Works by Hirosuke Oku

Results: 59

DNA damage protection against free radicals of two antioxidant neolignan glucosides from sugarcane molasses.

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Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2016, v. 96, n. 4, p. 1209, doi. 10.1002/jsfa.7208

By:

Asikin, Yonathan;
Takahashi, Makoto;
Mizu, Masami;
Takara, Kensaku;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Wada, Koji

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Article

Isolation and characterization of mimosine degrading enzyme from Arthrobacter sp. Ryudai-S1.

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World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2022, v. 38, n. 10, p. 1, doi. 10.1007/s11274-022-03344-y

By:

Oogai, Shigeki;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Isolation of Salt Stress Tolerance Genes from Roots of Mangrove Plant, Rhizophora stylosa Griff., Using PCR-Based Suppression Subtractive Hybridization.

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Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2011, v. 29, n. 3, p. 533, doi. 10.1007/s11105-010-0257-2

By:

Basyuni, Mohammad;
Kinjo, Yuji;
Baba, Shigeyuki;
Shinzato, Naoya;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Siregar, Edy;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Molecular regulatory mechanism of isoprene emission under short-term drought stress in the tropical tree Ficus septica.

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Tree Physiology, 2019, v. 39, n. 3, p. 440, doi. 10.1093/treephys/tpy123

By:

Parveen, Shahanaz;
Rashid, Md Harun-Ur-;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Gene expression analysis of disabled and re-induced isoprene emission by the tropical tree Ficus septica before and after cold ambient temperature exposure.

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Tree Physiology, 2016, v. 36, n. 7, p. 873, doi. 10.1093/treephys/tpw032

By:

Ishmael Mutanda;
Seikoh Saitoh;
Masashi Inafuku;
Hiroaki Aoyama;
Tomonori Takamine;
Kazuhito Satou;
Masako Akutsu;
Kuniko Teruya;
Hinako Tamotsu;
Makiko Shimoji;
Haruki Sunagawa;
Hirosuke Oku

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Article

Triterpene synthases from the Okinawan mangrove tribe, Rhizophoraceae.

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FEBS Journal, 2007, v. 274, n. 19, p. 5028, doi. 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.06025.x

By:

Basyuni, Mohammad;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Tsujimoto, Etsuko;
Kinjo, Kazuhiko;
Baba, Shigeyuki;
Takara, Kensaku

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Article

Molecular characteristics of isoprene synthase and its control effects on isoprene emissions from tropical trees.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2023, v. 136, n. 1, p. 63, doi. 10.1007/s10265-022-01418-4

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Mutanda, Ishmael;
Inafuku, Masashi

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Article

Growth condition controls on G-93 parameters of isoprene emission from tropical trees.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2021, v. 134, n. 6, p. 1225, doi. 10.1007/s10265-021-01344-x

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Iwai, Shohei;
Uehara, Misaki;
Iqbal, Asif;
Mutanda, Ishmael;
Inafuku, Masashi

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Article

Molecular cloning of putative chloroplastic cysteine synthase in Leucaena leucocephala.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2020, v. 133, n. 1, p. 95, doi. 10.1007/s10265-019-01158-y

By:

Harun-Ur-Rashid, Md.;
Oogai, Shigeki;
Parveen, Shahanaz;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Amzad Hossain, Md.;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Molecular characterization of mimosinase and cystathionine β-lyase in the Mimosoideae subfamily member Mimosa pudica.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2019, v. 132, n. 5, p. 667, doi. 10.1007/s10265-019-01128-4

By:

Oogai, Shigeki;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Watanabe, Keiichi;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Molecular characterization of cytosolic cysteine synthase in <italic>Mimosa pudica</italic>.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2018, v. 131, n. 2, p. 319, doi. 10.1007/s10265-017-0986-5

By:

Rashid, Md. Harun-Ur-;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Oogai, Shigeki;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Parveen, Shahanaz;
Hossain, Md. Amzad;
Anai, Toyoaki;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of isoprene synthases from the tropical trees Ficus virgata, Ficus septica, and Casuarina equisetifolia.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2015, v. 128, n. 5, p. 849, doi. 10.1007/s10265-015-0740-9

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Ishikawa, Takeshi;
Takamine, Tnomonori;
Ishmael, Mutanda;
Fukuta, Masakazu

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Article

Lipid composition of mangrove and its relevance to salt tolerance.

