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H. Nakai — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 27
Works: 110
Citations: 1,764

Most-cited papers

Ten years of CAZypedia: a living encyclopedia of carbohydrate-active enzymes.
W. Abbott, O. Alber, E. Bayer, J. Berrin +97 more
2018Glycobiology192 citations Open access
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Discovery of β-1,4-d-Mannosyl-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine Phosphorylase Involved in the Metabolism of N-Glycans*
T. Nihira, E. Suzuki, M. Kitaoka, M. Nishimoto +2 more
2013Journal of Biological Chemistry78 citations Open access
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Enzymology and Structure of the GH13_31 Glucan 1,6-α-Glucosidase That Confers Isomaltooligosaccharide Utilization in the Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM
M. S. Møller, F. Fredslund, A. Majumder, H. Nakai +4 more
2012Journal of Bacteriology66 citations Open access
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Efficient chemoenzymatic oligosaccharide synthesis by reverse phosphorolysis using cellobiose phosphorylase and cellodextrin phosphorylase from Clostridium thermocellum.
H. Nakai, M. A. Hachem, B. Petersen, Y. Westphal +6 more
2010Biochimie58 citations Open access
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Discovery of nigerose phosphorylase from Clostridium phytofermentans
T. Nihira, H. Nakai, K. Chiku, M. Kitaoka
2011Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology55 citations
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Starch‐binding domains in the CBM45 family – low‐affinity domains from glucan, water dikinase and α‐amylase involved in plastidial starch metabolism
Mikkel A. Glaring, Martin J. Baumann, M. A. Hachem, H. Nakai +6 more
2011The FEBS Journal53 citations Open access
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Truncation of N- and C-terminal regions of Streptococcus mutans dextranase enhances catalytic activity
Young-Min Kim, Ryoko Shimizu, H. Nakai, H. Mori +6 more
2011Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology49 citations Open access
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Recombinant production and characterisation of two related GH5 endo-β-1,4-mannanases from Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 showing distinctly different transglycosylation capacity.
A. Dilokpimol, H. Nakai, C. Gotfredsen, Martin J. Baumann +3 more
2011Biochimica et Biophysica Acta47 citations
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Biochemical and structural analyses of a bacterial endo-β-1,2-glucanase reveal a new glycoside hydrolase family
K. Abe, M. Nakajima, T. Yamashita, Hiroki Matsunaga +9 more
2017Journal of Biological Chemistry45 citations Open access
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1,2-β-Oligoglucan Phosphorylase from Listeria innocua
M. Nakajima, H. Toyoizumi, K. Abe, H. Nakai +2 more
2014PLoS ONE45 citations Open access
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Aspergillus nidulansα‐galactosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 36 catalyses the formation of α‐galacto‐oligosaccharides by transglycosylation
H. Nakai, Martin J. Baumann, B. Petersen, Y. Westphal +5 more
2010The FEBS Journal44 citations Open access
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2-O-α-D-Glucosylglycerol Phosphorylase from Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10 Possessing Hydrolytic Activity on β-D-Glucose 1-Phosphate
T. Nihira, Yuka Saito, K. Ohtsubo, H. Nakai +1 more
2014PLoS ONE40 citations Open access
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Functional and Structural Analysis of a β-Glucosidase Involved in β-1,2-Glucan Metabolism in Listeria innocua
M. Nakajima, R. Yoshida, A. Miyanaga, K. Abe +6 more
2016PLoS ONE38 citations Open access
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Next-generation prebiotic promotes selective growth of bifidobacteria, suppressing Clostridioides difficile
Rika Hirano, M. Sakanaka, K. Yoshimi, N. Sugimoto +16 more
2021Gut microbes35 citations Open access
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Discovery of cellobionic acid phosphorylase in cellulolytic bacteria and fungi
T. Nihira, Yuka Saito, M. Nishimoto, M. Kitaoka +3 more
2013FEBS Letters33 citations
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Characterization of a laminaribiose phosphorylase from Acholeplasma laidlawii PG-8A and production of 1,3-β-D-glucosyl disaccharides.
