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Kenji Inagaki

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Ashida H, Murakami K, Inagaki K, Sawa Y, Hemmi H, Iwasaki Y, et al.
J Biochem . 2021 Dec; 171(4):421-428. PMID: 34967408
Alanine racemase (EC 5.1.1.1) depends on pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and catalyses the interconversion between L- and D-Ala. The enzyme is responsible for the biosynthesis of D-Ala, which is an essential component...
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Okawa A, Handa H, Yasuda E, Murota M, Kudo D, Tamura T, et al.
J Biosci Bioeng . 2021 Dec; 133(3):213-221. PMID: 34953671
l-Methionine γ-lyse (MGL), a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme, catalyzes the α,γ-elimination of l-methionine (l-Met) and l-homocysteine (l-Hcy) to produce α-keto acids, thiols, and ammonia. Previously, various mutant enzymes of Pseudomonas putida...
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Yano Y, Matsuo S, Ito N, Tamura T, Kusakabe H, Inagaki K, et al.
Protein Sci . 2021 Mar; 30(5):1044-1055. PMID: 33764624
The alternation of substrate specificity expands the application range of enzymes in industrial, medical, and pharmaceutical fields. l-Glutamate oxidase (LGOX) from Streptomyces sp. X-119-6 catalyzes the oxidative deamination of l-glutamate...
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Ogawa S, Shimidzu H, Fukuda K, Tsunekawa N, Hirano T, Sato F, et al.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem . 2021 Mar; 85(5):1275-1282. PMID: 33710298
Streptomyces incarnatus NRRL8089 produces the antiviral, antifungal, antiprotozoal nucleoside antibiotic sinefungin. To enhance sinefungin production, multiple mutations were introduced to the rpoB gene encoding RNA polymerase (RNAP) β-subunit at the...
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Kitagawa M, Ito N, Matsumoto Y, Saito M, Tamura T, Kusakabe H, et al.
J Struct Biol X . 2021 Feb; 5:100044. PMID: 33554108
Harmuful proteins are usually synthesized as inactive precursors and are activated by proteolytic processing. l-Amino acid oxidase (LAAO) is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of l-amino acid to...
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Okawa A, Shiba T, Hayashi M, Onoue Y, Murota M, Sato D, et al.
Protein Sci . 2021 Jan; 30(3):663-677. PMID: 33452696
l -Methionine decarboxylase (MetDC) from Streptomyces sp. 590 is a vitamin B -dependent enzyme and catalyzes the non-oxidative decarboxylation of l -methionine to produce 3-methylthiopropylamine and carbon dioxide. We present...
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Nemoto M, Iwaki S, Moriya H, Monden Y, Tamura T, Inagaki K, et al.
Mar Biotechnol (NY) . 2020 Oct; 23(1):157. PMID: 33001289
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Kondo H, Kitagawa M, Matsumoto Y, Saito M, Amano M, Sugiyama S, et al.
Protein Sci . 2020 Sep; 29(11):2213-2225. PMID: 32894626
l-Lysine oxidase (LysOX) is a FAD-dependent homodimeric enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of l-lysine to produce α-keto-ε-aminocaproate with ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. LysOX shows strict substrate specificity for l-lysine,...
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Nemoto M, Iwaki S, Moriya H, Monden Y, Tamura T, Inagaki K, et al.
Mar Biotechnol (NY) . 2020 Jun; 22(4):551-563. PMID: 32488507
Silica cell walls of diatoms have attracted attention as a source of nanostructured functional materials and have immense potential for a variety of applications. Previous studies of silica cell wall...
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Teshima T, Yamada N, Yokota Y, Sayama T, Inagaki K, Koeduka T, et al.
Plant Physiol . 2020 Apr; 183(3):943-956. PMID: 32345769
Several soybean () germplasms, such as Nishiyamahitashi 98-5 (NH), have an intense seaweed-like flavor after cooking because of their high seed -methylmethionine (SMM) content. In this study, we compared the...