Office address: Chemical Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Biomedical Building

54 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand

Tel:  +66 25530 8555 (ext. 8253)

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Research Experience (Specialties): Biochemistry

Education

1988-1992 B.Sc. (Chemistry), Chiang Mai University

1997-2001 M.Sc. (Biochemistry), Mahidol University

Work Activities

1994-present Researcher, Chemical Carcinogenesis laboratory, Chulabhorn Research Institute   2001-2002 Visiting Scientist at German Cancer Research Center, Germany

2004-present Laboratory Team for workshop of Chulabhorn Graduate Institute

Publications

Kengluecha, A., Noonpakdee, W., Sitthimonchai, S., Valyasevi, R. and Panyim, S. (1999) High level expression of a catalase gene from Lactobacillus sake SR911 in catalasedeficient Lactobacillus sp. TISTR891 and Lactobacillus plantarum TISTR850. Asia Pac. J. Mol. Biol. Biotechnol. 7(2), 119-126.

Noonpakdee, W., Kengluecha, A., Sitthimonchai, S., Valyasevi, R. and Panyim. S. (1999) High level expression of a catalase gene from Lactobacillus sake SR911 in catalase deficient Lactobacillus sp. TISTR891 and Lactobacillus plantarum TISTR850. Asia Pacific J. Mol. Biol. Biotechnol. 4, 255-262.

Noonpakdee, W., Sitthimonchai, S., Panyim, S. and Lertsiri, S. (2004) Expression of the catalase gene katA in starter culture Lactobacillus plantarum TISTR850 tolerates oxidative stress and reduces lipid oxidation in fermented meat product. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 95, 127-135.

Mechanism-based in vitro screening of potential cancer chemopreventive  agents.     Gerhäuser C, Klimo K, Heiss E, Neumann I, Gamal-Eldeen A, Knauft J, Liu GY, Sitthimonchai S, Frank N.  Mutat Res. 2003 Feb-Mar: 523-524: 163-72.

Evaluation of free radical scavenging and antityrosinase activities of standarded longan fruit extract. Rangkadilok N, Sitthimonchai S, Worasuttayangkurn L, Mahidol C, Ruchirawat M, Satayavivad  J. Food Chem Toxicol. 2007 Feb; 45(2): 328-36.

Flavonol 3-O-robinobiosides and 3-O-(2”- 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl)- robinobiosides from Sesuvium portulacastrum. Disadee, Wannaporn; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Sahakitpichan, Poolsak; Sitthimonchai, Somkit; Ruchirawat, Somsak, Kanchanapoom, Tripetch. Phytochemistry 2011. issue 23 June 10, 67: 4221-4226.

Unprecedented furan-2-carbonyl C-glycosides and phenolic diglycosides from Scleropyrum pentandrum. Disadee, Wannaporn; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Sahakitpichan, Poolsak; Sitthimonchai, Somkit; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Kanchanapoom, Tripetch. Phytochemistry 2012  February; 74: 115-122.

Iridoid and flavone glycosides from Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha and Asystasia salicifolia and their antioxidant activities. Prateep Worawittayanon, Juriratana Ruadreo, Wannaporn Disadee, Poolsak Sahakitpichan, Somkid Sitthimonchai, Nopporn Thasana, Somsak Ruchirawat, Tripetch Kanchanapoom. Biochemical systematic and Ecology 2012; 40: 38-42.

Phenylethanoid and flavones glycosides from Ruellia tuberose L. Phakeovilay C, Disadee W, Sahakitpichan P, Sitthimonchai S, Kittakoop P, Ruchirawat S, Kanchanapoom T.  J  Nat Med. 2013; 67: 228-233.

Cu(I)-mediated lactone formation in subcritical water: a benign synthesis of benzopyranones and urolithins A–C. Nealmongkol, Prattya; Tangdenpaisal, Kassrin; Sitthimonchai, Somkid; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Thasana, Nopporn. Tetrahedron vol. 69 issue 44 November 4, 2013. p. 9277-9283