Kenji Watanabe

10.5k total citations
381 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Kenji Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Watanabe has authored 381 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Molecular Biology, 120 papers in Pharmacology and 52 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kenji Watanabe's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (110 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (40 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (39 papers). Kenji Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (110 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (40 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (39 papers). Kenji Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Malaysia. Kenji Watanabe's co-authors include Yi Tang, Hideaki Oikawa, Kinya Hotta, Clay C. C. Wang, Yuta Tsunematsu, Makoto Shimoyamada, Hiroki Oguri, Michio Sato, Man‐Cheng Tang and Hiroshi Noguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Watanabe

363 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid as a Potent Inhibitor of Tyrosine Phenol-Lyase Decreases Fecal Phenol Levels in Mice 2025 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Kodai Hara, (unknown), Pedro Mena, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kenji Watanabe, Noriyuki Miyoshi	0
2	Discovery, Biological Activity, and Biosynthesis of Pinocicolin A, an Antibiotic Isocyanide Metabolite Produced by Penicillium pinophilum 2025 ·Journal of Natural Products ·Shinji Kishimoto, R. Takahashi, Atsushi Nagasawa, Kenji Watanabe	1
3	Biosynthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products from Conjugated Polyenes via Tandem Isomerization and Pericyclic Reactions 2023 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), Masao Ōhashi, Kaili Xie, Chen‐Yu Chiang, Cooper S. Jamieson, Michio Sato, Kenji Watanabe, Fang Liu, K. N. Houk, Yi Tang	11
4	AoiQ Catalyzes Geminal Dichlorination of 1,3-Diketone Natural Products 2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Mengting Liu, Masao Ōhashi, Yiu‐Sun Hung, Kirstin Scherlach, Kenji Watanabe, Christian Hertweck, Yi Tang	27
5	Specialized Flavoprotein Promotes Sulfur Migration and Spiroaminal Formation in Aspirochlorine Biosynthesis 2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Yuta Tsunematsu, (unknown), Michio Sato, Kodai Hara, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kenji Watanabe, Christian Hertweck	24
6	Enzymatic Amide Tailoring Promotes Retro‐Aldol Amino Acid Conversion To Form the Antifungal Agent Aspirochlorine 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Yuta Tsunematsu, (unknown), (unknown), Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon, Kenji Watanabe, Kirstin Scherlach, Christian Hertweck	3
7	Enzymatic Amide Tailoring Promotes Retro‐Aldol Amino Acid Conversion To Form the Antifungal Agent Aspirochlorine 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Yuta Tsunematsu, (unknown), (unknown), Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon, Kenji Watanabe, Kirstin Scherlach, Christian Hertweck	17
8	Structural transition in sputter-deposited amorphous germanium films by aging at ambient temperature 2016 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Masayuki Okugawa, Ryusuke Nakamura, Manabu Ishimaru, Kenji Watanabe, Hidehiro Yasuda, Hiroshi Numakura	17
9	Robustness analysis of cellular systems using the genetic tug-of-war method 2012 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Hisao Moriya, Koji Makanae, Kenji Watanabe, (unknown), Yuki Shimizu‐Yoshida	20
10	Morphological Characteristics of Lateral Line in Three Species of Fish 2010 ·Aquaculture Science ·Kenji Watanabe, Kazuhiko Anraku, (unknown), Ricardo P. Babaran	3
11	Effect of Dry-Heated Egg White on Wheat Starch Gel and Gluten Dough 2004 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Makoto Shimoyamada, Noriko Ogawa, (unknown), Kenji Watanabe, Ryo Yamauchi, Koji Kato	5
12	Effects of Dry-Heated Egg White on Rheological Properties and Structure of Chinese Type Noodles 2004 ·Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi ·(unknown), Noriko Ogawa, Makoto Shimoyamada, Kenji Watanabe, (unknown)	3
13	Engineered biosynthesis of an ansamycin polyketide precursor in Escherichia coli 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kenji Watanabe, Mathew A. Rude, Christopher T. Walsh, Chaitan Khosla	70
14	Freeze-Gelation of Sucrose or Trehalose Treated Soymilk. 2002 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Makoto Shimoyamada, (unknown), Ryo Yamauchi, Kenji Watanabe	5
15	Morphological Observations on Antitumor Activities of 70kDa Fragment in .ALPHA.-Subunit from Pronase-Treated Ovomucin in a Double Grafted Tumor System. 2000 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Tatsuo Oguro, Kenji Watanabe, (unknown), Hifumi Ohishi, Takusaburo Ebina	14
16	Interaction between 120kDa Fragment in .BETA.-Subunit from Egg White Ovomucin and Sarcoma-180 Cells through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor. 2000 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Takashi Yokota, (unknown), Hifumi Ohishi, Tatsuo Oguro, Kenji Watanabe	3
17	Effect of Precooling Step on Formation of Soymilk Freeze-Gel. 1999 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Makoto Shimoyamada, (unknown), Kenji Watanabe	11
18	Antitumor Effects of .BETA.-Subunit from Egg White Ovomucin on Xenografted Sarcoma-180 Cells in Mice. 1999 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Takashi Yokota, Hifumi Ohishi, Kenji Watanabe	6
19	In Vitro Studies of Cytotoxic Effect on Sarcoma-180 Cells of .BETA.-Subunit from Egg White Ovomucin. 1999 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Takashi Yokota, Hifumi Ohishi, Kenji Watanabe	8
20	Solubilities of Soybean Saponins and Their Solubilization with a Bisdesmoside Saponin. 1993 ·NIPPON SHOKUHIN KOGYO GAKKAISHI ·Makoto Shimoyamada, (unknown), Masakazu Shiraiwa, Kazuyoshi Ōkubo, Kenji Watanabe	5

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