About the Authors

Yasutaka Seki

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Yukiko Kikuchi

Affiliation Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Yoshihiro Kimura

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Ryo Yoshimoto

Affiliation Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Masatoshi Takahashi

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Kenichi Aburai

Affiliation Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Yoshihiro Kanai

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Tatsushi Ruike

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Kazuki Iwabata

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Fumio Sugawara

Affiliation Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Hideki Sakai

Affiliation Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Masahiko Abe

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Kengo Sakaguchi

kengo@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp

Affiliation Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YS Y. Kikuchi Y. Kimura Y. Kanai TR. Performed the experiments: YS Y. Kikuchi Y. Kimura Y. Kanai TR. Analyzed the data: YS Y. Kikuchi Y. Kimura RY MT KA Y. Kanai TR KI FS HS MA KS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HS MA. Wrote the paper: YS Y. Kanai.