Professor Alexander Yakunin

Professor In Enzyme Discovery and Application

Contact info

 

Professor Alexander Yakunin (Iakounine)

 

Office: Thoday Building, room S25

Email: a.iakounine@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248 388399

 

Research focus: enzyme discovery, enzymology, enzyme applications

  1. Published

    One-pot chemo-enzymatic synthesis and one-step recovery of length-variable long-chain polyphosphates from microalgal biomass

    Lin, Y-H., Nishikawa, S., Jia, T. Z., Yeh, F-I., Khusnutdinova, A., Yakunin, A., Fujishima, K. & Wang, P-H., 27 Oct 2023, In: Green Chemistry. 23

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Prenylated FMN: biosynthesis, purification, and Fdc1 activation

    Khusnutdinova, A. N., Xiao, J., Wang, P-H., Batyrova, K., Flick, R., Edwards, E. & Yakunin, A., 2019, New Approaches for Flavin Catalysis. Palfey, B. A. (ed.). Elsevier, Vol. 620. p. 469-488 (Methods in Enzymology).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Pressure adaptation is linked to thermal adaptation in salt-saturated marine habitats

    Alcaide, M., Stogios, P. J., Lafraya, A., Tchigvintsev, A., Flick, R., Bargiela, R., Chernikova, T. N., Reva, O. N., Hai, T., Leggewie, C. C., Katzke, N., La Cono, V., Matesanz, R., Jebbar, M., Jaeger, K., Yakimov, M. M., Yakunin, A. F., Golyshin, P. N., Golyshina, O. V., Savchenko, A. & Ferrer, M., 17 Dec 2014, In: Environmental Microbiology. 17, 2, p. 332-345

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Proteome cold-shock response in the extremely acidophilic archaeon, Cuniculiplasma divulgatum

    Bargiela, R., Lanthaler, K., Potter, C., Ferrer, M., Yakunin, A., Paizs, B., Golyshin, P. & Golyshina, O., 19 May 2020, In: Microorganisms . 8, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Relationships between Substrate Promiscuity and Chiral Selectivity of Esterases from Phylogenetically and Environmentally Diverse Microorganisms

    Coscolín, C., Martínez-Martínez, M., Chow, J., Bargiela, R., García-Moyano, A., Bjerga, G. E. K., Bollinger, A., Stokke, R., Steen, I. H., Golyshina, O., Yakimov, M. M., Jaeger, K-E., Yakunin, A. F., Streit, W. R., Golyshin, P. & Ferrer, M., 5 Jan 2018, In: Catalysts. 8, 1, 10.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. SAMHD1 is a biomarker for cytarabine response and a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia

    Schneider, C., Oellerich, T., Baldauf, H-M., Schwarz, S-M., Thomas, D., Flick, R., Bohnenberger, H., Kaderali, L., Stegmann, L., Cremer, A., Martin, M., Lohmeyer, J., Michaelis, M., Hornung, V., Schliemann, C., Berdel, W. E., Hartmann, W., Wardelmann, E., Comoglio, F., Hansmann, M-L., Yakunin, A. F., Geisslinger, G., Stroebel, P., Ferreiros, N., Serve, H., Keppler, O. T. & Cinatl, J. J., Feb 2017, In: Nature Medicine. 23, 2, p. 250-255

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Screening and Characterization of Novel Polyesterases from Environmental Metagenomes with High Hydrolytic Activity against Synthetic Polyesters

    Hajighasemi, M., Tchigvintsev, A., Nocek, B., Flick, R., Popovic, A., Hai, T., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Brown, G., Xu, X., Cui, H., Anstett, J., Chernikova, T., Bruls, T., Le Paslier, D., Yakimov, M. M., Joachimiak, A., Golyshina, O., Savchenko, A., Golyshin, P., Edwards, E. A. & Yakunin, A. F., 6 Nov 2018, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 21, p. 12388-12401

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Site-directed mutagenesis and stability of the carboxylic acid reductase MAB4714 from Mycobacterium abscessus

    Fedorchuk, T. P., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Flick, R. & Yakunin, A., 10 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Biotechnology. 303, p. 72-79

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Structural Insights into Substrate Selectivity and Activity of Bacterial Polyphosphate Kinases

    Nocek, B. P., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Ruszkowski, M., Flick, R., Burda, M., Batyrova, K., Brown, G., Mucha, A., Joachimiak, A., Berlicki, L. & Yakunin, A. F., 2 Nov 2018, In: ACS Catalysis. 8, 11, p. 10746-10760

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Structural and biochemical insights into CRISPR RNA processing by the Cas5c ribonuclease SMU1763 from Streptococcus mutans

    Lemak, S., Serbanescu, M. A., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Ruszkowski, M., Beloglazova, N., Xu, X., Brown, G., Cui, H., Tan, K., Joachimiak, A., Cvitkovitch, D. G., Savchenko, A. & Yakunin, A., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297, 5, 101251.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review