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Kenji Sonomoto

Kenji Sonomoto

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Microbiology

D-Index
78
Citations
21291
World Ranking
1287
National Ranking
33

Overview

Kenji Sonomoto is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemical, genetic, and molecular biology fields, with a particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

More specifically, their work involves diverse subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Food Science
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Biotechnology

The principal research topics covered by Sonomoto include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Gut microbiota and health

Kenji Sonomoto has published in several scientific journals, frequently contributing to these venues:

  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sonomoto include:

  • "Multiple bacteriocin production in lactic acid bacteria," 2022, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • "Kunkecin A, a New Nisin Variant Bacteriocin Produced by the Fructophilic Lactic Acid Bacterium, Apilactobacillus kunkeei FF30-6 Isolated From Honey Bees," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Secondary Metabolites of Actinomycetales as Potent Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Targeting Gram-Positive Pathogens: In Vitro and In Silico Study," 2022, Metabolites
  • "Non-carbon loss long-term continuous lactic acid production from mixed sugars using thermophilic Enterococcus faecium QU 50," 2020, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • "Lowering effect of viable Pediococcus pentosaceus QU 19 on the rise in postprandial glucose," 2020, Bioscience of Microbiota Food and Health

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Takeshi Zendo
  • Yukihiro Tashiro
  • Rizki Fitria Darmayanti
  • Rodney Pérez
  • Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in lactic acid production by microbial fermentation processes

    Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman;Yukihiro Tashiro;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Class IIa bacteriocins: biosynthesis, structure and activity

    Saïd Ennahar;Toshihiro Sashihara;Kenji Sonomoto;Ayaaki Ishizaki

  • Lactic acid production from lignocellulose-derived sugars using lactic acid bacteria: Overview and limits

    Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman;Yukihiro Tashiro;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Biodiesel production from crude palm oil and evaluation of butanol extraction and fuel properties

    Edward Crabbe;Cirilo Nolasco-Hipolito;Genta Kobayashi;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Novel bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria (LAB): various structures and applications.

    Rodney H Perez;Takeshi Zendo;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Influence of antibiotic exposure in the early postnatal period on the development of intestinal microbiota.

    Shigemitsu Tanaka;Takako Kobayashi;Prapa Songjinda;Atsushi Tateyama

  • Effects of bacteriocins on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm

    Ken Ichi Okuda;Takeshi Zendo;Shinya Sugimoto;Tadayuki Iwase

  • Fermentative production of lactic acid from renewable materials : Recent achievements, prospects, and limits

    Ying Wang;Yukihiro Tashiro;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Diversity in gut bacterial community of school-age children in Asia

    Jiro Nakayama;Koichi Watanabe;Jiahui Jiang;Kazunori Matsuda

  • High butanol production by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 in fed-batch culture with pH-Stat continuous butyric acid and glucose feeding method.

    Yukihiro Tashiro;Katsuhisa Takeda;Genta Kobayashi;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Application of immobilized lipase to regio-specific interesterification of triglyceride in organic solvent

    Kenzo Yokozeki;Shigeru Yamanaka;Koichi Takinami;Yoshio Hirose

  • Lantibiotic nisin Z fermentative production by Lactococcus lactis IO-1: relationship between production of the lantibiotic and lactate and cell growth

    H. Matsusaki;N. Endo;Kenji Sonomoto;A. Ishizaki

  • Isolation of nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis WNC 20 strain from nham, a traditional Thai fermented sausage.

    W Noonpakdee;C Santivarangkna;P Jumriangrit;K Sonomoto

  • Recent advances to improve fermentative butanol production: genetic engineering and fermentation technology.

    Jin Zheng;Yukihiro Tashiro;Qunhui Wang;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Identification of the lantibiotic nisin q, a new natural nisin variant produced by lactococcus lactis 61-14 isolated from a river in japan

    Takeshi Zendo;Masanori Fukao;Kyoko Ueda;Tomoko Higuchi

  • Opportunities to overcome the current limitations and challenges for efficient microbial production of optically pure lactic acid.

    Mohamed Ali Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Two different pathways for D-xylose metabolism and the effect of xylose concentration on the yield coefficient of L-lactate in mixed-acid fermentation by the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis IO-1.

    K Tanaka;A Komiyama;K Sonomoto;A Ishizaki

  • Lantibiotics: Diverse activities and unique modes of action

    Sikder M. Asaduzzaman;Kenji Sonomoto

  • Structural analysis and characterization of lacticin Q, a novel bacteriocin belonging to a new family of unmodified bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria.

    Koji Fujita;Shiro Ichimasa;Takeshi Zendo;Shoko Koga

  • Application of immobilized lipase to hydrolysis of triacylglyceride

    Yoshiharu Kimura;Atsuo Tanaka;Kenji Sonomoto;Takuya Nihira

  • Hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of corn stover for efficient ethanol production

    Badal C. Saha;Tsuyoshi Yoshida;Tsuyoshi Yoshida;Michael A. Cotta;Kenji Sonomoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Zendo
Takeshi Zendo Kyushu University
Jiro Nakayama
Jiro Nakayama Kyushu University
Atsuo Tanaka
Atsuo Tanaka Kyoto University
Saburo Fukui
Saburo Fukui Kyoto University
Fumihiko Sato
Fumihiko Sato Kyoto University
Yasuyuki Yamada
Yasuyuki Yamada Hosei University
Qunhui Wang
Qunhui Wang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Daisuke Kohda
Daisuke Kohda Kyushu University
Masaru Tanokura
Masaru Tanokura University of Tokyo
Wonnop Visessanguan
Wonnop Visessanguan National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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