Ren Motohashi

Lactate fraction dependent mechanical properties of semitransparent poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate)s produced by control of lactyl-CoA monomer fluxes in recombinant Escherichia coli

Miwa Yamada, Ken’ichiro Matsumoto, Shu Uramoto et al. · Journal of Biotechnology · 2011 · 73 citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Engineering +8

Biosynthesis of a lactate (LA)-based polyester with a 96 mol% LA fraction and its application to stereocomplex formation

Fumi Shozui, Ken’ichiro Matsumoto, Ren Motohashi et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2011 · 55 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +5

Directed Evolution and Structural Analysis of NADPH-Dependent Acetoacetyl Coenzyme A (Acetoacetyl-CoA) Reductase from Ralstonia eutropha Reveals Two Mutations Responsible for Enhanced Kinetics

Ken’ichiro Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Watanabe et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2013 · 55 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17

Establishment of a metabolic pathway to introduce the 3-hydroxyhexanoate unit into LA-based polyesters via a reverse reaction of β-oxidation in Escherichia coli LS5218

Fumi Shozui, Ken’ichiro Matsumoto, Ren Motohashi et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2010 · 30 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

Changes to the chemical structure of isotactic-polypropylene induced by ion-beam irradiation

Toshitaka Oka, A Oshima, Ren Motohashi et al. · Radiation Physics and Chemistry · 2010 · 11 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +14