Christopher K. Savile

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Christopher K. Savile is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher K. Savile has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biochemistry and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher K. Savile's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Christopher K. Savile is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Christopher K. Savile collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Christopher K. Savile's co-authors include Jacob M. Janey, William R. Jarvis, Anke Krebber, Fred J. Fleitz, Gjalt W. Huisman, Emily C. Mundorff, Jeffrey C. Moore, Paul N. Devine, Gregory Hughes and James Lalonde and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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Christopher K. Savile

21 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Biocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Amines from Ketones Applied to Sitagliptin Manufacture

2010 1.3k citations Christopher K. Savile, Jacob M. Janey et al. Science profile →

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Hans Iding Switzerland

Dörte Rother Germany

Bettina M. Nestl Germany

Matthew D. Truppo United States

Fabio Parmeggiani Italy

Tanja Knaus Netherlands

Qiaqing Wu China

Helen S. Toogood United Kingdom

Jian‐He Xu China

Ling Hua United States

Hans Iding Switzerland

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Fernández, José R., et al.. (2022). In Vitro and Clinical Evaluation of Cannabigerol (CBG) Produced via Yeast Biosynthesis: A Cannabinoid with a Broad Range of Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Health-Boosting Properties. Molecules. 27(2). 491–491. 42 indexed citations

Savile, Christopher K., et al.. (2021). 480 Cannabigerol: The mother of cannabinoids demonstrates a broad spectrum of anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties important for skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(5). S83–S83. 4 indexed citations

Alvizo, Oscar, Christopher K. Savile, Richard J. Fox, et al.. (2014). Directed evolution of an ultrastable carbonic anhydrase for highly efficient carbon capture from flue gas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(46). 16436–16441. 146 indexed citations

Savile, Christopher K. & James Lalonde. (2011). Biotechnology for the acceleration of carbon dioxide capture and sequestration. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 22(6). 818–823. 146 indexed citations

Savile, Christopher K., Jacob M. Janey, Emily C. Mundorff, et al.. (2010). Biocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Amines from Ketones Applied to Sitagliptin Manufacture. Science. 329(5989). 305–309. 1299 indexed citations breakdown →

Savile, Christopher K., Jacob M. Janey, Emily C. Mundorff, et al.. (2010). A Manufactured Enzyme for the Synthesis of Chiral Amines. Synfacts. 2010(10). 1197–1197. 8 indexed citations

Jochens, Helge, Konstanze Stiba, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2009). Umwandlung einer Esterase in eine Epoxidhydrolase. Angewandte Chemie. 121(19). 3584–3587. 13 indexed citations

Jochens, Helge, Konstanze Stiba, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2009). Converting an Esterase into an Epoxide Hydrolase. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(19). 3532–3535. 52 indexed citations

Lavandera, Iván, Susana Fernández, Miguel Ferrero, et al.. (2006). Remote Interactions Explain the Unusual Regioselectivity of Lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia toward the Secondary Hydroxyl of 2′‐Deoxynucleosides. ChemBioChem. 7(4). 693–698. 26 indexed citations

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Savile, Christopher K. & Romas J. Kazlauskas. (2006). The 3‐(3‐Pyridine)propionyl Anchor Group for Protease‐Catalyzed Resolutions: p‐Toluenesulfinamide and Sterically Hindered Secondary Alcohols. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 348(10-11). 1183–1192. 7 indexed citations

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Savile, Christopher K. & Romas J. Kazlauskas. (2005). How Substrate Solvation Contributes to the Enantioselectivity of Subtilisin toward Secondary Alcohols. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(35). 12228–12229. 30 indexed citations

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Savile, Christopher K., et al.. (2005). Subtilisin-Catalyzed Resolution of N-Acyl Arylsulfinamides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(7). 2104–2113. 33 indexed citations

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Reed, Darwin W., Devin R. Polichuk, Peter H. Buist, et al.. (2003). Mechanistic Study of an Improbable Reaction: Alkene Dehydrogenation by the Δ12 Acetylenase of Crepis a lpina. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125(35). 10635–10640. 26 indexed citations

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Daligault, Franck, Darwin W. Reed, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2003). Mechanistic characterization of ω-3 desaturation in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris. Phytochemistry. 63(7). 739–744. 6 indexed citations

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Reed, Darwin W., Christopher K. Savile, Xiao Qiu, Peter H. Buist, & Patrick S. Covello. (2002). Mechanism of 1,4‐dehydrogenation catalyzed by a fatty acid (1,4)‐desaturase of Calendula officinalis. European Journal of Biochemistry. 269(20). 5024–5029. 21 indexed citations

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Behrouzian, Behnaz, Derek J. Hodgson, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2002). Use of ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy to probe enzymatic oxidation of fluorine‐tagged sulfides. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 40(8). 524–528. 8 indexed citations

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Behrouzian, Behnaz, Christopher K. Savile, Brian A. Dawson, Peter H. Buist, & John Shanklin. (2002). Exploring the Hydroxylation−Dehydrogenation Connection: Novel Catalytic Activity of Castor Stearoyl-ACP Δ⁹ Desaturase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124(13). 3277–3283. 51 indexed citations

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Savile, Christopher K., Darwin W. Reed, Dauenpen Meesapyodsuk, Patrick S. Covello, & Peter H. Buist. (2001). Cryptoregiochemistry of a Brassica napus fatty acid desaturase (FAD3): a kinetic isotope effect study. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1116–1121. 11 indexed citations

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Meesapyodsuk, Dauenpen, Darwin W. Reed, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2000). Substrate specificity, regioselectivity and cryptoregiochemistry of plant and animal ω-3 fatty acid desaturases. Biochemical Society Transactions. 28(6). 632–635. 13 indexed citations

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Meesapyodsuk, Dauenpen, Darwin W. Reed, Christopher K. Savile, et al.. (2000). Characterization of the Regiochemistry and Cryptoregiochemistry of a Caenorhabditis elegans Fatty Acid Desaturase (FAT-1) Expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemistry. 39(39). 11948–11954. 63 indexed citations

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