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In the chemical industry, there is a need for innovative manufacturing processes that are not dependent on fossil resources and have reduced environmental impact. Bioprocesses are advantageous as environmentally friendly or green processes and are also superior to chemical processes in terms of reaction specificity and substrate selectivity. However, the aqueous reaction fields used in bioprocesses are not suitable for the conversion, reaction, or production of the hydrophobic materials that account for the majority of chemicals. Therefore, to enable more general use of chemical production technologies employing bioprocesses, the author has screened for organic solvent-tolerant microorganisms, that is, microorganisms with the ability to maintain cellular structure in organic solvents, and created biocatalysts using such microorganisms as host cells.
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Matsuyama, A. (2014). Use of Organic Solvent-Tolerant Microorganisms in Bioconversion. In: Anazawa, H., Shimizu, S. (eds) Microbial Production. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54607-8_12
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