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Journal of Plant Research, 2003, v. 116, n. 1, p. 37, doi. 10.1007/s10265-002-0069-z

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Baba, Shigeyuki;
Koga, Hiroya;
Takara, Kensaku;
Iwasaki, Hironori

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Article

Down-regulation of lipids transporter ABCA1 increases the cytotoxicity of Nitidine.

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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 2010, v. 66, n. 5, p. 953, doi. 10.1007/s00280-010-1247-7

By:

Iwasaki, Hironori;
Okabe, Takafumi;
Takara, Kensaku;
Yoshida, Yasuhiko;
Hanashiro, Kaoru;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Tumor-selective cytotoxicity of benzo[c]phenanthridine derivatives from Toddalia asiatica Lam.

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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 2010, v. 65, n. 4, p. 719, doi. 10.1007/s00280-009-1077-7

By:

Iwasaki, Hironori;
Okabe, Takafumi;
Takara, Kensaku;
Toda, Takayoshi;
Shimatani, Masayuki;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Tumor specific cytotoxicity of β-glucosylceramide: structure–cytotoxicity relationship and anti-tumor activity in vivo.

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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 2009, v. 64, n. 3, p. 485, doi. 10.1007/s00280-008-0896-2

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Changchun Li;
Shimatani, Masayuki;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Toda, Takayoshi;
Okabe, Takafumi;
Watanabe, Hisami

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Article

Tumor specific cytotoxicity of glucosylceramide.

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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 2007, v. 60, n. 6, p. 767, doi. 10.1007/s00280-007-0422-y

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Wongtangtintharn, Sawitree;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Shimatani, Masayuki;
Toda, Takayoshi

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Article

The tumor specific cytotoxicity of dihydronitidine from Toddalia asiatica Lam.

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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology, 2006, v. 58, n. 4, p. 451, doi. 10.1007/s00280-005-0183-4

By:

Iwasaki, Hironori;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Takara, Ryo;
Miyahira, Hanako;
Hanashiro, Kaoru;
Yoshida, Yasuhiko;
Kamada, Yasuhiro;
Toyokawa, Tetsuya;
Takara, Kensaku;
Inafuku, Masashi

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Article

Anti-tumor effects of nitidine on camptothecin-resistant A549 cells in a xenograft mouse model.

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Traditional & Kampo Medicine, 2017, v. 4, n. 1, p. 19, doi. 10.1002/tkm2.1059

By:

Taira, Naoyuki;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Enhanced cytotoxicity of nitidine against camptothecin-resistant A549 cells.

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Traditional & Kampo Medicine, 2016, v. 3, n. 1, p. 33, doi. 10.1002/tkm2.1036

By:

Taira, Naoyuki;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Saitoh, Seikoh;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Characterization of cell wall polysaccharide from Cladosiphon okamuranus cultivated in different locations.

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Phycological Research, 2024, v. 72, n. 1, p. 3, doi. 10.1111/pre.12531

By:

Awanthi, Mahanama Geegana Gamage;
Nakasone, Natsuki;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Kitahara, Kanefumi;
Ito, Michihiro;
Tanaka, Atsuko;
Sato, Yoichi;
Numata, Yuichiro;
Konishi, Teruko

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Article

1- O-alkyl-2,3-diacylglycerols in the skin surface lipids of the hairless mouse.

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Lipids, 1995, v. 30, n. 2, p. 169, doi. 10.1007/BF02538271

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Shudo, Jyutaro;
Mimura, Kunio;
Haratake, Akinori;
Nagata, Junichi;
Chinen, Isao

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Article

Coordinated Actions of Glyoxalase and Antioxidant Defense Systems in Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2017, v. 18, n. 1, p. 200, doi. 10.3390/ijms18010200

By:

Hasanuzzaman, Mirza;
Nahar, Kamrun;
Hossain, Md. Shahadat;
Al Mahmud, Jubayer;
Rahman, Anisur;
Masashi Inafuku;
Hirosuke Oku;
Masayuki Fujita

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Article

Isoprenoids of Okinawan mangroves as lipid input into estuarine ecosystem.

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Journal of Oceanography, 2007, v. 63, n. 4, p. 601, doi. 10.1007/s10872-007-0053-2

By:

Mohammad Basyuni;
Hirosuke Oku;
Shigeyuki Baba;
Kensaku Takara;
Hironori Iwasaki

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Article

Lipid-Lowering Effects of Hexane Fraction of Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt) Root in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet.

