2026 Osao Adachi: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	63	10444	9641	707	665	311	11116

Overview

Osao Adachi is affiliated with Yamaguchi University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans molecular biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, analytical chemistry, and radiological and ultrasound technology.

The main topics of their research include:

Microbial metabolism and enzyme function
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Biochemical Acid Research Studies
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
Heavy Metals in Plants
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Adachi has authored several papers, with notable recent publications including:

Optimization and modeling of the chlorogenic acid extraction from a residue of yerba mate processing (2021) in the Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
The membrane-bound sorbosone dehydrogenase of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens is a pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent enzyme (2020) in Enzyme and Microbial Technology
Three ATP-dependent phosphorylating enzymes in the first committed step of dihydroxyacetone metabolism in Gluconobacter thailandicus NBRC3255 (2021) in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
5-Keto-D-fructose production from sugar alcohol by isolated wild strain Gluconobacter frateurii CHM 43 (2020) in Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Relocation of dehydroquinate dehydratase to the periplasmic space improves dehydroshikimate production with Gluconobacter oxydans strain NBRC3244 (2021) in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

The frequent publication venues where Adachi's work appears include:

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
Journal of Bacteriology

Regarding collaboration, Adachi has commonly co-authored papers with the following researchers:

Toshiharu Yakushi
Naoya Kataoka
Kazunobu Matsushita
Yoshihiko Akakabe
Roque Alberto Hours

Best Publications

Respiratory chains and bioenergetics of acetic acid bacteria.

Kazunobu Matsushita;Hirohide Toyama;Osao Adachi

436
Citations
D-fructose dehydrogenase of Gluconobacter industrius: purification, characterization, and application to enzymatic microdetermination of D-fructose.

M Ameyama;E Shinagawa;K Matsushita;O Adachi

274
Citations
A Synthetic Medium for Bacterial Cellulose Production by Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans

Masanobu Matsuoka;Takayasu Tsuchida;Kazunobu Matsushita;Osao Adachi

264
Citations
Quinoproteins: structure, function, and biotechnological applications.

K. Matsushita;H. Toyama;M. Yamada;O. Adachi

198
Citations
Acetic acid bacteria: A group of bacteria with versatile biotechnological applications.

Natsaran Saichana;Kazunobu Matsushita;Osao Adachi;Ivo Frébort

180
Citations
New developments in oxidative fermentation.

O. Adachi;D. Moonmangmee;H. Toyama;M. Yamada

170
Citations
D-Glucose Dehydrogenase of Gluconobacter suboxydans: Solubilization, Purification and Characterization

Minoru Ameyama;Emiko Shinagawa;Kazunobu Matsushita;Osao Adachi

156
Citations
Quinohemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenases: structure, function, and physiology

Hirohide Toyama;F.Scott Mathews;F.Scott Mathews;Osao Adachi;Osao Adachi;Kazunobu Matsushita;Kazunobu Matsushita

150
Citations
Development of Thermotolerant Acetic Acid Bacteria Useful for Vinegar Fermentation at Higher Temperatures

Akihiko Saeki;Gunjana Theeragool;Kazunobu Matsushita;Hirohide Toyama

147
Citations
Existence of a novel prosthetic group, PQQ, in mebrane-bound, electron transport chain-linked, primary dehydrogenases of oxidative bacteria

Minoru Ameyama;Kazunobu Matsushita;Yasue Ohno;Emiko Shinagawa

145
Citations
Microbial Production of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone

Minoru Ameyama;Masaharu Hayashi;Kazunobu Matsushita;Emiko Shinagawa

145
Citations
5-keto-D-gluconate production is catalyzed by a quinoprotein glycerol dehydrogenase, major polyol dehydrogenase, in gluconobacter species.

Kazunobu Matsushita;Yoshikazu Fujii;Yoshitaka Ano;Hirohide Toyama

138
Citations
Purification and Characterization of D-Sorbitol Dehydrogenase from Membrane of Gluconobacter suboxydans var. α

Emiko Shinagawa;Kazunobu Matsushita;Osao Adachi;Minoru Ameyama

129
Citations
Three distinct quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenases are expressed when Pseudomonas putida is grown on different alcohols.

H Toyama;A Fujii;K Matsushita;E Shinagawa

129
Citations
Escherichia coli is unable to produce pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)

K. Matsushita;J.C. Arents;R. Bader;M. Yamada

125
Citations
[76] Alcohol dehydrogenase from acetic acid bacteria, membrane-bound

Minoru Ameyama;Osao Adachi

123
Citations
Crystalline α2β2 Complexes of Tryptophan Synthetase of Escherichia coli: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE NATIVE COMPLEX AND THE RECONSTITUTED COMPLEX

Osao Adachi;Leonard D. Kohn;Edith Wilson Miles

120
Citations
Purification and Characterization of Particulate Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Gluconobacter suboxydans

Osao Adachi;Kenji Tayama;Emiko Shinagawa;Kazunobu Matsushita

116
Citations
Gluconobacter thailandicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria.

Somboon Tanasupawat;Chitti Thawai;Pattaraporn Yukphan;Duangtip Moonmangmee

115
Citations
Topological analysis of quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli and its ubiquinone-binding site.

M Yamada;K Sumi;K Matsushita;O Adachi

112
Citations