Yuki Sakai

Role of Thiol Compounds in Arsenic Tolerance in Pteris vittata (2009)

Watanabe, Toshihiro, Sakai, Yuki, Senoura, Takeshi, Hiradate, Syuntaro, Wasaki, Jun, Osaki, Mitsuru

It has been suggested that thiol compounds such as glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin (PC) contribute to arsenic (As) tolerance mechanisms in higher plant. In contrast, the role of thiol compounds...

Decrease of Cadmium Accumulation in Crops by Zero-valent Iron (2009)

Watanabe, Toshihiro, Nakamura, Takashi, Murata, Yasutoshi, Sakai, Yuki, Osaki, Mitsuru

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in soils is a serious problem for crop production in the world. Zero-valent iron (Fe(0)) is a reactive material with reducing power capable of stabilizing toxic elements,...

Damage to Buildings Caused by the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake and Earthquake Response Analyses Using Recorded Strong Ground Motions (2000)

Sakai, Yuki, Koketsu, Kazuki, Yoshioka, Shingo, Kabeyasawa, Toshimi

The Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake, which occurred on 21 September, 1999, brought about severe damage. In this earthquake, many free field strong ground motion records were obtained in a wide range of...

Purification and Characterization of Membrane-Bound 5'-Nucleotidase of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (1989)

Itami, Hiroko, Sakai, Yuki, Shimamoto, Tadashi, Hama, Hiroko, Tsuda, Masaaki, Tsuchiya, Tomofusa

Membrane-bound 5'-nucleotidase from Vibrio parahaemolyticus was solubilized and purified using a nonionic detergent, heptyl-β-D-thioglucoside, and was characterized. This enzyme required Mg2+...

Cloning and Expression of the 5'-Nucleotidase Gene of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Escherichia coli and Overproduction of the Enzyme (1989)

Sakai, Yuki, Tamao, Yumi, Shimamoto, Tadashi, Hama, Hiroko, Tsuda, Masaaki, Tsuchiya, Tomofusa

The gene encoding the membrane-bound 5'-nucleotidase of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Cells of E. coli harboring a plasmid, pNUT5, which carries the...