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Eiichi Kimura

Eiichi Kimura

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Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15773
World Ranking
5929
National Ranking
373

Overview

Eiichi Kimura is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has contributed research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their recent work spans subfields such as Pharmacology, Plant Science, Food Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Kimura's scholarly output includes publications in recognized venues like Mycoscience and Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. Two recent papers illustrate ongoing research interests:

  • Japanese "nameko" mushrooms (Pholiota microspora) produced via sawdust-based cultivation exhibit severe genetic bottleneck associated with a single founder, 2022, Mycoscience
  • Detailed analysis of amylose content of rice grains and its relation to the physical properties of cooked rice, 2025, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

The major topics covered in their work include fungal biology and applications, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, fermentation and sensory analysis, and food composition and properties. Each of these areas is addressed across multiple publications, reflecting a breadth of focus within biological and food sciences.

  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Food composition and properties

Collaboration is a component of Kimura's research activities, with frequent coauthors including Akira S. Hirao, Atsushi Kumata, Toshihito Takagi, Yoshito Sasaki, and Takashi Shigihara. These collaborations indicate intersecting research interests and cross-disciplinary partnerships within the field.

  • Akira S. Hirao
  • Atsushi Kumata
  • Toshihito Takagi
  • Yoshito Sasaki
  • Takashi Shigihara

Best Publications

  • Recent development of zinc-fluorophores

    Eiichi Kimura;Tohru Koike

  • A zinc(II) complex of 1,5,9-triazacyclododecane ([12]aneN3) as a model for carbonic anhydrase

    Eiichi Kimura;Takeshi Shiota;Tohru Koike;Motoo Shiro

  • Roles of zinc(II) ion in phosphatases. A model study with zinc(II)-macrocyclic polyamine complexes

    Tohru Koike;Eiichi Kimura

  • A Tris(ZnII−1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) Complex as a New Receptor for Phosphate Dianions in Aqueous Solution

    Eiichi Kimura;Shin Aoki;Tohru Koike;Motoo Shiro

  • A NOVEL BIOMIMETIC ZINC(II)-FLUOROPHORE, DANSYLAMIDOETHYL-PENDANT MACROCYCLIC TETRAAMINE 1,4,7,10-TETRAAZACYCLODODECANE (CYCLEN)

    Tohru Koike;Tomohiko Watanabe;Shin Aoki;Eiichi Kimura

  • Zinc-nucleic acid interaction.

    Shin Aoki;Eiichi Kimura

  • Novel "Multipoint" Molecular Recognition of Nucleobases by a New Zinc(II) Complex of Acridine-Pendant Cyclen (Cyclen = 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane)

    Mitsuhiko Shionoya;Takuya Ikeda;Eiichi Kimura;Motoo Shiro

  • Metal chelation-controlled twisted intramolecular charge transfer and its application to fluorescent sensing of metal ions and anions.

    Shin Aoki;Daisuke Kagata;Motoo Shiro;Kei Takeda

  • A new ternary zinc(II) complex with [12]aneN4 (=1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) and AZT (=3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine). Highly selective recognition of thymidine and its related nucleosides by a zinc(II) macrocyclic tetraamine complex with novel complementary associations

    Mitsuhiko Shionoya;Eiichi Kimura;Motoo Shiro

  • The catalytic carboxyester hydrolysis by a new zinc(II) complex with an alcohol-pendant cyclen (1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane): A novel model for indirect activation of the serine nucleophile by zinc(II) in zinc enzymes

    Tohru Koike;Satoko Kajitani;Ikushi Nakamura;Eiichi Kimura

  • Model studies for molecular recognition of carbonic anhydrase and carboxypeptidase.

    Eiichi Kimura

  • Novel Properties of Cooperative Dinuclear Zinc(II) Ions: The Selective Recognition of Phosphomonoesters and Their P−O Ester Bond Cleavage by a New Dinuclear Zinc(II) Cryptate

    Tohru Koike;Masaki Inoue;Eiichi Kimura, ,† and;Motoo Shiro

  • New Series of Multifunctionalized Nickel(II)-Cyclam (Cyclam = 1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane) Complexes. Application to the Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide

    Eiichi Kimura;Senji Wada;Mitsuhiko Shionoya;Yohko Okazaki

  • A new nickel(II) cyclam (cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) complex covalently attached to tris(1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(2+). A new candidate for the catalytic photoreduction of carbon dioxide

    Eiichi Kimura;Xianhe Bu;Mitsuhiko Shionoya;Senji Wada

  • Kinetics and mechanism of the hydration of carbon dioxide and dehydration of bicarbonate catalyzed by a zinc (II) complex of 1,5,9-triazacyclododecane as a model for carbonic anhydrase

    Xiaoping Zhang;Rudi van Eldik;Tohru Koike;Eiichi Kimura

  • Chemistry of zinc(II) fluorophore sensors

    Eiichi Kimura;Shin Aoki

  • HYDROLYSIS OF LIPOPHILIC ESTERS CATALYZED BY A ZINC(II) COMPLEX OF A LONG ALKYL-PENDANT MACROCYCLIC TETRAAMINE IN MICELLAR SOLUTION

    Eiich Kimura;Hiroyuki Hashimoto;Tohru Koike

  • A macrocyclic zinc(II) fluorophore as a detector of apoptosis.

    Eiichi Kimura;Shin Aoki;Emiko Kikuta;Tohru Koike

  • PHOSPHODIESTER HYDROLYSIS BY A NEW ZINC(II) MACROCYCLIC TETRAAMINE COMPLEX WITH AN ALCOHOL PENDANT : ELUCIDATION OF THE ROLES OF SER-102 AND ZINC(II) IN ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE

    Eiichi Kimura;Yorimitsu Kodama;Tohru Koike;Motoo Shiro

  • Novel Recognition of Thymine Base in Double-Stranded DNA by Zinc(II)−Macrocyclic Tetraamine Complexes Appended with Aromatic Groups

    Emiko Kikuta;Mariko Murata;Naomi Katsube;Tohru Koike

  • Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies on copper(II) complexes of macrocyclic ligands as models for square-pyramidal metal active sites of copper(II) complexes of bleomycin and glutathione

    Kiyonori Miyoshi;Hisashi Tanaka;Eiichi Kimura;Sei Tsuboyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Tohru Koike
Tohru Koike Hiroshima University
Mitsuhiko Shionoya
Mitsuhiko Shionoya University of Tokyo
Shin Aoki
Shin Aoki Tokyo University of Science
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Yoichi Iitaka
Yoichi Iitaka University of Tokyo
Yoshio Umezawa
Yoshio Umezawa University of Tokyo
Xian-He Bu
Xian-He Bu Nankai University
Rudi van Eldik
Rudi van Eldik University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Keiko Kashiwagi
Keiko Kashiwagi Chiba Institute of Science
Kazuei Igarashi
Kazuei Igarashi Chiba University

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