Masahiko Taniguchi

About

Masahiko Taniguchi is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at NC State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyushu University, obtained in 2000, and a B.S. in Pharmacy Science from the University of Tokyo, earned in 1995. His research focuses on various aspects of chemistry, including the development and application of spectral databases, photochemistry, and photobiology, with particular attention to carotenoids, tetrapyrrole macrocycles, and photosynthetic organisms. His work involves creating digital databases of absorption spectra, fluorescence, and molecular orbitals, as well as exploring noninvasive cardiac modulation through phototherapeutic techniques. Taniguchi has contributed to advancing understanding in these areas through his publications and research activities, supporting the department's broader mission in chemical research and education.

Research topics

• Chemistry
• Physics
• Organic chemistry
• Photochemistry
• Optics
• Computer Science
• Biology
• Materials science
• Database
• Chromatography

Selected publications

• Comprehensive review of photophysical parameters (ε, Φf, τs) of tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) – Critical benchmark molecules in photochemistry and photosynthesis

  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews · 2021 · 191 citations

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• Absorption and Fluorescence Spectral Database of Chlorophylls and Analogues

  Photochemistry and Photobiology · 2020 · 137 citations

  , protochlorophyll a), chlorin (e.g. chlorophyll a, bacteriochlorophyll c) or bacteriochlorin (e.g. bacteriochlorophyll a). Altogether, the database contains 305 absorption spectra (from 19 porphyrins, 109 chlorins and 22 bacteriochlorins) and 72 fluorescence spectra (from 10 porphyrins, 30 chlorins and 4 bacteriochlorins). The spectral database should facilitate comparisons and quantitative calculations. All spectra are available in print form in the Supporting Information. The entire database…

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• Digital Database of Absorption Spectra of Diverse Flavonoids Enables Structural Comparisons and Quantitative Evaluations

  Journal of Natural Products · 2023 · 103 citations

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• Performance of chatbots in queries concerning fundamental concepts in photochemistry

  Photochemistry and Photobiology · 2024-11-04 · 6 citations

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  The advent of chatbots raises the possibility of a paradigm shift across society including the most technical of fields with regard to access to information, generation of knowledge, and dissemination of education and training. Photochemistry is a scientific endeavor with roots in chemistry and physics and branches that encompass diverse disciplines ranging from astronomy to zoology. Here, five chatbots have each been challenged with 13 photochemically relevant queries. The chatbots included Cha…

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• Noninvasive cardiac modulation via triplet-sensitized photoswitching in the phototherapeutic window

  Nature Communications · 2025-07-10 · 4 citations

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  Red, far red, or near-infrared photoswitchable drugs offer immense photo-pharmacological advantages due to the higher light penetration through the skin. Such photoactivation is achieved using processes such as two- and three-photon absorption, excited-state absorption, and triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion, which require higher photon fluences (W to kW cm−2) than the resilience constraints of skin (200 mW cm−2). Herein, a generalized approach of cis-to-trans photoisomerization of azoben…

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Frequent coauthors

• Jonathan S. Lindsey

  204 shared

• David F. Bocian

  University of California, Riverside

  94 shared

• Kimiye Baba

  Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  84 shared

• Dewey Holten

  Washington University in St. Louis

  82 shared

• Hajime Fujisawa

  Yokohama Municipal Minato Red Cross Hospital

  78 shared

• Satoru Todo

  74 shared

• Tsuyoshi Shimamura

  Hokkaido University Hospital

  68 shared

• Hiroyuki Furukawa

  67 shared

Labs

• Masahiko Taniguchi LabPI

Education

• PhD in Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences

  Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences

  2000

• Bs in Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  Science University of Tokyo

  1995

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