Associate Professor Dr. Somsak Pianwanit
- Room 1115 Mahamakut Building, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University Phayathai Road, Patumwan Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
- 02-218-7603
Education
- [2001] Ph.D., Chulalongkorn University
- [1995] B.Sc. (First Class Honor), Chulalongkorn University
Work Experiences
- [2019 - present] Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- [2004 - 2019] Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- [2002 - 2004] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- [2001 - 2002] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Thailand
Current Research Topics
- Theoretical study on photo-induced electron transfer in biological system as well as molecular modeling of biological systems, mainly focus on computer-aided drug design, using several computational techniques, such as quantum chemical calculations, homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and virtual screening.
Scholarship and Awards
- [1997] Rhone Poulenc-Professor Lehn Scholarship, France
- [1997 – 1998] OAED Scholarship, Austria
- [1996] Rhone Poulenc-Professor Lehn Scholarship, France
- [1996] Professor Tab Foundation Scholarship, Chulalongkorn University
- [1996 – 2000] Research Assistant Scholarship, Graduate School of Chulalongkorn University
Research Summary
Publications
•Design and Conduct of Lab@Home Chemistry Experiment: The Effect of Strong Acid and Base on Buffered and Unbuffered Systems. Journal of Chemical Education.
2023. Cited 0
•Interactions between isoalloxazine and o-aminobenzoate in o-aminobenzoate−D-amino acid oxidase complex. Molecular dynamics and molecular orbital studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2021. Cited 2
•Protein dynamics of five FMN binding protein isomers revealed by residue electrostatic energies between ionic residues: correlation coefficients. Chemical Papers. 2020. Cited 0
•Comparative Study on the Mechanism of Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Tryptophan 168 to Excited Flavin in T169S and Wild-type Pyranose 2-Oxidase. ACS Omega. 2019. Cited 2
•Physical quantity of residue electrostatic energy in flavin mononucleotide binding protein dimer. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 2018. Cited 3
Full list
•Interactions between isoalloxazine and o-aminobenzoate in o-aminobenzoate−D-amino acid oxidase complex. Molecular dynamics and molecular orbital studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2021. Cited 2
•Protein dynamics of five FMN binding protein isomers revealed by residue electrostatic energies between ionic residues: correlation coefficients. Chemical Papers. 2020. Cited 0
•Comparative Study on the Mechanism of Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Tryptophan 168 to Excited Flavin in T169S and Wild-type Pyranose 2-Oxidase. ACS Omega. 2019. Cited 2
•Physical quantity of residue electrostatic energy in flavin mononucleotide binding protein dimer. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 2018. Cited 3
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