Hassan El-Sayed Embaby, Takuya Miyakawa, Satoshi Hachimura, Tomonari Muramatsu, Masayuki Nara, Masaru Tanokura. Crystallization and melting properties studied by DSC and FTIR spectroscopy of goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) oil Food Chemistry. 2022.01; 366 (3): ( DOI )

Luhan Zhai, Masayuki Nara, Yuko Otani, Tomohiko Ohwada. Unexpectedly rigid short peptide foldamers in which NH–π and CH–π interactions are preserved in solution Chemical Communications. 2021.08; 57 8344-8347. ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. FTIR study of the Ca²⁺-coordination structure of Akazara scallop troponin C: effect on Glu at the 12th position by amino-acid replacement Peptide Science 2020. 2021.03; 57 93-94.

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara. Exploration on amyloid-forming region in α-synuclein as a causative protein of Parkinson’s disease Peptide Science 2020. 2021.03; 57 81-84.

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara. Infrared Analyses on Amyloid-forming Oligopeptides of Alanine Peptide Science 2019. 2020.03; 56 131-132.

Mika Ikegame, Atsuhiko Hattori, Nobuo Suzuki et al. . Melatonin is a possible drug for the prevention of bone loss during space flight Journal of Pineal Research. 2019.10;

Siyuan Wang, Yuko Otani, Luhan Zhai, Aoze Su, Masayuki Nara, Masatoshi Kawahata, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Akane Sada, Rieko Ohki, Tomohiko Ohwada. Overall shape constraint of alternating α/β-hybrid peptides containing bicyclic β-proline Organic Letters. 2019.10; 21 (19): 7813-7817. ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Takashi Shimizu, Hiroto Shinomiya, Yuka Furuta, Kenichi Miyazono, Takuya Miyakawa and Masaru Tanokura. Characterization of the Ca2+-coordination structures of L- and T-plastins in combination with their synthetic peptide analogs by FTIR spectroscopy Scientific Reports. 2019.03; 9 ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Wataru Hirachi, Hisayuki Morii, Nobuyuki Uozumi, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Ca²⁺-bound coordination structural analysis of Tobacco K⁺ Channel (NtTPKl) by infrared spectroscopy in combination with synthetic peptide analogues Peptide Science 2018. 2019.03; 66.

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Masaru Tanokura. Coordination to Divalent Cations by Calcium-Binding Proteins: From Basics to Medical Applications Calcium-Binding Proteins of the EF-hand Superfamily: From Basics to Medical Applications. 2019.01; 1929 127-134. ( DOI )

Zhai, Luhan ; Wang, Siyuan ; Nara, Masayuki; Takeuchi, Koh; Shimada, Ichio; Otani, Yuko; Ohwada, Tomohiko. Application of C-terminal 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane to stabilize β－strand-like extended conformation of a neighboring α-amino acid J. Org. Chem.. 2018.11; 83 (21): 13063-13079. ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Yusuke Maruyama, Atsuhiko Hattori. Characterization of goldfish scales by vibrational spectroscopic analyses Proceedings of Biomin XIV. 2018.09; ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Takashi Shimizu, Horoto Shinomiya, Yuka Furuta, Kenichi Miyazono, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Characterization of the Ca2+-coordination structures of T- and L-plastins by infrared spectroscopy in combination with synthetic peptide analogues Peptide Science 2017. 2018.02; 104-105.

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. ATR-FTIR study on synthetic peptide analogues of the Ca2+-binding sites of Ca2+-biniding proteins Peptide Science 2016. 2017.02; 113-114.

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Infrared studies on 13C-labeled synthetic peptide analogues of the Ca2+-binding site III of troponin C Peptide Science 2015. 2016.03; 139-140.

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara. Novel aspects of IR spectroscopic analyses on beta-structures of amyloids Peptide Science 2015. 2016.03; 101-102.

Jun-ichi MATSUDA, Kazuhiko MORISHITA, Masayuki NARA, Sachiko AMARI. Noble gases in oxidized residue prepared from the Saratov L4 chondrite and Raman spectroscopic study of residues to characterize phase Q Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 2016.01; 51 70-79. ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura, Katzuhiro Kuchitsu, Tasashi Shimizu, Hisayuki Morii. Infrared spectroscopy of the Ca2+-bound coordination structure of tobacco calmodulin: synthetic peptide analogues corresponding to the site I – IV Peptide Science 2014. 2015.03; 235-236.

