Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a recombinant LPA phosphatase capable of specifically hydrolyzing LPA, which is useful for elucidation of the metabolism pathway of LPA, and also for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases with which LPA is associated; a method capable of simply and inexpensively determining LPA associated with various diseases; and a kit for determination suitable for the method. The present invention has succeeded in purifying the LPA phosphatase using bovine brain as raw material, and further in cloning human LPA phosphatase gene.

Abstract: An improvement in the production of imidazole derivatives including histamine H3 agonist immepip and histamine H3 antagonist VUF4929.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a recombinant LPA phosphatase capable of specifically hydrolyzing LPA, which is useful for elucidation of the metabolism pathway of LPA, and also for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases with which LPA is associated; a method capable of simply and inexpensively determining LPA associated with various diseases; and a kit for determination suitable for the method. The present invention has succeeded in purifying the LPA phosphatase using bovine brain as a raw material, and further in cloning human LPA phosphatase gene.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a recombinant LPA phosphates capable of specifically hydrolyzing LPA, which is useful for elucidation of the metabolic pathway of LPA, and also for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases with which LPA is associated. The present invention also provides for a method capable of simply and inexpensively determining LPA associated with various diseases. The present invention also provides for a kit for determination suitable for the method. The present invention has succeeded in purifying the LPA phosphatase using bovine brain as a raw material, and further in cloning human LPA phosphatase gene.

Abstract: A medical apparatus comprising an apparatus body and a terminal instrument which operates when receiving a terminal output which is an electric or electromagnetic output. The terminal instrument is provided with an installed cell of predetermined capacity and the apparatus body is provided with a circuit for measuring the electromotive force (emf) of the installed cell while discharging the emf via a predetermined resistance as the terminal instrument is used. A comparator compares the emf with a standard voltage and the output command is blocked from the primary control section when the emf of the installed cell is below the standard voltage. Moreover, an alarm is generated when the emf of the installed cell is below the standard voltage level during the use of the terminal instrument.

Abstract: A process for advantageously preparing a piperazinesulfonamide derivative represented by the general formula (III): wherein R1 is hydrogen atom, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, trifluoromethyl group, nitro group or amino group; R2 is a phenyl group which may have as substituents on its phenyl ring 1 to 3 groups selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, trifluoromethyl group, nitro group and amino group, 2-pyridyl group, 3-pyridyl group or 4-pyridyl group; each of R3 and R4 is independently hydrogen atom, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group which may be substituted; and Y is an alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and