Ikuro Abe

Ikuro Abe is a Professor at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, specializing in Natural Products Chemistry within the Department of Natural Products Chemistry. His research focuses on synthetic biology and enzyme engineering.

Research Themes: Natural Products Chemistry, Biosynthesis, Synthetic Biology, Enzyme Engineering, Chemical Biology.

Select Research Achievements: Artificial biosynthesis of steroid antibiotics, discovery of novel triterpenes, development of oxidation catalysts, and studies on enzyme diversification in natural product biosynthesis.