Study on chemical structure and origin of pigment composition in skeletons of precious corals

• Project/Area Number: 15K12184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: Hasegawa Hiroshi 金沢大学, 物質化学系, 教授 (90253335)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 為則 雄祐 公益財団法人高輝度光科学研究センター, 利用研究促進部門, 副主席研究員 (10360819) ; 岩崎 望 立正大学, 地球環境科学部, 教授 (20193724)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 宝石サンゴ / 微量元素 / 色彩 / 放射光 / マッピング分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world. Skeletons of precious corals consist of calcium carbonate, and have been used as amulets or gemstones since ancient times. In this project, several Corallium species (C. rubrum, C. elatus, C. konojoi, and P. japonicum) were collected from the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean, and studied on chemical structure and origin of pigment composition in skeletons of precious corals. We established a new analytical method for carotenoids complexed with proteins in the skeletons of the Japanese corals using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry. This study also investigated the distribution of sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and alkali earth elements using micro X-ray fluorescence, and the speciation of sulfur using X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) along the annual growth rings in the skeletons.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] The World Jewellery Confederation/Swiss Gemmological Institute(スイス)
• [Int'l Joint Research] ジェノバ大学/アンコーナ大学(イタリア)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Can Tho University(ベトナム)
• [Journal Article] Altervalent substitution of sodium for calcium in biogenic calcite and aragonite (2017)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura, T., Tamenori, Y., Suzuki, A., Kawahata, H., Iwasaki, N., Hasegawa, H., Nguyen, L.T., Kuroyanagi, A., Yamazaki, T., Kuroda, J., Ohkouchi, N.,
  • Journal Title: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume: 202 Pages: 21-38
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.12.003
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Gonadal morphology and gametogenesis in the Japanese red coral Corallium japonicum(Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) collected off Cape Ashizuri, Japan (2017)
  • Author(s): S. Sekida, N. Iwasaki, K. Okuda
  • Journal Title: Zoological Science Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Pages: 320-336
  • DOI: 10.2108/zs150140
  • NAID: 210000185546
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 宝石サンゴの化学 (2016)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望, 長谷川浩
  • Journal Title: 化学と教育 Volume: 34-35
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] X-ray micro-CT observation of the apical skeleton of Japanese white coral Corallium konojoi (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Urushihara, H. Hasegawa, N. Iwasaki
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume: 475 Pages: 124-128
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.11.016
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An X-ray spectroscopic perspective on Messinian evaporite from Sicily: sedimentary fabrics, element distributions, and chemical environments of S and Mg (2016)
  • Author(s): Toshihiro Yoshimura, Junichiro Kuroda, Stefano Lugli, Yusuke Tamenori, Nanako O. Ogawa, Francisco J. Jiménez-Espejo, Yuta Isaji, Marco Roveri, Vinicio Manzi, Hodaka Kawahata, Naohiko Ohkouchi
  • Journal Title: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-18
  • DOI: 10.1002/2015gc006233
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Distribution of sulfur in styrene-butadiene rubber studied with anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering at sulfur K-edge (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Shinohara, H. Seike, H. Kishimoto, Y. Tamenori, and Y. Amemiya
  • Journal Title: Polymer Volume: 105 Pages: 368-377
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.06.016
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Self-assembled Multi-layer Stabilized Nickel Nanoparticle Catalyst for Ligand-free Cross-coupling Reactions: in situ Metal Nanoparticle and Nanospace Simultaneous Organization (2016)
  • Author(s): Naoyuki Hoshiya, Katsumasa Fujiki, Takahisa Taniguchi, Tetsuo Honma, Yusuke Tamenori, Mincen Xiao, Nozomi Saito, Mami Yokoyama, Akira Ishii, Hiromichi Fujioka, Satoshi Shuto, Yoshihiro Sato, Mitsuhiro Arisawa
  • Journal Title: Adv. Synth. Catal. Volume: 358 Issue: 15 Pages: 2449-2459
  • DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201600024
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of oxygen isotope and Mg/Ca ratios in high-magnesium calcite from benthic foraminifera as a proxy for water temperature. (2016)
  • Author(s): Maeda, A., Fujita, K., Horikawa, K., Suzuki, A., Yoshimura, T., Tamenori, Y., and Kawahata, H.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research Volume: 122 Issue: 1 Pages: 185-199
  • DOI: 10.1002/2016jg003587
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 化学と教育 (2016)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望、長谷川浩
  • Journal Title: 宝石サンゴの化学 Volume: 63 Pages: 34-35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A marine phytoplankton Prymnesium parvum up-regulates the component proteins of photosystem II (PSII) under iron stress condition (2015)
  • Author(s): M. M. Rahman, M. A. Rahman, T. Maki, T. Nishiuchi, T. Asano, H. Hasegawa
  • Journal Title: Photosynthetica Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Pages: 136-143
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11099-015-0095-4
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Forensic analysis of tire rubbers based on their sulfur chemical states (2015)
  • Author(s): A. Funatsuki, K. Shiota, M. Takaoka, and Y. Tamenori
  • Journal Title: Forensic Sci. International Volume: 250 Pages: 53-56
