Wataru Saburi

2.1k total citations
88 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Wataru Saburi is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wataru Saburi has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Biotechnology, 36 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wataru Saburi's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (56 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (33 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers). Wataru Saburi is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (56 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (33 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers). Wataru Saburi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and Thailand. Wataru Saburi's co-authors include Haruhide Mori, Hirokazu Matsui, Masayuki Okuyama, Atsuo Kimura, Ryozo Imai, Min Yao, Takeshi Yamamoto, Hidenori Taguchi, Koji Kato and Hideyuki Matsuura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Wataru Saburi

86 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wataru Saburi Japan	23	676	668	453	439	263	88	1.6k
Masayuki Okuyama Japan	25	763 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	629 1.4×	469 1.1×	467 1.8×	97	2.0k
Clarita Olvera Mexico	21	475 0.7×	476 0.7×	703 1.6×	321 0.7×	190 0.7×	50	1.4k
María Fernández‐Lobato Spain	23	739 1.1×	746 1.1×	736 1.6×	273 0.6×	458 1.7×	80	1.6k
Sumio Kitahata Japan	26	890 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	1.0k 2.3×	324 0.7×	386 1.5×	143	1.9k
Masahiro Nakajima Japan	28	589 0.9×	545 0.8×	415 0.9×	1.0k 2.3×	291 1.1×	109	1.9k
Lili Kandra Hungary	19	506 0.7×	507 0.8×	237 0.5×	261 0.6×	106 0.4×	46	1.1k
Seiya Chiba Japan	29	1.2k 1.7×	1.4k 2.1×	787 1.7×	706 1.6×	550 2.1×	177	2.8k
Shuhuai Yu China	22	418 0.6×	333 0.5×	510 1.1×	228 0.5×	106 0.4×	50	1.3k
Adelfo Escalante Mexico	25	1.1k 1.7×	242 0.4×	405 0.9×	223 0.5×	301 1.1×	58	1.9k
René‐Marc Willemot France	17	434 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	989 2.2×	417 0.9×	239 0.9×	25	1.5k

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Qin, Tianyi, et al.. (2025). Mechanism for synthesis of isomaltooligosaccharides from maltooligosaccharides by GH 15 α‐glucan 4(6)‐α‐glucosyltransferase. FEBS Journal.

Tagami, Takayoshi, Wataru Saburi, Yuya Kumagai, et al.. (2025). Structural basis of transglucosylation in dextran dextrinase, a homolog of anomer-inverting GH15 glucoside hydrolases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(9). 110541–110541. 1 indexed citations

Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2023). Alteration of Substrate Specificity and Transglucosylation Activity of GH13_31 α-Glucosidase from Bacillus sp. AHU2216 through Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Asn258 on β→α Loop 5. Molecules. 28(7). 3109–3109. 2 indexed citations

Saburi, Wataru, Takayoshi Tagami, Jian Yu, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanism for endo-type action of glycoside hydrolase family 55 endo-β-1,3-glucanase on β1-3/1-6-glucan. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(11). 105294–105294. 3 indexed citations

Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2023). Chemical synthesis of oligosaccharide derivatives with partial structure of β1-3/1-6 glucan, using monomeric units for the formation of β1-3 and β1-6 glucosidic linkages. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 87(10). 1111–1121. 1 indexed citations

Lang, Weeranuch, Takayoshi Tagami, Yuya Kumagai, et al.. (2023). Tunable structure of chimeric isomaltomegalosaccharides with double α-(1 → 4)-glucosyl chains enhances the solubility of water-insoluble bioactive compounds. Carbohydrate Polymers. 319. 121185–121185. 5 indexed citations

Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2023). Hydrolysis-transglycosylation of sucrose and production of β-(2→1)-fructan by inulosucrase from Neobacillus drentensis 57N. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 87(10). 1169–1182. 2 indexed citations

Lang, Weeranuch, Yuya Kumagai, Wataru Saburi, et al.. (2022). A practical approach to producing isomaltomegalosaccharide using dextran dextrinase from Gluconobacter oxydans ATCC 11894. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(2). 689–698. 7 indexed citations

Isono, Naoto, et al.. (2022). Functional characterization of a novel GH94 glycoside phosphorylase, 3-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl β-d-glucuronide phosphorylase, and implication of the metabolic pathway of acidic carbohydrates in Paenibacillus borealis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 625. 60–65. 4 indexed citations

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Fukui, Kensuke, Wataru Saburi, Masahisa Ibuki, Kazunobu Tsumura, & Haruhide Mori. (2021). Preliminary evaluation of colorimetric and HPLC-based methods for quantifying β-(1→4)-mannobiose in a crude material. Food Science and Technology Research. 27(2). 249–257. 1 indexed citations

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Murakami, Yuki, Teruyo Ojima‐Kato, Wataru Saburi, et al.. (2015). Supplemental epilactose prevents metabolic disorders through uncoupling protein-1 induction in the skeletal muscle of mice fed high-fat diets. British Journal Of Nutrition. 114(11). 1774–1783. 36 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Takaaki, Wataru Saburi, Haruhide Mori, et al.. (2013). Crystal structure of Ruminococcus albus cellobiose 2‐epimerase: Structural insights into epimerization of unmodified sugar. FEBS Letters. 587(7). 840–846. 39 indexed citations

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Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2013). Identification and Characterization of Cellobiose 2-Epimerases from Various Aerobes. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 77(1). 189–193. 30 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Takaaki, Wataru Saburi, Hirokazu Matsui, Haruhide Mori, & Min Yao. (2013). Structural Insights into the Epimerization of β-1,4-Linked Oligosaccharides Catalyzed by Cellobiose 2-Epimerase, the Sole Enzyme Epimerizing Non-anomeric Hydroxyl Groups of Unmodified Sugars. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(6). 3405–3415. 55 indexed citations

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Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2012). Enzymatic Characteristics of Cellobiose Phosphorylase fromRuminococcus albusNE1 and Kinetic Mechanism of Unusual Substrate Inhibition in Reverse Phosphorolysis. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 76(4). 812–818. 24 indexed citations

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Hondoh, Hironori, et al.. (2011). Calcium Ion-Dependent Increase in Thermostability of Dextran Glucosidase fromStreptococcus mutans. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 75(8). 1557–1563. 27 indexed citations

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Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2010). Production of Two .ALPHA.-1,4-Glucans Having Glucosyl Residues Linked by .ALPHA.-1,3-and .ALPHA.-1,6-Linkages at the Non-reducing End by the Coupled Reaction of .ALPHA.-Glucosidase and Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 57(4). 231–237. 2 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Takuya, Megumi Nishimukai, Hidenori Taguchi, et al.. (2010). Ingestion of Epilactose, a Non-digestible Disaccharide, Improves Postgastrectomy Osteopenia and Anemia in Rats through the Promotion of Intestinal Calcium and Iron Absorption. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 58(19). 10787–10792. 21 indexed citations

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Saburi, Wataru, Hironori Hondoh, Hideaki Unno, et al.. (2007). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis ofStreptococcus mutansdextran glucosidase. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 63(9). 774–776. 3 indexed citations

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Saburi, Wataru, et al.. (2006). Structural elements in dextran glucosidase responsible for high specificity to long chain substrate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1764(4). 688–698. 48 indexed citations

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