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Hiroshi Morita

Hiroshi Morita

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Chemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
18572
World Ranking
5524
National Ranking
339

Overview

Hiroshi Morita is affiliated with Hoshi University in Japan and has an extensive publication record primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, pharmacology, biochemistry, plant science, and oncology. Their research topics include traditional and medicinal uses of Annonaceae, phytochemical compounds and their biological activities, alkaloid synthesis and pharmacology, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, phytochemistry and biological activities, and berberine and alkaloids research.

The scientist has contributed to numerous papers published in various scientific venues, frequently appearing in the Journal of Natural Medicines, with 21 publications, followed by other journals such as Tetrahedron Letters, Bioconjugate Chemistry, Indoor Environment, and International Journal on Advanced Science Engineering and Information Technology.

Recent selected publications include:

  • Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Trivalent PROTACs Having a Functionalization Site with Controlled Orientation (2021), Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Two new bisindole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana macrocarpa Jack (2021), Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Caloforines A-G, coumarins from the bark of Calophyllum scriblitifolium (2022), Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Three new quassinoids isolated from the wood of Picrasma javanica and their anti-Vpr activities (2020), Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Bisindole alkaloids from Voacanga grandifolia leaves (2021), Journal of Natural Medicines

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of Morita's work, with frequent co-authors who have contributed notably to shared research efforts. These colleagues include:

  • Yusuke Hirasawa
  • Toshio Kaneda
  • Alfarius Eko Nugroho
  • Takahiro Tougan
  • Toshihiro Horii

Best Publications

  • Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: Neurogenic stunned myocardium☆

    Tatsuji Kono;Hiroshi Morita;Toshihiko Kuroiwa;Haruhiko Onaka

  • Genetic Polymorphism of 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease

    H. Morita;J.-I. Taguchi;H. Kurihara;M. Kitaoka

  • THE LYCOPODIUM ALKALOIDS

    Yusuke Hirasawa;Jun'ichi Kobayashi;Hiroshi Morita

  • Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism with bone mineral density in postmenopausal Japanese women.

    M Miyao;H Morita;T Hosoi;H Kurihara

  • Circular dichroism calculation for natural products

    Alfarius Eko Nugroho;Hiroshi Morita

  • Celogentins A-C, new antimitotic bicyclic peptides from the seeds of Celosia argentea.

    Jun'ichi Kobayashi;Hayato Suzuki;Kazutaka Shimbo;Koichi Takeya

  • Structure–cytotoxic activity relationship for the toad poison bufadienolides

    Yoshiaki Kamano;Ayano Kotake;Hirofumi Hashima;Masuo Inoue

  • Study of the glass transition temperature of polymer surface by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation

    Hiroshi Morita;Keiji Tanaka;Tisato Kajiyama;Toshio Nishi

  • Celogentin K, a new cyclic peptide from the seeds of Celosia argentea and X-ray structure of moroidin

    Hayato Suzuki;Hiroshi Morita;Motoo Shiro;Jun'ichi Kobayashi

  • Alkaloids from the seeds of Peganum harmala showing antiplasmodial and vasorelaxant activities

    Adil Astulla;Kazumasa Zaima;Yosuke Matsuno;Yusuke Hirasawa

  • Isoflavanones from the heartwood of Swartzia polyphylla and their antibacterial activity against cariogenic bacteria.

    Kenji Osawa;Hideyuki Yasuda;Takashi Maruyama;Hiroshi Morita

  • Cytotoxic Quassinoids and Tirucallane-Type Triterpenes from the Woods of Eurycoma longifolia.

    Hideji Itokawa;Etsuko Kishi;Hiroshi Morita;Koichi Takeya

  • QSAR evaluation of the Ch'an Su and related bufadienolides against the colchicine-resistant primary liver carcinoma cell line PLC/PRF/5(1).

    Yoshiaki Kamano;Ayano Yamashita;Toshihiko Nogawa;Hiroshi Morita

  • J-Wave syndromes expert consensus conference report: Emerging concepts and gaps in knowledge: Endorsed by the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), and the Latin American Society of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulacifin Cardíaca y Electrofisiología [SOLAECE]).

    Charles Antzelevitch;Gan-Xin Yan;Michael J. Ackerman;Martin Borggrefe

  • Cytotoxic and antifungal diterpenes from the seeds of Alpinia galanga.

    Hiroshi Morita;Hideji Itokawa

  • Structural and conformational studies of [Ile7] and [Leu7]surfactins from Bacillus subtilis natto.

    Hideji Itokawa;Toshihiko Miyashita;Hiroshi Morita;Koichi Takeya

  • Diarylheptanoids from the Rhizomes of Curcuma xanthorrhiza and Alpinia officinarum

    Shin-Ichi Uehara;Ichiro Yasuda;Kazuyuki Akiyama;Hiroshi Morita

  • Cytotoxic diterpenes from the rhizomes of Hedychium coronarium.

    H. Itokawa;H. Morita;I. Katou;K. Takeya

  • Lyconadin A, a Novel Alkaloid from Lycopodium complanatum

    Jun'ichi Kobayashi;Yusuke Hirasawa;Naotoshi Yoshida;Hiroshi Morita

  • Electronic structures and spectra of the keto and enol forms of acetylacetone.

    Hiroshi Nakanishi;Hiroshi Morita;Saburo Nagakura

  • Cassiarins A and B, novel antiplasmodial alkaloids from Cassia siamea.

    Hiroshi Morita;Shiori Oshimi;Yusuke Hirasawa;Koichiro Koyama

  • Triterpenes fromMaytenus ilicifolia

    Hideji Itokawa;Osamu Shirota;Hiroshi Ikuta;Hiroshi Morita

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Takeya
Koichi Takeya University of Tokyo
Hideji Itokawa
Hideji Itokawa University of Tokyo
Jun'ichi Kobayashi
Jun'ichi Kobayashi Hokkaido University
Khalijah Awang
Khalijah Awang University of Malaya
Saburo Nagakura
Saburo Nagakura University of Tokyo
Yoichi Iitaka
Yoichi Iitaka University of Tokyo
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Yukihiro Goda
Yukihiro Goda Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare
Toshihiro Hashimoto
Toshihiro Hashimoto Tokushima Bunri University
George R. Pettit
George R. Pettit Arizona State University

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