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara, Shu Konakahara, Takashi Tsuji and Takashi Shimizu. Infrared studies on amyloid structure of insulin Peptide Science 2014. 2015.03; 307-308.

Shimizu Y., Shimizu T., Nara M., Kikumoto M., Kojima H., Morii H.. KIF2C Neck Peptide Disintegrates Microtubules into Protofilaments: Formation of β-structure. FEBS J.. 2013; 280 (7): 1681-1692. ( DOI )

Suzuki, N, Imai, L. F. Kato Y., Nagata K., Ohashi Y., Kuchitsu, K., Tanokura M., Sakamoto A., Nara M., Nakano M., Yonezawa N.. Coordination structures of Mg2+ and Ca2+ in three types of tobacco calmodulins in solution: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of side chain COO- Groups. Biopolymers. 2013; 99 (7): 472-483. ( DOI )

Nara, M., Morii, H., and Tanokura, M.. Infrared study of synthetic peptide analogues of the calcium-binding site III of troponin C: the role of helix F of an EF-hand motif. Biopolymers. 2013; 99 (5): 342-347. ( DOI )

Nara, M., Morii, H. and Tanokura, M.. Coordination to divalent cations by calcium-binding proteins studied by FTIR spectroscopy. Biochim. Biophys. Acta-Biomemblanes. 2013; 1828 (10): 2319-2327.

Nagashima K., Nara M., and Matsuda J.. Raman spectroscopic study of diamond and graphite in ureilites and the origin of diamonds. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 2012; 47 (11): 1728-1737. ( DOI )

Yoshino, T. ; Maruyama, K. ; Kagi, H.; Nara, M .; Kim, J.C.. Pressure-Induced Crystallization from Amorphous Calcium Carbonate. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN. 2012; 12 (7): 3357-3361. ( DOI )

Omori, K. ; Wada, S.; Maruyama, Y. ; Hattori, A. ; Kitamura, KI.; Sato, Y. ; Nara, M.; Funahashi, H.; Yachiguchi, K.; Hayakawa, K.; Endo, M.; Kusakari, R. ; Yano, S.; Srivastav, A.K. ; Kusui, T.; Ejiri, S.; Chen, WX.; Tabuchi, Y.; Furusawa, Y.; Kondo, T.; Sasayama, Y.; Nishiuchi, T.; Nakano, M.; Sakamoto, T.; Suzuki, N.. Prostaglandin E-2 Increases Both Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Activity in the Scales and Participates in Calcium Metabolism in Goldfish ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2012; 29 (8): 499-504. ( DOI )

M. Saiki, Y. Hidaka, M. Nara, and H. Morii. Stem-Forming Regions That Are Essential for the Amyloidogenesis of Prion Proteins. Biochemistry. 2012; 51 (8): 1566-1576.

K. Morishita, M. Nara, S. Amari and J. Matsuda. On the effect of laser-induced heating in a Raman spectroscopic study of carbonaceous material in meteorite. Spect. Lett.. 2011; 44 459-463.

J. Matsuda, S. Amari, K. Morishita, K. Nagashima and M. Nara. The effect of the pyridine treatment on phase Q: Orgueil and Allende. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 2010; 45 1191-1205.

J. Matsuda, K. Morishita, H. Tsukamoto, C. Miyakawa, M. Nara, S. Amari, T. Uchiyama and S. Takeda. An attempt to characterize phase Q: Noble gas, Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy in residues prepared from the Allende meteorite. Geochim. Cosmoch. Acta. 2010; 74 5398-5409.

K. Morishita, M. Nara and J. Matsuda. Raman spectroscopic investigation of the isotope effects in graphite carbon and the interpretation of D-band. J. Mass Spectrom. Soc. Jpn.. 2010; 58 (5): 167-168.

Murayama Koichi, Sonoyama Masashi, Terada Tomoyoshi, Yokoyama Yasunori, Nara Masayuki, Tomida Mihoko, Matsuda Sadayuki. Bisphenol A Weakens Calcium Binding Affinity of Sites III and IV in C-Terminal Domain of Bovine Brain Calmodulin CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 2009.11; 38 (11): 1062-1063. ( DOI )

Saiki Masatoshi, Hidaka Yuji, Nara Masayuki, Morii Hisayuki. The potential stem-forming sequence consists of the 2-stranded beta-structure in prion proteins JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE. 2008.08; 14 (8): 133-134.

