TSUGAWA Wakako

Professional Career

1987 - 1992 : Research Fellow, Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.
1992 : Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Apr 2005 - Present : Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

Ph D. in Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Research Interests

enzymatic measurement, biosensor, enzyme sensor, point of care testing, biofuel cell, screening of bacteria from environmental sample

Publications

• Okuda-Shimazaki J, Yoshida H, Lee I, Kojima K, Suzuki N, Tsugawa W, Yamada M, Inaka K, Tanaka H, Sode K., Microgravity environment grown crystal structure information based engineering of direct electron transfer type glucose dehydrogenase, Commun. Biol., 5(1), 1334, 2022.
• Hiraka, K., Yoshida, H., Tsugawa, W., Asano, R., LaBelle, J., Ikebukuro, K., Sode, K. Structure of lactate oxidase from Enterococcus hirae revealed new aspects of active site loop function: Product-inhibition mechanism and oxygen gatekeeper. Protein Science (Protein Sci.). 31:e4434, 2022