Toshiaki Furuta

Anthraquinon-2-ylmethoxycarbonyl (Aqmoc): a new photochemically removable protecting group for alcohols.

Design, synthesis, photochemical properties and cytotoxic activities of water-soluble caged L-leucyl-L-leucine methyl esters that control apoptosis of immune cells.

Design, synthesis and photochemical properties of caged bile acids.

Coumarin-4-ylmethoxycarbonyls as phototriggers for alcohols and phenols.

Bhc-cNMPs as either water-soluble or membrane-permeant photoreleasable cyclic nucleotides for both one- and two-photon excitation.

Real-time analysis of the role of Ca(2+) in flagellar movement and motility in single sea urchin sperm.

Crystallographic evidence for water-assisted photo-induced peptide cleavage in the stony coral fluorescent protein Kaede.

Phototriggers for nucleobases with improved photochemical properties.

[Use of caged compounds for the study of transient complexes].

Design, synthesis, and photochemistry of modular caging groups for photoreleasable nucleotides.

Preparation and affinity-based purification of caged linear DNA for light-controlled gene expression in mammalian cells.

Synthesis of nucleobase-caged peptide nucleic acids having improved photochemical properties.

A double bond-conjugated dimethylnitrobenzene-type photolabile nitric oxide donor with improved two-photon cross section.

Utilization of the Heavy Atom Effect for the Development of a Photosensitive 8-Azacoumarin-Type Photolabile Protecting Group.

Red fluorescent cAMP indicator with increased affinity and expanded dynamic range.

7-Hydroxy- N-Methylquinolinium Chromophore: A Photolabile Protecting Group for Blue-Light Uncaging.

A clickable caging group as a new platform for modular caged compounds with improved photochemical properties.