Organic Chemistry

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Research Topics

• Search for new bioactive compounds and structure elucidation by spectroscopic and chemical methods
• Analysis of biosynthetic mechanism of natural products in higher plants and lichens
• Production of new bioactive compounds by isolated lichen mycobionts
• Molecular modelling and prediction of bioactivity by QSAR studies

Pharmacognosy

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Research Topics

• Chemical and Pharmacological Studies on Tropical Medicinal Plants with Special Reference to Anticancer Agents
• Biological Activity of Chinese Medicianl Plants and Their Active Components
• Production of Biologically Active Substances by Cell Cultures of Plant and Microorganism and Development to Medicinal Lead Compounds
• Aquisition and Quantitative Analysis of Biologically Active Substances in Medicinal Plants

Medicinal Chemistry

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Research Topics

• Development of New Synthetic Methods via Radical Reaction
• Development of New Synthetic Methods via Cycloaddition Reaction
• Development of New Functional Groups and Its Synthetic Application
• Development of Biologically Active Natural Products

Organic Chemistry for Life Science

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Research Topics

• Bioorganic Studies on the Conjugated Polyene Compounds including Retinoids and Carotenoids
• Bioorganic Studies on Retinoids concerning Vision and Immunity
• Development of New Stereoselective Synthetic Method for Conjugated Polyenes and Their Spectroscopic Analysis
• Studies toward the Clarification of the Mechanism of Carotenoid Functions in the Photosynthesis
• Synthetic Studies of the Novel Carotenoids
• Development of Novel Polyenes having Anti-tumor and Antioxidant Activities

Medicinal Physical Chemistry

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Research Topics

• Thermodynamic Parameter Studies on Interaction of Cyclodextrin with Drug and Its Inclusion Mode
• Relationship between Structure and Biological Activity of Alkaloids
• Hyphenated Analytical Study of Molecular Interaction of Membrane with Biomolecules

Functional Molecular Chemistry

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Research Topics

• Phosphorylation of Bioorganic Compounds
• Preparation of New Functional Solid Materials
• Analysis of Genome by Capillary Electrophoresis

Bioanalytical Chemistry

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Research Topics

Hygienic Sciences

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Research Topics

• Mechanism of Gene Transcriptional Control by Vitamin D
• Methods for Determination of Vitamin D Metabolites and Its Application to Clinical Research
• Analysis of Genes Related to Osteogenesis
• Analysis, Treatment and Toxicology of Environmental Pollutants

Microbial Chemistry

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Research Topics

• Development of Immuno-Responsed material from Fungi
• Enhancemental activity of Fungal material for Immuno-compitent cell
• Anti-Disease activity of Fungal material

Biochemistry

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Research Topics

• Investigation of the biosynthetic mechanism of sulfated glycosaminoglycans
• Structural analysis of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans
• Functional analysis of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans by molecular biological approaches
• Genetic analysis of the biosynthetic enzymes responsible for the synthesis of sulfated glycosaminoglycans

Clinical Biochemistry

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Research Topics

• Studies on Clinical Biochemistry of Steroid Hormones
• Development of New Analytical Methods for Steroid Hormones

Pharmaceutics

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Research Topics

• Biopharmaceutical Evaluation of Drug Efficacy
• Pharmacotherapeutic Research on Medication Instruction by Pharmacists
• Molecular Pharmacological Evaluation of Cancer Chemotherapy

Pharmacology

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Research Topics

• Roles of Serotonin in Glucose Regulation
• Roles of Serotonin in Regulation of Appetite and Feeding
• Neuropharmacological Analysis of Stress-Related Responses
• Psychopharmacological Research Using Behavioral Animal Models

Pharmaceutical Technology

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Research Topics

• Preformulation Study for Solid Pharmaceutical Preparations
• Characterization of Bulk Drugs for Pharmaceutical Preparations
• Development of Drug Delivery System by Using Bioactive Inorganic Materials

Clinical Pharmacy

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Research Topics