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Overview

Bernd Nidetzky is affiliated with Graz University of Technology in Austria and has a substantial body of research primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans over 200 publications, reflecting extensive contributions to both foundational and applied aspects of enzyme science and biotechnology.

The main fields of study for Nidetzky include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader disciplines, their research focuses on subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

The prominent topics covered in Nidetzky's research include but are not limited to:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

Bernd Nidetzky has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Martin Pfeiffer
  • Chao Zhong
  • Annika J. E. Borg
  • Mario Klimacek
  • Alexander Sigg

Their work has appeared repeatedly in key scientific venues, reflecting sustained engagement with audiences in enzyme and biotechnology research:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of Biotechnology
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent notable publications by Nidetzky cover various aspects of enzyme-based biotechnologies and biocatalysis, including:

  • "Metal-Organic Framework-Based Enzyme Biocomposites," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Combining a Genetically Engineered Oxidase with Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs) for Highly Efficient Biocomposites," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Downstream processing technologies in the biocatalytic production of oligosaccharides," 2020, Biotechnology Advances
  • "Magnetically responsive horseradish peroxidase@ZIF-8 for biocatalysis," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "Short-Chain Cello-oligosaccharides: Intensification and Scale-up of Their Enzymatic Production and Selective Growth Promotion among Probiotic Bacteria," 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Metal-Organic Framework-Based Enzyme Biocomposites.

    Weibin Liang;Peter Wied;Francesco Carraro;Christopher J Sumby

  • Production of fungal xylanases

    Dietmar Haltrich;Bernd Nidetzky;Klaus D. Kulbe;Walter Steiner

  • Cellulose hydrolysis by the cellulases from Trichoderma reesei: a new model for synergistic interaction.

    Bernd Nidetzky;Walter Steiner;M. Hayn;M. Claeyssens

  • Cellulose Surface Degradation by a Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase and Its Effect on Cellulase Hydrolytic Efficiency

    Manuel Eibinger;Thomas Ganner;Patricia Bubner;Stephanie Rošker

  • Sucrose synthase: A unique glycosyltransferase for biocatalytic glycosylation process development

    Katharina Schmölzer;Alexander Gutmann;Margo Diricks;Tom Desmet

  • Altering the coenzyme preference of xylose reductase to favor utilization of NADH enhances ethanol yield from xylose in a metabolically engineered strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Barbara Petschacher;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Advanced characterization of immobilized enzymes as heterogeneous biocatalysts

    Juan M. Bolivar;Ingrid Eisl;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Cellulose hydrolysis by the cellulases from Trichoderma reesei: adsorptions of two cellobiohydrolases, two endocellulases and their core proteins on filter paper and their relation to hydrolysis.

    Bernd Nidetzky;Walter Steiner;M. Claeyssens

  • Leloir Glycosyltransferases as Biocatalysts for Chemical Production

    Bernd Nidetzky;Alexander Gutmann;Chao Zhong

  • Biotransformations in microstructured reactors: more than flowing with the stream?

    Juan Manuel Bolivar;Johanna Wiesbauer;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Carrier-free immobilized enzymes for biocatalysis

    Ulrich Roessl;Jozef Nahálka;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Recombinant sucrose phosphorylase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides: characterization, kinetic studies of transglucosylation, and application of immobilised enzyme for production of alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate.

    Christiane Goedl;Alexandra Schwarz;Alphonse Minani;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Variations of the 2-His-1-carboxylate Theme in Mononuclear Non-Heme FeII Oxygenases

    Grit Daniela Straganz;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Biotechnological production of fucosylated human milk oligosaccharides: Prokaryotic fucosyltransferases and their use in biocatalytic cascades or whole cell conversion systems.

    Barbara Petschacher;Bernd Nidetzky

  • A high-yielding biocatalytic process for the production of 2-O-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol, a natural osmolyte and useful moisturizing ingredient.

    Christiane Goedl;Thornthan Sawangwan;Mario Mueller;Alexandra Schwarz

  • The coenzyme specificity of Candida tenuis xylose reductase (AKR2B5) explored by site-directed mutagenesis and X-ray crystallography

    Barbara Petschacher;Stefan Leitgeb;Stefan Leitgeb;Kathryn L. Kavanagh;David K. Wilson

  • Nutritional requirements of the BY series of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for optimum growth.

    Michael Hanscho;David E. Ruckerbauer;Neha Chauhan;Harald F. Hofbauer

  • Leloir Glycosyltransferases and Natural Product Glycosylation: Biocatalytic Synthesis of the C-Glucoside Nothofagin, a Major Antioxidant of Redbush Herbal Tea

    Linda Bungaruang;Alexander Gutmann;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Carbohydrate synthesis by disaccharide phosphorylases: Reactions, catalytic mechanisms and application in the glycosciences

    Christiane Luley-Goedl;Bernd Nidetzky

  • Reaction coordinate analysis for beta-diketone cleavage by the non-heme Fe2+-dependent dioxygenase Dke1.

    Grit Daniela Straganz;Bernd Nidetzky

  • A new approach for modeling cellulase–cellulose adsorption and the kinetics of the enzymatic hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose

    Bernd Nidetzky;Walter Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietmar Haltrich
Dietmar Haltrich BOKU University
Udo Oppermann
Udo Oppermann University of Oxford
Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber University of Graz
John M. Woodley
John M. Woodley Technical University of Denmark
Marc Claeyssens
Marc Claeyssens Ghent University
Roland Ludwig
Roland Ludwig BOKU University
Peter Macheroux
Peter Macheroux Graz University of Technology
Christoph Wilhelm Sensen
Christoph Wilhelm Sensen Graz University of Technology
Paolo Falcaro
Paolo Falcaro Graz University of Technology

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