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Harry Brumer is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and focuses on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work frequently intersects with subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Food Science.

Their recent scholarly output includes notable publications such as:

  • The Penium margaritaceum Genome: Hallmarks of the Origins of Land Plants, 2020, Cell
  • Communal living: glycan utilization by the human gut microbiota, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Synergy between Cell Surface Glycosidases and Glycan-Binding Proteins Dictates the Utilization of Specific Beta(1,3)-Glucans by Human Gut Bacteroides, 2020, mBio
  • Discovery of a Fungal Copper Radical Oxidase with High Catalytic Efficiency toward 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Benzyl Alcohols for Bioprocessing, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Mechanistic insights into consumption of the food additive xanthan gum by the human gut microbiota, 2022, Nature Microbiology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kazune Tamura
  • Yann Mathieu
  • Filip Van Petegem
  • Mickaël Lafond
  • Guillaume Déjean

Common publication venues for Brumer's work include:

  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  • ACS Catalysis

Their research covers a range of main topics, such as:

  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization

Harry Brumer's work contributes to understanding complex interactions in plant biology and gut microbiota, as well as enzyme applications in bioprocessing and food science. The research outputs indicate a multidisciplinary approach encompassing molecular mechanisms and biotechnological applications across various fields.

Best Publications

  • A Human Protein Atlas for Normal and Cancer Tissues Based on Antibody Proteomics

    Mathias Uhlén;Erik Björling;Charlotta Agaton;Cristina Al-Khalili Szigyarto

  • A simple purification and activity assay of the coagulant protein from Moringa oleifera seed.

    Kebreab A. Ghebremichael;K.R. Gunaratna;Hongbin Henriksson;Harry Brumer

  • A discrete genetic locus confers xyloglucan metabolism in select human gut Bacteroidetes

    Johan Larsbrink;Theresa E. Rogers;Glyn R. Hemsworth;Lauren S. McKee

  • Evolution, substrate specificity and subfamily classification of glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5)

    Henrik Aspeborg;Pedro M Coutinho;Yang Wang;Harry Brumer;Harry Brumer

  • Polysaccharide Utilization Loci: Fueling Microbial Communities.

    Julie M Grondin;Kazune Tamura;Guillaume Déjean;D Wade Abbott

  • The XTH gene family: an update on enzyme structure, function, and phylogeny in xyloglucan remodeling.

    Jens M. Eklöf;Harry Brumer

  • A hierarchical classification of polysaccharide lyases for glycogenomics

    Vincent Lombard;Thomas Bernard;Corinne Rancurel;Harry Brumer

  • Structural Evidence for the Evolution of Xyloglucanase Activity from Xyloglucan Endo-Transglycosylases: Biological Implications for Cell Wall Metabolism

    Martin J. Baumann;Jens M. Eklöf;Gurvan Michel;Åsa M. Kallas

  • Modification of nanocellulose with a xyloglucan-RGD conjugate enhances adhesion and proliferation of endothelial cells: implications for tissue engineering.

    Aase Katarina Bodin;Lage Ahrenstedt;Helen Fink;Harry Brumer

  • Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylases Have a Function during the Formation of Secondary Cell Walls of Vascular Tissues

    Veronica Bourquin;Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Hisashi Abe;Harry Brumer

  • Grafting of cellulose fibers with poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(L-lactic acid) via ring-opening polymerization

    Hanna Lönnberg;Anders Hult;Eva Malmström;Qi Zhou

  • How the walls come crumbling down: recent structural biochemistry of plant polysaccharide degradation

    Harry J Gilbert;Henrik Stålbrand;Harry Brumer

  • The Penium margaritaceum Genome: Hallmarks of the Origins of Land Plants.

    Chen Jiao;Iben Sørensen;Xuepeng Sun;Honghe Sun

  • Xyloglucan Endo-transglycosylase (XET) Functions in Gelatinous Layers of Tension Wood Fibers in Poplar—A Glimpse into the Mechanism of the Balancing Act of Trees

    Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Tatsuya Awano;Alicja Banasiak;Veronica Bourquin

  • Crystal structures of a poplar xyloglucan endotransglycosylase reveal details of transglycosylation acceptor binding.

    Patrik Johansson;Harry Brumer;Martin J. Baumann;Åsa M. Kallas

  • The devil lies in the details: how variations in polysaccharide fine-structure impact the physiology and evolution of gut microbes

    Eric C. Martens;Amelia G. Kelly;Alexandra S. Tauzin;Harry Brumer

  • Ten years of CAZypedia: a living encyclopedia of carbohydrate-active enzymes

    Wade Abbott;Orly Alber;Ed Bayer;Jean-Guy Berrin

  • Biomimetic engineering of cellulose-based materials

    Tuula T. Teeri;Harry Brumer;Geoff Daniel;Paul Gatenholm

  • Activation of Crystalline Cellulose Surfaces through the Chemoenzymatic Modification of Xyloglucan

    Harry Brumer;Qi Zhou;Martin J. Baumann;Kjell Carlsson

  • Molecular Mechanism by which Prominent Human Gut Bacteroidetes Utilize Mixed-Linkage Beta-Glucans, Major Health-Promoting Cereal Polysaccharides

    Kazune Tamura;Glyn R. Hemsworth;Guillaume Déjean;Theresa E. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Tuula T. Teeri
Tuula T. Teeri Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Royal Institute of Technology
Chunlin Xu
Chunlin Xu Åbo Akademi University
Mark W. Rutland
Mark W. Rutland Royal Institute of Technology
Eric C. Martens
Eric C. Martens University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alexei Savchenko
Alexei Savchenko University of Calgary
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Paul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm Chalmers University of Technology

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