| Efficient production of 2-pyrone 4, 6-dicarboxylic acid as a novel polymer-based material from protocatechuate by microbial function Y Otsuka, M Nakamura, K Shigehara, K Sugimura, E Masai, S Ohara, ... Applied microbiology and biotechnology 71, 608-614, 2006 | 131 | 2006 |
| Identification of Three Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes Involved in the Stereospecific Catabolism of Arylglycerol-β-Aryl Ether by Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6 Y Sato, H Moriuchi, S Hishiyama, Y Otsuka, K Oshima, D Kasai, ... Applied and environmental microbiology 75 (16), 5195-5201, 2009 | 122 | 2009 |
| Enhancement of protocatechuate decarboxylase activity for the effective production of muconate from lignin-related aromatic compounds T Sonoki, M Morooka, K Sakamoto, Y Otsuka, M Nakamura, J Jellison, ... Journal of biotechnology 192, 71-77, 2014 | 98 | 2014 |
| Strong UV absorption by nanoparticulated lignin in polymer films with reinforcement of mechanical properties K Shikinaka, M Nakamura, Y Otsuka Polymer 190, 122254, 2020 | 71 | 2020 |
| Beta-ketoadipic acid and muconolactone production from a lignin-related aromatic compound through the protocatechuate 3, 4-metabolic pathway Y Okamura-Abe, T Abe, K Nishimura, Y Kawata, K Sato-Izawa, Y Otsuka, ... Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 121 (6), 652-658, 2016 | 67 | 2016 |
| Polyesters of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin T Michinobu, M Hishida, M Sato, Y Katayama, E Masai, M Nakamura, ... Polymer journal 40 (1), 68-75, 2008 | 63 | 2008 |
| Engineered microbial production of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid from lignin residues for use as an industrial platform chemical Y Qian, Y Otsuka, T Sonoki, B Mukhopadhyay, M Nakamura, J Jellison, ... BioResources 11 (3), 6097-6109, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| Identification of a Hydrolyzable Tannin, Oenothein B, as an Aluminum-Detoxifying Ligand in a Highly Aluminum-Resistant Tree, Eucalyptus camaldulensis K Tahara, K Hashida, Y Otsuka, S Ohara, K Kojima, K Shinohara Plant physiology 164 (2), 683-693, 2014 | 58 | 2014 |
| Polyesters of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) as bio-based plastics exhibiting strong adhering properties M Hishida, K Shikinaka, Y Katayama, S Kajita, E Masai, M Nakamura, ... Polymer journal 41 (4), 297-302, 2009 | 57* | 2009 |
| A bacterial aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase critical for the efficient catabolism of syringaldehyde N Kamimura, T Goto, K Takahashi, D Kasai, Y Otsuka, M Nakamura, ... Scientific Reports 7 (1), 44422, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| Detection and characterization of a novel extracellular fungal enzyme that catalyzes the specific and hydrolytic cleavage of lignin guaiacylglycerol β‐aryl ether linkages Y Otsuka, T Sonoki, S Ikeda, S Kajita, M Nakamura, Y Katayama European journal of biochemistry 270 (11), 2353-2362, 2003 | 56 | 2003 |
| Characterization of the Third Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Involved in Enantioselective Cleavage of the β-Aryl Ether by Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6 K Tanamura, T Abe, N Kamimura, D Kasai, S Hishiyama, Y Otsuka, ... Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 75 (12), 2404-2407, 2011 | 54 | 2011 |
| Three-Component O-Demethylase System Essential for Catabolism of a Lignin-Derived Biphenyl Compound in Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6 T Yoshikata, K Suzuki, N Kamimura, M Namiki, S Hishiyama, T Araki, ... Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80 (23), 7142-7153, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
| Simple and practicable process for lignocellulosic biomass utilization K Shikinaka, Y Otsuka, RR Navarro, M Nakamura, T Shimokawa, M Nojiri, ... Green chemistry 18 (22), 5962-5966, 2016 | 43 | 2016 |
| Fusible, elastic, and biodegradable polyesters of 2-pyrone-4, 6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) T Michinobu, M Bito, Y Yamada, M Tanimura, Y Katayama, E Masai, ... Polymer journal 41 (12), 1111-1116, 2009 | 38 | 2009 |
| Burkholderia oxyphila sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from acidic forest soil that catabolizes (+)-catechin and its putative aromatic derivatives Y Otsuka, Y Muramatsu, Y Nakagawa, M Matsuda, M Nakamura, ... International Journal of Systematic and EvolutionaryMicrobiology 61 (2), 249-254, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| Tenacious epoxy adhesives prepared from lignin-derived stable metabolic intermediate Y Hasegawa, K Shikinaka, Y Katayama, S Kajita, E Masai, M Nakamura, ... Sen'i Gakkaishi 65 (12), 359-362, 2009 | 36 | 2009 |
| Combined simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and comminution (SESC) and anaerobic digestion for sustainable biomethane generation from wood lignocellulose and the … RR Navarro, Y Otsuka, K Matsuo, K Sasaki, K Sasaki, T Hori, H Habe, ... Bioresource technology 300, 122622, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| Utilization of lignocellulosic biomass via novel sustainable process K Shikinaka, Y Otsuka, M Nakamura, E Masai, Y Katayama Journal of Oleo Science 67 (9), 1059-1070, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Phenolic extractives in the trunk of Toxicodendron vernicifluum: chemical characteristics, contents and radial distribution K Hashida, M Tabata, K Kuroda, Y Otsuka, S Kubo, R Makino, Y Kubojima, ... Journal of wood science 60, 160-168, 2014 | 32 | 2014 |
