Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul

Dr. Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 November 2022 in Plants
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SSSiriwoot Sookkhee
Siriwoot Sookkhee
CSChoompone Sakonwasun
Choompone Sakonwasun
PMPitchaya Mungkornasawakul
Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul
PKPhadungkiat Khamnoi
Phadungkiat Khamnoi
NWNitwara Wikan
Nitwara Wikan
WNWutigri Nimlamool
Wutigri Nimlamool
The present study aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity of ethanolic Kaempferia parviflora extracts and the combined effects of the plant’s specific compounds with gentamicin against clinical strains of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of gentamicin and Kaempferia parviflora extracts against the tested bacterial strains were determined by using broth microdilution. The combined effects of Kaempferia parviflora extract and gentamicin were investigated by using a checkerboard assay and expressed as a fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI). Crude ethanolic extract of Kaempferia parviflora showed the lowest median values of MIC towards the tested isolates (n = 10) of these tested bacteria at doses of 64 µg/mL, compared to those of other Kaempferia extracts. Among the isolated compounds, only three compounds, namely 3,5,7-trimethoxyflavone, 3,5,7,3′4′-pentamethoxyflavone, and 5,7,4′-trimethoxyflavone, were identified by NMR structural analysis. According to their FICIs, the synergistic effects of gentamicin combined with 3,5,7,3′4′-pentamethoxyflavone were approximately 90%, 90%, and 80% of tested carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), respectively. The present study concluded that 3,5,7,3′4′-pentamethoxyflavone extracted from Kaempferia parviflora potentiated the antibacterial action of gentamicin to combat bacterial resistance against the tested bacteria.

1 October 2019 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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SCSirinrat Chalom
Sirinrat Chalom
KJKanlaya Jumpatong
Kanlaya Jumpatong
SWSunanta Wangkarn
Sunanta Wangkarn
SCSomporn Chantara
Somporn Chantara
CPChitchol Phalaraksh
Chitchol Phalaraksh
PMPitchaya Mungkornasawakul
Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul