Keimei Oh

New Assay Method for Allene Oxide Cyclase, an Important Enzyme in Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis

Keimei Oh & Yoichiro Shimura · Biotechnology Journal International · 2015

Aims: Allene oxide cyclase (AOC) (EC 5.3.99.6) is an important enzyme of jasmonates (JAs) biosynthesis. JAs are important signals that play a pivotal role in defense response of plants to environmental cues. Regulation JA biosynthesis is believed useful for elucidating the mechan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2015/20089

Synthesis of Novel Imidazole Derivatives Based on Camalexin Scaffold and Anti-fungal Activity against Rice Blast

Keimei Oh, Mai Ishigaki, Tomoki Hoshi & Yuko Yoshizawa · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Aims: Rice blast disease (RBD), which is caused by the pathogenic fungi of Magnaporthe oryzae is the most devastating diseases of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L) Although many strategies have been applied to control the RBD, chemical anti-fungal agents are the most effective sol...

Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/18612