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Biocrude Oil Production by Integrating Microalgae Polyculture and Wastewater Treatment: Novel Proposal on the Use of Deep Water-Depth Polyculture of Mixotrophic Microalgae by Watanabe, Makoto M., Isdepsky, Andreas

“…Microalgae have attracted significant attention worldwide as one of the most promising feedstock fossil fuel alternatives. However, there are a few challenges…”
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Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. 18W-13a Accummulates High Amounts of Squalene by KAYA, Kunimitsu, NAKAZAWA, Atsushi, MATSUURA, Hiroshi, HONDA, Daisuke, INOUYE, Isao, WATANABE, Makoto M.

“…Here we report on the 18W-13a strain of Aurantiochytrium sp., which accumulates very high amounts of squalene. The squalene contents and production at 4 d of…”
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Wavelength specificity of growth, photosynthesis, and hydrocarbon production in the oil-producing green alga Botryococcus braunii by Baba, Masato, Kikuta, Fumie, Suzuki, Iwane, Watanabe, Makoto M., Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro

“…► Red light-grown Botryococcus braunii showed orange–yellow grape-like morphology. ► Light quality affected photosynthetic carbon fixation but not…”
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Adaptation of the Freshwater Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa to Brackish Water Is Driven by Recent Horizontal Transfer of Sucrose Genes by Tanabe, Yuuhiko, Hodoki, Yoshikuni, Sano, Tomoharu, Tada, Kiyoshi, Watanabe, Makoto M

“…is a bloom-forming cyanobacterium found in eutrophic water bodies worldwide. blooms usually occur in freshwater; however, they have also been reported to occur…”
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Label‐free detection of polysulfides and glycogen of Cyanidium caldarium using ultra‐multiplex coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering microspectroscopy by Oka, Yuki, Yoshida, Masaki, Minoda, Ayumi, Leproux, Philippe, Watanabe, Makoto M., Kano, Hideaki

“…Living microalga Cyanidium caldarium was visualized using ultra‐multiplex coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microspectroscopy. The Raman band…”
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Enigmatic Diphyllatea eukaryotes: culturing and targeted PacBio RS amplicon sequencing reveals a higher order taxonomic diversity and global distribution by Orr, Russell J S, Zhao, Sen, Klaveness, Dag, Yabuki, Akinori, Ikeda, Keiji, Watanabe, Makoto M, Shalchian-Tabrizi, Kamran

“…The class Diphyllatea belongs to a group of enigmatic unicellular eukaryotes that play a key role in reconstructing the morphological innovation and…”
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Catalytic gasification of oil-extracted residue biomass of Botryococcus braunii by Watanabe, Hideo, Li, Dalin, Nakagawa, Yoshinao, Tomishige, Keiichi, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…•Catalytic gasification of oil-extracted residue of Botryococcus braunii was performed.•Gas conversion of 91%-C without tar was attained at 1023K by…”
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Effects of carbon source on growth and morphology of Botryococcus braunii by Tanoi, Takako, Kawachi, Masanobu, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…The green colonial alga Botryococcus braunii is characterized by the ability to produce and accumulate large amounts of hydrocarbons. We isolated and…”
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Characteristic terahertz absorption spectra of paramylon and paramylon-ester compounds by Zhong, Junlan, Mori, Tatsuya, Kashiwagi, Takanari, Yamashiro, Midori, Kusunose, Shinji, Mimami, Hidetoshi, Tsujimoto, Manabu, Tanaka, Teruhiko, Kawashima, Hidehisa, Nakagawa, Shin, Ito, Junko, Kijima, Masashi, Iji, Masatoshi, Watanabe, Makoto M., Kadowaki, Kazuo

“…Paramylon is a long-chain polysaccharide, composed of glucose units connected via β-(1,3) glycosidic bonds, that spontaneously forms a three-strand helical…”
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Molecular vibration and Boson peak analysis of glucose polymers and ester via terahertz spectroscopy by Zhong, Junlan, Mori, Tatsuya, Fujii, Yasuhiro, Kashiwagi, Takanari, Terao, Wakana, Yamashiro, Midori, Minami, Hidotoshi, Tsujimoto, Manabu, Tanaka, Teruhiko, Kawashima, Hidehisa, Ito, Junko, Kijima, Masashi, Iji, Masatoshi, Watanabe, Makoto M., Kadowaki, Kazuo

