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Roland Ludwig

Roland Ludwig

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
14876
World Ranking
7314
National Ranking
37

Overview

Roland Ludwig is a researcher affiliated with BOKU University in Austria, with a significant body of work spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their research is focused on understanding enzymatic processes and their applications in biofuel production, biosensors, and enzyme catalysis.

The main fields of study for Ludwig include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

Subfields contributing to their research are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Plant Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biotechnology

Ludwig's research addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

The researcher has contributed numerous publications in specialized venues, with frequent publications in:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • Molecules
  • FEBS Journal

Notable recent papers by Roland Ludwig include:

  • Amperometric Biosensors Based on Direct Electron Transfer Enzymes, 2021, Molecules
  • Insights into the H2O2-driven catalytic mechanism of fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, 2021, FEBS Journal
  • The H2O2-dependent activity of a fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase investigated with a turbidimetric assay, 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • Investigating lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-assisted wood cell wall degradation with microsensors, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Configuration of active site segments in lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases steers oxidative xyloglucan degradation, 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ludwig encompass:

  • Florian Csarman
  • Stefan Scheiblbrandner
  • Daniel Kracher
  • Lorenz Schwaiger
  • Christophe V. F. P. Laurent

The combination of their expertise in molecular biology and engineering supports research across enzymatic mechanisms, biosensor development, and bio-conversion processes. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in Ludwig's varied publication record and extensive collaboration network.

Best Publications

  • Lignocellulose degradation: An overview of fungi and fungal enzymes involved in lignocellulose degradation.

    Martina Andlar;Tonči Rezić;Nenad Marđetko;Daniel Kracher

  • Discovery of LPMO activity on hemicelluloses shows the importance of oxidative processes in plant cell wall degradation

    Jane W. Agger;Trine Isaksen;Anikó Várnai;Silvia Vidal-Melgosa

  • Extracellular electron transfer systems fuel cellulose oxidative degradation.

    Daniel Kracher;Stefan Scheiblbrandner;Alfons K. G. Felice;Erik Breslmayr

  • A C4-oxidizing Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Cleaving Both Cellulose and Cello-oligosaccharides

    Trine Isaksen;Bjørge Westereng;Bjørge Westereng;Finn L. Aachmann;Jane W. Agger

  • Production of four Neurospora crassa lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases in Pichia pastoris monitored by a fluorimetric assay.

    Roman Kittl;Daniel Kracher;Daniel Burgstaller;Dietmar Haltrich

  • Cellulose Surface Degradation by a Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase and Its Effect on Cellulase Hydrolytic Efficiency

    Manuel Eibinger;Thomas Ganner;Patricia Bubner;Stephanie Rošker

  • Cellobiose dehydrogenase--a flavocytochrome from wood-degrading, phytopathogenic and saprotropic fungi.

    M. Zamocky;R. Ludwig;C. Peterbauer;B. M. Hallberg

  • Oxidoreductases on their way to industrial biotransformations

    Angel T. Martínez;Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas;Susana Camarero;Ana Serrano

  • Structural basis for cellobiose dehydrogenase action during oxidative cellulose degradation.

    Tien-Chye Tan;Tien-Chye Tan;Daniel Kracher;Rosaria Gandini;Rosaria Gandini;Christoph Sygmund

  • Cellobiose Dehydrogenase: A Versatile Catalyst for Electrochemical Applications.

    Roland Ludwig;Wolfgang Harreither;Federico Tasca;Lo Gorton

  • Mediatorless sugar/oxygen enzymatic fuel cells based on gold nanoparticle-modified electrodes

    Xiaoju Wang;Magnus Falk;Roberto Heredia Ortiz;Hirotoshi Matsumura

  • A Direct Electron Transfer-Based Glucose/Oxygen Biofuel Cell Operating in Human Serum

    Vasile Coman;Roland Ludwig;Wolfgang Harreither;Dietmar Haltrich

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

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

  • Tandem-yeast expression system for engineering and producing unspecific peroxygenase.

    Patricia Molina-Espeja;Su Ma;Diana M. Mate;Roland Ludwig

  • A fast and sensitive activity assay for lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase.

    Erik Breslmayr;Marija Hanžek;Marija Hanžek;Aoife Hanrahan;Christian Leitner

  • Catalytic Properties and Classification of Cellobiose Dehydrogenases from Ascomycetes

    Wolfgang Harreither;Christoph Sygmund;Manfred Augustin;Melanie Narciso

  • Third-Generation Biosensor for Lactose Based on Newly Discovered Cellobiose Dehydrogenase

    Leonard Stoica;Roland Ludwig;Dietmar Haltrich;Lo Gorton

  • Multiplicity of enzymatic functions in the CAZy AA3 family.

    Leander Sützl;Christophe V. F. P. Laurent;Annabelle T. Abrera;Annabelle T. Abrera;Georg Schütz

  • Interactions of a fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase with β-glucan substrates and cellobiose dehydrogenase

    Gaston Courtade;Reinhard Wimmer;Åsmund K Røhr;Marita Preims

  • A membrane-, mediator-, cofactor-less glucose/oxygen biofuel cell.

    Vasile Coman;Cristina Vaz-Dominguez;Roland Ludwig;Wolfgang Harreither

  • Characterization of different FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenases for possible use in glucose-based biosensors and biofuel cells

    Muhammad Nadeem Zafar;Najat Beden;Dónal Leech;Christoph Sygmund

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietmar Haltrich
Dietmar Haltrich BOKU University
Lo Gorton
Lo Gorton Lund University
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University
Georg M. Guebitz
Georg M. Guebitz BOKU University
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Wolfgang Schuhmann Ruhr University Bochum
Dónal Leech
Dónal Leech University of Galway
Tautgirdas Ruzgas
Tautgirdas Ruzgas Malmö University
Miguel Alcalde
Miguel Alcalde Spanish National Research Council
Vincent G. H. Eijsink
Vincent G. H. Eijsink Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Chris Oostenbrink
Chris Oostenbrink BOKU University

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