Yoshinori Asakawa
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tokyo University
Japan
Biography
1960-1964 Department of Biology, Tokushima Universityï¼ÂˆBSc qualificationï¼Â‰ 1964-1969 Department of Chemistry, Hiroshima University (Master and Doctor Courses) 1972 Ph.D. at Hiroshima University
Research Interest
Isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive secondary metabolites of bryophytes, pteridophytes, inedible mushrooms, medicinal and aromatic plants and insects and their bioassay; Biotransformation of secondary metabolites by fungi and mammals, total synthesis of natural products, chemical reaction of organic per-acids, chemical phylogeny of spore-forming plants.
