Yukio Kikuta

Specific Regulation of Pyrethrin Biosynthesis in Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium by a Blend of Volatiles Emitted from Artificially Damaged Conspecific Plants

Yukio Kikuta, Hiroki Ueda, Ken-ichi Nakayama et al. · Plant and Cell Physiology · 2011 · 87 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +17

Identification and characterization of a GDSL lipase‐like protein that catalyzes the ester‐forming reaction for pyrethrin biosynthesis in<i>Tanacetum cinerariifolium</i>– a new target for plant protection

Yukio Kikuta, Hirokazu Ueda, Masafumi Takahashi et al. · The Plant Journal · 2012 · 85 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology +17

Biosynthesis of pyrethrin I in seedlings of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium

Kazuhiko Matsuda, Yukio Kikuta, Atsushi Haba et al. · Phytochemistry · 2005 · 78 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +12

Requirement of Catalytic-Triad and Related Amino Acids for the Acyltransferase Activity of<i>Tanacetum cinerariifolium</i>GDSL Lipase/Esterase TcGLIP for Ester-Bond Formation in Pyrethrin Biosynthesis

Yukio Kikuta, Gen Yamada, Tomonori Mitsumori et al. · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry · 2013 · 13 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17