Works by Masashi Inafuku

Results: 34

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

BCG Vaccination Suppresses Glucose Intolerance Progression in High-Fat-Diet-Fed C57BL/6 Mice.

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Medicina (1010660X), 2024, v. 60, n. 6, p. 866, doi. 10.3390/medicina60060866

By:

Arakawa, Haruna;
Inafuku, Masashi

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Article

Effect of Vaccinium ashei reade Leaf Extracts on Lipid Metabolism in Obese OLETF Rats.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2011, v. 75, n. 12, p. 2304, doi. 10.1271/bbb.110451

By:

Inoue, Nao;
Nagao, Koji;
Nomura, Saori;
Shirouchi, Bungo;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Hirabaru, Hideaki;
Nakahara, Noriaki;
Nishizono, Shoko;
Tanaka, Takashi;
Yanagita, Teruyoshi

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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 Vaccinium ashei reade Leaves on Lipid Metabolism in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty Rats.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2008, v. 72, n. 6, p. 1619, doi. 10.1271/bbb.80036

By:

Nagao, Koji;
Higa, Kouki;
Shirouchi, Bungo;
Nomura, Saori;
Inoue, Nao;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Yanagita, Teruyoshi

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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

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

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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Article

Peucedanum japonicum Thunb Inhibits High-fat Diet Induced Obesity in Mice.

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Phytotherapy Research, 2011, v. 25, n. 6, p. 870, doi. 10.1002/ptr.3355

By:

Okabe, Takafumi;
Toda, Takayoshi;
Nukitrangsan, Natthanan;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Iwasaki, Hironori;
Oku, Hirosuke

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Article

Syringin: A Phenylpropanoid Glycoside Compound in Cirsium brevicaule A. GRAY Root Modulates Adipogenesis.

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Molecules, 2021, v. 26, n. 6, p. 1531, doi. 10.3390/molecules26061531

By:

Hossin, Abu Yousuf;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Takara, Kensaku;
Nugara, Ruwani N.;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Plastina, Pierluigi

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Article

Beta-Glucosylceramide Administration (i.p.) Activates Natural Killer T cells In Vivo and Prevents Tumor Metastasis in Mice.

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Lipids, 2012, v. 47, n. 6, p. 581, doi. 10.1007/s11745-012-3666-1

By:

Inafuku, Masashi;
Li, Changchun;
Kanda, Yasuhiro;
Kawamura, Toshihiko;
Takeda, Kazuyoshi;
Oku, Hirosuke;
Watanabe, Hisami

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Article

Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt) root suppresses adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells.

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Lipids in Health & Disease, 2014, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1476-511X-13-88

By:

Ruthaiwan Bunkrongcheap;
Nongporn Hutadilok-Towatana;
Kusumarn Noipha;
Chatchai Wattanapiromsakul;
Masashi Inafuku;
Hirosuke Oku

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Article

Cirsium brevicaule A. GRAY leaf inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells and C57BL/6 mice.

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Lipids in Health & Disease, 2013, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1476-511X-12-124

By:

Masashi Inafuku;
Ruwani N. Nugara;
Yasuo Kamiyama;
Itsuki Futenma;
Ayako Inafuku;
Hirosuke Oku

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Article

Effect of Mukitake mushroom (Panellus serotinus) on the pathogenesis of lipid abnormalities in obese, diabetic ob/ob mice.

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Lipids in Health & Disease, 2013, v. 11, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1476-511X-12-18

By:

Inoue, Nao;
Inafuku, Masashi;
Shirouchi, Bungo;
Nagao, Koji;
Yanagita, Teruyoshi

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Article