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◆ CONTENTS ◆■Foreword
If Not Led by Technology, a Decarbonized Society Can Never be Realized

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Yumi Akimoto
Former Chairman, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation■R&D Activities
Systems Analysis Group

Toward Post-Kyoto Regime

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Chemical Research Group

Looking ahead to Future COą Separation Technologies andtheir Challenges

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COą Storage Research GroupCOą Storage Technology Development for Practical
Application

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Microbiology Research GroupThe Current Status of Biofuels and Research Outline of theMicrobiology Research Group

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Plant Research Group

Developments of Afforestation and Metabolic Engineeringin Plants for Supply of Alternative Energy

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17■2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

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Fig. 2 Burden sharing of the reduction in CO2 emissions in 2050
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Fig. 3 Comparisons of regional energy efficiencies in iron and steel and cement sectors in the year 2000 (example)
Note: Energy consumption equivalent of electricity is assumed as follows: 1TWh = 0.086/0.33 Mtoe.
The energy consumption of the waste is excluded in the figure.

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Fig. 4 Effects of reduction in CO2 emissions on achievement of sectoral intensity targets (example)
Note: This target is that the energy supply and demand sectors can achieve thetargeted intensities of CO2 emission and energy, respectively. In this simulation
study, the marginal costs in the region and sector levels are the same.

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Fig. 10 Plasma PM removal system

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2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

System Analysis Group

System Analysis Group■2007 Paper
Title
Researchers
1 Economic Evaluation of the Geological Storage of CO₂ Considering the Scale of K. Akimoto, M. Takagi
EconomyT. Tomoda

JournalInternational Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, Volume 1, No. 2, Pages 271-279(April 2007)

2 Public Perceptions on the Acceptance of Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxideand Information Influencing the Acceptance

K. Tokushige, K. Akimoto
T. Tomoda

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, Volume 1, No. 1, Pages 101-112(April 2007)

3 Evaluation of Energy Saving and CO₂ Emission Reduction Technologies
in Energy Supply and End-use Sectors Using a Global Energy ModelIEEJ Transactions of Electrical & Electronic
Engineering, Volume 2, No. 1, Pages 72-83(January 2007)

4 Diffusion of Energy Efficient Technologies and CO₂ Emission Reductions
in Iron and Steel Sector

J. Oda, K. Akimoto
F. Sano, T. Homma
T. Tomoda
J. Oda, K. Akimoto
F. Sano, T. Tomoda

5 Public Acceptance and Risk-benefit Perception of CO₂ Geological Storage for
Global Warming Mitigation in Japan

K. Tokushige, K. Akimoto
T. Tomoda

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for
Global Change, Vol.12, No.7, 1381-2386,
2007.

6 Economic Evaluation of the Geological Storage of CO₂ in JapanK. Akimoto, M. Takagi

Shigen Sozai Gakkai, 「Journal of the Mining
and Materials Proceeing Institute of Japan」（in Press）

Energy Economics, Volume 29, No. 4, Pages
pp. 599-998 (July 2007)■2007 Oral Presentaion
Title
1 Evaluation of Impacts on Water Recourses due to Global Warming

Researchers
A. Hayashi, F. Sano
K. Akimoto, S. Mori
T. Tomoda
2 Evaluation of technological options for mitigating climate change in transportation F. Sano, K. Akimoto
sector with world energy systems model
J. Oda, T. Tomoda

Forum
23rd Conference on Energy, Economy, andEnvironment 25-26, January, 2007

3 Evaluations of CO₂ Emission Reductions in Power, Steel and Cement Sectors
under the Asia-Pacific Partnership

23rd Conference on Energy, Economy, andEnvironment 25-26, January, 2007

J. Oda, K. Akimoto
F. Sano, T. Tomoda

4 Evaluations of global warming mitigation policies considering changes in structures T. Homma, S. Moriof sectoral and regional production and trade
K. Akimoto, Y. Murota

