About the Authors

Takeo Edamatsu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

edamatsu@kureha.co.jp

Affiliation Pharmaceuticals & Agrochemicals Division, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Ayako Fujieda

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pharmaceuticals & Agrochemicals Division, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiharu Itoh

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pharmaceuticals & Agrochemicals Division, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

All three authors are employees of Kureha Corporation. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.