Takeshi Sugai

Biocatalysis in Organic Synthesis: The Use of Nitrile- and Amide-hydrolyzing Microorganisms

Takeshi Sugai, Takahiro Yamazaki, Masahiro Yokoyama et al. · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry · 1997 · 136 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology +17

Unusual stereoselectivity in sialic acid aldolase-catalyzed aldol condensations: synthesis of both enantiomers of high-carbon monosaccharides

Chun Hung Lin, Takeshi Sugai, Randall L. Halcomb et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1992 · 108 citations

Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry +16

Microbial hydrolysis as a potent method for the preparation of optically active nitriles, amides and carboxylic acids

Hideaki Kakeya, Naoko Sakai, Takeshi Sugai et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1991 · 108 citations

Life Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology +10

Synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid (KDO) and its analogs based on KDO aldolase-catalyzed reactions

Takeshi Sugai, Gwo Jenn Shen, Yoshitaka Ichikawa et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1993 · 99 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +9

Biochemical preparations of both the enantiomers of methyl 3-hydroxypentanoate and their conversion to the enantiomers of 4-hexanolide, the pheromone of trogoderma glabrum

Kenji Mori, Hideto Mori, Takeshi Sugai · Tetrahedron · 1985 · 74 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology +8