Associate Professor Kaemwich Jantama, Ph.D.
School of Biotechnology
Institute of Agricultural Technology , Suranaree University of Technology
Assoc. Prof. Kaemwich Jantama, Ph.D.
Contact: +66(0)-4422-4562
kaemwich@g.sut.ac.th
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
Selected Research output/Publication
- Jampatesh, S., Sawisit, A., Wong, N., Jantama, S.S., Jantama, K. (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, 273: 93-102.
- Khunnonkwao, P., Jantama, K., Kanchanatawee, S., Galier, S., Roux-de Balmann, H. (2018) A two steps membrane process for the recovery of succinic acid from fermentation broth. Sep Pur Technol, 207: 451-460.
- Sawisit, A., Jampatesh, S., Jantama, S.S., Jantama, K. (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. Bioresour Technol, 260: 348-356.
- Chan, S., Kanchanatawee, S., Jantama, S.S., Jantama, K., Joannis-Cassan, C., Taillandier, P. (2018) Using a combined oxygen-supply and substrate-feeding strategy to improve 2,3-butanediol production by metabolically engineered Klebsiella oxytoca KMS005. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 93(2): 600-608.
- Khunnonkwao, P., Jantama, S.S., Kanchanatawee, S., Jantama, K. (2018) Re-engineering Escherichia coli KJ122 to enhance the utilization of xylose and xylose/glucose mixture for efficient succinate production in mineral salt medium. App Microbiol Biotechnol, 102 (1): 127-141.
Patent
- Jantama K, Haupt MJ, Zhang X,Moore JC, Shanmugam KT, Ingram LO. Materials and methods for efficient succinate and malate production. US Patent Serial No. 60/895,806
- Zhang X,Jantama K, Moore JC, Jarboe LR, Shanmugam KT, Ingram LO. Engineering the pathway for succinate production. US Patent Serial No. 61/166,093