T. Nihira, Yuka Saito, M. Kitaoka, M. Nishimoto +2 more
2012Carbohydrate Research33 citations
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Large-scale Preparation of 1,2-β-Glucan Using 1,2-β-Oligoglucan Phosphorylase
K. Abe, M. Nakajima, M. Kitaoka, H. Toyoizumi +4 more
201532 citations Open access
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Discovery of Two β-1,2-Mannoside Phosphorylases Showing Different Chain-Length Specificities from Thermoanaerobacter sp. X-514
K. Chiku, T. Nihira, E. Suzuki, M. Nishimoto +3 more
2014PLoS ONE31 citations Open access
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Function and structure relationships of a β‐1,2‐glucooligosaccharide‐degrading β‐glucosidase
R. Ishiguro, N. Tanaka, K. Abe, M. Nakajima +6 more
2017FEBS Letters30 citations Open access
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3-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-L-rhamnose phosphorylase from Clostridium phytofermentans.
T. Nihira, H. Nakai, M. Kitaoka
2012Carbohydrate Research30 citations
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Mechanistic insight into the substrate specificity of 1,2-β-oligoglucan phosphorylase from Lachnoclostridium phytofermentans
M. Nakajima, N. Tanaka, N. Furukawa, T. Nihira +7 more
2017Scientific Reports29 citations Open access
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Rational engineering of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM maltose phosphorylase into either trehalose or kojibiose dual specificity phosphorylase.
H. Nakai, B. Petersen, Y. Westphal, A. Dilokpimol +4 more
2010Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS29 citations Open access
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Novel Dextranase Catalyzing Cycloisomaltooligosaccharide Formation and Identification of Catalytic Amino Acids and Their Functions Using Chemical Rescue Approach*
Young-Min Kim, Y. Kiso, T. Muraki, Min-Sun Kang +15 more
2012Journal of Biological Chemistry28 citations Open access
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Efficient one-pot enzymatic synthesis of alpha-(1-->4)-glucosidic disaccharides through a coupled reaction catalysed by Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM maltose phosphorylase.
H. Nakai, A. Dilokpimol, M. A. Hachem, B. Svensson
2010Carbohydrate Research28 citations
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An efficient arabinoxylan-debranching α-l-arabinofuranosidase of family GH62 from Aspergillus nidulans contains a secondary carbohydrate binding site
C. Wilkens, S. Andersen, B. Petersen, A. Li +11 more
2016Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology25 citations
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Characterization and Structural Analysis of a Novel exo-Type Enzyme Acting on β-1,2-Glucooligosaccharides from Parabacteroides distasonis.
H. Shimizu, M. Nakajima, A. Miyanaga, Y. Takahashi +5 more
2018Biochemistry24 citations
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One Pot Enzymatic Production of Nigerose from Common Sugar Resources Employing Nigerose Phosphorylase
T. Nihira, Futaba Miyajima, K. Chiku, M. Nishimoto +3 more
201424 citations Open access
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Enzymatic synthesis of β-xylosyl-oligosaccharides by transxylosylation using two β-xylosidases of glycoside hydrolase family 3 from Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4.
A. Dilokpimol, H. Nakai, C. Gotfredsen, M. Appeldoorn +5 more
2011Carbohydrate Research24 citations Open access
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Using Carbohydrate Interaction Assays to Reveal Novel Binding Sites in Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
D. Cockburn, C. Wilkens, A. Dilokpimol, H. Nakai +3 more
2016PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI‐5482 glycoside hydrolase family 66 homolog catalyzes dextranolytic and cyclization reactions
Young-Min Kim, Eiji Yamamoto, Min-Sun Kang, H. Nakai +9 more
2012The FEBS Journal23 citations
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Crystal Structure and Substrate Recognition of Cellobionic Acid Phosphorylase, Which Plays a Key Role in Oxidative Cellulose Degradation by Microbes*
Y. Nam, T. Nihira, T. Arakawa, Yuka Saito +3 more
2015Journal of Biological Chemistry22 citations Open access
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Key aromatic residues at subsites +2 and +3 of glycoside hydrolase family 31 α-glucosidase contribute to recognition of long-chain substrates.
T. Tagami, M. Okuyama, H. Nakai, Young-Min Kim +4 more
2013Biochimica et Biophysica Acta20 citations
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Characterization of Two α-1,3-Glucoside Phosphorylases from Clostridium phytofermentans
T. Nihira, M. Nishimoto, H. Nakai, K. Ohtsubo +1 more
201419 citations Open access
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Identification of Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10 maltose phosphorylase possessing synthetic ability for branched α-D-glucosyl trisaccharides.
