Structural Biology
Staff
Current Research Projects
- Structural studies of proteins interacting with biologically interesting carbohydrates including rare sugars, enzymes for rare sugar production, and oxidoreductases based on X-ray crystallography.
Recent Publications
- Production of rare sugars by transketolase in combination with ketose 3-epimerase.
Yoshihara A, Hanaki Y, Mochizuki S, Yoshida H, Izumori K, Kamitori S. Methods Enzymol. 722:429-446. (2025) doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2025.07.009.
- Improved thermal stability of manganese superoxide dismutase from Staphylococcus equorum through formation of artificial oligomer.
Utami RA, Fadillah MD, Putri NA, Yoshida H, Retnoningrum DS, Artarini A, Ismaya WT.
Enzyme Microb Technol. 188:110641. (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2025.110641.
- L-rhamnose isomerase: a crucial enzyme for rhamnose catabolism and conversion of rare sugars.
Yoshida H, Izumori K, Yoshihara A. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 108(1):488. (2024) doi: 10.1007/s00253-024-13325-w.
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