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Medicinal Chemistry (WPI-IIIS) Lab
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A lab that uses chemistry to develop GPCR-targeted drugs and molecular tools.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating new molecules that control living systems through chemistry.
The Medicinal Chemistry Lab (Saitoh Group) conducts research aimed at creating innovative molecules that contribute to biology and medical science, with chemistry as its foundation.
Using GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors), which are common drug targets, as a key theme, the lab carries out drug discovery research and chemical biology research on artificially controlling GPCR function.
Based on the principle of "controlling living systems at will with chemistry," the lab values the curiosity behind the thought "I want to make a molecule like this!"
On the lab's website, it is presented under the name "Kutsumura-Saitoh Lab."
Key terms
- GPCR
- Short for G protein-coupled receptor. A group of receptors that are common targets of drugs
- Chemical probe
- A molecular tool developed using chemistry to visualize biological functions
- Photopharmacology probe
- A molecular tool developed to control drug activity at will, using light
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to create innovative molecules that contribute to biology and medical science, with chemistry as its foundation. With GPCRs as a key theme, it pursues drug discovery research as well as chemical biology research aimed at artificially controlling GPCR function.
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MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorTsuyoshi Saitoh
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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: “Fluorenona en matraz esférico” Manuel Almagro Rivas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- GPCR-Targeted Drug Discovery and Molecular Tools: “Laboratory vacuum distillation apparatus on a benchtop” KiveVictor / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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