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Overview

Bernard A. Prior is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research focuses on biochemical and molecular biology fields with an emphasis on peptidase inhibition, protein hydrolysis, bioactive peptides, and enzyme production.

The scientist's recent published works include studies on enzymatic properties and biochemical characterizations. Notable papers are:

  • A novel aminopeptidase with potential debittering properties in casein and soybean protein hydrolysates, 2020, Food Science and Biotechnology
  • Biochemical characterization of two new Aspergillus niger aspartic proteases, 2020, 3 Biotech

Frequent collaborators in their research include Peng Song, Lei Cheng, Kangming Tian, Suren Singh, and Nokuthula Peace Mchunu. Each of these coauthors has contributed to multiple joint publications with Prior.

In terms of research domains, Bernard A. Prior's work spans the following main fields of study:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfield specializations cover:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Biotechnology

The scientist's principal research topics include:

  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization

Bernard A. Prior publishes primarily in journals such as Food Science and Biotechnology and 3 Biotech, reflecting a focus on applied biochemistry and biotechnology research areas.

Best Publications

  • Glycerol production by microbial fermentation: A review

    Zhengxiang Wang;Jian Zhuge;Huiying Fang;Bernard A Prior

  • Wine flavor and aroma

    Gustav Styger;Bernard Prior;Florian F. Bauer

  • Fps1, a yeast member of the MIP family of channel proteins, is a facilitator for glycerol uptake and efflux and is inactive under osmotic stress.

    K. Luyten;J. Albertyn;W.F. Skibbe;B.A. Prior

  • Fps1p controls the accumulation and release of the compatible solute glycerol in yeast osmoregulation.

    Markus J. Tamás;K Luyten;K Luyten;F C Sutherland;A Hernandez

  • Role of trehalose in survival of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under osmotic stress

    CG Hounsa;EV Brandt;Johan Thevelein;S Hohmann

  • Thermomyces lanuginosus: properties of strains and their hemicellulases.

    Suren Singh;Andreas M. Madlala;Bernard A. Prior

  • Biochemistry and physiology of xylose fermentation by yeasts

    B. Hahn-Hägerdal;H. Jeppsson;K. Skoog;B.A. Prior

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli: a sustainable industrial platform for bio-based chemical production.

    Xianzhong Chen;Li Zhou;Kangming Tian;Ashwani Kumar

  • The fermentation of hexose and pentose sugars by Candida shehatae and Pichia stipitis

    J. C. du Preez;M. Bosch;B. A. Prior

  • Comparative analysis of environmental DNA extraction and purification methods from different humic acid-rich soils.

    F.M. Lakay;A. Botha;B.A. Prior

  • Esterases of xylan-degrading microorganisms: production, properties, and significance.

    Lyudmil Pavlov Christov;Bernard Alexander Prior

  • Production of ethanol from sugar cane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolyzate byPichia stipitis

    Carina Van Zyl;Bernard A. Prior;James C. Du Preez

  • Purification and partial characterization of an aldo-keto reductase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    A Kuhn;C van Zyl;A van Tonder;B A Prior

  • Acetic acid inhibition of d-xylose fermentation by Pichia stipitis

    Carina van Zyl;Bernard A. Prior;James C. du Preez

  • Effect of lignocellulose-containing substrates on production of ligninolytic peroxidases in submerged cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium ME-446

    A.N. Kapich;A.N. Kapich;A.N. Kapich;B.A. Prior;A. Botha;S. Galkin

  • Glycerol Production by the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its Relevance to Wine: A Review

    K.T. Scanes;S. Hohrnann;B.A. Prior

  • Fermentation of D-xylose by the yeasts Candida shehatae and Pichia stipitis: prospects and problems

    B. A. Prior;S. G. Kilian;J. C. du Preez

  • The oxygen requirements of yeasts for the fermentation of d-xylose and d-glucose to ethanol

    M. E. Ligthelm;B. A. Prior;J. C. du Preez

  • Xylose fermentation by Candida shehatae and Pichia stipitis: effects of pH, temperature and substrate concentration

    James C. du Preez;Machiel Bosch;Bernard A. Prior

  • Principal component analysis applied to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for the design of calibration sets for glycerol prediction models in wine and for the detection and classification of outlier samples.

    Helene H. Nieuwoudt;Bernard A. Prior;Isak S. Pretorius;Marena Manley

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Hohmann
Stefan Hohmann Chalmers University of Technology
John E. Hallsworth
John E. Hallsworth Queen's University Belfast
Isak S. Pretorius
Isak S. Pretorius Macquarie University
Willem H. van Zyl
Willem H. van Zyl Stellenbosch University
Peter Biely
Peter Biely Institute of Chemistry
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Roslyn M. Bill
Roslyn M. Bill Aston University
Robert K. Mortimer
Robert K. Mortimer University of California, Berkeley
Karl-Dieter Entian
Karl-Dieter Entian Goethe University Frankfurt

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