoshi Yasukawa","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In mammals, intestinal α-glucosidase exists within maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI) complexes. Here, we purified recombinant human MGAM and SI from human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells using Flag tag-based affinity chromatography. Steady-state kinetic analysis at pH 6.0 and 37°C showed that the maltase activities of MGAM and SI were higher than their sucrase and isomaltase activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143974043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detailed analysis of amylose content of rice grains and its relation to the physical properties of cooked rice.","authors":"Eiichi Kimura","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amylose content is a critical factor in the physical characteristics of cooked rice. This study analyzed the relationship between amylose content in grain and the physical characteristics of cooked rice by analyzing amylose content in stratified layers of rice grains. Amylose content in grain differed among cultivars and showed annual change in every analyzed cultivar. Regarding amylose content and cooked rice, \"surface hardness\" was related to amylose content localized on the surface part of grain and in the central part; \"overall hardness\" was related to overall amylose content, including the central part; \"surface stickiness\" was partly related to amylose content localized on the surface part; \"surface balance degree\" was partly associated with amylose content of the surface part; and \"overall balance degree\" was correlated with amylose content of the overall part. These results provide a basis for understanding the contribution of amylose to the properties of cooked rice.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143975414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiroki Tanaka, Mayu Kikuchi, Kenji Kano, Eiji Sakuradani, Jun Ogawa, Kouichi Kuroda, Michiki Takeuchi
{"title":"Intracellular electron donor stripping to identify electron donors of indigo reduction.","authors":"Hiroki Tanaka, Mayu Kikuchi, Kenji Kano, Eiji Sakuradani, Jun Ogawa, Kouichi Kuroda, Michiki Takeuchi","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The identification of the electron donor of a reduction reaction is one of most important points for revealing the reaction mechanism and the enzyme involved. In some cases, it is difficult to identify the electron donor because microbial cells have sufficient quantities of electron donors in the cells. In this study, we found that potassium hexacyanoferrate (Ⅲ) is a good stripping chemical compound of intracellular electron donors. Ethanol and glucose clearly enhanced the indigo-reducing activity of the microbial cells after stripping. This supports our previous proposal that acetaldehyde is an electron donor for the reduction of methyl viologen as representative of indigo. We constructed the stripping of intracellular electron donors for the first time as a useful technique for identifying the electron donor of a reduction reaction when microorganisms have sufficient electron donors in their cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143954504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plant growth regulators from the liquid culture of Lepista sordida.","authors":"Arbin Sunuwar, Jae-Hoon Choi, Masaaki Sumida, Kokoro Kume, Jing Wu, Akinobu Ito, Kimiko Yamashita, Hirofumi Hirai, Hirokazu Kawagishi","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Fairy rings\" are zones that stimulate or inhibit grass growth, caused by interactions between a fungus and a grass. Lepista sordida is one of the fairy ring-forming fungi. (1S,2S)-1-(4-Chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol (1) along with ten compounds (2-11) were isolated from the culture broth and mycelia of L. sordida. The structures were identified by spectroscopic data analyses, and this was the first reported isolation of 1 from a natural source. The plant growth regulatory activity of 3-6 was investigated using bentgrass seedlings. Compound 3 promoted root growth at 0.1 μmol/paper, while inhibited it at 1 μmol/paper. Compound 4 inhibited root growth at 0.1 and 1 μmol/paper. Compound 6 significantly promoted shoot growth at 1 μmol/paper.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143810186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RASL10A, a member of the RAS subfamily of small GTPases, suppresses the EMT and invasion of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells.","authors":"Makoto Nishizuka, Kanae Nakajima, Chie Odagiri, Nanaka Wada, Satoshi Sakai","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most frequently diagnosed form of non-small cell lung cancer and is known to develop distant metastases, such as brain and bone metastases, which can considerably affect the prognosis of patients. Therefore, there is a need to elucidate the metastatic mechanisms of LUAD and establish treatments to control metastasis. In this study, Kaplan-Meier plotter analysis demonstrated that patients with LUAD and low RASL10A expression have a poor prognosis. Furthermore, loss or gain of function experiments revealed that RASL10A suppresses transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the subsequent invasion of LUAD A549 cells. In addition, we found that RASL10A suppresses Smad3 phosphorylation and Snail expression during the early stages of EMT. These results indicate that RASL10A is a novel factor that inhibits TGF-β signaling-mediated EMT and invasion in A549 cells. RASL10A has the potential to become a new therapeutic target for patients with LUAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143810206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutritional and functional profiles of aquaponic leaf lettuce across seasons.","authors":"Yasuaki Enoki, Satomi Tsutsuura, Keigo Mikame, Norikuni Ohtake, Tomoko Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. However, limited studies focused on the nutritional and functional properties of aquaponic produce. Thus, this study aimed to explore the nutritional and functional components of four leaf lettuce lines with different colors cultivated in a commercial aquaponic farm in four seasons from summer 2022 to spring 2023. The leaf lettuce lines grown in aquaponics had high levels of micronutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin K, and folic acid, with the levels of vitamin K and folic acid meeting Japan's health claim criteria. The lettuce lines, especially red leaf lettuce, were also rich in bioactive compounds such as nitrate ions, which are linked to blood pressure regulation, and antioxidants such as anthocyanins and chlorogenic acid. These findings suggest that leaf lettuce grown in aquaponics has potential use as a high-value functional food.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143802526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combination of the microalga Pavlova sp. OPMS 30543 with diclofenac attenuates hyperalgesia in adjuvant-induced arthritis mice.","authors":"Wataru Nemoto, Kotaro Yamada, Ruka Kobayashi, Tomohiro Hoshi, Ken Nakahara, Akihiko Kanamoto, Osamu Nakagawasai, Koichi Tan-No","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marine microalgae, such as Pavlova spp., are known to produce bioactive compounds and have been extensively studied as natural resources with anti-inflammatory properties. Among several Pavlova spp., OPMS 30543 (Pav) has recently been found to contain a high fucoxanthin content. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of Pav treatment on hyperalgesia using a mouse model of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA), which was established by injecting complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Pav alone did not suppress the hyperalgesia observed in AIA mice. However, combined with low-dose diclofenac (DFC; 0.1 mg/kg) resulted in marked analgesia. In AIA mice, the activation of excitatory neurons was observed in the spinal cord; however, this activation was suppressed by the combination of Pav and DFC. These findings suggest that Pav enhances the analgesic effect of DFC in a mouse arthritis-associated hyperalgesia, and may aid in the development of improved strategies for inflammatory pain management.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Glycolaldehyde affects the growth of and metabolic flux distribution in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.","authors":"Tatsumi Imada, Yoshihiro Toya, Hiroshi Shimizu","doi":"10.1093/bbb/zbaf046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbaf046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glycolaldehyde (GA) is widely used as a photosynthetic inhibitor to suppress metabolic reactions. We aimed to evaluate the effects of GA on the growth of and metabolic flux distribution in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. GA significantly inhibited the growth (IC50 = 244 μM) and metabolic flux through the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle without decreasing in flux of pentose phosphate pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":9175,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}