23rd Conference on Energy, Economy, andEnvironment 25-26, January, 2007

23rd Conference on Energy, Economy, andEnvironment 25-26, January, 2007

T. Tomoda
F. Sano, K. Akimoto
J. Oda, T. Tomoda

26th Annual Meeting of Japan Society ofEnergy and Resources 13-14, June, 2007

6 Evaluations of CO₂ Emission Reductions in Steel Sector under frameworks related J. Oda, K. Akimototo the Asia-Pacific Partnership
F. Sano, T. Tomoda

26th Annual Meeting of Japan Society ofEnergy and Resources 13-14, June, 2007

7 Desirable long-term stabilization targets -An expert judgment of quantitative and J. Oda, K. Akimoto, A. Hayashi
qualitative aspectsT. Homma, F. Sano
T. Tomoda, S. MoriT. Homma, K. Akimoto
8 Sectoral economic impacts of CO₂ mitigation policies under different levels of
stabilization targets:A study with the hybrid model DEARS
T. Tomoda, S. Mori
Y. Murota
F. Sano, K. Akimoto
9 CO₂ Emission Reduction Effect and Cost of Diffusion of Energy EfficientTechnologies in Transport Sector
J. Oda, T. Tomoda

SRA-JAPAN Annual Conference, Volume20
17-18, November, 2007

5 Evaluation of CO₂ emission reduction effect of energy efficiency improvement intransport sector

10th Annual Conference on Global Economic
Analysis (GTAP2007 Conference), 7-9, June,
2007
International Energy Workshop 2007, 25-27,
June, 2007

■2007 Non-Journal Publication
Title
1 Outlook of Global Warming Impacts, Mitigations and Adaptations and the
Suggestions

K. Akimoto

Researchers

Magazine, Newspaper, etc.
The Japanese Geotechnical Society, 「Soils
and Foundations」

2 Consider also Mitigation Costs - Global Agreement is a Top Priority

K. Akimoto

Nihon Keizai Shimbun, June 2007

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2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

Chemical Research Group

Chemical Research Group■2007 Original Paper
Title
1 PAMAN Dendrimer Composite Membrane for CO₂ separation:Formation of a
Chitosan Gutter Layer

Researchers
T. Kouketsu, S. Duan, T. Kai,
S. Kazama,K. Yamada

JournalJournal of MEMBRANE SCIENCE 287
51-59 (2007)

2 Preparation and CO₂ separation properties of amine-modified mesoporous silica
membranes

Y. Sakamoto, K. Nagata, K. Yogo,
K. YamadaMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials101
303-311(2007)

3 Experimental Investigation on Diesel PM Removal Using Uneｖen DBD Reactors

S. Yao, K. Madokoro, C. Fushimi,
Y. Fujioka

AIChE JOURNAL
VOL.53, No.7
1891-1897 (2007)

4 Stability of Gel-supported Facilitated Transport Membrane for Carbon Dioxide
Separation from Model Flue Gas

K. Okabe, N. Matsumiya, H. Mano

Separation and Purification
Technology 57
242-249 (2007)■2007 International Oral Presentation
Title
1 Recent Development of CO₂ Separation technologies for CCS

Y. Fujioka

2 Development of Molecular Gate Memｂrane for CO₂ Capture

S. Kazama

CSLF Workshop Paris
27 March 2007

3 Evaluation of Absorption Characteristics of Single Amines and Development of
New Amine Blends

K. Goto10th International CO₂ Capture
Network,Lyon
24 May 2007

4 A Single Channel Discharge Reactor for the Diagnosis of Dielectric Barrier
Discharge Reactors

S. Yao, Y. Fujioka
S.Yamamoto, K. Madokoro,
C. Fushimi, Y. Fujioka
S. Duan, F. A. Chowdhury, T. Kai,
S. Kazama, Y. Fujioka

The 34th IEEE International Conference on
Plasma Science, Albuquerque
19 July 2007

6 Influence of Pulse Voltage Waveforms on Ozone Generation

S. Yao, S. Kodama,

20th Pulsed Power Symposium, Didcot
18 September 2007

7 Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes through Sub-Nanoscale
Materials Control-Development of Novel Carbon Membranes

T. Kai, S. Kazama, Y. Fujioka

GCEP Research Symposium, Palo Alto
3 October 2007

8 Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes through Sub-Nanoscale
Materials Control-Inorganic CO₂ separation membranes-

