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  • Watanabe, T., Kiso, M., Fukuyama, S., Nakajima, N., Imai, M., Yamada, S., Murakami, S., Yamayoshi, S., Iwatsuki-Horimoto, K., Sakoda, Y., Takashita, E., McBride, R., et al. Characterization of H7N9 influenza A viruses isolated from humans Nature  2013 501:551-555  DOI:10.1038/nature12392  PMID:23842494  PMCID:PMC3891892
  • Sinha, S. C., Li, L. S., Watanabe, S., Kaltgrad, E., Tanaka, F., Rader, C., Lerner, R. A., Barbas, C. F. Aldolase antibody activation of prodrugs of potent aldehyde-containing cytotoxics for selective chemotherapy Chemistry-a European Journal  2004 10:5467-5472  DOI:10.1002/chem.200400419  PMID:15378729
  • Notz, W., Watanabe, S., Chowdari, N. S., Zhong, G. F., Betancort, J. M., Tanaka, F., Barbas, C. F. The scope of the direct proline-catalyzed asymmetric addition of ketones to imines Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis  2004 346:1131-1140  DOI:10.1002/adsc.200404114
  • Notz, W., Tanaka, F., Watanabe, S., Chowdari, N. S., Turner, J. M., Thayumanavan, R., Barbas, C. F. The direct organocatalytic asymmetric mannich reaction: Unmodified aldehydes as nucleophiles Journal of Organic Chemistry  2003 68:9624-9634  DOI:10.1021/jo0347359  PMID:14656087
  • Watanabe, S., Crodova, A., Tanaka, F., Barbas, C. F. One-pot asymmetric synthesis of beta-cyanohydroxymethyl alpha-amino acid derivatives: Formation of three contiguous stereogenic centers Organic Letters  2002 4:4519-4522  DOI:10.1021/ol027048x  PMID:12465927
  • Cordova, A., Watanabe, S., Tanaka, F., Notz, W., Barbas, C. F. A highly enantioselective route to either enantiomer of both alpha- and beta-amino acid derivatives Journal of the American Chemical Society  2002 124:1866-1867  DOI:10.1021/ja017833p  PMID:11866595