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Ecological Chemical Biology Lab
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A chemical biology lab that explores how natural substances from crops and other sources act on living organisms.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering how natural substances work, through chemistry
The Ecological Chemical Biology Lab studies how natural substances obtained from crops and other sources act on living organisms.
Using natural substances and related compounds made by organic synthesis, the lab investigates how they act on biological molecules such as proteins.
Its subjects include compounds that act on taste receptors, plant pigments in crops, and useful substances produced by microorganisms.
After students are assigned to the lab, it puts strong emphasis on building a solid foundation in organic synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Key terms
- Mechanism of action
- How a drug or compound produces its effect, including which molecules in the body it acts on and in what way
- Organic synthesis
- The technique of artificially creating compounds built on a carbon framework by combining chemical reactions
- Receptor
- A protein, located on the cell surface and elsewhere, that receives a specific substance and transmits a signal to the cell
NewsLab news
Information on recruiting graduate students for April 2027 admission and the entrance exam schedule has been posted
A method for preparing large quantities of furanosteroids produced by fungi was developed (Scientific Reports)
ResearchResearch themes
Using natural substances obtained from crops and other sources, along with derivatives that can be prepared by organic synthesis, the lab aims to clarify the mechanisms of action by which they act on living organisms. It investigates from both sides: the small-molecule compounds, and animals and plants.
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The members of the Ecological Chemical Biology Lab consist of faculty members, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMakoto Hashimoto
- ProfessorYasuko Sakihama
- Associate ProfessorYuta Murai
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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: “Колонии плесневых грибов на питательной среде” Andrei Trigubovich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Biology Lab): “Arabidopsis thal twice background” Reo On / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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