Niwa HARUKI (丹羽 治樹)

1970-1973：Isolation, structure determination, and bionsynthesis of daphniphyllum alkaloids of the plant Daphniphyllaseae. 1973-1980：Synthesis and structure/activity relationship of prostaglandin analogs and leukotriene analogs. 1980-1994：Isolation, structure determination, total synthesis, and mode of action of putaquiloside, the active principle for carcinigenicity and cattle Bracken posoning caused by edible plant "Bracken Fern (Warabi in Japanese)" 1980-1994：Total Synthesis of neneurotoxic sesquiterpenoids (anisatin, neoanisatin, picrotoxinin, tutin, and coriamyrtin) of plant origin. 1980-1994：Total Synthesis of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (senecionine, integgerimine, monocrotaline, yamataimine, retronecine, and otonecine) of the plant origin. 1994-2013 ：Bioorganic stydies on the molecular bases and molecular mechanism of the bioluminescence of various organisms such as firefly, the limpet-like snail Latia neritoides, the jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (OWANKURAGE in Japanese), the sea firefly Vargula (Cypridina) hilgendorfii (UMIBOTARU in Japanese), the fungi Mycea chlorophos (YAKOUTAKE in Japanese), the sea fireworm Odontosyllis undecimdonta and O. phosphrea, and the seahare Plocamopherus imperials. 2013-2014 :Appprication of Bioluminescence-based Bioimaging system for Brain Science inspired Life Support.