Advisor ID: D3123
Fax: 02-579-2081
Education Background
- Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan B.A. Agricultural Chemistry March 1989
- Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan M.A. Agricultural Chemistry March 1991
- Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry March 1994
Award
Honor Student Awards (1994) from the American Oil Chemists society
Research Focus

Publications
- Shimizu, S., Akimoto, K., Kawashima, H., Shinmen, Y., Jareonkitmongkol, S., and Yamada, H. (1989). Stimulatory effect of peanut oil on the production of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid by filamentous fungi. Agric. Biol. Chem., 53:1437-1438.
- Shimizu, S., Jareonkitmongkol, S., Kawashima, H., Akimoto, K., and Yamada, H. (1991). Production of a novel ω1-eicosapentaenoic acid by Mortierella alpina 1S-4 grown on 1-hexadecene. Arch. Microbiol. 156:163-166.
- Shinmen, Y., Katoh, K., Shimizu, S., Jareonkitmongkol, S., and Yamada, H. (1991). Production of arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid by Marchantia polymorpha in cell culture. Phytochemistry 30:3255-3260.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Kawashima, H., Shirasaka, N., Shimizu, S., and Yamada, H. (1992). Production of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid by a Δ5-desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 58:2196-2200.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Kawashima, H., Shimizu, S., and Yamada, H. (1992). Production of 5,8,11-cis-eicosatrienoic acid by a Δ12-desaturase defective mutant of of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 69:939-944.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Shimizu, S., and Yamada, H. (1992). Fatty acid desaturation-defective mutants of an arachidonic-acid-producting fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J. Gen. Microbiol., 138:997-1002.
- Shimizu, S., Jareonkitmongkol, S., Kawashima, H., Akimoto, K., and Yamada, H. (1992). Inhibitory effect of curcumin on fatty acid desaturation in Mortierella alpina 1S-4 and rat liver microsomes. Lipids, 27:509-512.
- Yamada, H., Shimizu, S., Shinmen, Y., Akimoto, K., Kawashima, H., and Jareonkitmongkol, S. (1992). Production of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenocic acid by filamentous fungi. In Industrial Applications of Single Cell Oils, edited by D.J. Kyle and C. Ratledge, pp. 118-138, American Oil Chemists’ Society, Illinois.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Sakuradani, E., and Shimizu, S. (1993). A novel Δ5-desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4 and its dihomo-γ-linolenic acid productivity. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 59:4300-4304.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Shimizu, S., and Yamada, H. (1993). Occurrence of two nonmethylene-interrupted Δ5 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a Δ6-desaturase-defective mutant of the fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1167:137-141.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Shimizu, S., and Yamada, H. (1993). Production of an eicosapentaenoic acid-containing oil by a Δ12 desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J. Am.Oil Chem. Soc., 70:119-123.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Kawashima, H., and Shimizu, S.(1993). Inhibitory effects of lignan compounds on the formation of arachidonic acid in a a Δ5-desaturase-defective mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J. Ferment. Bioeng., 76:406-407.
- Shimizu. S., Kawashima, H., and Jareonkitmongkol, S. (1993). Selective production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by the fungus Mortierella alpina 1S-4 and its mutants. Yukagaku, 42:254-264 (Japanese).
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Sakuradani, E., and Shimizu, S. (1994). Isolation and characterization of an ω3-desaturation-defective mutant of an arachidonic acid-producing fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Arch. Microbiol., 161:316-319.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., and Shimizu. S. (1994). Fermentative production of biologically and pharmacologically important polyunsaturated fatty acids. Bioscience and Industry, 52:571-572 (Japanese).
- Shimizu, S. and Jareonkitmongkol, S. (1995) XVII Mortierella species (fungi): production of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. In “Biotechnology in Agricultural and Forestry, Vol 33: Medical and Aromatic Plants VIII”, edited by Y.P.S. Bajaj, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberge, pp. 308-325.
- Kawashima, H., Akimoto, K., Jareonkitmongkol, S., Shirasaka, N., and Shimizu, S. (1996) Inhibition of rat liver microsomal desaturases by curcumin and related compounds. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 60:108-110.
- Kawashima, H., Akimoto, K., Jareonkitmongkol, S., Shirasaka, N., and Shimizu, S. (1996) Nicardipine and nifedipine inhibit fatty acid desaturases ain rat liver microsomes. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 60:1672-1676.
- Jareonkitmongkol, S., Ohya, M., Watanabe, R., and Nakamori, S. (1997) Partial purification of phytase from a soil isolate bacterium, Klebsiella oxytoca MO-3. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 83:393-394.
- Kawashima, H., Komada, N., Sakuradani, E., Jareonkitmongkol, S., Akimoto, K., and Shimizu, S. (1997) Production of 8,11,14,17-cis-Eicosatetraenoic acid (20:4ω3) by Δ5 Desaturase-Defective mutants of Mortierella alpina 1S-4. J. Am Oil Chem. Soc. in press.
- Timbuntam, W., M. Rodprapakorn, S. Sassanarakkit, S. Jareonkitmongkol and P. Saman 2001. Screening of microorganisms as probiotic for feeding giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). The 39th Kasetsart University Annual Conference, 5-7 February, 2001, Bangkok, Thailand.
- M. Rodprapakorn, W. Timbuntam, S. Sassanarakkit, S. Jareonkitmongkol, and P. Saman. 2001. Study on Antimicrobial Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria as Probiotic for Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ). BioThailand 2001: From Research to Market (The 3rd National Symposium on Marine Shrimp). 7-10 November 2001, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand.