Kenji Kobata

2.0k total citations
61 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kenji Kobata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Kobata has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Sensory Systems and 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kenji Kobata's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (17 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (13 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers). Kenji Kobata is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (17 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (13 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers). Kenji Kobata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Netherlands and Mexico. Kenji Kobata's co-authors include Tatsuo Watanabe, Susumu Yazawa, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kazuo Iwai, Akihito Morita, Eiko Otaka, Manabu Tanabe, Sachie Nakatani, Hiroomi Tamura and Yasujiro Morimitsu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kobata

60 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers

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Susumu Yazawa Japan

Edinéia Lemos de Andrade Brazil

Mee‐Ra Rhyu South Korea

M. Hohmann Brazil

Tomonori Unno Japan

Ji‐Hye Kang South Korea

Chaivat Toskulkao Thailand

Cristina Avonto United States

Leo van Buren Netherlands

Olov Sterner Sweden

Susumu Yazawa Japan

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Sano, Kaori, et al.. (2023). A single amino acid substitution alters the vanillylamine synthesis activity of Capsicum pAMT. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 680. 86–92. 2 indexed citations

Tago, Kenji, Yasuhiro Moriwaki, Hidemi Misawa, et al.. (2023). Suppression of Neuroinflammation by Coffee Component Pyrocatechol via Inhibition of NF-κB in Microglia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 316–316. 8 indexed citations

Sano, Kaori, et al.. (2022). Vanillin reduction in the biosynthetic pathway of capsiate, a non-pungent component of Capsicum fruits, is catalyzed by cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12384–12384. 11 indexed citations

Sakagami, Hiroshi, Daisuke Ueda, Sachie Nakatani, et al.. (2020). Augmentation of Neurotoxicity of Anticancer Drugs by X-Ray Irradiation. In Vivo. 34(3). 1009–1016. 2 indexed citations

Funakoshi‐Tago, Megumi, et al.. (2020). Pyrocatechol, a component of coffee, suppresses LPS-induced inflammatory responses by inhibiting NF-κB and activating Nrf2. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2584–2584. 42 indexed citations

Inoue, Yutaka, et al.. (2018). Assessment of the Physical Properties of Inclusion Complexes of Forchlorfenuron and γ-Cyclodextrin Derivatives and Their Promotion of Plant Growth. ACS Omega. 3(10). 13160–13169. 15 indexed citations

Funakoshi‐Tago, Megumi, et al.. (2017). Coffee extract inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocyes by interrupting insulin signaling through the downregulation of IRS1. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173264–e0173264. 50 indexed citations

Kobata, Kenji, et al.. (2013). MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS FOR SEDIMENT IMPROVEMENT THROUGH COVERING ON SEABED WITH GRANULATED COAL ASH. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B3 (Ocean Engineering). 69(2). I_892–I_897.

Iwasaki, Yusaku, Yasuko Tamura, Masataka Narukawa, et al.. (2011). TRPV1 Agonist Monoacylglycerol Increases UCP1 Content in Brown Adipose Tissue and Suppresses Accumulation of Visceral Fat in Mice Fed a High-Fat and High-Sucrose Diet. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 75(5). 904–909. 37 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Tatsuo, Koichiro Ohnuki, & Kenji Kobata. (2011). Studies on the metabolism and toxicology of emerging capsinoids. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology. 7(5). 533–542. 16 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Yusaku, Manabu Tanabe, Kenji Kobata, & Tatsuo Watanabe. (2008). TRPA1 Agonists—Allyl Isothiocyanate and Cinnamaldehyde—Induce Adrenaline Secretion. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 72(10). 2608–2614. 93 indexed citations

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Morita, Akihito, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kenji Kobata, Hidehiko Yokogoshi, & Tatsuo Watanabe. (2007). Newly Synthesized Oleylgingerol and Oleylshogaol Activate TRPV1 Ion Channels. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(9). 2304–2307. 8 indexed citations

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Morita, Akihito, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kenji Kobata, et al.. (2006). Lipophilicity of capsaicinoids and capsinoids influences the multiple activation process of rat TRPV1. Life Sciences. 79(24). 2303–2310. 47 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Yusaku, Akihito Morita, Kenji Kobata, et al.. (2006). A nonpungent component of steamed ginger—[10]-shogaol—increases adrenaline secretion via the activation of TRPV1. Nutritional Neuroscience. 9(3-4). 169–178. 106 indexed citations

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Kobata, Kenji, Yusaku Iwasaki, Akihito Morita, et al.. (2006). Capsaicinol: Synthesis by Allylic Oxidation and Its Effect on TRPV1-Expressing Cells and Adrenaline Secretion in Rats. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(8). 1904–1912. 9 indexed citations

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Iida, Tomoyuki, Toshiyuki Moriyama, Kenji Kobata, et al.. (2003). TRPV1 activation and induction of nociceptive response by a non-pungent capsaicin-like compound, capsiate. Neuropharmacology. 44(7). 958–967. 157 indexed citations

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Kobata, Kenji, et al.. (2003). Supercritical CO2 as a reaction medium for synthesis of capsaicin analogues by lipase-catalyzed transacylation of capsaicin. Biotechnology Letters. 25(18). 1575–1578. 4 indexed citations

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Kobata, Kenji, et al.. (2002). Enzymatic Synthesis of a Capsinoid by the Acylation of Vanillyl Alcohol with Fatty Acid Derivatives Catalyzed by Lipases. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 66(2). 319–327. 53 indexed citations

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Nakano, Nobuhiro, Norifumi Shirasaka, Tetsuo Murakami, et al.. (2001). Inhibitory Effects of Capsaicinoids on Fatty Acid Desaturation in a Rat Liver Cell Line. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 65(8). 1859–1863. 3 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Tatsuo, et al.. (2001). Capsaicin-, Resiniferatoxin-, and Olvanil-induced Adrenaline Secretions in Rats via the Vanilloid Receptor. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 65(11). 2443–2447. 24 indexed citations

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