Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University

Research

The Urabe group starts from April, 2017. The research program focuses on the synthesis, structure analysis and design of bioactive molecules based on the natural product synthesis and computer chemistry. Our efforts are also directed at the development of the effective chemical transformation of woody biomass to the valuable small molecules.

Research 1

Creation of the bioactive molecules

Research 2

Structural analysis of woody biomass and its conversion into useful chemicals

News

2023/10/5

A paper on "Initial Stage of Syringyl Lignin Formation from Sinapyl Alcohol" was accepted to J. Agric. Food Chem.
2023/9/21

A paper on "Computational Study Focusing on a Comprehensive Conformational Analysis of Transition States for Aza-Spiro Ring Formations with N-Alkoxyamides" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.
2023/4/17

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Isolation and structure determination of allopteridic acids A-C and allokutzmicin from an unexplored actinomycete of the genus Allokutzneria" was accepted to J. Antibiot.
2023/3/3

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Species-specific secondary metabolism by actinomycetes of the genus Phytohabitans and discovery of new pyranonaphthoquinones and isatin derivatives" was accepted to J. Antibiot.
2022/12/11

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Krasilnikolides A and B and Detalosylkrasilnikolide A, Cytotoxic 20-Membered Macrolides from the Genus Krasilnikovia: Assignment of Anomeric Configuration by J-Based Configuration Analysis" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.
2022/11/5

Collaborative work with Prof. Nishikawa's group on "Collective Synthesis of Aplysiatoxin/Oscillatoxin Analogues by a Bioinspired Strategy" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.
2022/9/13

Collaborative work with group of Prof. Sato on "Total Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Stemoamide-Type Alkaloids Including Totally Substituted Butenolides and Pyrroles" was accepted to Synthesis

Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry Prof. Daisuke Urabe

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biotechnology,
Toyama Prefectural University
5180 Kurokawa, Imizu-shi, Toyama 939-0398, Japan

+81-766-56-7500 (ext. 1568)
urabe[at]pu-toyama.ac.jp
We welcome students to join our group. Please contact Prof. Urabe by email for a lab tour.