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Akira Okura

AO

34

Publications

1.7K

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22

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1970

Active since

Affiliations

Food Research Institute(Current)

The University of Tokyo

Central Research Laboratories (United Kingdom)

Kurume University

Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation

Akira Okura is an author at Food Research Institute specializing in medicine, drug discovery, and pharmacology.

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MedicinePharmacologyBiochemistryDrug DiscoveryNatural SciencesTumor BiologyMedicinal ChemistryRadiation OncologyCancer TherapyPharmacotherapy

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1970–1999

34

Publications

34

Effect of genistein on topoisomerase activity and on the growth of [VAL 12]Ha-ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells

Akira Okura, Hiroharu Arakawa, Hirofumi Oka et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1988 · 438 citations

Oxidative Stress, Cell Biology, Medicine +3

Fibre-reinforced metal-matrix composites

Tsu−Wei Chou, Anthony E. Kelly, Akira Okura · Composites · 1985 · 278 citations

Materials Science, Reinforcement Material, Metal Matrix Composite +5

ELASTATINAL, A NEW ELASTASE INHIBITOR PRODUCED BY ACTINOMYCETES

HAMAO UMEZAWA, TAKAAKI AOYAGI, Akira Okura et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics · 1973 · 103 citations

Cellular Enzymology, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +5

Novel antitumor indolocarbazole compound 6-N-formylamino-12,13-dihydro-1,11- dihydroxy-13-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-5H-indolo[2,3-a]pyrrolo[3,4- c]carbazole-5,7(6H)-dione (NB-506): induction of topoisomerase I-mediated DNA cleavage and mechanisms of cell line-selective cytotoxicity.

Tomoko Yoshinari, Mami Matsumoto, Hiroharu Arakawa et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 66 citations

Cell Line-selective Cytotoxicity, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry +12

Induction of topoisomerase I-mediated DNA cleavage by a new indolocarbazole, ED-110.

Tomoko Yoshinari, Akira Yamada, Daisuke Uemura et al. · PubMed · 1993 · 62 citations

Medicinal Chemistry, Double-stranded Dna, Biochemistry +14

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