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Walailak Journal of Science & Technology, 2016, v. 13, n. 10, p. 815

By:

BUNKRONGCHEAP, Ruthaiwan;
Masashi INAFUKU;
Hirosuke OKU;
HUTADILOK-TOWATANA, Nongporn;
WATTANAPIROMSAKUL, Chatchai;
SERMWITTAYAWONG, Decha

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Article

Further optimization of culture method for rat keratinocytes: Titration of glucose and sodium chloride.

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In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology Animal, 1999, v. 35, n. 2, p. 67, doi. 10.1007/s11626-999-0003-y

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Yamashita, Masatoshi;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Chinen, Isao

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Article

Serum-free culture of rat keratinocytes.

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In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology Animal, 1994, v. 30, n. 8, p. 496, doi. 10.1007/BF02631322

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Kumamoto, Chikara;
Miyagi, Tomoyuki;
Hiyane, Takanori;
Nagata, Junichi;
Chinen, Isao

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Article

Relationship between Cumulative Temperature and Light Intensity and G93 Parameters of Isoprene Emission for the Tropical Tree Ficus septica.

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Plants (2223-7747), 2024, v. 13, n. 2, p. 243, doi. 10.3390/plants13020243

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Iqbal, Asif;
Oogai, Shigeki;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Mutanda, Ishmael

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Article

Dietary phosphatidylinositol protects C57 BL/6 mice from concanavalin A-induced liver injury by modulating immune cell functions.

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Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2013, v. 57, n. 9, p. 1671, doi. 10.1002/mnfr.201200607

By:

Inafuku, Masashi;
Nagao, Koji;
Inafuku, Ayako;
Yanagita, Teruyoshi;
Taira, Naoyuki;
Toda, Takayoshi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Stress amelioration and anti-inflammatory potential of Shiikuwasha (Citrus depressa Hayata) essential oil, limonene, and g-terpinene.

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Journal of Food & Drug Analysis, 2022, v. 30, n. 3, p. 454, doi. 10.38212/2224-6614.3414

By:

Yonathan Asikin;
Kuniyoshi Shimizu;
Hironori Iwasaki;
Hirosuke Oku;
Koji Wada

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Article

Plant hormone effects on isoprene emission from tropical tree in Ficus septica.

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Plant, Cell & Environment, 2019, v. 42, n. 5, p. 1715, doi. 10.1111/pce.13513

By:

Parveen, Shahanaz;
Iqbal, Md. Asif;
Mutanda, Ishmael;
Rashid, Md. Harun‐Ur‐;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Dihydropyranocoumarins Exerted Anti-Obesity Activity In Vivo and its Activity Was Enhanced by Nanoparticulation with Polylactic-Co-Glycolic Acid.

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Nutrients, 2019, v. 11, n. 12, p. 3053, doi. 10.3390/nu11123053

By:

Hossin, Abu Yousuf;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Nitric Oxide Regulates Plant Growth, Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, and Ion Homeostasis to Confer Salt Tolerance in the Mangrove Species, Kandelia obovata.

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Antioxidants, 2021, v. 10, n. 4, p. 611, doi. 10.3390/antiox10040611

By:

Hasanuzzaman, Mirza;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Nahar, Kamrun;
Fujita, Masayuki;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Tumor-Selective Cytotoxicity of Nitidine Results from Its Rapid Accumulation into Mitochondria.

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BioMed Research International, 2017, v. 2017, p. 1, doi. 10.1155/2017/2130594

By:

Iwasaki, Hironori;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Taira, Naoyuki;
Saito, Seikoh;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Effect of bleaching on lipid content and composition of Okinawan corals.

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Fisheries Science, 2005, v. 71, n. 2, p. 448, doi. 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.00983.x

By:

Yamashiro, Hideytjki;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Onaga, Kyoko

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Article

Lipid biosynthesis from [<sup>14</sup> C]-glucose in the coral Montipora digitata.

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Fisheries Science, 2003, v. 69, n. 3, p. 625, doi. 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00665.x

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OKU, Hirosuke;
YAMASHIRO, Hideyuki;
ONAGA, Kyoko

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Article

Lipid distribution in branching coral Montipora digitata.

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Fisheries Science, 2002, v. 68, n. 3, p. 517, doi. 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00456.x

By:

OKU, Hirosuke;
YAMASHIRO, Hideyuki;
ONAGA, Kyoko;
IWASAKI, Hironori;
TAKARA, Kensaku

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Article

Nitric oxide-induced salt stress tolerance in plants: ROS metabolism, signaling, and molecular interactions.