K. Uoe, M. Miyamoto, N. Yamamoto, GCEP Research Symposium, Palo Alto
3 October 2007
K. Yogo, Y. Fujioka

9 Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes Through Sub-Nanoscale
Materials Control

Y. Fujioka

GCEP Research Symposium, Palo Alto
3 October 2007

10 CO₂ Molecular Gate Membrane Challenge to CO₂ Capture from Pressurized Gas
StreamS. Kazama, T. Kai, I. Taniguchi,
S. Duan, F. A. Chowdhury,
Y. Fujioka
K .Okabe, H .Mano, Y. Fujioka

4th Trondheim Conference on CO₂ capture,
Transport and Storage, Trondheim
16 October 2007

5 PAMAM Dendrimer Composite Membrane for CO₂ Separation : Addition of
Hyaluronic Acid in Gutter Layer and Application of Novel Hidroxyl PAMAM
Dendrimer

11 Separation and recovery of carbon dioxide by a membrane flash process

12 A New Uneven Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor for Removal of Diesel
Particulate Matter
13 Novel Polymeric Gas Separation Membranes for CO₂ Capture

Researchers

S. Kodama, S. Yao, C. Fushimi,
S. Yamamoto, C.Mine, Y. Fujioka,
K. Madokoro, Y. -H.Kim, K. Naito
S. Kazama

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Gordon Research Conference, Hydrocarbon
Resources,Venture
11 January 2007

4rd Conference of Aseanian Membrane
Society, Taipei
16 August 2007

4th Trondheim Conference on CO₂ capture,
Transport and Storage, Trondheim
16 October 2007
2007 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
6 November 2007
International Symposium on
Environment,Energy and Materials(KIFEE)
Otsu,Japan, 6 December 2007

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2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

CO₂ Storage Research Group

CO₂ Storage Research Group■2007 Original Paper ［CO₂ Geological Storage Project]
Title
1 Seismic monitoring and modelling of supercritical CO₂ injection into a watersaturated sandstone:interpretation of P-wave velocity data

Researchers
Ji-Quan Shi, Ziqiu Xue,
Sevjet Durucan

JournalInternational Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, Vol. 1, No.3, October, 2007

2 Economic Evaluation for the Geological Storage of CO₂ Considering the Scale ofEconomyKeigo Akimoto, Masato Takagi,
Toshimasa Tomoda

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, Vol.1, No.2, April, 2007

3 Case study of geochemical reactions at the Nagaoka CO₂ injection site, Japan

Saeko Mito, Ziqui Xue, Takashi Ohsumi International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control, in press

4 Pressure transient analysis of a long-term supercritical CO₂ injection experiment Ronald Horne, Ziqiu Xue
at Nagaoka Japan

Energy Conversion and Management, 査読中

5 Modeling and Analysis of the Pressure Response in the CO₂ Injection Experiment Sephen White, Ziqiu Xue, Tetuya Saito International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Conducted at Iwanohara, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Control, 査読中
6 Case Story: Time-Lapse Seismic Crosswell Monitoring of CO₂ injected in an
Onshore Sandstone Aquifer

Jespe Spetzler, Ziqiu Xue,
Hideki Saito, Dai Nobuoka,
Hiroyuki Azuma, Osamu Nishizawa

Geophysical Journal International, in press■2007 Articles ［CO₂ Geological Storage Project]
Title
1 Japan's first pilot-scale saline aquifer CO₂ injection experiment

Ziqiu Xue

Researchers

2 Development of CO₂ geological storage technology

Shigeo Murai

JournalGreenhouse Issues, Vol. 86, June, 2007

Economy, Culture & History JAPANSPOTLIGHT Bimonthly, Setember/October,2007■2007 Oral Presentation ［CO₂ Geological Storage Project]
Title
1 Pilot CO₂ injection into an onshore aquifer in Nagaoka, Japan

