| Single-cell bioluminescence imaging of deep tissue in freely moving animals S Iwano, M Sugiyama, H Hama, A Watakabe, N Hasegawa, T Kuchimaru, ... Science 359 (6378), 935-939, 2018 | 386 | 2018 |
| A luciferin analogue generating near-infrared bioluminescence achieves highly sensitive deep-tissue imaging T Kuchimaru, S Iwano, M Kiyama, S Mitsumata, T Kadonosono, H Niwa, ... Nature communications 7 (1), 11856, 2016 | 224 | 2016 |
| Fluorescent properties of model chromophores of tyrosine-66 substituted mutants of Aequorea green fluorescent protein (GEP) S Kojima, H Ohkawa, T Hirano, S Maki, H Niwa, M Ohashi, S Inouye, ... Tetrahedron Letters 39 (29), 5239-5242, 1998 | 169 | 1998 |
| Spectroscopic studies of the light-color modulation mechanism of firefly (beetle) bioluminescence T Hirano, Y Hasumi, K Ohtsuka, S Maki, H Niwa, M Yamaji, D Hashizume Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 (6), 2385-2396, 2009 | 158 | 2009 |
| Development of simple firefly luciferin analogs emitting blue, green, red, and near-infrared biological window light S Iwano, R Obata, C Miura, M Kiyama, K Hama, M Nakamura, Y Amano, ... Tetrahedron 69 (19), 3847-3856, 2013 | 131 | 2013 |
| Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Conformational Analysis of A-Ring Diastereomers of 2-Methyl-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and Their 20-Epimers: Unique … K Konno, T Fujishima, S Maki, Z Liu, D Miura, M Chokki, S Ishizuka, ... Journal of medicinal chemistry 43 (22), 4247-4265, 2000 | 101 | 2000 |
| A novel and practical route to A-ring enyne synthon for 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogs: Synthesis of A-ring diastereomers of 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 2-methyl-1, 25 … K Konno, S Maki, T Fujishima, Z Liu, D Miura, M Chokki, H Takayama Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 8 (2), 151-156, 1998 | 86 | 1998 |
| The reaction mechanism for the high quantum yield of Cypridina (Vargula) bioluminescence supported by the chemiluminescence of 6-aryl-2-methylimidazo [1, 2-a] pyrazin-3 (7 H … T Hirano, Y Takahashi, H Kondo, S Maki, S Kojima, H Ikeda, H Niwa Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 7 (2), 197-207, 2008 | 68 | 2008 |
| Real light emitter in the bioluminescence of the calcium-activated photoproteins aequorin and obelin: light emission from the singlet-excited state of coelenteramide phenolate … K Mori, S Maki, H Niwa, H Ikeda, T Hirano Tetrahedron 62 (26), 6272-6288, 2006 | 60 | 2006 |
| Substituent effects on the kinetics for the chemiluminescence reaction of 6-arylimidazo [1, 2-a] pyrazin-3 (7H)-ones (Cypridina luciferin analogues): support for the single … H Kondo, T Igarashi, S Maki, H Niwa, H Ikeda, T Hirano Tetrahedron letters 46 (45), 7701-7704, 2005 | 59 | 2005 |
| Firefly luciferase exhibits bimodal action depending on the luciferin chirality M Nakamura, S Maki, Y Amano, Y Ohkita, K Niwa, T Hirano, Y Ohmiya, ... Biochemical and biophysical research communications 331 (2), 471-475, 2005 | 53 | 2005 |
| On the Bioactive Conformation of the Rhodopsin Chromophore: Absolute Sense of Twist around the 6‐s‐cis Bond Y Fujimoto, J Ishihara, S Maki, N Fujioka, T Wang, T Furuta, N Fishkin, ... Chemistry–A European Journal 7 (19), 4198-4204, 2001 | 53 | 2001 |
| Fluorescence properties of phenolate anions of coelenteramide analogues: the light-emitter structure in aequorin bioluminescence Y Imai, T Shibata, S Maki, H Niwa, M Ohashi, T Hirano Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 146 (1-2), 95-107, 2001 | 48 | 2001 |
| Synthesis and luminescence properties of biphenyl-type firefly luciferin analogs with a new, near-infrared light-emitting bioluminophore C Miura, M Kiyama, S Iwano, K Ito, R Obata, T Hirano, S Maki, H Niwa Tetrahedron 69 (46), 9726-9734, 2013 | 46 | 2013 |
| Chemiluminescence of 6-aryl-2-methylimidazo [1, 2-a] pyrazin-3 (7H)-ones in DMSO/TMG and in diglyme/acetate buffer: Support for the chemiexcitation process to generate the … Y Takahashi, H Kondo, S Maki, H Niwa, H Ikeda, T Hirano Tetrahedron letters 47 (34), 6057-6061, 2006 | 41 | 2006 |
| Bioluminescence characteristics of the fruiting body of Mycena chlorophos K Mori, S Kojima, S Maki, T Hirano, H Niwa Luminescence 26 (6), 604-610, 2011 | 36 | 2011 |
| Synthesis of (±)-pentalenene using electrochemical method as a key step Y Shizuri, S Maki, M Ohkubo, S Yamamura Tetrahedron letters 31 (49), 7167-7168, 1990 | 36 | 1990 |
| Bioluminescent properties of fluorinated semi-synthetic aequorins T Hirano, Y Ohmiya, S Maki, H Niwa, M Ohashi Tetrahedron Letters 39 (31), 5541-5544, 1998 | 35 | 1998 |
| Visualizing changes in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression using bioluminescence imaging in living mice M Fukuchi, H Izumi, H Mori, M Kiyama, S Otsuka, S Maki, Y Maehata, ... Scientific reports 7 (1), 4949, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
| Synthesis of firefly luciferin analogues and evaluation of the luminescent properties S Ioka, T Saitoh, S Iwano, K Suzuki, SA Maki, A Miyawaki, M Imoto, ... Chemistry–A European Journal 22 (27), 9330-9337, 2016 | 31 | 2016 |
