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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Biology and Biochemistry D-index 45 Citations 6,419 210 World Ranking 15861 National Ranking 1152

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

Seiichi Taguchi mainly investigates Biochemistry, Mutant, Escherichia coli, Enzyme and Polyhydroxyalkanoates. He interconnects Molecular biology and Polyhydroxybutyrate in the investigation of issues within Biochemistry. Seiichi Taguchi combines subjects such as Mutation and Stereochemistry with his study of Mutant.

His work deals with themes such as Plasmid, Reductase, Biosynthesis, Ralstonia and Copolyester, which intersect with Escherichia coli. His work on Substrate as part of general Enzyme study is frequently linked to Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Polyhydroxyalkanoates research incorporates elements of Metabolic engineering, Biochemical engineering, Organic chemistry, Polymer and Lactic acid.

His most cited work include:

  • A microbial factory for lactate-based polyesters using a lactate-polymerizing enzyme. (221 citations)
  • Enhanced accumulation and changed monomer composition in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolyester by in vitro evolution of Aeromonas caviae PHA synthase. (108 citations)
  • Molecular cloning of two (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their use for polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis. (108 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Enzyme, Escherichia coli and Mutant. The various areas that Seiichi Taguchi examines in his Biochemistry study include Molecular biology and Streptomyces, Bacteria. His Polyhydroxyalkanoates research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Polyester, Recombinant DNA, Metabolic engineering, Polymer and Ralstonia.

His research investigates the link between Polyester and topics such as Lactic acid that cross with problems in Fermentation. His research integrates issues of Stereochemistry and Pseudomonas in his study of Enzyme. His research on Escherichia coli also deals with topics like

  • Transferase and Reductase most often made with reference to Biosynthesis,
  • Polyhydroxybutyrate that connect with fields like Corynebacterium glutamicum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (59.19%)
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates (33.63%)
  • Enzyme (27.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates (33.63%)
  • Biochemistry (59.19%)
  • Escherichia coli (23.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Biochemistry, Escherichia coli, Polymer and Enzyme. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Polyester, Raw material, Oligomer, Stereochemistry and Bioplastic. His Biochemistry research integrates issues from Strain and Bacteria, Lactic acid.

His Escherichia coli research includes elements of Polyhydroxybutyrate, Mutant, Intracellular and Xylose. His work in Polymer covers topics such as Polymer chemistry which are related to areas like Glass transition. His work carried out in the field of Enzyme brings together such families of science as Secretion and Alcaligenes faecalis.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Enhanced production of poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) from xylose in engineered Escherichia coli overexpressing a galactitol transporter (25 citations)
  • Engineering Escherichia coli for Improved Production of Short-Chain-Length-co-Medium-Chain-Length Poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate] (SCL-co-MCL PHA) Copolymers from Renewable Nonfatty Acid Feedstocks (20 citations)
  • Improved production of poly(lactic acid)-like polyester based on metabolite analysis to address the rate-limiting step (16 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of study are Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Biochemistry, Escherichia coli, Polymer and Organic chemistry. His Polyhydroxyalkanoates study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Bioprocess, Protein engineering, Enzyme and Bioplastic. A large part of his Biochemistry studies is devoted to Xylan.

His Escherichia coli research includes themes of Lactide and Mutant. His research in Mutant intersects with topics in Peptidoglycan, Cell growth and Xylose. His biological study deals with issues like Polyester, which deal with fields such as Polymer chemistry, Crystallinity, Chemical engineering, Melting point and Glass transition.

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Best Publications

A microbial factory for lactate-based polyesters using a lactate-polymerizing enzyme.

Seiichi Taguchi;Miwa Yamada;Ken'ichiro Matsumoto;Kenji Tajima.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2008)

361 Citations

Enhanced accumulation and changed monomer composition in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolyester by in vitro evolution of Aeromonas caviae PHA synthase.

Tomoyasu Kichise;Seiichi Taguchi;Yoshiharu Doi.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2002)

172 Citations

Enhanced Synthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) in Recombinant Escherichia coli by Means of Error-Prone PCR Mutagenesis, Saturation Mutagenesis, and In Vitro Recombination of the Type II Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Gene

Kazuma Takase;Seiichi Taguchi;Yoshiharu Doi.
Journal of Biochemistry (2003)

172 Citations

Evolution of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production system by "enzyme evolution": successful case studies of directed evolution.

Seiichi Taguchi;Yoshiharu Doi.
Macromolecular Bioscience (2004)

172 Citations

Molecular cloning of two (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their use for polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis.

Takeharu Tsuge;Toshiaki Fukui;Hiromi Matsusaki;Seiichi Taguchi.
Fems Microbiology Letters (2000)

158 Citations

Alteration of substrate chain-length specificity of type II synthase for polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis by in vitro evolution: in vivo and in vitro enzyme assays.

Kazuma Takase;Ken'ichiro Matsumoto;Seiichi Taguchi;Yoshiharu Doi.
Biomacromolecules (2004)

153 Citations

PHA synthase engineering toward superbiocatalysts for custom-made biopolymers

Christopher T. Nomura;Seiichi Taguchi.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2007)

136 Citations

Analysis of mutational effects of a polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polymerase on bacterial PHB accumulation using an in vivo assay system

Seiichi Taguchi;Akira Maehara;Kazuma Takase;Maki Nakahara.
Fems Microbiology Letters (2001)

117 Citations

A Repressor Protein, PhaR, Regulates Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Synthesis via Its Direct Interaction with PHA

Akira Maehara;Seiichi Taguchi;Tatsuaki Nishiyama;Tsuneo Yamane.
Journal of Bacteriology (2002)

115 Citations

An azoreductase, aerobic NADH-dependent flavoprotein discovered from Bacillus sp.: functional expression and enzymatic characterization

Toshihiko Ooi;Takeshi Shibata;Reiko Sato;Hiroaki Ohno.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2007)

113 Citations

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