著者

Kota SHIOZAWA Afifah Zahra AGISTA Yusuke OHSAKI Hitoshi SHIRAKAWA

出版者

Center for Academic Publications Japan

雑誌

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (ISSN:03014800)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.68, no.Supplement, pp.S8-S10, 2022-11-30 (Released:2022-11-25)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

1

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Vitamins are a family of micronutrients comprising 13 groups of organic compounds, of which vitamin B1 was identified first, approximately 110 y ago. Deficiency of each vitamin results in specific symptoms, such as neuropathy, dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, pernicious anemia, scurvy, blindness, rickets, and bleeding. Almost all vitamins can modulate the functions of enzymes and/or other proteins involved in the formation of bone and soft tissues, generation of energy, and regulation of homeostasis via specific vitamin–protein interactions. In addition to the well-known physiological roles of vitamins, novel modes of action of vitamins have been elucidated. These new functions could contribute to extending healthy life expectancy by preventing and curing lifestyle-related diseases. In this mini-review, we introduce the functional properties of three vitamins, vitamin B3 (niacin), biotin, and vitamin K, for the prevention of age-related diseases.

著者

Eiji Soga Miki Akiyama Yusuke Ohsaki Wataru Hayashi Takehisa Matsumoto Kozue Oana Noriyuki Nagano Yoshiyuki Kawakami

出版者

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

雑誌

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (ISSN:13446304)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.72, no.3, pp.193-195, 2019 (Released:2019-05-23)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

3

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A capnophilic Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium was recovered from the urine of an octogenarian male patient with acute pyelonephritis. The isolate was found to produce CTX-M-2-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase. Interestingly, the isolate failed to grow on modified Drigalski (BTB) and MacConkey agar media, even under CO2-enriched atmosphere. Our analysis revealed that the pH-indicator dyes, bromothymol blue, and/or crystal violet that were incorporated into the agar media inhibited the growth of the isolate. Although routine identification methods using Vitek® 2 Compact systems were unsuccessful, the isolate was identified as Proteus mirabilis by 16S rRNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS analysis. The carbonic anhydrase (CA) region spanning approximately 2,000 bp upstream to 2,000 bp downstream, which is responsible for the CO2 requirement, was not amplified, which could be attributed to the large-scale deletion or mutation of the DNA sequences containing the CA gene region. In fact, revertants with the ability to grow without CO2 were not detected. However, a revertant that was capable of growing in both BTB and MacConkey agar was detected at frequencies less than 10-9. Therefore, the genes responsible for the highly sensitive reactions of the isolate to pH indicator dyes is not likely to be linked to the CA genes.