Biotechnology Department
Introduction of group
Biotechnology is generic term of the technology
which utilizes the living thing and the function of the living thing for industrialization. Our group is professional for biotechnology
and aims for the development and those industrial
use of new enzymes from the microorganism. Moreover, we have gone the research for the
industrial use of microorganism itself and
the control of microorganism such as anti-bacterium
and the sterilization. In addition, we work on a new research like
rational design for stabilization and optimum
pH shift of enzyme by protein engineering
for industrialization.
Member of the group
Nobuaki Fujiwara (Senior researcher, Doctor of Engineering)
Akihiko Masui (Senior researcher, Doctor of Engineering)
Satoshi Ikawa (Researcher, Doctor of Agriculture)
Laboratory equipments
Mini jar fermenter, Autoclave, DNA sequencer, HPLC, DNA synthesizer, DNA analysis system, Gene transfer equipment, Freeze dryer, High speed refrigerated centrifuge, Super high speed refrigerated centrifuge, Ultrasonic disruptor, Ultrafiltration equipment, Micro centrifugal vacuum concentrator, PCR system, Densitometer, CD-spectrophotometer, UV-VIS spectrophotometer
Passed research programs
1. Root cause analysis on water pipe corrosion and the countermeasures
2. Development of new enzymes
alkaline protease (mesophilic, thermophilic),
caster oil splitting enzyme (lipase), PVA
splitting enzyme, alkaliphilic lytic enzyme
etc.
3. Research on degradation of kitchen waste (kitchen garbage) by microorganism
4. Thermostabilization of enzyme by protein engineering
5. Development of continuous separated recovery system of PET and silver from lith film by alkaline protease
6. Production of useful enzymes by recombinant DNA technology (collaboration with Osaka prefectural institute of public health )
Current research programs
1. Study on databse of degrading microorganisms for appropriate utilization of biodegradable plastics (Project under Ministry of Environment, collaboration with a government research institute and eleven local government resaeach institutes)
2. Development of dye adsorbent by using plant food waste. (Porject under Osaka Prefecture industrial-academic complex joint research, supported research from fuji foundation for protein research )
3. Development of new sterilization system which uses enzyme and intelligent material
4. Purification of the enzymes secreated by putrefactive bacteria and decomposition of gelatin