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  • 1991 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

Overview

Wolfgang Steglich is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with key subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of specialized topics, such as:

  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Wolfgang Steglich has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Wiebke Thiele
  • Rita Froede
  • Michael Müller
  • Florian Schelter
  • Angie Kirchner

Their work has been published in venues such as ChemBioChem and Chemistry - A European Journal.

Recent papers authored by Wolfgang Steglich include:

  • Enzymatic Formation of Rufoschweinitzin, a Binaphthalene from the Basidiomycete Cortinarius rufoolivaceus, 2020, ChemBioChem
  • 5-Hydroxymethyl-, 5-Formyl- and 5-Carboxydeoxycytidines as Oxidative Lesions and Epigenetic Marks, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

Wolfgang Steglich received recognition in 1991 as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, noted specifically for contributions in Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Simple Method for the Esterification of Carboxylic Acids

    Bernhard Neises;Wolfgang Steglich

  • 4-Dialkylaminopyridines as Highly Active Acylation Catalysts. [New synthetic method (25)]

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich;Helmut Vorbrüggen

  • 4‐Dialkylaminopyridine als hochwirksame Acylierungskatalysatoren

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich;Helmut Vorbrüggen

  • Einfaches Verfahren zur Veresterung von Carbonsäuren

    Bernhard Neises;Wolfgang Steglich

  • N,N‐Dimethyl‐4‐pyridinamine, a Very Effective Acylation Catalyst

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  • Strobilurins: Evolution of a New Class of Active Substances

    Hubert Sauter;Wolfgang Steglich;Timm Anke

  • The DMAP-catalyzed acetylation of alcohols- : A mechanistic study (DMAP = 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine)

    Shangjie Xu;Inginar Held;Bernhard Kempf;Herbert Mayr

  • Pigments of fungi (Macromycetes).

    Gill M;Steglich W

  • 4‐Dimethylamino‐pyridin, ein hochwirksamer Acylierungskatalysator

    W. Steglich;G. Höfle

  • Vibralactone: A lipase inhibitor with an unusual fused beta-lactone produced by cultures of the basidiomycete Boreostereum vibrans

    Dong-Ze Liu;Fei Wang;Tou-Gen Liao;Jian-Guo Tang

  • 4-Dialkylaminopyridines as Acylation Catalysts; III1. Acylation of Sterically Hindered Alcohols

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Synthesis of arcyriarubin b and related bisindolylmaleimides

    Michael Brenner;Hans Rexhausen;Bert Steffan;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Slime moulds ( Myxomycetes ) as a source of new biologically active metabolites

    Wolfgang Steglich

  • Indole Pigments from the Fruiting Bodies of the Slime Mold Arcyria denudata

    Wolfgang Steglich;Bert Steffan;Lothar Kopanski;Gerd Eckhardt

  • Biomimetic Synthesis of Lamellarin G. Trimethyl Ether

    Alexander Heim;Andreas Terpin;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Enhancing the Catalytic Activity of 4‐(Dialkylamino)pyridines by Conformational Fixation

    Markus R. Heinrich;Heike Sabine Klisa;Herbert Mayr;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Synthesis of diastereo- and enantiomerically pure α-amino-γ-oxo acid esters by reaction of acyliminoacetates with enamines derived from 6-membered ketones

    Reiner Kober;Kyriakos Papadopoulos;Wolfgang Miltz;Dieter Enders

  • Knipholone: a unique anthraquinone derivative from Kniphofia foliosa

    Ermias Dagne;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Über eine einfache darstellung von acyl-oxazolinonen-(5) aus 5-acyloxy-oxazolen II. Mitteilung über hypernucleophile acylierungskatalysatoren

    W. Steglich;G. Höfle

  • Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Lamellarin L by Coupling of Two Different Arylpyruvic Acid Units

    Christian Peschko;Christian Winklhofer;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Antibiotics from basidiomycetes. XXXVII. New inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis from cultures of Xerula melanotricha Dörfelt.

    Dorothée Kuhnt;Timm Anke;Helmut Besl;Monika Bross

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Polborn
Kurt Polborn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gerhard Höfle
Gerhard Höfle Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Wolfgang Beck
Wolfgang Beck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Olov Sterner
Olov Sterner Lund University
Michael Spiteller
Michael Spiteller TU Dortmund University
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
Michael Müller
Michael Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ji-Kai Liu
Ji-Kai Liu South Central University for Nationalities
Thomas Schrader
Thomas Schrader University of Duisburg-Essen
Franz Oberwinkler
Franz Oberwinkler University of Tübingen

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