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Analytical Chemistry Lab
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A lab that explores how shells and bones form by looking at the interplay between organic and inorganic substances.
AboutAbout the lab
Bridging bioinorganic chemistry and analytical chemistry to understand life processes
The Analytical Chemistry Lab focuses on life phenomena involving inorganic elements, studying both the inorganic elements and the organic molecules that take part in them.
Its central goal is to elucidate the mechanisms of biomineralization, the process by which organisms build minerals, as in shells, bones, and teeth.
Building on bioinorganic chemistry and analytical chemistry, the lab investigates these questions using a wide range of analytical methods.
The lab also reframes calcification in organisms as a way of storing carbon, and aims to connect this to decarbonization technologies.
Key terms
- Biomineralization
- The process by which organisms build minerals such as shells, bones, and teeth. Also called biological mineralization.
- Organic molecule
- Molecules built on a carbon backbone. They include proteins and other molecules that are the main materials of living organisms.
- Calcification
- The formation of minerals such as calcium carbonate inside the body of an organism.
NewsLab news
Student wins Excellent Poster Award at the Joint Summer Seminar 2026 on Bioinorganic Chemistry and related fields
Student wins Outstanding Student Presentation Award at JpGU-AGU 2026
Student wins Student Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology
Student wins Excellent Poster Presentation Award and other awards at the 5th Symposium on Biometal Science
Mechanism revealed by which a peptide in the Akoya pearl oyster's ligament determines the direction of crystal growth
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on life phenomena involving inorganic elements, studying the inorganic elements and organic molecules involved with a variety of analytical methods. In particular, it works to elucidate the mechanisms of biomineralization, the process by which organisms build minerals.
*Illustrative imageHow shells form
The lab investigates which organic molecules regulate the formation of the finely structured biominerals found in shells and bones. It has discovered new proteins involved in crystal formation from the shell of the Akoya pearl oyster.
*Illustrative imageNew analytical methods tailored to the purpose
The substances inside living organisms vary widely in type and amount, and can be difficult to analyze with standard methods. The lab develops new analytical methods tailored to each purpose, aiming to elucidate life phenomena.
*Illustrative imageFixing carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate
Calcification has long been considered a reaction that releases carbon dioxide, but recent research is leading to a reassessment. The lab aims to develop a technology that uses calcium in seawater to fix carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate.
*Illustrative imageHow organisms accumulate metals
The lab studies the mechanisms by which metals become highly concentrated inside the bodies of organisms. Its work includes searching for proteins in scallops that bind to cadmium.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Analytical Chemistry Lab include faculty, project researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, technical assistants, and administrative assistants.As of 2026
- ProfessorMichio SuzukiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYugo KatoPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Nacreous aragonite ("mother-of-pearl") 1” James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- How shells form: “Bruchfläche eines Perlmuttstücks” Fabian Heinemann / Public domain (cropped)
- New analytical methods tailored to the purpose: “Hplc column” Kreecher / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Fixing carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate: “Calcite crystals (GeoDIL number - 665)” Twyla Baker / CC0 (cropped)
- How organisms accumulate metals: “Japan sea animal, Ezo giant scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) ( )” harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Enzymology Lab): “Lysozyme crystals” Ilyassova Bayan / CC0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Bioregulation Science Lab): “3-day-old buckwheat sprouts” V.Boldychev / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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