Publications

2026

  1. Development of a Novel Methylated PET Tracer Designed to Enhance the Photostability of PM-PBB3. Tomoyuki Imai, Yuta Tanaka, Kento Kannaka, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masayuki Fujinaga, Hiroshi Mizuma, Ming-Rong Zhang, Makoto Higuchi, Tetsuo Narumi, Tomoya Uehara (2025). Results in Chemistry 20, 102979. [DOI]
  2. Amide-to-Chloroalkene Substitution for Peptide Backbone Modification to Enhance Membrane Permeability. Sayuri Takeo, Mio Takeda, Chihiro Iio, Ai Sakakibara, Showmitra Saha, Natsuki Shibata, Yuki Yamazaki, Takahiro Fujii, Ryuhei Harada, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Mizuki Watanabe, Takanori Oyoshi, Tetsuo Narumi (2026). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 69, 6440–6460. [DOI] Selected as Supplementary Cover.[URL]
  3. Strategic Alkene Incorporation into Peptide Backbones to Prevent Enzymatic Hydrolysis by Evading Molecular Recognition. Kohei Watanabe, Yoshinori Taguchi, Takuma Nishizawa, Sayuri Takeo, Chihiro Iio, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato, Tetsuo Narumi (2026). Chemical Communications, Advance Article. [DOI]
  4. 2-Mercaptophenylboronic Acid: A Superior Alternative to 2-Mercaptoethanol for Thioester Hydrolysis. Kohei Sato, Takaya Yamamoto, Manussada Ratanasak, Yuta Hori,  Tenta Ito, Masaya Denda, Tetsuo Narumi, Yasuteru Shigeta, Akira Otaka, Nobuyuki Mase. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Accepted. [DOI]
  5. An NVOC-based Photolabile Solubilizing Tag for the Chemical Synthesis of Poorly Soluble Peptides and Proteins. Yoshinori Taguchi, Yoshiki Shimizu, Taiyo Hagiwara, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase and Tetsuo Narumi. Organic Letters, Accepted. [DOI]
  6. Substituent-Dependent Turn Switching in RGGY Peptidomimetics Containing Alkene Dipeptide Isosteres. Sayuri Takeo, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Tetsuo Narumi (2026). Submitted.
  7. Photocatalyzed Reductive Ring-opening of g-(2-Chloroaziridinyl)acrylates Using Dihydropyridines: Access to (Z)-Chloroalkene Dipeptide Isosteres. Chihiro Iio, Mio Takeda, Harui Miyata, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, and Tetsuo Narumi (2026). Submitted.

2025

  1. Highly Z-Selective Julia–Kocienski Olefination Using N-Sulfonylimines and Its Mechanistic Insights from DFT Calculations. Takuma Chizaki, Koichi Fujiwara, Junko Fujimoto, Tetsuo Narumi, Satoshi Shuto, and Mizuki Watanabe (2025). Organic Letters 27, 2677–2681. [DOI]
  2. Racemization-free peptide bond formation via 2-nitrobenzensulfonyl strategy for diastereoselective synthesis of (Z)-fluoroalkene- type peptidomimetics. Chihiro Iio, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Tetsuo Narumi (2025). Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 23, 4480-4486. [DOI]
  3. Removable dialkoxybenzyl linker for enhanced HPLC purification of peptide hydrazides. Kohei Sato, Takaya, Yamamoto, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase (2025)
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 23, 2630–2637. [DOI]
  4. Adaptor-specific peptide inhibitors of the ubiquitin-chain-dependent unfolding activity of the human p97(VCP)–UFD1–NPL4 complex. Kei Okatsu, Takaya Kawaguchi, Kohei Watanabe, Yoshinori Taguchi, Reon Takeuchi, Akinori Okamoto, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Takuya Tomita, Yasushi Saeki, Yusuke Sato, Tetsuo Narumi, Shuya Fukai (2025). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 68, 11270–11278. [DOI]
  5. Identification of Guanine-Quadruplex-Binding Peptides from the RGG3 Domain of TLS/FUS. Sayuri Takeo, Maiko Tabata, Hikari Okita,  Natsuki Shibata, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Takanori Oyoshi, Tetsuo Narumi (2025). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 73, 938-943 [DOI] [PDF]
  6. Long-lasting suppression of mechanical allodynia in mice by intrathecal administration of an anti-cell adhesion molecule 1 antibody. Ichiro Takasaki, Fuka Takeuchi, Ryohei Miyamae, Yuto Mochizuki, Hayate Kinoshita, Man Hagiyama, Azusa Yoneshige, Takao Inoue, Tetsuo Narumi, Akihiko Ito (2025). Medical Principles and Practice 34, 614-623. [DOI][ PDF]
  7. A Stable Bioisostere of Ester-Linked Ubiquitin Chains Enables Decoding of Protein Interactors. Yoshinori Taguchi, Takuya Tomita, Takuma Nishizawa, Dai Nakamura, Showmitra Saha, Takanori Oyoshi, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Yasushi Saeki, and Tetsuo Narumi (2025). ChemBioChem 2026, 27, e202500749. [DOI] [PDF]

