2021

Identification of biosynthetic intermediates for the mating hormone alpha2 of the plant pathogen Phytophthora

Recent advances in chemical ecology: complex interactions mediated by molecules

Triterpenes induced by young apple fruits in response to herbivore attack

Volatile profiling of fruits of 17 mango cultivars by HS-SPME-GC/MS combined with principal component analysis

2020

Changes of volatile flavor compounds of watermelon juice by heat treatment

"Identification of critical residues for the catalytic activity of ComQ, a Bacillus prenylation enzyme for quorum sensing, by using a simple bioassay system"

Metabolism of airborne methyl salicylate in adjacent plants

"Analog synthesis of DAMASCENOLIDE(TM), an important aroma component of roses, and their odor properties"

"The characteristic smell emitted from two scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes rubens"

"Predominant accumulation of a 3-hydroxy-gamma-decalactone in the male rectal gland complex of the Japanese orange fly, Bactrocera tsuneonis"

2019

A herbivore-induced homoterpene volatile is emitted from Basella alba leaves

A sexual rejection peptide: potential use for controlling mouse overpopulation

2018

Generation of (2-Nitroethyl)benzene and related benzenoids from L-Phenylalanine; flower scents of the Japanese Loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae]

Functional evolution of biosynthetic enzymes that produce plant volatiles

"Identification and field attraction of the female sex pheromone of a kiwifruit pest, Nokona feralis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)"

"Isovaleronitrile co-induced with its precursor, l-leucine, by herbivory in the common evening primrose stimulates foraging behavior of the predatory blue shield bug"

A modern purification method for volatile sesquiterpenes produced by recombinant Escherichia coli carrying terpene synthase genes

Purification and structural analysis of volatile sesquiterpenes produced by Escherichia coli carrying unidentified terpene synthase genes from edible plants of the family Araliaceae

2017

Comparative analysis of nonvolatile and volatile metabolites in Lichtheimia ramosa cultivated in different growth media

"Antioxidant effect of aromatic volatiles emitted by Lavandula dentata, Mentha spicata, and M. piperita on mouse subjected to low oxygen condition"

Transcriptomic characterization of gall tissue of Japanese elm tree (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) induced by the aphid Tetraneura nigriabdominalis

2016

Biosynthesis of floral scent 2-phenylethanol in rose flowers

Flavor characteristics of the juices from fresh market tomatoes differentiated from those from processing tomatoes by combined analysis of volatile profiles with sensory evaluation

"(1R,2S,6R)-Papayanal: a new male-specific volatile compound released by the guava weevil Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)"

Establishment of cell surface engineering and its development

Physiological function and ecological aspects of fatty acid-amino acid conjugates in insects

2015

Identification of a quorum sensing pheromone posttranslationally farnesylated at the internal tryptophan residue from Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto

Aroma compounds in Japanese sweet rice wine (Mirin) screened by aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA)

2014

A comparative analysis of characteristic floral scent compounds in Prunus mume and related species

Brassinosteroid-related transcription factor BIL1/BZR1 increases plant resistance to insect feeding

Chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions: ecological significance of plant secondary metabolites

"Enantiospecific synthesis and filed evaluation of four stereoisomers of 10,14-dimethyloctadec-1-ene, a sex pheromone component secreted by female moths of the apple leafminer"

"A region corresponding to second aspartate-rich motif in tryptophan isoprenylating enzyme, ComQ, serves as a substrate-binding site"

2013

Novel small-molecule compounds that affect cellular morphogenesis in yeast and mammalian cells

Degradation of the persistent organic pollutant [14C]heptachlor in Japanese field soils

Comparative volatile profiles in soy sauce according to inoculated microorganisms

"Synthesis and bioassay of the eight analogues of the CH503 male pheromone (3-acetoxy-11,19-octacosadien-1-ol) of the Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly"

2012

Chimeric yeast G-protein alpha subunit harboring a 37-residue C-terminal gustducin-specific sequence is functional in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

"Cloning, monoclonal antibody production, and bodily distribution pattern of a bovine lipocalin"

Citronellal ingestion decreases the appeal of male mouse urinary pheromone for female mice

