Overview: This chair covers all aspects of biomimetic reaction theory, the design and development of bioreactors, the separation and refinement process using biochemical technology, microorganism engineering as the backbone of bioengineering, the production of useful materials using the most advanced cellular engineering, the investigation of the basic characteristics and expression of the vital functions of biopolymers, and synthesis of biologically interesting compounds. Areas of research specialization include: synthetic organic chemistry, electro-organic chemistry, microbial engineering and technology, biochemistry, and bioengineering. Research topics include: asymmetric synthesis of biologically active alkaloids, organic synthesis of electro-generated reactive species, microbial conversion of organic waste to bioremediation, oxidative phosphorylation of yeast mitochondria, thermophiles, molecular mechanisms of cell motility, and effective utilization of scallop shells.
GPC (Gel permeation chromatography)
Director: Prof. Haruo MATSUYAMA
E-mail: hmatsuya@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
URL: http://www.mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp/~hmatsuya/
Research Areas: Synthetic organic chemistry, Heterocyclic chemistry
Current Research: Asymmetric synthesis of biologically active polyamine alkaloids, Chiral synthesis of natural products utilizing organic sulfur compounds
Facilities:
•HPLC (High performance liquid chromatography)
•GPC (Gel permeation chromatography)
•Polarimeter, Infrared spectrometer
Director：Research Assoc. Chigusa SEKI
E-mail：chigusa@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
URL: http://www.mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp/~hmatsuya/
Research Area: Organic chemistry
Current Research：Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions using chiral Lewis acid
Facilities: Automatic polarization system (potentiostat-galvanostat)
Director: Prof. Nobuhiro TAKANO
E-mail: ntakano@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Area: Electroorganic chemistry, Organic synthesis
Current Research:
•Organic synthesis by electrogenerated reactive species
•Polymer-coated electrode for organic synthesis
•Electrochemical dehalogenation of organic compounds
•Synthesis of organic electroluminescent materials
•Application of electrochemical generated ozone to organic chemistry
Facilities:
•Infrared spectrometer, Visible-ultraviolet spectrometer
•Gas chromatography, High-performance liquid chromatography
•Electrochemical analyzer
Director: Prof. Shintaro KIKUCHI
Assoc. Prof. Young-Cheol CHANG
E-mail: shintaro@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
ychang@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Area: Microbial engineering and technology, Applied environmental microbiology
Current Research:
•Microbial conversion of organic waste to resources
•Microbial removal of pollutant in environment
•Bioremediation
•Bacteriology and biochemistry of Mycobacteria
•Microbial removal of pollutant (Petroleum, heavy oil,light oil, inorganic chlorinated compounds) in environment
•Bioremediation
•Development and separation of the effective microorganism
•Microbial safety of drinking water
•Wastewater treatment
Facilities:
•Refrigerated centrifuge, Polymerase-chain reactor
•Gas chromatography, Spectrophotometer
•High-performance liquid chromatography (3)
•Apparatus for electrophoresis (2)
•Optical microscopy (2), Lyophilizor, Sonicator, Incubator (4)
Bioreactor for microbial conversion of organic substances
Director: Assoc. Prof. Mitsukuni YASUI
E-mail: yasui@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research area: Biochemistry, Bioengineering
Current Research:Thermophiles, Superoxide, Biomass
Facilities: Electrophoresis, Centrifuge, Autoclave, PCR
Director: Prof. Yoh OKAMOTO
E-mail: yoh@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics and molecular cell biology
Current Research:
•Molecular mechanism of cell motility
•Mechanism of biochemical adaptation in hazardous environment
•Photochemical cleavage of protein
Facilities:
•Ultracentrifuge, Deep freezer, Cold room, HPLC
•FPLC, Fluorescence microscopy, Scanning densitometer
•Electro-blotter, Capillary viscometer
NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer)
Polyamine Alkaloid, dihydroperiphylline
Pheromone of oriental hornet
Director: Assoc. Prof. Yasushi HASEGAWA
E-mail: hasegawa@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Area: Biochemistry
Current Research: Effective utilization of scallop shell, Function and analysis of the scallop shell matrix protein
Facilities: CO2 incubator, Phase contrast microscope, Fluorescence microscope, HPLC, UV and fluorescence spectrum analyzer