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Prasat Kittakoop is affiliated with the Chulabhorn Graduate Institute in Thailand. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. The scientist's work touches on specific subfields including molecular biology, pharmacology, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and infectious diseases.

Key research topics addressed by Kittakoop include:

  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Tuberculosis research and epidemiology
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Traditional and medicinal uses of Annonaceae
  • Fungal biology and applications
  • Computational drug discovery methods

Kittakoop's recent scientific papers demonstrate investigations involving molecular networking, natural compounds isolation, and mechanisms of infectious agents and diseases. Notable publications include:

  • "UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS-Based Molecular Networking Guided Isolation and Dereplication of Antibacterial and Antifungal Constituents of Ventilago denticulata" (2020) published in Antibiotics
  • "LC-QTOF-MS/MS Based Molecular Networking Approach for the Isolation of α-Glucosidase Inhibitors and Virucidal Agents from Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt" (2021) published in Foods
  • "An anticonvulsive drug, valproic acid (valproate), has effects on the biosynthesis of fatty acids and polyketides in microorganisms" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Identification of Potent DNA Gyrase Inhibitors Active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis" (2022) published in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "The Peptide A-3302-B Isolated from a Marine Bacterium Micromonospora sp. Inhibits HSV-2 Infection by Preventing the Viral Egress from Host Cells" (2022) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent publication venues for Kittakoop include Scientific Reports, ACS Omega, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Pharmaceutics.

Kittakoop has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Somsak Ruchirawat
  • Chulabhorn Mahidol
  • Sanya Sureram
  • Auradee Punkvang
  • Pornpan Pungpo

Best Publications

  • Alkaloids as important scaffolds in therapeutic drugs for the treatments of cancer, tuberculosis, and smoking cessation.

    Prasat Kittakoop;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • Antiviral isoflavonoid sulfate and steroidal glycosides from the fruits of Solanum torvum.

    Damrongkiet Arthan;Jisnuson Svasti;Prasat Kittakoop;Daraporn Pittayakhachonwut

  • Bioactive Substances from Insect Pathogenic Fungi

    Masahiko Isaka;Prasat Kittakoop;Kanyawim Kirtikara;Nigel L. Hywel-Jones

  • Fatty acid compositions in local sea cucumber, Stichopus chloronotus, for wound healing.

    B.D. Fredalina;B.H. Ridzwan;A.A.Zainal Abidin;M.A. Kaswandi

  • Bioactive compounds from Bauhinia purpurea possessing antimalarial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities.

    Surat Boonphong;Pakawan Puangsombat;Apiwat Baramee;Chulabhorn Mahidol

  • An antimalarial stilbene from Artocarpus integer.

    Choosak Boonlaksiri;Worrapoj Oonanant;Palangpon Kongsaeree;Prasat Kittakoop

  • Azaphilone pigments from a yellow mutant of the fungus Monascus kaoliang.

    Suchada Jongrungruangchok;Prasat Kittakoop;Busaba Yongsmith;Rapepol Bavovada

  • In vitro screening for anthelmintic and antitumour activity of ethnomedicinal plants from Thailand.

    Korakot Atjanasuppat;Weerah Wongkham;Puttinan Meepowpan;Prasat Kittakoop

  • Multiplolides A and B, new antifungal 10-membered lactones from Xylaria multiplex.

    Surat Boonphong;Prasat Kittakoop;Masahiko Isaka;Daraporn Pittayakhajonwut

  • New macrolactins from a marine Bacillus sp. Sc026.

    Chutima Jaruchoktaweechai;Khanit Suwanborirux;Somboon Tanasupawatt;Prasat Kittakoop

  • Water-Assisted Nitrile Oxide Cycloadditions: Synthesis of Isoxazoles and Stereoselective Syntheses of Isoxazolines and 1,2,4-Oxadiazoles.

    Chatchai Kesornpun;Thammarat Aree;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • One strain-many compounds (OSMAC) method for production of polyketides, azaphilones, and an isochromanone using the endophytic fungus Dothideomycete sp.

    Ranuka T. Hewage;Thammarat Aree;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • Production of red pigments by the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps unilateralis BCC 1869.

    Panida Unagul;Patcharaporn Wongsa;Prasat Kittakoop;Sutichai Intamas

  • Coumarins and carbazoles with antiplasmodial activity from Clausena harmandiana.

    Chavi Yenjai;Somkrit Sripontan;Prachack Sriprajun;Prasat Kittakoop

  • Radical scavenging and antioxidant activities of isocoumarins and a phthalide from the endophytic fungus Colletotrichum sp.

    Kamolchanok Tianpanich;Surasak Prachya;Suthep Wiyakrutta;Chulabhorn Mahidol

  • Antimycobacterial and antiplasmodial cyclodepsipeptides from the insect pathogenic fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes BCC 1614.

    Chongdee Nilanonta;Masahiko Isaka;Prasat Kittakoop;Prasit Palittapongarnpim

  • 3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NPA), a potent antimycobacterial agent from endophytic fungi: is 3-NPA in some plants produced by endophytes?

    Porntep Chomcheon;Suthep Wiyakrutta;Nongluksna Sriubolmas;Nattaya Ngamrojanavanich

  • Precursor-directed biosynthesis of beauvericin analogs by the insect pathogenic fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes BCC 1614

    Chongdee Nilanonta;Masahiko Isaka;Prasat Kittakoop;Srisuda Trakulnaleamsai

  • Antimalarial halorosellinic acid from the marine fungus Halorosellinia oceanica.

    Maneekarn Chinworrungsee;Prasat Kittakoop;Masahiko Isaka;Amporn Rungrod

  • Antimycobacterial activity of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids from Tiliacora triandra against multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sanya Sureram;Sarath P.D. Senadeera;Poonpilas Hongmanee;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Chulabhorn Mahidol

  • Atropisomeric myristinins: selective COX-2 inhibitors and antifungal agents from Myristica cinnamomea.

    Supaporn Sawadjoon;Prasat Kittakoop;Kanyawim Kirtikara;Vanicha Vichai

  • Antimycobacterial activity of natural products and synthetic agents: pyrrolodiquinolines and vermelhotin as anti-tubercular leads against clinical multidrug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Dakshina U. Ganihigama;Sanya Sureram;Sasithorn Sangher;Poonpilas Hongmanee

Frequent Co-Authors

Somsak Ruchirawat
Somsak Ruchirawat Chulabhorn Research Institute
Yodhathai Thebtaranonth
Yodhathai Thebtaranonth Mahidol University
Masahiko Isaka
Masahiko Isaka National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Jisnuson Svasti
Jisnuson Svasti Mahidol University
Barry R. O'Keefe
Barry R. O'Keefe National Institutes of Health
Vatcharin Rukachaisirikul
Vatcharin Rukachaisirikul Prince of Songkla University
Adrian J. Mulholland
Adrian J. Mulholland University of Bristol
John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University
Martin van den Berg
Martin van den Berg Utrecht University

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