Nara Masayuki, Yumoto Fumiaki, Kagi Hiroyuki, Tanokura Masaru. Infrared spectroscopic study of the binding of divalent cations to Akazara scallop troponin C: The effect of the methylene side chain of glutamate residue BIOPOLYMERS. 2008.07; 89 (7): 595-599. ( DOI )

Matsuda Jun-Ichi, Nara Masayuki, Amari Sachiko. Raman spectroscopic feature of the noble gas carrier Q in meteorites GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA. 2008.07; 72 (12): A604.

Okazaki M., Usui S., Takahashi M., Imai T., Mizuno T., Katsumata T., Nara M., Nakamura M., Sakurabayashi I.. Evaluation of gel permeation HPLC for determining cholesterol and triglyceride levels in LDL and HDL, compared with the reference methods of BQ and DCM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2008.06; 54 (6): A145.

Nara Masayuki, Tanokura Masaru. Infrared spectroscopic study of the metal-coordination structures of calcium-binding proteins BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2008.04; 369 (1): 225-239. ( DOI )

Ogasawara Yoko, Kaya Hidetaka, Hiraoka Goro, Yumoto Fumiaki, Kimura Sachie, Kadota Yasuhiro, Hishinuma Haruka, Senzaki Eriko, Yamagoe Satoshi, Nagata Koji, Nara Masayuki, Suzuki Kazuo, Tanokura Masaru, Kuchitsu Kazuyuki. Synergistic activation of the Arabidopsis NADPH oxidase AtrbohD by Ca2+ and phosphorylation JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2008.04; 283 (14): 8885-8892. ( DOI )

Matsuda J., Matsuo Y., Nara M., Amari S.. On the physical separation of a small fraction enriched in noble gases for NWA 2086 (CV3) METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE. 2007.08; 42 A99.

Usui S., Narita H., Endo M., Imai T., Orisaka M., Nara M., Okazaki M.. Comparison of cholesterol levels in LDL subclass by an HPLC method with sequential ultracentrifugal method CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2007.06; 53 (6): A46.

Nara Masayuki, Yumoto Fumiaki, Nagata Koji, Tanokura Masaru, Kagi Hiroyuki, Ojima Takao, Nishita Kiyoyoshi, Morii Hisayuki. Infrared spectroscopic study on Ca2+ binding to Akazara scallop troponin C in comparison with peptide analogues of its Ca2+-binding Site IV VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY. 2006.11; 42 (2): 188-191. ( DOI )

Nara M, Moni H, Yumoto F, Kagi H, Tanokura M. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study on the Ca2+-bound coordination structures of synthetic peptide analogues of the calcium-binding site III of troponin C BIOPOLYMERS. 2006.07; 82 (4): 339-343. ( DOI )

Okazaki M., Usui S., Nara M., Katsumata T., Hashimoto A., Hirano K., Ishigami M., Nishida M., Yamashita S.. Cholesterol levels in remnant lipoproteins determined by three different methods and their relations to visceral fat accumulation CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2006.06; 52 (6): A119.

Kagi H, Kiyasu A, Akagi T, Nara M, Sawaki T. Near-infrared spectroscopic determination of salinity and internal pressure of fluid inclusions in minerals APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY. 2006.04; 60 (4): 430-436.

Nara M, Yonezawa N, Shimada T, Takahashi K, Tanokura M, Yumoto F, Nakagawa H, Ohashi K, Hamano S, Nakano M. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis of the intact zona pellucida of the mammalian egg: Changes in the secondary structure of bovine zona pellucida proteins during fertilization EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 2006.02; 231 (2): 166-171.

Okazaki M, Usui S, Nara M, Ishigami M, Sakai N, Nakamura T, Matsuzawa Y, Yamashita S. Analysis of serum lipoprotein subclasses by an HPLC method in men with visceral fat syndrome and/or obesity. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2004.06; 50 (6): A191.

