Laboratory of Microbial Metabolic Engineering
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総論文数 178 (2024/03/13, Scopus)
当研究室で解析を進めているSphingobium lignivorans SYK-6株(2023年12月まではSphingobium sp. SYK-6株と呼称)等の細菌を中心とした、細菌によるリグニン由来化合物の細胞内への基質輸送、代謝経路、酵素・遺伝子、遺伝子の転写制御に関するこれまでの知見をまとめた総説2編、微生物のリグニン分解能を利用したリグニンの有効利用の現状についてまとめた総説、そしてこれまでに掲載された全論文を以下に示します。


Genetic and biochemical investigations on bacterial catabolic pathways for lignin-derived aromatic compounds
Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Fukuda, M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
2007
71(1), 1-150
被引用数 374



Bacterial catabolism of lignin-derived aromatics: New findings in a recent decade: Update on bacterial lignin catabolism
Kamimura, N., Takahashi, K., Mori, K., Araki, T., Fujita, M., Higuchi, Y., Masai, E.
Environmental Microbiology Reports
2017
9(6), 679-705 [Open Access]
被引用数 195



Advances in microbial lignin degradation and its applications
Kamimura, N., Sakamoto, S., Mitsuda, N., Masai, E., Kajita, S.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2019
56, 179-186
被引用数 133



2024年
Ionic Conductive Organogels Based on Cellulose and Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediates
Jia H.; Jimbo K.; Mayumi K.; Oda T.; Sawada T.; Serizawa T.; Araki T.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Togawa E.; Nakamura M.; Michinobu T.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
12(1), 501-511 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Degradation of DDT by γ-hexachlorocyclohexane dehydrochlorinase LinA
Yusuf Habibullah K.O.; Ito R.; Stari L.; Kishida K.; Ohtsubo Y.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Miyauchi K.; Nagata Y.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
88(1), 123-1300
0 Citations

2023年
Stereoinversion via Alcohol Dehydrogenases Enables Complete Catabolism of b-1-Type Lignin-Derived Aromatic Isomers
Kato R.; Maekawa K.; Kobayashi S.; Hishiyama S.; Katahira R.; Nambo M.; Higuchi Y.; Kuatsjah E.; Beckham G.T.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
89(6) [Open Access]
0 Citations

Click Synthesis of Triazole Polymers Based on Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate and Their Strong Adhesive Properties to Cu Plate
Jin Y.; Joshi M.; Araki T.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Michinobu T.
Polymers
15(6), 1349 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Biochemical and structural characterization of a sphingomonad diarylpropane lyase for cofactorless deformylation
Kuatsjah E.; Zahn M.; Chen X.; Kato R.; Hinchen D.J.; Konev M.O.; Katahira R.; Orr C.; Wagner A.; Zou Y.; Haugen S.J.; Ramirez K.J.; Michener J.K.; Pickford A.R.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Houk K.N.; McGeehan J.E.; Beckham G.T.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
120(4), e2212246120 [Open Access]
4 Citations

Multiplexed fitness profiling by RB-TnSeq elucidates pathways for lignin-related aromatic catabolism in Sphingobium sp. SYK-6
Bleem A.; Kato R.; Kellermyer Z.A.; Katahira R.; Miyamoto M.; Niinuma K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Beckham G.T.
Cell Reports
42(8), 112847 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Successful selective production of vanillic acid from depolymerized sulfite lignin and its application to poly(ethylene vanillate) synthesis
Higuchi Y.; Ishimaru H.; Yoshikawa T.; Masuda T.; Sakamoto C.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Takeuchi D.; Sonoki T.
Bioresource Technology
385, 1294500
4 Citations

Catabolic System of 5-Formylferulic Acid, a Downstream Metabolite of a β-5-Type Lignin-Derived Dimer, in Sphingobium lignivorans SYK-6
Kawazoe M.; Takahashi K.; Tokue Y.; Hishiyama S.; Seki H.; Higuchi Y.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
71(49), 19663-196710
0 Citations

High-level production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid from vanillic acid as a lignin-related aromatic compound by metabolically engineered fermentation to realize industrial valorization processes of lignin
Otsuka Y.; Araki T.; Suzuki Y.; Nakamura M.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Bioresource Technology
377, 1289560
3 Citations

2022年
Polyurethanes based on lignin-derived metabolic intermediate with strong adhesion to metals
Cheng Y.; Kuboyama K.; Akasaka S.; Araki T.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Michinobu T.
Polymer Chemistry
13(48), 6589-65980
4 Citations

Integrated process development for grass biomass utilization through enzymatic saccharification and upgrading hydroxycinnamic acids via microbial funneling
Suzuki Y.; Okamura-Abe Y.; Otsuka Y.; Araki T.; Nojiri M.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.
Bioresource Technology
363, 127836 [Open Access]
8 Citations

The Catabolic System of Acetovanillone and Acetosyringone in Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6 Useful for Upgrading Aromatic Compounds Obtained through Chemical Lignin Depolymerization
Higuchi Y.; Kamimura N.; Takenami H.; Kikuiri Y.; Yasuta C.; Tanatani K.; Shobuda T.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Sonoki T.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
88(16) [Open Access]
3 Citations

Exploration and structure-based engineering of alkenal double bond reductases catalyzing the Cα-Cβ double bond reduction of coniferaldehyde
Kamimura N.; Watanabe S.; Sugimoto K.; Senda M.; Araki T.; Yu H.Y.; Hishiyama S.; Kajita S.; Senda T.; Masai E.
New Biotechnology
68, 57-670
0 Citations

Rerouting of the lignin biosynthetic pathway by inhibition of cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen
Hu S.; Kamimura N.; Sakamoto S.; Nagano S.; Takata N.; Liu S.; Goeminne G.; Vanholme R.; Uesugi M.; Yamamoto M.; Hishiyama S.; Kim H.; Boerjan W.; Ralph J.; Masai E.; Mitsuda N.; Kajita S.
Plant Journal
110(2), 358-376 [Open Access]
10 Citations

