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Junei Kinjo is affiliated with Fukuoka University in Japan, focusing their research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work extensively covers subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomaterials, Cancer Research, and Pharmacology. The main topics Kinjo investigates involve natural product bioactivities and synthesis, phytochemistry and bioactive compounds, and plant toxicity and pharmacological properties among others.

Notable recent publications by Kinjo and collaborators include:

  • Thiolane-type sulfides from garlic, onion, and Welsh onion, 2021, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Calyhedins I-VI: Resin glycosides from the rhizomes of Calystegia hederacea, 2021, Phytochemistry
  • Four new resin glycosides, calyhedins VII-X, from the rhizomes of Calystegia hederacea, 2021, Natural Product Research
  • Identification and characterization of organic and glycosidic acids in the crude resin glycoside fraction from the leaves and stems of Calystegia japonica, 2022, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Four new resin glycosides from Ipomoea muricata seeds: muricatins XIV-XVII, 2024, Journal of Natural Medicines

Kinjo frequently publishes in specialized venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Natural Product Research
  • Carbohydrate Research
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Phytochemistry

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, including Masafumi Okawa, Masateru Ono, Shin Yasuda, Hitoshi Yoshimitsu, and Ryota Tsuchihashi, reflecting an extensive network within their research community.

Their research broadly addresses the biological activities and synthesis of natural products, with particular emphasis on phytochemical compounds and their pharmacological activities. This work intersects biochemistry and molecular biology with applied plant sciences, contributing to understanding the chemical diversity and biological functions of resin glycosides and other natural substances.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of Phytoestrogens with Estrogen Receptors α and β

    Keiko Morito;Toshiharu Hirose;Junei Kinjo;Tomoki Hirakawa

  • DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity of flavonoids obtained from some medicinal plants.

    Masafumi Okawa;Junei Kinjo;Toshihiro Nohara;Masateru Ono

  • Antiproliferative constituents in plants 10. Flavones from the leaves of Lantana montevidensis Briq. and consideration of structure-activity relationship.

    Tsuneatsu Nagao;Fumiko Abe;Junei Kinjo;Hikaru Okabe

  • Studies on the Constituents of Pueraria lobata. III. Isoflavonoids and Related Compounds in the Roots and the Voluble Stems

    Jun-Ei Kinjo;Jun-Ichi Furusawa;Junko Baba;Takashi Takeshita

  • Interactions of Phytoestrogens with Estrogen Receptors α and β (III). Estrogenic Activities of Soy Isoflavone Aglycones and Their Metabolites Isolated from Human Urine

    Junei Kinjo;Ryota Tsuchihashi;Keiko Morito;Toshiharu Hirose

  • Antiproliferative constituents from Umbelliferae plants VII. Active triterpenes and rosmarinic acid from Centella asiatica.

    Miyako Yoshida;Masahiro Fuchigami;Tsuneatsu Nagao;Hikaru Okabe

  • Onionin A from Allium cepa Inhibits Macrophage Activation

    Mona El-Aasr;Yukio Fujiwara;Motohiro Takeya;Tsuyoshi Ikeda

  • Anti-herpes virus type 1 activity of oleanane-type triterpenoids.

    Tsuyoshi Ikeda;Kazumi Yokomizo;Masafumi Okawa;Ryota Tsuchihashi

  • Cytotoxic Glycosides from Albizia julibrissin

    Tsuyoshi Ikeda;Satoko Fujiwara;Kaoru Araki;Junei Kinjo

  • Studies on leguminous plants. Part XXXIV. Six New Triterpenoidal Glycosides Including Two New Sapogenols from Albizziae Cortex. V.

    Junei Kinjo;Kaoru Araki;Katsura Fukui;Hiroyuki Higuchi

  • Chemical constituents of Astragali Semen

    Baoliang Cui;Motoyuki Nakamura;Junei Kinjo;Toshihiro Nohara

  • Tannins and related compounds. LII: Studies on the constituents of the leaves of Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc.

    Gen-Ichiro Nonaka;Yuko Goto;Jun-Ei Kinjo;Toshihiro Nohara

  • Structure-hepatoprotective relationships study of soyasaponins I-IV having soyasapogenol B as aglycone.

    Junei Kinjo;Makoto Imagire;Manabu Udayama;Tomonori Arao

  • Strong antinociceptive effect of incarvillateine, a novel monoterpene alkaloid from Incarvillea sinensis.

    Motoyuki Nakamura;Yu-Ming Chi;Wen-Mei Yan;Yumiko Nakasugi

  • Novel yellow pigment from Pterocarpus santalinus: Biogenetic hypothesis for santalin analogs☆

    Junei Kinjo;Hadzuki Uemura;Toshihiro Nohara;Masami Yamashita

  • Kaikasaponin III and soyasaponin I, major triterpene saponins of Abrus cantoniensis, act on GOT and GPT: influence on transaminase elevation of rat liver cells concomitantly exposed to CCl4 for one hour.

    Hidea Miyao;Tomonori Arao;Manabu Udayama;Junei Kinjo

  • AIDS dementia: Synthesis and properties of a derivative of 3′‐azido‐3′‐deoxythymidine (AZT) that may become ‘locked’ in the central nervous system

    Paul F. Torrence;Jun-ei Kinjo;Krystyna Lesiak;Jan Balzarini

  • Ursolic acid as a trypanocidal constituent in rosemary.

    Fumiko Abe;Tatsuo Yamauchi;Tsuneatsu Nagao;Junei Kinjo

  • Hepatoprotective constituents in plants. 14. Effects of soyasapogenol B, sophoradiol, and their glucuronides on the cytotoxicity of tert-butyl hydroperoxide to HepG2 cells.

    Junei Kinjo;Tomoki Hirakawa;Ryota Tsuchihashi;Tsuneatsu Nagao

  • Structure-antinociceptive activity studies of incarvillateine, a monoterpene alkaloid from Incarvillea sinensis.

    Motoyuki Nakamura;Yu-Ming Chi;Wen-Mei Yan;Akihiko Yonezawa

  • Trypanocidal Constituents in Plants 6. Minor Withanolides from the Aerial Parts of Physalis angulata

    Fumiko Abe;Shinya Nagafuji;Masafumi Okawa;Junei Kinjo

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Morimoto
Satoshi Morimoto Kyushu University
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Tanaka Kyushu University
Shinobu Sakurada
Shinobu Sakurada Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Gen-ichiro Nonaka
Gen-ichiro Nonaka Kyushu University
Takashi Tanaka
Takashi Tanaka Nagasaki University
Itsuo Nishioka
Itsuo Nishioka Kyushu University
Kenneth L. Kirk
Kenneth L. Kirk National Institutes of Health
Hiroshi Maeda
Hiroshi Maeda Kumamoto University
Michihiro Fujiwara
Michihiro Fujiwara Fukuoka University
Toshiyuki Murakami
Toshiyuki Murakami Keio University

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