Publications 1992-2004

Biological Chemistry

       1. Motonori Tsuji, Eiichi Kuwano, Tetsuya Saito, and Morifusa Eto. Root Growth-promoting Activities of N-Acyl-L-proline Derivatives. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1992, 56, 778-782.

Theoretical Organic Chemistry

       1. Tomohiko Ohwada, Masanobu Uchiyama, Motonori Tsuji, Iwao Okamoto, and Koichi Shudo. Orbital Unsymmetrization of Olefins Arising from Non-equivalent Orbital Interactions. s-p Coupling in Bicyclo[2.2.2]octenes. Chem. Pharm. Bull., 1996, 44, 296-306.

       2. Tomohiko Ohwada, Motonori Tsuji, Iwao Okamoto, and Koichi Shudo. A Remote Substituent Can Determine Magnitude of Facial Selectivity in Benzobicyclo[2.2.2]octatrienes. Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 2609-2612.

       3. Motonori Tsuji, Tomohiko Ohwada, and Koichi Shudo. A cyclopropyl Group Shows Reverse Facial Selectivity Depending on the Bicyclic Ring System. Tetrahedron Lett., 1997, 38, 6693-6696.

       4. Motonori Tsuji, Tomohiko Ohwada, and Koichi Shudo. Facial Selectivities of Benzofluorenes Bearing a Carbonyl, an Olefin, or a Diene Group in Spiro Geometry. p Spiro Substituent Effects. Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 403-406.

       5. Motonori Tsuji. On Attempts at Generation of Carboranyl Carbocation. J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 9589-9597.

       6. Motonori Tsuji. Most Stable Conformation of the Cyclopropane Ring Attached at a Carbon Atom in a 1,2-Dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) System. J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 4063-4074.

Medicinal Chemistry

   Nuclear Receptor

       1. Toshihiko Tashima, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Motonori Tsuji, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Emiko Kawachi, Yuichi Hashimoto, and Koichi Shudo. Polyenylidene Thiazolidine Derivatives with Retinoidal Activities. Chem. Pharm. Bull., 1997, 45, 1805-1813.

       2. Kiminori Ohta, Motonori Tsuji, Emiko Kawachi, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Yuichi Hashimoto, Koichi Shudo, and Hiroyuki Kagechika. Potent Retinoid Synergists with a Diphenylamine Skeleton. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 1998, 21, 544-546.

       3. Toru Iijima, Yasuyuki Endo, Motonori Tsuji, Emiko Kawachi, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Koichi Shudo. Dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes as a Pharmacophore. Retinoidal Antagonists and Potential Agonists. Chem. Pharm. Bull., 1999, 47, 398-404.

       4. Masayuki Ebisawa, Hiroki Umemiya, Kiminori Ohta, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Emiko Kawachi, Ghislaine Christoffel, Hinrich Gronemeyer, Motonori Tsuji, Yuichi Hashimoto, Koichi Shudo, and Hiroyuki Kagechika. Retinoid X Receptor-Antagonistic Diazepinylbenzoic Acids. Chem. Pharm. Bull.,1999, 47, 1778-1786.

   Others

       1. Motonori Tsuji, Yukiko Koiso, Hiroyasu Takahashi, Yuichi Hashimoto, and Yasuyuki Endo. Modulators of Tumor Necrosis Factor a Production Bearing Dicarba-closo-dodecaborane as a Hydrophobic Pharmacophore. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 2000, 23, 513-516.

Inorganic Chemistry

       1. Yasuyuki Endo, Kyoko Yaguchi, Motonori Tsuji, Kentaro Yamaguchi, and Koichi Shudo. Functionalization of Polymethylcarboranes. Preparation and Reactivity of 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-Decamethyl-1,12-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)-1-carboxylic Acid. Chem. Pharm. Bull., 1999, 47, 699-701.

Computer Chemistry

       1. Motonori Tsuji. Development of the Structure-based Drug Design Systems, HMHC and DSHC. Mol. Sci., 2007, 1, NP004.