Faculty of Agro-Industry PSU

Academic Staff

FACULTY OF AGRO-INDUSTRY

Asst. Prof. Dr. Apichat Upaichit

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Education :

  • Dr.techn. (Technical Chemistry), Graz University of Technology, Austria
  • M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Mahidol University, Thailand
  • B.Sc. (Agriculture, First Class Honors), Kasetsart University, Thailand

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Field of interest :

  • Molecular Biotechnology, Enzyme Technology, Food Biotechnology

Current researches :

  • Screening and improvement of microbial enzyme
  • Antimicrobial substance and its application
  • Probiotic lactic acid bacteria: monitoring, screening, characterization and their application
  • Production, purification, characterization of microbial enzyme and its application
  • Enzyme catalytic biodiesel production 

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Publications :

Fibriana, F., *Upaichit, A. and Cheirsilp, B. 2022. Statistical Optimization for Cost-Effective Production of Yeast-Bacterium Cell-Bound Lipases Using Blended Oily Wastes and Their Potential Applications in Biodiesel Synthesis and Wastewater Bioremediation.Fermentation8(8):411. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8080411

Fibriana, F., *Upaichit, A. and Cheirsilp, B. 2021. Low‑cost production of cell‑bound lipases by pure and co‑culture of yeast and bacteria in palm oil mill effluent and the applications in bioremediation and biodiesel synthesis. Biomass Convers. Biorefin. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02070-z (Q3) IF (2021) = 4.050

Baloch, K.A., *Upaichit, Aand Cheirsilp, B. 2021. The Occurrence of Triple Catalytic Characteristics of Yeast Lipases and Their Application Prospects in Biodiesel Production from Non‑Edible Jatropha curcas Oil in a Solvent‑Free System. Curr. Microbiol. 78: 1914-1925. (Q4) IF (2021) = 2.343

Baloch, K.A., *Upaichit, A. and Cheirsilp, B. 2021. Multilayered Nano-Entrapment of Lipase through Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Formation and the Application in Cost-Effective Biodiesel Production Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 193: 165-187. (Q3) IF (2021) = 3.094

Fibriana, F., *Upaichit, Aand Cheirsilp, B. 2021. Turning waste into valuable products: utilization of agro-industrial oily wastes as the low-cost media for microbial lipase production. J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 1918: 052028. (Scopus)

Baloch, K.A., *Upaichit, A. and Cheirsilp, B. 2019. Use of low-cost substrates for cost-effective production of extracellular and cell-bound lipases by a newly isolated yeast Dipodascus capitatus A4C. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol. 19: 101102. (Q3)

Botthoulath, V., *Upaichit, A. and Thumarat, U. 2018. Identification and in vitro assessment of potential probiotic characteristics and antibacterial effects of Lactobacillus plantarum subspplantarum SKI19, a bacteriocinogenic strain isolated from Thai fermented pork sausage. J. Food Sci. Technol.-Mysore. 55 (7): 2774-2785. (Q2) IF (2018) = 1.850

Botthoulath, V., *Upaichit, A. and Thumarat, U. 2018. Characterization of Listeria-active bacteriocin produced by a new strain Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum SKI19 isolated from “sai krok e-san mu”. Int. Food Res. J. 25(6): 2362-2371. (Q4) IF (2018) = 0.662

Choojit, S., Bornscheuer, U.T., Upaichit, A. and H-Kittikun, A. 2016. Efficient phosphatidylserine synthesis by a phospholipase D from Streptomyces sp. SC734 isolated from soil-contaminated palm oil. Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 118: 803-813. (Q2) IF (2016) = 2.145

Fibriana, F. and Upaichit, A. 2015. Proteases from latex of Euphorbia spp. and its application on milk clot formation. Biosaintifika. 7(2): 92-99.

*Upaichit, A. 2011. Screening and identification of lactic acid bacteria isolated from southern Thai fermented foods for their inhibition efficacy against food-borne bacteria. Hatyai J. 9(1): 1-16.

Kemavonge, K., Prasertsan, P., Upaichit, A. and Methacanon, P. 2008. Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate production by halotolerant Rhodobacter sphaeroides U7. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 24: 2073-2085.

Kemavonge, K., Prasertsan, P., Upaichit, A. and Methacanon, P. 2007. Effect of co-substrate on production of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and copolymer PHBV from newly identified mutant Rhodobacter sphaeroides U7 cultivated under aerobic-dark condition. Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. 29: 1101-1113.

Mongkolsuk, S., Sukchawalit, R., Loprasert, S., Praituan, W. and Upaichit, A. 1998. Construction and physiological analysis of a Xanthomonas mutant to examine the role of the oxyR gene in oxidant-induced protection against peroxide killing. J. Bacteriol. 180: 3988-3991.