Laboratory of Drug Discovery, Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery

Publications

Presented Paper 2026

  1. Molecular basis of coupled peptidoglycan synthesis by the FtsWIQLB divisome complex from Vibrio cholerae

    Aili Hao, Ryotaro Okawa, Akira Katsuyama, Satoshi Ichikawa, Seok-Yong Lee
    Nat. Commun. 2026

    DOI : org/10.1038/s41467-026-78795-0

  2. An N-acyl Donor for Serine/Threonine Ligation Involving a Direct N-to-N Acyl Shift

    Takafumi Iwasaki, Rintaro Kaguchi, Toyotaka Sato, Satoshi Takahashi, Motohiro Horiuchi, Shin-ichi Yokota, Satoshi Ichikawa, Akira Katsuyama
    Chem. Eur. J. 2026, e71755.

    DOI : org/10.1002/chem.71755

  3. Manipulation of Conformational Changes in Cyclic Peptides Using a Molecular Switch

    Taichi Akahane, Satoshi Ichikawa, Akira Katsuyama

    ChemPhotoChem 2026, 10, e70290.

    DOI : org/10.1002/cptc.70290

  4. Synthesis, Chemical, and Biological Evaluation of Actinomycin Tetracyclic Oxazinone Derivatives and Application to SmallMolecule Drug Conjugates

    Seitaro Takahashi, Kenta Asao, Satoshi Ichikawa

    J. Org. Chem. 2026. 91 12691.
    DOI: org/10.1021/acs.joc.6c01660

  5. Sparfloxacin reveals a host–virus dual-target antiviral scaffold against respiratory syncytial virus

    Yuka Takumi-Tanimukai, Soh Yamamoto, Yurie Yoshida, Tatsuki Takahashi, Akira Takasawa, Akira Katsuyama, Takumi Nishimaki, Haruka Maeda, Katsumi Mizuta, Masashi Idogawa, Yukari Mitsuhashi, Yume Takayanagi, Sithumini M. W. Lokupathirage, Keitaro Yoshida, Keisuke Yamamoto, Takuya Kakuki, Sumito Jitsukawa, Toyotaka Sato, Hirofumi Sawa, Yasuko Orba, Akihiko Sato, Takashi Kojima, Wataru Kamitani, Satoshi Ichikawa, Tetsuya Nosaka, Kenichi Takano, Shin-ichi Yokota Noriko Ogasawara
    Commun. Biol. 2026.
    DOI: org/10.1038/s42003-026-10744-5

  6. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Acaulone B

    Sho Fujii, Jun Hirabayashi, Akira Katsuyama, Satoshi Ichikawa, Fumika Yakushiji
    J. Org. Chem. 2026, 91, 9238.
    DOI: org/10.1021/acs.joc.6c00941

  7. Total Synthesis, Antibacterial Activity, and Structural Analysis of Atratumycin and Its Analogues

    Yuya Sawayama, Rintaro Kaguchi, Motoko Shinohara, Yusuke Minato, Satoshi Ichikawa, Akira Katsuyama
    Org. Lett. 2026. 28, 4032.
    DOI: org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c00377

  8. Optimization of galectin-3 binding agents by in situ multiple compound synthesis and native mass spectrometry

    Kazuki Hoshi, Tsuyoshi Konuma, Rina Taguchi, Satoko Akashi, Yoshiya Katahira, Akira Katsuyama, Satoshi Ichikawa

    Sci. Rep. 2026, 16, 8453.

    DOI: org/10.1038/s41598-026-38570-z

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