6-1．簡単な解説

アルコール分解能に優れた酵母菌（Candida solicila）の1株を発見して、二日酔い予防剤開発の確立に努めた（１−５）。

6-2. 原著論文(5編）

1. 1) Okuma Y, Endo A, Iwasaki H, Ito Y, Goto S. Isolation and perperties of Ethanol using yeasts with acid and ethanol tolerance. J Ferm Technol 1986; 64: 379-382.
2. 2) Okuma Y, Ito Y, Endo A. Ethanol-utilizing yeasts with acid and ethanol tolerance: assimilation of ethanol-related compounds and chemical composition. J Ferm Technol 1987; 65: 133-137.
3. 3) Goto S, Iwasaki H, Okuma Y, Ito Y, Endo A. New species belonging to Pichia and Candida. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1987; 33: 275-286.
4. 4) Okuma Y, Ito Y, Endo A. Purification and properties of alcohol dehydrogenase from the acid- and ethanol-tolerant yeast Candida solicola. J Ferment Bioeng 1991; 71: 309-312.
5. 5) Okuma Y, Ito Y, Endo A. Effect of the ethanol-utilizing yeast Candida solicola on blood ethanol and acetaldehyde concentration. J Jap Soc Nutrition and Food Sci( in Japanese) 1991; 44: 373-376.