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Sakayu Shimizu

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1 Secretion of flavins by Shewanella species and their role in extracellular electron transfer. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 2.76
2 The YORE-YORE gene regulates multiple aspects of epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis. Plant J 2003 1.45
3 Whole organism biocatalysis. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2005 1.45
4 Cytological and biochemical analysis of COF1, an Arabidopsis mutant of an ABC transporter gene. Plant Cell Physiol 2007 1.20
5 Barbiturase, a novel zinc-containing amidohydrolase involved in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism. J Biol Chem 2001 1.20
6 Production of conjugated fatty acids by lactic acid bacteria. J Biosci Bioeng 2005 1.09
7 A novel fungal omega3-desaturase with wide substrate specificity from arachidonic acid-producing Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 1.01
8 Gene cloning and functional analysis of a second delta 6-fatty acid desaturase from an arachidonic acid-producing Mortierella fungus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.99
9 A novel l-isoleucine hydroxylating enzyme, l-isoleucine dioxygenase from Bacillus thuringiensis, produces (2S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxyisoleucine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.96
10 Polyunsaturated fatty acid saturation by gut lactic acid bacteria affecting host lipid composition. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.94
11 Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis L-isoleucine dioxygenase for production of useful amino acids. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 0.94
12 Hydroxylation activity of P450 BM-3 mutant F87V towards aromatic compounds and its application to the synthesis of hydroquinone derivatives from phenolic compounds. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 0.94
13 Cloning and sequencing of the ura3 and ura5 genes, and isolation and characterization of uracil auxotrophs of the fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.93
14 Characterization of alkaliphilic laccase activity in the culture supernatant of Myrothecium verrucaria 24G-4 in comparison with bilirubin oxidase. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.93
15 Establishment of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of an oleaginous fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4, and its application for eicosapentaenoic acid producer breeding. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 0.93
16 Establishment of an overall transformation system for an oil-producing filamentous fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 0.93
17 Improved production of various polyunsaturated fatty acids through filamentous fungus Mortierella alpina breeding. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.92
18 Stereoselective synthesis of (R)-3-quinuclidinol through asymmetric reduction of 3-quinuclidinone with 3-quinuclidinone reductase of Rhodotorula rubra. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.92
19 Novel multi-component enzyme machinery in lactic acid bacteria catalyzing C=C double bond migration useful for conjugated fatty acid synthesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.90
20 Purification and characterization of the lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens HU380. J Biosci Bioeng 2003 0.90
21 Industrial microbial enzymes: their discovery by screening and use in large-scale production of useful chemicals in Japan. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2002 0.90
22 A novel L-isoleucine metabolism in Bacillus thuringiensis generating (2S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxyisoleucine, a potential insulinotropic and anti-obesity amino acid. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.88
23 Transformation of an oleaginous zygomycete Mortierella alpina 1S-4 with the carboxin resistance gene conferred by mutation of the iron-sulfur subunit of succinate dehydrogenase. Curr Genet 2009 0.88
24 Old Yellow Enzyme from Candida macedoniensis catalyzes the stereospecific reduction of the C=C bond of ketoisophorone. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.88
25 Metabolic engineering for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by oleaginous fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J Biosci Bioeng 2013 0.87
26 Overproduction of geranylgeraniol by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 0.87
27 Isolation and characterization of delta(6)-desaturase, an ELO-like enzyme and delta(5)-desaturase from the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and production of arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Plant Mol Biol 2004 0.86
28 Overexpression of the gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of prenyl alcohols. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008 0.85
29 Effect of pretreatment of hydrothermally processed rice straw with laccase-displaying yeast on ethanol fermentation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012 0.84
30 Cloning and overexpression of the old yellow enzyme gene of Candida macedoniensis, and its application to the production of a chiral compound. J Biotechnol 2004 0.84
31 A novel lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens HU380: gene cloning, overproduction, renaturation-activation, two-step purification, and characterization. J Biosci Bioeng 2003 0.84
32 Microbial production of 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate from acetaldehyde and triosephosphate for the synthesis of 2'-deoxyribonucleosides. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.84
