Dr. Watchara Sangsopha

Name : Dr. Watchara Sangsopha (Research Scientist)
Office Address : Room : R503 / R516A
Laboratory of Natural Products
54 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel : +66 2553 8555 (ext. 3061-2, 3071)
Email : [email protected]

Research Interests
Isolation and Purification of Compounds from Natural Products by Chromatographic Techniques.
Structure Elucidation of Pure Compounds from Natural Products by Spectroscopic Techniques.
Studies of Chemopreventive and Chemotherapeutic Activities of Pure Compounds from Natural Products.

Education
2016-2020 Ph.D Organic Chemistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
2018-2019 Visiting research program, school of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
2012-2015 M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
2008-2011 B.Sc. Chemistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Work Experiences
2021 – present Research Scientist, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand

Publications
Selected Publications

1. Sangsopha, W.; Lekphrom, R.; Schevenels, F.T.; Byatt, B.; Pyne, S.G.; Sridadom, N.; Sawanyawisuth, K. A New Secoiridoid Glycoside and Other Constituents from the Roots and Flowers of Fagraea fragans Roxb. (Gentianaceae). Nat. Prod. Res. 2021, 35(21), 3908-3917.
2. Sangsopha, W.; Lekphrom, R.; Schevenels, F.T.; Saksirirat, W.; Bua-Art, S.; Kanokmedhakul, K.; Kanokmedhakul, S. New p-Terphenyl and Benzoquinone Metabolites from the Bioluminescent Mushroom Neonothopanus nambi. Nat. Prod. Res. 2020, 34(15), 2186-2193.
3. Sangsopha, W.; Lekphrom, R.; Schevenels, F.T.; Kanokmedhakul, K.; Kanokmedhakul, S. Two New Bioactive Triterpenoids from the Roots of Colubrina asiatica. Nat. Prod. Res. 2020, 34(4), 482-488.
4. Sangsopha, W.; Kanokmedhakul, K.; Lekphrom, R.; Kanokmedhakul, S. Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities from Branches Activities from Branches of Colubrina asiatica. Nat. Prod. Res. 2018, 32(10), 1176-1179.

Other Publications

1. Sangsopha, W.; Schevenels, F.T.; Lekphrom, R.; Kanokmedhakul, S. A New Tocotrienol from the Roots and Branches of Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch (Sapindaceae). Nat. Prod. Res. 2020, 34(7), 988-994.
2. Yodsing, N.; Lekphrom, R.; Sangsopha, W.; Tadanori, A.; Boonlue, S. Secondary Metabolites and Their Biological Activity from Aspergillus aculeatus KKU-CT2. Curr. Microbiol. 2018, 75(5), 513-518.
3. Sangsopha, W.; Lekphrom, R.; Kanokmedhakul, S.; Kanokmedhakul, K. Cytotoxic Antimalarial Constituents from Aerial Parts of Sphaeranthus incidus. Phytochem. Lett. 2016 , 17, 278-281.
4. Lekphrom, R.; Kanokmedhakul, K.; Sangsopha, W.; Kanokmedhakul, S. A New Coumarin from the Roots of Micromelum minutum. Nat. Prod. Res. 2016, 30(21), 2383-2388.