Sirin Sittiwanichai

• Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Tsukuba

The pesticide contamination in the environment has become a global concern. So far, pesticide adsorption from waste solution is one of the most economic strategies for pesticide removal. Carbon-based nanomaterials were reported to be potential pesticide sorbents. To date, nanosized graphene oxide (GO) has been discovered. Its nanosize, which is com...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease involving continued elevated blood glucose levels. It is a leading cause of mortality and reduced life expectancy. Glycated human serum albumin (GHSA) has been reported to be a potential diabetes biomarker. A nanomaterial-based aptasensor is one of the effective techniques to detect GHSA. Graphene qu...

Human serum albumin (HSA) is a protein carrier in blood transporting metabolites and drugs. Glycated HSA (GHSA) acts as a potential biomarker for diabetes. Thus, many attempts have been made to detect GHSA. Glycation was reported to damage the structure and ligand binding capability, where no molecular detail is available. Recently, the crystal str...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease in humans caused by Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) is one of the prevalent species found worldwide. An increase in an anti-malarial drug resistance suggests the urgent need for new drugs. Zn²⁺-containing adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a promising drug target because the ADA inhibition is fatal...

Human serum albumin (HSA) is a blood protein serving as a carrier for a wide range of drugs and nutrients. A level of glycated HSA (GHSA) is used as a diabetes biomarker. A graphene-based aptasensor is one of potential techniques to detect GHSA. Not only the interactions of albumin and aptamer, but the albumin-graphene (GRA) binding mechanism are a...