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: 49   |   Citations: 1,706   |   H-index: 18

Year Title 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
Jan 2012 Production of succinic acid from sucrose and sugarcane molasses by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
 Bioresource Technology
Dec 2009 Reengineering Escherichia coli for succinate production in mineral salts medium
 Applied and Environmental Microbiology
1 December Metabolic evolution of energy-conserving pathways for succinate production in Escherichia coli
 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Jul 2009 Effect of periplasmic nitrate reductase on diauxic lag of Paracoccus pantotrophus
 Biotechnology Progress
1 December Eliminating side products and increasing succinate yields in engineered strains of Escherichia coli C
 Biotechnology and Bioengineering
1 April Combining metabolic engineering and metabolic evolution to develop nonrecombinant strains of Escherichia coli C that produce succinate and malate
 Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Nov 2007 Production of L-alanine by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology