Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: A method for separating and purifying nucleic acid, the method comprising: (1) a step of contacting a sample solution containing nucleic acid with a solid phase to adsorb the nucleic acid on the solid phase; (2) a step of contacting a washing solution with the solid phase to wash the solid phase in a state that the nucleic acid is adsorbed on the solid phase; and (3) a step of contacting a recovering solution with the solid phase to desorb the nucleic acid from the solid phase, wherein the sample solution is prepared by including a step of removing a precipitate component, and adding a surfactant and a water-soluble organic solvent to a supernatant solution of the precipitate.

Abstract: A method for separating and purifying nucleic acid, the method comprising: (1) a step of contacting a sample solution containing nucleic acid with a solid phase to adsorb the nucleic acid on the solid phase; (2) a step of contacting a washing solution with the solid phase to wash the solid phase in a state that the nucleic acid is adsorbed on the solid phase; and (3) a step of contacting a recovering solution with the solid phase to desorb the nucleic acid from the solid phase, wherein the sample solution is prepared by including a step of adding at least two enzymes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a rapid, convenient, and automatable method for extracting a highly pure nucleic acid in order to carry out nucleic acid analysis smoothly with high accuracy in an array method. An analyzing method includes analyzing a nucleic acid by an array method, the nucleic acid being separated and purified by a separation and purification method which includes the steps of (a) to (f) identified in the specification.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof.

Abstract: A propenamide derivative of the formula (I) having, as an essential structural unit, an adhesive peptide represented by the formula (II) in the side chain or salts thereof:Formula (I): R.sup.1 R.sup.2 C.dbd.CR.sup.3 --CO--[NH]--Formula (II): --[R.sup.4 ]--[CO]--([X]-Arg-Gly-Asp-[Y]).sub.n -[Z]--[R.sup.5 ]--wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl group and R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, methyl, ethyl or carboxymethyl group; X and Y each represents an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Ser, Gly, Val, Asn and Pro or a peptide residue consisting of two or more of the amino acids; z represents --O-- or --NH--; one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: There are disclosed amino acid derivatives represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 represent an amino acid residue etc., A.sup.1 and A.sup.3 represent C.dbd.O, A.sup.2 represents an alkylene group etc., m and n represent an integer of 1 to 5, V represents --NHC(.dbd.NH)NH.sub.2 etc., W represents --COOH etc., R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent hydrogen atom, alkyl group etc., R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent hydrogen etc. and X and Y represent --NH-- or --O-- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and agents for inhibiting tumor matastasis containing the compounds, and the amino acid derivatives exhibit high activity for inhibiting tumor metastasis and weak platelet aggregation inhibition activity and weak anticoagulation activity.

Abstract: A peptide derivative containing 1 to 20 units of peptide unit represented by the following general formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;[Z]--Arg--X--Asp--[Y] [I]wherein Arg represents L- or D-arginine residue, Asp represents L-aspartic acid residue, X represents L- or D-leucine, D-isoleucine, L- or D-norleucine, L- or D-phenylalanine, D-phenylglycine or D-alanine residue, and [Z] and [Y] each represents an amino acid or a peptide residue, which may be present or absent, selected from glycine, L-serine, L-threonine, L- and D-aspartic acid, L-alanine, L- and D-glutamic acid, L-proline residues and a peptide residue constituted by the foregoing amino acid residues, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the peptide derivative. The composition of the present invention is useful as an agent for inhibiting tumor metastasis.

Abstract: A CM-chitin derivative which has, as an essential unit, a cohesive peptide represented by the following general formula (I), bonded to the side chain of CM-chitin, wherein the bond connecting CM-chitin and said peptide is selected from the group consisting of an amido bond, an ester bond, an ether bond and a urethane bond:-[R.sup.1 ]-[CO]-([X]-Arg-Gly-Asp-[Y]).sub.n -[Z]-[R.sup.2 ]- . . . (I)(SEQ ID NO:1)wherein the bracket [ ] means that the corresponding group or residue may be present or absent and if they are present, X and Y each represents an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Ser, Gly, Val, Asn and Pro or a peptide residue; Z represents --O-- or --NH--; one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.