Akihiro Ambo

1.2k total citations
57 papers, 992 citations indexed

About

Akihiro Ambo is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Ambo has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 992 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Ambo's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (51 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (19 papers). Akihiro Ambo is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (51 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (19 papers). Akihiro Ambo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Akihiro Ambo's co-authors include Yusuke Sasaki, Lawrence H. Lazarus, Sharon D. Bryant, Yunden Jinsmaa, Yuko Tsuda, Yoshio Okada, Tingyou Li, Yoshio Fujita, Yusuke Sasaki and Kenji Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Ambo

57 papers receiving 981 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akihiro Ambo Japan 18 746 680 208 144 58 57 992
James G. Christenson United States 14 407 0.5× 240 0.4× 121 0.6× 96 0.7× 40 0.7× 23 889
Livio Brasili Italy 23 863 1.2× 437 0.6× 73 0.4× 455 3.2× 51 0.9× 99 1.2k
Marianna Nalli Italy 21 375 0.5× 158 0.2× 107 0.5× 238 1.7× 37 0.6× 52 1.1k
Antonella Brizzi Italy 21 461 0.6× 218 0.3× 61 0.3× 401 2.8× 132 2.3× 69 1.2k
Lorella Pasquinucci Italy 21 766 1.0× 511 0.8× 211 1.0× 129 0.9× 6 0.1× 75 1.1k
Arjan Geerlings Spain 13 520 0.7× 247 0.4× 57 0.3× 43 0.3× 23 0.4× 22 893
Lisa Wilson United States 21 478 0.6× 206 0.3× 50 0.2× 92 0.6× 18 0.3× 39 1.1k
Dai Lu United States 19 312 0.4× 406 0.6× 49 0.2× 108 0.8× 35 0.6× 42 850
Popat N. Patil United States 15 412 0.6× 244 0.4× 88 0.4× 157 1.1× 5 0.1× 58 783
Yuzo NAKAGAWA Japan 17 506 0.7× 192 0.3× 55 0.3× 178 1.2× 15 0.3× 52 863

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihiro Ambo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ambo, Akihiro, Shigeki Sugawara, Kazuo Nitta, et al.. (2012). Relationship between structure and P-glycoprotein inhibitory activity of dimeric peptides related to the Dmt-Tic pharmacophore. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 22(6). 2192–2194. 3 indexed citations
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Tsuda, Yuko, Takashi Yamada, Yasuyuki Shimohigashi, et al.. (2007). Synthesis and Biological Activity of Endomorphin-2 Analogues Containing Pro Mimics. 2006. 321. 1 indexed citations
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Ambo, Akihiro, et al.. (2007). Opioid receptor‐like 1 (ORL1) receptor binding and the biological properties of Ac‐Arg‐Tyr‐Tyr‐Arg‐Ile‐Arg‐NH2and its analogs. Journal of Peptide Science. 13(10). 672–678. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Tingyou, Yuko Tsuda, Toshio Yokoi, et al.. (2007). Design and synthesis of opioidmimetics containing 2′,6′-dimethyl-l-tyrosine and a pyrazinone-ring platform. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(21). 5768–5771. 6 indexed citations
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Balboni, Gianfranco, Valentina Onnis, Cenzo Congiu, et al.. (2007). Further studies on the effect of lysine at the C-terminus of the Dmt-Tic opioid pharmacophore. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 15(9). 3143–3151. 6 indexed citations
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Jinsmaa, Yunden, Ewa D. Marczak, Yoshio Fujita, et al.. (2006). Potent in vivo antinociception and opioid receptor preference of the novel analogue [Dmt1]endomorphin-1. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 84(2). 252–258. 17 indexed citations
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Janecka, Anna, Jakub Fichna, R. Kruszyński, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and antinociceptive activity of cyclic endomorphin-2 and morphiceptin analogs. Biochemical Pharmacology. 71(1-2). 188–195. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Tingyou, Yoshio Fujita, Yuko Tsuda, et al.. (2005). New series of potent δ-opioid antagonists containing the H-Dmt-Tic-NH-hexyl-NH-R motif. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(24). 5517–5520. 3 indexed citations
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Jinsmaa, Yunden, Yoshio Okada, Yuko Tsuda, et al.. (2004). Novel 2′,6′-Dimethyl-l-Tyrosine-Containing Pyrazinone Opioid Mimetic μ-Agonists with Potent Antinociceptive Activity in Mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 309(1). 432–438. 40 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yusuke, et al.. (2003). Endomorphin 2 analogues containing Dmp residue as an aromatic amino acid surrogate with high μ-opioid receptor affinity and selectivity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 11(5). 675–678. 37 indexed citations
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Ambo, Akihiro, et al.. (2002). Biological Activity of Dermorphin and Deltorphin-II Analogs Replaced Phenylalanine at Position 3 by 2,6-Dimethylphenylalanine. 2001. 151–152. 1 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yusuke, et al.. (2001). Enkephalin analogues with 2′,6′-dimethylphenylalanine replacing phenylalanine in position 4. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(3). 327–329. 15 indexed citations
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Tsuda, Yuko, Toshio Yokoi, Daniel Sharon, et al.. (2000). Development of μ-Receptor Selective Opioid Mimetics Derived from Endomorphin Sequences. 1999. 437–440. 1 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yusuke, Takashi Suto, Akihiro Ambo, Hidekazu Ouchi, & Yutaka Yamamoto. (1999). Biological Properties of Opioid Peptides Replacing Tyr at Position 1 by 2,6-Dimethyl-Tyr.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 47(10). 1506–1509. 44 indexed citations
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Ambo, Akihiro, et al.. (1996). Antinociceptive activity of deltorphin analogs in the formalin test. Life Sciences. 59(20). 1717–1722. 11 indexed citations
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Ambo, Akihiro, Tetsuya Adachi, & Yusuke Sasaki. (1995). Synthesis and Opioid Activities of (D-Leu8)Dynorphin(1-8) Analogs Containing a Reduced Peptide Bond, .PSI.(CH2NH).. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 43(9). 1547–1550. 8 indexed citations
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Ambo, Akihiro, Yusuke Sasaki, & Kenji Suzuki. (1994). Synthesis of Carboxyl-Terminal Extension Analogs of Dermorphin and Evaluation of Their Opioid Receptor-Binding and Opioid Activities.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 42(4). 888–891. 2 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yusuke, et al.. (1994). Degradation of Deltorphins and Their Analogs by Rat Brain Synaptosomal Peptidases.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 42(3). 592–594. 6 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yusuke, Akihiro Ambo, & Kenji Suzuki. (1991). Studies on Analgesic Oligopeptides. VII. Solid Phase Synthesis and Biological Properties of Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-.BETA.Ala-NH2 and its Fluorinated Aromatic Amino Acid Derivatives.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 39(9). 2316–2318. 17 indexed citations
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Shibata, Nobuyuki, Hidemitsu Kobayashi, Minehiro Tojo, et al.. (1989). Structural analysis of phospho-d-mannan-protein complexes isolated from yeast and mold form cells of Candida albicans NIH A-207 serotype a strain. Carbohydrate Research. 187(2). 239–253. 92 indexed citations

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