Associate Professor Kaemwich Jantama, Ph.D.
Head of School of Biotechnology

Contact:
 kaemwich@sut.ac.th
 (66) 4422 4562, (66) 4422 4234

Education
  • Ph.D (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida, USA
  • M.Eng (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida, USA
  • M.Sc (Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering), Mahidol University, Thailand
  • B.Sc (Food Science and Technology), 1st Class Honors, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Area of Expertise
  • Metabolic Engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca to produce homo-succinate, lactic acid, and 2,3-butanediol
  • Development of symbiotic products-based Bifidobacterium animalis to potentially use as functional products
  • Production of succinic acid from cellulosic materials by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
  • Process Scale-up and Purification of succinate and 2,3-butanediol
Current Research

Publications by Assoc.Prof. Kaemwich Jantama, Ph.D.

Total Publications: 47   |   Citations: 1,674   |   H-index: 18

Year Title Journal
May 2021 Sequential coupling of enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation platform for high yield and economical production of 2,3-butanediol from cassava by metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca
 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Jan 2021 Optimized bioconversion of Xylose derived from pre-treated crop residues into Xylitol by using Candida Boidinii
 Agronomy
1 November Combining metabolic engineering and evolutionary adaptation in Klebsiella oxytoca KMS004 to significantly improve optically pure D-(−)-lactic acid yield and specific productivity in low nutrient medium
 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Feb 2019 Evaluation of inhibitory effect and feasible utilization of dilute acid-pretreated rice straws on succinate production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli AS1600a
 Bioresource Technology
22 December A two steps membrane process for the recovery of succinic acid from fermentation broth
 Separation and Purification Technology
Jul 2018 Optimization of sodium hydroxide pretreatment and enzyme loading for efficient hydrolysis of rice straw to improve succinate production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli KJ122 under simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
 Bioresource Technology
Feb 2018 Using a combined oxygen-supply and substrate-feeding strategy to improve 2,3-butanediol production by metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca KMS005
 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
1 January Re-engineering Escherichia coli KJ122 to enhance the utilization of xylose and xylose/glucose mixture for efficient succinate production in mineral salt medium
 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
1 September Genome analysis of food-processing stressful-resistant probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BF052, and its potential application in fermented soymilk
 FEMS Microbiology Letters
1 November Effect of physicochemical pre-treatment of rice straw on its digestibility by Clostridium cellulolyticum
 Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering