Tohoku University

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Kajima Corporation

Takefumi Shimoyama

Kazuya Watanabe

Koichiro Iwasa

Masahiro Furutani

Seiji Takahashi

Akihiro Uenishi

Yasuyuki Kori

Yoshiyuki Ueno

Akira Yamazawa

To provide a series of techniques for obtaining &#x3b2;-phellandrene with high purity and in a large quantity. Provided is a recombinant cell capable of producing &#x3b2;-phellandrene, prepared by introducing at least one nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of a nucleic acid encoding geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) synthase and a nucleic acid encoding neryl pyrophosphate (NPP) synthase, and a nucleic acid encoding &#x3b2;-phellandrene synthase into a host cell in such a manner that these nucleic acids are expressed in the host cell. Also provided is a method for producing &#x3b2;-phellandrene by culturing the recombinant cell to produce &#x3b2;-phellandrene in the recombinant cell.

Recombinant cell, and method for producing &#x3b2;-phellandrene

One object is to provide a measuring device configured to evaluate the power generation characteristics of a response-delay type fuel cell automatically, precisely, and with excellent reproducibility with consideration of the response delay against power load fluctuations, and effectively acclimatize and develop microorganisms that are provided to generate power. A potentio-galvanostat is connected to a microbial fuel cell provided as an exemplary response-delay type fuel cell. Further, an automatic measuring device is connected to the potentio-galvanostat. The automatic measuring device has a program function and measures the internal resistance of the microbial fuel cell at set time. The internal resistance measurement is executed through the automatic measuring device that instructs the potentio-galvanostat to change a current value flowing to the microbial fuel cell and that repeatedly executes the process of measuring and recording a voltage value of the microbial fuel cell and the current value while changing a current control value in stages after the voltage value is stabilized.

Internal-resistance measuring device for response-delay type fuel cell

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Sendai, Japan

Takefumi Shimoyama