Pseudomonas sp. NGC7 as a microbial chassis for glucose-free muconate production from a variety of lignin-derived aromatics and its application to the production from sugar cane bagasse alkaline extract
Akutsu M.; Abe N.; Sakamoto C.; Kurimoto Y.; Sugita H.; Tanaka M.; Higuchi Y.; Sakamoto K.; Kamimura N.; Kurihara H.; Masai E.; Sonoki T.
Bioresource Technology
359, 1274790
4 Citations

2021年
Lignin valorization through efficient microbial production of β-ketoadipate from industrial black liquor
Suzuki Y.; Otsuka Y.; Araki T.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Katayama Y.
Bioresource Technology
337, 125489 [Open Access]
19 Citations

Functional roles of multiple Ton complex genes in a Sphingobium degrader of lignin-derived aromatic compounds
Fujita M.; Yano S.; Shibata K.; Kondo M.; Hishiyama S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
11(1), 22444 [Open Access]
4 Citations

LsdD has a critical role in the dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol catabolism among eight lignostilbene α,β-dioxygenase isozymes in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Kamimura N.; Hirose Y.; Masuba R.; Kato R.; Takahashi K.; Higuchi Y.; Hishiyama S.; Masai E.
International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
159, 105208 [Open Access]
6 Citations

Characterization of aromatic acid/proton symporters in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 toward efficient microbial conversion of lignin-related aromatics
Wada A.; Prates É.T.; Hirano R.; Werner A.Z.; Kamimura N.; Jacobson D.A.; Beckham G.T.; Masai E.
Metabolic Engineering
64, 167-179 [Open Access]
20 Citations

Protocatechuic acid fuel cell: A sustainable energy generation system based on microbial metabolism of lignin-derived aromatic compounds
Homma T.; Tsurusaki Y.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Ang L.Z.P.
Biomass and Bioenergy
154, 1062540
8 Citations

2020年
Roles of two glutathione S-transferases in the final step of the β-aryl ether cleavage pathway in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Higuchi Y.; Sato D.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
10(1), 20614 [Open Access]
9 Citations

The Syringate O-Demethylase Gene of Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6 Is Regulated by DesX, while Other Vanillate and Syringate Catabolism Genes Are Regulated by DesR
Araki T.; Tanatani K.; Kamimura N.; Otsuka Y.; Yamaguchi M.; Nakamura M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
86(22), 1-16 [Open Access]
16 Citations

Identification of enzymatic genes with the potential to reduce biomass recalcitrance through lignin manipulation in Arabidopsis
Sakamoto S.; Kamimura N.; Tokue Y.; Nakata M.T.; Yamamoto M.; Hu S.; Masai E.; Mitsuda N.; Kajita S.
Biotechnology for Biofuels
13(1), 97, 1-16 [Open Access]
19 Citations

Development of the production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid from lignin extracts, which are industrially formed as by-products, as raw materials
Suzuki Y.; Okamura-Abe Y.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Araki T.; Otsuka H.; Navarro R.R.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
130(1), 71-750
22 Citations

Author Correction: Iron acquisition system of Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6, a degrader of lignin-derived aromatic compounds (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (12177), 10.1038/s41598-020-68984-2)
Fujita M.; Sakumoto T.; Tanatani K.; Yu H.Y.; Mori K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
10(1), 16731 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Iron acquisition system of Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6, a degrader of lignin-derived aromatic compounds
Fujita M.; Sakumoto T.; Tanatani K.; Yu H.Y.; Mori K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
10(1), 12177 [Open Access]
6 Citations

2019年
Isolation of a novel platform bacterium for lignin valorization and its application in glucose-free cis,cis-muconate production
Shinoda E.; Takahashi K.; Abe N.; Kamimura N.; Sonoki T.; Masai E.
Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
46(8), 1071-1080 [Open Access]
18 Citations

Unique Complexation Behavior of Alkali Metal Ions and 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC) Obtained from a Metabolic Intermediate of Lignin
Bito M.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Shigehara K.; Shikinaka K.
Waste and Biomass Valorization
10(5), 1261-12650
6 Citations

A TonB-dependent receptor constitutes the outer membrane transport system for a lignin-derived aromatic compound
Fujita M.; Mori K.; Hara H.; Hishiyama S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Communications Biology
2(1), 432 [Open Access]
36 Citations

Discovery of novel enzyme genes involved in the conversion of an arylglycerol-β-aryl ether metabolite and their use in generating a metabolic pathway for lignin valorization
Higuchi Y.; Kato R.; Tsubota K.; Kamimura N.; Westwood N.J.; Masai E.
Metabolic Engineering
55, 258-267 [Open Access]
17 Citations

Advances in microbial lignin degradation and its applications
Kamimura N.; Sakamoto S.; Mitsuda N.; Masai E.; Kajita S.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
56, 179-186 [Open Access]
129 Citations

Regulation of vanillate and syringate catabolism by a MarR-type transcriptional regulator DesR in Sphingobium sp. SYK-6
Araki T.; Umeda S.; Kamimura N.; Kasai D.; Kumano S.; Abe T.; Kawazu C.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
9(1), 18036 [Open Access]
16 Citations

Publisher Correction: A TonB-dependent receptor constitutes the outer membrane transport system for a lignin-derived aromatic compound (Communications Biology, (2019), 2, 1, (432), 10.1038/s42003-019-0676-z)
Fujita M.; Mori K.; Hara H.; Hishiyama S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Communications Biology
2(1), 476 [Open Access]
2 Citations

2018年
Identification of the protocatechuate transporter gene in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6 and effects of overexpression on production of a value-added metabolite
Mori K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
102(11), 4807-48160
23 Citations

Glucose-Free cis,cis-Muconic Acid Production via New Metabolic Designs Corresponding to the Heterogeneity of Lignin
Sonoki T.; Takahashi K.; Sugita H.; Hatamura M.; Azuma Y.; Sato T.; Suzuki S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
6(1), 1256-12640
106 Citations

Utilization of lignocellulosic biomass via novel sustainable process
Shikinaka K.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Oleo Science
67(9), 1059-1070 [Open Access]
20 Citations

