Structural Effects upon Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Poly(butylene succinate-<i>co</i>-ethylene succinate)s

Masatsugu Mochizuki, Katsuyuki Mukai, Kenji Yamada, +3

Macromolecules

Polymer ReactionEngineeringLipase ActivityBiochemistryDegradable Plastic +13

Kinetics and mechanism of heterogeneous hydrolysis of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] film by PHA depolymerases

Katsuyuki Mukai, Kenji Yamada, Yoshiharu Doi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Chemical EngineeringEngineeringDepolymerizationPolymer SciencePolymerization Kinetics +5

Substrate specificities in hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by microbial esterases

Katsuyuki Mukai, Yoshiharu Doi, Yukio Sema, +1

Biotechnology Letters

BiosynthesisEngineeringBiotransformationBiocatalysisBiochemical Engineering +3

Enzymatic degradation of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) by a marine bacterium

Katsuyuki Mukai, Kenji Yamada, Yoshiharu Doi

Polymer Degradation and Stability

EngineeringBiochemical EngineeringBiotechnologyMarine BacteriumMicrobiological Degradation +1

Efficient hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by Pseudomonas stutzeri YM1414 isolated from lake water

Katsuyuki Mukai, Kenji Yamada, Yoshiharu Doi

Polymer Degradation and Stability

BiomanufacturingEngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringBiocatalysisBioremediation +12

Enzymatic degradation of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) by Pseudomonas pickettii

Kenji Yamada, Katsuyuki Mukai, Yoshiharu Doi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

EngineeringDegradable PlasticPseudomonas PickettiiBiochemical EngineeringBiotechnology +2

Mechanism of Visceral Fat Reduction in Tsumura Suzuki Obese, Diabetes (TSOD) Mice Orally Administered β-Cryptoxanthin from Satsuma Mandarin Oranges (Citrus unshiu Marc)

Katsuhiko Takayanagi, Sho-ichi Morimoto, Yoshiyuki Shirakura, +4

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

NutritionVisceral Fat ReductionCaloric RestrictionSatsuma Mandarin ConsumptionInsulin Signaling +17

Electrophysiological effects of orexin/hypocretin on nucleus accumbens shell neurons in rats: An in vitro study

Katsuyuki Mukai, Juhyon Kim, Kazuki Nakajima, +3

Peptides

Synaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterNeurotransmissionNucleus AccumbensNeuroendocrine Mechanism +14

β-Cryptoxanthin Suppresses the Adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 Cells via RAR Activation

Yoshiyuki Shirakura, Katsuhiko Takayanagi, Katsuyuki Mukai, +2

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Retinoic Acid ReceptorMetabolic RemodelingCellular PhysiologyOxidative StressInflammation +17

4,8-Sphingadienine and 4-hydroxy-8-sphingenine activate ceramide production in the skin

Yoshiyuki Shirakura, Kanako Kikuchi, Kenji Matsumura, +3

Lipids in Health and Disease