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  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

T. Kent Kirk is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. The professional record available does not list recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues, which indicates limited public data on specific research outputs or collaborative networks at this time.

There is no detailed information regarding the scientist's main fields or subfields of study, nor specific topics of work, thus no disciplinary focus can be explicitly outlined based on the current data.

Kirk has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, an honor received in 1988. This membership is a notable credential reflecting the scientist's standing within the academic community.

There is no indication of book publications or additional awards recorded in the profile.

Best Publications

  • Lignin-degrading enzyme from Phanerochaete chrysosporium: Purification, characterization, and catalytic properties of a unique H2O2-requiring oxygenase

    Ming Tien;T. Kent Kirk

  • Lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Ming Tien;T.Kent Kirk

  • Lignin-Degrading Enzyme from the Hymenomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burds.

    Ming Tien;T. Kent Kirk

  • Production of multiple ligninases by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: effect of selected growth conditions and use of a mutant strain

    T.Kent Kirk;Suki Croan;Ming Tien;Karen E. Murtagh

  • Oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dibenzo[p]-dioxins by Phanerochaete chrysosporium ligninase.

    K E Hammel;B Kalyanaraman;T K Kirk

  • Comparison of lignin peroxidase, horseradish peroxidase and laccase in the oxidation of methoxybenzenes.

    P J Kersten;B Kalyanaraman;K E Hammel;B Reinhammar

  • The ligninase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium generates cation radicals from methoxybenzenes

    P J Kersten;M Tien;B Kalyanaraman;T K Kirk

  • Requirement for a growth substrate during lignin decomposition by two wood-rotting fungi.

    T. Kent Kirk;W. J. Connors;J. Gregory Zeikus

  • Steady-state and transient-state kinetic studies on the oxidation of 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol catalyzed by the ligninase of Phanerocheate chrysosporium Burds.

    M Tien;T K Kirk;C Bull;J A Fee

  • Lignin biodegradation: microbiology, chemistry, and potential applications

    T. Kent Kirk;Takayoshi Higuchi;Hou-min Chang

  • Production of Ligninases and Degradation of Lignin in Agitated Submerged Cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

    Alexander Jäger;Suki Croan;T. Kent Kirk

  • Physical and enzymatic properties of lignin peroxidase isoenzymes from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Roberta L. Farrell;Karen E. Murtagh;Ming Tien;Michael D. Mozuch

  • Decomposition of lignin by white-rot fungi. II. Characterization of heavily degraded lignins from decayed spruce

    T. Kent Kirk;Hou-min Chang

  • Ligninase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Mechanism of its degradation of the non-phenolic arylglycerol β-aryl ether substructure of lignin

    T. K. Kirk;Ming Tien;P. J. Kersten;M. D. Mozuch

  • Relationship of nitrogen to the onset and suppression of ligninolytic activity and secondary metabolism in Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Patrick Fenn;T. Kent Kirk

  • Mechanism of oxidative C alpha-C beta cleavage of a lignin model dimer by Phanerochaete chrysosporium ligninase. Stoichiometry and involvement of free radicals.

    K E Hammel;M Tien;B Kalyanaraman;T K Kirk

  • Regulation of ligninolytic activity by nutrient nitrogen in white-rot basidiomycetes

    Gary F. Leatham;T. Kent Kirk

  • Sensitivity to and Degradation of Pentachlorophenol by Phanerochaete spp.

    Richard T. Lamar;Michael J. Larsen;T. Kent Kirk

  • The cellulases endoglucanase I and cellobiohydrolase II of Trichoderma reesei act synergistically to solubilize native cotton cellulose but not to decrease its molecular size

    KM KlemanLeyer;M SiikaAho;Tuula Teeri;TK Kirk

  • De novo synthesis and decomposition of veratryl alcohol by a lignin-degrading basidiomycete

    Knut Lundquist;T.Kent Kirk

  • Effects of a brown-rot fungus, Lenzites trabea , on lignin in spruce wood

    T. Kent Kirk

  • LIGNIN PEROXIDASE OXIDATION OF MN2+ IN THE PRESENCE OF VERATRYL ALCOHOL, MALONIC OR OXALIC ACID, AND OXYGEN

    Janet L. Popp;B. Kalyanaraman;T. Kent Kirk

Frequent Co-Authors

Hou-min Chang
Hou-min Chang North Carolina State University
Ming Tien
Ming Tien Pennsylvania State University
Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Balaraman Kalyanaraman Medical College of Wisconsin
Richard R. Burgess
Richard R. Burgess University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruce E. Dale
Bruce E. Dale Michigan State University
Charles J. Arntzen
Charles J. Arntzen Arizona State University
Ganesh M. Kishore
Ganesh M. Kishore Monsanto (United States)
Robert A. Blanchette
Robert A. Blanchette University of Minnesota
Karl-Erik Eriksson
Karl-Erik Eriksson University of Georgia
Alf A. Lindberg
Alf A. Lindberg Karolinska Institute

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