T. Nihira, Yuka Saito, M. Kitaoka, Ken'ichi Otsubo +1 more
2012Carbohydrate Research19 citations
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Identification, characterization, and structural analyses of a fungal endo-β-1,2-glucanase reveal a new glycoside hydrolase family
N. Tanaka, M. Nakajima, Megumi Narukawa-Nara, Hiroki Matsunaga +13 more
2019Journal of Biological Chemistry18 citations Open access
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Amino Acids in Conserved Region II Are Crucial to Substrate Specificity, Reaction Velocity, and Regioselectivity in the Transglucosylation of Honeybee GH-13 α-Glucosidases
L. Ngiwsara, Gaku Iwai, T. Tagami, Natsuko Sato +4 more
2012Bioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry18 citations Open access
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A Solanum torvum GH3 β-glucosidase expressed in Pichia pastoris catalyzes the hydrolysis of furostanol glycoside.
R. Suthangkornkul, Pornpisut Sriworanun, H. Nakai, M. Okuyama +4 more
2016Phytochemistry17 citations Open access
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Characterization and crystal structure determination of β‐1,2‐mannobiose phosphorylase from Listeria innocua
T. Tsuda, T. Nihira, K. Chiku, E. Suzuki +5 more
2015FEBS Letters16 citations Open access
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In vitro growth of four individual human gut bacteria on oligosaccharides produced by chemoenzymatic synthesis.
Louise K Vigsnaes, H. Nakai, Lene Hemmingsen, J. Andersen +8 more
2013Food & Function15 citations Open access
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Enzymatic control and evaluation of degrees of polymerization of β-(1 → 2)-glucans.
M. Nakajima, N. Tanaka, K. Kobayashi, H. Nakai +3 more
2021Analytical Biochemistry14 citations
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Structure of a bacterial α-1,2-glucosidase defines mechanisms of hydrolysis and substrate specificity in GH65 family hydrolases
Shuntaro Nakamura, T. Nihira, Rikuya Kurata, H. Nakai +3 more
2021Journal of Biological Chemistry13 citations Open access
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Potassium ion‐dependent trehalose phosphorylase from halophilic Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10
T. Nihira, Yuka Saito, K. Chiku, M. Kitaoka +2 more
2013FEBS Letters13 citations
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Structural Basis for Reversible Phosphorolysis and Hydrolysis Reactions of 2-O-α-Glucosylglycerol Phosphorylase*
K. Touhara, Takanori Nihira, M. Kitaoka, H. Nakai +1 more
2014Journal of Biological Chemistry12 citations Open access
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Characterization and structural analyses of a novel glycosyltransferase acting on the β-1,2-glucosidic linkages
K. Kobayashi, Hisaka Shimizu, N. Tanaka, Kouji Kuramochi +3 more
2022Journal of Biological Chemistry11 citations Open access
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Cleavage of α-1,4-glycosidic linkages by the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored α-amylase AgtA decreases the molecular weight of cell wall α-1,3-glucan in Aspergillus oryzae
Ami Koizumi, K. Miyazawa, M. Ogata, Y. Takahashi +9 more
2022bioRxiv11 citations Open access
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Large-scale preparation of β-1,2-glucan using quite a small amount of sophorose
K. Kobayashi, M. Nakajima, Hiroki Aramasa, S. Kimura +3 more
2019Bioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry11 citations
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Colorimetric determination of β-1,2-glucooligosaccharides for an enzymatic assay using 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinonehydrazone.
K. Kobayashi, Hiroki Aramasa, H. Nakai, M. Nakajima +1 more
2018Analytical Biochemistry10 citations
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An inverting β‐1,2‐mannosidase belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 130 from Dyadobacter fermentans
T. Nihira, K. Chiku, E. Suzuki, M. Nishimoto +4 more
2015FEBS Letters10 citations
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Colorimetric Quantification of α-D-Mannose 1-Phosphate
T. Nihira, E. Suzuki, M. Kitaoka, M. Nishimoto +2 more
20138 citations Open access
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A Novel Metabolic Pathway for Glucose Production Mediated by α-Glucosidase-catalyzed Conversion of 1,5-Anhydrofructose*
Young-Min Kim, W. Saburi, Shu-Kun Yu, H. Nakai +7 more
2012Journal of Biological Chemistry7 citations Open access
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