Jun-Ichiro Mukai
Jun-Ichiro Mukai | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1931 |
| Died | January 5, 1998 (aged 66) Kumamoto, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Alma mater | Kyushu University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | biochemistry |
| Institutions | Kyushu University Medical College of Wisconsin Rockefeller University |
Jun-Ichiro Mukai (September 30, 1931 - January 5, 1998) is a Japanese biochemist,[1] emeritus professor at faculty of agriculture, Kyushu University.
Academic works
Mukai won the agricultural chemistry prize (Japan) [2] for A Digestive Endonuclease of Silkworm [3] in 1967. Mukai is a co-author of Fritz Albert Lipmann.[4]
Life
Mukai was born as a son of Sannoju Mukai. After graduating Kumamoto Prefectural Seiseikou High School in Kumamoto, he admitted to Kyushu University. He received an Ph.D. from Kyushu University.[5] After that, he became an assistant professor, then professor of Kyushu University. After retirement of Kyushu University, he was a professor of a junior college in Kumamoto, but died on January 5, 1998.