Abstract: The present invention includes as an active ingredient at least one biosurfactant, in particular mannosyl alditol lipid (such as MEL and MML) or triacylated mannosyl alditol lipid. This allows providing an activator and anti-aging agent that is excellent in activating and anti-aging effects on cells and that is safe enough to be used for a long time, and also providing cosmetics, quasi-drugs, drugs, and drinks and foods including the activator and the anti-aging agent as active ingredients. Further, the present invention provides MEL whose mannosyl erythritol skeleton in a molecular structure is 1-O-?-D-mannopyranosyl-meso-erythritol and a method for producing the MEL with use of a microorganism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for highly expressing a recombinant FAD-GDH protein derived from filamentous fungi, protein obtained by the method, and a regent for measuring glucose using the protein. According to the invention, the FAD-GDH can be highly expressed by altering DNA sequence coding for a signal peptide of FAD-GDH gene isolated from Aspergillus oryzae. FAD-GDH can be stably produced by adjusting pH of 7.1 to 7.3 during culture production.

Abstract: A filament having excellent incision resistance includes as a primary component a polyethylene filament having a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less and a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) of 4.0 or less as determined in the state of a filament as well as a modulus of 500 cN/dtex or more. This filament is useful to produce a fabric excellent in incision resistance, a fibrous material for reinforcing mortar or concrete, and a rope, each of which comprises the filament. The filament can be produced by drawing a non-drawn polyolefin filament which comprises a polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000-600,000, a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) of 4.5 or less, and a rate of birefringence (?n) of 0.008 or more, at a temperature not higher than the ?-relaxation temperature of the non-drawn filament.

Abstract: The invention provides an oxygenator of a hollow fiber membrane type where a plurality of hollow fiber membranes are received in a housing, wherein at least a part of the regions of the hollow fiber membranes to contact blood during use is coated with a water-insoluble (meth)acrylate copolymer in which a hydrophobic (meth)acrylate is copolymerized with a hydrophilic (meth)acrylate at a molar ratio of (50 to 90):(50 to 10).

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-halogen polyamide-imide resin soluble in an amide solvent at a concentration of 10%, the resulting varnish, when stored at 5° C. for 1 month, exhibiting a solution viscosity change ((solution viscosity after 1 month?initial solution viscosity)/initial solution viscosity), expressed as an absolute value, of not greater than 3.0, and the resin having a moisture absorption (25° C., 90% RH, 24 hours) of not greater than 2.0%; a flexible metal-clad laminates using such a resin; and a flexible printed wiring board prepared from such a flexible metal-clad laminate by circuit formation. The flexible metal-clad laminate of the invention does not curl under any conditions, including humid conditions, and exhibits excellent dimensional stability since the heat resistant resin used as an insulation material has low moisture absorption and low thermal expansion coefficient and there is less internal stress in the flexible metal-clad laminate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gene construct encoding pH insensitive luciferase for visualizing intracellular information, wherein an intracellular expression activity is higher compared with a gene construct of luciferase derived from a firefly.

Abstract: A conductive paste containing a conductive powder (A), a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin (B), a polyester resin and/or polyurethane resin (C), a blocked isocyanate (D) blocked with an active methylene compound, and an organic solvent (E), wherein the resin (C) has a glass transition temperature of ?50° C. to 20° C., a sum of amounts of the resin (C) is 50 to 400 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the resin (B), and a sum of amounts of the resin (B), the resin (C) component, and the blocked isocyanate (D) is 10 to 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the conductive powder (A). An electric wiring in which this conductive paste is formed on an insulating substrate.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a buprenorphine pharmaceutical preparation to be applied to mouth mucosa. The process according to the present invention for producing a buprenorphine pharmaceutical preparation to be applied to mouth mucosa includes steps of: preparing a granule for an immediate-release layer containing a buprenorphine hydrochloride crystal having 90% cumulative diameter of 200 ?m or less; preparing a granule for a sustained-release layer containing a buprenorphine hydrochloride crystal having 90% cumulative diameter of 250 ?m or less; and tabletting the granule for the immediate-release layer and the granule for the sustained-release layer into a two-layer tablet.

Abstract: A polymer compound having a monosaccharide or an oligosaccharide residue, or an amino acid or peptide residue bound to a monosaccharide or an oligosaccharide residue bound to a side chain of a water-soluble polymer through a linker containing a selectively cleavable bond, the water-soluble polymer containing 20 to 80 mol % of (meth)acrylic acid residue.

Abstract: The invention provides a crystalline polyamide-type resin composition comprises (a) a crystalline polyamide resin composition comprising (i) 50 to 90% by weight of crystalline polyamide resin (A) having a relative viscosity in 96% sulfuric acid of not less than 3.5 and (ii) 50 to 10% by weight of a crystalline polyamide resin (B) having a melting point lower than the melting point of polyamide resin (A) by 20° C. or more and a relative viscosity dissolved in 96% sulfuric acid of not more than 3.6, and (b) 1 to 10 part(s) by weight of a modified polyolefin resin (C) having a reactive functional group being able to react with the terminal group and/or main-chain amide group of the polyamide resin. The invention also provides a door checker for automobiles prepared from the crystalline polyamide-type resin composition.

