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Yasuhiro Tezuka

Yasuhiro Tezuka

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D-Index
77
Citations
17274
World Ranking
4129
National Ranking
228

Overview

Yasuhiro Tezuka is affiliated with Hokuriku University in Japan, specializing primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions span several intersecting subfields, including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pharmacology, Food Science, and Insect Science.

The scientific work of Tezuka includes investigations in natural product bioactivities and synthesis, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, botanical studies and applications, fungal biology and applications, herbal medicine research studies, insect-plant interactions and control, and plant and animal studies.

Among recent publications by Tezuka's research group are:

  • "α-Linolenic acid in Papilio machaon larvae regurgitant induces a defensive response in Apiaceae," 2021, Phytochemistry
  • "Rethinking the basic action modes of herbal medicine and pondering classical standardization," 2024, Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology
  • "A New Monoterpenoid Glucoindole Alkaloid From Dipsacus asper," 2020, Natural Product Communications
  • "Fluctuations in the chemical constituents of Panax ginseng subterranean tissues with cultivation duration," 2022, Traditional & Kampo Medicine
  • "Simplified Practical Identification of Polyphenol Types in Natural Dietaries Based on 1D and 2D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance," 2023, Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tezuka include:

  • Ken Tanaka
  • Yuto Nishidono
  • Shiro Watanabe
  • Azis Saifudin
  • Kotaro Niwa

Publications have appeared in journals such as:

  • Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Natural Product Communications
  • Traditional & Kampo Medicine
  • Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Best Publications

  • Anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-1-protease substances from Ganoderma Lucidum

    Sahar El-Mekkawy;Meselhy R. Meselhy;Norio Nakamura;Yasuhiro Tezuka

  • Chemical constituents of Brazilian propolis and their cytotoxic activities.

    Arjun H. Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Jeevan K. Prasain;Katsumichi Matsushige

  • Identification of arctigenin as an antitumor agent having the ability to eliminate the tolerance of cancer cells to nutrient starvation.

    Suresh Awale;Jie Lu;Surya K. Kalauni;Yukiko Kurashima

  • Hepatoprotective and anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of constituents from Brazilian propolis.

    A.H. Banskota;Y. Tezuka;I.K. Adnyana;E. Ishii

  • Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity of Vietnamese Medicinal Plants

    Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen;Suresh Awale;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Quan Le Tran

  • ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY OF THE NETHERLANDS PROPOLIS AND ITS ACTIVE PRINCIPLES IN CANCER CELL LINES

    Arjun H Banskota;Takema Nagaoka;Lucia Yoshie Sumioka;Yasuhiro Tezuka

  • Cytotoxic, hepatoprotective and free radical scavenging effects of propolis from Brazil, Peru, the Netherlands and China.

    A. H. Banskota;Y. Tezuka;I. K. Adnyana;K. Midorikawa

  • Constituents of the Vietnamese Medicinal Plant Orthosiphon stamineus

    Yasuhiro Tezuka;Pavlos Stampoulis;Arjun H. Banskota;Suresh Awale

  • Antiproliferative activity of Vietnamese medicinal plants.

    Jun-ya Ueda;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Arjun Hari Banskota;Quan Le Tran

  • Cytotoxic constituents from Brazilian red propolis and their structure-activity relationship.

    Feng Li;Suresh Awale;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Shigetoshi Kadota

  • Constituents of Brazilian red propolis and their preferential cytotoxic activity against human pancreatic PANC-1 cancer cell line in nutrient-deprived condition

    Suresh Awale;Feng Li;Hiroko Onozuka;Hiroyasu Esumi

  • Active-oxygen scavenging activity of traditional nourishing-tonic herbal medicines and active constituents of Rhodiola sacra.

    Mizue Ohsugi;Wenzhe Fan;Koji Hase;Quanbo Xiong

  • IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POTENT CYP3A4 INHIBITORS IN SCHISANDRA FRUIT EXTRACT

    Hiroshi Iwata;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Shigetoshi Kadota;Akira Hiratsuka

  • Selective antiproliferative activity of caffeic acid phenethyl ester analogues on highly liver-Metastatic murine colon 26-L5 carcinoma cell line

    Takema Nagaoka;Arjun H Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Ikuo Saiki

  • Two novel cytotoxic benzofuran derivatives from Brazilian propolis.

    Arjun H. Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Kiyoshi Midorikawa;Katsumichi Matsushige

  • Hepatoprotective activity of phenylethanoids from Cistanche deserticola

    Quanbo Xiong;Koji Hase;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Tadato Tani

  • Triterpene saponins from Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis) and their hepatocytoprotective activity.

    Q L Tran;I K Adnyana;Y Tezuka;T Nagaoka

  • Constituents of Chinese propolis and their antiproliferative activities

    Tepy Usia;Arjun H Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Kiyoshi Midorikawa

  • Screening of Chinese herbal drug extracts for inhibitory activity on nitric oxide production and identification of an active compound of Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

    Yasuhiro Tezuka;Shiho Irikawa;Takuji Kaneko;Arjun H Banskota

  • In vitro antiplasmodial activity of antimalarial medicinal plants used in Vietnamese traditional medicine

    Quan Le Tran;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Jun Ya Ueda;Nhan Trung Nguyen

  • Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) analogues: potent nitric oxide inhibitors from the Netherlands propolis.

    Takema Nagaoka;Arjun H. Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Kiyoshi Midorikawa

  • Acteoside inhibits apoptosis in D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury.

    Quanbo Xiong;Koji Hase;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Tsuneo Namba

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigetoshi Kadota
Shigetoshi Kadota University of Toyama
Tsuneo Namba
Tsuneo Namba University of Toyama
Ikuo Saiki
Ikuo Saiki University of Toyama
Hiroyasu Esumi
Hiroyasu Esumi Tokyo University of Science
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka University of Arizona
Masao Hattori
Masao Hattori University of Toyama
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toshimitsu Hayashi
Toshimitsu Hayashi Chubu University
Koji Hase
Koji Hase Keio University
Xin-Sheng Yao
Xin-Sheng Yao Jinan University

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