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Akira Kobata

Akira Kobata

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026
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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
30268
World Ranking
1295
National Ranking
60

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
30464
World Ranking
1547
National Ranking
85

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Akira Kobata is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their academic profile reflects a focus on scientific research within a reputable institution recognized globally for its contributions to higher education and research.

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Best Publications

  • Association of rheumatoid arthritis and primary osteoarthritis with changes in the glycosylation pattern of total serum IgG.

    R. B. Parekh;R. A. Dwek;B. J. Sutton;D. L. Fernandes

  • Hydrazinolysis of asparagine-linked sugar chains to produce free oligosaccharides.

    Seiichi Takasaki;Tsuguo Mizuochi;Akira Kobata

  • Structural studies of two ovalbumin glycopeptides in relation to the endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase specificity.

    T Tai;K Yamashita;M Ogata-Arakawa;N Koide

  • Fractionation of glycopeptides by affinity column chromatography on concanavalin A-sepharose.

    Shun-ichiroh Ogata;Takashi Muramatsu;Akira Kobata

  • Structures and functions of the sugar chains of glycoproteins.

    Akira Kobata

  • Structures of sialylated O-linked oligosaccharides of bovine peripheral nerve alpha-dystroglycan. The role of a novel O-mannosyl-type oligosaccharide in the binding of alpha-dystroglycan with laminin.

    Atsuro Chiba;Kiichiro Matsumura;Hiroki Yamada;Toshiyuki Inazu

  • Use of endo- and exoglycosidases for structural studies of glycoconjugates.

    Akira Kobata

  • Analysis of oligosaccharides by gel filtration.

    Katsuko Yamashita;Tsuguo Mizuochi;Akira Kobata

  • Comparative study of the asparagine-linked sugar chains of human erythropoietins purified from urine and the culture medium of recombinant Chinese hamster ovary cells

    M Takeuchi;S Takasaki;H Miyazaki;T Kato

  • Relationship between sugar chain structure and biological activity of recombinant human erythropoietin produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

    Makoto Takeuchi;Noboru Inoue;Thomas W. Strickland;Mamoru Kubota

  • Diversity of oligosaccharide structures linked to asparagines of the scrapie prion protein.

    Tamao Endo;Darlene Groth;Stanley B. Prusiner;Akira Kobata

  • The structures of the galactose-containing sugar chains of ovalbumin.

    K Yamashita;Y Tachibana;A Kobata

  • SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN-A CARRIES OLIGOSACCHARIDE RECEPTORS FOR ESCHERICHIA-COLI TYPE-1 FIMBRIAL LECTIN

    A E Wold;J Mestecky;M Tomana;A Kobata

  • Structures of the carbohydrate moiety of ovalbumin glycopeptide III and the difference in specificity of endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases CII and H.

    T Tai;K Yamashita;S Ito;A Kobata

  • Structure, biosynthesis and functions of glycoprotein glycans

    Eric G. Berger;Eckhart Buddecke;Johannis P. Kamerling;Akira Kobata

  • Glycosylation differences between the normal and pathogenic prion protein isoforms.

    Pauline M. Rudd;Tama Endo;Cristina Colominas;Darlene Groth

  • Asparagine-linked glycosylation of the scrapie and cellular prion proteins.

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Susan Fisher;Sigvard Olofsson;Tamao Endo

  • Fractionation of L-fucose-containing oligosaccharides on immobilized Aleuria aurantia lectin.

    K Yamashita;N Kochibe;T Ohkura;I Ueda

  • Glycobiology : a practical approach

    Akira Kobata;Minoru Fukuda

  • Comparative study of the carbohydrate moieties of rat and human plasma alpha 1-acid glycoproteins.

    Hideo Yoshima;Akira Matsumoto;Tsuguo Mizuochi;Toshisuke Kawasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuko Yamashita
Katsuko Yamashita Teikyo University
Toshiya Endo
Toshiya Endo Kyoto Sangyo University
Darlene Groth
Darlene Groth University of California, San Francisco
Stanley B. Prusiner
Stanley B. Prusiner University of California, San Francisco
Naoyuki Tsuchiya
Naoyuki Tsuchiya University of Tsukuba
Johannis P. Kamerling
Johannis P. Kamerling Utrecht University
Shintaro Okada
Shintaro Okada Osaka University
Kotoku Kurachi
Kotoku Kurachi University of Washington

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