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. Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Harnessing extremophilic carboxylesterases for applications in polyester depolymerisation and plastic waste recycling

    Williams, G., Ma, H., Khusnutdinova, A., Yakunin, A. & Golyshin, P., Aug 2023, In: Essays in Biochemistry. 67, 4, p. 715-729 15 p., EBC20220255.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  3. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  4. Published

    Metagenomics as a tool for enzyme discovery: hydrolytic enzymes from marine-related metagenomes

    Popovic, A., Tchigvintsev, A., Tran, H., Chernikova, T. N., Golyshina, O. V., Yakimov, M. M., Golyshin, P. N. & Yakunin, A. F., 2015, Prokaryotic Systems Biology. Springer, p. 1-20 20 p.

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

  5. 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

  6. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  7. A family of metal-dependent phosphatases implicated in metabolite damage-control

    Huang, L., Khusnutdinova, A., Nocek, B., Brown, G., Xu, X., Cui, H., Petit, P., Flick, R., Zallot, R., Balmant, K., Ziemak, M. J., Shanklin, J., de Crecy-Lagard, V., Fiehn, O., Gregory, J. F. . III., Joachimiak, A., Savchenko, A., Yakunin, A. F. & Hanson, A. D., Aug 2016, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 12, 8, p. 621-627

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    A microplate screen to estimate metal-binding affinities of metalloproteins

    Diep, P., Mahadevan, R. & Yakunin, A. F., 15 Nov 2020, In: Analytical biochemistry. 609, p. 113836

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Activity screening of environmental metagenomic libraries reveals novel carboxylesterase families

    Popovic, A., Hai, T., Tchigvintsev, A., Hajighasemi, M., Nocek, B., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Brown, G., Glinos, J., Flick, R., Skarina, T., Chernikova, T., Yim, V., Bruls, T., Le Paslier, D., Yakimov, M. M., Joachimiak, A., Ferrer, M., Golyshina, O., Savchenko, A., Golyshin, P. & Yakunin, A. F., Mar 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 44103, 44103.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Alkene hydrogenation activity of enoate reductases for an environmentally benign biosynthesis of adipic acid

    Joo, J. C., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Flick, R., Kim, T., Bornscheuer, U. T., Yakunin, A. F. & Mahadevan, R., 1 Feb 2017, In: Chemical Science. 8, 2, p. 1406-1413

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Biochemical and structural insights into enzymatic depolymerization of polylactic acid and other polyesters by microbial carboxylesterases

    Hajighasemi, M., Nocek, B. P., Tchigvintsev, A., Brown, G., Flick, R., Xu, X., Cui, H., Hai, T., Joachimiak, A., Golyshin, P., Savchenko, A., Edwards, E. A. & Yakunin, A. F., 18 Apr 2016, In: Biomacromolecules. 17, 6, p. 2027-2039

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Biosynthesis and activity of prenylated FMN cofactors

    Wang, P-H., Khusnutdinova, A. N., Luo, F., Xiao, J., Nemr, K., Flick, R., Brown, G., Mahadevan, R., Edwards, E. & Yakunin, A., 17 May 2018, In: Cell Chemical Biology. 25, 5, p. 560-570

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. CRISPR RNA binding and DNA target recognition by purified Cascade complexes from Escherichia coli

    Beloglazova, N., Kuznedelov, K., Flick, R., Datsenko, K. A., Brown, G., Popovic, A., Lemak, S., Semenova, E., Severinov, K. & Yakunin, A. F., Jan 2015, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 43, 1, p. 530-543

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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