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Summary of our research
The research group including Dr. Naoto Isono (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University), Dr. Hirotaka Katsuzaki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University), and Wataru Saburi (Associate Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University) discovered the enzyme "3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl β-D-glucuronide phosphorylase", which has been as a novel enzyme by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and assigned a new EC number, "EC 2.4.1.392". The enzyme was discovered from the bacterium Paenibacillus borealis and is thought to be involved in the degradation of polysaccharides and glycosides, including an acidic sugar, "glucuronic acid."
Researcher information
ISONO Naoto
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University
Specialized area:
Carbohydrate chemistry, Enzyme chemistry
Current research field:
Screening of the functional microorganisms and their compounds
KATSUZAKI Hirotaka
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University
Specialized area:
Natural products chemistry, Food Chemistry
Current research field:
Exploration of functional components in foods, plants, and animals and determination of their chemical structures
SABURI Wataru
Associate Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Specialized area:
Enzyme chemistry, Glycoscience
Current research field:
Application of carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes, Functional-structural relationship of enzymes, Enhancement of enzyme functionality