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Makoto Suzuki

Makoto Suzuki

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Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9678
World Ranking
13112
National Ranking
991

Overview

Makoto Suzuki is affiliated with Meijo University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside medicine. Their scholarly work spans 54 publications in biochemical and molecular biology areas and 38 works related to medical sciences.

The subfields Suzuki specializes in include molecular biology, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, and cell biology. These areas reflect a broad engagement with both fundamental and applied biological sciences, addressing complex cellular and genetic mechanisms as well as medical applications.

The main topics of Suzuki's research cover diverse subjects such as cellular mechanics and interactions, congenital heart defects research, animal genetics and reproduction, developmental biology and gene regulation, 3D printing in biomedical research, lung cancer treatments and mutations, and aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Suzuki has authored several notable papers, including:

  • The Significance of SPP1 in Lung Cancers and Its Impact as a Marker for Protumor Tumor-Associated Macrophages (2023), published in Cancers
  • SPP1 Derived from Macrophages Is Associated with a Worse Clinical Course and Chemo-Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma (2022), published in Cancers
  • Mechanical Stress Regulates Epithelial Tissue Integrity and Stiffness through the FGFR/Erk2 Signaling Pathway during Embryogenesis (2020), published in Cell Reports
  • Discovery of DS79932728: A Potent, Orally Available G9a/GLP Inhibitor for Treating β-Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease (2020), published in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Discovery of novel histone lysine methyltransferase G9a/GLP (EHMT2/1) inhibitors: Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of 2,4-diamino-6-methylpyrimidines (2020), published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Frequent collaborative partnerships enhance Suzuki's research output, with notable co-authors including Hajime Ogino, Takeshi Igawa, Toshinori Hayashi, Yusuke Shinchi, and Nanoka Suzuki.

Publication venues where Suzuki's work frequently appears highlight a range of scientific forums:

  • Development Growth & Differentiation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancers
  • Journal of JSEE
  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society

Best Publications

  • Isolation of cylindrospermopsin from a cyanobacterium Umezakia natans and its screening method

    Ken-ichi Harada;Ikuko Ohtani;Kayoko Iwamoto;Makoto Suzuki

  • Stability of microcystins from cyanobacteria: effect of light on decomposition and isomerization.

    Kiyomi. Tsuji;Shoji. Naito;Fumio. Kondo;Naohisa. Ishikawa

  • Stability of microcystins from cyanobacteria--II. effect of UV light on decomposition and isomerization

    Kiyomi Tsuji;Tomohiko Watanuki;Fumio Kondo;Mariyo F. Watanabe

  • Formation, characterization, and toxicity of the glutathione and cysteine conjugates of toxic heptapeptide microcystins.

    Fumio Kondo;Yoshitomo Ikai;Hisao Oka;Masanao Okumura

  • Analysis and purification of toxic peptides from cyanobacteria by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

    Ken Ichi Harada;Kenji Matsuura;Makoto Suzuki;Hisao Oka

  • Two cyclic peptides, anabaenopeptins, a third group of bioactive compounds from the cyanobacteriumAnabaena flos-aquae NRC 525-17

    Ken-ichi Harada;Kiyonaga Fujii;Takayuki Shimada;Makoto Suzuki

  • Detection and identification of metabolites of microcystins formed in vivo in mouse and rat livers.

    Fumio Kondo;Hiroshi Matsumoto;Seiji Yamada;Naohisa Ishikawa

  • Improved method for purification of toxic peptides produced by cyanobacteria.

    Ken ichi Harada;Makoto Suzuki;Andrew M. Dahlem;Val R. Beasley

  • Isolation and characterization of the minor components associated with microcystins LR and RR in the cyanobacterium (blue-green algae).

    Ken ichi Harada;Kenji Matsuura;Makoto Suzuki;Mariyo F. Watanabe

  • Structural determination of geometrical isomers of microcystins LR and RR from cyanobacteria by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic techniques.

    Kenichi Harada;Kiyoshi Ogawa;Kenji Matsuura;Hideaki Murata

  • Stability of microcystins from cyanobacteria--IV. Effect of chlorination on decomposition.

    Kiyomi Tsuji;Tomohiko Watanuki;Fumio Kondo;Mariyo F. Watanabe

  • Application of D, L-FDLA derivatization to determination of absolute configuration of constituent amino acids in peptide by advanced Marfey's method

    Ken-ichi Harada;Kiyonaga Fujii;Kayo Hayashi;Makoto Suzuki

  • Microcystins from Anabaena flos-aquae NRC 525-17.

    Kenichi Harada;Kiyoshi Ogawa;Yukio Kimura;Hideaki Murata

  • Improvement of chemical analysis of antibiotics. VIII. Application of prepacked C18 cartridge for the analysis of tetracycline residues in animal liver.

    Hisao Oka;Hiroshi Matsumoto;Keiichi Uno;Ken-Ichi Harada

  • Comparative study of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial products: Novel peptides from toxic Nodularia spumigena AV1

    Kiyonaga Fujii;Kaarina Sivonen;Kyoko Adachi;Kazuyoshi Noguchi

  • Photodecomposition products of tetracycline in aqueous solution

    Hisao Oka;Yoshitomo Ikai;Norihisa Kawamura;Masuo Yamada

  • Isolation of two toxic heptapeptide microcystins from an axenic strain of Microcystis aeruginosa, K-139.

    Ken-ichi Harada;Kiyoshi Ogawa;Kenji Matsuura;Hidetoshi Nagai

  • Stereoselective reduction of β-alkoxy ketones: a synthesis of syn-1,3-diols

    Yuji Mori;Miki Kuhara;Akio Takeuchi;Makoto Suzuki

  • Release of heptapeptide toxin (microcystin) during the decomposition process of Microcystis aeruginosa.

    Mariyo F. Watanabe;Kiyomi Tsuji;Yasunori Watanabe;Ken-Ichi Harada

  • Occurrence of four depsipeptides, aeruginopeptins, together with microcystins from toxic cyanobacteria

    Ken-ichi Harada;Tsuyoshi Mayumi;Takayuki Shimada;Makoto Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken-ichi Harada
Ken-ichi Harada Meijo University
Hiroyuki Nakazawa
Hiroyuki Nakazawa Hoshi University
Yoichiro Ito
Yoichiro Ito National Institutes of Health
Wayne W. Carmichael
Wayne W. Carmichael Wright State University
Hiroshi Furukawa
Hiroshi Furukawa Meijo University
Koichi Koshimizu
Koichi Koshimizu Kindai University
Yoshihiro Shigemasa
Yoshihiro Shigemasa Tottori University
Val R. Beasley
Val R. Beasley Pennsylvania State University
Hiroshi Sano
Hiroshi Sano Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kaarina Sivonen
Kaarina Sivonen University of Helsinki

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