2 Evaluation of CO₂ geochemical reactions at an onshore saline aquifer, Nagaoka,
Japan

Researchers
Susumu Kimishima

Forum
Sour Oil & Gas Adbanced Technology 2007,
3rd International Conference, Workshop &Exhibition, incorporation the International CO₂Forum, April, 2007
Saeko Mito, Ziqui Xue, Takashi Ohsumi European Geosciences Union General
Assembly, April, 2007

3 Experimental study of residual CO₂ saturation in the sandstones with different
pore structures

Keigo Kitamura, Ziqiu Xue

Sixth annual conference of carbon capture &sequestration, May, 2007

4 Laboratory measurements of resistivity and SP for monitering of CO₂ storage

Kenji Kubota, Koichi Suzuki, Ziqiu Xue

SEG Conference, November, 2007

5 Japanese CO₂ Storage initiatives and J-Power's R & D activities

Shigetaka Nakanishi

Callide Oxyfuel Project-CO₂ Storage Site
Selection Workshop, Maech, 2007

6 Time-lapse CO₂ monitor logging at the first pilot-scale CO₂ injection site in Japan Ziqiu Xue, Daiji Tanase, Jiro Watanabe The Challenges in ,Seismic Rock Physics,
June, 2007
7 Assessment of geochemical reactivity of rocks at the Niigata CO₂-injection test
site, Niigata, Japan

Masao Sorai, Yasuko Okuyama,
Toshiyuki Tosha, Saeko Mito,
Takashi Ohsumi
Y. Okuyama, M. Sasaki, M. Sorai,
8 Formation-water database on saline aquifers in Japan: toward geochemical
modeling in underground sequestration of CO₂
N. Kaneko, H. Muraoka, N. Yanagisawa,
T. Tosha
9 Assessment of geochemical reactivity of rocks at the Nagaoka CO₂ ‒injection test M. Sorai, Y. Okuyama, T. Tosha,
site, Niigata, Japan
S. Mito, T. Ohsumi
10 Hot-springs associated with calcareous deposits in Japan, and their implications
for future CO₂ underground geological storage

M. Sasaki, Y. Okuyama, M. Sorai,
N. Kaneko, N. Yanagisawa

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Water Rock Interaction, July, 2007

WRI-12(12th international symposium onwater-rock interaction), August, 2007
WRI-12(12th international symposium onwater-rock interaction), August, 2007
WRI-12(12th international symposium onwater-rock interaction), August, 2007

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2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

CO₂ Storage Research Group■2007 Others ［CO₂ Geological Storage Project]
Title
1 Overview of Japan's First Pilot-Scale Saline Aquifer CO₂ Injection ExperimentResearchers
Ziqui Xue,
Hideaki Saito, Jiro Watanabe

Forum
Post-Convention Workshop (CO₂Sequestration Monitoring) SEG 2007,
September, 2007

2 CO₂ Saturation and Movement during Post-Injection Period, Nagaoka Project

Tsukasa Yoshimura, Koji Kano,
Jiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Azuma,
Ziqui Zue, Saeko Mito
Daiji Tanase, Koji Kano,
Hironori Furukawa

4th Monitoring Network Meeting of IEA,
November, 2007

3 Monitoring Concept for the R&D CCS in Japan

4th Monitoring Network Meeting of IEA,
November, 2007

■2007 Original Paper ［CO₂ Ocean Sequestration Project]
Title
1 CO₂ tolerance of juveniles of three marine invertebrates,Sepia
lycidas,Sepioteuthis lessoniana,and Marsupenaeus japonicus
2 A numerical study with an eddy-resolving model to evaluate chronic impacts in
CO₂ ocean sequestration

Researchers
JournalTakashi Kikkawa, Yuji Watanabe,
Plankton and Benthos Researcｈ,submitted
Youichi Katayama,Jun Kita,
and Atsushi Ishimatsu
Yoshio Masuda,Yasuhiro Yamanaka, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas
Control 2007
Yoshikazu Sasai, Michimasa Magi

■2007 Oral Presentation ［CO₂ Ocean Sequestration Project]
Title
Researchers
1 CO₂ Ocean Sequestration by Dissolution Method-Biological Impact Modelling and Toru Sato
Trial of Risk Communication

