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Peter Macheroux is affiliated with the Graz University of Technology in Austria. Their research spans multiple topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also intersecting the field of medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields of study focus on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

The principal topics of their work cover:

  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Frequent publication venues for Peter Macheroux include:

  • FEBS Journal
  • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ChemBioChem
  • TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology)

Some recent papers authored include:

  • Engineering of NADPH Supply Boosts Photosynthesis-Driven Biotransformations, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Dipeptidyl peptidase 3 modulates the renin-angiotensin system in mice, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The scope of flavin-dependent reactions and processes in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, Phytochemistry
  • The emerging role of dipeptidyl peptidase 3 in pathophysiology, 2022, FEBS Journal
  • The oxidoreductase PYROXD1 uses NAD(P)+ as an antioxidant to sustain tRNA ligase activity in pre-tRNA splicing and unfolded protein response, 2021, Molecular Cell

Co-authors collaborating frequently with Peter Macheroux include:

  • Silvia Wallner
  • Shalinee Jha
  • Karl Gruber
  • Bianca Kerschbaumer
  • Rolf Breinbauer

Best Publications

  • Flavins and Flavoproteins

    Sandro Ghisla;Peter Kroneck;Peter Macheroux;Horst Sund

  • Characterization and cDNA-microarray expression analysis of 12-oxophytodienoate reductases reveals differential roles for octadecanoid biosynthesis in the local versus the systemic wound response.

    Jochen Strassner;Florian Schaller;Ursula B. Frick;Gregg A. Howe

  • The structure of L-amino acid oxidase reveals the substrate trajectory into an enantiomerically conserved active site

    Peter D. Pawelek;Jaime Cheah;Rene Coulombe;Peter Macheroux

  • Flavogenomics – a genomic and structural view of flavin‐dependent proteins

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  • The human flavoproteome.

    Wolf-Dieter Lienhart;Venugopal Gudipati;Peter Macheroux

  • Asymmetric Bioreduction of Activated Alkenes Using Cloned 12‐Oxophytodienoate Reductase Isoenzymes OPR‐1 and OPR‐3 from Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato): A Striking Change of Stereoselectivity

    Mélanie Hall;Clemens Stueckler;Wolfgang Kroutil;Peter Macheroux

  • Asymmetric Bioreduction of CC Bonds using Enoate Reductases OPR1, OPR3 and YqjM: Enzyme‐Based Stereocontrol

    Melanie Hall;Clemens Stueckler;Heidemarie Ehammer;Eva Maria Pointner

  • Characterization of YqjM, an Old Yellow Enzyme homolog from Bacillus subtilis involved in the oxidative stress response.

    Thérésa Bridget Fitzpatrick;Nikolaus Amrhein;Peter Macheroux

  • Two independent routes of de novo vitamin B6 biosynthesis: not that different after all.

    Thérésa Bridget Fitzpatrick;Nikolaus Amrhein;Barbara Kappes;Peter Macheroux

  • Orchestration of concurrent oxidation and reduction cycles for stereoinversion and deracemisation of sec-alcohols.

    Constance V. Voss;Christian C. Gruber;Kurt Faber;Tanja Knaus

  • The 1.3 Å Crystal Structure of the Flavoprotein YqjM Reveals a Novel Class of Old Yellow Enzymes

    Karina Kitzing;Thérésa Bridget Fitzpatrick;Corinna Wilken;Justyna Sawa

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Bioluminescence

    Eveline Brodl;Andreas Winkler;Peter Macheroux

  • A concerted mechanism for berberine bridge enzyme.

    Andreas Winkler;Andrzej Lyskowski;Sabrina Riedl;Sabrina Riedl;Martin Puhl

  • Crystal structure of 12-oxophytodienoate reductase 3 from tomato: Self-inhibition by dimerization

    Constanze Breithaupt;Robert Kurzbauer;Hauke Lilie;Andreas Schaller

  • Biochemical evidence that berberine bridge enzyme belongs to a novel family of flavoproteins containing a bi-covalently attached FAD cofactor

    Andreas Winkler;Franz Stefan Hartner;Toni M. Kutchan;Anton Glieder

  • X-Ray Structure of 12-Oxophytodienoate Reductase 1 Provides Structural Insight into Substrate Binding and Specificity within the Family of OYE

    Constanze Breithaupt;Jochen Strassner;Ulrike Breitinger;Robert Huber

  • Stereocomplementary bioreduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated dicarboxylic acids and dimethyl esters using enoate reductases: enzyme- and substrate-based stereocontrol.

    Clemens Stueckler;Melanie Hall;Heidemarie Ehammer;Eva Maria Pointner

  • A unique reaction in a common pathway: mechanism and function of chorismate synthase in the shikimate pathway.

    Peter Macheroux;Jürg Schmid;Nikolaus Amrhein;Andreas Schaller

  • Flavin-dependent quinone reductases

    Sigrid Deller;Peter Macheroux;Sonja Sollner

  • The family of berberine bridge enzyme-like enzymes: A treasure-trove of oxidative reactions.

    Bastian Daniel;Barbara Konrad;Marina Toplak;Majd Lahham

  • Mechanisms of cell death induction by L-amino acid oxidase, a major component of ophidian venom.

    Sudharsana Rao Ande;Phaneeswara Rao Kommoju;Sigrid Draxl;Michael Murkovic

  • A homolog of old yellow enzyme in tomato. Spectral properties and substrate specificity of the recombinant protein.

    Jochen Strassner;Andreas Fürholz;Peter Macheroux;Nikolaus Amrhein

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber University of Graz
Wolfgang Kroutil
Wolfgang Kroutil University of Graz
Kurt Faber
Kurt Faber University of Graz
Rolf Breinbauer
Rolf Breinbauer Graz University of Technology
Klaus Zangger
Klaus Zangger University of Graz
Sandro Ghisla
Sandro Ghisla University of Konstanz
Robert Zimmermann
Robert Zimmermann University of Graz
Sirano Dhe-Paganon
Sirano Dhe-Paganon Harvard University
John B. Vincent
John B. Vincent Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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