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.02.022
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Formation of self-assembled multi-layer stable palladium nanoparticles for ligand-free coupling reactions (2015)
  • Author(s): Mitsuhiro Arisawa, Mohammad Al-Amin, Tetsuo Honma, Yusuke Tamenori, Satoshi Arai, Naoyuki Hoshiya, Takatoshi Sato, Mami Yokoyama, Akira Ishii, Masaki Takeguchi, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Masashi Takeuchi, Tomohiro Maruko, Satoshi Shuto
  • Journal Title: RSC Adv. Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 676-683
  • DOI: 10.1039/c4ra11215f
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Mg coordination in biogenic carbonates constrained by theoretical and experimental XANES (2015)
  • Author(s): T. Yoshimura, Y. Tamenori, O. Takahashi, L. T. Nguyen, H. Hasegawa, N. Iwasaki, A. Kuroyanagi, A. Suzuki, and H. Kawahata
  • Journal Title: Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. Volume: 421 Pages: 68-74
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.03.048
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 軟X線分光は高圧材料科学の役に立つのか？ (2017)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: Workshop on Materials science under ultra-high pressure MATSUYAMA 2017
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学（松山市）
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-02
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 宝石サンゴの色の多様性 (2017)
  • Author(s): 長谷川浩
  • Organizer: 生き物文化誌学会 日伊国交150周年記念事業特別シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立正大学（東京都品川）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 珊瑚その未知なるもの (2017)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望
  • Organizer: 生き物文化誌学会 日伊国交150周年記念事業特別シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立正大学（東京都品川）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 海洋植物プランクトンの鉄応答タンパク質に対するLC分析法の比較検討 (2016)
  • Author(s): 工藤 寿馬、竹村 匡史、Md. mamunur Rahman、牧 輝弥、長谷川 浩
  • Organizer: 日本分析化学会 第65年会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学（札幌市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-14
• [Presentation] Effect of lignite humic acid on iron bioavailability to algae in coastal waters (2016)
  • Author(s): H. Hasegawa, M. Okada, T. Maki, Y. Tate, T. Ichijo, I.M.M. Rahman
  • Organizer: Goldschmidt2016
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-26
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] LC-MSおよびSDS-PAGEを用いた海洋植物プランクトンの鉄応答タンパク質の分離分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 工藤 寿馬、中川 晃一、Md. Mamunur Rahman、牧 輝弥、長谷川 浩
  • Organizer: 日本分析化学会 第76回分析化学討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜大学（岐阜市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-28
• [Presentation] Densities, viscosities and speeds of sound for the binary mixtures of heptan-1-ol + 1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene, and +1-methylethylbenzene at T = (298.15 to 323.15) K (2016)
  • Author(s): M.A. Uddin, I.M.M. Rahman, F. Yeasmin, A.F.M. Sanaullah, K. Iwakabe, M. Habibullah and H. Hasegawa
  • Organizer: 16th Asian Chemical Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Year and Date: 2016-04-16
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 軟X線領域のXAFS：何が観えて何がわかるのか？ (2016)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: 第93回日本化学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 同志社大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-24
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 軟X線顕微分光法による軽元素材料の局所領域化学状態分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: 日本学術振興会・産学協力研究アモルファス・ナノ材料第147 委員会・第131 回研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘誠会館，東京都
  • Year and Date: 2016-01-08
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 高輝度軟X線を利用した電池分光研究の現状と今後の進展に向けて (2016)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: 立命館大学SRセンター公開シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立命館大学（草津市）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Potential of Seaweeds for Uptake and Bio Transformation of Arsenic (2016)
  • Author(s): Datta Rakhi Rani, Manari Shimazaki, Kazuma Kudo, Hikaru Sawai, Teruya Maki, Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Organizer: 平成28年度 日本化学会北陸地区講演会と研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 福井工業大学（福井市）
• [Presentation] 高輝度放射光軟X 線を利用したその場観察実験の現状 (2015)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: 応用物理学会・第11 回励起ナノプロセス研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 淡路夢舞台国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-21
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Diversity analysis of trace elements in precious coral using µ-XRF (2015)
  • Author(s): K. Kudo, H. Sawai, T. Maki, Y. Tamenori, T. Yoshimura, N. Iwasaki, H. Hasegawa
  • Organizer: The 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
  • Place of Presentation: Hawaii, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-16
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 高輝度軟X線を利用したその場観察実験と軽元素解析 (2015)
  • Author(s): 為則雄祐
  • Organizer: 第36回広大サステナブル科学セミナー
  • Place of Presentation: 広島大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-11
  • Invited
• [Book] アクティブ・ラーニングとしての展示活動, in AP Newsletter立正大学AP（大学教育再生加速プログラム）だより (2017)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望
  • Publisher: 立正大学
• [Book] 第11回企画展「深海のサンタクロース-小笠原の宝石サンゴ」, 立正大学博物館館報 (2016)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望
  • Publisher: 立正大学
• [Book] DVD「宝石サンゴ 科学調査の現場から」 (2016)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望
  • Publisher: 東京シネマ新社
• [Book] 日本寶石珊瑚之生物學與永續利用. 鄭明修編，太平洋寶石珊瑚國際研討會結案報告 2014 (2015)
  • Author(s): 岩崎望
  • Publisher: 臺灣區珠寶工業同業公會
• [Book] 西北太平洋寶石珊瑚漁獲數據迷思與適當保育管理建議 . 鄭明修編，太平洋寶石珊瑚國際研討會結案報告2014 (2015)
  • Author(s): 張水金皆、楊雅清、岩崎望
  • Publisher: 臺灣區珠寶工業同業公會
• [Remarks] 宝石サンゴ その持続的利用を目指して
  • URL: http://es.ris.ac.jp/~iwasaki/sango/
• [Remarks] 「深海の宝箱―宝石サンゴ」展
  • URL: http://www.ris.ac.jp/pressrelease/2015/release20160219_02.html