33 A novel family of bacterial dioxygenases that catalyse the hydroxylation of free L-amino acids. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012 0.84
34 A novel strategy for enzymatic synthesis of 4-hydroxyisoleucine: identification of an enzyme possessing HMKP (4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-keto-pentanoate) aldolase activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007 0.84
35 Biochemical retrosynthesis of 2'-deoxyribonucleosides from glucose, acetaldehyde, and a nucleobase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005 0.84
36 Identification of a novel bifunctional delta12/delta15 fatty acid desaturase from a basidiomycete, Coprinus cinereus TD#822-2. FEBS Lett 2007 0.84
37 Identification of a novel fatty acid elongase with a wide substrate specificity from arachidonic acid-producing fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.84
38 Development of a whole-cell biocatalyst co-expressing P450 monooxygenase and glucose dehydrogenase for synthesis of epoxyhexane. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012 0.84
39 Linoleic acid isomerase in Lactobacillus plantarum AKU1009a proved to be a multi-component enzyme system requiring oxidoreduction cofactors. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2011 0.83
40 Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli to produce (2S, 3R, 4S)-4-hydroxyisoleucine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.83
41 Genetic analysis around aminoalcohol dehydrogenase gene of Rhodococcus erythropolis MAK154: a putative GntR transcription factor in transcriptional regulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.83
42 Distribution of L-azetidine-2-carboxylate N-acetyltransferase in yeast. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2008 0.83
43 Ricinoleic acid and castor oil as substrates for conjugated linoleic acid production by washed cells of Lactobacillus plantarum. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.82
44 Structural analysis of conjugated linoleic acid produced by Lactobacillus plantarum, and factors affecting isomer production. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.82
45 Changes in composition and content of mycolic acids in glutamate-overproducing Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.82
46 Membrane-integrated fermentation system for improving the optical purity of D-lactic acid produced during continuous fermentation. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2011 0.82
47 Transformation of oil-producing fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4, using Zeocin, and application to arachidonic acid production. J Biosci Bioeng 2005 0.81
48 Two laccase isoenzymes and a peroxidase of a commercial laccase-producing basidiomycete, Trametes sp. Ha1. N Biotechnol 2010 0.81
49 Construction of deoxyriboaldolase-overexpressing Escherichia coli and its application to 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate synthesis from glucose and acetaldehyde for 2'-deoxyribonucleoside production. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 0.81
50 Improvement of the fatty acid composition of an oil-producing filamentous fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4, through RNA interference with delta12-desaturase gene expression. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.81
51 L-leucine 5-hydroxylase of Nostoc punctiforme is a novel type of Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase that is useful as a biocatalyst. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012 0.81
52 The crystal structure and stereospecificity of levodione reductase from Corynebacterium aquaticum M-13. J Biol Chem 2003 0.81
53 Characterization of a trifunctional fatty acid desaturase from oleaginous filamentous fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4 using a yeast expression system. J Biosci Bioeng 2013 0.81
54 Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of the axin DIX domain. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2007 0.80
55 Efficient production of 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate from glucose and acetaldehyde by coupling of the alcoholic fermentation system of Baker's yeast and deoxyriboaldolase-expressing Escherichia coli. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.80
56 Site-directed mutagenesis for cysteine residues of cobalt-containing nitrile hydratase. J Inorg Biochem 2002 0.80
57 Molecular evidence that the rate-limiting step for the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid in Mortierella alpina is at the level of an elongase. Lipids 2005 0.80
58 Indole hydroxylation by bacterial cytochrome P450 BM-3 and modulation of activity by cumene hydroperoxide. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.80
59 Characterization of alcohol oxidase from Aspergillus ochraceus AIU 031. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2007 0.80
60 Cloning and overexpression of ketopantoic acid reductase gene from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and its application to stereospecific production of D-pantoic acid. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011 0.80
61 Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the NADPH-dependent 3-quinuclidinone reductase from Rhodotorula rubra. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2009 0.80
62 One-pot microbial synthesis of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside from glucose, acetaldehyde, and a nucleobase. Biotechnol Lett 2006 0.80
63 Metabolic diversity in biohydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by lactic acid bacteria involving conjugated fatty acid production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.80
64 Accumulation of prenyl alcohols by terpenoid biosynthesis inhibitors in various microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008 0.80
