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Jürgen Pleiss is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, where they have contributed to 72 publications. Within this area, their work further concentrates on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Information Systems and Management, Materials Chemistry, and Information Systems as notable subfields.

The main scientific topics addressed by Pleiss encompass Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks.

Pleiss has authored several research papers, including:

  • "Plastics degradation by hydrolytic enzymes: The plastics-active enzymes database-PAZy," 2022, published in Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Meta-analysis of viscosity of aqueous deep eutectic solvents and their components," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "The GH19 Engineering Database: Sequence diversity, substrate scope, and evolution in glycoside hydrolase family 19," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Multicopper oxidases: modular structure, sequence space, and evolutionary relationships," 2020, published in Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Processing of a plant peptide hormone precursor facilitated by posttranslational tyrosine sulfation," 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, ChemBioChem, Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, and Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. These venues have hosted multiple publications by Pleiss, reflecting a consistent presence in the biochemical and computational biology literature.

Pleiss's collaborative network includes several frequent co-authors:

  • Patrick C. F. Buchholz
  • Jan Range
  • Philipp Schnee
  • Albert Jeltsch
  • Peter Stockinger

This pattern of co-authorship suggests sustained joint research efforts, contributing to the scientist's output in enzyme catalysis, protein function, and bioinformatics. Overall, Pleiss's work integrates molecular biology techniques with computational approaches to address biochemical and biotechnological problems.

Best Publications

  • Anatomy of lipase binding sites: the scissile fatty acid binding site

    Jürgen Pleiss;Markus Fischer;Rolf D Schmid

  • Procyclin gene expression and loss of the variant surface glycoprotein during differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei.

    I Roditi;H Schwarz;T W Pearson;R P Beecroft

  • Selective Catalytic Oxidation of CH Bonds with Molecular Oxygen

    Emil Roduner;Wolfgang Kaim;Biprajit Sarkar;Vlada B. Urlacher

  • Potent Mechanism-Based Inhibition of Human CYP2B6 by Clopidogrel and Ticlopidine

    Tanja Richter;Thomas E. Mürdter;Georg Heinkele;Jürgen Pleiss

  • The Lipase Engineering Database – a navigation and analysis tool for protein families

    Markus Fischer;Jürgen Pleiss

  • Plastics degradation by hydrolytic enzymes: The plastics‐active enzymes database—PAZy

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  • Lipase engineering database: Understanding and exploiting sequence–structure–function relationships

    Jürgen Pleiss;Markus Fischer;Marcus Peiker;Claudia Thiele

  • Modeling structure and flexibility of Candida antarctica lipase B in organic solvents

    Peter Trodler;Jürgen Pleiss

  • Activity of lipases and esterases towards tertiary alcohols: insights into structure-function relationships.

    Erik Henke;Jürgen Pleiss;Uwe Theo Bornscheuer

  • Rational design of a minimal and highly enriched CYP102A1 mutant library with improved regio-, stereo- and chemoselectivity.

    Alexander Seifert;Sandra Vomund;Katrin Grohmann;Sebastian Kriening

  • Effects of methanol on lipases: molecular, kinetic and process issues in the production of biodiesel

    Marina Lotti;Jürgen Pleiss;Francisco Valero;Pau Ferrer

  • Rational evolution of a medium chain-specific cytochrome P-450 BM-3 variant.

    Qing-Shan Li;Ulrich Schwaneberg;Markus Fischer;Jutta Schmitt

  • Solvent-induced lid opening in lipases: a molecular dynamics study

    Sascha Rehm;Peter Trodler;Jürgen Pleiss

  • The PHA Depolymerase Engineering Database: A systematic analysis tool for the diverse family of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) depolymerases

    Michael Knoll;Thomas M Hamm;Florian Wagner;Virginia Martinez

  • Blocking the tunnel: engineering of Candida rugosa lipase mutants with short chain length specificity.

    Jutta Schmitt;Stefania Brocca;Rolf D. Schmid;Jürgen Pleiss

  • The Laccase Engineering Database: a classification and analysis system for laccases and related multicopper oxidases

    Demet Sirim;Florian Wagner;Lei Wang;Rolf D Schmid

  • Prediction and analysis of the modular structure of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases

    Demet Sirim;Michael Widmann;Florian Wagner;Jürgen Pleiss

  • The Cytochrome P450 Engineering Database

    Markus Fischer;Michael Knoll;Demet Sirim;Florian Wagner

  • Determinants and Prediction of Esterase Substrate Promiscuity Patterns

    Mónica Martínez-Martínez;Cristina Coscolín;Gerard Santiago;Jennifer Chow

  • A Molecular Mechanism of Enantiorecognition of Tertiary Alcohols by Carboxylesterases

    Erik Henke;Uwe Theo Bornscheuer;Rolf D. Schmid;Jürgen Pleiss

  • Cloning, expression and characterisation of CYP102A7, a self-sufficient P450 monooxygenase from Bacillus licheniformis

    Matthias Dietrich;Sabine Eiben;Chimene Asta;Tuan Anh Do

  • Enzyme toolbox: novel enantiocomplementary imine reductases.

    Philipp N. Scheller;Silvia Fademrecht;Sebastian Hofelzer;Jürgen Pleiss

  • Molecular modeling of family GH16 glycoside hydrolases: potential roles for xyloglucan transglucosylases/hydrolases in cell wall modification in the poaceae.

    Marco Strohmeier;Maria Hrmova;Markus Fischer;Andrew J. Harvey

  • Stereoselectivity of Pseudomonas cepacia lipase toward secondary alcohols: A quantitative model

    Tanja Schulz;Jürgen Pleiss;Rolf D. Schmid

  • Lipase Engineering Database.

    Markus Fischer;Christoph Kaiser;Jürgen Pleiss;Rolf D. Schmid

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf D. Schmid
Rolf D. Schmid University of Stuttgart
Martina Pohl
Martina Pohl Forschungszentrum Jülich
Michael Müller
Michael Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Bernhard Hauer
Bernhard Hauer University of Stuttgart
Vlada B. Urlacher
Vlada B. Urlacher Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Thomas Ertl
Thomas Ertl University of Stuttgart
Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Uwe T. Bornscheuer University of Greifswald
Helen C. Hailes
Helen C. Hailes University College London
Fritz Paltauf
Fritz Paltauf Graz University of Technology
Lars P. H. Jeurgens
Lars P. H. Jeurgens Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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