June 12, Saturday

Opening remarks; 9:00-9:10 Hitoshi Tamiaki (Chairman, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

PL-1 9:10-10:10 (Chairperson: H. Tamiaki, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Supramolecular Architectures for Artificial Photosynthesis

Stefan Matile

Univ. Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

O-1 10:10-10:40 (H. Tamiaki, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Optical Transduction of Chemical Reactions with a Fluorogenic Liposome

Tomohiro Miyatake

Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan

Coffee break: 10:40-11:00

O-2 11:00-11:30 (Chairperson: B. Keely, York Univ.)

“ON-OFF” Switching of Europium Complex Luminescence Coupled with Ligand Redox Process

Masafumi Yano, Keisuke Matsuhira, Masakazu Tatsumi, Yukiyasu Kashiwagi,

Masami Nakamoto, Munetaka Oyama, Kei Ohkubo, Shunich Fukuzumi, Hitomi

Misaki, Hiroshi Tsukube

Kansai Univ., Osaka, Japan, OMTRI, Osaka, Japan. Kyoto Univ,. Kyoto, Japan, Osaka City Univ., Osaka, Japan.

S-1 11:30-11:40 (B. Keely, York Univ.)

(P18) Study on a Target Molecule for Novel Inhibitor of MEP Pathway

Kazuya Nakagawa, Kentaro Takada, Nobutaka Imamura

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

S-2 11:40-11:50 (B. Keely, York Univ.)

(P24) Synthesis of Linear Tetrapyrroles by Photo-Oxidative Ring Cleavage of C20-Substituted Chlorophyll Derivatives

Yukihiro Okamoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

S-3 11:50-12:00 (B. Keely, York Univ.)

(P25) Structure-Dependent Reduction Kinetics of Formyl Groups in Natural Chlorophyllous Pigments

Kana Sadaoka, Yoshitaka Saga

Kinki Univ., Osaka, Japan

Lunch: 12:00-13:00


Poster session: 13:00-14:30 (K304 and K305. Odd number poster presenters, please stand by during 13:00-13:45. Even number poster presenters, please stand by during 13:45-14:30.)

PL-2 14:30-15:30 (Chairperson: S. Matile, Univ. Geneva.)

Modelling Chlorophyll Transformation Reactions in Nanoscale Systems

Matthew D. Pickering, Brendan J. Keely

Univ. York, York, UK

O-3 15:30-16:00 (S. Matile, Univ. Geneva.)

Stable Isotopic Compositions of Chlorophylls as Tools for Tracing Natural Processes

Naohiko Ohkouchi

Japan Agency Marine-Earth Sci. Tech., Yokosuka, Japan

Coffee break: 16:00-16:20

O-4 16:20-16:50 (Chairperson: H. Maeda, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

The Structure of 17-Propionate on (Bacterio)chlorophylls: Biological Implication of Their Long Esterifying Chains in Light-Harvesting Antenna Systems

Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

O-5 16:50-17:20 (H. Maeda, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Structural Basis for Protochlorophyllide Reduction in the Chlorophyll Biosynthesis

Norifumi Muraki, Jiro Nomata, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki, Yuichi Fujita, Genji Kurisu

Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan, Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

O-6 17:20-17:40 (H. Maeda, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Porphyrin “Lego Block” Strategy To Construct Multi-Porphyrin Arrays

Naoki Aratani, Atsuhiro Osuka

Kyoto Univ,. Kyoto, Japan, PRESTO, JST

O-7 17:40-18:00 (H. Maeda, Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Supramolecular Hydrogel-Inorganic Material Hybrid as Fluorescent Biosensor

Masato Ikeda

Kyoto Univ,. Kyoto, Japan

Closing remarks; 18:00-18:10 Hiromitsu Maeda (Ritsumeikan Univ.)

Banquet: 18:30- (3F) Epoch Ritsumei 21


Poster Session (K304 and K305)

Please mount your poster by the noon of June 12 and stand by it during the following time: odd number, 13:00-13:45; even number, 13:45-14:30.

P1 Anion-Driven Chiral Induction of Acyclic b-Extended-Pyrrole-Based-Molecules

Yuya Bando, Hiromitsu Maeda

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P2 Not Alkoxy but Alkyl Chains: Formation of Supramolecular Assemblies Based on π-Conjugated Anion Receptors

Hiromitsu Maeda, Shinya Fukunaga, Yohei Haketa

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P3 From Helix to Macrocycle: Anion-Driven Conformation Control of π-Conjugated Acyclic Oligopyrroles

Yohei Haketa, Hiromitsu Maeda

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P4 Formation of Metal-Assisted Molecular Springs in Dimers of Cyclic

Bistetrapyrroles

Takashi Hashimoto, Hiromitsu Maeda

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P5 Preparation of TiO2-MWNTs Composite for NO2 Detection

Hidehiro Ikenoko, Takeshi Hashishin, Jun Tamaki, Kazuo Kojima

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P6 Structural Determination and Compositional Analysis of 17-Propionate Groups of Chlorophyll-a Biosynthetic Intermediates

Megumi Isaji, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Jiro Harada, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; Kurume Univ. Sch. Med., Kurume, Japan

P7 Creation of Novel Nanospheres by Supramolecular Wrapping with Helix-Forming Polysaccharides