Bacterial catabolism of ß-hydroxypropiovanillone and β- hydroxypropiosyringone produced in the reductive cleavage of arylglycerol-ß-aryl ether in lignin
Higuchi Y.; Aoki S.; Takenami H.; Kamimura N.; Takahashi K.; Hishiyama S.; Lancefield C.S.; Ojo O.S.; Katayama Y.; Westwood N.J.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
84(7), e02670-17 [Open Access]
15 Citations

Chapter 9: Bacterial Enzymes for the Cleavage of Lignin β-Aryl Ether Bonds: Properties and Applications
Higuchi Y.; Takahashi K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
RSC Energy and Environment Series
2018-January(19), 226-2510
4 Citations

Two novel decarboxylase genes play a key role in the stereospecific catabolism of dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Takahashi K.; Miyake K.; Hishiyama S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Environmental Microbiology
20(5), 1739-1750 [Open Access]
10 Citations

Application of microalgae hydrolysate as a fermentation medium for microbial production of 2-pyrone 4,6-dicarboxylic acid
Htet A.N.; Noguchi M.; Ninomiya K.; Tsuge Y.; Kuroda K.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Shikinaka K.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Honda R.; Takahashi K.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
125(6), 717-722 [Open Access]
13 Citations

DdvK, a novel major facilitator superfamily transporter essential for 5,5'-dehydrodivanillate uptake by Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Mori K.; Niinuma K.; Fujita M.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
84(20), e01314-18 [Open Access]
21 Citations

2017年
Bacterial catabolism of lignin-derived aromatics: New findings in a recent decade: Update on bacterial lignin catabolism
Kamimura N.; Takahashi K.; Mori K.; Araki T.; Fujita M.; Higuchi Y.; Masai E.
Environmental Microbiology Reports
9(6), 679-705 [Open Access]
194 Citations

Identification of natural rubber degradation gene in Rhizobacter gummiphilus NS21
Kasai D.; Imai S.; Asano S.; Tabata M.; Iijima S.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
81(3), 614-620 [Open Access]
28 Citations

Phthalates impact human health: Epidemiological evidences and plausible mechanism of action
Benjamin S.; Masai E.; Kamimura N.; Takahashi K.; Anderson R.C.; Faisal P.A.
Journal of Hazardous Materials
340, 360-3830
444 Citations

The crystal structure of a new O-demethylase from Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Harada A.; Kamimura N.; Takeuchi K.; Yu H.Y.; Masai E.; Senda T.
FEBS Journal
284(12), 1855-1867 [Open Access]
19 Citations

A bacterial aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase critical for the efficient catabolism of syringaldehyde
Kamimura N.; Goto T.; Takahashi K.; Kasai D.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Scientific Reports
7, 44422 [Open Access]
38 Citations

2016年
Achromobacter denitrificans SP1 efficiently utilizes 16 phthalate diesters and their downstream products through protocatechuate 3,4-cleavage pathway
Benjamin S.; Kamimura N.; Takahashi K.; Masai E.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
134, 172-1780
21 Citations

Isolation and characterization of a bacterial strain that degrades cis-dichloroethene in the absence of aromatic inducers
Yonezuka K.; Araki N.; Shimodaira J.; Ohji S.; Hosoyama A.; Numata M.; Yamazoe A.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fujita N.; Ezaki T.; Fukuda M.
Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
62(3), 118-125 [Open Access]
3 Citations

Overcoming a hemihedral twinning problem in tetrahydrofolate-dependent O-demethylase crystals by the microseeding method
Harada A.; Sato Y.; Kamimura N.; Venugopalan N.; Masai E.; Senda T.
Acta Crystallographica Section:F Structural Biology Communications
72(12), 897-902 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Expression and functional analyses of a putative phenylcoumaran benzylic ether reductase in Arabidopsis thaliana
Nuoendagula; Kamimura N.; Mori T.; Nakabayashi R.; Tsuji Y.; Hishiyama S.; Saito K.; Masai E.; Kajita S.
Plant Cell Reports
35(3), 513-5260
12 Citations

Preferential cesium ion trapping by 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin, a woody biomass resource
Shikinaka K.; Otsuka Y.; Iguchi Y.; Nakamura M.; Itoh Y.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Shigehara K.
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
53(9), 1256-1259 [Open Access]
8 Citations

Beta-ketoadipic acid and muconolactone production from a lignin-related aromatic compound through the protocatechuate 3,4-metabolic pathway
Okamura-Abe Y.; Abe T.; Nishimura K.; Kawata Y.; Sato-Izawa K.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Sonoki T.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
121(6), 652-6580
57 Citations

2015年
Introduction of chemically labile substructures into Arabidopsis lignin through the use of LigD, the Cα-dehydrogenase from Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Tsuji Y.; Vanholme R.; Tobimatsu Y.; Ishikawa Y.; Foster C.E.; Kamimura N.; Hishiyama S.; Hashimoto S.; Shino A.; Hara H.; Sato-Izawa K.; Oyarce P.; Goeminne G.; Morreel K.; Kikuchi J.; Takano T.; Fukuda M.; Katayama Y.; Boerjan W.; Ralph J.; Masai E.; Kajita S.
Plant Biotechnology Journal
13(6), 821-832 [Open Access]
46 Citations

Draft genome sequence of Comamonas sp. strain E6 (NBRC 107749), a degrader of phthalate isomers through the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway
Shimodaira J.; Kamimura N.; Hosoyama A.; Yamazoe A.; Fujita N.; Masai E.
Genome Announcements
3(3), e00643-15 [Open Access]
3 Citations

A monograph on the remediation of hazardous phthalates
Benjamin S.; Pradeep S.; Sarath Josh M.; Kumar S.; Masai E.
Journal of Hazardous Materials
298, 58-720
165 Citations

γ-resorcylate catabolic-pathway genes in the soil actinomycete Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Kasai D.; Araki N.; Motoi K.; Yoshikawa S.; Iino T.; Imai S.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
81(21), 7656-7665 [Open Access]
9 Citations

Methanogenic degradation of lignin-derived monoaromatic compounds by microbial enrichments from rice paddy field soil
Kato S.; Chino K.; Kamimura N.; Masai E.; Yumoto I.; Kamagata Y.
Scientific Reports
5, 14295 [Open Access]
60 Citations

