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Deok-Kun Oh

Deok-Kun Oh

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13689
World Ranking
9740
National Ranking
104

Overview

Deok-Kun Oh is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition and dietetics, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of their work include enzyme catalysis and immobilization, eicosanoids and hypertension pharmacology, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, fatty acid research and health, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, and lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Oh has published papers in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in the Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, SSRN Electronic Journal, and ACS Catalysis.

Some of the recent papers authored by Deok-Kun Oh are:

  • Whole-Cell Photoenzymatic Cascades to Synthesize Long-Chain Aliphatic Amines and Esters from Renewable Fatty Acids (2020), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Multilayer Engineering of Enzyme Cascade Catalysis for One-Pot Preparation of Nylon Monomers from Renewable Fatty Acids (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • Molecular insights into lipoxygenases for biocatalytic synthesis of diverse lipid mediators (2021), Progress in Lipid Research
  • Resolvin D5, a Lipid Mediator, Inhibits Production of Interleukin-6 and CCL5 Via the ERK-NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated THP-1 Cells (2020), Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Development of Tagaturonate 3-Epimerase into Tagatose 4-Epimerase with a Biocatalytic Route from Fructose to Tagatose (2020), ACS Catalysis

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of Oh's research, with frequent co-authors including Kyung-Chul Shin, Jin-Byung Park, Tae-Eui Lee, Jin Lee, and Su-Hwan Kang.

Best Publications

  • Biotransformation of ginsenosides by hydrolyzing the sugar moieties of ginsenosides using microbial glycosidases

    Chang-Su Park;Mi-Hyun Yoo;Kyeong-Hwan Noh;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Galacto-oligosaccharide production using microbial β-galactosidase: current state and perspectives

    Ah-Reum Park;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Tagatose: properties, applications, and biotechnological processes

    Deok-Kun Oh

  • An update on microbial carotenoid production: application of recent metabolic engineering tools.

    Amitabha Das;Sang-Hwal Yoon;Sook-Hee Lee;Jae-Yean Kim

  • Characterization of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens d-Psicose 3-Epimerase That Converts d-Fructose to d-Psicose

    Hye-Jung Kim;Eun-Kyung Hyun;Yeong-Su Kim;Yong-Joo Lee

  • Combinatorial expression of bacterial whole mevalonate pathway for the production of β-carotene in E. coli

    Sang-Hwal Yoon;Sook-Hee Lee;Amitabha Das;Hee-Kyoung Ryu

  • Production of hydroxy fatty acids by microbial fatty acid-hydroxylation enzymes.

    Kyoung-Rok Kim;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Lactulose production from lactose and fructose by a thermostable β-galactosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus

    Yeong-Su Kim;Chang-Su Park;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Selection of a Streptococcus equi mutant and optimization of culture conditions for the production of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid

    Jeong-Hyun Kim;Seung-Jong Yoo;Deok-Kun Oh;Young-Gi Kweon

  • Ginsenoside Compound K Production from Ginseng Root Extract by a Thermostable β-Glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus

    Kyeong-Hwan Noh;Ju-Wan Son;Hye-Jung Kim;Deok-Kun Oh

  • RNA aptamer-conjugated liposome as an efficient anticancer drug delivery vehicle targeting cancer cells in vivo.

    Si Eun Baek;Kwang Hyun Lee;Yong Serk Park;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Lipoxygenases: Potential starting biocatalysts for the synthesis of signaling compounds

    Young-Chul Joo;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Purification and characterization of an L-arabinose isomerase from an isolated strain of Geobacillus thermodenitrificans producing D-tagatose

    Hye-Jung Kim;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Characterization of a recombinant cellobiose 2-epimerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus and its application in the production of mannose from glucose.

    Chang-Su Park;Jung-Eun Kim;Jin-Geun Choi;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Increase of xylitol productivity by cell-recycle fermentation of Candida tropicalis using submerged membrane bioreactor.

    Soun-Gyu Kwon;Seung-Won Park;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Lactulose production from lactose as a single substrate by a thermostable cellobiose 2-epimerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus.

    Yeong-Su Kim;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Metal adsorption of the polysaccharide produced from Methylobacterium organophilum

    Sang-Yong Kim;Jung-Hoe Kim;Chul-Jai Kim;Chul-Jai Kim;Deok-Kun Oh;Deok-Kun Oh

  • Synthesis, structure analyses, and characterization of novel epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) glycosides using the glucansucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-1299CB.

    Young-Hwan Moon;Jin-Ha Lee;Joon-Seob Ahn;Seung-Hee Nam

  • Increased β-Carotene Production in Recombinant Escherichia coli Harboring an Engineered Isoprenoid Precursor Pathway with Mevalonate Addition

    Sang-Hwal Yoon;Hye-Min Park;Ju-Eun Kim;Sook-Hee Lee

  • Hypoglycemic health benefits of D-psicose.

    Min-Yu Chung;Deok-Kun Oh;Ki Won Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jung-Kul Lee
Jung-Kul Lee Konkuk University
Dong-Eun Kim
Dong-Eun Kim Konkuk University
Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Uwe T. Bornscheuer University of Greifswald
Ki Won Lee
Ki Won Lee Seoul National University
Jay D. Keasling
Jay D. Keasling University of California, Berkeley
Yoongho Lim
Yoongho Lim Konkuk University
Chang Yong Lee
Chang Yong Lee Cornell University
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Jae-Hyuk Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jin Tae Hong
Jin Tae Hong Chungbuk National University
Zongchao Jia
Zongchao Jia Queen's University

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