"Metathesis-mediated synthesis of (R)-10-methyl-2-tridecanone, the southern corn rootworm pheromone"

Lack of the consensus sequence necessary for tryptophan prenylation in the ComX pheromone precursor

"Female sex pheromone secreted by Carmenta mimosa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for an invasive weed in Vietnam"

Female sex pheromone of Cystidia couaggaria couaggaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): identification and field attraction

Urinary volatile compounds as biomarkers for lung cancer

"Synthesis of (1R,7Z)-1-methyl-7-hexadecenyl acetate, the female sex pheromone of the honey locust gall midge"

"Synthesis of all the stereoisomers of 6-methyl-2-octadecanone, 14-methyl-2-octadecanone, and 6,14-dimethyl-2-octadecanone, sex pheromone components of the Lyclene dharma dharma moth, from the enantiomers of citronellal"

2011

Effects of anaerobic processing of soybean seeds on the properties of tofu

Effect of environmental conditions on the alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity of mulberry leaves

Chemical identification and ethological function of soldier-specific secretion in Japanese subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus (Rhinotermitidae)

"Protective group-free syntheses of (+/-)-frontalin, (+/-)-endo-brevicomin, (+/-)-exo-brevicomin, and (+/-)-3,4-dehydro-exo-brevicomin: racemic pheromones with a 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring"

Post-translational isoprenylation of tryptophan

2010

A comparison of volatile components of Setomi with its parent cultivars

Molecular mechanisms underlying sex pheromone production in moths

Aroma character impact compounds in Kinokuni mandarin orange (Citrus kinokuni) compared with Satsuma mandarin orange (Citrus unshiu)

"New syntheses of 1,7-dimethylnonyl propanoate, the western corn rootworm pheromone, in four different ways via cross metathesis, alkylation and coupling reactions"

Female sex pheromone of Glossosphecia romanovi (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): identification and field attraction

Improved synthesis of three methyl-branched pheromone components produced by the female lichen moth

"Characterization and analysis of novel carboxyl/cholinesterase genes possessing the Thr-316 motif in the silkworm, Bombyx mori"

"SPME technique for analyzing headspace volatiles in fish miso, a Japanese fish meat-based fermented product"

"Volatile attractants for the common bluebottle, Graphium sarpedon nipponum, from the host, Cinnamomum camphora"

Volatile organic components of fresh leaves as indicators of indigenous and cultivated citrus species in Taiwan

2009

Combinatorial gene overexpression and recessive mutant gene introduction in sake yeast

"Instrumental analysis of terminal-conjugated dienes for reexamination of the sex pheromone secreted by a nettle moth, Parasa lepida lepida"

"New synthesis of (11Z,13Z)-11,13-hexadecadienal, the female sex pheromone of the navel orangeworm"

Identification of a new pheromone-binding protein in the antennae of a geometrid species and preparation of its antibody to analyze the antennal proteins of moths secreting type II sex pheromone components

Classification of fermented soybean paste during fermentation by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and principal component analysis

"Synthesis and field evaluation of methyl-branched ketones, sex pheromone components produced by Lithosiinae female moths in the family of Arctiidae"

"Synthesis of the deuterated sex pheromone components of the grape borer, Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus"

"Stereochemistry of female-specific normonoterpenes, sex pheromone candidates from the acarid mite, Tyreophagus sp. (Astigmata: Acaridae)"

2008

A comparison of volatile components from the peel of Ohshima no. 1 with its parent cultivars

Chemical structure of posttranslational modification with a farnesyl group on tryptophan

Effect of temperature on the floral scent emission and endogenous volatile profile of Petunia axillaris

"Syntheses of 2-Isopropyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3-heptanone, pheromone components of the male mouse, Mus musculus"

2007

Metabolic regulation of floral scent in Petunia axillaris lines: biosynthetic relationship between dihydroconiferyl acetate and iso-eugenol

Acid labile ComX pheromone from Bacillus mojavensis RO-H-1

"Efficient and stereo-selective syntheses of three stereoisomers of the sex pheromone of the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus"

"A novel lepidopteran sex pheromone produced by females of a Lithosiinae species, Lyclene dharma dharma, in the family of Arctiidae"

