Our group research is directed at the diverse natural products that regulate biologically and physiologically intriguing phenomena on the basis of organic and biological organic chemistry. Specific research activities include the investigation of the anesthetic and neurotoxic substances of mammalian venom and the key compounds that concern marine symbiotic relationships. Our research interest is also extended to chemical biology, such as study on the target molecules and mode of actions of antitumor natural products by using their chemical probes. 

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【Current theme and research interest】

1) Isolation, structure determination, synthesis, and modes of action of bioactive natural products that regulate biologically and physiologically intriguing phenomena.

2) Anesthetic substances from venomous mammals, and key substances for marine symbiotic relationships.

3) Development of new analytical methods for target molecules using fluorescent probes.​

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