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Eiji Masai is affiliated with Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering, with significant contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Biomaterials.

The main topics addressed in Masai's work include biochemical and biochemical processes, lignin and wood chemistry, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, plant gene expression analysis, and plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Masai's frequent coauthors reflect collaborations with researchers specializing in similar fields. These include Naofumi Kamimura, Masaya Nakamura, Takuma Araki, Yudai Higuchi, and Yuichiro Otsuka.

Publication venues where Masai often publishes research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Representative recent papers by Masai include:

  • "Characterization of aromatic acid/proton symporters in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 toward efficient microbial conversion of lignin-related aromatics," 2021, Metabolic Engineering
  • "Lignin valorization through efficient microbial production of β-ketoadipate from industrial black liquor," 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • "Development of the production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid from lignin extracts, which are industrially formed as by-products, as raw materials," 2020, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • "High-level production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid from vanillic acid as a lignin-related aromatic compound by metabolically engineered fermentation to realize industrial valorization processes of lignin," 2023, Bioresource Technology
  • "Identification of enzymatic genes with the potential to reduce biomass recalcitrance through lignin manipulation in Arabidopsis," 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels

Best Publications

  • Phthalates impact human health: Epidemiological evidences and plausible mechanism of action.

    Sailas Benjamin;Sailas Benjamin;Eiji Masai;Naofumi Kamimura;Kenji Takahashi

  • Genetic and Biochemical Investigations on Bacterial Catabolic Pathways for Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds

    Eiji Masai;Yoshihiro Katayama;Masao Fukuda

  • Bacterial catabolism of lignin-derived aromatics: New findings in a recent decade: Update on bacterial lignin catabolism.

    Naofumi Kamimura;Kenji Takahashi;Kosuke Mori;Takuma Araki

  • Characterization of biphenyl catabolic genes of gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1.

    E Masai;A Yamada;J M Healy;T Hatta

  • Advances in microbial lignin degradation and its applications.

    Naofumi Kamimura;Shingo Sakamoto;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Eiji Masai

  • A monograph on the remediation of hazardous phthalates

    Sailas Benjamin;Selvanesan Pradeep;Moolakkariyil Sarath Josh;Sunil Kumar

  • Crystal structure of an aromatic ring opening dioxygenase LigAB, a protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase, under aerobic conditions

    Keisuke Sugimoto;Toshiya Senda;Hisae Aoshima;Eiji Masai

  • Crystal structure of the terminal oxygenase component of biphenyl dioxygenase derived from Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1.

    Yutaka Furusawa;Venugopalan Nagarajan;Masaru Tanokura;Eiji Masai

  • Roles of the Enantioselective Glutathione S-Transferases in Cleavage of β-Aryl Ether

    Eiji Masai;Atsushi Ichimura;Yusuke Sato;Keisuke Miyauchi

  • Novel 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degradation Genes from Oligotrophic Bradyrhizobium sp. Strain HW13 Isolated from a Pristine Environment

    Wataru Kitagawa;Sachiko Takami;Keisuke Miyauchi;Eiji Masai

  • 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;Kosuke Sugimura

  • Characterization of the Terephthalate Degradation Genes of Comamonas sp. Strain E6

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  • A tetrahydrofolate-dependent O-demethylase, LigM, is crucial for catabolism of vanillate and syringate in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6.

    Tomokuni Abe;Eiji Masai;Keisuke Miyauchi;Yoshihiro Katayama

  • The bphDEF meta-cleavage pathway genes involved in biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl degradation are located on a linear plasmid and separated from the initial bphACB genes in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1.

    Eiji Masai;Katsumi Sugiyama;Naoko Iwashita;Satoru Shimizu

  • Glucose-Free cis,cis-Muconic Acid Production via New Metabolic Designs Corresponding to the Heterogeneity of Lignin

    Tomonori Sonoki;Kenji Takahashi;Haruka Sugita;Minami Hatamura

  • Crystal Structures of the Reaction Intermediate and its Homologue of an Extradiol-cleaving Catecholic Dioxygenase

    Nobuyuki Sato;Yoshitaka Uragami;Tomoko Nishizaki;Yoshito Takahashi

  • A bacterial enzyme degrading the model lignin compound β‐etherase is a member of the glutathione‐S‐transferase superfamily

    Eiji Masai;Yoshihiro Katayama;Sachiko Kubota;Shinya Kawai

  • Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid Hydrolase Involved in the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6

    Eiji Masai;Shouji Shinohara;Hirofumi Hara;Seiji Nishikawa

  • Uncovering the Protocatechuate 2,3-Cleavage Pathway Genes

    Daisuke Kasai;Toshihiro Fujinami;Tomokuni Abe;Kohei Mase

  • Characterization of the Isophthalate Degradation Genes of Comamonas sp. Strain E6

    Yuki Fukuhara;Keisuke Inakazu;Norimichi Kodama;Naofumi Kamimura

  • Identification of Three Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes Involved in the Stereospecific Catabolism of Arylglycerol-β-Aryl Ether by Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6

    Yusuke Sato;Hideki Moriuchi;Shojiro Hishiyama;Yuichiro Otsuka

  • Cloning and Characterization of the Ferulic Acid Catabolic Genes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6

    Eiji Masai;Kyo Harada;Xue Peng;Hirotaka Kitayama

  • Crystal structure of NADH-dependent ferredoxin reductase component in biphenyl dioxygenase.

    T Senda;T Yamada;N Sakurai;M Kubota

Frequent Co-Authors

Masao Fukuda
Masao Fukuda Chubu University
Masaya Nakamura
Masaya Nakamura Keio University
Tsuyoshi Michinobu
Tsuyoshi Michinobu Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoichi Kamagata
Yoichi Kamagata National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kensuke Furukawa
Kensuke Furukawa Beppu University
Nobutaka Mitsuda
Nobutaka Mitsuda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jun Kikuchi
Jun Kikuchi Yokohama City University
Kazuki Saito
Kazuki Saito Chiba University
Yoshiaki Nakao
Yoshiaki Nakao Kyoto University
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

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