Shin-ichi Ayabe

TL;DR: Analysis of genes encoding enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the legume-specific 5-deoxyisoflavonoid of L. japonicus provides reliable annotations of the genes and genetic markers for comparative and functional genomics of leguminous plants.

TL;DR: A search of the expressed sequence tag library of a model legume Lotus japonicus for homologs of phenylcoumaran benzylic ether reductase catalyzing the reductive cleavage of dihydrofurans yielded seven full‐length cDNAs, and the encoded proteins were analyzed in vitro.

TL;DR: Molecular evolution of CYP93 enzymes is discussed and Leu 371 appeared to control the substrate accommodation in favor of hydrogen abstraction from C-3 of the flavanone molecule and contribute to the P450 fold under the presence of Lys 375, the residue responsible for aryl migration.

TL;DR: The incorporation of [1-14C]acetate and [214 C]mevalonate into free and esterified triterpen-3-ols was examined in original plant organs and tissue cultures of Glycyrrhiza glabra var.

TL;DR: Binary protein-protein interactions of 2-hydroxyisoflavanone synthase 1 (GmIFS1), a P450 (CYP93C), with cytoplasmic enzymes involved in isoflavone biosynthesis in soybean are analyzed to provide strong evidence that, in planta, interaction of Gm CHS1 and GmCHIs with Gm IFS1 takes place on ER, and also provide important clues to understand how enzymes and proteins