| Prefecture |
Organization |
Institute Director |
Introduction of your Technology, Product and Study |
Technology Classification/Product Classification |
Contact |
| Enterprise |
Oji Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd.
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Yukiaki Tsuji
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Highly durable immobilized enzyme electrodes. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
[Product Classification]
-A001/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Equipments
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+81-6-6487-1032
http://www.oji-keisoku.co.jp |
| Enterprise |
UNITIKA LTD.
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Regulatory Affairs Department, Medical Products Division
Kenji Yasue
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Unitika provides thermostable enzymes produced by thermophilic organisms. These enzymes are useful for diagnostic reagents for clinical chemistry and other enzymatic analyses.Among these, our DIAPHORASE I is one of the most versatile enzymes. As the DIAPHORASE I catalyzes the reduction of pigments to dye and oxidation of NADH or NADPH, the DIAPHORASE I is the key component of dry chemistry especially for POCT (point of care testing) devices.Coupled with Glucose dehydrogenase, the DIAPHORASE I produces dye in proportion to Glucose. In the same manner, many other substrates can be measured with the respective dehydrogenases. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-BC10/Life Innovation/Medical Equipment/Catheterization
[Product Classification]
-BB02/Life Innovation/Medical Equipment/Treatment Equipment
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+81-6-6281-5695
http://www.unitika.co.jp/ |
| University |
Kwansei Gakuin University
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School of Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience
Yusuke Matsuda
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Organisms adapt themselves to the surrounding environment and modify the environment. The contents of naturally occurring water reflect both the geological composite elements and the demands of the organisms living therein. Constantly modifying each other they have delicately harmonized and coevolved over some billions of years, resulting in their present state. The human activities after the industrial revolution has rapidly changed the global environment. We have targeted our research, among others, on the fluctuation in the carbon circulation caused by large consumption of fossil fuel and organisms' response thereto. Photosynthesis in water and that on land have played vital roles in the process of carbon circulation. The quantity of the carbon fixed in water amounts to approximately half of the global quantity of the carbon dioxide assimilation on earth. Most of the carbon fixed in water depends on single-cell algae as called plant planktons. Our present research targets the contribution of the plant planktons' carbon metabolism capacity and its earth environment regulating function and the influences of the change in the global environment on these functions, especially the influences on the concentration of carbon oxide. |
[Technology Classification]
-CC02/Green Innovation/Chemicals/Bio Refinery & Bio Process
-A011/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Organism (Microbe,Plant)
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
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+81-79-565-9052
ip.renkei@kwansei.ac.jp |
| University |
Kwansei Gakuin University
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School of Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience
Shinsuke Fujiwara
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On earth, there are various living microorganisms inhabiting a diversity of environments. The microorganisms whose favorite environment is at temperatures exceeding 90 degree C are called hyperthermophiles and most of them live in environments relevant to primeval earth, e.g. hot springs and submarine hydrothermal ore deposits. These microorganisms have attracted attention as the closest existing organisms to protobionts. Among the hyperthermophiles, those belonging to Archhaea are classified morphologically into prokaryotic organisms, but they are analogous to eukaryotic organisms from the viewpoint of molecular phylogeny and therefore interesting in searching for the mystery of the birth of eukaryotic cells. Furthermore, the enzymes produced by these hyperthermophiles are thermostable even at temperatures higher than 100 degrees Celsuis and therefore have industrially wide use. While working on molecular breeding of these hyperthermophiles, we have also attempted to develop effective uses for thermostable enzymes. While modifying the enzymes' functions using genetic engineering, we have aimed to work out novel enzymatic reaction fields by applying these thermostable enzymes in hydrophobic systems such as in organic solvents. Furthermore, we are attempting to develop biotechnology using microorganisms, including searching for new useful microorganisms and exploring environmental detoxification with microorganisms.. |
[Technology Classification]
-A011/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Organism (Microbe,Plant)
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
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+81-79-565-9052
ip.renkei@kwansei.ac.jp |
| University |
Osaka City University, Graduate School of Engineering