65 Directed evolution of an aminoalcohol dehydrogenase for efficient production of double chiral aminoalcohols. J Biosci Bioeng 2010 0.79
66 Aldehyde oxidase carrying an unusual subunit structure from Pseudomonas sp. MX-058. Microb Biotechnol 2008 0.79
67 Microbial enzymes involved in lactone compound metabolism and their biotechnological applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007 0.79
68 Role of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus 3,4-dihydrocoumarin hydrolase in oxidative stress defence against peroxoacids. Eur J Biochem 2003 0.79
69 [Production of functional lipids by microorganisms: arachidonic acid and related polyunsaturated fatty acids]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2009 0.79
70 Production of geranylgeraniol on overexpression of a prenyl diphosphate synthase fusion gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.79
71 Screening and characterization of a phosphopentomutase useful for enzymatic production of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside. N Biotechnol 2009 0.79
72 Screening and industrial application of unique microbial reactions involved in nucleic acid and lipid metabolisms. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.79
73 A novel l-isoleucine-4'-dioxygenase and l-isoleucine dihydroxylation cascade in Pantoea ananatis. Microbiologyopen 2013 0.79
74 Alkaline pH enhances farnesol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biosci Bioeng 2009 0.78
75 Single cell oil production by Mortierella alpina. J Biotechnol 2009 0.78
76 A novel membrane-integrated fermentation reactor system: application to pyruvic acid production in continuous culture by Torulopsis glabrata. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2011 0.78
77 Functional analysis of a beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene, MpFAE2, by gene silencing in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha L. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.78
78 Improvement of arachidonic acid production by mutants with lower n-3 desaturation activity derived from Mortierella alpina. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 0.78
79 Synthesis of 4-hydroxyisoleucine by the aldolase-transaminase coupling reaction and basic characterization of the aldolase from Arthrobacter simplex AKU 626. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.78
80 A membrane-integrated fermentation reactor system: its effects in reducing the amount of sub-raw materials for D-lactic acid continuous fermentation by Sporolactobacillus laevolacticus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012 0.77
81 L-pantoyl lactone dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis: genetic analyses and application to the stereospecific oxidation of L-pantoyl lactone. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012 0.77
82 Bioconversion of substituted naphthalenes and β-eudesmol with the cytochrome P450 BM3 variant F87V. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.77
83 Structure of conjugated polyketone reductase from Candida parapsilosis IFO 0708 reveals conformational changes for substrate recognition upon NADPH binding. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013 0.77
84 Expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray analysis of 3-quinuclidinone reductase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012 0.77
85 Synthesis and Stability of Phosphatidylcholines Bearing Polyenoic Acid Hydroperoxides at the sn-2 Position We are grateful to the API MASS and SC-NMR Laboratories of Okayama University. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2001 0.77
86 MpFAE3, a beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha L., is preferentially involved in elongation of palmitic acid to stearic acid. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.76
87 Production and characterization of alcohol oxidase from Penicillium purpurescens AIU 063. J Biosci Bioeng 2009 0.76
88 Identification of mutation sites on Delta12 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants. J Biosci Bioeng 2009 0.76
89 Identification of a sterol Delta7 reductase gene involved in desmosterol biosynthesis in Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.76
90 Two extracellular proteins with alkaline peroxidase activity, a novel cytochrome c and a catalase-peroxidase, from Bacillus sp. No.13. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004 0.76
91 Production of a doubly chiral compound, (4R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanone, by two-step enzymatic asymmetric reduction. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 0.76
92 Microbial production of optically active beta-phenylalanine through stereoselective degradation of racemic beta-phenylalanine. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.76
93 Metabolism of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins by cytochrome P450 BM-3 and its mutant. Biotechnol Lett 2004 0.76
94 Functional analysis of a fatty acid elongase from arachidonic acid-producing Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008 0.76
95 Functional characterization of Delta9 and omega9 desaturase genes in Mortierella alpina 1S-4 and its derivative mutants. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005 0.76
96 Construction of microbial platform for an energy-requiring bioprocess: practical 2'-deoxyribonucleoside production involving a C-C coupling reaction with high energy substrates. Microb Cell Fact 2012 0.76
97 Identification of mutation sites on delta5 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants. J Biosci Bioeng 2005 0.76
98 Purification, characterization and gene cloning of thermostable O-acetyl-L-serine sulfhydrylase forming beta-cyano-L-alanine. J Biosci Bioeng 2003 0.76
