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Makoto Yagasaki

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Suzuki M, Takahashi Y, Noguchi A, Arai T, Yagasaki M, Kino K, et al.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr . 2012 Oct; 68(Pt 11):1535-40. PMID: 23090402
L-Amino-acid ligases (LALs) are enzymes which catalyze the formation of dipeptides by linking two L-amino acids. Although many dipeptides are known and expected to have medical and nutritional benefits, their...
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Kino K, Noguchi A, Arai T, Yagasaki M
J Biosci Bioeng . 2010 Jun; 110(1):39-41. PMID: 20541113
L-amino acid ligase catalyzes dipeptide synthesis from unprotected L-amino acids in an ATP-dependent manner. We recently identified a new member of L-amino acid ligase, the plu1440 protein, from Photorhabdus luminescens...
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Senoo A, Tabata K, Yonetani Y, Yagasaki M
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem . 2010 Feb; 74(2):415-8. PMID: 20139602
L-Amino acid alpha-ligase (Lal), catalyzing the formation of alpha-dipeptides from unprotected L-amino acids in an ATP-dependent manner, is used in cost-effective fermentative production of dipeptides. We searched for novel Lals...
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Hayashi M, Tabata K, Yagasaki M, Yonetani Y
FEMS Microbiol Lett . 2010 Jan; 304(1):12-9. PMID: 20067529
L-Alanyl-L-glutamine (Ala-Gln) is a clinically and nutritionally important dipeptide. We have already shown a novel method for the fermentative production of Ala-Gln using an Escherichia coli strain expressing L-amino acid...
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Kino K, Kotanaka Y, Arai T, Yagasaki M
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem . 2009 Apr; 73(4):901-7. PMID: 19352016
L-amino acid ligase catalyzes the formation of an alpha-peptide bond from unprotected L-amino acids in an ATP-dependent manner, and this enzyme is very useful in efficient peptide production. We performed...
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Kino K, Noguchi A, Nakazawa Y, Yagasaki M
J Biosci Bioeng . 2008 Oct; 106(3):313-5. PMID: 18930013
l-Amino acid alpha-ligase (EC 6.3.2.28) catalyzed formation of alpha-peptide bond in unprotected l-amino acids in an ATP-dependent manner. BL00235 gene in Bacillus licheniformis NBRC12200 coded as a new l-amino acid...
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Yagasaki M, Hashimoto S
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol . 2008 Sep; 81(1):13-22. PMID: 18795289
The functions and applications of L-alpha-dipeptides (dipeptides) have been poorly studied compared with proteins or amino acids. Only a few dipeptides, such as aspartame (L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester) and L-alanyl-L-glutamine (Ala-Gln),...
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Kino K, Nakazawa Y, Yagasaki M
Biochem Biophys Res Commun . 2008 May; 371(3):536-40. PMID: 18445480
Despite its utility, dipeptides have not been widely used due to the absence of an efficient manufacturing method. Recently, a novel method for effective production of dipeptides using l-amino acid...
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Kino K, Kuratsu S, Noguchi A, Kokubo M, Nakazawa Y, Arai T, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun . 2006 Nov; 352(2):351-9. PMID: 17123467
Glutathione (GSH) is synthesized by gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-GCS) and glutathione synthetase (GS) in living organisms. Recently, bifunctional fusion protein, termed gamma-GCS-GS catalyzing both gamma-GCS and GS reactions from gram-positive firmicutes...
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Sun L, Yagasaki M
Methods Mol Biol . 2003 Jun; 230:177-82. PMID: 12824581
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