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List of works by Emily Balskus

A prominent glycyl radical enzyme in human gut microbiomes metabolizes trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline.

scientific article

A widely distributed metalloenzyme class enables gut microbial metabolism of host- and diet-derived catechols

scientific article published on 18 February 2020

Announcement of 2019 Keystone Symposia Conference: "Microbiome: Chemical Mechanisms and Biological Consequences"

scientific article published on 24 July 2018

Biocatalytic Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Using a Promiscuous Biosynthetic Enzyme

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Characterization of 1,2-Propanediol Dehydratases Reveals Distinct Mechanisms for B12-Dependent and Glycyl Radical Enzymes

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

Chemical transformation of xenobiotics by the human gut microbiota.

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Deciphering Human Gut Microbiota-Nutrient Interactions: A Role for Biochemistry

scientific article published on 25 April 2018

Deciphering Human Microbiota–Host Chemical Interactions

scientific article published in 2020

Discovery and characterization of a prevalent human gut bacterial enzyme sufficient for the inactivation of a family of plant toxins.

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Discovery and inhibition of an interspecies gut bacterial pathway for Levodopa metabolism

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Discovery of a Diazo-Forming Enzyme in Cremeomycin Biosynthesis

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Gut Microbiota: Rational Manipulation of Gut Bacterial Metalloenzymes Provides Insights into Dysbiosis and Inflammation

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Gut bacterial phospholipase Ds support disease-associated metabolism by generating choline

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Heteroatom-Heteroatom Bond Formation in Natural Product Biosynthesis

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In Vitro Characterization of the Colibactin-Activating Peptidase ClbP Enables Design of a Fluorogenic Activity Probe

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

In Vitro Characterization of the Colibactin-Activating Peptidase ClbP Enables Development of a Fluorogenic Activity Probe

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Mapping the T cell repertoire to a complex gut bacterial community

scientific article published on 16 August 2023

Molecular basis for catabolism of the abundant metabolite trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline by a microbial glycyl radical enzyme

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Production of Stealthin C Involves an S-N-Type Smiles Rearrangement.

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Reactivity of an Unusual Amidase May Explain Colibactin's DNA Cross-Linking Activity

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

Structure-Guided Identification of a Small Molecule That Inhibits Anaerobic Choline Metabolism by Human Gut Bacteria

scientific article published on 17 December 2018

The Human Microbiome

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

The Human Microbiota, Infectious Disease, and Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA

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The l-Alanosine Gene Cluster Encodes a Pathway for Diazeniumdiolate Biosynthesis

scientific article published on 23 October 2019