About us
Secondary metabolites produced by plants and microorganisms exhibit diverse chemical structures and a wide range of biological activities that arise from this structural diversity. Therefore, many secondary metabolites (natural products) have been used as medicines, pesticides or drug candidates.
In our laboratory, we aim to discover new natural products, novel medicinal seeds, and new agrochemical seeds by integrating the following four research pillars.
1. Development of screening systems for pharmaceutical and agricultural research
2. Development of methods to activate cryptic or silent gene clusters in microorganisms
3. Search for new natural products and bioactive compounds from collections of our plants and microorganisms, as well as from pathogenic microorganisms including Nocardia
4. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of new bioactive natural products and analysis of the biosynthetic gene clusters responsible for the production of new natural products
Students in our laboratory are expected to grow as researchers with perspectives in both organic chemistry and biological sciences through their research activities.
