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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 47 Citations 6,611 266 World Ranking 12032 National Ranking 959
Biology and Biochemistry D-index 47 Citations 6,551 261 World Ranking 14841 National Ranking 1098

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid
  • Biochemistry

Kenji Soda spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Enzyme, Amino acid and Dehalogenase. His is involved in several facets of Biochemistry study, as is seen by his studies on Peptide sequence, Escherichia coli, Pyridoxal, Methionine and Lyase. His Stereochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Enzyme assay, Iodoacetamide, Active site, Alanine dehydrogenase and Substrate.

As part of the same scientific family, Kenji Soda usually focuses on Enzyme, concentrating on Enantiomer and intersecting with Sodium borohydride. His research integrates issues of Hydrazone, Organic chemistry, Oxidase test and Thermophile in his study of Amino acid. His studies deal with areas such as Helix bundle, Dimer, Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas as well as Dehalogenase.

His most cited work include:

  • Crystal Structure of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: AN α/β HYDROLASE STRUCTURE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE α/β HYDROLASE FOLD (130 citations)
  • The primary structure of thermostable D-amino acid aminotransferase from a thermophilic Bacillus species and its correlation with L-amino acid aminotransferases. (104 citations)
  • Purification and Properties of Alanine Dehydrogenase from Bacillus sphaericus (102 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Biochemistry, Enzyme, Stereochemistry, Amino acid and Pyridoxal. His work in Biochemistry tackles topics such as Molecular biology which are related to areas like Molecular cloning. His work in Enzyme addresses issues such as Chromatography, which are connected to fields such as Size-exclusion chromatography.

Kenji Soda has included themes like Active site, Dehalogenase, Cysteine, Substrate and Organic chemistry in his Stereochemistry study. Kenji Soda interconnects Lyase and Selenium in the investigation of issues within Amino acid. Kenji Soda combines subjects such as Plasmid, Peptide sequence and Alanine with his study of Escherichia coli.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (57.30%)
  • Enzyme (47.69%)
  • Stereochemistry (37.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1992-2016)?

  • Biochemistry (57.30%)
  • Enzyme (47.69%)
  • Stereochemistry (37.01%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kenji Soda mostly deals with Biochemistry, Enzyme, Stereochemistry, Active site and Substrate. Biochemistry and Molecular biology are commonly linked in his work. His work carried out in the field of Stereochemistry brings together such families of science as Isomerase, Stereospecificity, Dehalogenase and Alanine racemase.

His studies in Active site integrate themes in fields like Haloalkane dehalogenase, Enzyme kinetics, Phenylalanine dehydrogenase, Lysine and Binding site. His Substrate course of study focuses on Transaminase and Enzyme assay. His Amino acid study which covers Site-directed mutagenesis that intersects with Mutagenesis and Sequence alignment.

Between 1992 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Crystal Structure of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: AN α/β HYDROLASE STRUCTURE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE α/β HYDROLASE FOLD (130 citations)
  • Comprehensive Site-Directed Mutagenesis of L-2-Halo Acid Dehalogenase to Probe Catalytic Amino Acid Residues (82 citations)
  • Reaction mechanism of L-2-haloacid dehalogenase of Pseudomonas sp. YL. Identification of Asp10 as the active site nucleophile by 18O incorporation experiments. (78 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid
  • Organic chemistry

His primary scientific interests are in Stereochemistry, Enzyme, Biochemistry, Dehalogenase and Peptide sequence. His study in Stereochemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Amino acid, Active site, Substrate, Stereospecificity and Peptide. His Enzyme study combines topics in areas such as Pseudomonas fluorescens and Alanine racemase.

As part of his studies on Biochemistry, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Bacillus subtilis. His Dehalogenase study incorporates themes from Hydrolysis, Binding site and Pseudomonas. The Peptide sequence study combines topics in areas such as Escherichia coli, Glutamate racemase, Hemin and Peptide synthesis.

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Best Publications

Crystal Structure of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: AN α/β HYDROLASE STRUCTURE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE α/β HYDROLASE FOLD

Tamao Hisano;Yasuo Hata;Tomomi Fujii;Ji-Quan Liu.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1996)

207 Citations

Synthesis of optically active amino acids from alpha-keto acids with Escherichia coli cells expressing heterologous genes.

A Galkin;L Kulakova;T Yoshimura;K Soda.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1997)

205 Citations

The primary structure of thermostable D-amino acid aminotransferase from a thermophilic Bacillus species and its correlation with L-amino acid aminotransferases.

K Tanizawa;S Asano;Y Masu;S Kuramitsu.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1989)

165 Citations

Purification and Properties of Alanine Dehydrogenase from Bacillus sphaericus

Toshihisa Ohashima;Kenji Soda.
FEBS Journal (1979)

163 Citations

Purification and properties of a new enzyme, DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase, from Pseudomonas sp.

K Motosugi;N Esaki;K Soda.
Journal of Bacteriology (1982)

159 Citations

Microdetermination of d-amino acids and d-amino acid oxidase activity with 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolone hydrazone hydrochloride

Kenji Soda.
Analytical Biochemistry (1968)

147 Citations

Thermostable alanine racemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: molecular cloning of the gene, enzyme purification, and characterization

Kenji Inagaki;Katsuyuki Tanizawa;Bernard Badet;Christopher T. Walsh.
Biochemistry (1986)

146 Citations

A versatile bacterial enzyme: l-methionine γ-lyase

Hidehiko Tanaka;Nobuyoshi Esaki;Kenji Soda.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology (1985)

137 Citations

Comprehensive Site-Directed Mutagenesis of L-2-Halo Acid Dehalogenase to Probe Catalytic Amino Acid Residues

Tatsuo Kurihara;Ji-Quan Liu;Vincenzo Nardi-Dei;Hiromoto Koshikawa.
Journal of Biochemistry (1995)

126 Citations

Thermostable D-amino acid aminotransferase from a thermophilic Bacillus species. Purification, characterization, and active site sequence determination.

K Tanizawa;Y Masu;S Asano;H Tanaka.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1989)

125 Citations

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