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Werner Hummel is a researcher primarily affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields, with a concentration on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

Their research includes contributions to the subfields of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Hummel's main topics of study cover the following areas:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Their recent publications include:

  • "Expanding the Application Range of Microbial Oxidoreductases by an Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Comamonas testosteroni with a Broad Substrate Spectrum and pH Profile," 2020, Catalysts
  • "Magnetic bead-based electrochemical surrogate virus neutralization test for quantification of antibody neutralizing efficiency," 2025, Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hummel are:

  • Daniel Bakonyi
  • Christine Toelzer
  • Michael Stricker
  • Karsten Niefind
  • Harald Gröger

Their work has been published predominantly in the journals Catalysts and Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

Best Publications

  • Dehydrogenases for the synthesis of chiral compounds

    Werner Hummel;Maria-Regina Kula

  • Large-scale applications of NAD(P)-dependent oxidoreductases: recent developments.

    Werner Hummel

  • Lactobacillus kefir alcohol dehydrogenase: a useful catalyst for synthesis

    Curt W. Bradshaw;Werner Hummel;Chi Huey Wong

  • Combining the 'two worlds' of chemocatalysis and biocatalysis towards multi-step one-pot processes in aqueous media.

    Harald Gröger;Werner Hummel

  • Regeneration of nicotinamide coenzymes: principles and applications for the synthesis of chiral compounds.

    Andrea Weckbecker;Harald Gröger;Werner Hummel

  • New alcohol dehydrogenases for the synthesis of chiral compounds

    Werner Hummel

  • An Enzyme Cascade Synthesis of ε-Caprolactone and its Oligomers

    Sandy Schmidt;Christian Scherkus;Jan Muschiol;Ulf Menyes

  • A NOVEL, EFFICIENT REGENERATING METHOD OF NADPH USING A NEW FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE

    Karsten Seelbach;Bettina Riebel;Werner Hummel;Maria-Regina Kula

  • Cloning, expression, and characterization of an (R)-specific alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus kefir

    Andrea Weckbecker;Werner Hummel

  • Highly Regio- and Enantioselective Reduction of 3,5-Dioxocarboxylates

    Michael Wolberg;Werner Hummel;Christian Wandrey;Michael Müller

  • Enzyme engineering aspects of biocatalysis: Cofactor regeneration as example

    Udo Kragl;Wolfgang Kruse;Werner Hummel;Christian Wandrey

  • Atomic Resolution Structures of R-specific Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus brevis Provide the Structural Bases of its Substrate and Cosubstrate Specificity

    Nils Helge Schlieben;Karsten Niefind;Jörg Müller;Bettina Riebel

  • Modular chemoenzymatic one-pot syntheses in aqueous media: combination of a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with an asymmetric biotransformation.

    Edyta Burda;Werner Hummel;Harald Gröger

  • Enantioselective reduction of ketones with "designer cells" at high substrate concentrations: highly efficient access to functionalized optically active alcohols.

    Harald Gröger;Francoise Chamouleau;Nicolas Orologas;Claudia Rollmann

  • The Crystal Structure of R-specific Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus brevis Suggests the Structural Basis of its Metal Dependency

    Karsten Niefind;Jörg Müller;Bettina Riebel;Werner Hummel

  • Reduction of acetophenone to R (+)-phenylethanol by a new alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus kefir

    Werner Hummel

  • NADH oxidase from Lactobacillus brevis: a new catalyst for the regeneration of NAD

    Birgit Geueke;Bettina Riebel;Werner Hummel

  • A new bacterial l-amino acid oxidase with a broad substrate specificity: purification and characterization

    Birgit Geueke;Werner Hummel

  • D-2-Hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus casei : a new enzyme suitable for stereospecific reduction of 2-ketocarboxylic acids

    Werner Hummel;Horst Schütte;Maria-Regina Kula

  • Cooperative Catalysis of Noncompatible Catalysts through Compartmentalization: Wacker Oxidation and Enzymatic Reduction in a One‐Pot Process in Aqueous Media

    Hirofumi Sato;Werner Hummel;Harald Gröger

  • Isolation of l-phenylalanine dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus sp. M4 and its application for the production of l-phenylalanine

    Werner Hummel;Horst Schütte;Elke Schmidt;Christian Wandrey

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Gröger
Harald Gröger Bielefeld University
Maria-Regina Kula
Maria-Regina Kula Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Michael Müller
Michael Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Liese
Andreas Liese Hamburg University of Technology
Christian Wandrey
Christian Wandrey Forschungszentrum Jülich
Albrecht Berkessel
Albrecht Berkessel University of Cologne
Andreas S. Bommarius
Andreas S. Bommarius Georgia Institute of Technology
Martina Pohl
Martina Pohl Forschungszentrum Jülich
Dietmar Schomburg
Dietmar Schomburg Technische Universität Braunschweig
Ulrich Schwaneberg
Ulrich Schwaneberg RWTH Aachen University

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