Abstract: The inventive heat-shrinkable polystyrene film is high in shrinkability in the longitudinal direction that is its main shrinkage direction, is excellent in perforated line openability, and has high toughness. The heat-shrinkable polystyrene film is characterized by particular values with respect to hot-water heat shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal and width directions, right angle tear strength in the width direction, and breaking energies in the longitudinal and width directions.

Abstract: The inventive heat-shrinkable polyolefin film is high in shrinkability in the longitudinal direction that is its main shrinkage direction and excellent in finish properties after shrinkage, perforated line openability, and thermal blocking resistance. The heat-shrinkable polyolefin film is characterized by particular values with respect to hot-water heat shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal and width directions, right angle tear strength in the width direction, and heat-resistant peel strength.

Abstract: A fiber which has an excellent effect of inhibiting virus multiplication or eradication (deactivation); a process for producing the fiber; and a textile product comprising the fiber are provided. The method for producing an antiviral fiber comprises bonding a metal ion of a metal having deactivation effect to a virus and poor solubility in water to at least a part of a carboxyl group of the fiber having a cross-linked structure and having a carboxyl group in a molecule of the fiber; and then depositing fine particles of the metal and/or metal compound in the fiber by reduction and/or substitution reaction.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a transgenic plant, as well as the plant produced from the method and the progeny of the plant. The method comprises transforming a cell of a plant with an exogenous spermidine synthase coding sequence, expressing the exogenous spermidine synthase coding sequence in the transformed cell, and generating a plant from the transformed cell. The transgenic plant has improved environmental stress tolerance against at least two environmental stresses selected from drought stress, herbicidal stress, oxidation stress, cold stress, osmotic stress, and salt stress as compared to a plant of the same species lacking the exogenous spermidine synthase coding sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to such a polyamide resin composition that is suitably used as a material of a gasoline tank and a material of a molded article, such as a hollow molded container including a beverage bottle, a film and a sheet. A polyamide resin that is good in heat stability upon molding and suffers less increase in filter back pressure is provided by regulating a polyamide resin composition to have a phosphorus content of from 30 to 200 ppm (excluding 200 ppm), and a sodium content/phosphorus content ratio (molar ratio) of from 3 to 7 (excluding 3 and 7) or regulating it to have a phosphorus content less than 30 ppm and an alkali metal content less than 45 ppm.

Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a surface-treating agent excellent in antithrombogenicity, and accordingly, excellent in biocompatibility, and having high hydrophilicity as compared with conventional medical materials. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a production method excellent in performance of removing unreacted monomers and further improving a yield as compared with conventional production methods. [Constitution] The present invention relates to a water-insoluble copolymer comprising alkyl(meth)acrylate and methoxypolyethylene glycol(meth)acrylate. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a water-insoluble (meth)acrylate copolymer by copolymerizing alkyl(meth)acrylate and methoxypolyethylene glycol(meth)acrylate in a common polymerization solvent.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a thermosetting resin used for the manufacture of layered products for fibrous use, electrical products and automobile parts or, particularly, used for multilayered circuit board and flat cables, being suitable for a latent thermosetting adhesive which shows, upon adhesion, the fluidity necessary for the adhesion but quickly hardens by heat or light and also being excellent in resistance to heat upon soldering; to provide a resin expressing an excellent flame-retarding property in spite of non-use of halogen, and expressing latent hardening properties to quickly harden by heat and light; and to provide an adhesive and a resist agent comprising the same.

Abstract: [Problems] To produce a hyper-branched polymer having excellent resin strength, a good anti-blocking property and less environmental dependence. [Means for Solving Problems] Disclosed is a hyper-branched ester polymer which is modified with a rosin. Preferably, the polymer has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 60,000, a hydroxyl value of 2 to 450 mg KOH/g, an acid value of 1 to 70 mg KOH/g, a glass transition temperature of 30° C. or higher.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane including (A) a membrane formation step of forming a membrane-form product of an ionic group-containing polymer electrolyte on a support, (B) an acid treatment step of exchanging the ionic group into an acid type by bringing the membrane into contact with an inorganic acid-containing acidic liquid, (C) an acid removal step of removing a free acid in the acid-treated membrane, and (D) a drying step of drying the acid-removed membrane, wherein the steps (B) to (D) are carried out without separating the membrane from the support.

Abstract: A functional roll film comprises a plastic film which is transparent and having gas barrier properties, and provided at its at least one surface with an inorganic oxide layer, and which can be wound; wherein a maximum thickness of the inorganic oxide layer is 1.5 times of a minimum thickness.