Our research fields
- Transaldolases and fructose-6-phophate aldolase
- Thiamine diphosphate-dependent enzyme MenD
- Aromatic amino acids
- Derivatives of the shikimic acid biosynthetic pathway
- Work on the genetics of the central metabolism of E. coli
- Degradation of azo dyes by anaerobic/aerobic processes
- Degradation of sulphonated aminoaromatics by mixed bacterial cultures
- Biochemistry and genetics of the oxidation of sulphonated and chlorinated pyrocatechins
- Ring cleavage of monohydroxylated salicylates
- Stereoselective saponification of nitriles and amides
- Bacterial nitrile hydratases
- Enantioselective hydrolysis of N-acetylnitriles by bacterial nitrilases
- Function of polyphosphate
- Biochemistry and molecular biology of polyphosphate-kinases
- Formation of PHB
- Intracellular degaradation of PHB (PHB-mobilisation)
- Extracellular degradation of PHB
- PHB depolymerases as biocatalysts
- Metabolism of citronellol and other methyl-branched compounds
- Biochemistry und molecular biology of microbial degradation of Natural Rubber (Polyisopren)
Contact
Beat Christen
Prof. Dr.Head of the Institute for Microbiology
