1. 有用な活性を示す微生物の探索
2. 微生物が生産する金属キレート物質（シデロフォア）の探索
3. シデロフォアを利用した金属回収法の開発

1. 微生物の生産物に関すること

1. Dandan Li, Naoya Oku, Yukiko Shinozaki, Yoichi Kurokawa, Yasuhiro Igarashi, 4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2(1H)-quinolone, originally discovered from a Brassicaceae plant, produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Burkholderia sp.: determination of a preferred tautomer and antioxidant activity. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1489–1494. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.124
2. Shinozaki Y, Kitamoto HK, Sameshima-Yamashita Y, Kinoshita A., Nakajima-Kambe T, Isolation of a novel Co2+-resistant bacterium and the application of its siderophore in Co2+ recovery from an aqueous solution. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 65: 273-276, 2019, doi 10.2323/jgam.2018.12.001
3. Shinozaki Y, Kikkawa Y, Sato S, Fukuoka T, Watanabe T, Yoshida S, Nakajima-Kambe T, Kitamoto HK: Enzymatic degradation of polyester films by a cutinase-like enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: surface plasmon resonance and atomic force microscopy study. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 97:8591–8598, 2013
4. Shinozaki Y, Morita T, Cao XH, Yoshida S, Koitabashi M, Watanabe T, Suzuki K, Sameshima-Yamashita Y, Nakajima-Kambe T, Fujii T, Kitamoto HK: Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 97: 2951-2959, 2013

微生物が生産する金属キレート物質（シデロフォア）に関する研究を行っております。