Membrane-associated glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family enzymes PhcC and PhcD are essential for enantioselective catabolism of dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol
Takahashi K.; Hirose Y.; Kamimura N.; Hishiyama S.; Hara H.; Araki T.; Kasai D.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
81(23), 8022-8036 [Open Access]
18 Citations

2014年
Successful expression of a novel bacterial gene for pinoresinol reductase and its effect on lignan biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana
Tamura M.; Tsuji Y.; Kusunose T.; Okazawa A.; Kamimura N.; Mori T.; Nakabayashi R.; Hishiyama S.; Fukuhara Y.; Hara H.; Sato-Izawa K.; Muranaka T.; Saito K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.; Kajita S.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
98(19), 8165-81770
11 Citations

Molecular mechanism of strict substrate specificity of an extradiol dioxygenase, DesB, derived from Sphingobium sp. SYK-6
Sugimoto K.; Senda M.; Kasai D.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.; Senda T.
PLoS ONE
9(3), e92249 [Open Access]
17 Citations

The protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway: Overview and new findings
Kamimura N.; Masai E.
Biodegradative Bacteria: How Bacteria Degrade, Survive, Adapt, and Evolve
, 207-2260
39 Citations

Synthesis of polysubstituted benzenes from 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid
Okura K.; Tamura R.; Shigehara K.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Katayama Y.; Nakao Y.
Chemistry Letters
43(8), 1349-13510
14 Citations

Three-component O-demethylase system essential for catabolism of a lignin-derived biphenyl compound in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Yoshikata T.; Suzuki K.; Kamimura N.; Namiki M.; Hishiyama S.; Araki T.; Kasai D.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Fukuda M.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
80(23), 7142-7153 [Open Access]
35 Citations

[Recent advances in Sphingobium sp. SYK-6 for lignin aromatic compounds degradation--a review].
Zhang X.; Peng X.; Masai E.
Wei sheng wu xue bao = Acta microbiologica Sinica
54(8), 854-8670
6 Citations

Characterization of the catabolic pathway for a phenylcoumaran-type lignin-derived biaryl in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Takahashi K.; Kamimura N.; Hishiyama S.; Hara H.; Kasai D.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Kajita S.; Masai E.
Biodegradation
25(5), 735-7450
26 Citations

2013年
Thermoplastic polyesters of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin
Shikinaka K.; Hashimoto Y.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Oftara S.; Shigehara K.
Journal of Fiber Science and Technology
69(2), 39-47 [Open Access]
8 Citations

Discovery of pinoresinol reductase genes in sphingomonads
Fukuhara Y.; Kamimura N.; Nakajima M.; Hishiyama S.; Hara H.; Kasai D.; Tsuji Y.; Narita-Yamada S.; Nakamura S.; Katano Y.; Fujita N.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Kajita S.; Masai E.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
52(1), 38-430
31 Citations

Rhizobacter gummiphilus sp. nov, a rubber-degrading bacterium isolated from the soil of a botanical garden in japan
Imai S.; Yoshida R.; Endo Y.; Fukunaga Y.; Yamazoe A.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
59(3), 199-205 [Open Access]
33 Citations

Characterization of nitrate and nitrite utilization system in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Iino T.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
115(6), 600-6060
7 Citations

Novel tripartite aromatic acid transporter essential for terephthalate uptake in Comamonas sp. strain E6
Hosaka M.; Kamimura N.; Toribami S.; Mori K.; Kasai D.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
79(19), 6148-6155 [Open Access]
57 Citations

Gene cluster and regulation system for 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) degradation in Janibacter sp. TYM3221
Thi Nguyen P.A.; Thi Trinh T.H.; Fukumitsu Y.; Shimodaira J.; Miyauchi K.; Tokuda M.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
116(1), 91-1000
7 Citations

2012年
Curing kinetics of lignin-based epoxy resins
Hasegawa Y.; Shikinaka K.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Nakao A.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Journal of Fiber Science and Technology
68(4), 73-78 [Open Access]
2 Citations

Sphingobium sp. SYK-6 LigG involved in lignin degradation is structurally and biochemically related to the glutathione transferase omega class
Meux E.; Prosper P.; Masai E.; Mulliert G.; Dumarçay S.; Morel M.; Didierjean C.; Gelhaye E.; Favier F.
FEBS Letters
586(22), 3944-3950 [Open Access]
42 Citations

Specific gene responses of Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 during growth in soil
Iino T.; Wang Y.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fujii T.; Ogawa N.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
78(19), 6954-6962 [Open Access]
12 Citations

Complete genome sequence of Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6, a degrader of lignin-derived biaryls and monoaryls
Masai E.; Kamimura N.; Kasai D.; Oguchi A.; Ankai A.; Fukui S.; Takahashi M.; Yashiro I.; Sasaki H.; Harada T.; Nakamura S.; Katano Y.; Narita-Yamada S.; Nakazawa H.; Hara H.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Yamazaki S.; Fujita N.
Journal of Bacteriology
194(2), 534-535 [Open Access]
52 Citations

Characterization of FerC, a MarR-type transcriptional regulator, involved in transcriptional regulation of the ferulate catabolic operon in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Kasai D.; Kamimura N.; Tani K.; Umeda S.; Abe T.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
332(1), 68-75 [Open Access]
55 Citations

Convenient synthesis of chiral lignin model compounds via optical resolution: Four stereoisomers of guaiacylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether and both enantiomers of 3-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy) -propan-1-one (erone)
Hishiyama S.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.
Tetrahedron Letters
53(7), 842-8450
18 Citations

Regulation of the isophthalate catabolic operon controlled by IphR in Comamonas sp. strain E6
Kamimura N.; Inakazu K.; Kasai D.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
329(2), 186-192 [Open Access]
10 Citations

The 24-bp consensus sequence responsible for regulation of the BphS1T1 two-component system in a hybrid promoter
Shimodaira J.; Furusawa Y.; Miyazawa Y.; Kasai D.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
113(3), 279-2850
4 Citations