Okazaki M, Usui S, Mizukami Y, Nara M, Katsumata T, Nakajima Y, Takeichi S, Nakano T, Nakajima K. Comparison of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the major lipoprotein and RLP fractions separated by HPLC and immunoaffinity methods between normal pregnant women and healthy females. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2003.06; 49 (6): A161.

Usui S, Kakuuchi H, Kusachi S, Okamoto M, Seno T, Yamada M, Nara M, Okazaki M. Evaluation of a new homogeneous HDL-cholesterol reagent containing no Mg2+on ultracentrifugally isolated lipoprotein fractions. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2003.06; 49 (6): A161-A162.

Nara M, Okazaki M, Kagi H. Infrared study of human serum very-low-density and low-density lipoproteins. Implication of esterified lipid C=O stretching bands for characterizing lipoproteins CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF LIPIDS. 2002.08; 117 (1-2): 1-6.

Tanokura M, Yumoto F, Nara M, Morii H, Kagi H, Iwasaki W, Ojima T, Nishita K, Nagata K. Coordination structures of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in Akazara scallop troponin C studied by FT-IR BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 2002.01; 82 (1): 388A.

Yumoto F, Nara M, Kagi H, Iwasaki W, Ojima T, Nishita K, Nagata K, Tanokura M. Coordination structures of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in Akazara scallop troponin C in solution - FTIR spectroscopy of side-chain COO- groups EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY. 2001.12; 268 (23): 6284-6290.

Mizuguchi M, Fujisawa R, Nara M, Nitta K, Kawano K. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic study of Ca2+-binding to osteocalcin CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL. 2001.12; 69 (6): 337-342.

Ozawa T, Fukuda M, Nara M, Nakamura A, Komine Y, Kohama K, Umezawa Y. How can Ca2+ selectively activate recoverin in the presence of Mg2+? surface plasmon resonance and FT-IR spectroscopic studies BIOCHEMISTRY. 2000.11; 39 (47): 14495-14503.

Usui S, Nakamura M, Jitsukata K, Nara M, Hosaki S, Okazaki M. Assessment of between-instrument variations in a HPLC method for serum lipoproteins and its traceability to reference methods for total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2000.01; 46 (1): 63-72.

Suzuki K, Kagi H, Nara M, Takano B, Nozaki Y. Experimental alteration of molybdenite: Evaluation of the Re-Os system, infrared spectroscopic profile and polytype GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA. 2000.01; 64 (2): 223-232.

Usui S, Okazaki M, Nara M, Hosaki S, Yamashita S, Matsuzawa Y, Jitsukata K, Nakamura M. Comparison of HPLC method with the reference methods for serum lipoprotein analyses. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 1999.06; 45 (6): A17-A18.

Okazaki M, Usui S, Toriumi A, Nara M, Hosaki S, Saniabadi A, Nakano T, Nakajima K. Triglyceride contents of major lipoprotein classes by HPLC and remnant like lipoprotein particles triglyceride by immunoaffinity method. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 1999.06; 45 (6): A14.

Mizuguchi M, Nara M, Ke Y, Kawano K, Hiraoki T, Nitta K. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic studies on the coordination of the side-chain COO- groups to Ca2+ in equine lysozyme EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY. 1997.11; 250 (1): 72-76.

Mizuguchi M, Nara M, Kawano K, Nitta K. FT-IR study of the Ca2+-binding to bovine alpha-lactalbumin - Relationships between the type of coordination and characteristics of the bands due to the Asp COO- groups in the Ca2+-binding site FEBS LETTERS. 1997.11; 417 (1): 153-156.

Nara M, Torii H, Tasumi M. Correlation between the vibrational frequencies of the carboxylate group and the types of its coordination to a metal ion: An ab initio molecular orbital study JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. 1996.12; 100 (51): 19812-19817. ( DOI )

MASUDA S, NARA M, TASUMI M, ELSAYED MA, LANYI JK. FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF THE EFFECT OF CA2+ BINDING ON THE STATES OF ASPARTIC-ACID SIDE-CHAINS IN BACTERIORHODOPSIN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. 1995.05; 99 (19): 7776-7781. ( DOI )

NARA, M; TANOKURA, M; YAMAMOTO, T; TASUMI, M. A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF THE BINDING EFFECTS OF MG2+, CA2+, SR2+, AND CD2+ ON CALMODULIN BY FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY BIOSPECTROSCOPY. 1995; 1 (1): 47-54. ( DOI )

NARA, M; MASUDA, S; TORII, H; TASUMI, M. Protein-metal interactions: Infrared studies of the types of coordination of the side-chain carboxylate anion to a metal cation SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES. 1995; 113-114.

