Nomura Research Group

 

 

 

Publications

Selected publications, for a complete list, please contact Dr. Nomura directly (ctnomura@esf.edu). Please click the title to download the PDF.

Sato, S., Nomura, C.T., Abe, H., Doi, Y., and T. Tsuge. (2007).

Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] formation in Escherichia coli from glucose through an enoyl-CoA hydratase-mediated pthway.

J Biosci Bioeng 103(1), 38-44.

Nomura, C.T. and S. Taguchi. (2007).

PHA synthase engineering towards super-biocatalysts for custom-made biopolymers.

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 73(5), 969-979.

Nomura, C.T. and Y. Doi. (2006).

Metabolic engineering of recombinant Escherichia coli for short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis. In Degradable Polymers and Materials: Principles and Practice American Chemical Society; Khemani, K. and C. Scholz, Eds.;

Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp 32-48.

Nomura, C.T., Sakamoto, T., and D.A. Bryant. (2006).

Roles for heme-copper oxidases in extreme high light and oxidative stress response in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.

Arch Microbiol. 185(6), 471-479.

Nomura, C.T., Persson, S., Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Shen, G., and D.A. Bryant. (2006).

Characterization of two cytochrome oxidase operons in the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002: Inactivation of ctaDI affects the PSI:PSII ratio.

Photosyn Res. 87(2), 215-228.

Nomura, C.T., Taguchi, K., Gan, Z., Kuwabara, K., Tanaka, T., Takase, K., and Y. Doi. (2005).

Expression of 3-ketoacyl-ACP reductase (fabG) enhances polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer production from glucose in recombinant Escherichia coli JM109.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 71(8), 4297-4306.

Nomura, C.T., Tanaka, T., Gan, Z., Kuwabara, K., Abe, H., Takase, K., Taguchi, K., and Y. Doi. (2004). (2007).

Effective enhancement of short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer production by coexpression of genetically engineered 3-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthase III (fabH) and polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis genes.

Biomacromolecules. 5(4), 1457-1464.

Nomura, C.T., Taguchi, K., Taguchi, S., and Y. Doi. (2004).

Coexpression of genetically engineered 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III (fabH) and polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (phaC) genes leads to short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer production from glucose in Escherichia coli JM109.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 70(2), 999-1007

Lee, W.-H., Loo, C.-Y., Nomura, C.T., and K. Sudesh. (2008).

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkannoate copolymers from mixtures of plant oils and hydroxyvalerate precursors.

Biores Technol. 99(15), 6844-6851

Nomura, C.T., Tanaka, T., Eguen, T.E., Appah, A.S., Matsumoto, K., Taguchi, S., Ortiz, C.L., and Y. Doi. (2008).

FabG mediates monomer supply for short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (SCL-MCL PHA) copolymer production from both related and non-related carbon sources in Escherichia coli LS5218

Biotechnol Prog. bp