Takeo Tomita

Cloning and Heterologous Expression of the Cyclooctatin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Afford a Diterpene Cyclase and Two P450 Hydroxylases

Seung‐Young Kim, Ping Zhao, Masayuki Igarashi et al. · Chemistry & Biology · 2009 · 134 citations

Biosynthesis, Biotransformation, Biochemistry +8

Discovery of Unprecedented Hydrazine-Forming Machinery in Bacteria

Kenichi Matsuda, Takeo Tomita, Kazuo Shin‐ya et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2018 · 103 citations

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Hydrazine Formation +11

An Unusual Terpene Cyclization Mechanism Involving a Carbon–Carbon Bond Rearrangement

Ayuko Meguro, Yudai Motoyoshi, Kazuya Teramoto et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2015 · 102 citations

Biosynthesis, Carbon–carbon Bond Rearrangement, Engineering +14

Unprecedented acetoacetyl-coenzyme A synthesizing enzyme of the thiolase superfamily involved in the mevalonate pathway

Eiji Okamura, Takeo Tomita, Ryûichi Sawa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 91 citations · Full text

The herbicide ketoclomazone inhibits 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase in the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway and shows antibacterial activity against Haemophilus influenzae

Yukiko Matsue, Hiroko Mizuno, Takeo Tomita et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics · 2010 · 62 citations · Full text

1-Deoxy-d-xylulose 5-Phosphate Synthase, Inhibitory Activity, Herbicide Ketoclomazone +8