| Current knowledge on enzymatic PET degradation and its possible application to waste stream management and other fields F Kawai, T Kawabata, M Oda Applied microbiology and biotechnology 103, 4253-4268, 2019 | 524 | 2019 |
| A novel Ca2+-activated, thermostabilized polyesterase capable of hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190 F Kawai, M Oda, T Tamashiro, T Waku, N Tanaka, M Yamamoto, ... Applied microbiology and biotechnology 98, 10053-10064, 2014 | 319 | 2014 |
| Biochemistry of microbial polyvinyl alcohol degradation F Kawai, X Hu Applied microbiology and biotechnology 84 (2), 227-237, 2009 | 275 | 2009 |
| Microbial degradation of polyethers F Kawai Applied microbiology and biotechnology 58, 30-38, 2002 | 265 | 2002 |
| Current state and perspectives related to the polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases available for biorecycling F Kawai, T Kawabata, M Oda ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 (24), 8894-8908, 2020 | 222 | 2020 |
| Breakdown of plastics and polymers by microorganisms M Hiroto, H Nishimura, Y Kodera, F Kawai, P Rusin, HL Ehrlich, SY Lee, ... Microbial and eznymatic bioproducts, 151-194, 1995 | 197 | 1995 |
| Production of poly (hydroxyalkanoic acid) M Hiroto, H Nishimura, Y Kodera, F Kawai, P Rusin, HL Ehrlich, SY Lee, ... Microbial and eznymatic bioproducts, 27-58, 1995 | 180 | 1995 |
| Taxonomic study of polyethylene glycol-utilizing bacteria: emended description of the genus Sphingomonas and new descriptions of Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus sp. nov … M Takeuchi, F Kawai, Y Shimada, A Yokota Systematic and applied microbiology 16 (2), 227-238, 1993 | 180 | 1993 |
| Diversity of polyester-degrading bacteria in compost and molecular analysis of a thermoactive esterase from Thermobifida alba AHK119 X Hu, U Thumarat, X Zhang, M Tang, F Kawai Applied microbiology and biotechnology 87, 771-779, 2010 | 171 | 2010 |
| Comparative study on biodegradability of polyethylene wax by bacteria and fungi F Kawai, M Watanabe, M Shibata, S Yokoyama, Y Sudate, S Hayashi Polymer degradation and stability 86 (1), 105-114, 2004 | 157 | 2004 |
| The biochemistry of degradation of polyethers F Kawai, B Schink Critical reviews in biotechnology 6 (3), 273-307, 1987 | 140 | 1987 |
| Bacterial oxidation of polyethylene glycol F Kawai, T Kimura, M Fukaya, Y Tani, K Ogata, T Ueno, H Fukami Applied and environmental microbiology 35 (4), 679-684, 1978 | 132 | 1978 |
| Structural basis for the Ca2+-enhanced thermostability and activity of PET-degrading cutinase-like enzyme from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190 T Miyakawa, H Mizushima, J Ohtsuka, M Oda, F Kawai, M Tanokura Applied microbiology and biotechnology 99, 4297-4307, 2015 | 131 | 2015 |
| Enzymatic hydrolysis of PET: functional roles of three Ca2+ ions bound to a cutinase-like enzyme, Cut190*, and its engineering for improved activity M Oda, Y Yamagami, S Inaba, T Oida, M Yamamoto, S Kitajima, F Kawai Applied microbiology and biotechnology 102, 10067-10077, 2018 | 123 | 2018 |
| Biochemical and genetic analysis of a cutinase-type polyesterase from a thermophilic Thermobifida alba AHK119 U Thumarat, R Nakamura, T Kawabata, H Suzuki, F Kawai Applied microbiology and biotechnology 95, 419-430, 2012 | 107 | 2012 |
| Isolation and characterization of acid-and Al-tolerant microorganisms F Kawai, D Zhang, M Sugimoto FEMS Microbiology Letters 189 (2), 143-147, 2000 | 106 | 2000 |
| Crystal structure of cutinase Est119 from Thermobifida alba AHK119 that can degrade modified polyethylene terephthalate at 1.76 Å resolution K Kitadokoro, U Thumarat, R Nakamura, K Nishimura, H Karatani, ... Polymer degradation and stability 97 (5), 771-775, 2012 | 104 | 2012 |
| Cloning of a thermostable xylanase from Actinomadura sp. S14 and its expression in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris T Sriyapai, P Somyoonsap, K Matsui, F Kawai, K Chansiri Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 111 (5), 528-536, 2011 | 104 | 2011 |
| Biodegradation of polyethylene glycol by symbiotic mixed culture (obligate mutualism) F Kawai, H Yamanaka Archives of microbiology 146, 125-129, 1986 | 102 | 1986 |
| Different enantioselectivity of two types of poly (lactic acid) depolymerases toward poly (L-lactic acid) and poly (D-lactic acid) F Kawai, K Nakadai, E Nishioka, H Nakajima, H Ohara, K Masaki, H Iefuji Polymer degradation and stability 96 (7), 1342-1348, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
