Kurt Faber

19.8k citations

330 papers · 15.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 61

Co-authors: Wolfgang Kroutil Mélanie Hall Silvia M. Glueck Herfried Griengl Christoph K. Winkler Klaus Edegger Sandra F. Mayer Andreas Steinreiber
Topics: Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (261 papers)Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (136 papers)Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (56 papers)
Cited by: Biochemistry Organic Chemistry Molecular Biology
Journals: Chemical Reviews Journal of the American Chemical Society Chemical Society Reviews
Partner nations: Austria Germany Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Kurt Faber

329 papers receiving 15.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry

2000 955 citations Kurt Faber profile →
Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods

2021 168 citations Kurt Faber, Christoph K. Winkler et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metal Ion Promiscuity and Structure of 2,3‐Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Decarboxylase of Aspergillus oryzae 2020 ·ChemBioChem ·Gerhard Höfer,Xiang Sheng,Simone Braeuer,Stefan E. Payer,(unknown),Walter Goessler,Kurt Faber,Walter Keller,Fahmi Himo,Silvia M. Glueck	18
2	Pressurized CO₂ as a carboxylating agent for the biocatalytic ortho-carboxylation of resorcinol 2018 ·Green Chemistry ·(unknown),Gerhard Höfer,Walter Keller,Sam Hay,Derren J. Heyes,Alexander Dennig,Silvia M. Glueck,Kurt Faber	24
3	Structural and Mechanistic Analysis of the Choline Sulfatase from Sinorhizobium melliloti: A Class I Sulfatase Specific for an Alkyl Sulfate Ester 2018 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Bert van Loo,Markus Schöber,Eugene Valkov,(unknown),Erich Bornberg‐Bauer,Kurt Faber,Marko Hyvönen,Florian Hollfelder	10
4	Biocatalytic Oxidative Cascade for the Conversion of Fatty Acids into α‐Ketoacids via Internal H₂O₂ Recycling 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown),Alexander Dennig,(unknown),(unknown),Mathias Pickl,Thomas Haas,Mélanie Hall,Kurt Faber	40
5	Regioselektive para‐Carboxylierung von Catecholen mit einer Prenylflavin‐abhängigen Decarboxylase 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Stefan E. Payer,Stephen Marshall,(unknown),Xiang Sheng,Tamara Reiter,(unknown),Georg Steinkellner,Christiane Wuensch,(unknown),Karl Fisher,Stephen E. J. Rigby,Peter Macheroux,Janet Vonck,Karl Gruber,Kurt Faber,Fahmi Himo,David Leys,Tea Pavkov‐Keller,Silvia M. Glueck	6
6	Eine biokatalytische oxidative Kaskade für die Umsetzung von Fettsäuren zu α‐Ketosäuren mit interner H₂O₂‐Regeneration 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown),Alexander Dennig,(unknown),(unknown),Mathias Pickl,Thomas Haas,Mélanie Hall,Kurt Faber	7
7	Regioselective para‐Carboxylation of Catechols with a Prenylated Flavin Dependent Decarboxylase 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Stefan E. Payer,Stephen Marshall,(unknown),Xiang Sheng,Tamara Reiter,(unknown),Georg Steinkellner,Christiane Wuensch,(unknown),Karl Fisher,Stephen E. J. Rigby,Peter Macheroux,Janet Vonck,Karl Gruber,Kurt Faber,Fahmi Himo,David Leys,Tea Pavkov‐Keller,Silvia M. Glueck	64
8	Oxidative Decarboxylation of Short‐Chain Fatty Acids to 1‐Alkenes 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Alexander Dennig,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Stefan Gilch,Thomas Bülter,Thomas Haas,Mélanie Hall,Kurt Faber	147
9	Stereochemistry and Mechanism of Enzymatic and Non‐Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Benzylic sec‐Sulfate Esters 2014 ·European Journal of Organic Chemistry ·(unknown),Markus Schöber,Rolf Breinbauer,Kurt Faber	2
