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Overview

Servé W. M. Kengen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. The research focuses primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Recent publications by Servé W. M. Kengen include:

  • "The PEP-pyruvate-oxaloacetate node: variation at the heart of metabolism," 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • "Sporulation in solventogenic and acetogenic clostridia," 2021, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "The transition of Rhodobacter sphaeroides into a microbial cell factory," 2020, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • "Metabolic engineering of Clostridium autoethanogenum for ethyl acetate production from CO," 2022, Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Multilevel optimisation of anaerobic ethyl acetate production in engineered Escherichia coli," 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels

Frequent co-authors include:

  • John van der Oost
  • Ruud A. Weusthuis
  • Constantinos Patinios
  • Anna C. Bohnenkamp
  • René H. Wijffels

Relevant publication venues where Servé W. M. Kengen has frequently published are:

  • Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Purification and characterization of an extremely thermostable β-glucosidase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

    Servé W. M. Kengen;Evert J. Luesink;Alfons J. M. Stams;Alexander J. B. Zehnder

  • Adaptations of archaeal and bacterial membranes to variations in temperature, pH and pressure

    Melvin F. Siliakus;John van der Oost;Servé W. M. Kengen

  • NADPH-generating systems in bacteria and archaea

    Sebastiaan K. Spaans;Ruud A. Weusthuis;John eVan Der Oost;Servé W.M. Kengen

  • The unique features of glycolytic pathways in Archaea.

    Corné H Verhees;Servé W M Kengen;Judith E Tuininga;Gerrit J Schut

  • Purification and Characterization of (Per)Chlorate Reductase from the Chlorate-Respiring Strain GR-1

    S.W.M. Kengen;G.B. Rikken;W.R. Hagen;C.G. van Ginkel

  • Purification and characterization of chlorite dismutase : a novel oxygen-generating enzyme

    C. G. van Ginkel;G. B. Rikken;A. G. M. Kroon;S. W. M. Kengen

  • Evidence for the operation of a novel Embden-Meyerhof pathway that involves ADP-dependent kinases during sugar fermentation by Pyrococcus furiosus.

    S.W.M. Kengen;F.A.M. de Bok;N.D. van Loo;C. Dijkema

  • Hydrogenomics of the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus

    Harmen J. G. van de Werken;Marcel R. A. Verhaart;Amy L. VanFossen;Karin Willquist

  • Sugar metabolism of hyperthermophiles

    ServéW.M. Kengen;Alfons J.M. Stams;Willem M. de Vos

  • Hydrogen production by hyperthermophilic and extremely thermophilic bacteria and archaea: mechanisms for reductant disposal

    Marcel R.A. Verhaart;Abraham A.M. Bielen;John van der Oost;Alfons J.M. Stams

  • Formation of L-alanine as a reduced end product in carbohydrate fermentation by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

    Servé W. M. Kengen;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Anaerobic microbial reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated ethenes

    Peter J. M. Middeldorp;Maurice L. G. C. Luijten;Bram A. van de Pas;Miriam H. A. van Eekert

  • Purification and characterization of a novel ADP-dependent glucokinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus.

    S.W.M. Kengen;J.E. Tuininga;F.A.M. de Bok;A.J.M. Stams

  • Ethyl acetate production by the elusive alcohol acetyltransferase from yeast.

    Aleksander J. Kruis;Mark Levisson;Astrid E. Mars;Max van der Ploeg

  • The ferredoxin-dependent conversion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus represents a novel site of glycolytic regulation.

    J. van der Oost;G. Schut;S.W.M. Kengen;W.R. Hagen

  • Methane production as a function of anaerobic carbon mineralization: A process model

    R. Segers;S.W.M. Kengen

  • Genetic and biochemical characterization of a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus.

    J. van der Oost;W.G.B. Voorhorst;S.W.M. Kengen;A.C.M. Geerling

  • Carbohydrate utilization patterns for the extremely thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus reveal broad growth substrate preferences.

    Amy L. VanFossen;Marcel R. A. Verhaart;Servé M. W. Kengen;Robert M. Kelly

  • Molecular and biochemical characterization of the ADP-dependent phosphofructokinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

    J.E. Tuininga;C.H. Verhees;J. van der Oost;S.W.M. Kengen

  • Production and characterization of a thermostable alcohol dehydrogenase that belongs to the aldo-keto reductase superfamily.

    Ronnie Machielsen;Agustinus R. Uria;Servé W. M. Kengen;John van der Oost

Frequent Co-Authors

John van der Oost
John van der Oost Wageningen University & Research
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Godfried D. Vogels
Godfried D. Vogels Radboud University
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
René H. Wijffels
René H. Wijffels Wageningen University & Research
Gerrit Eggink
Gerrit Eggink Wageningen University & Research
Jules Beekwilder
Jules Beekwilder Wageningen University & Research
Wilfred R. Hagen
Wilfred R. Hagen Delft University of Technology
Francesc Medina
Francesc Medina Rovira i Virgili University
Jan C.T. Eijkel
Jan C.T. Eijkel University of Twente

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