2024

  1. Identification of peptide-based hepatitis B virus capsid inhibitors based on the viral core protein. Junko Fujimoto, Kazutoshi Kawahara, Kazuma Takeda, Sayuri Takeo, Kohei Sato, Kenji Nakashima, Nobuyuki Mase, Masaru Yokoyama, Tetsuro Suzuki, Tetsuo Narumi (2024). Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 117, 130054. [DOI]
  2. Development of Novel Amino Acids Containing N-mercaptophenetyl (MPE)-type Auxiliary and Orthogonal Protecting Groups for Sequential Ligation of Multiple Peptides. Yoshinori Taguchi, Kohei Watanabe, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Tetsuo Narumi (2024). ChemistrySelect 9, e202402339. [DOI]
  3. Leveraging Hydrazide as Protection for Carboxylic Acid: Suppression of Aspartimide Formation during Fmoc Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis. Kohei Sato, Haruna Uemura, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase (2024). Org. Lett. 26, 4497–4501. [DOI] Selected as Supplementary Cover.
  4. Substitution Effects of Alkene Dipeptide Isosteres on Adjacent Peptide Bond Rotation. Chihiro Iio, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase, Tetsuo Narumi (2024). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 72, 596–599. [DOI]
  5. Fine bubble technology for the green synthesis of fairy chemicals. A. K. Manna, M. Doi, K. Matsuo, H. Sakurai, C. Subrahamayam, K. Sato, T. Narumi, N. Mase (2024). Org. Biomol. Chem. 22, 3396–3404. [DOI]
  6. Late-stage derivatization of oleanolic acid-based anti-HIV-1 compounds. R. Takeuchi, J. Fujimoto, Y. Taguchi, R. Ide, R. Kyan, K. Sato, N. Mase, M. Yokoyama, S. Harada, T. Narumi (2024). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 72, 330–335. [DOI]
  7. Amide-to-Chloroalkene Substitution for Overcoming Intramolecular Acyl Transfer Challenges in Hexapeptidic Neuromedin U Receptor 2 Agonists. Tetsuo Narumi, Daichi Toyama, Junko Fujimoto, Ryuji Kyan, Kohei Sato, Keiji Mori, J. T. Pearson, Nobuyuki Mase, Kentaro Takayama (2024). Chem. Commun. 60, 3563–3566. [DOI]

2023

  1. Late-stage diversification strategy for the synthesis of peptide acids and amides using hydrazides. Shoko Tanaka, Mizuki Kanno, Yosuke Tashiro, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato (2023). Explor. Drug Sci. 1, 322–335. [DOI]
  2. Rapid identification of enamine-based organocatalysts for quaternary carbon-containing aldol reactions via fluorescence-based screening. H. Ito, Y. Yoshida, T. Masuda, A. Sasaki, K. Imoto, K. Sato, T. Narumi, N. Mase (2023). Asian J. Org. Chem. 12, e202300236. [DOI]
  3. Enhancing Multiphase Reactions by Boosting Local Gas Concentration with Ultrafine Bubbles. T. Kozuka, T. Iio, S. Suzuki, K. Kakiuchi, G. Tadano, K. Sato, T. Narumi, N. Mase (2023). Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 96, 752–758. [DOI]

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