Chinami Kitamura

Transformation of Cinchona Alkaloids into 1-N-Oxide Derivatives by Endophytic Xylaria sp. Isolated from Cinchona pubescens.

Hirotaka Shibuya, Chinami Kitamura, Shoji Maehara et al. · Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 2003 · 65 citations · Full text

Biosynthesis, Antifungal Agent, Biochemistry +13

Sesamin suppresses activation of microglia and p44/42 MAPK pathway, which confers neuroprotection in rat intracerebral hemorrhage

Masatoshi Ohnishi, Ayaka Monda, Ryoko Takemoto et al. · Neuroscience · 2012 · 53 citations

Inflammation, Medicine, Cell Death +13

Microbial Conversion of Curcumin into Colorless Hydroderivatives by the Endophytic Fungus Diaporthe sp. Associated with Curcuma longa

Shoji Maehara, Michiteru Ikeda, Hiroyuki Haraguchi et al. · Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 2011 · 37 citations · Full text

Fungal Diversity, Biochemistry, Endophyte Research +10

Cinchona Alkaloids Are Also Produced by an Endophytic Filamentous Fungus Living in Cinchona Plant

Shoji Maehara, Partomuan Simanjuntak, Chinami Kitamura et al. · Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 2011 · 35 citations · Full text

Biology, Cinchona Ledgeriana, Biosynthesis +8

Ability of endophytic filamentous fungi associated with Cinchona ledgeriana to produce Cinchona alkaloids

Shoji Maehara, Partomuan Simanjuntak, Yoshihide Maetani et al. · Journal of Natural Medicines · 2012 · 32 citations

Biology, Mycology, Cinchona Ledgeriana +7