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Edward E. K. Baidoo is a researcher affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research encompasses primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work broadly covers topics including Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, and Plant Gene Expression Analysis.

Key recent publications include:

  • "A microbial supply chain for production of the anti-cancer drug vinblastine" (2022, Nature)
  • "Omics-Driven Biotechnology for Industrial Applications" (2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
  • "Lignin deconstruction by anaerobic fungi" (2023, Nature Microbiology)
  • "Complete biosynthesis of QS-21 in engineered yeast" (2024, Nature)
  • "Reprogramming methanol utilization pathways to convert Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a synthetic methylotroph" (2023, Nature Catalysis)

Edward E. K. Baidoo frequently publishes alongside several coauthors, including Jay D. Keasling, Christopher J. Petzold, Yan Chen, Ramu Kakumanu, and Aindrila Mukhopadhyay. These collaborations have contributed significantly to a wide range of studies.

Publication venues where Baidoo's work appears regularly include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Metabolic Engineering, Nature, Nature Communications, and Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts.

Best Publications

  • Complete biosynthesis of cannabinoids and their unnatural analogues in yeast

    Xiaozhou Luo;Michael A. Reiter;Leo d’Espaux;Jeff Wong

  • Engineering dynamic pathway regulation using stress-response promoters

    Robert H Dahl;Fuzhong Zhang;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Edward Baidoo;Edward Baidoo

  • Retrograde Signaling by the Plastidial Metabolite MEcPP Regulates Expression of Nuclear Stress-Response Genes

    Yanmei Xiao;Tatyana Savchenko;Edward E.K. Baidoo;Edward E.K. Baidoo;Wassim E. Chehab

  • Modular engineering of L-tyrosine production in Escherichia coli.

    Darmawi Juminaga;Edward E. K. Baidoo;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Tanveer S. Batth

  • Rhodosporidium toruloides: a new platform organism for conversion of lignocellulose into terpene biofuels and bioproducts

    Junko Yaegashi;Junko Yaegashi;James Kirby;James Kirby;Masakazu Ito;Jian Sun;Jian Sun

  • XAX1 from glycosyltransferase family 61 mediates xylosyltransfer to rice xylan

    Dawn Chiniquy;Dawn Chiniquy;Vaishali Sharma;Alex Schultink;Edward E. Baidoo;Edward E. Baidoo

  • Salt Stress in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough: an Integrated Genomics Approach

    Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Zhili He;Eric J. Alm;Adam P. Arkin;Adam P. Arkin

  • Engineering of Bacterial Methyl Ketone Synthesis for Biofuels

    Ee-Been Goh;Edward E. K. Baidoo;Jay D. Keasling;Jay D. Keasling;Harry R. Beller

  • Advances in analysis of microbial metabolic fluxes via 13C isotopic labeling

    Yinjie J. Tang;Hector Garcia Martin;Hector Garcia Martin;Samuel Myers;Sarah Rodriguez

  • Three members of the Arabidopsis glycosyltransferase family 8 are xylan glucuronosyltransferases

    Emilie A. Rennie;Sara Fasmer Hansen;Edward E.K. Baidoo;Masood Z. Hadi

  • Metabolic engineering for the high-yield production of isoprenoid-based C₅ alcohols in E. coli.

    Kevin W. George;Mitchell G. Thompson;Aram Kang;Edward Baidoo

  • Remodeling the isoprenoid pathway in tobacco by expressing the cytoplasmic mevalonate pathway in chloroplasts.

    Shashi Kumar;Frederick M. Hahn;Edward Baidoo;Talwinder S. Kahlon

  • Identification of the Intermediates of in Vivo Oxidation of 1,4-Dioxane by Monooxygenase-Containing Bacteria

    Shaily Mahendra;Christopher J Petzold;Edward E Baidoo;Jay D Keasling

  • Base-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Solid Lignin-Rich Streams Enables Microbial Conversion

    Alberto Rodriguez;Davinia Salvachúa;Rui Katahira;Brenna A. Black

  • Lessons from Two Design-Build-Test-Learn Cycles of Dodecanol Production in Escherichia coli Aided by Machine Learning.

    Paul Opgenorth;Paul Opgenorth;Zak Costello;Zak Costello;Takuya Okada;Garima Goyal;Garima Goyal

  • HipA-Triggered Growth Arrest and β-Lactam Tolerance in Escherichia coli Are Mediated by RelA-Dependent ppGpp Synthesis

    Gregory Bokinsky;Gregory Bokinsky;Edward E. K. Baidoo;Edward E. K. Baidoo;Swetha Akella;Swetha Akella;Helcio Burd;Helcio Burd

  • Integrated analysis of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) toxicity in isoprenoid-producing Escherichia coli.

    Kevin W. George;Mitchell G. Thompson;Joonhoon Kim;Edward E.K. Baidoo

  • Separation and mass spectrometry in microbial metabolomics.

    David E Garcia;Edward E Baidoo;Peter I Benke;Peter I Benke;Francesco Pingitore

  • Correlation analysis of targeted proteins and metabolites to assess and engineer microbial isopentenol production.

    Kevin W. George;Kevin W. George;Amy Chen;Amy Chen;Aakriti Jain;Aakriti Jain;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth

  • Comprehensive in Vitro Analysis of Acyltransferase Domain Exchanges in Modular Polyketide Synthases and Its Application for Short-Chain Ketone Production

    Satoshi Yuzawa;Kai Deng;Kai Deng;George Wang;Edward E. K. Baidoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay D. Keasling
Jay D. Keasling University of California, Berkeley
Christopher J. Petzold
Christopher J. Petzold Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dominique Loqué
Dominique Loqué Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Taek Soon Lee
Taek Soon Lee Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Adam P. Arkin
Adam P. Arkin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Seema Singh
Seema Singh Sandia National Laboratories

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