NARA M, TASUMI M, TANOKURA M, HIRAOKI T, YAZAWA M, TSUTSUMI A. INFRARED STUDIES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN METAL-IONS AND CA2+-BINDING PROTEINS - MARKER BANDS FOR IDENTIFYING THE TYPES OF COORDINATION OF THE SIDE-CHAIN COO- GROUPS TO METAL-IONS IN PIKE PARVALBUMIN (PI=4.10) FEBS LETTERS. 1994.07; 349 (1): 84-88. ( PubMed, DOI )

NARA M, TANOKURA M, TASUMI M. UV-LASER-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE INFRARED-SPECTRUM OF CALMODULIN IN THE PRESENCE OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE CA2+ CHELATOR JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. 1994.07; 324 (1-2): 107-112. ( DOI )

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. FTIR Study of the Ca2+-Coordination Structure of Akazara Scallop Troponin C: Effect on Glu at the 12th Position by an Amino-Acid Replacement. The 57th Japanese Peptide Symposium 2020.11.09

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara. Infrared Analyses on Amyloid-forming Oligopeptides of Alanine. 第56回ペプチド討論会 2019.10.23 Tokyo

Masayuki Nara, Wataru Hirachi, Hisayuki Morii, Nobuyuki Uozumi, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Ca2+-bound coordination structural analysis of tobacco K+ channel (NtTPK1) by infrared spectroscopy in combination with synthetic peptide analogues. The 10th International Peptide Symposium / the 55th Japanese Peptide Symposium 2018.12.03 Kyoto, Japan

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Characterization of the Ca2+-coordination structures of T- and L-plastins by infrared spectroscopy in combination with synthetic peptide analogues. The 54th Japanese Peptide Symposium 2017.11.20 Osaka, Japan

Masayuki Nara, Yusuke Maruyama, Atsuhiko Hattori . Characterization of goldfish scales by vibrational spectroscopic analyses. The 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) 2017.10.09 Tsukuba, Japan

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Coordination to divalent cations by calcium-binding proteins studied by infrared spectroscopy. BIT’s 10th Anniversary of Protein & Peptide Conference-2017 2017.03.21 Fukuoka

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Kazuyuki Kuchitsu, Takuya Miyakawa, and Masaru Tanokura. Infrared Studies on the Ca2+-bound Coordination Structure of Calmodulin. Japan-Taiwan Medical Spectroscopy International Symposium (JTMSIS) 2016.12.04 Awaji

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Infrared study of the Ca2+-coordination structures of Ca2+-binding proteins: the Problem of aggregation of synthetic peptide analogues . The 54th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japn 2016.11.26 Tsukuba

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. ATR-FTIR Study on Synthetic Peptide Analogues of the Ca2+-binding Sites of Ca2+-Binding Proteins. The 53rd Japanese Peptde Symposium 2016.10.26 Kyoto

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Akira Sakamoto, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura. Infrared study on 13C-labeled synthetic peptide analogues of the Ca2+-binding site III of troponin C. The 52nd Japanese Peptide Symposium 2015.11.16 Hiratsuka

Hisayuki Morii, Masayuki Nara　. Novel Aspects of IR spectroscopic analyses of beta-structures of amyloids. The 52rd Japanese Peptide Symposium 2015.11.16 Hiratsuka

Hisayuki Morii, Takashi Shimizu, Masayuki Nara. Revealing the structural rules of insulin amyloid by infrared spectroscopy. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan 2015.09.13 Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Masayuki Nara, Hisayuki Morii, Takashi Shimizu, Kazuyuki Kuchitsu, T. Miyakawa, Msasaru Tanokura. Infrared studies on the Ca2+-bound coordination structure of synthetic peptide analogues of the Ca2+-binding site. CaBP19 2015.05.30 Nashville

Infrared study on synthetic peptide analogues of the EF-hand motif of tobacco calmodulin. 5th International Peptide Symposium 2010