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Ron Wever is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research contributions span primarily across the fields of chemistry as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, and biochemistry.

They have published extensively on topics related to vanadium and halogenation chemistry, oxidative organic chemistry reactions, and synthesis and catalytic reactions. Further focal areas include metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms, genomics associated with phytochemicals and oxidative stress, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, and essential oils and antimicrobial activity.

  • Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Their recent papers illustrate their active role in catalysis and sustainable chemistry. Key recent publications include:

  • "Water-Soluble Anthraquinone Photocatalysts Enable Methanol-Driven Enzymatic Halogenation and Hydroxylation Reactions," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Chemoenzymatic Hunsdiecker-Type Decarboxylative Bromination of Cinnamic Acids," 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • "Sulfated phenolic acids in plants," 2022, Planta
  • "Chemoenzymatic Halocyclization of 4-Pentenoic Acid at Preparative Scale," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Chemoenzymatic intermolecular haloether synthesis," 2021, Molecular Catalysis

Significant publication venues for their work include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Planta
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Molecular Catalysis
  • Journal of Insect Conservation

Ron Wever has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Frank Hollmann (6 collaborations)
  • Wuyuan Zhang (3 collaborations)
  • Sabry H. H. Younes (2 collaborations)
  • Shaohang Chen (2 collaborations)
  • Andrada But (2 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Tetrahydrobiopterin restores endothelial function in hypercholesterolemia.

    E Stroes;J Kastelein;F Cosentino;W Erkelens

  • Vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles mimic vanadium haloperoxidases and thwart biofilm formation

    Filipe Natalio;Rute André;Aloysius F. Hartog;Brigitte Stoll

  • V2O5 Nanowires with an Intrinsic Peroxidase-Like Activity

    Rute André;Filipe Natálio;Madalena Humanes;Jana Leppin

  • X-RAY STRUCTURE OF A VANADIUM-CONTAINING ENZYME : CHLOROPEROXIDASE FROM THE FUNGUS CURVULARIA INAEQUALIS

    Albrecht Messerschmidt;Ron Wever

  • Demonstration by EPR spectroscopy of the functional role of iron in soybean lipoxygenase-1

    J.J.M.C. de Groot;G.A. Veldink;J.F.G. Vliegenthart;J. Boldingh

  • Selective aerobic oxidation reactions using a combination of photocatalytic water oxidation and enzymatic oxyfunctionalizations

    Wuyuan Zhang;Elena Fernández-Fueyo;Yan Ni;Morten van Schie

  • Implications for the catalytic mechanism of the vanadium-containing enzyme chloroperoxidase from the fungus Curvularia inaequalis by X-ray structures of the native and peroxide form.

    Albrecht Messerschmidt;Lars Prade;Ron Wever

  • Quantitative aspects of the production of superoxide radicals by phagocytizing human granulocytes.

    Weening Rs;Wever R;Roos D

  • Interaction of myeloperoxidase with peroxynitrite. A comparison with lactoperoxidase, horseradish peroxidase and catalase.

    René Floris;Sander R. Piersma;Guang Yang;Peter Jones

  • Characterization and quantification of the peroxidase in human monocytes.

    Arthur Bos;Ron Wever;Dirk Roos

  • Bromoperoxidase and iodoperoxidase enzymes and production of halogenated methanes in marine diatom cultures

    R. M. Moore;M. Webb;R. Tokarczyk;R. Wever

  • Nitric Oxide Production Is Reduced in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure

    R Wever;P Boer;M Hijmering;E Stroes

  • Isolation procedure and some properties of myeloperoxidase from human leucocytes

    A.R.J. Bakkenist;R. Wever;T. Vulsma;H. Plat

  • Generation of superoxide radicals during the autoxidation of mammalian oxyhemoglobin

    R. Wever;B. Oudega;B.F. Van Gelder

  • Bromoperoxidase from Ascophyllum nodosum: a novel class of enzymes containing vanadium as a prosthetic group?

    E. de Boer;Y. van Kooyk;M.G.M. Tromp;H. Plat

  • Brominating activity of the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum: impact on the biosphere

    Ron Wever;Michiel G. M. Tromp;Bea E. Krenn;Abdoeljallal Marjani

  • From phosphatases to vanadium peroxidases: a similar architecture of the active site.

    Wieger Hemrika;Rokus Renirie;Henk L. Dekker;Phil Barnett

  • Vanadium(V) as an essential element for haloperoxidase activity in marine brown algae: purification and characterization of a vanadium(V)-containing bromoperoxidase from Laminaria saccharina

    E. de Boer;M.G.M. Tromp;H. Plat;G.E. Krenn

  • The chloroperoxidase from the fungus Curvularia inaequalis; a novel vanadium enzyme.

    Johannes W.P.M. van Schijndel;Esther G.M. Vollenbroek;Ron Wever

  • Front Cover: Chemoenzymatic Halocyclization of γ,δ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols (ChemSusChem 1/2020)

    Sabry H. H. Younes;Sabry H. H. Younes;Florian Tieves;Dongming Lan;Yonghua Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Henk L. Dekker
Henk L. Dekker University of Amsterdam
Hans E. Schoemaker
Hans E. Schoemaker DSM (Netherlands)
Frank Hollmann
Frank Hollmann Delft University of Technology
Albrecht Messerschmidt
Albrecht Messerschmidt Max Planck Society
Dirk Roos
Dirk Roos University of Amsterdam
Rolf Boelens
Rolf Boelens Utrecht University
Gerald T. Babcock
Gerald T. Babcock Michigan State University
S. Samar Hasnain
S. Samar Hasnain University of Liverpool
Wolfgang Tremel
Wolfgang Tremel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Adriaan H. Stouthamer
Adriaan H. Stouthamer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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