Takuji Tanaka
Associate Professor
Food and Biproduct Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Dr. Takuji Tanaka is currently working as a Assistant Professor in the Department of Food and Biproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Ccanada. His research interests includes Enzyme structure-function relationship studies, Enzyme utilization in food and bioproduct processing. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Takuji Tanaka is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Enzyme structure-function relationship studies, Enzyme utilization in food and bioproduct processing.
Research Interest
Enzyme structure-function relationship studies, Enzyme utilization in food and bioproduct processing
Publications
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Kang TS, Korber DR, Tanaka T. Regulation of dual glycolytic pathways for fructose metabolism in heterofermentative Lactobacillus panis PM1. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2013 Dec 15;79(24):7818-26.
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Khan NH, Kang TS, Grahame DA, Haakensen MC, Ratanapariyanuch K, Reaney MJ, Korber DR, Tanaka T. Isolation and characterization of novel 1, 3-propanediol-producing Lactobacillus panis PM1 from bioethanol thin stillage. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2013 Jan 1;97(1):417-28.
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Chen JA, Tanaka T. Charged residues on a flap-loop structure of Lactococcus lactis prolidase play critical roles in allosteric behavior and substrate inhibition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and Proteomics. 2011 Dec 31;1814(12):1677-85.
