Author

Ken‐ichi Kasuya

Observed names: K KASUYA, K Kasuya, K. Kasuya, K.-I Kasuya, KEN-ICHI KASUYA, Ken-Ichi Kasuya, Ken-ich Kasuya, Ken-ichi KASUYA, Ken-ichi Kasuya, Kenichi Kasuya, Ken‐Ichi Kasuya, Ken−ichi Kasuya

Institution: Gunma University

Observed institutions: Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Gunma University, Keio University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kanagawa University, RIKEN, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Kitasato University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

ORCID: 0000-0001-6818-6946

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-6818-6946

OpenAlex ID: A5046940766

Biodegradability of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) and poly(ε-caprolactone) via biological carbon cycles in marine environments

2020 · Miwa Suzuki, Yuya Tachibana, et al. · Polymer Journal · 293

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Biodegradabilities of various aliphatic polyesters in natural waters

1998 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Ko-ichi Takagi, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 266

Physical Properties and Biodegradability of Microbial Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)

1994 · Eihaku Shimamura, Kenichi Kasuya, et al. · Macromolecules · 212

Microbial decomposition of biodegradable plastics on the deep-sea floor

2024 · Taku Omura, Noriyuki Isobe, et al. · Nature Communications · 192

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Influences of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) on soil microbiota and plant growth

2016 · Fumihiro Muroi, Yuya Tachibana, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 140

The Crystal Structure of Polyhydroxybutyrate Depolymerase from Penicillium funiculosum Provides Insights into the Recognition and Degradation of Biopolyesters

2005 · Tamao Hisano, Ken-ichi Kasuya, et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology · 122

Synthesis and Verification of Biobased Terephthalic Acid from Furfural

2015 · Yuya Tachibana, Saori Kimura, et al. · Scientific Reports · 121

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Visualization of Enzymatic Degradation of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] Single Crystals by an Extracellular PHB Depolymerase

1997 · Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi, et al. · Macromolecules · 119

Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) hydrolase from the aerobic mesophilic bacterium Bacillus pumilus

2017 · Fumihiro Muroi, Yuya Tachibana, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 117

Evaluation of biodegradabilities of biosynthetic and chemosynthetic polyesters in river water

1996 · Yoshiharu Doi, Ken-ichi Kasuya, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 108

Substrate and binding specificities of bacterial polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerases

1999 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Takeshi Ohura, et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 104

Atomic force microscopy imaging and pulling of nucleic acids

2004 · Helen G Hansma, Kenichi Kasuya, et al. · Current Opinion in Structural Biology · 101

Degradation of poly(ethylene succinate) by mesophilic bacteria

2004 · Yoko Tezuka, Nariaki Ishii, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 101

Biochemical and molecular characterization of the polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerase of Comamonas acidovorans YM1609, isolated from freshwater

1997 · K Kasuya, Y Inoue, et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 87

Effect of low molecular weight additives on enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

2000 · N Yoshie, K Nakasato, et al. · Polymer · 86

Characterization of a mesophilic aliphatic–aromatic copolyester-degrading fungus

2009 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Nariaki Ishii, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 82

Adsorption kinetics of bacterial PHB depolymerase on the surface of polyhydroxyalkanoate films

1996 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Yoshio Inoue, et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 78

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) produced by Comamonas acidovorans

2001 · H. Mitomo, W.-C. Hsieh, et al. · Polymer · 75

Cloning and Characterization of the Polyhydroxybutyrate Depolymerase Gene of Pseudomonas stutzeri and Analysis of the Function of Substrate-Binding Domains

1999 · Takeshi Ohura, Ken-Ichi Kasuya, et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 74

Biodegradation of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acids) fibers and isolation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)-degrading microorganisms under aquatic environments

1999 · Takeshi Ohura, Yoshihiro Aoyagi, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 74

Enzymatic degradation of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] by Comamonas testosteroni ATSU of soil bacterium

1994 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Yoshiharu Doi, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 72

Microbial degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) in a coastal environment

2018 · Miwa Suzuki, Yuya Tachibana, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 70

Isolation and characterization of poly(butylene succinate)-degrading fungi

2008 · Nariaki Ishii, Yoshio Inoue, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 68

Fungal degradation of poly(ethylene succinate)

2006 · Nariaki Ishii, Yoshio Inoue, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 68

Kinetics of surface hydrolysis of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] film by PHB depolymerase from Alcaligenes faecalis T1

1995 · Ken-ichi Kasuya, Yoshio Inoue, et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 67

Works count: 141

Citation count: 4,965

H-index: 41

I10-index: 93