Hitomi Kajiwara

Efficient synthesis of 6′-sialyllactose, 6,6′-disialyllactose, and 6′-KDO-lactose by metabolically engineered E. coli expressing a multifunctional sialyltransferase from the Photobacterium sp. JT-ISH-224

Sophie Drouillard, Toshiki Mine, Hitomi Kajiwara et al. · Carbohydrate Research · 2010 · 104 citations

Biosynthesis, E. Coli, Engineering +10

Crystal Structure of Vibrionaceae Photobacterium sp. JT-ISH-224  2,6-Sialyltransferase in a Ternary Complex With Donor Product CMP and Acceptor Substrate Lactose: Catalytic Mechanism and Substrate Recognition

Yoshimitsu Kakuta, Nozomu Okino, Hitomi Kajiwara et al. · Glycobiology · 2007 · 71 citations · Full text

Crystal Structure, Biochemistry, Medicine +15

A  -galactoside  2,6-sialyltransferase produced by a marine bacterium, Photobacterium leiognathi JT-SHIZ-145, is active at pH 8

Takeshi Yamamoto, Yusuke Hamada, Mie Ichikawa et al. · Glycobiology · 2007 · 45 citations · Full text

Engineering, Escherichia Coli, Cyanobacteria +16

Tamavidin, a versatile affinity tag for protein purification and immobilization

Yoshimitsu Takakura, Naomi Oka, Hitomi Kajiwara et al. · Journal of Biotechnology · 2009 · 30 citations

Protein Chemistry, Protein Function, Biochemistry +6

An  2,6-sialyltransferase cloned from Photobacterium leiognathi strain JT-SHIZ-119 shows both sialyltransferase and neuraminidase activity

Toshiki Mine, Syouichi Katayama, Hitomi Kajiwara et al. · Glycobiology · 2009 · 28 citations

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Biotransformation +11