2011年
Identification and characterization of uptake systems for glucose and fructose in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Araki N.; Suzuki T.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology
20(3), 125-1360
12 Citations

Expression in escherichia coli of biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase genes from a gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus jostii rha1
Ohmori T.; Hirokazu M.; Tanaka M.; Tomoi M.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Furukawa K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
75(1), 26-33 [Open Access]
4 Citations

Development of a strain for efficient degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls by patchwork assembly of degradation pathways
Ohmori T.; Morita H.; Tanaka M.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Furukawa K.; Miyashita K.; Ogawa N.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
111(4), 437-4420
15 Citations

Liquid crystallinity and organogelation behavior of lignin-derived metabolic intermediate bearing cholesterol groups
Michinobu T.; Hiraki K.; Fujii N.; Shikinaka K.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
84(6), 667-6740
7 Citations

Glucose-mediated transcriptional repression of PCB/biphenyl catabolic genes in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Araki N.; Niikura Y.; Miyauchi K.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology
20(1), 53-620
12 Citations

Characterization of the third glutathione S-transferase gene involved in enantioselective cleavage of the β-aryl ether by Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Tanamura K.; Abe T.; Kamimura N.; Kasai D.; Hishiyama S.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
75(12), 2404-24070
34 Citations

Isolation and characterization of Streptomyces, Actinoplanes, and Methylibium strains that are involved in degradation of natural rubber and synthetic poly(cis-1,4-isoprene)
Imai S.; Ichikawa K.; Muramatsu Y.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
49(45450), 526-5310
56 Citations

Click synthesis and adhesive properties of novel biomass-based polymers from lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate
Michinobu T.; Hiraki K.; Inazawa Y.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Polymer Journal
43(7), 648-653 [Open Access]
22 Citations

Characterization of the 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) degradation system in Janibacter sp. TYM3221
Nguyen A.T.P.; Sato Y.; Iwasaki T.; Miyauchi K.; Tokuda M.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
49(45450), 532-5390
4 Citations

2010年
Characterization of the Isophthalate Degradation Genes of Comamonas sp. Strain E6
Fukuhara Y.; Inakazu K.; Kodama N.; Kamimura N.; Kasai D.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
76(2), 519-527 [Open Access]
35 Citations

Organogels of lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate, 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC), Bearing cholesteryl groups
Michinobu T.; Hiraki K.; Fujii N.; Shikinaka K.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Chemistry Letters
39(4), 400-4010
8 Citations

Regulatory system of the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway genes essential for lignin downstream catabolism
Kamimura N.; Takamura K.; Hara H.; Kasai D.; Natsume R.; Senda T.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Journal of Bacteriology
192(13), 3394-3405 [Open Access]
29 Citations

Dual two-component regulatory systems are involved in aromatic compound degradation in a polychlorinated-biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus jostii RHA1
Takeda H.; Shimodaira J.; Yukawa K.; Hara N.; Kasai D.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
192(18), 4741-4751 [Open Access]
28 Citations

Characterization of the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway operon in Comamonas sp. strain E6 and discovery of a novel pathway gene
Kamimura N.; Aoyama T.; Yoshida R.; Takahashi K.; Kasai D.; Abe T.; Mase K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
76(24), 8093-8101 [Open Access]
47 Citations

Synthesis and characterization of hybrid biopolymers of L-lactic acid and 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid
Michinobu T.; Bito M.; Tanimura M.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry
47(6), 564-5700
15 Citations

Transcriptional regulation of the terephthalate catabolism operon in Comamonas sp. strain E6
Kasai D.; Kitajima M.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
76(18), 6047-6055 [Open Access]
19 Citations

2009年
Mechanical properties of poly(L-Lactide) films controlled by blending with polyesters of lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate, 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC)
Michinobu T.; Bito M.; Tanimura M.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Polymer Journal
41(10), 843-848 [Open Access]
17 Citations

Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of gallate dioxygenase DesB from Sphingobium sp. SYK-6
Sugimoto K.; Yamamoto Y.; Antoni S.; Senda M.; Kasai D.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Senda T.
Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
65(11), 1171-1174 [Open Access]
2 Citations

Uncovering the protocatechuate 2,3-cleavage pathway genes
Kasai D.; Fujinami T.; Abe T.; Mase K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Journal of Bacteriology
191(21), 6758-6768 [Open Access]
75 Citations

Fusible, elastic, and biodegradable polyesters of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC)
Mlchinobu T.; Bito M.; Amada Y.Y.; Tanimura M.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Polymer Journal
41(12), 1111-1116 [Open Access]
30 Citations

Methoxyl groups of lignin are essential carbon donors in C1 metabolism of Sphingobium sp. SYK-6
Sonoki T.; Masai E.; Sato K.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Basic Microbiology
49(SUPPL. 1), S98-S1020
17 Citations

Conductive cements based polyesters of PDC(2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin
Hishida M.; Shikinaka K.; Inazawa M.; Katayama Y.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Kobunshi Ronbunshu
66(4), 141-146 [Open Access]
6 Citations

Characterization of a transcriptional regulatory gene involved in dibenzofuran degradation by Nocardioides sp. strain DF412
Sukda P.; Gouda N.; Ito E.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
73(3), 508-516 [Open Access]
7 Citations

Identification of three alcohol dehydrogenase genes involved in the stereospecific catabolism of arylglycerol-β-aryl ether by Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6
Sato Y.; Moriuchi H.; Hishiyama S.; Otsuka Y.; Oshima K.; Kasai D.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
75(16), 5195-5201 [Open Access]
86 Citations

Tenacious epoxy adhesives prepared from lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate
Hasegawa Y.; Shikinaka K.; Katayama Y.; Kajita S.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Journal of Fiber Science and Technology
65(12), 359-362 [Open Access]
31 Citations

Microbial conversion of glucose to a novel chemical building block, 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid
Nakajima M.; Nishino Y.; Tamura M.; Mase K.; Masai E.; Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Sato K.; Fukuda M.; Shigehara K.; Ohara S.; Katayama Y.; Kajita S.
Metabolic Engineering
11(45387), 213-2200
15 Citations

