Seiji Kawai

Complete Biosynthetic Pathway of Alazopeptin, a Tripeptide Consisting of Two Molecules of 6‐Diazo‐5‐oxo‐<scp>l</scp>‐norleucine and One Molecule of Alanine

Seiji Kawai, Yuko Sugaya, Ryota Hagihara et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2021 · 56 citations

Bacterial Avenalumic Acid Biosynthesis Includes Substitution of an Aromatic Amino Group for Hydride by Nitrous Acid Dependent Diazotization

Seiji Kawai, Ryota Hagihara, Kazuo Shin‐ya et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2022 · 33 citations

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Biotransformation +15

Structural and Functional Analyses of the Tridomain‐Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase FmoA3 for 4‐Methyloxazoline Ring Formation

Yohei Katsuyama, Kaoru Sone, Ayaka Harada et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2021 · 30 citations

Combinatorial Chemistry, Protein Assembly, Peptide Engineering +17

<i>In vitro</i> characterization of nonribosomal peptide synthetase-dependent <i>O</i>-(2-hydrazineylideneacetyl)serine synthesis indicates a stepwise oxidation strategy to generate the α-diazo ester moiety of azaserine

Yusuke Shikai, Seiji Kawai, Yohei Katsuyama et al. · Chemical Science · 2023 · 23 citations · Full text

Identification and Analysis of the Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the Hydrazide-Containing Aryl Polyene Spinamycin

Seiji Kawai, Akito Yamada, Danyao Du et al. · ACS Chemical Biology · 2023 · 18 citations