“…•Vibrational dynamics of three carbohydrate polymers in the THz region were studied.•Boson peak frequency of cellulose closes to that of glassy glucose.•Boson…”
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Optimization of culture conditions of the thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. strain 18W-13a for squalene production by Nakazawa, Atsushi, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Kose, Ryoji, Kato, Syou, Honda, Daiske, Inouye, Isao, Kaya, Kunimitsu, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…Optimum conditions of temperature, salinity and glucose concentration were investigated for squalene production of the strain of Aurantiochytrium sp. 18W-13a,…”
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Characterization of oil-extracted residue biomass of Botryococcus braunii as a biofuel feedstock and its pyrolytic behavior by Watanabe, Hideo, Li, Dalin, Nakagawa, Yoshinao, Tomishige, Keiichi, Kaya, Kunimitsu, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…•Oil-extracted residue of Botryococcus braunii can be a superior biofuel feedstock.•The residue has higher contents of C, H and volatile matter than other…”
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Effects of soybean curd wastewater on the growth and hydrocarbon production of Botryococcus braunii strain BOT-22 by Yonezawa, Natsuki, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Shiho, Makoto, Kaya, Kunimitsu, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…► Soybean curd wastewater (SCW) can be used as a promoter of growth and hydrocarbon production of Botryococcus braunii. ► The highest biomass production was…”
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Production of Gasoline Fuel from Alga‐Derived Botryococcene by Hydrogenolysis over Ceria‐Supported Ruthenium Catalyst by Nakaji, Yosuke, Oya, Shin‐ichi, Watanabe, Hideo, Watanabe, Makoto M., Nakagawa, Yoshinao, Tamura, Masazumi, Tomishige, Keiichi

“…Hydrogenolysis of hydrogenated botryococcene (Hy‐Bot) was conducted over various supported Ru catalysts, Ir/SiO2, and Pt/SiO2–Al2O3. Ru/CeO2 with very high…”
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Therapeutic Potential of Seaweed-Derived Laminaran: Attenuation of Clinical Drug Cytotoxicity and Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging by Kurokawa, Hiromi, Marella, Thomas Kiran, Matsui, Hirofumi, Kuroki, Yutaka, Watanabe, Makoto M

“…β-glucan has been shown to be effective for several diseases such as immune regulation and blood pressure suppression. Seaweed contains a β-1,3/1,6-glucan…”
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Non-destructive hydrocarbon extraction from Botryococcus braunii BOT-22 (race B) by Moheimani, Navid R, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Watanabe, Makoto M, Borowitzka, Michael A

“…There is worldwide interest in developing algal biofuel. One main reason for the lack of success so far in producing a sustainable transport fuel from…”
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Algae-Inspired, Sulfur-Based Polymer with Infrared Transmission and Elastic Function by Kuwabara, Junpei, Oi, Kaho, Watanabe, Makoto M, Fukuda, Takashi, Kanbara, Takaki

“…This study prepared an elastic material with an infrared (IR)-transmitting property based on the structural features of algae oils. The bulk copolymerization…”
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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) reveals high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa by Tanabe, Yuuhiko, Kasai, Fumie, Watanabe, Makoto M

“…1 Environmental Biology Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan 2 Graduate School of Life and…”
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TLC screening of thraustochytrid strains for squalene production by Nakazawa, Atsushi, Kokubun, Yume, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Yonezawa, Natsuki, Kose, Ryoji, Yoshida, Masaki, Tanabe, Yuuhiko, Kusuda, Emi, Van Thang, Duong, Ueda, Mayumi, Honda, Daiske, Mahakhant, Aparat, Kaya, Kunimitsu, Watanabe, Makoto M

“…Screenings of thraustochytrids (Labyrinthulomycetes) have been conducted for 176 strains isolated from various sites in the Asian region to investigate what…”
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A novel alphaproteobacterial ectosymbiont promotes the growth of the hydrocarbon-rich green alga Botryococcus braunii by Tanabe, Yuuhiko, Okazaki, Yusuke, Yoshida, Masaki, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Kai, Atsushi, Shiratori, Takashi, Ishida, Ken-ichiro, Nakano, Shin-ichi, Watanabe, Makoto M.

“…Botryococcus braunii is a colony-forming green alga that accumulates large amounts of liquid hydrocarbons within the colony. The utilization of B. braunii for…”
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