Kazuhito Arai

The carboxyl terminus of RAP30 is similar in sequence to region 4 of bacterial sigma factors and is required for function.

Karla P. Garrett, Hiroaki Serizawa, J P Hanley et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 54 citations · Full text

Carboxyl Terminus, Bacteriology, Molecular Biology +20

Conversion of <i>Lactobacillus pentosus</i> <scp>d</scp> -Lactate Dehydrogenase to a <scp>d</scp> -Hydroxyisocaproate Dehydrogenase through a Single Amino Acid Replacement

Chizuka Tokuda, Yoshiro Ishikura, Mayu Shigematsu et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2003 · 39 citations · Full text

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Biotransformation +14

Active and inactive state structures of unliganded <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> allosteric <scp>L</scp>‐lactate dehydrogenase

Kazuhito Arai, Toshihiro Ishimitsu, Shinya Fushinobu et al. · Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics · 2009 · 37 citations

Some <i>Lactobacillus</i> <scp>l</scp> -Lactate Dehydrogenases Exhibit Comparable Catalytic Activities for Pyruvate and Oxaloacetate

Kazuhito Arai, Takeo Kamata, H. Uchikoba et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2001 · 33 citations · Full text

Cellular Enzymology, Biochemistry, Bioenergetics +12

Distinct Conformation-mediated Functions of an Active Site Loop in the Catalytic Reactions of NAD-dependent D-Lactate Dehydrogenase and Formate Dehydrogenase

Takeshi Shinoda, Kazuhito Arai, Mayu Shigematsu-Iida et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2005 · 29 citations · Full text

Formate Dehydrogenase, Biosynthesis, Cellular Enzymology +13