Sunchon National University Pharmacy Student Changwook Lee Publishes Paper on Wound Healing Promoting Active Substances

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] It was announced on the 1st that a paper co-first authored by Lee Chang-wook, an undergraduate student in the Department of Pharmacy at Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin), was published on the 27th of last month in the renowned scientific journal in the field of natural product chemistry, the Journal of Natural Products (IF=4.05).

In the research team composed of Professor Kim Hang-geon of Suncheon National University and Professor Nam Sang-jip of Ewha Womans University, student Lee Chang-wook demonstrated through cell and animal experiments that Acremonamide, a substance isolated from marine-derived fungi of the Genus Acremonium, has wound healing promotion efficacy, suggesting it as an effective substance that could lead to new drug development in the future.

Currently, the research team has filed domestic patents and PCT applications for the wound healing promotion effective substance, and is conducting follow-up research to evaluate the efficacy and safety of formulation, as well as technology transfer and commercialization.

Regarding this research result, Professor Kim Hang-geon of Suncheon National University stated, “The College of Pharmacy at Suncheon National University, established with the hopes of the local community to improve regional healthcare services and to become a hub for new drug development research in Jeonnam, will diligently carry out follow-up research so that it can play a leading role in the field of new drug development in the future.”

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