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Overview

Susumu Ito is affiliated with Kao Corporation in Japan and has contributed to the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on various subfields and interdisciplinary topics. Their research spans condensed matter physics, computer networks and communications, aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry. The topics addressed in their work include micro and nano robotics, distributed control multi-agent systems, biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms, surface chemistry and catalysis, axial and atropisomeric chirality synthesis, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, and underwater vehicles and communication systems.

Recent publications by Susumu Ito demonstrate active research in both experimental and theoretical domains. These include:

  • "Selective decision-making and collective behavior of fish by the motion of visual attention," 2024, PNAS Nexus
  • "Vortex phase matching of a self-propelled model of fish with autonomous fin motion," 2023, Physics of Fluids
  • "Emergence of a Giant Rotating Cluster of Fish in Three Dimensions by Local Interactions," 2022, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
  • "Effect of gravitational field on collective motion of fish," 2022, Europhysics Letters (EPL)
  • "Strategies for remote enantiocontrol in chiral gold(iii) complexes applied to catalytic enantioselective γ,δ-Diels-Alder reactions," 2020, Chemical Science

Susumu Ito collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Nariya Uchida
  • Jolene P. Reid
  • Mingyou Hu
  • Banruo Huang
  • Cynthia Hong

Their publications have appeared in a range of journals, highlighting a breadth of research interests. Venues where they have published include:

  • Chemical Science
  • Physics of Fluids
  • PNAS Nexus
  • Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
  • Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Best Publications

  • Alkaline detergent enzymes from alkaliphiles: enzymatic properties, genetics, and structures

    Susumu Ito;Tohru Kobayashi;Katsutoshi Ara;Katsuya Ozaki

  • Novel alpha-amylase that is highly resistant to chelating reagents and chemical oxidants from the alkaliphilic Bacillus isolate KSM-K38.

    Hiroshi Hagihara;Kazuaki Igarashi;Yasuhiro Hayashi;Keiji Endo

  • Alkaline cellulases from alkaliphilic Bacillus: Enzymatic properties, genetics, and application to detergents

    Susumu Ito

  • Purification and properties of an alkaline protease from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. KSM-K16.

    T. Kobayashi;Y. Hakamada;S. Adachi;J. Hitomi

  • Purification and Characterization of a Novel α-Agarase from a Thalassomonas sp.

    Yukari Ohta;Yuji Hatada;Masayuki Miyazaki;Yuichi Nogi

  • Enzymatic Properties of a Novel Liquefying α-Amylase from an Alkaliphilic Bacillus Isolate and Entire Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences

    Kazuaki Igarashi;Yuji Hatada;Hiroshi Hagihara;Katsuhisa Saeki

  • Expression cloning of a human α1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms GlcNAcα1→4Galβ→R, a glycan specifically expressed in the gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin

    Jun Nakayama;Jiunn-Chern Yeh;Anup K. Misra;Susumu Ito

  • High-resolution crystal structure of M-protease: phylogeny aided analysis of the high-alkaline adaptation mechanism.

    Tsuyoshi Shirai;Atsuo Suzuki;Takashi Yamane;Tamaichi Ashida

  • CD27/CD70 interaction augments IgE secretion by promoting the differentiation of memory B cells into plasma cells.

    Haruo Nagumo;Kazunaga Agematsu;Koji Shinozaki;Sho Hokibara

  • Cloning, expression, and characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 86 β-agarase from a deep-sea Microbulbifer -like isolate

    Yukari Ohta;Yuji Hatada;Yuichi Nogi;Zhijun Li

  • Enzymatic Properties and Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences of a Thermostable β-Agarase from the Novel Marine Isolate, JAMB-A94

    Yukari Ohta;Yuichi Nogi;Masayuki Miyazaki;Zhijun Li

  • Thermostable alkaline cellulase from an alkaliphilic isolate, Bacillus sp. KSM-S237

    Yoshihiro Hakamada;Kenzo Koike;Tadashi Yoshimatsu;Hajime Mori

  • Crystal structure of alkaline cellulase K: insight into the alkaline adaptation of an industrial enzyme.

    Tsuyoshi Shirai;Hirokazu Ishida;Jun-ichi Noda;Takashi Yamane

  • African trypanosome interactions with an in vitro model of the human blood-brain barrier.

    Dennis J. Grab;Olga Nikolskaia;Yuri V. Kim;John D. Lonsdale-Eccles

  • Enzymatic properties, crystallization, and deduced amino acid sequence of an alkaline endoglucanase from Bacillus circulans $

    Yoshihiro Hakamada;Keiji Endo;Shuichi Takizawa;Tohru Kobayashi

  • Amino Acid Sequence and Molecular Structure of an Alkaline Amylopullulanase from Bacillus That Hydrolyzes α-1,4 and α-1,6 Linkages in Polysaccharides at Different Active Sites

    Yuji Hatada;Kazuaki Igarashi;Katsuya Ozaki;Katsutoshi Ara

  • High-level expression of a neoagarobiose-producing β-agarase gene from Agarivorans sp. JAMB-A11 in Bacillus subtilis and enzymic properties of the recombinant enzyme

    Yukari Ohta;Yuji Hatada;Susumu Ito;Koki Horikoshi

  • Improved thermostability of a Bacillus alpha-amylase by deletion of an arginine-glycine residue is caused by enhanced calcium binding

    Kazuaki Igarashi;Yuji Hatada;Kaori Ikawa;Hiroyuki Araki

  • Alkaline Cellulase for Laundry Detergents: Production by Bacillus sp. KSM-635 and Enzymatic Properties

    Susumu Ito;Shitsuw Shikata;Katsuya Ozaki;Shuji Kawai

  • Purification and properties of a low-molecular-weight, high-alkaline pectate lyase from an alkaliphilic strain of Bacillus.

    Tohru Kobayashi;Kenzo Koike;Tadashi Yoshimatsu;Norihiko Higaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kato
Takashi Kato Waseda University
Koki Horikoshi
Koki Horikoshi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Akihiro Yachie
Akihiro Yachie Kanazawa University
Kunio Miki
Kunio Miki Kyoto University

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