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Toshio Morikawa

Toshio Morikawa

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Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
16283
World Ranking
3712
National Ranking
211

Overview

Toshio Morikawa is affiliated with Kindai University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a total of 55 publications. Their research also spans Medicine, contributing 52 publications. Their subfields of focus include Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Plant Science.

The research topics covered by Toshio Morikawa include:

  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Phytochemical compounds biological activities
  • Plant-derived Lignans Synthesis and Bioactivity
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Selected recent papers authored by Toshio Morikawa are:

  • A review of antidiabetic active thiosugar sulfoniums, salacinol and neokotalanol, from plants of the genus Salacia, 2021, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Geranylated Coumarins From Thai Medicinal Plant Mammea siamensis With Testosterone 5α-Reductase Inhibitory Activity, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Collagen synthesis-promoting and collagenase inhibitory activities of constituents isolated from the rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth, 2020, Fitoterapia

Toshio Morikawa has published frequently in several scientific journals. The most prominent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Natural Medicines with 14 publications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences with 3 publications
  • HPB with 3 publications
  • Frontiers in Chemistry with 2 publications
  • Fitoterapia with 2 publications

Collaborative research partnerships are evident through frequent co-authors, comprising:

  • Yoshiaki Manse (28 joint publications)
  • Kiyofumi Ninomiya (15 joint publications)
  • Osamu Muraoka (15 joint publications)
  • Masayuki Yoshikawa (9 joint publications)
  • Shogo Takeda (8 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Carnosic acid, a new class of lipid absorption inhibitor from sage

    Kiyofumi Ninomiya;Hisashi Matsuda;Hiroshi Shimoda;Norihisa Nishida

  • Absolute Stereostructure of Potent α-Glucosidase Inhibitor, Salacinol, with Unique Thiosugar Sulfonium Sulfate Inner Salt Structure from Salacia reticulata

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Hisashi Matsuda;Genzoh Tanabe

  • Structural Requirements of Flavonoids and Related Compounds for Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Activity

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Iwao Toguchida;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Structural requirements of flavonoids for nitric oxide production inhibitory activity and mechanism of action.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Shin Ando;Iwao Toguchida

  • Structural requirements of flavonoids for inhibition of antigen-Induced degranulation, TNF-α and IL-4 production from RBL-2H3 cells

    Hisashi Mastuda;Toshio Morikawa;Kazuho Ueda;Hiromi Managi

  • Inhibitory effect and action mechanism of sesquiterpenes from Zedoariae Rhizoma on D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Kiyofumi Ninomiya;Toshio Morikawa;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Antioxidant constituents from rhubarb: structural requirements of stilbenes for the activity and structures of two new anthraquinone glucosides.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Iwao Toguchida;Ji-Young Park

  • Structures of new dammarane-type Triterpene Saponins from the flower buds of Panax notoginseng and hepatoprotective effects of principal Ginseng Saponins.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Yousuke Kashima;Kiyofumi Ninomiya

  • New crinine-type alkaloids with inhibitory effect on induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase from Crinum yemense.

    Osama Bashir Abdel-Halim;Toshio Morikawa;Shin Ando;Hisashi Matsuda

  • Phytoestrogens from the roots of Polygonum cuspidatum (polygonaceae): structure-Requirement of hydroxyanthraquinones for estrogenic activity

    Hisashi Matsuda;Hiroshi Shimoda;Toshio Morikawa;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Effects of stilbene constituents from rhubarb on nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Tadashi Kageura;Toshio Morikawa;Iwao Toguchida

  • Medicinal flowers. VI. Absolute stereostructures of two new flavanone glycosides and a phenylbutanoid glycoside from the flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum L.: their inhibitory activities for rat lens aldose reductase.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Iwao Toguchida;Shoichi Harima

  • Anti-hyperlipidemic sesquiterpenes and new sesquiterpene glycosides from the leaves of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.): structure requirement and mode of action.

    Hiroshi Shimoda;Kiyofumi Ninomiya;Norihisa Nishida;Tomoe Yoshino

  • Anti-allergic principles from Thai zedoary: structural requirements of curcuminoids for inhibition of degranulation and effect on the release of TNF-α and IL-4 in RBL-2H3 cells

    Hisashi Matsuda;Supinya Tewtrakul;Supinya Tewtrakul;Toshio Morikawa;Akihiko Nakamura

  • Gastroprotective effects of phenylpropanoids from the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga in rats: structural requirements and mode of action.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Yutana Pongpiriyadacha;Toshio Morikawa;Momotaro Ochi

  • Inhibitory effects of sesquiterpenes from bay leaf on nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages: structure requirement and role of heat shock protein induction.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Tadashi Kagerura;Iwao Toguchida;Hiroki Ueda

  • Antidiabetogenic constituents from several natural medicines

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Medicinal flowers. XII.(1)) New spirostane-type steroid saponins with antidiabetogenic activity from Borassus flabellifer.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Fengming Xu;Toshio Morikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Yutana Pongpiriyadacha

  • Medicinal foodstuffs. XXVII. Saponin constituents of gotu kola (2): structures of new ursane- and oleanane-type triterpene oligoglycosides, centellasaponins B, C, and D, from Centella asiatica cultivated in Sri Lanka.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Hiroki Ueda;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Bioactive Saponins and Glycosides. Part 29

    Toshio Morikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Hisashi Matsuda;Ning Li;Ning Li;Xian Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayuki Yoshikawa
Masayuki Yoshikawa Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Hisashi Matsuda
Hisashi Matsuda Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Osamu Muraoka
Osamu Muraoka Kindai University
Seikou Nakamura
Seikou Nakamura Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Toshiyuki Murakami
Toshiyuki Murakami Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Hiroki R. Ueda
Hiroki R. Ueda University of Tokyo
Takao Hayakawa
Takao Hayakawa National Institutes of Health
Jinyi Xu
Jinyi Xu China Pharmaceutical University
Takashi Nakayama
Takashi Nakayama Kindai University
Ikuo Saiki
Ikuo Saiki University of Toyama

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