2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Bioactive compounds from plants collected in Okinawa and subtropical areas, and their genetic engineering application
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15H04651
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Natural medicines
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| Research Institution | Yasuda Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
川上 晋 安田女子大学, 薬学部, 助教 (10611311)
杉本 幸子 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(薬), 准教授 (60549012)
松浪 勝義 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(薬), 教授 (70379890)
稲垣 昌宣 安田女子大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (90274480)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物活性天然物 / 沖縄 / 亜熱帯 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
About 60% of medicines, currently used, are related with natural products. Some are used as they are and some are derives or mimics of natural products. The first step is to explore new compounds or known ones with biological activities. The results mainly depend on choice of plants and when considered the thick density of plant species, those in the subtropical of tropical areas are quite promising. Thus, Okinawa and Ogasawara areas are chosen as candidates. The senior investigator of this project is engaged in the research for the plants collected in Okinawa. Okinawa area is considered as a biodiversity hot spot and thus many endemic plants wildly grow. New or biologically active compounds were investigated from plants collected in Okinawa islands or from other tropical areas. When such compounds were obtained from some plants, their biosynthetic genes are examined and the DNA of these plants is modified using genetic engineering method to produce unknown or unnatural compounds.
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| Free Research Field |
天然物有機化学
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