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Hans-Achim Wagenknecht is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research spans several fields in chemistry and molecular biology, with a focus on organic chemistry and biochemistry. The scientist's main areas of study include Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and specialized subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Wagenknecht's research topics encompass:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Their recent published papers include:

  • Labelling of DNA and RNA in the cellular environment by means of bioorthogonal cycloaddition chemistry (2020) in RSC Chemical Biology
  • Postsynthetic Modifications of DNA and RNA by Means of Copper-Free Cycloadditions as Bioorthogonal Reactions (2020) in Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Photoredox Catalytic Pentafluorosulfanylative Domino Cyclization of α-Substituted Alkenes to Oxaheterocycles by Using SF6 (2021) in Chemistry - A European Journal
  • The Dependence of Chemical Quantum Yields of Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis on the Irradiation Power (2021) in ChemPhotoChem
  • Photochemical Activation of Sulfur Hexafluoride: A Tool for Fluorination and Pentafluorosulfanylation Reactions (2022) in Synthesis

Frequent publication venues for Wagenknecht's work include:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ChemBioChem
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • David Rombach
  • Franziska Rönicke
  • Philipp Geng
  • Desirée Steuernagel
  • Bastian Pfeuffer

Best Publications

  • Charge transfer in DNA : from mechanism to application

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Reductive electron transfer and transport of excess electrons in DNA

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Structure-sensitive and self-assembled helical pyrene array based on DNA architecture.

    Elke Mayer-Enthart;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • One-Dimensional Multichromophor Arrays Based on DNA: From Self-Assembly to Light-Harvesting.

    Philipp Ensslen;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Electron transfer processes in DNA: mechanisms, biological relevance and applications in DNA analytics.

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Perylene bisimide dimers as fluorescent "glue" for DNA and for base-mismatch detection.

    Daniela Baumstark;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Comparison of a nucleosidic vs non-nucleosidic postsynthetic "click" modification of DNA with base-labile fluorescent probes.

    Sina Berndl;Nadine Herzig;Péter Kele;Daniel Lachmann

  • DNA as a supramolecular framework for the helical arrangements of chromophores: towards photoactive DNA-based nanomaterials

    Reji Varghese;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Electron Injection into DNA: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Pyrenyl-Modified Oligonucleotides

    Nicole Amann;Evgeni Pandurski;Torsten Fiebig;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Reductive electron transfer in phenothiazine-modified DNA is dependent on the base sequence.

    Clemens Wagner;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic Acid Bisimide Dye as an Artificial DNA Base Surrogate

    Clemens Wagner;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Real-time spectroscopic and chemical probing of reductive electron transfer in DNA.

    Peter Kaden;Elke Mayer-Enthart;Anton Trifonov;Torsten Fiebig

  • Evidence of Electron Transfer from Peptides to DNA: Oxidation of DNA-Bound Tryptophan Using the Flash-Quench Technique

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht;Eric D. A. Stemp;Jacqueline K. Barton

  • Direct observation of radical intermediates in protein-dependent DNA charge transport.

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht;Scott R. Rajski;Matthias Pascaly;Eric D. A. Stemp

  • Photoredox Catalytic α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation of α-Methyl- and α-Phenylstyrene Using SF6.

    David Rombach;Hans‐Achim Wagenknecht

  • Fluorescent Hydrophobic Zippers inside Duplex DNA: Interstrand Stacking of Perylene‐3,4:9,10‐tetracarboxylic Acid Bisimides as Artificial DNA Base Dyes

    Daniela Baumstark;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Fluorescent color readout of DNA hybridization with thiazole orange as an artificial DNA base.

    Sina Berndl;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Identification of intermediates in the catalytic cycle of chloroperoxidase

    Hans-Achim Wagenknecht;Wolf-Dietrich Woggon

  • Photochemical Design of Functional Fluorescent Single-Chain Nanoparticles

    Johannes Willenbacher;Kilian N. R. Wuest;Jan O. Mueller;Michael Kaupp

  • A model nucleoside for electron injection into DNA: 5-pyrenyl-2'-deoxyribose.

    Nicole Amann;Evgeni Pandurski;Torsten Fiebig;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Photoredox Catalytic Activation of Sulfur Hexafluoride for Pentafluorosulfanylation of α-Methyl- and α-Phenyl Styrene

    David Rombach;Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

  • Base pair motions control the rates and distance dependencies of reductive and oxidative DNA charge transfer

    Linda Valis;Qiang Wang;Milen Raytchev;Ivan Buchvarov

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Huber
Robert Huber University of Duisburg-Essen
Nikolaus P. Ernsting
Nikolaus P. Ernsting Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Tirayut Vilaivan
Tirayut Vilaivan Chulalongkorn University
Norbert Sewald
Norbert Sewald Bielefeld University
Mathias O. Senge
Mathias O. Senge Trinity College Dublin
Ruth M. Gschwind
Ruth M. Gschwind University of Regensburg
Kilian Muñiz
Kilian Muñiz Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Martin Oestreich
Martin Oestreich Technical University of Berlin
Alexander Colsmann
Alexander Colsmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jacqueline K. Barton
Jacqueline K. Barton California Institute of Technology

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