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Jun Kawabata

Jun Kawabata

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10792
World Ranking
9872
National Ranking
707

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10548
World Ranking
12155
National Ranking
833

Overview

Jun Kawabata is an active researcher affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on specialized subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Biotechnology, Organic Chemistry, and Ocean Engineering.

Kawabata's recent scholarly contributions include studies on marine natural products and synthetic organic chemistry methods. Two notable papers published in 2020 are:

  • Structure and Stereochemistry of Amphidinolide N Congeners from Marine Dinoflagellate Amphidinium Species, published in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Amphirionins-3 and -6, New Polyketides from the Cultured Marine Dinoflagellate Amphidinium Species, published in Heterocycles

Their research topics cover multiple aspects of marine science and chemistry, including:

  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in Kawabata's research include Masashi Tsuda, Mai Akakabe, Mika Minamida, Keiko Kumagai, and Masayuki Tsuda. These coauthors have contributed jointly to various publications, reflecting sustained collaborative efforts in related fields.

The primary publication venues for Kawabata's recent work are Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin and Heterocycles, illustrating a focus on journals that emphasize chemical and pharmaceutical sciences within environmental and marine contexts.

Best Publications

  • α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities of Nepalese medicinal herb Pakhanbhed (Bergenia ciliata, Haw.)

    Megh Raj Bhandari;Nilubon Jong-Anurakkun;Gao Hong;Jun Kawabata

  • Isolation and Identification of α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Tochu-cha (Eucommia Ulmoides)

    Jun Watanabe;Jun Kawabata;Hideyuki Kurihara;Ryoya Niki

  • Antitumor activity of palmitic acid found as a selective cytotoxic substance in a marine red alga.

    Hideki Harada;Uki Yamashita;Hideyuki Kurihara;Eri Fukushi

  • α-Amylase Inhibitors from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) Tea

    Chanida Hansawasdi;Jun Kawabata;Takanori Kasai

  • Nutritional evaluation of wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers of Nepal

    Megh Raj Bhandari;Takanori Kasai;Jun Kawabata

  • Absolute stereochemistry of citrinadins a and B from marine-derived fungus.

    Takao Mugishima;Masashi Tsuda;Yuu Kasai;Haruaki Ishiyama

  • Antioxidative caffeoylquinic acid derivatives in the roots of burdock (Arctium lappa L.)

    Yoshihiko Maruta;Jun Kawabata;Ryoya Niki

  • Baicalein, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor from Scutellaria baicalensis.

    Tetsuo Nishioka;Jun Kawabata;Yoritaka Aoyama

  • Apoptosis-Inducing Effect of Fucoxanthin on Human Leukemia Cell Line HL-60

    Masashi Hosokawa;Satoshi Wanezaki;Kozue Miyauchi;Hideyuki Kurihara

  • Organic acid, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers of Nepal

    Megh Raj Bhandari;Jun Kawabata

  • α-Glucosidase inhibitory effect of mulberry (Morus alba) leaves on Caco-2

    Chanida Hansawasdi;Jun Kawabata

  • Inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase by the fruits of Terminalia chebula Retz.

    Hong Gao;Yi-Na Huang;Pei-Yu Xu;Jun Kawabata

  • α-Glucosidase inhibitory effect by the flower buds of Tussilago farfara L.

    Hong Gao;Yi-Na Huang;Bo Gao;Pei-Yu Xu

  • α-Glucosidase inhibition of 6-hydroxyflavones. Part 3: Synthesis and evaluation of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoyl-containing flavonoid analogs and 6-aminoflavones as α-glucosidase inhibitors

    Hong Gao;Jun Kawabata

  • α-Glucosidase inhibitors from Devil tree (Alstonia scholaris)

    Nilubon Jong-Anurakkun;Megh Raj Bhandari;Jun Kawabata

  • Inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase by Adhatoda vasica Nees

    Hong Gao;Yi-Na Huang;Bo Gao;Peng Li

  • Two new bromophenols from the red alga odonthalia corymbifera

    Hideyuki Kurihara;Takeshi Mitani;Jun Kawabata;Koretaro Takahashi

  • Dimeric sesquiterpenoid esters from chloranthus serratus

    Jun Kawabata;Junya Mizutani

  • Sesquiterpene dimers from Chloranthus japonicus

    Jun Kawabata;Eri Fukushi;Junya Mizutani

  • Shizukaol A, A sesquiterpene dimer from Chloranthus japonicus

    Jun Kawabata;Yukiharu Fukushi;Satoshi Tahara;Junya Mizutani

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Tsuda
Masashi Tsuda Kōchi University
Jun'ichi Kobayashi
Jun'ichi Kobayashi Hokkaido University
Naoki Kawazoe
Naoki Kawazoe National Institute for Materials Science
Masami Ishibashi
Masami Ishibashi Chiba University
Kenji Omasa
Kenji Omasa University of Tokyo
Hideyuki Matsuura
Hideyuki Matsuura Hokkaido University
Soichi Arai
Soichi Arai Tokyo University of Agriculture
Hitoshi Ashida
Hitoshi Ashida Kobe University
Mitsutoshi Nakajima
Mitsutoshi Nakajima University of Tsukuba
Masashi Hosokawa
Masashi Hosokawa Hokkaido University

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