Forum
International Symposium on CO₂ Storage
2007.3

2 Time Domain VIV Analysis of Inclined Towed Pipe Based on Lookup Table of VIV Hideyuki Suzuki,Junichi Minamiura, Fifth Conference on Bluff Body Wakes andHydrodynamic Force
Vortex-Induced Vibrations, 2007, Brasil
Masahiko Ozaki
3 Emission of CO₂ from seafloor hydrothermal systems at Mariana TroughK.Shitasima, and Y.Maeda

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2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

Microbiology Research Group

Microbiology Research Group■2007 Original Paper
Title
1 Synthesis of Clostridium cellulovorans minicellulosomes by intercellularcomplementation.

Researchers
JournalProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 104:1456-1460.
T. Arai, S. Matsuoka, H-Y. Cho,2007.
H. Yukawa, M. Inui, S-L. Wongand R.H. Doi.
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 74:754-760.
A. Yoshida, T. Nishimura,
2 Efficient induction of formate hydrogen lyase of aerobically grown Escherichia
coli in a three-step biohydrogen production process.
2007.
H. Kawaguchi, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.
3 Effect of lignocellulose-derived inhibitors on growth of and ethanol production by S. Sakai, Y. Tsuchida, H. Nakamoto, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:2349-2353 . 2007.
growth-arrested Corynebacterium glutamicum R.
S. Okino, O. Ichihashi,
H. Kawaguchi, T. Watanabe,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 74:1333-1341 .
Y. Tsuge, N. Suzuki, M. Inui
4 Random segment deletion based on IS 31831 and Cre/ loxP excision system in
Corynebacterium glutamicum .
2007.
and H. Yukawa.
5 Comparative analysis of the Corynebacterium glutamicum group and complete
genome sequence of strain R.

H. Yukawa, C.A. Omumasaba,
H. Nonaka, P. Kós, N. Okai,
N. Suzuki, M. Suda, Y. Tsuge,
J. Watanabe, Y. Ikeda, A.A. Vertèsand M. Inui.
T. Nishimura, A.A. Vertès,Y. Shinoda, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Microbiology. 153:1042-1058. 2007.

7 Expression of Corynebacterium glutamicum glycolytic genes varies with carbon
source and growth phase.

S.O. Han, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Microbiology 153:2190-2202. 2007.

8 Transcriptional profiling of Corynebacterium glutamicum metabolism duringorganic acid production under oxygen deprivation conditions.

M. Inui, M. Suda, S. Okino,
H. Nonaka, L.G. Puskás,
A.A. Vertès and H. Yukawa.
Y. Tsuge, N. Suzuki, K. Ninomiya,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Microbiology 153:2491-2504. 2007.

6 Anaerobic growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum using nitrate as a terminal
electron acceptor.

9 Isolation of a new insertion sequence, IS 13655 , and its application to
Corynebacterium glutamicum genome mutagenesis.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 75:889-897.
2007.

Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 71:1683-1690.
2007.

10 Alternative technologies for biotechnological fuel ethanol manufacturing.

A.A. Vertès, M. Inui and H. Yukawa. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 82:693-697.
2007.

11 Transcriptionally regulated adhA gene encodes alcohol dehydrogenase required
for ethanol and n -propanol utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum R.

A. Kotrbova-Kozak, P. Kotrba,
M. Inui, J. Sajdok and H. Yukawa.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 76:1347-1356.
2007.

12 Synergistic interaction of Clostridium cellulovorans cellulosomal cellulases and
HbpA.

S. Matsuoka, H. Yukawa, M. Inuiand R.H. Doi.

J. Bacteriol. 189:7190-7194. 2007.

13 Analyses of the acetate-producing pathways in Corynebacterium glutamicum
under oxygen-deprived conditions.

K. Yasuda, T. Jojima, M. Suda,
S. Okino, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:853-860 .
2007.

14 Site-directed integration system using a combination of mutant lox sites forCorynebacterium glutamicum .

N. Suzuki, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:871-878.
2007.

15 Effect of the multiple copies of cohesins on cellulase and hemicellulase activities J. Cha, S. Matsuoka, H. Chan,of Clostridium cellulovorans minicellulosome.
H. Yukawa, M. Inui and R.H. Doi.

