| Foreword | Sustainable Agriculture-Past, Present and Future | Kazutake Kyuma | Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University / Professor Emeritus of the University of Shiga Prefecture |  |
| Reviews | Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Sex-Hormone Production | Shizuo Nakajin
Shuji Ohno | School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University |  |
 | New Aspects of Protection Functions of Trehalose in the Preservation of Biomaterials | Minoru Sakurai | Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology |  |
| Yoshio Inoue | Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Regulation of Intestinal Permeability | Kei Hashimoto | Department of Bioproductive Sciences, Utsunomiya University |  |
| Angiotensin I -Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Derived from Food Protein | Hiroyuki Fujita | Research and Development Department, Nippon Supplement, Inc. |  |
| Masaaki Yoshikawa | Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University |
| Antihypertensive Activity of Purple Corn Color in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats | Tohru Toyoshi | Hashima Laboratory, Nihon Bioresearch Inc. |  |
| Takatori Kohda | San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc. |
| Genetically Modified Tomato: Is There no Necessity For Genetic Modification? | Akira Wadano | Faculty of Agricultural Bioscience, Osaka Prefecture University |  |
| Development of an Injectable Formulation for a Novel Lipid A Analog (LPA) by Cryoprotective Effects of Various Saccharides in the Freeze-Drying | Yasuyuki Asai | Formulation Research laboratory, Kawashima, Eisai Co., Ltd. |  |
| Utilization of Medicinal and Edible Plants in Brazil (2) | Shunsuke Inoue
Goro Hashimoto | Centro de Pesquisas de Historia Natural |  |
| ArtTaste | Citrus: Evolution with Human Life | Takeshi Kuniga | Shizuoka Laboratory of Genetic Resources, National institute of Fruit Tree Science |  |