What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Enzyme
- Biochemistry
- Amino acid
Eefjan Breukink mainly focuses on Biochemistry, Lipid II, Peptidoglycan, Nisin and Lantibiotics.
His Lipid II study incorporates themes from Antibiotics, Stereochemistry, Peptide and Membrane lipids.
His Peptidoglycan research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Bacterial cell structure, Bacterial outer membrane, Cell biology, Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase and ATP synthase.
Eefjan Breukink focuses mostly in the field of Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase, narrowing it down to matters related to Cell division and, in some cases, Penicillin binding proteins.
The Nisin study combines topics in areas such as Lanthionine and Membrane.
His Lantibiotics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Amino acid, Vancomycin and Teixobactin.
His most cited work include:
- Use of the cell wall precursor lipid II by a pore-forming peptide antibiotic (630 citations)
- Specific binding of nisin to the peptidoglycan precursor lipid II combines pore formation and inhibition of cell wall biosynthesis for potent antibiotic activity (542 citations)
- Lipid II as a target for antibiotics. (501 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Biochemistry, Lipid II, Peptidoglycan, Lantibiotics and Nisin.
Biochemistry is frequently linked to Microbiology in his study.
His study in Lipid II is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Glycosyltransferase, Antibiotics, Stereochemistry and Antimicrobial peptides.
His research integrates issues of Cell division, Penicillin binding proteins, Bacterial cell structure and Cell biology in his study of Peptidoglycan.
His study in the fields of Mutacin 1140 under the domain of Lantibiotics overlaps with other disciplines such as Micelle.
He has included themes like Lanthionine, Bacteriocin, Combinatorial chemistry and Pyrophosphate in his Nisin study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biochemistry (57.06%)
- Lipid II (42.37%)
- Peptidoglycan (35.03%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Peptidoglycan (35.03%)
- Biochemistry (57.06%)
- Lipid II (42.37%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Eefjan Breukink spends much of his time researching Peptidoglycan, Biochemistry, Lipid II, Bacterial cell structure and Penicillin binding proteins.
His Peptidoglycan study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cell division, ATP synthase and Cell biology.
His Biochemistry research includes elements of Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus.
His Lipid II research incorporates themes from Antibiotics, Lantibiotics, Mode of action and Peptide, Antimicrobial peptides.
His Lantibiotics research is included under the broader classification of Nisin.
His study looks at the relationship between Bacterial cell structure and topics such as Activator, which overlap with Lipid bilayer and C-terminus.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect. (54 citations)
- High-resolution NMR studies of antibiotics in cellular membranes (45 citations)
- Mechanisms of Incorporation for D-Amino Acid Probes That Target Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis. (36 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Enzyme
- Amino acid
- Biochemistry
Eefjan Breukink mostly deals with Peptidoglycan, Cell wall, Bacterial cell structure, Cell biology and Biochemistry.
His research in Peptidoglycan is mostly concerned with Lipid II.
Eefjan Breukink combines subjects such as Ring and Stereochemistry with his study of Cell wall.
As a member of one scientific family, Eefjan Breukink mostly works in the field of Bacterial cell structure, focusing on Cell and, on occasion, Lipopolysaccharide and Cytoplasm.
Eefjan Breukink works mostly in the field of Cell biology, limiting it down to topics relating to Glycosyltransferase and, in certain cases, Peptide and Allosteric regulation.
Eefjan Breukink studies In vitro which is a part of Biochemistry.
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