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Shinkichi Tawata
Researcher at University of the Ryukyus
Publications - 109
Citations - 4412
Shinkichi Tawata is an academic researcher from University of the Ryukyus. The author has contributed to research in topics: Alpinia zerumbet & Mimosine. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 106 publications receiving 3864 citations. Previous affiliations of Shinkichi Tawata include University of California, Berkeley & Kyushu University.
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Chemical composition and antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities of the essential oils from Bidens pilosa Linn. var. Radiata
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the essential oils and aqueous extracts of B. pilosa possess antioxidant and antimicrobial activities that might be a natural potential source of preservative used in food and other allied industries.
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The Exploitation of Crop Allelopathy in Sustainable Agricultural Production
TL;DR: Crop allelopathy may be useful to minimize serious problems in the present agricultural production such as environmental pollution, unsafe products, human health concerns, depletion of crop diversity, soil sickness and reduction of crop productivity.
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Antibacterial activity and mode of action of plant flavonoids against Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus aureus
TL;DR: (−)-Epigallocatechin, an antibiotic found in Elaeagnus glabra, and 28 other related plant flavonoids were tested for their antibacterial activity against Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus aureus.
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Evaluation of antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Ficus microcarpa L. fil. extract
TL;DR: Results showed that methanol extracts of bark, fruits and leaves of F. microcarpa exhibited excellent antioxidant activities and also possessed antibacterial activity against tested Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Isolated from Tofuyo Fermented Soybean Food
TL;DR: The inhibitory activity of Trp-Leu was completely preserved after a treatment with pepsin, chymotrypsin or trypsin, and even after successive digestion by these gastrointestinal proteases, the activity remained at 29% of the original value.