Budget Amount *help |
¥10,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
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Research Abstract |
Allosamidin, a chitinase inhibitor, shows anti-asthmatic and chitinase production promoting activities toward mammals and Streptomyces bacteria, respectively. Allosamidin photo-affinity probe was used to identify a chitinase-like protein as a key allosamidin-binding molecule for anti-asthmatic activity of allosamidin. Expression systems to obtain recombinant candidate proteins for allosamidin's target molecule including the chitinase-like protein were constructed. Gene cluster responsible for allosamidin biosynthesis was obtained, which is useful for investigating the role of allosamidin in environment.
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