Ayako Osawa

Aryl Polyenes, a Highly Abundant Class of Bacterial Natural Products, Are Functionally Related to Antioxidative Carotenoids

Tim A. Schöner, Sören Gassel, Ayako Osawa et al. · ChemBioChem · 2015 · 222 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +13

Construction of transplastomic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) dominantly producing astaxanthin fatty acid esters and detailed chemical analysis of generated carotenoids

Hisashi Harada, Takashi Maoka, Ayako Osawa et al. · Transgenic Research · 2013 · 75 citations

Life Sciences, Agricultural Biotechnology, Biotechnology +17

Anti-oxidative, anti-tumor-promoting, and anti-carcinogenic activities of adonirubin and adonixanthin

Takashi Maoka, Hiroyuki Yasui, Aya Ohmori et al. · Journal of Oleo Science · 2013 · 40 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +17

Characterization and Antioxidative Activities of Rare C50 Carotenoids-Sarcinaxanthin, Sarcinaxanthin Monoglucoside, and Sarcinaxanthin Diglucoside-Obtained from Micrococcus yunnanensis

Ayako Osawa, Yoko Ishii, Nao Sasamura et al. · Journal of Oleo Science · 2010 · 40 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +14

Multiple transformation with the crtYB gene of the limiting enzyme increased carotenoid synthesis and generated novel derivatives in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Nadine Ledetzky, Ayako Osawa, Kanoko Iki et al. · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics · 2014 · 31 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Plant Biology +8