Polyesters of 2-Pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic Acid (PDC) as bio-based plastics exhibiting strong adhering properties
Hlshida M.; Shikinaka K.; Katayama Y.; Kajlta S.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Polymer Journal
41(4), 297-302 [Open Access]
39 Citations

2008年
Isolation of dibenzofuran-degrading bacterium, Nocardioides sp. DF412, and characterization of its dibenzofuran degradation genes
Miyauchi K.; Sukda P.; Nishida T.; Ito E.; Matsumoto Y.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
105(6), 628-6350
19 Citations

A novel biomass-based polymer prepared from lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate by copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction
Michinobu T.; Inazawa Y.; Hiraki K.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Chemistry Letters
37(2), 154-1550
27 Citations

Polyesters of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin
Michinobu T.; Hishida M.; Sato M.; Katayama Y.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Otsuka Y.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Polymer Journal
40(1), 68-75 [Open Access]
50 Citations

Enzymatic properties of terephthalate 1,2-dioxygenase of Comamonas sp. strain E6
Fukuhara Y.; Kasai D.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.; Masai E.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
72(9), 2335-23410
18 Citations

2007年
Characterization of two biphenyl dioxygenases for biphenyl/PCB degradation in A PCB degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Iwasaki T.; Takeda H.; Miyauchi K.; Yamada T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
71(4), 993-1002 [Open Access]
33 Citations

Degradation of 3-O-methylgallate in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 by pathways involving protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase
Kasai D.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
274(2), 323-328 [Open Access]
31 Citations

Characterization of ligV essential for catabolism of vanillin by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Masai E.; Yamamoto Y.; Inoue T.; Takamura K.; Hara H.; Kasai D.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
71(10), 2487-2492 [Open Access]
52 Citations

Molecular properties of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) as a stable metabolic intermediate of lignin isolated by fractional precipitation with na+ Ion
Michinobu T.; Bito M.; Yamada Y.; Katayama Y.; Noguchi K.; Masai E.; Nakamura M.; Ohara S.; Shigehara K.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
80(12), 2436-24420
31 Citations

Genetic and biochemical investigations on bacterial catabolic pathways for lignin-derived aromatic compounds
Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
71(1), 1-15 [Open Access]
371 Citations

2006年
Efficient production of 2-pyrone 4,6-dicarboxylic acid as a novel polymer-based material from protocatechuate by microbial function
Otsuka Y.; Nakamura M.; Shigehara K.; Sugimura K.; Masai E.; Ohara S.; Katayama Y.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
71(5), 608-6140
98 Citations

Multiple-subunit genes of the aromatic-ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase play an active role in biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl degradation in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Iwasaki T.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
72(8), 5396-5402 [Open Access]
31 Citations

Characterization of the terephthalate degradation genes of Comamonas sp. strain E6
Sasoh M.; Masai E.; Ishibashi S.; Hara H.; Kamimura N.; Miyauchi K.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
72(3), 1825-1832 [Open Access]
85 Citations

Global Gene Expression in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Cultured with Vanillin, Vanillate, 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Protocatechuate
Ito N.; Itakura M.; Eda S.; Saeki K.; Oomori H.; Yokoyama T.; Kaneko T.; Tabata S.; Ohwada T.; Tajima S.; Uchiumi T.; Masai E.; Tsuda M.; Mitsui H.; Minamisawa K.
Microbes and Environments
21(4), 240-250 [Open Access]
21 Citations

2005年
A tetrahydrofolate-dependent O-demethylase, LigM, is crucial for catabolism of vanillate and syringate in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Abe T.; Masai E.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
187(6), 2030-2037 [Open Access]
111 Citations

A second 5-carboxyvanillate decarboxylase gene, ligW2, is important for lignin-related biphenyl catabolism in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Peng X.; Masai E.; Kasai D.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
71(9), 5014-5021 [Open Access]
42 Citations

Characterization of the gallate dioxygenase gene: Three distinct ring cleavage dioxygenases are involved in syringate degradation by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Kasai D.; Masai E.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
187(15), 5067-5074 [Open Access]
66 Citations

PCB degradation systems in Rhodococcus bacteria: multiplex enzyme system determined by multiple isozyme genes
Fukuda M.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme
50(12), 1541-15470
0 Citations

2004年
Characterization of Transcriptional Regulatory Genes for Biphenyl Degradation in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1
Takeda H.; Yamada A.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
186(7), 2134-2146 [Open Access]
56 Citations

Generation of transgenic hybrid aspen that express a bacterial gene for feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase (ferB), which is involved in lignin degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Kajita S.; Honaga F.; Uesugi M.; Iimura Y.; Masai E.; Kawai S.; Fukuda M.; Morohoshi N.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Wood Science
50(3), 275-280 [Open Access]
3 Citations

A Novel Tetrahydrofolate-Dependent O-Demethylase Gene Is Essential for Growth of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 with Syringate
Masai E.; Sasaki M.; Minakawa Y.; Abe T.; Sonoki T.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
186(9), 2757-2765 [Open Access]
85 Citations

Biphenyl-inducible promoters in a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus sp. RHA1
Takeda H.; Hara N.; Sakai M.; Yamada A.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
68(6), 1249-1258 [Open Access]
26 Citations

Functional characterization of a catabolic plasmid from polychlorinated-biphenyl-degrading Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Warren R.; Hsiao W.W.L.; Kudo H.; Myhre M.; Dosanjh M.; Petrescu A.; Kobayashi H.; Shimizu S.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Yang G.; Stott J.M.; Schein J.E.; Shin H.; Khattra J.; Smailus D.; Butterfield Y.S.; Siddiqui A.; Holt R.; Marra M.A.; Jones S.J.M.; Mohn W.W.; Brinkman F.S.L.; Fukuda M.; Davies J.; Eltis L.D.
Journal of Bacteriology
186(22), 7783-7795 [Open Access]
53 Citations

