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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
21780
World Ranking
2890
National Ranking
73

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Wil N. Konings was affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focused on topics related to drug transport and resistance mechanisms, particularly within the scope of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy.

The scientist published work in several fields, with primary contributions within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. More specialized subfields of study included oncology, molecular medicine, and pharmacology.

Their research output included at least one documented paper titled Basic Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance: Molecular Properties of Multidrug Transporters, published in 2020 in the McGill Journal of Medicine. This publication addressed the molecular aspects of multidrug transporters as they relate to antibiotic resistance.

Wil N. Konings collaborated frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Hendrik W. van Veen
  • Monique Putman
  • Jack van de Vossenberg
  • Rene Heijne
  • Abelardo Margollés

Their contributions appeared primarily in the McGill Journal of Medicine, reflecting engagement with venues focused on medical and molecular research.

Their work encompassed several main topics:

  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

Best Publications

  • Molecular Properties of Bacterial Multidrug Transporters

    M Putman;HW van Veen;WN Konings

  • The proteolytic systems of lactic acid bacteria

    Edmund R.S. Kunji;Igor Mierau;Anja Hagting;Berend Poolman

  • Beer spoilage bacteria and hop resistance

    Kanta Sakamoto;Wil N Konings

  • Bacteriocins: mechanism of membrane insertion and pore formation

    Gert N. Moll;Wil N. Konings;Arnold J. M. Driessen

  • Distribution and Physiology of ABC-Type Transporters Contributing to Multidrug Resistance in Bacteria

    Jacek Lubelski;Wil N. Konings;Arnold J. M. Driessen

  • Multidrug resistance mediated by a bacterial homolog of the human multidrug transporter MDR1

    Hendrik W. van Veen;Koen Venema;Henk Bolhuis;Irina Oussenko

  • The homodimeric ATP-binding cassette transporter LmrA mediates multidrug transport by an alternating two-site (two-cylinder engine) mechanism

    Hendrik W. van Veen;Abelardo Margolles;Michael Müller;Christopher F. Higgins

  • A bacterial antibiotic-resistance gene that complements the human multidrug-resistance P-glycoprotein gene

    HW van Veen;R Callaghan;L Soceneantu;A Sardini

  • Relation of growth of Streptococcus lactis and Streptococcus cremoris to amino acid transport.

    Berend Poolman;Wil N. Konings

  • Bioenergetics and Solute Transport in Lactococci

    W. N. Konings;B. Poolman;A. J. M. Driessen;Peter C. Maloney

  • SECONDARY SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN BACTERIA

    Bert Poolman;Wil N. Konings

  • The cell membrane plays a crucial role in survival of bacteria and archaea in extreme environments

    Wil N. Konings;Sonja-Verena Albers;Sonja Koning;Arnold J.M. Driessen

  • The ABC family of multidrug transporters in microorganisms

    H.W van Veen;W.N Konings

  • The bacteriocin lactococcin A specifically increases permeability of lactococcal cytoplasmic membranes in a voltage-independent, protein-mediated manner.

    M J van Belkum;J Kok;G Venema;H Holo

  • Proteolytic enzymes of Lactococcus lactis

    P. S. Tjwan Tan;Bert Poolman;Wil N. Konings

  • The Effect of 'Probe Binding' on the Quantitative Determination of the Proton-Motive Force in Bacteria

    Juke S. Lolkema;Klaas J. Hellingwerf;Wil N. Konings

  • Multidrug resistance in Lactococcus lactis: evidence for ATP-dependent drug extrusion from the inner leaflet of the cytoplasmic membrane.

    H Bolhuis;H.W. van Veen;D. Molenaar;Berend Poolman

  • Mechanisms of multidrug transporters

    Henk Bolhuis;Hendrik W van Veen;Bert Poolman;Arnold J.M Driessen

  • Hop Resistance in the Beer Spoilage Bacterium Lactobacillus brevis Is Mediated by the ATP-Binding Cassette Multidrug Transporter HorA

    K Sakamoto;A Margolles;HW van Veen;WN Konings

  • In vitro pore-forming activity of the lantibiotic nisin. Role of protonmotive force and lipid composition

    Maria J. García Garcerá;Marieke G.L. Elferink;Arnold J.M. Driessen;Wil N. Konings

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold J. M. Driessen
Arnold J. M. Driessen University of Groningen
Bert Poolman
Bert Poolman University of Groningen
Hendrik W. van Veen
Hendrik W. van Veen University of Cambridge
Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Edmund R. S. Kunji
Edmund R. S. Kunji University of Cambridge
Paul A. M. Michels
Paul A. M. Michels University of Edinburgh
Abelardo Margolles
Abelardo Margolles Spanish National Research Council
Klaas J. Hellingwerf
Klaas J. Hellingwerf University of Amsterdam
Sonja-Verena Albers
Sonja-Verena Albers University of Freiburg
Eddy J. Smid
Eddy J. Smid Wageningen University & Research

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