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5950
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49

Overview

Sun Chang Kim is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, contributing to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

The researcher's work spans several main topics including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds

Frequent publication venues where Sun Chang Kim has appeared include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
  • Journal of Ginseng Research
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Recent notable papers by Sun Chang Kim are:

  • "Modifications of mRNA vaccine structural elements for improving mRNA stability and translation efficiency," 2021, Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
  • "Integrating strategies for sustainable conversion of waste biomass into dark-fermentative hydrogen and value-added products," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Functional cooperation of the glycine synthase-reductase and Wood-Ljungdahl pathways for autotrophic growth of Clostridium drakei," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Iron competition triggers antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor during coculture with Myxococcus xanthus," 2020, The ISME Journal
  • "Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Eubacterium limosum ATCC 8486 on Carbon Monoxide," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Sun Chang Kim has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Byung-Kwan Cho (19 publications)
  • Ji-Young Ahn (8 publications)
  • Yang-Hoon Kim (8 publications)
  • Woo-Ri Shin (7 publications)
  • Ji Hun Kim (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of action of the antimicrobial peptide buforin II: buforin II kills microorganisms by penetrating the cell membrane and inhibiting cellular functions.

    Chan Bae Park;Hun Sik Kim;Sun Chang Kim

  • Structure–activity analysis of buforin II, a histone H2A-derived antimicrobial peptide: The proline hinge is responsible for the cell-penetrating ability of buforin II

    Chan Bae Park;Kwan-Su Yi;Katsumi Matsuzaki;Mi Sun Kim

  • Bioengineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles as cell-specific drug-delivery vehicles for cancer therapy.

    Vipul B Gujrati;Sung Hyun Kim;Sang-Hyun Kim;Jung Joon Min

  • Genome sequences of Escherichia coli B strains REL606 and BL21(DE3).

    Haeyoung Jeong;Valérie Barbe;Choong Hoon Lee;Choong Hoon Lee;David Vallenet

  • A NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE FROM BUFO BUFO GARGARIZANS

    Chan Bae Park;Mi Sun Kim;Sun Chang Kim

  • Parasin I, an antimicrobial peptide derived from histone H2A in the catfish, Parasilurus asotus.

    In Yup Park;Chan Bae Park;Mi Sun Kim;Sun Chang Kim

  • Buforins: histone H2A-derived antimicrobial peptides from toad stomach.

    Ju Hyun Cho;Bong Hyun Sung;Sun Chang Kim

  • Interactions of the novel antimicrobial peptide buforin 2 with lipid bilayers: proline as a translocation promoting factor

    Satoe Kobayashi;Kenta Takeshima;Chan Bae Park;Sun Chang Kim

  • A novel antimicrobial peptide from the loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus.

    Chan Bae Park;Jae Hyun Lee;In Yup Park;Mi Sun Kim

  • Cathepsin D produces antimicrobial peptide parasin I from histone H2A in the skin mucosa of fish

    Ju Hyun Cho;In Yup Park;Hun Sik Kim;Won Taek Lee

  • Fungal cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: Their distribution, structure, functions, family expansion, and evolutionary origin

    Wanping Chen;Mi-Kyung Lee;Colin Jefcoate;Sun Chang Kim

  • De novo generation of short antimicrobial peptides with enhanced stability and cell specificity

    Hyun Kim;Ju Hye Jang;Sun Chang Kim;Ju Hyun Cho

  • Hydrogen production from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii biomass using a two-step conversion process: Anaerobic conversion and photosynthetic fermentation

    Mi Sun Kim;Jin Sook Baek;Young Su Yun;Sang Jun Sim

  • Mechanism of anticancer activity of buforin IIb, a histone H2A-derived peptide.

    Hyun Soo Lee;Chan Bae Park;Jung Min Kim;Su A Jang

  • The dynamic transcriptional and translational landscape of the model antibiotic producer Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

    Yujin Jeong;Ji-Nu Kim;Min Woo Kim;Giselda Bucca

  • Pro-inflammatory hepatic macrophages generate ROS through NADPH oxidase 2 via endocytosis of monomeric TLR4-MD2 complex.

    So Yeon Kim;Jong Min Jeong;Soo Jin Kim;Wonhyo Seo

  • Phenotypic engineering by reprogramming gene transcription using novel artificial transcription factors in Escherichia coli

    Ju Young Lee;Bong Hyun Sung;Byung Jo Yu;Jun Hyoung Lee

  • Analysis of the mouse gut microbiome using full-length 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing

    Jongoh Shin;Sooin Lee;Min-Jeong Go;Sang Yup Lee

  • Metabolic engineering of a reduced-genome strain of Escherichia coli for L-threonine production.

    Jun Hyoung Lee;Bong Hyun Sung;Mi Sun Kim;Frederick R Blattner

  • Two Ginseng UDP-Glycosyltransferases Synthesize Ginsenoside Rg3 and Rd

    Suk-Chae Jung;Woohyun Kim;Sung Chul Park;Jinkil Jeong

Frequent Co-Authors

Byung-Kwan Cho
Byung-Kwan Cho Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Jae-Hyuk Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jung-Kul Lee
Jung-Kul Lee Konkuk University
Gyun Min Lee
Gyun Min Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Bernhard O. Palsson
Bernhard O. Palsson University of California, San Diego
Gou Young Koh
Gou Young Koh Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Chulhee Choi
Chulhee Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yun Chan Kang
Yun Chan Kang Korea University
Frederick R. Blattner
Frederick R. Blattner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vipin Chandra Kalia
Vipin Chandra Kalia Konkuk University

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