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Kazuro Shiomi

Kazuro Shiomi

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Chemistry

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56
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8750
World Ranking
11900
National Ranking
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Overview

Kazuro Shiomi is affiliated with Kitasato University in Japan. Their research intersects multiple fields, primarily emphasizing Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to areas including Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, and Plant Science.

Their research covers a variety of topics such as:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Kazuro Shiomi has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • "Streptomyces palmae CMU-AB204T, an antifungal producing-actinomycete, as a potential biocontrol agent to protect palm oil producing trees from basal stem rot disease fungus, Ganoderma boninense" (2020) in Biological Control
  • "Siccanin Is a Dual-Target Inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum Mitochondrial Complex II and Complex III" (2022) in Pharmaceuticals
  • "New Antimicrobial Phenyl Alkenoic Acids Isolated from an Oil Palm Rhizosphere-Associated Actinomycete, Streptomyces palmae CMU-AB204T" (2020) in Microorganisms
  • "Exploring natural microbial resources for the discovery of anti-malarial compounds" (2021) in Parasitology International
  • "Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Pantothenate Kinase and Identification of Its Inhibitors From Natural Products" (2021) in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent co-authors of Kazuro Shiomi include:

  • Mihoko Mori
  • Tomoyoshi Nozaki
  • Kazuyuki Dobashi
  • Satoshi Ōmura
  • D.K. Inaoka

Shiomi has published regularly in venues such as:

  • Parasitology International
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
  • The Journal of Antibiotics
  • AIP conference proceedings

Best Publications

  • Structural and Computational Analysis of the Quinone-binding Site of Complex II (Succinate-Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase) A MECHANISM OF ELECTRON TRANSFER AND PROTON CONDUCTION DURING UBIQUINONE REDUCTION

    Rob Horsefield;Victoria Yankovskaya;Graham Sexton;William Whittingham

  • Atpenins, potent and specific inhibitors of mitochondrial complex II (succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase)

    Hiroko Miyadera;Kazuro Shiomi;Hideaki Ui;Yuichi Yamaguchi

  • Structures of Human Acetylcholinesterase Bound to Dihydrotanshinone I and Territrem B Show Peripheral Site Flexibility

    Jonah Cheung;Ebony N. Gary;Kazuro Shiomi;Terrone L. Rosenberry

  • An anthelmintic compound, nafuredin, shows selective inhibition of complex I in helminth mitochondria

    Satoshi Ōmura;Hiroko Miyadera;Hideaki Ui;Kazuro Shiomi

  • Argadin, a new chitinase inhibitor, produced by Clonostachys sp. FO-7314.

    Noriko Arai;Kazuro Shiomi;Yuuichi Yamaguchi;Rokuro Masuma

  • Potent Antimalarial Activities of Polyether Antibiotic, X-206

    Kazuhiko Otoguro;Akiko Kohana;Chizu Manabe;Aki Ishiyama

  • Specificity and Affinity of Natural Product Cyclopentapeptide Inhibitors against A. fumigatus, Human, and Bacterial Chitinases

    Francesco V. Rao;Douglas R. Houston;Rolf G. Boot;Johannes M.F.G. Aerts

  • Yaequinolones J1 and J2, novel insecticidal antibiotics from Penicillium sp. FKI-2140.

    Ryuji Uchida;Rie Imasato;Kazuro Shiomi;Hiroshi Tomoda

  • High-resolution structures of a chitinase complexed with natural product cyclopentapeptide inhibitors: mimicry of carbohydrate substrate.

    Douglas R. Houston;Kazuro Shiomi;Noriko Arai;Satoshi Ōmura

  • Inhibition of farnesyl-protein transferase by gliotoxin and acetylgliotoxin

    Didier Van Der Pyl;Junji Inokoshi;Kazuro Shiomi;Hong Yang

  • Arisugacin, a novel and selective inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase from Penicillium sp. FO-4259.

    Satoshi Omura;Fumiyoshi Kuno;Kazuhiko Otoguro;Toshiaki Sunazuka

  • Structure of aureobasidin A.

    Katsushige Ikai;Kazutoh Takesako;Kazuro Shiomi;Makoto Moriguchi

  • Spoxazomicins A-C, novel antitrypanosomal alkaloids produced by an endophytic actinomycete, Streptosporangium oxazolinicum K07-0460(T).

    Yuki Inahashi;Masato Iwatsuki;Aki Ishiyama;Miyuki Namatame

  • Pepticinnamins, new farnesyl-protein transferase inhibitors produced by an actinomycete. II. Structural elucidation of pepticinnamin E

    Kazuro Shiomi;Hong Yang;Junji Inokoshi;Didier Van Der Pyl

  • STRUCTURES OF NEW ANTIBIOTICS NAPYRADIOMYCINS

    Kazuro Shiomi;Hikaru Nakamura;Hironobu Iinuma;Hiroshi Naganawa

  • Argifin, a new chitinase inhibitor, produced by Gliocladium sp. FTD-0668. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, and biological activities.

    Satoshi Omura;Noriko Arai;Yuuichi Yamaguchi;Rokuro Masuma

  • Selective and Potent in Vitro Antitrypanosomal Activities of Ten Microbial Metabolites

    Kazuhiko Otoguro;Aki Ishiyama;Miyuki Namatame;Aki Nishihara

  • Isochromophilones III-VI, inhibitors of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase produced by Penicillium multicolor FO-3216.

    Noriko Arai;Kazuro Shiomi;Hiroshi Tomoda;Noriko Tabata

  • Arisugacins A and B, Novel and Selective Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors from Penicillium sp. FO-4259

    Fumiyoshi Kuno;Kazuhiko Otoguro;Kazuro Shiomi;Yuzuru Iwai

  • Isolation and Identification of Three New 5-Alkenyl-3,3(2H)-furanones from Two Streptomyces species using a Genomic Screening Approach

    Arjun H. Banskota;James B. McAlpine;Dan Sørensen;Mustapha Aouidate

  • The Search for Bioactive Compounds from Microorganisms

    Satoshi Omura;Yoshitake Tanaka;Shinji Funayama;Haruki Yamada

  • Andrastins A ≅ C, New Protein Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Produced by Penicillium sp. FO-3929. Part 2. Structure Elucidation and Biosynthesis.

    R. Uchida;K. Shiomi;J. Inokoshi;T. Sunazuka

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Omura
Satoshi Omura Kitasato University
Hiroshi Tomoda
Hiroshi Tomoda Kitasato University
Kiyoshi Kita
Kiyoshi Kita Nagasaki University
Haruki Yamada
Haruki Yamada Kitasato University
Hideto Miyoshi
Hideto Miyoshi Kyoto University
Hiroshi Naganawa
Hiroshi Naganawa Keio University
Tomoyoshi Nozaki
Tomoyoshi Nozaki University of Tokyo
Tomio Takeuchi
Tomio Takeuchi Keio University
Hamao Umezawa
Hamao Umezawa National Institutes of Health
Saisamorn Lumyong
Saisamorn Lumyong Chiang Mai University

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