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Christoph Wittmann

Christoph Wittmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
93
Citations
25120
World Ranking
2146
National Ranking
153

Overview

Christoph Wittmann is affiliated with Saarland University in Germany and has a research profile centered in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Food Science.

Their primary research topics include microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, probiotics and fermented foods, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Christoph Wittmann's recent scholarly articles feature works published between 2020 and 2021, addressing various aspects of microbial biotechnology and metabolic engineering. Notable publications include:

  • Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida: advances and prospects (2020), published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Advances in metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce high-value active ingredients for food, feed, human health, and well-being (2021), published in Essays in Biochemistry
  • Microbial production of polyunsaturated fatty acids - high-value ingredients for aquafeed, superfoods, and pharmaceuticals (2021), published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Microbial production of extremolytes - high-value active ingredients for nutrition, health care, and well-being (2020), published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Contextual Flexibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Central Carbon Metabolism during Growth in Single Carbon Sources (2020), published in mBio

Their frequent coauthors include Michael Kohlstedt, Judith Becker, Lars Gläser, Christian Rückert, and Jörn Kalinowski, indicating collaborative work mainly in microbial and metabolic engineering fields.

Publications by Christoph Wittmann predominantly appear in the following journals and venues:

  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Microbial Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • A roadmap for interpreting 13 C metabolite labeling patterns from cells

    Joerg M. Buescher;Maciek R. Antoniewicz;Laszlo G. Boros;Shawn C Burgess

  • The yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus and its biotechnological potential.

    Gustavo Graciano Fonseca;Gustavo Graciano Fonseca;Elmar Heinzle;Christoph Wittmann;Andreas K. Gombert;Andreas K. Gombert

  • From zero to hero--design-based systems metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for L-lysine production.

    Judith Becker;Oskar Zelder;Stefan Häfner;Hartwig Schröder

  • Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum

    Susanne Schneiker;Olena Perlova;Olaf Kaiser;Klaus Gerth

  • Sampling for metabolome analysis of microorganisms.

    Christoph J Bolten;Patrick Kiefer;Fabien Letisse;Jean-Charles Portais

  • A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products

    Judith Becker;Christoph Wittmann

  • Bio-based production of chemicals, materials and fuels -Corynebacterium glutamicum as versatile cell factory

    Judith Becker;Christoph Wittmann

  • Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida and related species

    Ignacio Poblete-Castro;Judith Becker;Katrin Dohnt;Vitor Martins dos Santos

  • Fermentation of plant-based milk alternatives for improved flavour and nutritional value

    Muzi Tangyu;Jeroen Muller;Christoph J. Bolten;Christoph Wittmann

  • Top value platform chemicals: bio-based production of organic acids.

    Judith Becker;Anna Lange;Jonathan Fabarius;Christoph Wittmann

  • Amplified expression of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in Corynebacterium glutamicum increases in vivo flux through the pentose phosphate pathway and lysine production on different carbon sources.

    Judith Becker;Corinna Klopprogge;Oskar Zelder;Elmar Heinzle

  • From zero to hero – Production of bio-based nylon from renewable resources using engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Stefanie Kind;Steffi Neubauer;Judith Becker;Motonori Yamamoto

  • Impact of the cold shock phenomenon on quantification of intracellular metabolites in bacteria.

    Christoph Wittmann;Jens O Krömer;Patrick Kiefer;Tina Binz

  • OpenFLUX: efficient modelling software for 13C-based metabolic flux analysis.

    Lake-Ee Quek;Christoph Wittmann;Lars K Nielsen;Jens O Krömer

  • Advanced Biotechnology: Metabolically Engineered Cells for the Bio-Based Production of Chemicals and Fuels, Materials, and Health-Care Products

    Judith Becker;Christoph Wittmann

  • In-Depth Profiling of Lysine-Producing Corynebacterium glutamicum by Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome, Metabolome, and Fluxome

    Jens Olaf Krömer;Oliver Sorgenfrei;Kai Klopprogge;Elmar Heinzle

  • Fluxome analysis using GC-MS

    Christoph Wittmann

  • Metabolic flux engineering of l-lysine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum—over expression and modification of G6P dehydrogenase

    Judith Becker;Corinna Klopprogge;Andrea Herold;Oskar Zelder

  • Integrated optical sensing of dissolved oxygen in Microtiter plates: A novel tool for microbial cultivation

    Gernot T. John;Ingo Klimant;Christoph Wittmann;Elmar Heinzle

  • Correcting mass isotopomer distributions for naturally occurring isotopes

    Wouter A. Van Winden;Christoph Wittmann;Elmar Heinzle;Joseph J. Heijnen

Frequent Co-Authors

Elmar Heinzle
Elmar Heinzle Saarland University
Jean-Charles Portais
Jean-Charles Portais Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Dieter Jahn
Dieter Jahn Technische Universität Braunschweig
Rolf Müller
Rolf Müller Saarland University
An-Ping Zeng
An-Ping Zeng Hamburg University of Technology
Wolf-Dieter Deckwer
Wolf-Dieter Deckwer Technische Universität Braunschweig
Petra Dersch
Petra Dersch University of Münster
Thomas Lengauer
Thomas Lengauer Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Jeroen S. Dickschat
Jeroen S. Dickschat University of Bonn
Aránzazu del Campo
Aránzazu del Campo Leibniz Association

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