99 Identification of mutation sites on omega3 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants. J Biosci Bioeng 2009 0.76
100 Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of conjugated polyketone reductase C2 (CPR-C2) from Candida parapsilosis IFO 0708. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2009 0.75
101 Prenyl alcohol production by expression of exogenous isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase and farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes in Escherichia coli. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 0.75
102 LplR, a repressor belonging to the TetR family, regulates expression of the L-pantoyl lactone dehydrogenase gene in Rhodococcus erythropolis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.75
103 Various oils and detergents enhance the microbial production of farnesol and related prenyl alcohols. J Biosci Bioeng 2008 0.75
104 Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of carbonyl reductase S1 from Candida magnoliae. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012 0.75
105 Different specificity of two types of Pseudomonas lipases for C20 fatty acids with a Delta5 unsaturated double bond and their application for selective concentration of fatty acids. J Biosci Bioeng 2006 0.75
106 Purification and characterization of a novel alcohol oxidase from Paenibacillus sp. AIU 311. J Biosci Bioeng 2007 0.75
107 Expression of the Fusarium oxysporum lactonase gene in Aspergillus oryzae: molecular properties of the recombinant enzyme and its application. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004 0.75
108 Microbial production of optically active beta-phenylalanine ethyl ester through stereoselective hydrolysis of racemic beta-phenylalanine ethyl ester. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005 0.75
109 Superoxide dismutases exhibit oxidase activity on aldehyde alcohols similar to alcohol oxidase from Paenibacillus sp. AIU 311. J Biosci Bioeng 2008 0.75
110 Acidolysis and glyceride synthesis reactions using fatty acids with two Pseudomonas lipases having different substrate specificities. J Biosci Bioeng 2006 0.75
111 Purification and characterization of a new aldehyde oxidase from pseudomonas sp. AIU 362. J Biosci Bioeng 2008 0.75
112 Nitrile-synthesizing enzyme: Screening, purification and characterization. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2016 0.75
113 Purification and characterization of a novel esterase promising for the production of useful compounds from Microbacterium sp. 7-1W. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002 0.75
114 Biocatalytic deprotection of a cetraxate ester by Microbacterium sp. strain 7-1W cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.75
115 Identification of mutation sites on delta6 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.75
116 Microbial oxidases catalyzing conversion of glycolaldehyde into glyoxal. N Biotechnol 2011 0.75
117 Structural basis of stereospecific reduction by quinuclidinone reductase. AMB Express 2014 0.75
118 Nitrile-synthesizing enzyme: Gene cloning, overexpression and application for the production of useful compounds. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2016 0.75
119 Cloning and sequencing of a gene encoding of aldehyde oxidase in Pseudomonas sp. AIU 362. J Biosci Bioeng 2012 0.75
120 Purification and cDNA cloning of LaIT2, a novel insecticidal toxin from venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 0.75
121 Crystal structure of conjugated polyketone reductase (CPR-C1) from Candida parapsilosis IFO 0708 complexed with NADPH. Proteins 2013 0.75
122 Identification and characterization of enzyme catalyzing conversion of N(alpha)-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aminoadipic-delta-semialdehyde to N(alpha)-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aminoadipic acid in Aspergillus niger AKU 3302. J Biosci Bioeng 2008 0.75
123 Identification and production of n-8 odd-numbered polyunsaturated fatty acids by a delta12 desaturation-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Lipids 2006 0.75
124 Subterminal oxidation of n-alkanes in achlorophyllous alga Prototheca sp. J Biosci Bioeng 2013 0.75
125 Practical resolution system for DL-pantoyl lactone using the lactonase from Fusarium oxysporum. J Biotechnol 2005 0.75
126 Regiospecific analysis by ethanolysis of oil with immobilized Candida antarctica lipase. Lipids 2003 0.75
127 Synthesis and biological activity of fatty acid derivatives of quinine. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.75
128 An engineered old yellow enzyme that enables efficient synthesis of (4R,6R)-Actinol in a one-pot reduction system. Chembiochem 2015 0.75
129 Purification, characterization and gene cloning of thermostable O-acetyl-L-homoserine sulfhydrylase forming gamma-cyano-alpha-aminobutyric acid. J Biosci Bioeng 2003 0.75
130 Bilirubin dehydrogenase, an enzyme in Aspergillus ochraceus IB-3 useful for diagnostic measurement of bilirubin. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.75
131 Cloning, sequencing and expression analysis of a gene encoding alcohol oxidase in Paenibacillus sp. AIU 311. J Biosci Bioeng 2010 0.75
132 Breeding of a cyclic imide-assimilating bacterium, Pseudomonas putida s52, for high efficiency production of pyruvate. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2013 0.75
133 Synthesis of lipid derivatives of pyrrole polyamide and their biological activity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.75
134 Microbial synthesis of trans isomer of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from the chemically synthesized trans isomer of linolenic acid by a delta12 desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.75