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Ahmad Thontowi

Senior Researcher
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)- Research Center for Biotechnology

Specialty biocatalyst
bioprocess
Science Interest
(Past)
2011-2015 : Study of Transaminase enzyme
2009-2015 : Molecular analysis of functional genes for alkane and polyaromatic hydrocarbon degradation (Program of Toray Science Foundation ITSF Research Grant as principal researcher)
2009-2010 : Production of mannanase enzyme for food application (Program Insentive, Ministry of Research & Technology Research Grant as principal researcher)
2009-2010 : Utilization of Amorphophallus onchophillus Potato for oligosaccharides production (Program of Competitive LIPI Research Grant as co-researcher)
2008 : Utilization of Indigenous potato (Porang : Amorphophallus onchophyllus) for manno-oligosaccharides production (Program of Toray Science Foundation ITSF Research Grant as co-researcher)
2006-2008 : Utilization of waste palm kernel cake for production manno-oligosakarides as functional food components (Program of Competitive LIPI Research Grant as co-researcher)
Science Interest
(Current)
2019-present: enhancing of inhibitory compounds tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae BTCC3 for bioethanol fermentation (as a research coordinator Program of National Priority for Bioenergy- LIPI
2018-present: Xylitol production from lignocellulosic biomasses (Program of Insentif National-Ministry Research Technology and Higher Education
2014-present: Breeding and advanced fermentation of developed microbes to produce bio-fuels (ethanol) and bio-chemicals (lactic acid)
Science Interest
(Future)
I would like to develop Indonesian yeast as a microbial cell factory for bioproducts
Website / Contact https://biotek.lipi.go.id/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad_Thontowi2

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