Environmental Microbiology Research Section

概要

There is a very close relationship between energy
resource consumption and environmental protection,
becoming an essential research issue for developing a
sustainable society. We still heavily rely on fossil energy, and there is concern that emitted greenhouse
gases break the harmony of the global environment.
Besides, we need a great deal of energy to fix environmental pollution that continues to be the shadow of
civilization's progress due to the energy consumption
of fossil fuels. As one of the solutions, we will develop
a practical method using 'enzymes' derived from environmental microorganisms with high energy utilization efficiency in catabolism. Also, we are remarking
on sustainable food production methods, which are the
energy of life. We are globally working with academics, biotechs, and university start-ups to network research toward the social implementation of our technologies.
2-1. Two-compositely microbial catalyst efficiently
degraded polychlorinated biphenyls.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are well-known
environmental pollutants broadened in all living environments. Biphenyl dioxygenase (BDO) plays a crucial role in the degradation of PCBs. BDO catalyzes
the incorporation of two oxygen atoms into the aromatic ring of PCB, which induces the aromatic ring
cleavage. ...