Present Address:
Department of Chemistry and Material Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Shinshu University
500 Wakasato
Nagano 380, Japan
Phone: +81+26-226-4101 ex 3108
Fax: +81+26-228-4295
Email: yoamano@mail.utexas.edu
Education:
1977-1981 Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
BS in Technology
1981-1983 Department of Industrial Chemistry, Institute of Technology,
Shinshu University
MS in Technology
Thesis: “Studies on Xylanases from Irpex Iacteus.”
Work supervised by Professor Takahisa Kanda.
1992-1994 Graduate School of Science and Technology
Thesis: “Mode of Action and Transglycosyl Reaction of Xylanase
from White-root Fungi.” Work supervised by Professor Takahisa Kanda.
Research and Professional experience:
1983-1995 Research Associate at Agricultural Technology Institute of
Nagano Farmer’s Federation
1995-present Assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
Technical Experience:
1. Cytology
Plant tissue
culture (mainly Asparagus)
Cell culture
of bacidiomycetes
Cultivation
of mushroom
Screening of
cellulose degradation microorganism
2. Biochemistry
Purification
of protein by various chromatography
SDS- and Native-polyacrylamide
gel electrophoresis
Isoelectrofocusing
Enzyme Kinetics
3. Analysis
HPLC for protein
and sugars
Thin layer
chromatography
Scanning electromicroscopy
Membership of academic societies:
Society for Fermentation
and Bioengineering, Japan
The Japanese Society
of Applied Glycoscience
Japan Society for
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
The Japan Wood Research
Society
The Cellulose Society
of Japan
Publications:
1. T. Matsuzawa, Y. Amano, M. Kubo, T. Kanda. (1966) Mode of Action
of Exo-?-1,3-Glucanase from Trichoderma pseudokoningii TM37 on Various
?-D-Glucans. Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi, 74, 261-167.
2. Y. Amano, T. Matsuzawa, M. Kubo, T. Kanda. (1966) Production of
Bacidiomycete Lytic Enzyme from Trichoderma pseudokoningii. Nippon
Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 70, 169-172.
3. T. Kanda, Y. Amano. (1995) Mechanism of Enzymatic Degradation of
Native Cellulose. Cell. Commun., 2, 2-7.
4. T. Kanda, Y. Amano, M. Shiroishi, E. Hoshino. (1994) Mode
of Action of Exo- and Endo- Type Cellulase from Fungi in the Hydrolysis
of Various Substrates. Oyo Toushitu Kagaku, 41, 279-282.
5. Y. Amano, M. Okazaki, T. Kanda. (1994) Effects of Substituted Groups
of Aryl ?-D-Xyloside on Transglycosyl Reactions of Two Different Xylanases
from Irpex lacteus. Mokuzai Gakkaishi, 40, 315-320.
6. Y. Amano, M. Mitani, T. Kanda. (1994) Transglycosyl Reactoin of
Endo-1,4-?-Xylanases from Irpex lacteus on Aryl ?-xylosides. Mokuzai
Gakkaishi, 40, 308-314.
7. Y. Amano, T. Kanda, M. Okazaki. (1994) Mode of Action of Two Endo-1,4-?-Xylanases
from Irpex lacteus towards Rice-Straw Xylan. Mokuzai Gakkaishi, 40,
57-63.
8. Y. Amano, I. Fujita, T. Matsuzawa, M. Okazaki, T. Kanda. (1993)
Enzymatic Synthesis of Lignin Model ?-Glycosides from Xylan by the Transxylosyl
Reaction of Lyophyllum ulmarium ?-Xylanase. Mokuzai Gakkaishi, 39,
814-819.
9. S. Nishizawa, A. Sakai, Y. Amano, T. Matsuzawa. (1993) Cryopreservation
of Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Embyogenic Suspension Cells and
Subsequent Plant Regeneration by Vitrification. Plant Science, 91,
67-73.
10. S. Nishizawa, A. Sakai, Y. Amano, T. Matsuzawa. (1992) Cryopreservation
of Asparagus (Asparagaus officinalis L.) Embyogenic Cells and Subsequent
Plant Regeneration by a Simple Freezing Method. Cryo-Letters, 13,
379-388.
11. Y. Amano, K. Nishizawa, R. Tokoo, T. Matsuzawa, T. Kanda. (1992)
Extracellular Enzymes Produced by Lyophyllum ulmarium (Hypsizigus marmoreus)
in Commercial Cultivation. Mokuzai Gaakkaishi, 38, 411-416.
12. T. Kanda, H. Yatomi, S. Makishima, Y. Amano, K. Nisizawa. (1989)
Substrate Specificities of Exo- and Endo-Type Cellulases in the Hydrolysis
of ?-(1?3)- and ?-(1?4)- Mixed D-Glucans. J. Biochem., 105, 127-132.
13. T. Matsuzawa, Y. Amano, K. Kotagiri, K. Kohno, M. Suzuki, T. Kurata,
N. Arakawa. (1989) Actinidia polygama Maxim Tea as a Source of Ascorbic
Acid. Nippon Eiyo Sokuryo Gakkaishi, 42, 191-193.
14. T. Matsuzawa, Y. Amano, M. Yokoyama, K. Kohno. (1986) Ascorbic
Acid and Chemical Components of Actinmidia polygama Maxim Tea. Nippon
Eiyo Sokuryo Gakkaishi, 39, 63-66.
15. T. Kanda, Y. Amano, K. Nisizawa. (1985) Purification and properties
of Two Endo-1,4-?-Xylanases from Irpex lacteus. J. Biochem., 98,
1545-1554.