Fengnian Yu

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of α-humulene synthase, a possible key enzyme of zerumbone biosynthesis in shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet Smith)

Fengnian Yu, Sho Okamto, Kaoru Nakasone et al. · Planta · 2008 · 83 citations

Shampoo Ginger, Biosynthesis, Engineering +10

Efficient synthesis of functional isoprenoids from acetoacetate through metabolic pathway-engineered Escherichia coli

Hisashi Harada, Fengnian Yu, Sho Okamoto et al. · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2008 · 83 citations

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Natural Product Synthesis +11

Isolation and functional characterization of a β‐eudesmol synthase, a new sesquiterpene synthase from <i>Zingiber zerumbet</i> Smith

Fengnian Yu, Hisashi Harada, Kazuhisa Yamasaki et al. · FEBS Letters · 2008 · 77 citations

Kudzu (<i>Pueraria lobata</i>) Vine Ethanol Extracts Improve Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss in Female Mice

Teruyoshi Tanaka, Tang Han-jun, Fengnian Yu et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2011 · 54 citations

Nutrition, Gynecology, Female Reproductive Function +22

A short‐chain dehydrogenase involved in terpene metabolism from <i>Zingiber zerumbet</i>

Sho Okamoto, Fengnian Yu, Hisashi Harada et al. · FEBS Journal · 2011 · 53 citations

Biosynthesis, Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Cellular Enzymology +15