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
1 November High production yield and specific productivity of succinate from cassava starch by metabolically-engineered Escherichia coli KJ122
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Sep 2016 Process optimization on micro-aeration supply for high production yield of 2,3-butanediol from maltodextrin by metabolically-engineered Klebsiella oxytoca
Plos One
Jun 2016 Effects of the food manufacturing chain on the viability and functionality of bifidobacterium animalis through simulated gastrointestinal conditions
Plos One
3 March Removal of contaminated organic acids from simulated succinic acid fermentation broth by reactive extraction process: Single- and mixed-solute solution
Separation Science and Technology Philadelphia
Oct 01, Mutation in galP improved fermentation of mixed sugars to succinate using engineered Escherichia coli AS1600a and AM1 mineral salts medium
Bioresource Technology
Jul 01, Efficient reduction of the formation of by-products and improvement of production yield of 2,3-butanediol by a combined deletion of alcohol dehydrogenase, acetate kinase-phosphotransacetylase, and lactate dehydrogenase genes in metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca in mineral salts medium
Metabolic Engineering
1 January Efficient utilization of cassava pulp for succinate production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli KJ122
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
2012 Effect of metal carbonates on succinate production by Actinobacillus succinogenes in batch fermentation
Biotechnology an Indian Journal
2012 Validation of fermentative parameters for efficient succinate production in batch operation by Actinobacillus succinogenes 130ZT
Advanced Materials Research
Sep 2012 Metabolic engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca M5a1 to produce optically pure d-lactate in mineral salts medium
Bioresource Technology