Abstract: This invention is intended to identify a gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species and to establish a system for synthesizing such cyclic peptide compound. The gene is composed of a first module to a tenth module and encodes a protein having activity of synthesizing a nonribosomal peptide constituting a basic peptide backbone of a cyclic peptide compound produced by a filamentous fungus of the Curvularia species.

Abstract: A transparent conductive substrate comprising a base plate member allowing transmission therethrough of visible light, a transparent, overcoat layer formed on the base plate member, and a transparent conductive film which is formed on the overcoat layer, containing ultra-fine particles of indium-tin oxide having a particle size of 0.1 .mu.m or smaller, having light transmittance of 70% or higher and exhibiting surface resistance of 200 .OMEGA./.quadrature. lower. This transparent conductive substrate has low surface resistance and excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: A transparent conductive substrate comprising a base plate member allowing transmission therethrough of visible light, a transparent overcoat layer formed on the base plate member, and a transparent conductive film which is formed on the overcoat layer, containing ultra-fine particles of indium-tin oxide having a particle size of 0.1 .mu.m or smaller, having light transmittance of 70% or higher and exhibiting surface resistance of 200 .OMEGA./.quadrature. or lower. This transparent conductive substrate has low surface resistance and excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: Corrosive radionuclides, other radionuclides and fission-products contained in the primary cooling water employed in light-water type nuclear reactors and waste water discharged from the reprocessing of neutron irradiated nuclear fuels (both being referred to as radioactive waste water hereunder) can be rendered harmless to man by being adsorbed and captured by mordenite and the mordenite which has captured said nuclides is sintered to a ceramic form, thereby sealing and fixing the nuclides in said sintered mardenite.