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Norio Nishi is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work intersects several subfields including Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Food Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics related to ecology, biochemistry, and enzyme technologies. Key subjects addressed in their publications include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Polysaccharides Composition and Applications, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Nishi's recent publications span ornithological records and biochemistry research. These include the following:

  • The Breeding Record of the Hawfinch in Nagano Prefecture, 2023, Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
  • Hoarding habitat preferences of Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes in the subalpine zone of Mt. Fuji: Focusing on interspecific competition and the effect of snow cover on seed hoarding, 2025, Japanese Journal of Ornithology
  • The Breeding Record of Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus in Lake Suwa, Nagano, Japan, 2025, Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

The body of work also relates to enzymology and food science, reflecting interdisciplinary collaborations as evidenced by co-authors including Tomikazu Yoneyama, Yukiko Bekku, Tetsuro Yamada, Aishi Kimoto, and Kengo Okamoto.

Nishi frequently publishes in the Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology and Japanese Journal of Ornithology, with additional work appearing in Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi and Food Science & Nutrition. These venues support research on both ecological and biochemical aspects, highlighting the scientist's diverse academic interests.

Through investigations into molecular mechanisms, applications, and sustainable innovations in enzyme technology, Nishi contributes to both fundamental biological understanding and applied scientific advancements.

Best Publications

  • Immunological activity of chitin and its derivatives

    K. Nishimura;S. Nishimura;N. Nishi;I. Saiki

  • Chitosan coated cotton fiber: preparation and physical properties

    X.D Liu;N Nishi;S Tokura;N Sakairi

  • Molecular Weight Dependent Antimicrobial Activity by Chitosan

    Seiichi Tokura;Keisuke Ueno;Satoshi Miyazaki;Norio Nishi

  • Studies on Chitin VIII. Some Properties of Water Soluble Chitin Derivatives

    Seiichi Tokura;Norio Nishi;Akihiro Tsutsumi;Oyin Somorin

  • Adjuvant activity of chitin derivatives in mice and guinea-pigs.

    Keiko Nishimura;Shin-ichiro Nishimura;Norio Nishi;Fumio Numata

  • Inhibition of the metastasis of murine malignant melanoma by synthetic polymeric peptides containing core sequences of cell-adhesive molecules

    Ikuo Saiki;Joji Iida;Jun Murata;Ryu Ogawa

  • Macrophage activation with multi-porous beads prepared from partially deacetylated chitin

    Keiko Nishimura;Shin-Ichiro Nishimura;Hiroshi Seo;Norio Nishi

  • Caged multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the adsorbents for affinity-based elimination of ionic dyes

    Bunshi Fugetsu;Shuya Satoh;Toshikazu Shiba;Taeko Mizutani

  • Highly phosphorylated derivatives of chitin, partially deacetylated chitin and chitosan as new functional polymers: preparation and characterization☆

    Norio Nishi;Akira Ebina;Shin-ichiro Nishimura;Akihiro Tsutsumi

  • Bioactive chitin derivatives. Activation of mouse-peritoneal macrophages by O-(carboxymethyl)chitins

    Shin-Ichiro Nishimura;Norio Nishi;Seiichi Tokura;Keiko Nishimura

  • Surface modification of nonporous glass beads with chitosan and their adsorption property for transition metal ions

    Xiang Dong Liu;Seiichi Tokura;Masahiro Haruki;Norio Nishi

  • Facile preparation and inclusion ability of a chitosan derivative bearing carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin

    Etsuko Furusaki;Yoshiharu Ueno;Nobuo Sakairi;Norio Nishi

  • Mesoscopic pattern formation of nanostructured polymer assemblies

    Norihiko Maruyama;Olaf Karthaus;Kuniharu Ijiro;Masatsugu Shimomura

  • Studies on Chitin. I. Acetylation of Chitin

    Norio Nishi;Junzo Noguchi;Seiichi Tokura;Hiroyuki Shiota

  • Laminin-1 peptide-conjugated chitosan membranes as a novel approach for cell engineering.

    Mayumi Mochizuki;Yuichi Kadoya;Yoko Wakabayashi;Kozue Kato

  • Antimetastatic effects of synthetic polypeptides containing repeated structures of the cell adhesive Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) and Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg (YIGSR) sequences.

    I Saiki;J Murata;J Iida;T Sakurai

  • Molecular Weight Dependency of Antimicrobial Activity by Chitosan Oligomers

    S. Sekiguchi;Y. Miura;H. Kaneko;S. I. Nishimura

  • Blood compatible aspects of DNA-modified polysulfone membrane—protein adsorption and platelet adhesion

    Changsheng Zhao;Xiangdong Liu;Motoyoshi Nomizu;Norio Nishi

  • UV-irradiated DNA matrixes selectively bind endocrine disruptors with a planar structure.

    Masanori Yamada;Kozue Kato;Motoyoshi Nomizu;Kousaku Ohkawa

  • Biological activities of homologous loop regions in the laminin alpha chain G domains.

    Nobuharu Suzuki;Hiroko Nakatsuka;Mayumi Mochizuki;Norio Nishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Seiichi Tokura
Seiichi Tokura Hokkaido University
Motoyoshi Nomizu
Motoyoshi Nomizu Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura Hokkaido University
Ichiro Azuma
Ichiro Azuma Hokkaido University
Ikuo Saiki
Ikuo Saiki University of Toyama
Changsheng Zhao
Changsheng Zhao Sichuan University
Bunshi Fugetsu
Bunshi Fugetsu University of Tokyo
Keisuke Kurita
Keisuke Kurita Seikei University
Hynda K. Kleinman
Hynda K. Kleinman George Washington University
Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University

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