Associate Professor Kaemwich Jantama, Ph.D.

Lecturer, School of Biotechnology

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

Education
Ph.D (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida
M.Eng (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida
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

- 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
Year Month Title Journal
2024 February An efficient production of bio-succinate in a novel metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca by rational metabolic engineering and evolutionary adaptation
Phosriran C.; Wong N.; Jantama K.
Bioresource technology
2023 August Genome engineering of Kluyveromyces marxianus for high D-(−)-lactic acid production under low pH conditions
Gosalawit C.; Khunnonkwao P.; Jantama K.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2023 Process optimization of metabolically engineered Escherichia coli NSK015 fermentation for progressive improvement of 1,3-propanediol production
Wong N., Jantama K., Cassan C.J., Taillandier P.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
2023 Valorization of empty oil-palm fruit bunch waste for an efficient improvement of succinic acid production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Khunnonkwao P., Phosiran C., In S., Kory S., Jantama K.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
2022 Kinetic modeling of succinate production from glucose and xylose by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli KJ12201
Chaleewong T., Khunnonkwao P., Puchongkawarin C., Jantama K.
Biochemical Engineering Journal
2022 Synthesis of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide from Xylose via Coupling Engineered Escherichia coli and a Biocatalytic Cascade
Ngivprom U., Lasin P., Khunnonkwao P., Worakaensai S., Jantama K., Kamkaew A., Lai R.-Y.
ChemBioChem
2022 Engineering Escherichia coli for a high yield of 1,3-propanediol near the theoretical maximum through chromosomal integration and gene deletion
Wong N., Jantama K.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2022 Technology toward biochemicals precursors and bioplastic production
Jantama K.
A-Z of Biorefinery: A Comprehensive View
2022 Probiotics isolated from Thai fermented foods for potential uses against foodborne pathogens
Sangprapai W., Prasitpuriprecha C., Jantama K., Jantama S.S.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology
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
Khunnonkwao P., Jantama S.S., Jantama K., Joannis-Cassan C., Taillandier P.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
2021 Optimized bioconversion of Xylose derived from pre-treated crop residues into Xylitol by using Candida Boidinii
Bed? S., Fehér A., Khunnonkwao P., Jantama K., Fehér C.
Agronomy
2020 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
In S., Khunnonkwao P., Wong N., Phosiran C., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2019 Evaluation of inhibitory effect and feasible utilization of dilute acid-pretreated rice straws on succinate production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli AS1600a
Jampatesh S., Sawisit A., Wong N., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
Bioresource Technology
2018 A two steps membrane process for the recovery of succinic acid from fermentation broth
Khunnonkwao P., Jantama K., Kanchanatawee S., Galier S., Roux-de Balmann H.
Separation and Purification Technology
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
Sawisit A., Jampatesh S., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
Bioresource Technology
2018 Using a combined oxygen-supply and substrate-feeding strategy to improve 2,3-butanediol production by metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca KMS005
Chan S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama S.S., Jantama K., Joannis-Cassan C., Taillandier P.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
2018 Re-engineering Escherichia coli KJ122 to enhance the utilization of xylose and xylose/glucose mixture for efficient succinate production in mineral salt medium
Khunnonkwao P., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2017 Genome analysis of food-processing stressful-resistant probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BF052, and its potential application in fermented soymilk
Charnchai P., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
2016 Effect of physicochemical pre-treatment of rice straw on its digestibility by Clostridium cellulolyticum
Wasoontharawat M., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
2016 High production yield and specific productivity of succinate from cassava starch by metabolically-engineered Escherichia coli KJ122
Khor K., Sawisit A., Chan S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
2016 Process optimization on micro-aeration supply for high production yield of 2,3-butanediol from maltodextrin by metabolically-engineered Klebsiella oxytoca
Chan S., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
PLoS ONE
2016 Effects of the food manufacturing chain on the viability and functionality of bifidobacterium animalis through simulated gastrointestinal conditions
Charnchai P., Jantama S.S., Prasitpuriprecha C., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
PLoS ONE
2016 Removal of contaminated organic acids from simulated succinic acid fermentation broth by reactive extraction process: Single- and mixed-solute solution
Umpuch C., Sakeaw S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)
2015 Mutation in galP improved fermentation of mixed sugars to succinate using engineered Escherichia coli AS1600a and AM1 mineral salts medium
Sawisit A., Jantama K., Zheng H., Yomano L.P., York S.W., Shanmugam K.T., Ingram L.O.
Bioresource Technology
2015 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
Jantama K., Polyiam P., Khunnonkwao P., Chan S., Sangproo M., Khor K., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S.
Metabolic Engineering
2015 Efficient utilization of cassava pulp for succinate production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli KJ122
Sawisit A., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
2012 Effect of metal carbonates on succinate production by Actinobacillus succinogenes in batch fermentation
Sawisit A., Seesan S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
BioTechnology: An Indian Journal
2012 Validation of fermentative parameters for efficient succinate production in batch operation by Actinobacillus succinogenes 130ZT
Sawisit A., Seesan S., Chan S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama S.S., Jantama K.
Advanced Materials Research
2012 Metabolic engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca M5a1 to produce optically pure d-lactate in mineral salts medium
Sangproo M., Polyiam P., Jantama S.S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Bioresource Technology
2012 Production of succinic acid from sucrose and sugarcane molasses by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Chan S., Kanchanatawee S., Jantama K.
Bioresource Technology
2009 Metabolic evolution of energy-conserving pathways for succinate production in Escherichia coli
Zhang X., Jantama K., Moore J.C., Jarboe L.R., Shanmugam K.T., Ingram L.O.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2009 Reengineering Escherichia coli for succinate production in mineral salts medium
Zhang X., Jantama K., Shanmugam K.T., Ingram L.O.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2009 Effect of periplasmic nitrate reductase on diauxic lag of Paracoccus pantotrophus
Durvasula K., Jantama K., Fischer K., Vega A., Koopman B., Svoronos S.A.
Biotechnology Progress
2008 Eliminating side products and increasing succinate yields in engineered strains of Escherichia coli C
Jantama K., Zhang X., Moore J.C., Shanmugam K.T., Svoronos S.A., Ingram L.O.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
2008 Combining metabolic engineering and metabolic evolution to develop nonrecombinant strains of Escherichia coli C that produce succinate and malate
Jantama K., Haupt M.J., Svoronos S.A., Zhang X., Moore J.C., Shanmugam K.T., Ingram L.O.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
2007 Production of L-alanine by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Zhang X., Jantama K., Moore J.C., Shanmugam K.T., Ingram L.O.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology