Weerachai Phutdhawong
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Biography
Weerachai Phutdhawong is an Associate Professor of Organic Chem. at Kasetsart University at Kamphaengsaen, Thailand. He obtained BS from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand and MS and PhD from Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Post-doc (Natural Products Chemistry) at NIES in Japan. His research interest has two main intersecting themes. The first involves the development of methods for the synthesis of novel bioactive compounds and the study of their spectroscopic, chemical and pharmacological properties. Mechanistic aspects of these and associated syntheses are also of interest. New synthetic methods for antibiotic compounds are also being investigated.
Abstract
Abstract : Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of brassinosteroid derivatives for plant growth regulators