Welcome to the Oikawa Lab!

The Oikawa lab started in 2003 at Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University. From 2008, Tadao Oikawa became a professor of Department of Life Science & Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology, Kansai University. The previous head of this laboratory was held by Dr. Kenji Soda (Prof. emeritus of Kyoto University) from 2001-2008. The Oikawa lab. is a member of Department of Life Science & Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology and Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kansai University. The Oikawa lab. is in the research field of Enzyme Science and Technology.

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The major research projects are

  • Enzymatic characterization of amino acid-metabolizing enzymes from hyperthermophile, Coryne-form bacteria, lactic acid bacteria and other microorganisms.
  • Quantitative analysis of D-amino acid content in food.
  • Development of novel D-amino acid-containing functional food.

Foreign visiting student accepted:

  • David A. Ullisch
  • April 2005- September 2005
  • from Laboratory of
    Prof.Dr.-Ing.Jochen Büchs,
    RWTH Aachen University,
    Aachen, Germany
  • Aylin Ruppenstein
  • November 2016- January 2017
  • from Laboratory of
    Prof.Dr.Volker F. Wendisch,
    Bielefeld University,
    Bielefeld, Germany
  • Carsten Haupka
  • November 2016- January 2017
  • from Laboratory of
    Prof.Dr.Volker F. Wendisch,
    Bielefeld University,
    Bielefeld, Germany
  • Johannes Pfeifenschneider
  • May 2017- Marchy 2018
  • from Laboratory of
    Prof.Dr.Volker F. Wendisch,
    Bielefeld University,
    Bielefeld, Germany
  • Phaplearn Saekung
  • June 2023- August 2023
  • from Faculty of Science,
    Chulalongkorn University,
    Bangkok,Thailand

    Contact

    • Prof. Dr. Tadao OIKAWA
    • Laboratory of Enzyme Technology
    • Department of Life Science & Technology
    • Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology
    • Kansai University
    • 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi
    • Osaka-fu 564-8680
    • Japan
    • Tel. +81-6-6368-1121 (ex.5930)
    • Fax. +81-6-6388-8609
    • E-mail: oikawa@kansai-u.ac.jp