J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17:1782-1788. 2007.

16 Regulation of the expression of phosphoenolpyruvate : carbohydrate
phosphotransferase system (PTS) genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum R.

Y. Tanaka, N. Okai, H. Teramoto,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Microbiology 154:264-274. 2008.

17 Engineering of an L-arabinose metabolic pathway in Corynebacterium
glutamicum .

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:1053-1062.
H. Kawaguchi, M. Sasaki,
A.A. Vertès, M. Inui and H. Yukawa. 2008.

18 DivS, a novel SOS inducible cell-division suppressor in Corynebacterium
glutamicum .

H. Ogino, H. Teramoto, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.

Mol. Microbiol. 67:597‒608. 2008.

19 Production of isopropanol by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli .

T. Jojima, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:1219-1224.
2008.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:1305-1316.
20 Expression of Clostridium acetobutylicum butanol synthetic genes in Escherichia M. Inui, M. Suda, S. Kimura,
2008.
coli .
K. Yasuda, H. Suzuki, H. Toda,
S. Yamamoto, S. Okino,
N. Suzuki and H. Yukawa.
A.A. Vertès, M. Inui and H. Yukawa. J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (in press)
21 Technological options for biological fuel ethanol.

22 Transcription of Corynebacterium glutamicum genes involved in tricarboxylic acid S.O. Han, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.
cycle and glyoxylate cycle.

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J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (in press)

RITE Today 2008

2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

Microbiology Research Group

Title
23 Regulation of expression of general components of thephosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS) by the
global regulator SugR in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Researchers
Y. Tanaka, H. Teramoto, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.

JournalAppl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78:309-318.
2008

24 Production of D-lactic acid by Corynebacterium glutamicum under oxygen
deprivation.

S. Okino, M. Suda, K. Fujikura,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78:449-454.
2008■2007 International Oral Presentation
Title
1 Ethanol Producing using RITE Bioprocess .

Researchers
H. YukawaForum
The 4th World Congress on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, 22 March
2007.

2 Ethanol production from mixed sugars by genetically engineered Coyrnebacterium S. Okino, S. Sakai, H. Kawaguchi,
glutamicum .
M. Sasaki, M. Suda, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.
3 Ethanol production from mixed sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass by the H. Yukawa
RITE bioprocess.

AIChE Spring National Meeting , 24 April
2007.

4 Improved ethanologenic Corynebacterium glutamicum strains for fuel ethanol
production from lignocellulosic biomass .

H. Teramoto, H. Kawaguchi,
S. Okino, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

The 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for
Fuels and Chemicals, 29 April-2 May 2007.

5 Ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass by the RITE bioprocess.

H. YukawaBIO 2007 International Convention, 7 May,2007.

6 Regulation of the expression of phosphoenolpyruvate: Carbohydrate
phosphotransferase system (PTS) genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum R.

Y. Tanaka, N. Okai, H. Teramoto,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

American Society for Microbiology 107th
General Meeting, 21-25 May 2007.

7 Identification of a novel SOS inducible cell-division inhibitor in Corynebacterium
glutamicum .

H. Ogino, H. Teramoto, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.

American Society for Microbiology 107th
General Meeting, 21-25 May 2007.

8 Anaerobic growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum using nitrate as a terminal
electron acceptor.

T. Nishimura, A.A. Vertès,Y. Shinoda, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

American Society for Microbiology 107th
General Meeting, 21-25 May 2007.

9 Enhanced biohydrogen production from biomass-derived substrates .

A. Yoshida, M. Inui, and H. Yukawa. SIM Annual Meeting, 31 July 2007.

10 Efficient ethanol production from glucose and xylose mixture using growtharrested Corynebacteria.
11 Production of D-lactic acid by the RITE bioprocess using genetically engineered
Corynebacterium glutamicum .

S. Sakai, M. Sasaki, M. Suda,
S. Okino, T. Jyojima, Y. Tsuchida,
M. Inui and H. Yukawa.
S. Okino, M. Suda, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.

