摘要:
A theobromine gene derived from Coffea arabica and the polypeptide it encodes are disclosed. The disclosed polypeptide catalyzes biosynthesis of theobromine using 7-methylxanthine as the substrate. Also disclosed are plants transformed with the theobromine gene as to increase or inhibit biosynthesis of theobromine, methods of producing such plants, and seeds obtained from such plants. Caffeineless coffee may be obtained from the disclosed plants, as theobromine synthase participates in the biosynthesis of caffeine.
摘要:
A novel gene useful for production of a plant exhibiting resistance to environmental stress is provided. According to this invention, C7 gene, a novel gene encoding a receptor-like protein which is induced in response to injury stress, osmotic pressure stress, salt stress or low-temperature stress, is provided. Moreover, a polypeptide encoded by this gene is provided. A plant exhibiting resistance to environmental stress can be produced by incorporation of this novel gene into the plant.
摘要:
A method of genetic improvement of coffee plants, using technique of molecular bleeding, is disclosed. The method provides a transformant of coffee plants produced from embryogenic calli, using Agrobacterium method.
摘要:
The invention provides a process for producing a decaffeinated coffee plant by genetic recombination comprising a step for preparing an antisense sequence or an RNAi sequence of a gene coding for an enzyme related to the caffeine biosynthetic pathway and constructing an expression vector for transformation, a step for introducing the obtained expression vector into Agrobacterium, a step for infecting a cell division-activated tissue piece of a coffee plant or a callus or an adventitious embryo induced from a tissue piece of a coffee plant with the Agrobacterium to transform the tissue piece, the callus or the adventitious embryo and a step for obtaining an transformed coffee plant from a transformed tissue piece, a transformed callus or a transformed adventitious embryo so that a coffee plant with low caffeine content can be produced by suppressing expression of a gene coding for an enzyme related to the caffeine biosynthetic pathway by the antisense method or the RNAi method.
摘要:
A sieving device including a hollow cylindrical body, a filter disposed at a bottom portion of the hollow cylindrical body, and a blade configured to rotate in close proximity to the filter around a rotation axis thereof crossing the filter to thereby stir powder supplied to the hollow cylindrical body.
摘要:
A particle supply apparatus for supplying particles to a supply destination is disclosed that includes a particle supply apparatus main frame, a particle accommodating unit that accommodates the particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, and a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward the supply destination. The particle accommodating unit is installed in the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a face at the bottom portion side during operation, and the particle accommodating unit is detached from the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a face other than the face at the bottom portion side during transportation.
摘要:
A pH adjusting apparatus arranged above a water pit for refueling disposed in a reactor container that stores a nuclear reactor includes a pH adjuster, a basket 50 that contains the pH adjuster, and a basket housing container 51 that houses the basket 50 therein and has formed therein an inlet through which a solvent for dissolving or diluting the pH adjuster flows in and an overflow pipe 52 through which a pH-adjusted solution generated by dissolving or mixing the pH adjuster in the solvent flows out to the water pit for refueling. Consequently, even if it is difficult to dispose the basket 50 on a floor of the water pit for refueling, it is possible to suitably perform pH adjustment in the reactor container.
摘要:
A display device includes a substrate having, on a major surface thereof, a display area including a plurality of pixels for displaying an image, and a stacked layer body that is formed by stacking a first thin film, which is disposed to cover the display area, a second thin film, which partly covers the first thin film, and a third thin film, which covers the second thin film and is formed with a larger pattern than the first thin film. The third thin film contacts a peripheral part of the first thin film and covers the first thin film.
摘要:
A multiplate clutch outer part is formed by pressing a steel plate. The multiplate clutch outer part includes: an end wall portion; and a cylindrical portion having its one end formed continuously with the outer peripheral end of the end wall portion, and opened at the other end. A bottom face of each of outer grooves is formed to be an inclined face which is getting far away from an axis of the cylindrical portion toward the open end of the cylindrical portion. Arc faces formed at inner corners of each of the outer grooves has an increasing radius of curvature toward the open end of the cylindrical portion. Thus, there is provided a multiplate clutch outer part for which press working capable of minimizing ironing resistance can be performed to reduce defective forming rate.
摘要:
A particle supply apparatus is disclosed that includes a particle accommodating unit that accommodates particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward a supply destination, and a gas discharge unit that discharges gas contained within the particle accommodating unit toward an exterior side of the particle accommodating unit.