Publications by authors named "Masahiko Inoguchi"

The fluorescent derivatization of aromatic carboxylic acids by the catalytic activity of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the presence of excess H2O2 was investigated. Four monocarboxylic acids, nine dicarboxylic acids, and two tricarboxylic acids, all of which are non- or weakly fluorescent, were effectively converted into fluorescent compounds using this new method. This technique was further developed for the fluorometric determination of trace amounts of terephthalic acid (3c) and lutidinic acid (2b), and linear calibration curves for concentrations between 2.

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An iron(III) complex of thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate attached to an anion-exchanger (Fe(3+)-TCASA-500) showed high peroxidase-like catalytic activity at pH 5 - 8 for the formation of quinoid dye, following the color reaction between 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) and N-ethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)aniline (ALPS) in the presence of H2O2. This catalytic activity of Fe(3+)-TCASA-500 for the MBTH-ALPS system was applied for the spectrophotometric determination of H2O2, glucose, uric acid, and cholesterol. The calibration curves were linear in the concentration range from 1.

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The catalysis of ascorbic acid (AsA) oxidation by anion-exchangers modified with metal complexes of thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate (Me-TCAS[4]A-500, Me=Mn(3+), Fe(3+), Co(3+), Ce(4+), Cu(2+), Zn(2+), Ni(2+), and H2) were investigated. Me-TCAS[4]A-500 (Me=Mn(3+), Fe(3+), Ce(4+), and Cu(2+)) all exhibited the ability to catalyze the oxidative reaction of AsA to dehydroascorbic acid. However, in the presence of high concentrations of AsA, only Cu(2+)-TCAS[4]A-500 was capable of complete oxidation of the acid.

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The photodegradation of environmental mutagens, such as 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-1), 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2), 2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (MeAαC), and 2-amino-3-methyl-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ), was investigated by visible irradiation in the presence of xanthene dyes as photosensitizers. Although the environmental mutagens themselves were very stable during visible irradiation under the conditions in this study, they were effectively photodegraded in the presence of the xanthene dyes (erythrosine, rose bengal, and phloxine). Moreover, photodegradation of the mutagens was further enhanced for xanthene dyes loaded onto a water-soluble diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-dextran anion-exchanger via ionic interactions (xanthene-dyeDEX).

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The fluorescent derivatization of tryptophan metabolites (xanthurenic acid, nicotinic acid, picolinic acid, and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid) by the catalytic activity of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was investigated in the presence of excess H(2)O(2). Non-fluorescent xanthurenic acid (XA) and nicotinic acid (NA) were converted into a fluorescent compound with maximum excitation and emission wavelengths at 325 and 425 nm, and 318 and 380 nm, respectively. This fluorescent derivatization was developed for the fluorometric determination of trace amounts of XA and NA.

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The scavenging effects of metal complexes of thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate (Me-TCAS[4], Me=H₂, Fe³(+), Mn³(+), Mn²(+), Cu²(+), and Zn²(+)) on superoxide anion radicals (O₂⁻) generated from the xanthine-xanthine oxidase system were investigated by the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) method and electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping method using 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide as a trapping reagent. As a reference, calix[4]arenetetrasulfonate (H₂)-CAS[4]), calix[6]arenehexasulfonate (H₂-CAS[6]) and calix[8]areneoctasulfonate (H₂-CAS[8]) were also examined. The results by the NBT method indicated that Fe³(+)- and Mn³(+)-TCAS[4] exhibited the highest O₂⁻ scavenging activity among Me-TCAS[4] and H₂-CAS[n] (n = 4, 6, 8) in this study.

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A new water-insoluble Fe(3+)-TCAS[4]/TMPyP complex linked tetraanionic Fe(III)-thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate (Fe(3+)-TCAS[4]) with tetracationic tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphine (TMPyP) via ionic interaction was prepared. The peroxidase-like catalytic activity of the Fe(3+)-TCAS[4]/TMPyP complex was investigated based on the dye formation reaction by oxidation of 4-aminoantipyrine and phenol with H(2)O(2) catalyzed by peroxidase. This Fe(3+)-TCAS[4]/TMPyP complex showed the highest activity in pH 5.

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Hairy roots of goldenrod (Solidago altissima L.) were induced by infecting axenic plants with Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4. Growth and allelopathic polyacetylene (cis-dehydromatricaria ester, cis-DME) production of two independent hairy root clones were examined in several culture media and light regimes.

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Yokonolide B (YkB; also known as A82548A), a spiroketal-macrolide, was isolated from Streptomyces diastatochromogenes B59 in a screen for inhibitors of beta-glucoronidase expression under the control of an auxin-responsive promoter in Arabidopsis. YkB inhibits the expression of auxin-inducible genes as shown using native and synthetic auxin promoters as well as using expression profiling of 8300 Arabidopsis gene probes but does not affect expression of an abscisic acid- and a gibberellin A3-inducible gene. The mechanism of action of YkB is to block AUX/IAA protein degradation; however, YkB is not a general proteasome inhibitor.

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