Antimicrobial compounds as side products from the agricultural
processing industry
Sumthong, P.
Citation
Sumthong, P. (2007, June 19). Antimicrobial compounds as side products from the
agricultural processing industry. Division of Pharmacognosy, Section of Metabolomics,
Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, Leiden University. Retrieved from
https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12086
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Antimicrobial compounds as side products
from the agricultural processing industry
Pattarawadee Sumthong
Antimicrobial compounds as side products from the agricultural processing industry ISBN 978-90-9021941-7
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Antimicrobial compounds as side products
from the agricultural processing industry
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P. F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op dinsdag 19 juni 2007
klokke 13.45 uur
door
Pattarawadee Sumthong
geboren te Bangkok (Thailand) in 1976
Promotiecommissie
Promotor Prof. dr. R. Verpoorte Referent Prof. dr. L. Bohlin
(Uppsala University, Sweden)
Overige Leden Prof. dr. C. A. M. J. J. van den Hondel Prof. dr. P. J. J. Hooykaas
Dr. Y. H. Choi Dr. A. F. J. Ram
Contents
Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Chapter 2 Developing antimicrobial compounds from natural sources 9 Chapter 3 Screening for antimicrobial activity 19 Chapter 4 Isolation and elucidation of quinones in Tectona grandis 33 Chapter 5 Induction of fungal cell wall stress 43 Chapter 6 Anthranilate synthase inhibition 49 Chapter 7 Anti-wood rot activity 57 Chapter 8 Future perspectives in biodiversity exploration 67
Summary 73
Samevatting 77
(Summary in Thai)
81
References 87
Curriculum vitae 107 Acknowledgements 109
