Abstract: When controlling a driving source torque in order to accelerate a driving wheel, a driving source torque controller performs shock suppression control of controlling the driving source torque based on an acquired driving source torque so that at least one of (i) an absolute value of relative speed between power transmission members on a power transmission path decreases when backlash between the power transmission members decreases or (ii) a transmission torque which is transmitted between the power transmission members on the power transmission path decreases when the backlash between the power transmission members is eliminated.

Abstract: When controlling a driving source torque in order to accelerate a driving wheel, a driving source torque controller performs shock suppression control of controlling the driving source torque based on an acquired driving source torque so that at least one of (i) an absolute value of relative speed between power transmission members on a power transmission path decreases when backlash between the power transmission members decreases or (ii) a transmission torque which is transmitted between the power transmission members on the power transmission path decreases when the backlash between the power transmission members is eliminated.

Abstract: An engine control device and method that prevents fuel injection quantity from becoming unstable due to a rapid change of a correction quantity even in a predetermined operation state such as acceleration time and thus stabilizes an air-fuel ratio. Under a predetermined operating state, even when feedback control of oxygen in exhaust gas is stopped, a correction quantity immediately before the predetermined operating state is held by a correction quantity storage part and the correction of the fuel injection time is performed based on the correction quantity.

Abstract: An engine control device and method that prevents fuel injection quantity from becoming unstable due to a rapid change of a correction quantity even in a predetermined operation state such as acceleration time and thus stabilizes an air-fuel ratio. Under a predetermined operating state, even when feedback control of oxygen in exhaust gas is stopped, a correction quantity immediately before the predetermined operating state is held by a correction quantity storage part and the correction of the fuel injection time is performed based on the correction quantity.

Abstract: A novel olefin production process for forming at least one olefin from two or more olefins in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nickel, aluminum, manganese, iron and copper which is supported by a regular mesoporous material. In the above olefin production process, propylene can be formed from ethylene and butene. In the above olefin production process, water vapor can be contained in a reaction gas in a molar ratio based on the total of the raw material olefins of 0.001 to 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermophilic enzyme having ?-glycosidase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 in which one or a plurality of amino acid residues may be deleted, replaced or added.

Abstract: The invention is directed to novel thermostable aminotransferases useful in synthesizing an amino acid derivative with high optical purity, and nucleic acids encoding the enzyme. The invention also includes antibodies that specifically bind to the aminotransferases of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide that has a thermophilic endoglucanase activity, a DNA that comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide, a recombinant DNA and an expression vector that comprise the DNA, a transformant that is transformed by the expression vector, and a method of producing the polypeptide using the transformant. The endoglucanase of the present invention shows a maximum activity at a high temperature range around 97° C., so that it is industrially useful.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermophilic enzyme having &bgr;-glycosidase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 in which one or a plurality of amino acid residues may be deleted, replaced or added.

Abstract: The invention is directed to novel thermostable aminotransferases useful in synthesizing an amino acid derivative with high optical purity, and nucleic acids encoding the enzyme. The invention also includes antibodies that specifically bind to the aminotransferases of the invention.

Abstract: A thermostable phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and a process for producing the enzyme are provided. A host cell is transformed with an expression vector containing DNA encoding a thermostable enzyme derived from hyper-thermophilic archaea such as Pyrococcus, the enzyme having phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity and an optimum temperature of 90° C. or higher, and the transformed host cell is cultured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermostable Flap endonuclease whose optimum temperature is 75° C. or more and DNA coding for (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or (b) a protein with Flap endonuclease activity, consisting of an amino acid sequence where in the amino acid sequence (a), one or more amino acids are deleted, substituted or added. According to the present invention, there is provided a thermostable Flap endonuclease whose optimum temperature for reaction is 75° C. or more. Further, this enzyme is thermally stable, so it becomes possible to develop new techniques of conducting artificial homologous recombination or genetic shuffling highly efficiently by coupling the enzyme reaction with PCR.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermostable Flap endonuclease whose optimum temperature is 75° C. or more and DNA coding for (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or (b) a protein with Flap endonuclease activity, consisting of an amino acid sequence where in the amino acid sequence (a), one or more amino acids are deleted, substituted or added. According to the present invention, there is provided a thermostable Flap endonuclease whose optimum temperature for reaction is 75° C. or more. Further, this enzyme is thermally stable, so it becomes possible to develop new techniques of conducting artificial homologous recombination or genetic shuffling highly efficiently by coupling the enzyme reaction with PCR.

Abstract: An acyl peptide hydrolase having an optimum temperature range of 90-95.degree. C. and a gene encoding the same are disclosed. With the above enzyme, it becomes possible to conduct amino terminal analysis of acylated proteins and peptides at high temperatures.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermophilic phospholipase having an optimum temperature range of 95 to 105.degree. C. which is useful in high-temperature degumming processes in oil refining process and high-temperature processing of phospholipids; and a method for producing a thermophilic phospholipase comprising culturing a microorganism capable of producing the phospholipase in a culture medium and collecting the phospholipase from the resultant culture.

Abstract: The reaction of a lipase upon a fatty acid is effected by an improved method which comprises bringing the lipase bonded at multiple points to an anion-exchange residue or a carrier and a carrier having a free anion-exchange group admixed therewith into contact with a reaction mixture containing an oily substance including the fatty acid and a water-soluble substance thereby forming an oily product and a water-soluble product in the reaction mixture and subsequently separating the two reaction products.

Abstract: A water-soluble substrate and an oily substrate are continuously reacted with immobilized lipase in a reaction vessel having vertically maintained apart upper and lower conically-shaped regions, respectively, for separation of a water-soluble product and an oily product, a plurality of lipase reaction zones each containing immobilized lipase capable of being fluidized and an agitating means, and a plurality of intermediate separation zones for separation of an oily substance and a water-soluble substance. The lipase reaction zones and the intermediate separation zones are disposed alternately between the upper and lower conically-shaped separation regions. Boundaries between the lipase reaction zones and intermediate separation zones are pervious to liquid but impervious to the immobilized lipase.

Abstract: A lipid hydrolyzing enzyme-containing substance is brought into contact with an insoluble carrier having a hydrophobic organic compound attached thereto in the form of a hydrophobic residue so that the lipid hydrolyzing enzyme is adsorbed by the hydrophobic residue attached to the insoluble carrier. Then, the lipid hydrolyzing enzyme adsorbed on the carrier is isolated by elution.