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Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioengineering
Masaya Kitamura
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We investigate the structure-function relationship of proteins and the efficient production of useful materials by genetic engineering at our biomolecular engineering laboratory. The main themes are (1) Analysis of cofactor (flavin and metal ion) binding proteins by protein engineering, (2) Development of multifunctional, artificial antibodies aimed for use as an antibody drug, (3) Industrial application using recombinant proteins (enzyme), and so on. We are applying these results not only to medicine, but also to molecular devices and the environmental clean-ups. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-A004/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Analysis of Protein Structure
-BA02/Life Innovation/Drug Discovery & Diagnosis/Drugs (Antibody)
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+81-6-6605-2782
kitamura@bioa.eng.osaka-cu.ac.jp |
| University |
Ryukoku University
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Department of Materials Chemistry
Tomohiro Miyatake
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Cell-penetrative materials and application for optical enzyme assays. We apply cell-penetrative compounds and fluorogenic liposomes to optical transduction of enzyme reactions. We have successfully introduced the optical transducer to universal enzyme assays and to optical sensing of flavors (sucrose, glutamate, etc.) and other biomaterials (lipids, etc). |
[Technology Classification]
-A003/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Analysis of Protein Function
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
[Product Classification]
-A003/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Biotechnology Support
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+81-77-543-7467
miyatake@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp |
| Institute |
Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Biomaterials and Commodity Chemicals Research Division, Lipid Engineering Laboratory
Toshihiro Nagao
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We are developing methods for enzymatic purification/production of oil-related compounds such as functional fatty acids (DHA, arachidonic acid, and so on), oils containing functional fatty acids, phytosterols, tocopherols, and biodiesel fuel. We are also investigating microbial conversion of rare oil and fats such as unsaturated fatty alcohols, and developing methods for regiospecific analysis at sn-2 position of triacylglycerol. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-CA01/Green Innovation/Environment & Energy/Bio Fuel
-CC02/Green Innovation/Chemicals/Bio Refinery & Bio Process
[Product Classification]
-CC01/Green Innovation/Chemicals/Bio Process
-CA02/Green Innovation/Environment & Energy/Bio Fuel
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+81-6-6963-8073
nagao@omtri.or.jp |
| Institute |
Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Lipid Engineering Lab, Biomaterials and Commodity Chemicals Research Division
Hiromi Murakami
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We synthesize functional compounds using enzymes. Chemical properties of the compounds are estimated in silico by quantum calculation. We also simulate docking with biomolecules to estimate their biological function. The toxicity and biological function are evaluated experimentally using cultured cells. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-A006/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Cultivation, Differentiation & Separation of Cell & Tissue
-BA08/Life Innovation/Drug Discovery & Diagnosis/in silico Screening
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+81-6-6963-8071
http://www.omtri.or.jp/ |
| Support Org. |
Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Biomaterials and Commodity Chemicals Research Division
Hiromi Murakami
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We investigate the oxidation of sugar by microorganisms and sugar oxidizing enzymes. For example, we have succeeded in developing the technology to oxidized lactose into lactobionic acid. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-A011/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Organism (Microbe,Plant)
[Product Classification]
-CB01/Green Innovation/Agriculture & Food/Food
-CC01/Green Innovation/Chemicals/Bio Process
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+81-6-6963-8071
http://www.omtri.or.jp/ |
| Support Org. |
Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture
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Environment & Chemistry Department
Toshikazu Nosaka
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We work in research and development of industrial usage of microorganisms, sterilization or anti-bacterium technology, bioenergy production by methane fermentation or gasification, and detoxification of wastewater or wastes containing toxic substances. We also provide technological services such as consulting, testing, facility or equipment renting, and commissioned research in the fields mentioned above. |
[Technology Classification]
-A012/Basic Technology/Basic & Fundamental Technology/Improvement & Search of Functional Enzyme
-CA01/Green Innovation/Environment & Energy/Bio Fuel
[Product Classification]
-CA02/Green Innovation/Environment & Energy/Bio Fuel
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+81-725-51-2525
http://tri-osaka.jp/tri24c.html |
