研究業績

Suppression of fecal phenol production by oral supplementation of sesamol: inhibition of tyrosine phenol-lyase by sesamol. 

[Food & function, 16, 3542-3552 (2025)]

Daiki Oikawa, Zion Byun, Bunzo Mikami, Aina Gotoh, Toshihiko Katoh, Ryo Ueno, Aruto Nakajima, Satoshi Yamashita, Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo, Seiji Takahashi, Toshiyuki Waki, Koichi Kikuchi, Takaaki Abe, Takane Katayama, Toru Nakayama. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/d4fo04839c

Biosynthesis of unnatural polyisoprenes by engineered prenyltransferases on rubber particles. 

[Research Square (preprint)]

Seiji Takahashi, Miki Suenaga-Hiromori, Tomoki Ishii, Nadia Nur Shazana Binti Abu Talib Khan, Tomoyo Mikami, Tomohiro Takahashi, Chiho Minakawa, Fumihiro Yanbe, Toshiyuki Waki, Toru Nakayama, Riki Imaizumi, Taro Yanai, Kunishige Kataoka, Satoshi Yamashita, Kohei Takeshita, Hiroaki Matsuura, Naoki Sakai, Masaki Yamamoto, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Yukino Miyagi-Inoue, Kazuhisa Fushihara, Yuzuru Tozawa. 

https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3615345/v1

Lowering pH optimum of activity of SshEstI, a slightly alkaliphilic archaeal esterase of the hormone-sensitive lipase family.

[Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 138(3), 188-195 (2024)]

Kazuhiro Ohara, Yasuhiro Oshima, Hideaki Unno, Satoru Nagano, Masami Kusunoki, Seiji Takahashi, Toshiyuki Waki, Satoshi Yamashita, Toru Nakayama. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.05.010

Structural insights into catalytic promiscuity of chalcone synthase from Glycine max (L.) Merr.: Coenzyme A-induced alteration of product specificity.

[Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 718(23), 150080 (2024)]

Toshiyuki Waki, Riki Imaizumi, Kaichi Uno, Yamato Doi, Misato Tsunashima, Sayumi Yamada, Ryo Mameda, Shun Nakata, Taro Yanai, Kohei Takeshita, Naoki Sakai, Kunihige Kataoka, Masaki Yamamoto, Seiji Takahashi, Toru Nakayama, Satoshi Yamashita. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150080

Structural-Functional Correlations between Unique N-terminal Region and C-terminal Conserved Motif in Short-chain cis-Prenyltransferase from Tomato.

[ChemBioChem, 25, e202300796 (2024)]

Riki Imaizumi, Hiroaki Matsuura, Taro Yanai, Kohei Takeshita, Shuto Misawa, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Naoki Sakai, Yukino Miyagi-Inoue, Miki Suenaga-Hiromori, Toshiyuki Waki, Kunishige Kataoka, Toru Nakayama, Masaki Yamamoto, Seiji Takahashi, and Satoshi Yamashita. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202300796