Makoto Shimosaka

Shinshu University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Enzyme Production and Characterization(33), Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases(29), Biofuel production and bioconversion(19), Fungal and yeast genetics research(13), Food Quality and Safety Studies(12)

Publications124 total

A novel <i>N</i>-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase that is essential for chitin utilization in the chitinolytic bacterium, <i>Chitiniphilus shinanonensis</i>
Journal of Applied Microbiology·2024· 3 cited
Multi-enzyme Machinery for Chitin Degradation in the Chitinolytic Bacterium Chitiniphilus shinanonensis SAY3T
Current Microbiology·2023· 7 cited
A novel endo-type chitinase possessing chitobiase activity derived from the chitinolytic bacterium, <i>Chitiniphilus shinanonensis</i> SAY3T
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2023· 4 cited
PROLONGATION OF ORAL PHASE FOR INITIAL SWALLOW OF SOLID FOOD IS ASSOCIATED WITH ORAL DIADOCHOKINESIS DETERIORATION IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS IN JAPAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle·2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Prolongation of Oral Phase for Initial Swallow of Solid Food is Associated with Oral Diadochokinesis Deterioration in Nursing Home Residents in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of chitinase ChiL from Chitiniphilus shinanonensis (CsChiL)
2019
Identification and Characterization of Apigenin 6-C-Glucosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Isosaponarin in Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum)
Plant and Cell Physiology·2019· 44 citedOpen Access
Identification and characterization of a rhamnosyltransferase involved in rutin biosynthesis in <i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> (common buckwheat)
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2018· 49 citedOpen Access
Transformation of Schizophyllum commune and Coprinopsis cinerea by Agrobacterium
Medical Entomology and Zoology·2018Open Access
<i>C</i>‐Glycosyltransferases catalyzing the formation of di‐<i>C</i>‐glucosyl flavonoids in citrus plants
The Plant Journal·2017· 104 citedOpen Access
Tribute to Pasteur
Sen i Gakkaishi·2016
Expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of ChiL, a chitinase from<i>Chitiniphilus shinanonensis</i>
Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications·2015· 8 citedOpen Access
pFungiway: a series of plasmid vectors used for gene manipulation in fungi
Annals of Microbiology·2015· 11 citedOpen Access
Purification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of flavonoid <i><scp>C</scp></i>‐glucosyltransferases from <i><scp>F</scp>agopyrum esculentum </i><scp>M</scp>. (buckwheat) cotyledon
The Plant Journal·2014· 111 citedOpen Access
Production of &lt;i&gt;C&lt;/i&gt;-glucosides of flavonoids and related compounds by &lt;i&gt;Escherichia coli&lt;/i&gt; expressing buckwheat &lt;i&gt;C&lt;/i&gt;-glucosyltransferase
Plant Biotechnology·2014· 27 citedOpen Access
Characterization of a gene coding for a putative adenosine deaminase-related growth factor by RNA interference in the Basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering·2012· 13 cited
Knockdown of electron transfer flavoprotein β subunit reduced TGF-β-induced α-SMA mRNA expression but not COL1A1 in fibroblast-populated three-dimensional collagen gel cultures
Journal of Dermatological Science·2012· 6 cited
Heterologous Expression and Functional Characterization of a Novel Chitinase from the Chitinolytic Bacterium<i>Chitiniphilus shinanonensis</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2012· 21 citedOpen Access
Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Coding for a Major Extracellular Chitosanase from the Koji Mold<i>Aspergillus oryzae</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2012· 7 citedOpen Access
Isolation of genes coding for chitin-degrading enzymes in the novel chitinolytic bacterium, Chitiniphilus shinanonensis, and characterization of a gene coding for a family 19 chitinase
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering·2011· 37 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Mitsuo Okazaki(32), Goro Taguchi(16), Ritsuko Kodaira(12), Masahiro Nogawa(11), Kousaku Murata(6), Nobuaki Hayashida(5), Masato Yamada(5), Shinji Kanda(5), Satoshi Inatomi(4), Kunihiko Watanabe(4), Toshihiko Saikusa(4), Yoshihiko Amano(4), Takamitsu Ito(3), Y. Arikawa(3), Xiao‐Yong Zhang(3), Akira Kimura(3), Yasuki Fukuda(3), Akira Kimura(3), Kazuaki Sato(3), Naoko Hamada(3)