Dr. Hunsa Prawat
Name: Dr. Hunsa Prawat
54 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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Research Scientist II
Research Interests
Bioassay-Guided Studies on Chemical Constituents of Plants and Marine Sources (anticancer, antimalarial and chemopreventive)
Education
Mahidol University, Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), Thailand, 1998
Mahidol University, M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), Thailand,1989
Prince of Songkla University, B.Sc. in Education (Chemistry), Thailand, 1985
Work Experiences
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Awards
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Publications
-Kaweetripob, W.; Mahidol, C.; Tuntiwachwuttikul, P.; Ruchirawat, S.; Prawat, H. Cytotoxic Sesterterpenes from Thai Marine Sponge Hyrtios erectus. Mar. Drugs 2018, 16, 474; doi:10.3390/md16120474.
– Prawat, H., Kaweetripob, W.; Mahidol, C.; Wongbundit, S.; Tuntiwachwuttikul, P; Ruchirawat, S. Sesterterpenes and phenolic alkenes from the Thai sponge Hyrtios erectus. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 316-323.
– Thongnest, S.; Boonsombat, J.; Prawat, H.; Mahidol, C.; Ruchirawat, S. Ailanthusins A-G and nor-Lupane Triterpenoids from Ailanthus triphysa.
Phytochemistry, 2017, 134, 98–105.
– Prawat, H.; Mahidol, C.; Kaweetripob, W.; Intachote, P.; Pisutjaroenpong, S.; Ruchirawat, S. Cytotoxic steroidal glycosides from the whole plant of Calamus acanthophyllus, Planta Med. 2016, 1117-1121.
– Prawat, H.; Mahidol, C.; Kaweetripob, W.; Prachyawarakorn, V.; Tuntiwachwuttikul, P.; Ruchirawat, S. Sesquiterpene isocyanides, isothiocyanates, thiocyanates, and formamides from the Thai sponge Halichondria sp., Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 4222-4229
– Kaweetripob, W.; Mahidol, C.; Thongnest, S.; Prawat, H.; Ruchirawat, S. Polyoxygenated ursane and oleanane triterpenes from Siphonodon celastrineus, Phytochemistry 2016, 129, 58-67
– Kaweetripob, W.; Mahidol, C.; Prawat, H.; Ruchirawat, S. Cyclohexene long-chain fatty acid esters from Uvaria dulcis (Dunal), Phytochem. Lett. 2015, 12, 248-251
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Kittakoop, Prasat; Prachyawarakorn, Vilailak; Pailee, Phanreuthai.; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Recent investigations of bioactive natural products from endophytic, marine-derived, insect pathogenic fungi and Thai medicinal plants. Pure Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 979-993.
– Wittayalai, Sawangjitt; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prachyawarakorn, Vilailak; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Terpenoids from the roots of Drypetes hoaensis and their cytotoxic activities. Phytochemistry (2014) 99, 121-126.
– Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Lupane, Friedelane, Oleanane, and Ursane Triterpenes from the Stem of Siphonodon celastrineus Griff. Phytochemistry (2013) 96, 404-417.
– Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prachyawarakorn, Vilailak; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. 5-Formylfurfuryl esters from Duabanga grandiflora. Phytochemistry (2012)76, 78-82.
– Prawat, Hunsa; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Wittayalai, Sawangjitt; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Iodo–sesquiterpene hydroquinone and brominated indole alkaloids from the Thai sponge Smenospongia sp. Tetrahedron (2012) 68(34) , 6881–6886.
– Prawat H.; Mahidol C.; Wittayalai S.; Intachote P.; Kanchanapoom T.; Ruchirawat S. Nitrogenous sesquiterpenes from the Thai marine sponge Halichondria sp. Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 5651-5655.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Sangpetsiripan, Suwannee; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Bioactive Scalaranes from the Thai Sponge Hyrtios gumminae. Journal of Natural Products (2009) 72(10), 1870-1874.
– Youngsa-ad, Witoon; Ngamrojanavanich, Nattaya; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Prawat, Hunsa; Kittakoop, Prasat. Diterpenoids from the roots of Croton oblongifolius. Planta Medica (2007) 73(14), 1491-1494.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Regioisomers of acylcoumarins from the flowers of Mammea siamensis. Natural Product Communications (2007) 2(5), 557-564.
– Athikomkulchai, Sirivan; Prawat, Hunsa; Thasana, Nopporn; Ruangrungsi, Nijsiri; Ruchirawat, Somsak. COX-1, COX-2 inhibitors and antifungal agents from Croton hutchinsonianus. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (2006) 54(2), 262-264.
– Lirdprapamongkol, Kriengsak; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Thongnest, Sanit; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Srisomsap, Chantragan; Surarit, Rudee; Punyarit, Phaibul; Svasti, Jisnuson. Anti-metastatic effects of aqueous extract of Helixanthera parasitica. Journal of ethnopharmacology (2003) 86(2-3), 253-6.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Prachyawarakorn, Vilailak; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Investigation of some bioactive Thai medicinal plants. Phytochemistry Reviews (2003) Volume Date 2002, 1(3), 287-297.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Two new pyranoflavanones from the stems of Derris reticulata. Heterocycles (2002) 57(7), 1287-1292.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Kaweetripob, Wirongrong; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Mammea coumarins from the flowers of Mammea siamensis. Journal of Natural Products (2002) 65(5), 757-760.
– Prawat, Hunsa; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Reinvestigation of Derris reticulata. Pharmaceutical Biology (Lisse, Netherlands) (2000), 38(Suppl.), 63-67.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Prawat, Hunsa; Wongbundit, Siriporn. Cytotoxic natural products from Thai plants: A recent study. Pharmaceutical Biology (Lisse, Netherlands) (2000) 38(Suppl.), 6-15.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Prawat, Hunsa; Pisutjaroenpong, Somchai; Engprasert, Surang; Chumsri, Phannipha; Tengchaisri, Tasanee; Sirisinha, Stitaya; Picha, Porntipa. Biodiversity and natural product drug discovery. Pure and Applied Chemistry (1998) 70(11), 2065-2072.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak. Natural products for the improvement of the quality of life. Pure and Applied Chemistry (1997) 69(4), 655-657.
– Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Prawat, Hunsa; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Lihkitwitayawuid, Kittisak; Lin, Long-Ze; Cordell, Geoffrey A. Prenylated flavanones from Derris reticulata. Phytochemistry (1997) 45(4), 825-829.
– Prawat, Hunsa; Mahidol, Chulabhorn; Ruchirawat, Somsak; Prawat, Uma; Tuntiwachwuttikul, Pittaya; Tooptakong, Uncharee; Taylor, Waltor C.; Pakawatchai, Chaveng; Skelton, Brian W.; White, Allen H. Cyanogenic and non-cyanogenic glycosides from Manihot esculenta. Phytochemistry (1995) 40(4), 1167-73.