Crystal structure of the terminal oxygenase component of biphenyl dioxygenase derived from Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Furusawa Y.; Nagarajan V.; Tanokura M.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Senda T.
Journal of Molecular Biology
342(3), 1041-10520
137 Citations

Characterization of the 3-O-methylgallate dioxygenase gene and evidence of multiple 3-O-methylgallate catabolic pathways in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Kasai D.; Masai E.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
186(15), 4951-4959 [Open Access]
55 Citations

2003年
2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate metabolic pathway genes in a strong polychlorinated biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Sakai M.; Miyauchi K.; Kato N.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
69(1), 427-433 [Open Access]
42 Citations

Roles of the enantioselective glutathione S-transferases in cleavage of β-aryl ether
Masai E.; Ichimura A.; Sato Y.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
185(6), 1768-1775 [Open Access]
125 Citations

Characterization of the 4-carboxy-4-hydroxy-2-oxoadipate aldolase gene and operon structure of the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway genes in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Hara H.; Masai E.; Miyauchi K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
185(1), 41-50 [Open Access]
49 Citations

Crystallization of the terminal oxygenase component of biphenyl dioxygenase derived from Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Nagarajan V.; Sakurai N.; Kubota M.; Nonaka T.; Nagumo H.; Takeda H.; Nishizaki T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.; Senda T.
Protein and Peptide Letters
10(4), 412-4170
6 Citations

2002年
Cloning and characterization of the ferulic acid catabolic genes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Masai E.; Harada K.; Peng X.; Kitayama H.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
68(9), 4416-4424 [Open Access]
91 Citations

Close association between the enzymes involved in the lignin metabolic pathway of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6: Interaction of O-demethylase (LigX) and ring fission dioxygenase (LigZ)
Sonoki T.; Otsuka Y.; Ikeda S.; Masai E.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Wood Science
48(3), 250-252 [Open Access]
2 Citations

Diversity of 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase genes in a strong PCB degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Sakai M.; Masai E.; Asami H.; Sugiyama K.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
93(4), 421-4270
48 Citations

Novel 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation genes from oligotrophic bradyrhizobium sp. strain HW13 isolated from a pristine environment
Kitagawa W.; Takami S.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Kamagata Y.; Tiedje J.M.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
184(2), 509-518 [Open Access]
102 Citations

Crystal structures of the reaction intermediate and its homologue of an extradiol-cleaving catecholic dioxygenase
Sato N.; Uragami Y.; Nishizaki T.; Takahashi Y.; Sazaki G.; Sugimoto K.; Nonaka T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Senda T.
Journal of Molecular Biology
321(4), 621-6360
97 Citations

Tetrahydrofolate-dependent vanillate and syringate O-demethylation links tightly to one-carbon metabolic pathway associated with amino acid synthesis and DNA methylation in the lignin metabolism of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Sonoki T.; Otsuka Y.; Ikeda S.; Masai E.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Wood Science
48(5), 434-439 [Open Access]
12 Citations

Characterization of the 5-carboxyvanillate decarboxylase gene and its role in lignin-related biphenyl catabolism in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Peng X.; Masai E.; Kitayama H.; Harada K.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
68(9), 4407-4415 [Open Access]
56 Citations

Specific degradation of β-aryl ether linkage in synthetic lignin (dehydrogenative polymerizate) by bacterial enzymes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 produced in recombinant Escherichia coli
Sonoki T.; Iimura Y.; Masai E.; Kajita S.; Katayama Y.
Journal of Wood Science
48(5), 429-433 [Open Access]
15 Citations

2001年
Crystal structure of 2-hydroxyl-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoic acid (HPDA) hydrolase (BphD enzyme) from the Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 of the PCB degradation pathway
Nandhagopal N.; Yamada A.; Hatta T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.; Senda T.
Journal of Molecular Biology
309(5), 1139-11510
49 Citations

Multiplicity of aromatic ring hydroxylation dioxygenase genes in a strong PCB degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 demonstrated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
Kitagawa W.; Suzuki A.; Hoaki T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
65(8), 1907-1911 [Open Access]
49 Citations

Characterization of the 450-kb Linear Plasmid in a Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degrader, Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1
Shimizu S.; Kobayashi H.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
67(5), 2021-2028 [Open Access]
71 Citations

Crystal structures of substrate free and complex forms of reactivated BphC, an extradiol type ring-cleavage dioxygenase
Uragami Y.; Senda T.; Sugimoto K.; Sato N.; Nagarajan V.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
83(4), 269-2790
63 Citations

Cloning and characterization of benzoate catabolic genes in the gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Kitagawa W.; Miyauchi K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
183(22), 6598-6606 [Open Access]
69 Citations

2000年
Crystal structure of NADH-dependent ferredoxin reductase component in biphenyl dioxygenase
Senda T.; Yamada T.; Sakurai N.; Kubota M.; Nishizaki T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Journal of Molecular Biology
304(3), 397-4100
83 Citations

Purification and crystallization of a ferredoxin reductase component of a biphenyl dioxygenase derived from Pseudomonas sp. strain KKS102
Yamada T.; Sakurai N.; Nishizaki T.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Protein and Peptide Letters
7(4), 277-2800
6 Citations

Coexistence of two different O demethylation systems in lignin metabolism by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6: Cloning and sequencing of the lignin biphenyl-specific O-demethylase (LigX) gene
Sonoki T.; Obi T.; Kubota S.; Higashi M.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
66(5), 2125-2132 [Open Access]
49 Citations

The 4-oxalomesaconate hydratase gene, involved in the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway, is essential to vanillate and syringate degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Hara H.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
182(24), 6950-6957 [Open Access]
64 Citations

Molecular biology of enzymes degrading pollutants: diversity and convergent evolution observed on extradiol dioxygenases
Fukuda M.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Mitsui Y.
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme
45(8), 1339-13490
0 Citations

Genetic and biochemical characterization of 4-carboxy-2-hydroxymuconate-6-semialdehyde dehydrogenase and its role in the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Masai E.; Momose K.; Hara H.; Nishikawa S.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
182(23), 6651-6658 [Open Access]
51 Citations

