Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein. A novel protein includes the following protein (F1): (F1) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a 52nd amino acid Xaa52 is an arbitrary amino acid, a 133rd amino acid Xaa133 is an arbitrary amino acid, and a 154th amino acid Xaa154 is an arbitrary amino acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new glowing plant. The glowing plant of the present invention includes a fluorescent protein applied to a surface of the plant; or a fluorescent protein absorbed inside the plant. The plant is preferably a flower.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein. A novel protein includes the following protein (F1): (F1) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a 52nd amino acid Xaa52 is an arbitrary amino acid, a 133rd amino acid Xaa133 is an arbitrary amino acid, and a 154th amino acid Xaa154 is an arbitrary amino acid.

Abstract: A method of processing meat scarcely dripping upon defrosting and maintaining delicious taste, including a step of aging meats of fishes, edible birds, or animals while maintaining the temperature at the central portion from 1° C. to 8° C., a step of cutting, washing them, then a step of packing edible meat portions in vacuum, a step of preliminarily cooling them from ?2° C. to 5° C. for 10 min to 60 min, and a step of quickly freezing the same to ?18° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a position detecting function with a high sensitivity and a high resolution. The position detecting function comprises a position detecting electrically conductive film on a polarizer or a color filter glass substrate of the liquid crystal display device. The present invention also can suppress the undesired generation of an air gap between the polarizer and color filter glass substrate by using a polarizer that is smaller in size relative to the position detecting electrically conductive film.

Abstract: This invention relates to an image forming apparatus in which a cleaning device is arranged above a photosensitive drum close thereto. The image forming apparatus has an image processing unit provided with the photosensitive drum. The photosensitive drum is constructed such that a gear portion formed in a flange member at one axial end of the photosensitive drum has a diameter not greater than an outer diameter of the photosensitive drum. The image processing unit is constructed such that a driving force from the image forming apparatus is transmitted to the photosensitive drum via the gear portion formed in the one flange member to rotate the photosensitive drum and is transmitted to at least one of image processor means via a gear portion formed in a flange member at the opposite axial end of the photosensitive drum. With this arrangement, a poor image formation due to a blocking phenomenon resulting from long stay of toner residues can be prevented and downsizing of the image forming apparatus is realized.

Abstract: The photosensitive material of the present invention is provided in contact with a developing roller and has a surface potential decay characteristic in which when the photosensitive material is charged to a surface potential of 800 V and is contacted with the developing roller to which a voltage (VR) is applied, the surface potential (VD) of the photosensitive material after contacting is represented by the formula (1):VD.gtoreq.800.times.EXP (0.00235.times.VR).By using this photosensitive material, a transverse black stripe in the tip of the transfer paper is prevented and it is possible to form an image having excellent image quality and image density.

Abstract: Image data generated by a reading section to perform copying is outputted to a recording section and, when a facsimile communication is received during such copying, received image data is temporarily stored in an image memory. Meanwhile, an amount of the received image data stored in the image memory is monitored so that, when free capacity of the image memory becomes less than a permitted level, copying is interrupted and operation for copying is switched to operation for outputting the received image data in the image memory through the recording section. Thus, a certain amount of capacity is always available in the image memory and vicarious reception errors due to a memory overflow during copying is eliminated. When the received image data in the image memory has been printed out by the recording section to such an extent that the free capacity in the image memory becomes sufficient again, the interrupted copying is restarted. Thus, copying can be performed without unnecessary delay.

Abstract: A new compound, named "Compound B-41D", has the formula: ##STR1## and can be prepared by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Streptomyces, especially Streptomyces strain B-41-146. Compound B-41D has valuable acaricidal and anthelmintic activities.

Abstract: Polyprenyl derivatives having the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyloxy group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyl group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyl group or an araliphatic acyl group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, n is an integer of 1-4 and, when n is an integer of 2-4, R.sup.2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 's is hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aliphatic acyloxy group, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group. These derivatives are useful as medicines for treating peptic ulcer.

Abstract: Polyprenyl derivatives having the formula ##STR1## [wherein A and B individually represent a group of the formula --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1 (wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having an intervening hetero atom in the carbon chain, carboxyl group on its salt or an aliphatic acyl group optionally having an intervening hetero atom in the carbon chain, an aromatic acyl group, a heterocyclic acyl group, an araliphatic acyl group, a heterocyclic aliphatic acyl group or a radical of an inorganic acid or its salt) or where one of A and B represents the group --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1, the other represents a group of the formula --COOR.sup.2 (wherein R.sup.2 represents hydrogen atom, a metal atom capable of forming a salt, an organic base or an akyl group), a group of the formula ##STR2## or a group of the formula ##STR3## (wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a heterocyclic substituent, an aryl group or an aralkyl group or R.

Abstract: Polyprenyl derivatives having the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyloxy group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyl group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyl group or an araliphatic acyl group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, n is an integer of 1-4 and, when n is an interger of 2-4, R.sup.2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.2 's is hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aliphatic acyloxy group, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group. These derivatives are useful as medicines for treating peptic ulcer.

Abstract: Polyprenyl derivatives having the formula ##STR1## [wherein A and B individually represent a group of the formula --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1 (wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having an intervening hetero atom in the carbon chain, carboxyl group on its salt or an aliphatic acyl group optionally having an intervening hetero atom in the carbon chain, an aromatic acyl group, a heterocyclic acyl group, an araliphatic acyl group, a heterocyclic aliphatic acyl group or a radical of an inorganic acid or its salt) or where one of A and B represents the group --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1, the other represents a group of the formula --COOR.sup.2 (wherein R.sup.2 represents hydrogen atom, a metal atom capable of forming a salt, an organic base or an alkyl group), a group of the formula ##STR2## or a group of the formula ##STR3## (wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a heterocyclic substituent, an aryl group or an aralkyl group or R.

Abstract: Polyprenyl derivatives having the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyloxy group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an aliphatic acyl group having 2-18 carbon atoms, an aromatic acyl group or an araliphatic acyl group having 2-3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, n is an integer of 1-4 and, when n is an integer of 2-4, R.sup.2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 's is hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aliphatic acyloxy group, an aromatic acyloxy group or an araliphatic acyloxy group. These derivatives are useful as medicines for treating peptic ulcer.