Atsushi Hirano

Arginine Increases the Solubility of Coumarin: Comparison with Salting-in and Salting-out Additives (2008)

Hirano, Atsushi, Arakawa, Tsutomu, Shiraki, Kentaro

Poor aqueous solubility of low molecular weight drug substances hampers their development as pharmacological agents. Here, we have examined the effects of arginine on the solubility of organic...

Cloning of Cellulose Synthase Genes from Acetobacter xylinum JCM 7664: Implication of a Novel Set of Cellulose Synthase Genes (1999)

Umeda, Yoko, Hirano, Atsushi, Ishibashi, Michio, Akiyama, Hideo, Onizuka, Takuo, Ikeuchi, Masahiko, ...

Three sets of cellulose synthase genes were cloned froma cellulose-producing bacterium Acetobacter xylinum JCM 7664. One set of genes (bcsAI/bcsBI/bcsCI/bcsDI) were highly conserved with the...

Correspondence of Apoproteins of Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b Complexes Associated with Photosystem I to cab Genes: Evidence for a Novel Type IV Apoprotein (1991)

Ikeuchi, Masahiko, Hirano, Atsushi, Inoue, Yorinao

Apoproteins of spinach and pea light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b complexes associated with photosystem I (LHCI) were identified by their chlorophyll fluorescence spectra and protein sequences. Spinach...

Pirfenidone Modulates Airway Responsiveness, Inflammation, and Remodeling after Repeated Challenge

Hirano, Atsushi, Kanehiro, Arihiko, Ono, Katsuichiro, Ito, Wataru, Yoshida, Akio, Okada, Chiharu, ...

We investigated the therapeutic potential of a newly developed antifibrotic agent, pirfenidone, to regulate airway remodeling and the development of allergic airway inflammation and airway...