Bio organisms have been born and evolved over 4 billion years. The bio molecules basically comprise the bio organisms, and have acquired remarkable functions in a long evolutionary time. Proteins are molecules that play pivotal roles in the biology. Quantum effects are one of the key factors realizing the remarkable protein functions. We believe that exploring the quantum effects of proteins and deepening their understanding will lead to ideas for producing novel and functional molecules. We aim to develop such new molecules that are useful in our lives.
Team Leader, Motoyasu Adachi
Recent Publications
- Beat-frequency-resolved two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy: disentangling vibrational coherences in artificial fluorescent proteins with sub-10-fs visible laser pulses. Tsubouchi M., Ishii N, Kagotani Y., Shimizu R, Fujita T., Adachi M., Itakura R. Opt Express. 2023 Feb 13;31(4):6890-6906.
- Exciton quantum dynamics in the molecular logic gates for quantum computing Yonetani Y. Chemical Physics, 570, 111860, 2023
- Unusual microwave heating of water in reverse micellar solution. Murakami H. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 28;13(1):5025. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31742-1.
- Fibrillization Process of Human Amyloid-Beta Protein (1-40) under a Molecular Crowding Environment Mimicking the Interior of Living Cells Using Cell Debris. Hirai M, Arai S, Iwase H. Molecules. 2023 Sep 10;28(18):6555.
- Ab Initio Study of Charge Separation Dynamics and Pump-Probe Spectroscopy in the P3HT/PCBM Blend, Fujita T. and Hoshi T. J Phys Chem B, 2023, 127(35):7615-7623
- Deciphering the Potential of Multidimensional Carbon Materials for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy through Density Functional Theory. Tang X, Kishimoto N, Kitahama Y, You TT, Adachi M, Shigeta Y, Tanaka S, Xiao TH, Goda K. J Phys Chem Lett. 2023 Nov 16;14(45):10208-10218.