Scientific Publications

  1. Three in One: Temperature, Solvent and Catalytic Stability by Engineering the Cofactor-Binding Element of Amine Transaminase. ChemBioChem, 2017, 18(15). 1482–1486.

  2. Cost-​efficient entrapment of β-​glucosidase in nanoscale latex and silicone polymeric thin films for use as stable biocatalysts. Food Chemistry 2016, 190, 1078-1085.

  3. Improving thermal stability of thermophilic L-threonine aldolase from Thermotoga maritima. J. Biotechnol. 2015, 199, 69-76.

  4. ChemCatChem Selective Enzymatic Synthesis of the Grapefruit Flavor (+)-Nootkatone 2015, 601-604.

  5. Immobilisation of w-Transaminase for Industrial Application: Screening and Characterisation of Commercial Ready to Use Enzyme Carriers. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2015, 117, 54-61.

  6. Economic Considerations for Selecting an Amine Donor in Biocatalytic Transamination. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2015.

  7. Enantioselective Enzymatic Synthesis of the a-Hydroxy Ketone (R)-Acetoin From Meso-2,3-Butanediol. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2014, 103, 61-66.

  8. Activity-Based Profiling of a Physiologic Aglycone Library Reveals Sugar Acceptor Promiscuity of Family 1 UDP-Glucosyltransferases From Grape. Plant Physiol 2014, 166, 23-39.

  9. UDP-Glucose:Monoterpenol Glucosyltransferase Adds to the Chemical Diversity of the Grapevine Metabolome. Plant Physiol 2014, 165, 561-581.

  10. Converting Aspartase into a b-Amino Acid Lyase by Cluster Screening. ChemCatChem 2014, 6, 965-968.

  11. Addition of Ammonia and Amines to C=C Bonds, in Science of Synthesis – Biocatalysis in Organic Synthesis 2, Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, 2014, 291-312

  12. Enzyme-​enabled responsive surfaces for anti-​contamination materials. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2013, 110(6), 1805-1810.

  13. Poly(ethylene glycol) Conjugated Enzyme with Enhanced Hydrophobic Compatibility for Self-​Cleaning Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2012, 4(11), 5981-5987.

  14. Enantioselective Oxidation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed Engl. 2012, 51, 9914-9917.

  15. Transaminases for the Synthesis of Enantiopure Beta-Amino Acids. AMB. Express 2012, 2, 11.

  16. Mechanism-Inspired Engineering of Phenylalanine Aminomutase for Enhanced Beta-Regioselective Asymmetric Amination of Cinnamates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed Engl. 2012, 51, 482-486.

  17. Nanoporous silica glass for the immobilization of interactive enzyme systems. Methods in Molecular Biology 2011, 679 (Enzyme Stabilization and Immobilization), 37-48.

  18. Protein engineering: improving on nature's enzymes. Chemistry & Industry 2011, 5, 21-23.

  19. Organic-​soluble enzyme nano-​complexes formed by ion-​pairing with surfactants. Methods in Molecular Biology 2011, 743 (Nanoscale Biocatalysis), 51-63.

  20. Multi-Enzymatic Cascade Reactions: Overview and Perspectives. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 535, 2239-2262.

  21. Changing the substrate specificity of P450cam towards diphenylmethane by semi-rational enzyme engineering. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2011, 24, 439-446.

  22. Entrapment of Enzymes in Nanoporous Sol-Gels. Methods Mol. Biol. 2011, 743, 223-237.

  23. Cloning and Functional Expression of a Nitrile Hydratase (NHase) From Rhodococcus Equi TG328-2 in Escherichia Coli, Its Purification and Biochemical Characterisation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010, 85, 1417-1425.

  24. The Alpha/Beta-Hydrolase Fold 3DM Database (ABHDB) As a Tool for Protein Engineering. Chembiochem. 2010, 11, 1635-1643.

  25. Encapsulation of Synthetically Valuable Biocatalysts into Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Systems. Langmuir 2009, 25, 618-623.

  26. Highly efficient one pot dynamic kinetic resolution of benzoins with entrapped Pseudomonas stutzeri lipase. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2008, 52-53, 133-139.

  27. Lipase-​catalysed synthesis of ester oils from biodiesel by-​products. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 2008, 26, 220-227.

  28. High cell density cultivation of recombinant yeasts and bacteria under non-pressurized and pressurized conditions in stirred tank bioreactors. J. Biotechnol. 2007, 132, 167-179

  29. L-Lysine - Coupling of reaction and cost model for process optimization, in Development of Sustainable Bioprocesses: Modelling and Assessment, Wiley, New York, 2006

  30. Molecular Basis of Substrate Recognition in D-3-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase From Pseudomonas Putida. Chembiochem. 2006, 7, 1410-1418.

  31. Maltose and Maltodextrin Utilization by Bacillus Subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 2006, 188, 3911-3922.

  32. Iterative Saturation Mutagenesis on the Basis of B Factors as a Strategy for Increasing Protein Thermostability. Angew.Chem Int.Ed Engl. 2006, 45, 7745-7751.

  33. Expanding the Substrate Scope of Enzymes: Combining Mutations Obtained by CASTing. Chemistry 2006, 12, 6031-6038.

  34. Generation of lipase-​containing static emulsions in silicone spheres for synthesis in organic media. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2005, 35, 93-99.

  35. Expanding the Range of Substrate Acceptance of Enzymes: Combinatorial Active-Site Saturation Test. Angew. Chem Int. Ed Engl. 2005, 44, 4192-4196.

  36. Volsurf computational method applied to the prediction of stability of thermostable enzymes. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 2005, 23, 307-314.

  37. Addressing the Challenge of Changing the Specificity of RNase T1 With Rational and Evolutionary Approaches. Chembiochem. 2004, 5, 200-205.

  38. RNase T1 Variant RV Cleaves Single-Stranded RNA After Purines Due to Specific Recognition by the Asn46 Side Chain Amide. Biochemistry 2004, 43, 2854-2862.