1999年
Purification and crystallization of a catechol 2,3-dioxygenase pheb from Bacillus stearothermophilus BR219
Sugimoto K.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Protein and Peptide Letters
6(6), 403-4060
2 Citations

Characterization of the meta-cleavage compound hydrolase gene involved in degradation of the lignin-related biphenyl structure by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Peng X.; Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
65(6), 2789-2793 [Open Access]
46 Citations

Crystal structure of an aromatic ring opening dioxygenase LigAB, a protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase, under aerobic conditions
Sugimoto K.; Senda T.; Aoshima H.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Structure
7(8), 953-965 [Open Access]
152 Citations

Degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls by a 'Maitake' mushroom, Grifola frondosa
Seto M.; Nishibori K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Ohdaira Y.
Biotechnology Letters
21(1), 27-310
12 Citations

Purification and crystallization of a protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase ligab from Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Sugimoto K.; Aoshima H.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Protein and Peptide Letters
6(1), 55-580
3 Citations

Genetic and biochemical characterization of a 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid hydrolase involved in the protocatechuate 4,5-cleavage pathway of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Masai E.; Shinohara S.; Hara H.; Nishikawa S.; Katayama Y.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Bacteriology
181(1), 55-62 [Open Access]
95 Citations

Characterization of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 genes involved in degradation of lignin-related compounds
Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Nishikawa S.; Fukuda M.
Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
23(45387), 364-373 [Open Access]
85 Citations

1998年
Two nearly identical aromatic compound hydrolase genes in a strong polychlorinated biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Yamada A.; Kishi H.; Sugiyama K.; Hatta T.; Nakamura K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
64(6), 2006-2012 [Open Access]
62 Citations

Meta-fission product hydrolases from a strong PCB degrader Rhodococcus sp. RHA1
Hatta T.; Shimada T.; Yoshihara T.; Yamada A.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Kiyohara H.
Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering
85(2), 174-1790
24 Citations

Cloning of a Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 gene encoding a novel oxygenase that cleaves lignin-related biphenyl and characterization of the enzyme
Peng X.; Egashira T.; Hanashiro K.; Masai E.; Nishikawa S.; Katayama Y.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
64(7), 2520-2527 [Open Access]
85 Citations

Structural alteration of linear plasmids encoding the genes for polychlorinated biphenyl degradation in Rhodococcus strain RHA1
Fukuda M.; Shimizu S.; Okita N.; Seto M.; Masai E.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology
74(45294), 169-1730
17 Citations

1997年
Purification and crystallization of A 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase EtbC from Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Sugimoto K.; Yamada T.; Hauschild J.E.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Protein and Peptide Letters
4(6), 415-4180
2 Citations

Crystallographic studies on the BphD enzyme in the PCB degradation pathway in a Rhodococcus sp. RHAI
Nandhagopal O.N.; Senda T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi
71, 104-109 [Open Access]
0 Citations

Crystallization of A hydrolase from rhodococcus Sp. strain Rha1, the BphD Enzyme, in the pcb degradation pathway
Nandhagopal N.; Senda T.; Hatta T.; Yamada A.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Protein and Peptide Letters
4(3), 211-2140
2 Citations

Three-dimensional structure of microbial 2-hdroxyl-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoic acid (HPDA) hydrolase (BphD enzyme) from Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1, in the PCB degradation pathway
Nandhagopal N.; Senda T.; Hatta T.; Yamada A.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.; Mitsui Y.
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences
73(7), 154-157 [Open Access]
14 Citations

The bphDEF meta-cleavage pathway genes involved in biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl degradation are located on a linear plasmid and separated from the initial bphACB genes in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Masai E.; Sugiyama K.; Iwashita N.; Shimizu S.; Hauschild J.E.; Hatta T.; Kimbara K.; Yano K.; Fukuda M.
Gene
187(1), 141-1490
99 Citations

1996年
Identification of an alternative 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 and cloning of the gene
Hauschild J.E.; Masai E.; Sugiyama K.; Hatta T.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.; Yano K.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
62(8), 2940-2946 [Open Access]
49 Citations

Growth inhibition of Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 in the course of PCB transformation
Seto M.; Okita N.; Sugiyama K.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Biotechnology Letters
18(10), 1193-11980
11 Citations

Catabolic potential of multiple PCB transformation systems in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Seto M.; Ida M.; Okita N.; Hatta T.; Masai E.; Fukuda M.
Biotechnology Letters
18(11), 1305-13080
9 Citations

1995年
Characterization of biphenyl catabolic genes of gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Masai E.; Yamada A.; Healy J.M.; Hatta T.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.; Yano K.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
61(6), 2079-2085 [Open Access]
225 Citations

Multiple polychlorinated biphenyl transformation systems in the gram- positive bacterium Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
Seto M.; Masai E.; Ida M.; Hatta T.; Kimbara K.; Fukuda M.; Yano K.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
61(12), 4510-4513 [Open Access]
57 Citations

1993年
A bacterial enzyme degrading the model lignin compound β-etherase is a member of the glutathione-S-transferase superfamily
Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Kubota S.; Kawai S.; Yamasaki M.; Morohoshi N.
FEBS Letters
323(45293), 135-140 [Open Access]
99 Citations

Characterization of the Cα-Dehydrogenase Gene Involved in the Cleavage of β-Aryl Ether by Pseudomonas Paucimobilis
Masai E.; Kubota S.; Kawai S.; Morohoshi N.; Katayama Y.; Yamasaki M.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
57(10), 1655-16590
45 Citations

1991年
Cloning and sequencing of the gene for a Pseudomonas paucimobilis enzyme that cleaves β-aryl ether
Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Kawai S.; Nishikawa S.; Yamasaki M.; Morohoshi N.
Journal of Bacteriology
173(24), 7950-7955 [Open Access]
54 Citations

1989年
Detection and localization of a new enzyme catalyzing the β-aryl ether cleavage in the soil bacterium (Pseudomonas paucimobilis SYK-6)
Masai E.; Katayama Y.; Nishikawa S.; Yamasaki M.; Morohoshi N.; Haraguchi T.
FEBS Letters
249(2), 348-352 [Open Access]
70 Citations

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