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Paul G. Furtmüller

Paul G. Furtmüller

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Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10596
World Ranking
12158
National Ranking
80

Overview

Paul G. Furtmüller is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. With a primary focus on molecular biology, their research spans several important subfields, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, immunology, cell biology, and materials chemistry.

The main scientific topics covered in their work include porphyrin metabolism and disorders, neutrophil, myeloperoxidase and oxidative mechanisms, chemical analysis and environmental impact, heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide, hemoglobin structure and function, nitric oxide and endothelin effects, and fluoride effects and removal.

Furtmüller has published papers in various reputable journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • FEBS Journal
  • Biochemistry
  • Protein Science
  • Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry

Recent publications demonstrate the scope and interdisciplinary nature of their research. Notable papers include:

  • "Understanding molecular enzymology of porphyrin-binding α + β barrel proteins - One fold, multiple functions" (2020) in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
  • "Actinobacterial Coproheme Decarboxylases Use Histidine as a Distal Base to Promote Compound I Formation" (2020) in ACS Catalysis
  • "Peroxidasin protein expression and enzymatic activity in metastatic melanoma cell lines are associated with invasive potential" (2021) in Redox Biology
  • "Substrate specificity and complex stability of coproporphyrin ferrochelatase is governed by hydrogen-bonding interactions of the four propionate groups" (2021) in FEBS Journal
  • "The leucine-rich repeat domain of human peroxidasin 1 promotes binding to laminin in basement membranes" (2020) in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Throughout their career, Furtmüller has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Stefan Hofbauer
  • Christian Obinger
  • Vera Pfanzagl
  • Daniel Schmidt
  • Sabine Van Doorslaer

Best Publications

  • Evolution of Catalases from Bacteria to Humans

    Marcel Zamocky;Paul G. Furtmüller;Christian Obinger

  • Myeloperoxidase: a target for new drug development?

    E Malle;P G Furtmüller;W Sattler;C Obinger

  • Active site structure and catalytic mechanisms of human peroxidases.

    Paul G. Furtmüller;Martina Zederbauer;Walter Jantschko;Jutta Helm

  • Reaction of myeloperoxidase compound I with chloride, bromide, iodide, and thiocyanate.

    Paul Georg Furtmüller;Ursula Burner;Christian Obinger

  • Independent evolution of four heme peroxidase superfamilies

    Marcel Zámocký;Marcel Zámocký;Stefan Hofbauer;Irene Schaffner;Bernhard Gasselhuber

  • Mechanism of reaction of myeloperoxidase with nitrite.

    Ursula Burner;Paul G. Furtmüller;Anthony J. Kettle;Willem H. Koppenol

  • Myeloperoxidase attracts neutrophils by physical forces

    Anna Klinke;Claudia Nussbaum;Lukas Kubala;Kai Friedrichs

  • Mechanisms of catalase activity of heme peroxidases.

    Jutta Vlasits;Christa Jakopitsch;Margit Bernroitner;Marcel Zamocky;Marcel Zamocky

  • The peroxidase–cyclooxygenase superfamily: Reconstructed evolution of critical enzymes of the innate immune system

    Marcel Zamocky;Christa Jakopitsch;Paul G. Furtmüller;Christophe Dunand

  • Molecular evolution of hydrogen peroxide degrading enzymes.

    Marcel Zámocký;Bernhard Gasselhuber;Paul G. Furtmüller;Christian Obinger

  • Occurrence, phylogeny, structure, and function of catalases and peroxidases in cyanobacteria

    Margit Bernroitner;Marcel Zamocky;Paul G. Furtmüller;Günter A. Peschek

  • Spectral and Kinetic Studies on the Formation of Eosinophil Peroxidase Compound I and Its Reaction with Halides and Thiocyanate

    Paul Georg Furtmüller;Ursula Burner;and Günther Regelsberger;Christian Obinger

  • Reaction of lactoperoxidase compound I with halides and thiocyanate.

    Paul Georg Furtmüller;Walter Jantschko;Günther Regelsberger;Christa Jakopitsch

  • Mechanism of reaction of myeloperoxidase with hydrogen peroxide and chloride ion

    Paul G. Furtmüller;Christian Obinger;Yuchiong Hsuanyu;H. Brian Dunford

  • Mechanism of interaction of betanin and indicaxanthin with human myeloperoxidase and hypochlorous acid.

    Mario Allegra;Paul Georg Furtmüller;Walter Jantschko;Martina Zederbauer

  • Interactions of hydrogen sulfide with myeloperoxidase.

    Zoltán Pálinkás;Paul G Furtmüller;Attila Nagy;Christa Jakopitsch

  • Redox properties of the couples compound I/compound II and compound II/native enzyme of human myeloperoxidase.

    Paul Georg Furtmüller;Jürgen Arnhold;Walter Jantschko;Hans Pichler

  • Heme to protein linkages in mammalian peroxidases: impact on spectroscopic, redox and catalytic properties

    Martina Zederbauer;Paul G. Furtmüller;Silvia Brogioni;Christa Jakopitsch

  • Redox properties of the couple compound I/native enzyme of myeloperoxidase and eosinophil peroxidase

    Jürgen Arnhold;Paul G. Furtmüller;Günther Regelsberger;Christian Obinger

  • Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Halide and Nitrite Oxidation by Mammalian Heme Peroxidases

    Jürgen Arnhold;Enrico Monzani;Paul G. Furtmüller;Martina Zederbauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Obinger
Christian Obinger BOKU University
Giulietta Smulevich
Giulietta Smulevich University of Florence
Chris Oostenbrink
Chris Oostenbrink BOKU University
Holger Daims
Holger Daims University of Vienna
Ernst Malle
Ernst Malle Medical University of Graz
Martine Raes
Martine Raes University of Namur
Anthony J. Kettle
Anthony J. Kettle University of Otago
Friedrich Altmann
Friedrich Altmann BOKU University
Richard A. Maki
Richard A. Maki Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner University of Vienna

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