"Sex pheromone production in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is mediated by store-operated Ca2+ channels"

Screening of drugs that suppress Ste11 MAPKKK activation in yeast identified a c-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Stimulation of the biosynthesis of the antibiotics lambertellols by the mycoparasitic fungus Lambertella corni-maris under the acidic conditions produced by its host fungus in vitro

"Production of 2-phenylethanol in roses as the dominant floral scent compound from L-phenylalanine by two key enzymes, a PLP-dependent decarboxylase and a phenylacetaldehyde reductase"

2006

"Determination of the absolute configuration of quercivorol, (1S,4R)-p-menth-2-en-1-ol, an aggregation pheromone of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)"

Absolute configuration of volicitin from the regurgitant of lepidopteran caterpillars and biological activity of volicitin-related compounds

Volatile organic compounds with characteristic odor in bamboo vinegar

"Synthesis and characterization of 3,13- and 2,13-octadecadienyl compounds for identification of the sex pheromone secreted by a clearwing moth, Nokona pernix"

2005

Lifespan extending activity of substances secreted by the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that include the dauer-inducing pheromone

"New synthesis of the (3Z,6Z,9S,10R)-isomers of 9,10-epoxy-3,6-henicosadiene and 9,10-epoxy-1,3,6-henicosatriene, pheromone components of the female fall webworm moth, Hyphantria cunea"

Emission mechanism of floral scent in Petunia axillaris

Simple synthesis of the major sex pheromone components of Drosophila ananassae and D. pallidosa

"Synthesis of the four stereoisomers of 2,6-dimethyloctane-1,8-dioic acid, a component of the copulation release pheromone of the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus"

Sex pheromone and related compounds in the Ishigaki and Okinawa strains of the tussock moth Orgyia postica (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

2004

"'Aqua-space', a new headspace method for isolation of natural floral aromas using humidified air as a carrier gas"

"Synthesis of the four stereoisomers of 7-acetoxy-15-methylnonacosane, a component of the female sex pheromone of the screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax"

Towards structural determination of the ComX pheromone: synthetic studies on peptides containing geranyltryptophan

"Revision of the structure of the major aggregation pheromone of the broad-horned flour beetle (Gnatocerus cornutus) to (1S,4R,5R)-alpha-acoradiene by its synthesis"

2003

"Efficient production of recombinant human pleiotrophin in yeast, Pichia pastoris"

"Synthesis of (4R,6S,7R)-7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-3-nonanone and (3R,5S,6R)- 6-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-octanone, the pheromone components of the bostrychid beetle, Dinoderus bifoveolatus"

"Synthesis of the enantiomers of 21-methyl-7-hentriacontanone and a stereoisomeric mixture of 5-acetoxy-19-methylnonacosane, candidates for the female sex pheromone of the screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax"

"Synthesis of the four components of the female sex pheromone of the painted apple moth, Teia anartoides"

"Synthesis of the sex pheromone of the citrus mealybug, Pseudococcus cryptus"

"Synthesis and characterization of hexadecadienyl compounds with a conjugated diene system, sex pheromone of the persimmon fruit moth and related compounds"

Simple synthesis of mite pheromone beta-acaridial and its analogs in the secretion of Caloglyphus polyphyllae (Acari: Acaridae)

2002

Identification of the sex pheromone components secreted by female moths of Peridroma saucia (Noctuidae: Noctuinae)

Determination of the stereochemistry of (-)-koninginin A by an X-ray analysis of its synthetic sample

"Synthesis of the racemate of (Z)-exo-alpha-bergamotenal, a pheromone component of the white-spotted spined bug, Eysarcoris parvus Uhler"

"Syntheses of four methyl-branched secondary acetates and a methyl-branched ketone as possible candidates for the female pheromone of the screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax"

"Synthesis of the (17R)- and (17S)-isomers of volicitin, an elicitor of plant volatiles contained in the oral secretion of the beet armyworm"

"Synthesis of (2S,2'R,3S,4R)-2-(2'-hydroxy-21'-methyidocosanoylamino)-1,3,4-pentadecanetriol, the ceramide sex pheromone of the female hair crab, Erimacrus isenbeckii"

Phenylethylamine induces an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ in yeast

