Masatoshi Nakamura

Enzymatic activation of oleuropein: A protein crosslinker used as a chemical defense in the privet tree

Kotaro Konno, Chikara Hirayama, Hiroe Yasui et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 224 citations

Life Sciences, Botany, Plant Sciences +14

Mulberry latex rich in antidiabetic sugar-mimic alkaloids forces dieting on caterpillars

Kotaro Konno, Hiroshi Ono, Masatoshi Nakamura et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 170 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Botany, Entomology +16

The silkworm <i>Green b</i> locus encodes a quercetin 5- <i>O</i> -glucosyltransferase that produces green cocoons with UV-shielding properties

Takaaki Daimon, Chikara Hirayama, Masatoshi Kanai et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 135 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +13

Site of secretion and properties of endogenous endo-β-1,4-glucanase components from Reticulitermes speratus (Kolbe), a Japanese subterranean termite

Hirofumi Watanabe, Masatoshi Nakamura, Gaku Tokuda et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 1997 · 127 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +12

Differential effects of sugar-mimic alkaloids in mulberry latex on sugar metabolism and disaccharidases of Eri and domesticated silkworms: Enzymatic adaptation of Bombyx mori to mulberry defense

Chikara Hirayama, Kotaro Konno, Naoya Wasano et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2007 · 96 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology +16