Kaho Oishi   Natsuki Mori   Riki Anzawa   Toyonobu Usuki   
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 740 109585-109585 2023年5月
Elastin is an important extracellular matrix protein that contributes to the elasticity of cells, tissues, and organs. Although crosslinking amino acids such as desmosine and isodesmosine have been identified in elastin, details regarding the stru...
Lokadi Pierre Luhata   Zixin Deng   Eri Tanaka   Toyonobu Usuki   
Journal of oleo science 72(5) 571-576 2023年4月
An ethyl acetate leaf extract from Odontonema strictum has been reported to have potent antihypertensive activity by inhibiting coronary artery contractions in porcine heart. However, the phytochemistry of the active fraction was unknown. Here we ...
Ligamentum flavum (LF) pathologies often lead to severe myelopathy or radiculopathy characterized by reduced elasticity, obvious thickening, or worsened ossification. Elastin endows critical mechanical properties to tissues and organs such as vert...