2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Exhaustive Screening and Functional Enhancement of a Useful Genes Related to Hydrogen Production by Using a Genetic Engineering Approach.
| Project/Area Number |
22780070
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied microbiology
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
MAEDA Toshinari 九州工業大学, 大学院・生命体工学研究科, 准教授 (00470592)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 水素ガス / バイオテクノロジー / 遺伝子工学 / 生体機能利用 / 代謝工学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to enhance bacterial hydrogen production. During this research activity, an exhaustive screening using an Escherichia coli mutant library was performed to find a useful gene related to hydrogen production, which could be helpful to fully understand biohydrogen production in E. coli; as a result, there are several uncharacterized genes, which have been never reported that they are related to hydrogen production. In addition, the function of E. coli hydrogenases in hydrogen fermentation from glycerol was studied.
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