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Kentaro Asai

Assistant Professor, Australian National University
Verified email at anu.edu.au
Cited by 102

Molecular structure of La3+-induced methanol dehydrogenase-like protein in Methylobacterium radiotolerans

Y Hibi, K Asai, H Arafuka, M Hamajima, T Iwama… - Journal of bioscience …, 2011 - Elsevier
La 3+ and not Ca 2+ increases methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) activity in Methylobacterium
radiotolerans NBRC15690. La 3+ - and Ca 2+ -MDH-like proteins were found to be …

Formation of Azole-Resistant Candida albicans by Mutation of Sterol 14-Demethylase P450

K Asai, N Tsuchimori, K Okonogi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The sterol 14-demethylase P450 (CYP51) of a fluconazole-resistant isolate of Candida
albicans, DUMC136, showed reduced susceptibility to this azole but with little change in its …

Trading experience modulates anterior insula to reduce the endowment effect

LCP Tong, KJ Ye, K Asai, S Ertac… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
People often demand a greater price when selling goods that they own than they would pay
to purchase the same goods—a well-known economic bias called the endowment effect. …

Effect of the ethylene/vinyl acetate ratio of ethylene-vinyl acetate emulsion on the curing behavior of an emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesive for wood

N Hori, K Asai, A Takemura - Journal of Wood …, 2008 - jwoodscience.springeropen.com
We investigated the curing behavior of an emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesive for wood
with different ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) emulsions, because it was found that the ethylene/…

In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of TAK-456, a novel oral triazole with a broad antifungal spectrum

…, R Hayashi, N Kitamoto, K Asai… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
TAK-456 is a novel oral triazole compound with potent and broad-spectrum in vitro antifungal
activity and strong in vivo efficacy against Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus. TAK…

Effect of incubation atmosphere on the production and composition of staphylococcal biofilms

K Asai, K Yamada, T Yagi, H Baba, I Kawamura… - Journal of Infection and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are pathogenic bacteria that often
cause invasive infections in humans. In this study, we characterized the composition and …

Regulatory capture in public procurement: Evidence from revolving door bureaucrats in Japan

K Asai, K Kawai, J Nakabayashi - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies how hiring public officials affects firms’ ability to win government contracts
in Japan. We link personnel transitions of public officials to contractors and government …

Integrated development environment with interactive scatter plot for examining statistical modeling

K Asai, T Fukusato, T Igarashi - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The development of a statistical modeling program requires example data to observe and
verify the behavior of the program. Such example data are either taken from an existing …

[PDF][PDF] Emergence of fluconazole-resistant sterol 14-demethylase P450 (CYP51) in Candida albicans is a model demonstrating the diversification mechanism of P450

Y Aoyama, M Kudo, K Asai, K Okonogi… - … of Biochemistry and …, 2000 - academia.edu
Biodiversity is the most characteristic feature of P450. It has been proposed from molecular
evolutionary analysis that biodiversity of P450 has been established through the cooperation …

Expression of a heterodimeric (placental-intestinal) hybrid alkaline phosphatase in KB cells

H Kodama, K Asai, T Adachi, Y Mori, K Hayashi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 1994 - Elsevier
A hybrid heterodimeric alkaline phosphatase expressed in KB cells, consisting of placental
and intestinal (fetal) subunits, was purified by use of two different immunoaffinity columns …