Research theme for competitive and other funds (14):
2023 - 2026 薬用植物における機能性含硫黄成分の生合成ゲノム基盤の解明と応用
2019 - 2024 Genomic origin of chemodiversity in medicinal plants
2020 - 2023 Identification of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of bioactive sulfur-containing compounds in medicinal plants and its downstream application
Jichen Wang, Hideyuki Suzuki, Nanako Nakashima, Mariko Kitajima, Hiromitsu Takayama, Kazuki Saito, Mami Yamazaki, Naoko Yoshimoto. Identification of a regiospecific S-oxygenase for the production of marasmin in traditional medicinal plant Tulbaghia violacea. Plant Biotechnology. 2022. 39. 3. 281-289
Naoko Yoshimoto, Takashi Asano, Ayuna Kisanuki, Chihiro Kanno, Machiko Asanuma, Mami Yamazaki, Isao Fujii, Kazuki Saito. The ability of callus tissues induced from three Allium plants to accumulate health-beneficial natural products, S-alk(en)ylcysteine sulfoxides. Journal of Natural Medicines. 2022. 76. 4. 803-810
Naoko Yoshimoto, Kazuki Saito. S-Alk(en)ylcysteine sulfoxides in the genus Allium: proposed biosynthesis, chemical conversion, and bioactivities. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2019. 70. 16. 4123-4137
2020/07 - 現在 Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology Associate Editor, Plant Biotechnology
2018/12 - 2019/11 日本学術振興会 科学研究費委員会専門委員
2015/12 - 2016/12 日本学術振興会 科学研究費委員会専門委員
2014/12 - 2015/11 日本学術振興会 科学研究費委員会専門委員
Awards (4):
2023/09 - JOURNAL OF NATURAL MEDICINES AWARD 2022 The ability of callus tissues induced from three Allium plants to accumulate health-beneficial natural products, S-alk(en)ylcysteine sulfoxides. J Nat Med (2022) 76: 803-810.
JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
, THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS
, THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PHARMACOGNOSY
, THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN