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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
36472
World Ranking
1587
National Ranking
103

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Christian Hertweck is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. The primary areas of their research encompass Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extends into several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Insect Science.

The scientific topics covered by Hertweck notably include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Fungal Biology and Applications, Biochemical and Structural Characterization, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Mining and unearthing hidden biosynthetic potential, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Chain release mechanisms in polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis, 2021, Natural Product Reports
  • Bacterial endosymbionts protect beneficial soil fungus from nematode attack, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Highly parallelized droplet cultivation and prioritization of antibiotic producers from natural microbial communities, 2021, eLife
  • Targeted induction of a silent fungal gene cluster encoding the bacteria-specific germination inhibitor fumigermin, 2020, eLife

Hertweck frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, who include:

  • Kirstin Scherlach
  • Felix Trottmann
  • Sarah P. Niehs
  • Sacha J. Pidot
  • Keishi Ishida

Their work is published predominantly in venues such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, ChemBioChem, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and mBio. These publication venues reflect a focus on chemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • The Biosynthetic Logic of Polyketide Diversity

    Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Chemical Ecology of Endophytic Fungi: Origins of Secondary Metabolites

    Souvik Kusari;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck;Michael Spiteller

  • Intimate bacterial–fungal interaction triggers biosynthesis of archetypal polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans

    Volker Schroeckh;Kirstin Scherlach;Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann;Ekaterina Shelest

  • Pathogenic fungus harbours endosymbiotic bacteria for toxin production

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Christian Hertweck

  • Genomics-driven discovery of PKS-NRPS hybrid metabolites from Aspergillus nidulans

    Sebastian Bergmann;Julia Schümann;Kirstin Scherlach;Corinna Lange

  • Type II polyketide synthases: gaining a deeper insight into enzymatic teamwork

    Christian Hertweck;Andriy Luzhetskyy;Yuri Rebets;Andreas Bechthold

  • Triggering cryptic natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms

    Kirstin Scherlach;Christian Hertweck

  • Enzymatic Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation in Natural Product Biosynthesis.

    Kyle L. Dunbar;Daniel H. Scharf;Agnieszka Litomska;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Exploiting the mosaic structure of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases for natural product discovery and pathway dissection.

    TuAnh Nguyen;Keishi Ishida;Holger Jenke-Kodama;Elke Dittmann

  • Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring

    Johannes Kroiss;Martin Kaltenpoth;Martin Kaltenpoth;Bernd Schneider;Maria-Gabriele Schwinger

  • Biosynthesis and attachment of novel bacterial polyketide synthase starter units

    Bradley S. Moore;Christian Hertweck

  • The chemistry and biology of cytochalasans.

    Kirstin Scherlach;Daniela Boettger;Nicole Remme;Christian Hertweck

  • Bacteria-induced natural product formation in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans requires Saga/Ada-mediated histone acetylation.

    Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann;Yazmid Reyes-Dominguez;Kirstin Scherlach;Volker Schroeckh

  • Endosymbiont-Dependent Host Reproduction Maintains Bacterial-Fungal Mutualism

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Shamci Monajembashi;Karl-Otto Greulich;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Genomics-inspired discovery of natural products

    Jaclyn M Winter;Swantje Behnken;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Molecular diversity sculpted by fungal PKS-NRPS hybrids.

    Daniela Boettger;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • A gene cluster encoding rhizoxin biosynthesis in "Burkholderia rhizoxina", the bacterial endosymbiont of the fungus Rhizopus microsporus.

    Laila P. Partida-Martinez;Christian Hertweck;Christian Hertweck

  • Biosynthesis and function of gliotoxin in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Daniel H. Scharf;Daniel H. Scharf;Thorsten Heinekamp;Nicole Remme;Nicole Remme;Peter Hortschansky

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Keishi Ishida
Keishi Ishida Leibniz Association
Elke Dittmann
Elke Dittmann University of Potsdam
Thorsten Heinekamp
Thorsten Heinekamp Hans Knöll Institute
Michael Groll
Michael Groll Technical University of Munich
Matthias Brock
Matthias Brock University of Nottingham
Bradley S. Moore
Bradley S. Moore University of California, San Diego
Wenhan Lin
Wenhan Lin Peking University
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Martin Kaltenpoth
Martin Kaltenpoth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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