... were of analytical grade from Nacalai Tesque (Kyoto, Japan) andWako Pure Chemical Industries (Osaka, Japan).Culture and screening of bacteriaBacterial strains were cultivated for 15–20 h at ... a- oxobutyrate, fluoropyruvate, a- oxovalerate, a- oxoisocaproate, a- oxo-octanoate, and hydroxypyru-vate. However, branched-chain a- oxo acids, such as a- oxoisovalerate and a- oxo-b-methylvalerate, wereinert. ... myokinase, enolase, lactate dehydrogenase, andglutamate dehydrogenase from Oriental Yeast, Osaka,Japan.Other analytical methodsThe N-terminal amino-acid sequence of the enzyme wasdetermined with...