10	One‐Pot Deracemization of sec‐Alcohols: Enantioconvergent Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Alkyl Sulfates Using Stereocomplementary Sulfatases 2013 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Markus Schöber,(unknown),Tanja Knaus,Gernot A. Strohmeier,Bert van Loo,Michael Fuchs,Florian Hollfelder,Peter Macheroux,Kurt Faber	24
11	NAD(P)H‐Independent Asymmetric CC Bond Reduction Catalyzed by Ene Reductases by Using Artificial Co‐substrates as the Hydrogen Donor 2013 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Christoph K. Winkler,Dorina Clay,(unknown),(unknown),Kurt Faber	22
12	Asymmetric Synthesis of β‐Substituted α‐Methylenebutyro‐ lactones via TRIP‐Catalyzed Allylation: Mechanistic Studies and Application to the Synthesis of (S)‐(−)‐Hydroxymatairesinol 2013 ·Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·Michael Fuchs,Markus Schöber,Andreas Orthaber,Kurt Faber	20
13	A Substrate‐Driven Approach to Determine Reactivities of α,β‐Unsaturated Carboxylic Esters Towards Asymmetric Bioreduction 2012 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Gábor Tasnádi,Christoph K. Winkler,Dorina Clay,(unknown),Walter M. F. Fabian,Mélanie Hall,Klaus Ditrich,Kurt Faber	39
14	Bioreduction of α-methylcinnamaldehyde derivatives: chemo-enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of Lilial™ and Helional™ 2010 ·Dalton Transactions ·Clemens Stueckler,(unknown),Christoph K. Winkler,Silvia M. Glueck,Karl Gruber,Georg Steinkellner,Kurt Faber	50
15	Enzymatic Racemization of Amines Catalyzed by Enantiocomplementary ω‐Transaminases 2010 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Dominik Koszelewski,Barbara Grischek,Silvia M. Glueck,Wolfgang Kroutil,Kurt Faber	36
16	Epoxidation of conjugated CC-bonds and sulfur-oxidation of thioethers mediated by NADH:FMN-dependent oxidoreductases 2009 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·(unknown),Clemens Stueckler,Mélanie Hall,Peter Macheroux,Kurt Faber	22
17	Asymmetric Bioreduction of Activated Alkenes Using Cloned 12‐Oxophytodienoate Reductase Isoenzymes OPR‐1 and OPR‐3 from Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato): A Striking Change of Stereoselectivity 2007 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Mélanie Hall,Clemens Stueckler,Wolfgang Kroutil,Peter Macheroux,Kurt Faber	141
18	Biocatalytic Asymmetric Rearrangement of a Methylene‐Interrupted Bis‐epoxide: Simultaneous Control of Four Asymmetric Centers Through a Biomimetic Reaction Cascade 2004 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Silvia M. Glueck,Walter M. F. Fabian,Kurt Faber,Sandra F. Mayer	22
19	Enantioselektive Stereoinversion in der kinetischen Racemattrennung von rac-sec-Alkylsulfatestern durch Hydrolyse mit Alkylsulfatase aus Rhodococcus ruber DSM 44541 liefert homochirale Produkte 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Mateja Pogorevc,Wolfgang Kroutil,Sabine R. Wallner,Kurt Faber	11
20	Biocatalytic Asymmetric Hydrogen Transfer 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wolfgang Stampfer,Birgit Kosjek,Christian Moitzi,Wolfgang Kroutil,Kurt Faber	144

About Kurt Faber

Kurt Faber is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, having authored 330 papers that have together received 15.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (261 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (136 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (56 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (1.3k citations), Organic Chemistry (5.0k citations) and Molecular Biology (11.9k citations). Kurt Faber has collaborated with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Kroutil, Mélanie Hall, Silvia M. Glueck, Herfried Griengl, Christoph K. Winkler, Klaus Edegger, Sandra F. Mayer, Andreas Steinreiber, Dominik Koszelewski and Katharina Tauber. Their work appears in journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

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