Masaya Nakamura

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 · 146 citations

Chemical Engineering, Biomanufacturing, Engineering +10

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 · 122 citations · Full text

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 · 101 citations

Protocatechuate Decarboxylase Activity, Effective Production, Biochemistry +9

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

Kazuhiro Shikinaka, Masaya Nakamura, Yuichiro Otsuka · Polymer · 2020 · 90 citations · Full text

Materials Science, Strong Uv Absorption, Polymer Chemistry +11

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 · 88 citations

Protocatechuate 3,4-Metabolic Pathway, Biosynthesis, Engineering +9