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Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2018, v. 12, n. 2, p. 77, doi. 10.1007/s11816-018-0480-0

By:

Hasanuzzaman, Mirza;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Nahar, Kamrun;
Bhuyan, M. H. M. Borhannuddin;
Mahmud, Jubayer Al;
Baluska, Frantisek;
Fujita, Masayuki

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Article

Characterization and Bioavailability of Liposomes Containing a Ukon Extract.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2008, v. 72, n. 5, p. 1199, doi. 10.1271/bbb.70659

By:

Takahashi, Makoto;
Kitamoto, Dai;
Imura, Tomohiro;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Takara, Kensaku;
Wada, Koji

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Article

The Occurrence of HR1b in the Venom of the Snake Okinawa Habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis).

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2008, v. 72, n. 2, p. 591, doi. 10.1271/bbb.70540

By:

Morine, Nobuya;
Matsuda, Seiko;
Terada, Koki;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Cloning and Functional Expression of Cycloartenol Synthases from Mangrove Species Rhizophora stylosa Gruff. and Kandelia candel (L.) Druce.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2007, v. 71, n. 7, p. 1788, doi. 10.1271/bbb.70113

By:

Basyuni, Mohammad;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Tsujimoto, Etsuko;
Baba, Shigeyuki

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Article

Biosynthesis of Branched-chain Fatty Acid in Bacilli: FabD (malonyl-CoA:ACP transacylase) Is Not Essential for In Vitro Biosynthesis of Branched-chain Fatty Acids.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2003, v. 67, n. 10, p. 2106, doi. 10.1271/bbb.67.2106

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Futamori, Naoya;
Masuda, Kenichi;
Shimabukuro, Yumiko;
Omine, Tomoyo;
Iwasaki, Hironori

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Article

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Inhibits Fatty Acid Synthetase Activity in Vitro.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2003, v. 67, n. 7, p. 1584, doi. 10.1271/bbb.67.1584

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Wongtangtintharn, Sawitree;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Toda, Takayoshi

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Article

Temperature controls on the basal emission rate of isoprene in a tropical tree Ficus septica: exploring molecular regulatory mechanisms.

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Plant, Cell & Environment, 2016, v. 39, n. 10, p. 2260, doi. 10.1111/pce.12797

By:

Mutanda, Ishmael;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Saitoh, Seikoh;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Watanabe, Keiichi;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Intravenous Mycobacterium Bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese, Diabetic ob/ob Mice.

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PLoS ONE, 2015, v. 10, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0128676

By:

Inafuku, Masashi;
Matsuzaki, Goro;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Diversity of polyisoprenoids in ten Okinawan mangroves.

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Dendrobiology, 2016, v. 75, p. 167, doi. 10.12657/denbio.075.016

By:

Mohammad Basyuni;
Hiroshi Sagami;
Shigeyuki Baba;
Hironori Iwasaki;
Hirosuke Oku

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Article

Non-enzymatic formation of isoprene and 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (2-MBO) by manganese.

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Scientific Reports, 2022, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-022-06520-0

By:

Oku, Hirosuke;
Mutanda, Ishmael;
Fukuta, Masakazu;
Inafuku, Masashi

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Article

Mechanism of the fungal-like particles in the inhibition of adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

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Scientific Reports, 2021, v. 11, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-021-98385-y

By:

Jakkawanpitak, Chanawee;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Hutadilok-Towatana, Nongporn;
Bunkrongcheap, Ruthaiwan;
Sermwittayawong, Natthawan;
Aiemchareon, Piyapat;
Sermwittayawong, Decha

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Article

Tumor specific cytotoxicity of arctigenin isolated from herbal plant Arctium lappa L.

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Journal of Natural Medicines, 2012, v. 66, n. 4, p. 614, doi. 10.1007/s11418-012-0628-0

By:

Susanti, Siti;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Itokazu, Yukiyoshi;
Nago, Mariko;
Taira, Naoyuki;
Saitoh, Seikoh;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Incorporation of branched-chain fatty acid into cellular lipids and caspase-independent apoptosis in human breast cancer cell line, SKBR-3.

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Lipids in Health & Disease, 2005, v. 4, p. 29, doi. 10.1186/1476-511X-4-29

By:

Wongtangtintharn, Sawitree;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Toda, Takayoshi;
Yanagita, Teruyoshi

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