Kenji Okamoto

Erinacines A, B and C, strong stimulators of nerve growth factor (NGF)-synthesis, from the mycelia of Hericium erinaceum

Hirokazu Kawagishi, Atsushi Shimada, Ryoko Shirai et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1994 · 331 citations

Erinacines A, Biosynthesis, Engineering +5

Direct ethanol production from starch, wheat bran and rice straw by the white rot fungus Trametes hirsuta

Kenji Okamoto, Yasuyuki Nitta, Nitaro Maekawa et al. · Enzyme and Microbial Technology · 2010 · 119 citations

Biomass Utilization, Industrial Mycology, Engineering +8

ERINACINE D, A STIMULATOR OF NGF-SYNTHESIS, FROM THE MYCELIA OF HERICIUM ERINACEUM

Hirokazu Kawagishi, Atsushi Simada, Kazue Shizuki et al. · Heterocyclic Communications · 1996 · 109 citations · Full text

Ethanol production from cellulosic materials by genetically engineered Zymomonas mobilis

Hideshi Yanase, Koji Nozaki, Kenji Okamoto · Biotechnology Letters · 2005 · 75 citations

Biomanufacturing, Biomass Conversion, Bioenergy +9

Identification of Functionally Important Amino Acid Residues in Zymomonas mobilis Levansucrase

H. Yanase, Masahiro Maeda, Eri Hagiwara et al. · The Journal of Biochemistry · 2002 · 74 citations

Biosynthesis, Cellular Enzymology, Biochemistry +13