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Akihiko Kondo

Akihiko Kondo

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
47646
World Ranking
1091
National Ranking
61

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Akihiko Kondo is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes 322 publications within this domain, emphasizing subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biotechnology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, reflecting a focus on microbial and biochemical processes. These topics include:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Gut microbiota and health

Kondo has contributed to high-impact publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Their recent papers highlight developments in genetic engineering, metabolic pathways, and microbial biotechnology. Notable publications include:

  • Base editors for simultaneous introduction of C-to-T and A-to-G mutations (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for shikimate pathway derivative production from glucose-xylose co-substrate (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Bacteroides spp. promotes branched-chain amino acid catabolism in brown fat and inhibits obesity (2021, iScience)
  • Advances in metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce high-value active ingredients for food, feed, human health, and well-being (2021, Essays in Biochemistry)
  • Metabolic design for selective production of nicotinamide mononucleotide from glucose and nicotinamide (2020, Metabolic Engineering)

The scientist collaborates extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Tomohisa Hasunuma (69 joint publications)
  • Chiaki Ogino (31 joint publications)
  • Jun Ishii (22 joint publications)
  • Mami Matsuda (21 joint publications)
  • Kengo Sasaki (20 joint publications)

This profile reflects a comprehensive research career entrenched in molecular biology and biotechnology with applications in metabolic engineering and sustainable biochemical production.

Best Publications

  • Biodiesel fuel production by transesterification of oils.

    Hideki Fukuda;Akihiko Kondo;Hideo Noda

  • Targeted nucleotide editing using hybrid prokaryotic and vertebrate adaptive immune systems

    Keiji Nishida;Takayuki Arazoe;Nozomu Yachie;Nozomu Yachie;Nozomu Yachie;Satomi Banno

  • Targeted base editing in rice and tomato using a CRISPR-Cas9 cytidine deaminase fusion

    Zenpei Shimatani;Sachiko Kashojiya;Mariko Takayama;Rie Terada

  • Bioethanol production using carbohydrate-rich microalgae biomass as feedstock.

    Shih Hsin Ho;Shu Wen Huang;Chun Yen Chen;Tomohisa Hasunuma

  • Yeast cell-surface display—applications of molecular display

    A. Kondo;M. Ueda

  • Synergistic saccharification, and direct fermentation to ethanol, of amorphous cellulose by use of an engineered yeast strain codisplaying three types of cellulolytic enzyme.

    Yasuya Fujita;Junji Ito;Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Hideki Fukuda

  • Biodiesel Fuel Production from Plant Oil Catalyzed by Rhizopus oryzae Lipase in a Water-Containing System without an Organic Solvent

    Masaru Kaieda;Taichi Samukawa;Takeshi Matsumoto;Kazuhiro Ban

  • Effect of methanol and water contents on production of biodiesel fuel from plant oil catalyzed by various lipases in a solvent-free system.

    Masaru Kaieda;Taichi Samukawa;Akihiko Kondo;Hideki Fukuda

  • A review of enzymes and microbes for lignocellulosic biorefinery and the possibility of their application to consolidated bioprocessing technology.

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Fumiyoshi Okazaki;Naoko Okai;Kiyotaka Y. Hara

  • Recent insights into biohydrogen production by microalgae - From biophotolysis to dark fermentation.

    Dillirani Nagarajan;Duu Jong Lee;Akihiko Kondo;Jo Shu Chang

  • Whole cell biocatalyst for biodiesel fuel production utilizing Rhizopus oryzae cells immobilized within biomass support particles

    Kazuhiro Ban;Masaru Kaieda;Takeshi Matsumoto;Akihiko Kondo

  • Pretreatment of immobilized Candida antarctica lipase for biodiesel fuel production from plant oil

    Taichi Samukawa;Masaru Kaieda;Takeshi Matsumoto;Kazuhiro Ban

  • Nanoparticles for the delivery of genes and drugs to human hepatocytes

    Tadanori Yamada;Yasushi Iwasaki;Hiroko Tada;Hidehiko Iwabuki

  • Enzymatic production of biodiesel from Jatropha oil : A comparative study of immobilized-whole cell and commercial lipases as a biocatalyst

    Sriappareddy Tamalampudi;Mahabubur Rahman Talukder;Shinji Hama;Takao Numata

  • Direct Production of Ethanol from Raw Corn Starch via Fermentation by Use of a Novel Surface-Engineered Yeast Strain Codisplaying Glucoamylase and α-Amylase

    Hisayori Shigechi;Jun Koh;Yasuya Fujita;Takeshi Matsumoto

  • Biotechnological production of enantiomeric pure lactic acid from renewable resources: recent achievements, perspectives, and limits.

    Kenji Okano;Tsutomu Tanaka;Chiaki Ogino;Hideki Fukuda

  • Direct and efficient production of ethanol from cellulosic material with a yeast strain displaying cellulolytic enzymes.

    Yasuya Fujita;Shouji Takahashi;Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Atsuo Tanaka

  • Structural changes in protein molecules adsorbed on ultrafine silica particles

    Akihiko Kondo;Shinya Oku;Ko Higashitani

  • Metabolic pathway engineering based on metabolomics confers acetic and formic acid tolerance to a recombinant xylose-fermenting strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Tomoya Sanda;Ryosuke Yamada;Kazuya Yoshimura

  • Ethanol fermentation from lignocellulosic hydrolysate by a recombinant xylose- and cellooligosaccharide-assimilating yeast strain

    Satoshi Katahira;Atsuko Mizuike;Hideki Fukuda;Akihiko Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Chiaki Ogino
Chiaki Ogino Kobe University
Tsutomu Tanaka
Tsutomu Tanaka Kobe University
Tomohisa Hasunuma
Tomohisa Hasunuma Kobe University
Hideki Fukuda
Hideki Fukuda Kobe University
Shun'ichi Kuroda
Shun'ichi Kuroda Osaka University
Fumio Matsuda
Fumio Matsuda Osaka University
Mitsuyoshi Ueda
Mitsuyoshi Ueda Kyoto University
Jo Shu Chang
Jo Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University
Masaharu Seno
Masaharu Seno Okayama University
Shih-Hsin Ho
Shih-Hsin Ho Harbin Institute of Technology

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