"Syntheses of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhentriacontane and 4,8,12,16-tetramethyldotriacontane, the cuticular tetramethylalkanes of the tsetse fly, Glossina brevipalpis"

2001

"New synthesis of serricornin, the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle"

Chemical synthesis and biological activity of the gelatinase biosynthesis-activating pheromone of Enterococcus faecalis and its analogs

"Aggregation Pheromone Activity of the Female Sex Pheromone, beta-Acaridial, in Caloglyphus polyphyllae (Acari: Acaridae)"

2000

"New syntheses of the rice moth and stink bug pheromones by employing (2R, 6S)-7-acetoxy-2,6-dimethyl-1-heptanol as a building block"

"Regulation of sex pheromone biosynthesis in three plusiinae moths: Macdunnoughia confusa, Anadevidia peponis, and Chrysodeixis eriosoma"

Preparation of (-)-periplanone D and its physical and spectroscopic properties

"Synthesis of all four possible stereoisomers of 5,9-dimethylpentadecane, the major sex pheromone component of the coffee leaf miner moth, Perileucoptera coffeella"

"Simple synthesis of 5,9-dimethylated long-chain alkanes, the sex pheromones of leaf miner moths"

"Synthesis of (3E, 5Z)-3,5-dodecadienylacetate, the sex pheromone of Phtheochroa cranaodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae"

1999

Human lysozyme secretion increased by alpha-factor pro-sequence in Pichia pastoris

1998

"Field and Electroantennogram Responses of the Pine Sawfly, Diprion nipponica, to Chiral Synthetic Pheromone Candidates"

"Synthesis of Both Enantiomers of 15-Hexadecanolide, a Sex Pheromone Component of the Stink Bug, Piezodorus hybneri"

1997

"Molecular cloning of a new type of cDNA for pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide in the silkworm, Bombyx mori"

Genetic analysis of plasmid-specific pheromone signaling encoded by pPD1 in Enterococcus faecalis

"Synthesis of (R, Z)-7, 15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the Sex Pheromone of the Yellowish Elongate Chafer (Heptophylla picea)"

1996

Cell-free production of the silkworm sex pheromone bombykol

Isolation and structure of staph-cAM373 produced by Staphylococcus aureus that induces conjugal transfer of Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pAM373

1995

"Intracellular transduction in the regulation of pheromone biosynthesis of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: suggested involvement of calmodulin and phosphoprotein phosphatase"

"Isolation and structure of the Enterococcus faecalis sex pheromone, cOB1, that induces conjugal transfer of the hemolysin/bacteriocin plasmids, pOB1 and pYI1"

"Isolation and structure of the sex pheromone inhibitor, iAM373, of Enterococcus faecalis"

1993

Synthesis of (R)-Callosobruchusic Acid from Methyl (R)-3-Carboxybutanoate

1992

In vivo and in vitro pheromonotropic activity of two locustatachykinin peptides in Bombyx mori

Inhibition of protein translocation in permeabilized cells of Schizosaccharomyces pombe by puromycin

Cross-activity between pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) and myotropic pyrokinin insect peptides

"C-terminal identification of AD74, a proteolytic product of Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance: application of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry"

"(E)-2-Hexenyl Hexanoate, the Alarm Pheromone of the Bean Bug Riptortus clavatus (Heteroptera: Alydidae)"

"Synthesis of Japonilure, the Pheromone of Japanese Beetle"

"Synthesis of the Enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-Octenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one, a Sex Pheromone of the Cupreous Chafer Beetle, Anomala cuprea Hope"

"Synthesis of the Enantiomers of 7-Methyl-1, 6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane, Pheromone of the Common Wasp and the Pine Beetle"

"Synthesis of Both the Enantiomers of (E)-1-Ethyl-5-methyl-4-heptenyl Acetate (Quadrilure), the Aggregation Pheromone of Cathartus quadricollis, by Enzyme-catalyzed Hydrolysis in an Acetone-Water Solvent System with Lipase"

"Simple Synthesis of a Diastereomeric Mixture of 2-(3',4'-Epoxy-4'-methylcyclohexyl)-6-methyl-2,5-heptadiene, the Pheromone of the Green Stink Bug"