News | Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry | Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University

2025.09.02
News
We celebrated Dr. Matoba’s birthday (08/26) and Dr. Fukaya’s birthday (08/31).
2025.09.01
Publication
Our paper, "Computationally Designed Dearomative Claisen-Type Rearrangement of a Benzyl Alkynyl Ether and Cascade Reaction To Provide a Dihydroindenone," has been accepted in Org. Lett.
2025.09.01
Publication
Our paper, "Synthesis of Farinomaleins and their Antimicrobial Activities," has been accepted in Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.
2025.08.01
Award
Shota Banno (D1) received the Best Poster Presentation Award at ACMS 2025 for "Synthesis of (±)-Kaurene via Reductive Dearomatization."
2025.07.13
News
We attended the 58th Natural Product Chemistry Colloquium.
2025.07.08
News
We celebrated Prof. Urabe’s birthday (07/04).
2025.07.03
Lab
We enjoyed a lively pizza party together!
2025.05.29
Publication
Our paper, "Synthesis of the Tricyclic ABC-Ring System of Veratridine," has been accepted in Chem. Pharm. Bull. (CPB).
2025.04.28
Publication
Our collaboration with Prof. Arai and Prof. Saito (Keio University) has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.: "The Heat‑Shock Metabolite Streptolactam D, Produced by High‑Temperature Culture of Streptomyces sp. JA74, Promotes Thermotolerance via Self‑Membrane Stabilization."
2025.04.25
News
We held a small gathering to celebrate the end of the student lab practical.
2025.04.09
News
We took a group photo.
2025.04.01
News
Dr. Taisei Matoba joined us as Assistant Professor.
2025.04.01
Update
We updated our members page.
2024.12.24
Publication
Our collaborative work with the Functional Food Engineering Laboratory has been accepted in J. Agric. Food Chem.: "Conjugate Position of Glucuronide and Sulfate in Piceatannol Derivatives Affects the Stability and Hydrolytic Resistance of the Conjugate in Biological Matrices."
2024.11.20
News
Mr. Yamaguchi from Prof. Nishikawa’s group (Nagoya University) visited for collaborative research. Thank you for the fruitful discussions!
2024.11.16
Publication
Our review, "Theoretical Analysis of Multi‑conformational Transition States and Diastereo/Regio‑selective Reactions in Natural Product Synthesis," has been accepted in Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan.
2024.11.16
Publication
Our collaboration with Prof. Arai’s lab (Keio University) has been accepted in Sci. Rep.: "Aspergillus terreus IFM 65899‑THP‑1 cells interaction triggers production of the natural product butyrolactone Ia, an immune suppressive compound."
2024.11.06
News
Prof. Minoru Isobe (Nagoya University, Emeritus Professor) delivered a special lecture.