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Yoji Kato is affiliated with the University of Hyogo in Japan and has contributed significantly to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Food Science, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Tea Polyphenols and Effects, Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Dietary Effects on Health, and Biochemical effects in animals.

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Yoji Kato include:

  • Food phytochemicals, epigallocatechin gallate and myricetin, covalently bind to the active site of the coronavirus main protease in vitro (2021, Advances in Redox Research)
  • Methylglyoxal binds to amines in honey matrix and 2'-methoxyacetophenone is released in gaseous form into the headspace on the heating of manuka honey (2020, Food Chemistry)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yoji Kato include:

  • Miyu Nishikawa
  • Shinichi Ikushiro
  • Naoko Suga
  • Toshio Niwa
  • Akari Higashiyama

The main publication venues where Yoji Kato has published research are:

  • Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • Advances in Redox Research
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Food Chemistry
  • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Kato's body of work includes studies on the molecular interactions of food-derived phytochemicals with viral proteins and the biochemical aspects of natural substances like honey. Their research also extends to investigations into dietary fiber impacts on vascular calcification, as well as mechanisms related to oxidative stress and intestinal barrier function.

The diverse range of topics addressed in Kato's publications reflects a broad interest in biochemical and physiological processes relevant to health and disease, with particular attention to the effects of natural compounds and dietary factors.

Best Publications

  • An unambiguous nomenclature for xyloglucan‐derived oligosaccharides

    Stephen C. Fry;William S. York;Peter Albersheim;Alan Darvill

  • Copper Mediates Dityrosine Cross-Linking of Alzheimer's Amyloid-β

    Craig S. Atwood;Craig S. Atwood;Craig S. Atwood;George Perry;Hong Zeng;Yoji Kato

  • Protective Role of Antioxidative Food Factors in Oxidative Stress Caused by Hyperglycemia

    Toshihiko Osawa;Yoji Kato

  • Continuous intake of polyphenolic compounds containing cocoa powder reduces LDL oxidative susceptibility and has beneficial effects on plasma HDL-cholesterol concentrations in humans

    Seigo Baba;Naomi Osakabe;Yoji Kato;Midori Natsume

  • Accumulation of orally administered quercetin in brain tissue and its antioxidative effects in rats.

    Akari Ishisaka;Satomi Ichikawa;Hiroyuki Sakakibara;Mariusz K. Piskula

  • Rosmarinic acid, a major polyphenolic component of Perilla frutescens, reduces lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in D-galactosamine (D-GalN)-sensitized mice.

    Naomi Osakabe;Akiko Yasuda;Midori Natsume;Chiaki Sanbongi

  • Astaxanthin improves muscle lipid metabolism in exercise via inhibitory effect of oxidative CPT I modification

    Wataru Aoi;Yuji Naito;Yoshikazu Takanami;Takeshi Ishii

  • Lemon flavonoid, eriocitrin, suppresses exercise-induced oxidative damage in rat liver

    Ken-ichiro Minato;Yoshiaki Miyake;Syuichi Fukumoto;Kanefumi Yamamoto

  • Formation of N ε-(Hexanonyl)lysine in Protein Exposed to Lipid Hydroperoxide A PLAUSIBLE MARKER FOR LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE-DERIVED PROTEIN MODIFICATION

    Yoji Kato;Yoko Mori;Yuko Makino;Yasujiro Morimitsu

  • A novel mechanism for oxidative cleavage of prolyl peptides induced by the hydroxyl radical

    Koji Uchida;Yoji Kato;Shunro Kawakishi

  • AGGREGATION OF COLLAGEN EXPOSED TO UVA IN THE PRESENCE OF RIBOFLAVIN: A PLAUSIBLE ROLE OF TYROSINE MODIFICATION

    Yoji Kato;Koji Uchida;Shunro Kawakishi

  • An inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I, rotenone, inactivates proteasome by oxidative modification and induces aggregation of oxidized proteins in SH-SY5Y cells

    Masayo Shamoto-Nagai;Wakako Maruyama;Yoji Kato;Ken-ichi Isobe

  • Rosmarinic acid inhibits lung injury induced by diesel exhaust particles

    Chiaki Sanbongi;Hirohisa Takano;Hirohisa Takano;Naomi Osakabe;Naoko Sasa

  • The Protective Effects of Tetrahydrocurcumin on Oxidative Stress in Cholesterol-fed Rabbits

    Michitaka Naito;Xiaohong Wu;Hideki Nomura;Michiteru Kodama

  • Identification of a novel glycoside, leptosin, as a chemical marker of manuka honey.

    Yoji Kato;Natsuki Umeda;Asuna Maeda;Daiki Matsumoto

  • Flavonoids as substrates and inhibitors of myeloperoxidase: molecular actions of aglycone and metabolites.

    Yuko Shiba;Takashi Kinoshita;Hiroshi Chuman;Yutaka Taketani

  • Mechanism for the peroxynitrite scavenging activity by anthocyanins

    Takanori Tsuda;Yoji Kato;Toshihiko Osawa

  • Selective nitration of mitochondrial complex I by peroxynitrite: involvement in mitochondria dysfunction and cell death of dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells.

    T. Yamamoto;W. Maruyama;Y. Kato;H. Yi

  • α-Oligoglucosylation of a sugar moiety enhances the bioavailability of quercetin glucosides in humans

    Kaeko Murota;Namiko Matsuda;Yasuaki Kashino;Yutaka Fujikura

  • Covalent modification of lysine residues by allyl isothiocyanate in physiological conditions: plausible transformation of isothiocyanate from thiol to amine.

    Toshiyuki Nakamura;Yoshichika Kawai;Noritoshi Kitamoto;Toshihiko Osawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshihiko Osawa
Toshihiko Osawa Nagoya University
Yoshimasa Nakamura
Yoshimasa Nakamura Okayama University
Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Koji Uchida
Koji Uchida University of Tokyo
Shunro Kawakishi
Shunro Kawakishi Sugiyama Jogakuen University
Hirohisa Takano
Hirohisa Takano Kyoto University
Junji Terao
Junji Terao University of Tokushima
Yuji Naito
Yuji Naito Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Rie Yanagisawa
Rie Yanagisawa National Institute for Environmental Studies
Akira Murakami
Akira Murakami Kyoto University

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