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Division of Natural Product Chemistry
Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Molecular Medicinal Sciences
Details  Web Site
http://www.ph.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/lab/natpro/index-e.html

Teaching Staff
Name Position E-mail Tel Fax
Takashi Tanaka, Ph. D.
Professor
t-tanaka@nagasaki-u.ac.jp +81-95-819 2432 +81-95-819 2477
under selection
Associate Professor
  +81-95-819 2433 +81-95-819 2477
Yosuke Matsuo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
y-matsuo@nagasaki-u.ac.jp +81-95-819 2434 +81-95-819 2477

Research
  • Structure and biological activity of medicinal lead compounds derived from natural sources
  • Chemical investigation on the constituents of Chinese medicinal plants
  • Studies on structure and function of plant polyphenols
  • Production mechanism of black tea polyphenols

Research Papers
  1. Y. Li et al, Oxidative coupling of the pyrogallol B-ring with a galloyl group during enzymatic oxidation of epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate, Phytochemistry, 68, 1081-1088 (2007).
  2. T. Tanaka et al, Facile Discrimination of Aldose Enantiomers by Reversed-Phase HPLC, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 55, 899-901 (2007).
  3. H. Li et al, Rubusuaviins A-F, Monomeric and Oligomeric Ellagitannins from Chinese Sweet Tea and Their a-Amylase Inhibitory Activity, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 55, 1325-1331 (2007).
  4. Y. Matsuo et al, A new mechanism for oxidation of epigallocatechin and production of benzotropolone pigments, Tetrahedron, 62, 4774-4783 (2006).
  5. T. Taguri et al, Antibacterial Spectrum of Plant Polyphenols and Extracts Depending upon Hydroxyphenyl Structure, Biol. Pharm. Bull., 29, 2226-2235 (2006).
   
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