■工学部_研究紹介_2017_英語版ファイル161220

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Degradation and Utilization of Biomass！〜Improvement of enzyme by gene manipulation technique〜Wearetryingtofindusefulenzymesfrommicrobes,andutilizethemtodecomposebiomass.Biomassisarenewableresourceandisdegradedbymicrobialenzymesinnature.Thisdegradationisaveryefficientsystemthemicrobeshavedevelopedintheprocessofevolution.Inordertousethisforourtargetreaction,enzymesmustbeisolatedandtheirstabilityandactivitymustbeimproved.Wouldyouliketojoinourteamtoexploretheabilityofmicrobialenzymesanddevelopbiomassutilization?Thereareinfinitetypesofmicrobesandmostofthemareunidentified.Amongthem,theremaybeanavailableonewhichproducesusefulenzymesforhumanbeings.Inourlab,weusegenemanipulationtoincreaseenzymeproductivityandimproveenzymefunction.Enzymescatalyzethespecificreactionundermildconditions.Biomassandenzymeswillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleaswetrytoestablishasustainablechemicalprocess.Enzymeshavebeenusedinthefieldsofchemistry,medicine,food,agriculture,andfibers.Theexperimentaltechniquesthestudentslearninourlab.willbeusefulinthefieldsofchemistryandbiology.Inordertodomoreadvancedresearch,somestudentsgoontograduateschools.KouichiNozaki, Ph.D.Associate Prof.2005-Associ. Prof. Research fields: Biological chemistry and Genetic engineering of enzymes. The scientific research and its application of microbial enzymes.DNAextractiontouseforgenemanipulation(left),Isolationofmicrobeasepticallyincleanbench(right).Aspergillusoryzaeproducingrecombinantenzymefrommushroom.Celluloseinplantcellwallvisualizedbyfluorescentprotein.Nozaki LabChemistry& MaterialsEngineeringIn the FutureAfter GraduationCreating Inorganic Materials: Ceramic materials chemistryYamaguchiLabVariousceramic,inorganicmaterialsareusedaroundus.TheYamaguchiLaboratoryisconductingresearchonthesynthesisandapplicationofvariousinorganicmaterialsincludingmicaandalumina.Atpresent,weareundertakingresearchonthesynthesisofnovelmicacrystalsandthecompositeshavingmicroporesintheinterlayerregionofmicacrystals.Wearealsoworkingontheprocessofaluminaceramicsusinganewsol-gelmethodwithaninorganicsaltsolution.Micasandaluminashavebeenstudiedandusedformanyyears,butresearcherstodayarefindingmethodsofsynthesizingmaterialswithnewcompositionsandalsofindingnewphenomena.Inourlaboratory,studentsintheirsenioryearandgraduatestudentsareconductingtheexperimentsfortheirindividualresearchthemes.TomohiroYamaguchiAssociateProfessorFields of research: Ceramics, Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Clay Science, etc.Swellablemica crystals having a hexagonal plate-like morphology synthesized by using NaClas a flux.Alumina gels containing a small amount of organic additive lead to the formation of fine alpha-alumina particles at lower temperatures.Manygraduatesfromourlaboratoryareworkingincompaniesrelatedtoceramicsandglassaswellasvariouschemicalmaterials.Theyarealsoactiveinvariousotherfields.Chemistry& MaterialsEngineeringIn the FutureAfter Graduation11

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