Toru Kano, Munenori Numata

Kyoto Pref. Univ., Kyoto, Japan

P8 Biochemical Characterization of Plant Putative Photoreceptors, LOV/LOV Proteins

Masahiro Kasahara, Mayumi Torii, Akimitsu Fujita, Kengo Tainaka

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P9 Self-Assembly of Programmed Amphiphilic Molecules on O/W Emulsion Surface

Daiki Kinoshita, Munenori Numata, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Kyoto Pref. Univ., Kyoto, Japan; Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P10 Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Self-Complementary Dimers of p-Conjugated Acyclic Anion Receptors

Hiromitsu Maeda, Kota Kinoshita

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P11 Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Chlorophyll Derivatives Connected with Ru(II) / Re(I) Diketonate Complex

Yusuke Kinoshita, Youhei Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P12 Developing High-Performance Electrode with Direct Growth MWNTs for Fuel Cell

Shinya Kitamura, Rika Yamamoto, Takeshi Hashishin, Jun Tamaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P13 Directly Linked Dimers of “Half Structures of Porphyrins” for Metal-Coordination Polymers

Hiromitsu Maeda, Hiroaki Kobayashi

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P14 Self-Assembly of Chlorophyll Derivatives Possessing Porphyrin p-System and Chiral Ester in Aqueous Solution

Hitoshi Tamiaki, Jun Komada, Michio Kunieda

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P15 Supramolecular Hydrogel Exhibiting Four Basic Logic Gate Functions

Harunobu Komatsu, Masato Ikeda, Itaru Hamachi

Kyoto Univ. Kyoto, Japan

P16 Preparation of Polyynes by Liquid-phase Laser Ablation Using Different Irradiation Target Materials and Solvents

Ryutaro Matsutani, Takuya Kakimoto, Hiromasa Tanaka, Kazuo Kojima

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan

P17 Translocation of Polyarginine with Ketoglutarate and Hydrazide Amplifiers

Tomohiro Miyatake, Hiroto Murata, Yasuhiko Saitoh, Stefan Matile

Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan; Univ. Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

P18 Study on a Target Molecule for Novel Inhibitor of MEP Pathway

Kazuya Nakagawa, Kentaro Takada, Nobutaka Imamura

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P19 Formation of Anion-Module-Based Supramolecular Assemblies

Hiromitsu Maeda, Kazumasa Naritani

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P20 Spectral Properties of Chlorosomes Containing Unnatural Bacteriochlorophyll c Isolated from the Green Sulfur Photosynthetic Bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum

Risato Nishimori, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki, Yoshitaka Saga

Kinki Univ., Osaka, Japan; Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P21 Metal-Driven Double Helices of Pyrrole-Based p-Conjugated Linear Chains

Hiromitsu Maeda, Takuma Nishimura

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P22 An Artificial Enzyme For Chlorophyll Demetallation

Toru Oba, Kanae Togo, Satoshi Ito, Kazuhisa Hiratani

Utsunomiya Univ., Utsunomiya, Japan

P23 Development of Enzyme and Cell- Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogel Capsule

Rika Ochi, Atsuhiko Wada, Masato Ikeda, Itaru Hamachi

Kyoto Univ, Kyoto, Japan; CREST, JST

P24 Synthesis of Linear Tetrapyrroles by Photo-Oxidative Ring Cleavage of C20-Substituted Chlorophyll Derivatives

Yukihiro Okamoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P25 Structure-Dependent Reduction Kinetics of Formyl Groups in Natural Chlorophyllous Pigments

Kana Sadaoka, Yoshitaka Saga

Kinki Univ., Osaka, Japan

P26 Microscopic Analyses of Supramolecular Nanostructures of Bacteriochlorophyll-d Analog Self-Aggregates

Sunao Shoji, Takeshi Hashishin, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P27 Chlorophyll Derivatives Possessing a Photochromic Spiropyran Moiety

Tomohiro Miyatake, Yuki Takamori

Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan

P28 Modification at “Backbone” of π-Conjugated Anion Receptors: Tuning of

Properties and Formation of Covalently Linked Oligomers

Hiromitsu Maeda, Mayumi Takayama

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P29 Reduction of Vinyl Groups in Naturally Occurring Chlorophylls

Daisuke Takekoshi, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

P30 Synthesis of Amphiphilic Gallamides and Their Supramolecular Hydrogelation

Kazutaka Taki, Kazunori Toma, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; Asahi Kasei Co., Fuji, Japan

P31 Hydrogen Peroxide-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogel Based on Boronic Acid-Modified Dipeptide

Tatsuya Tanida, Masato Ikeda, Itaru Hamachi

Kyoto Univ, Kyoto, Japan; CREST, JST

P32 Supramolecular Assemblies of Acyclic Anion Receptors Bearing Additional Hydrogen-Bonding Sites

Yoshitaka Terashima, Hiromitsu Maeda

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P33 ATP/2e- Ratio of a Nitrogenase-Like Protochlorophyllide Reductase from Rhodobacter capsulatus

Kazuki Terauchi, Jiro Nomata, Yuichi Fujita

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan; Nagoya Univ. Nagoya, Japan; PRESTO, JST

P34 Synthesis of Chlorophyll Dimers Connected by Metal Acethylide Complex at the C3 Position and Their Physical Properties

Youhei Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan

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