12 Engineering of an L-arabinose metabolic pathway in Corynebacterium
glutamicum .

M. Sasaki, H. Kawaguchi, S. Okino, 234th ACS National Meeting, 19-23 August
T. Jyojima, M. Inui and H. Yukawa. 2007.

13 Transcriptional profiling of Corynebacterium glutamicum metabolism duringorganic acid production under oxygen deprivation conditions .

M. Suda, S. Okino, H. Nonaka,
L.G. Puskás, A.A. Vertès, M. Inuiand H. Yukawa.
K. Yasuda, T. Jojima, M. Suda,
S. Okino, M. Inui and H. Yukawa.

14 Analyses and suppression of acetate formation for development of efficientbiorefining process by growth-arrested corynebacteria .

The 4th World Congress on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, 21-24
March 2007.

234th ACS National Meeting, 19-23 August2007.
234th ACS National Meeting, 19-23 August
2007.

2007 AIChE Annual Meeting , 4-9 November
2007.
2007 AIChE Annual Meeting , 4-9 November
2007.

15 Ethanol production from mixed sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass by the H. Yukawa"RITE-bioprocess" using corynebacteria

2007 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioenergy, 14 November
2007.

16 Production of biofuels from soft biomass by the RITE Bioprocess

Asia Biofuels Conference & EXPO V , 13
December 2007.

H. Yukawa◆2007 International Publication etc.
Title
1 Genomes and Genome-Level Engineering of Amino Acid-Producing Bacteria.

Researchers
JournalH. Yukawa, M. Inui and A.A. Vertès. Amino Acid Biosynthesis ‒ Pathways,
Regulation and Metabolic Engineering

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RITE Today 2008

2007 Paper, Presentation and Publication

Plant Research Group

Plant Research Group■2007 Paper
Title
1 Histidine kinases plays important roles in the perception and signal transduction of
H2O2 in the cyanobacterium, Synechocystis .

Researchers
Y. Kanesaki, H. Yamamoto,K. Paithoonrangsarid,
M. Shoumskaya, I. Suzuki,
H. Hayashi, N. Murata
H. Yamamoto, C. Miyake

JournalThe Plant Journal 49(2): 313-324

Shin-Ichi Miyazawa,
Satomi Yoshimura, Yuki Shinzaki,
Masayoshi Maeshima,
Chikahiro Miyake

In "Photosynthesis: Energy from the Sun".
pp. 809-812. Springer (Dordrecht). 2008.

Title
1 Stimulation of Cyclic Electron Flow around Photosystem I (CEF-PSI) by
Overexpression of Ferredoxin in Transplastomic Tobacco enhances NonPhotochemical Quenching (NPQ) of Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Researchers
H. Yamamoto, C. Miyake

Meeting
Plant Biology & Botany 2007 Joint Congress（Chicago, USA）

2 Overexpression of Ferredoxin in Tobacco Chloroplasts stimulates Cyclic Electron
Flow around Photosystem I (CEF-PSI) and enhances Non-Photochemical
Quenching (NPQ) of Chl Fluorescence.

H. Yamamoto, C. Miyake

Photosynthesis 2007（Glasgow, Scotland）

2 Overexpression of Ferredoxin in Tobacco Chloroplasts stimulates Cyclic Electron
Flow around Photosystem I (CEF-PSI) and enhances Non-Photochemical
Quenching (NPQ) of Chl Fluorescence
3 Relationship between mesophyll conductance to CO2 diffusion and contents ofaquaporin localized at plasma membrane in tobacco plants grown under drought
conditions.

Photosynthesis 2007 Proceedings"Photosynthesis: Energy from the Sun”

■2007 Meeting

3 Internal resistance to CO2 diffusion in the leaves and its relationship with water-use Shin-Ichi Miyazawa,
efficiency under drought
Satomi Yoshimura, Yuki Shinzaki,
Masayoshi Maeshima,
Chikahiro Miyake

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Phenotypic plasticity in response toenvironmental change:from the molecular to
ecosystem level. Oct 23-26 2007. Tochigi,
Japan.

RITE Today 2008

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