Faculty of Applied Biological Science
Gifu University
Food Sciences - Department of Applied Life Science

Name Position
Research Field
Research Topics
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HAYAKAWA, Takashi Professor
Food and Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Dietary fiber research for health promotion
  • Research on some water soluble vitamins
  • Functional water research for health benefit
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IWAMOTO, Satoshi Associate Professor
Food Chemistry and Engneering
  • Encapsulation of antioxidative compounds for making fine food and/or medicals by emulsification
  • Application of self-assembly of natural amphiphilic substance to create functional interface
  • Sol-gel and/or grass transition of food materials
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KANAMARU, Yoshihiro Professor
Biochemistry of Food Function
  • Molecular basis for the potent inhibitory action of milk proteins against human rotavirus infection
  • Regulation of intestinal cell growth by milk proteins and their promotive effect on recovery from gastroenteritis
  • Expression and characteristics of the glucose-linked fundamentally unvailed disaccharide (GIFU) antigen
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NAGAOKA, Satoshi Professor
Biochemistry of Food Function
  • Biochemical and Molecular Biological Studies on the Ameliorative Action of Cholesterol Metabolism Induced by Food Components
  • Studies on the New Signaling Pathway and Gene Expression Related to Lipid Metabolism Regulation Induced by Food Components
  • Studies on the Nutraceutical Proteins and Peptides in Health Promotion and Life-Style Related Disease Prevention
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NAKAGAWA, Tomoyuki Associate Professor
Food Microbiology
  • Molecular cell biology of yeasts
  • Molecular breeding of yeasts
  • Development of industrial enzymes
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YABE, Tomio Associate Professor
Food Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Structural analysis of polysaccharides and oligosaccharides in food
  • Study of the functional regulation through proteoglycans in brain
  • Developmental study of effective assay systems for the evaluation of food components
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YAMAUCHI, Ryo Professor
Food Chemistry and Engneering
  • Mechanism of lipid peroxidation in food systems
  • Antioxidative mechanism of vitamin E(tocopherol) and carotenoids
  • Isolation and characterization of antioxidative compounds from plant materials
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