Abstract: Cells may be cultured by a method including the following steps: a first step of preparing a population of cell aggregates having a major axis of not more than 400 ?m, and a second step of suspension culturing the population of cell aggregates obtained in the first step.

Abstract: A cell proliferation rate can be improved by a medium for cell culture, containing 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) at a concentration of not less than 30 mM, and having an osmotic pressure of 220 to 340 mOsm/kg, and a cell culture method using the medium.

Abstract: A medium composition, containing a basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) at not less than 150 ng/mL is useful for culturing cells.

Abstract: Oil compositions containing two or more mixtures selected from the group consisting of a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point higher than 33° C., a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point of 20 to 32° C., and a lauroyl glutamic acid diester mixture having a melting point of ?20° C. or lower can simultaneously achieve the texture properties (melting smooth feel, uniform spread over the lip surface, and transparent gloss), stability (such as improvement in breaking strength and improvement in temporal stability of the breaking strength), and the elasticity necessary for improving makeup duration of a lipstick.

Abstract: Peptide-encapsulating ferritins including a peptide that is composed of 3 to 19 amino acid residues and satisfies the following requirement: a) ?10.2?X?5.

Abstract: Hemicellulase that degrades corn non-starch polysaccharides (“NSP”), DNA encoding the same, and a method of using the hemicellulase and its DNA are provided. Proteins having hemicellulase activity such as Xyn5A, Xyn10B, Xyn11A, Xyn30A, and Xyn43A are described.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a complicated peptide molecule, such as a dimeric peptide, in a simpler manner at lower cost compared with the conventional chemical synthesis methods; and a dimeric peptide which comprises a specific short linker and has a satisfactory activity; and others.

Abstract: Ligase mutants of the following (1), (2), or (3): (1) a ligase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence showing 95% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a nucleic acid-linking activity; (2) a ligase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence showing 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and having a nucleic acid-linking activity; or (3) a ligase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence showing 97% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and having a nucleic acid-linking activity, have excellent properties.

Abstract: A control device performs control of a culture condition in production of an organic compound by a fermentation method. The control device executes processing a plurality of times to acquire culture data, to calculate, using the acquired culture data, a plurality of candidates for a culture condition set in advance, and a linear model set in advance that outputs a production amount of an organic compound at a future time, the production amount at the future time for each of the candidates, to determine an optimum candidate out of the candidates using the calculated production amount at the future time for each of the candidates and a target production amount of the organic compound at the future time set in advance, and to change the culture condition to the determined candidate. The linear model and the target production amount are set for each time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing 13-hydroxy-9(Z)-octadecenoic acid, productivity of which has been enhanced. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing 13-hydroxy-9(Z)-octadecenoic acid, by producing 13-hydroxy-9(Z)-octadecenoic acid from linoleic acid in the presence of a transformed microorganism that produces a protein such as the following: (A) a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, 8 to 10, 13, or 14; (B) a protein having an amino acid sequence containing one or several amino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions or additions in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, 8 to 10, 13, or 14, and having a linoleate 13-hydratase activity; and (C) a protein having an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, 8 to 10, 13 or 14, and having a linoleate 13-hydratase activity.

Abstract: There is provided a meat or meat-like processed food product containing a vegetable oil and fat which has a good yield and improved juiciness. There is also provided a method for producing a meat or meat-like processed food product includes: adding lipase to a vegetable oil and fat to obtain a mixture; and blending the mixture with an ingredient of the meat or meat-like processed food product.

Abstract: Modifiers containing an emulsifier and an oil or fat, wherein the emulsifier contains one or more members selected from the group consisting of a monoester of a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and glycerol, a monoester of a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and sorbitan, a monoester of a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a oolyalycerol with an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 5, and a monoester of a saturated fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and propylene glycol, can sufficiently improve the freezing property of cooked rice during rapid freezing so that the rice grains are frozen separately from each other.

Abstract: A method including adding choline at a specific concentration to a medium is useful for culturing cells.

Abstract: A medium with a reduced osmotic pressure containing a basal medium, in which the osmotic pressure is adjusted to 150 to 250 mOsm/kg, is useful for culturing cells.

Abstract: An agent for forming wings on gyoza dumplings that has a pH of not less than 8.3, can form large spreading wings, suppress frying unevenness in the wings and fried surfaces, and suppress unfried residues.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board which includes: Step (A) of laminating an adhesive sheet including a support and a resin composition layer bonded to the support to an inner layer board so that the resin composition layer is bonded to the inner layer board; Step (B) of thermally curing the resin composition layer to form an insulating layer; and Step (C) of removing the support, in this order, in which the support satisfies a condition (MD1): a maximum expansion coefficient EMD in an MD direction at 120° C. or more is less than 0.2% and a condition (TD1): a maximum expansion coefficient ETD in a TD direction at 120° C. or more is less than 0.2% below, when being heated under predetermined heating conditions, does not lower the yield even when the insulating layer is formed by thermally curing the resin composition layer with a support attached to the resin composition layer.

Abstract: The present invention is a manufacturing method for producing fermentation products using a fermentation vessel, including steps of: preparing a fermentation vessel and a sensor, introducing liquid into the fermentation vessel, and operating the fermentation vessel in which properties of liquid in the fermentation vessel are measured to adjust operating conditions; wherein the sensor device has a sensor for measuring liquid properties and a sensor cover body; a bottom permeable portion for passing liquid and crystals in the liquid is disposed on the bottom surface of the cover body, and a top permeable portion for passing liquid and crystals in the liquid is disposed on the top surface of the cover body; micropores are respectively formed in the bottom permeable portion and the top permeable portion; and micropores disposed in the top permeable portion are the same or larger than micropores disposed in the top permeable portion.

Abstract: By interposing a hard mask between a dielectric and photo-sensitive material it is possible to form fine via in the dielectric by dry etching without damaging the remaining surface of the dielectric.

Abstract: Provided are gelling agent compositions capable of preparing gel compositions with good stability, which include a composition containing (A) at least one kind of N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION) and (B) fatty acid having 3-22 carbon atoms or fatty acid having 3-22 carbon atoms and higher alcohol having 8-22 carbon atoms or (E) N-acylamino acid, a composition containing (A) at least one kind of N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide represented by the formula (I) and (B?) a solvent having a boiling point of not more than 120° C. and not more than 2 wt % of water, and a composition containing a particular N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide at a particular ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a urea compound-containing epoxy resin curing agent particle that can impart excellent storage stability and heat stability to an epoxy resin composition including a urea compound as a curing agent, while maintaining the solubility of the urea compound during heating and the fluidity after dissolution of the urea compound. The surface of the urea compound-containing epoxy resin curing agent particle is coated with a Group 4 or Group 13 element-containing alkoxide compound, chelate compound, and/or acylate compound.