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剤（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（特に細菌）に関すること

1. 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. (印刷中) doi 10.2323/jgam.2018.12.001
2. 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
3. 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
4. Shinozaki Y, Kitamoto HK: Ethanol production from ensiled rice straw and whole-crop silage by the simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and fermentation process. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 111: 320-325, 2011
5. Shinozaki Y, Akutsu-Shigeno Y, Nakajima-Kambe T, Inomata S, Nomura N, Nakahara T, Uchiyama H: Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity by siderophores of Pseudomonas species. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 64: 840–847, 2004

微生物が生産する金属キレート剤（シデロフォア）を利用した金属回収法に関する研究を行っております。