Yuichiro Otsuka

Efficient production of 2-pyrone 4,6-dicarboxylic acid as a novel polymer-based material from protocatechuate by microbial function

Yuichiro Otsuka, Masaya Nakamura, Kiyotaka Shigehara et al. · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2005 · 147 citations

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry +17

Identification of Three Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes Involved in the Stereospecific Catabolism of Arylglycerol-β-Aryl Ether by <i>Sphingobium</i> sp. Strain SYK-6

Yusuke Sato, Hideki Moriuchi, Shojiro Hishiyama et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2009 · 123 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +12

Enhancement of protocatechuate decarboxylase activity for the effective production of muconate from lignin-related aromatic compounds

Tomonori Sonoki, Miyuki Morooka, Kimitoshi Sakamoto et al. · Journal of Biotechnology · 2014 · 122 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +15

Strong UV absorption by nanoparticulated lignin in polymer films with reinforcement of mechanical properties

Kazuhiro Shikinaka, Masaya Nakamura, Yuichiro Otsuka · Polymer · 2020 · 93 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Beta-ketoadipic acid and muconolactone production from a lignin-related aromatic compound through the protocatechuate 3,4-metabolic pathway

Yuriko Okamura-Abe, Tomokuni Abe, Kei Nishimura et al. · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · 2015 · 89 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +12