Masakuni Tako

タコウマサクニ | Masakuni Tako

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Development of Health Foods and Cosmetics
Other affiliations (1)：

琉球大学名誉教授

Research field (2)： Food sciences , Applied biochemistry

Research keywords (5)： Structure-function relationship of polysaccharides , The principles of polysaccharide gels , Studies on health and longevity science , Development and application of functional polysaccharides from sub-tropical bio-resources , The principles of starch gelatinization and retrogradation

Research theme for competitive and other funds (12)：

1993 - 2013 Study on anti-cancer and immunomodulating polysaccharides
1992 - 2013 Studies on the isolation and application of polysaccharides from subtropical plantes and marine algae
1992 - 2013 Development and application of functional polysaccharides
1983 - 2013 Study on the Relationship between structure and function of polysaccharides
1983 - 2013 Study on gelation mechanism of polysaccharides

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Papers (130)：

Masakuni Tako, Hiyori Taba, Keiko Uechi, Yukihiro Tamaki, Teruko Konishi. Unusually branched pectin isolated a medicinal food, Artemisia indica Willd. var. indica. Journal of Polymer and Biopolymer Physics Chemistry. 2022. 10. 1. 1-9
Masakuni Tako, Takeshi Teruya, Keiko Uechi, Teruko Konishi. Molecular origin for strong agarose gels: Multi-stranded hydrogen bonding. Journal of Polymer and Biopolymer Physics Chemistry. 2021. 9. 1. 13-19
Tako Masakuni, Teruko Konishi. Discovery of κ-carrageenan-like agarose from a red seaweed, Gracilaria coronopifolia. International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2018. 17. 2. 1-11
Junpei Shimabukuro, Takuya Yogi, Mariko Nago, Takeshi Teruya, Teruko Konishi, Masakuni Tako. Induction of apoptosis by fucoidan isolated from a traditional food, Saccharina longissima in U937 human leukemia cells. Functional Foods in Health and Disease. 2018. 8. 4. 242-255
Tako Masakuni, Tamaki Yukihiro, Teruya Takeshi. Discovery of highly branched galactomannan from seeds of Desmanthus illinoensis. Jouranl of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology. 2018. 9. 2. 101-116

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MISC (54)：

田幸正邦, 田幸正邦, 上地敬子, 玉城志博, 小西照子. 透明なアガロースゲルの原理. 日本糖質学会年会要旨集. 2019. 38th
田幸正邦, 田幸正邦, 田場日和, 上地敬子, 玉城善之, 玉城志博, 小西照子. ニシヨモギから特異に分岐したペクチンの化学構造. 日本糖質学会年会要旨集. 2018. 37th
田幸正邦, 土橋康比古, 与儀琢也, 与儀琢也, 上地敬子, 上地敬子, 島袋隼平, 島袋隼平, 島袋隼平, 玉城志博, et al. 希少6-deoxy-D-altroseの発見および新規のα-glucanの化学構造. 日本糖質学会年会要旨集. 2014. 33rd
田幸正邦, 田幸正邦, 土橋康比古, 玉城志博, 玉城志博, 小西照子, 山田将司, 石田秀治, 木曽真. 6-デオキシ-D-アルトロースの発見. 日本糖質学会年会要旨集. 2013. 32nd
田幸正邦, 照屋武志, 玉城志博, 小西照子. フコイダンの機能性. 日本糖質学会年会要旨集. 2011. 30th

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Patents (3)：

オキナワモズク由来のヒアルロニダーゼ阻害剤またはアトピー皮膚炎治療剤
Acetylfucoidan and its manufacturing method from commercially cultured Okinawa Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus)
養殖オキナワモズクを原料とするアセチルフコイダンおよびそれの製造法

Books (11)：

Succession to Legacies in Art and Music
Tokyo Books Publishers 2013
Spirits of Beethoven's Music-Complete Symphonies
Tokyo Tosho 2008
ベートーヴェンの音楽の神髄-全交響曲
2008
Love and Music Life in Beethoven
Tokyo Tosho 2005
愛と音楽の人生-ベートーヴェン
2005 ISBN:4901880934

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Lectures and oral presentations (122)：

Structure of a novel xylogalactan isolated from commercially cultured Caulerpa lentillifera
(The 43rd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research 2024)
Principle of transparent agarose gels
(The 38th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research 2019)
Chemical structure of unusually branched pectin from Artemisia indica
(20th European Carbohydrate Symposium 2019)
Some activities of unusually branched pectin isolated from Artemisia indica Wild
(Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2019)
Chemical structure of unusually branched pectin from Artemisia indica
(The 37th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research 2018)

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Works (3)：

Beethoven created Black-hole in Piano Sonata No.23 "Appassionata"
Masakuni Tako 2014 -
Jazz is originated in Beethoven's final Piano Sonata
Masakuni Tako 2009 -
Jazz is originated in Beethoven's final Piano sonata
Masakuni Tako 2000 -

Education (3)：

1972 - 1975 Graduate Course of Kyushu University Agriculture (Doctor Course) Food Science and Technology
1970 - 1972 Graduate Course of Kagoshima University Agriculture (Master Course) Agricultural Chemistry
1966 - 1970 University of the Ryukyus Agriculture Agricultural Chemistry

Professional career (1)：

Doctor of Agricultural Science in Food Science and Technology (Kyushu University)

Work history (6)：

2013/03 - 現在 Health and Longevity Research Center Director
2012/04 - 現在 University of the Ryukyus Professor Emeritus
2001/01 - 2012/03 University of the Ryukyus Department of Subtropical Bioscience and Biotechnology Professor
1988/06 - 2000/12 University of the Ryukyus Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Facultyr of Agriculture Associate Professor
1982/04 - 1988/05 University of the Ryukyus Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture Assistant Professor

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Committee career (11)：

2005/12 - 現在 Okinawa Beethoven Society President
2004/07 - 現在 The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience Councilor
2004/07 - 2015/06 日本応用糖質科学会評議員
2003/08 - 2013/07 日本糖質学会評議員
2003/08 - 2013/07 The Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research Councilor

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Awards (2)：

2008/09 - The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience Award Studies on Gelation Mechanism of Polysaccharides and, Development and Application of Fucoidan
1996/01 - Okinawa Foundation Award for Research Promotion in Okinawa Study on Application of Membranes in Sugar Processing Industry

Association Membership(s) (7)：

Okinawa Beethoven Society , 日本食品科学工学会 , JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSICENCE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND AGROCHEMISTRY , THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH , 日本応用糖質科学会 , Japanese Society of Food Science and Technology , The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience

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