Maher Abou Hachem

4.6k citations

110 papers · 3.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Co-authors: Birte Svensson Morten Ejby Todd R. Klaenhammer Sampo J. Lahtinen Eva Nordberg Karlsson Maria Louise Leth Rodolphe Barrangou Joakim M. Andersen
Topics: Enzyme Production and Characterization (67 papers)Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (45 papers)Biofuel production and bioconversion (29 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics Food Science
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: Denmark Sweden Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Maher Abou Hachem

108 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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The human gut Firmicute Roseburia intestinalis is a primary degrader of dietary β-mannans

2019 225 citations Maria Louise Leth, Morten Ejby et al. Nature Communications profile →
Sialidases and fucosidases of Akkermansia muciniphila are crucial for growth on mucin and nutrient sharing with mucus-associated gut bacteria

2023 99 citations Michael Jakob Pichler, Chunsheng Jin et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A single residue affects the dynamics and shape of a tetrameric GH43 β‐1,4‐d‐xylosidase from Levilactobacillus brevisDSM1269 2025 ·Protein Science ·Javier A. Linares‐Pastén,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Maher Abou Hachem,Derek T. Logan,Eva Nordberg Karlsson	1
2	Enzymatic oxidation of galacturonides from pectin breakdown contributes to stealth infection by Oomycota phytopathogens 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Cheng He,Lin Zhao,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Sacha Grisel,(unknown),(unknown),Mathieu Fanuel,(unknown),Bastien Bissaro,Sebastián Meier,Jens Preben Morth,Suomeng Dong,Jean‐Guy Berrin,Maher Abou Hachem	2
3	A Minimal Mutation Trajectory Separates Inverting and Retaining Mechanisms on the Same Sialidase Structural Scaffold 2025 ·ACS Catalysis ·Michael Jakob Pichler,Marina Corbella,Sebastián Meier,Mikael Rørdam Andersen,(unknown),(unknown),Jens Preben Morth,Carme Rovira,Maher Abou Hachem	0
4	Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood 2024 ·Nature Microbiology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Michael Jakob Pichler,(unknown),(unknown),Annika K. Hult,Jens Preben Morth,Martin L. Olsson,Maher Abou Hachem	11
5	Sialidases and fucosidases of Akkermansia muciniphila are crucial for growth on mucin and nutrient sharing with mucus-associated gut bacteriabreakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Michael Jakob Pichler,Chunsheng Jin,(unknown),Haiyang Wu,(unknown),Jining Liu,(unknown),Jan Holgersson,Eva Nordberg Karlsson,Nathalie Juge,Sebastián Meier,Jens Preben Morth,Niclas G. Karlsson,Maher Abou Hachem	99
6	Diversification of a Fucosyllactose Transporter within the Genus <i>Bifidobacterium</i> 2022 ·Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) ·Miriam N. Ojima,(unknown),(unknown),Toshihiko Katoh,Motomitsu Kitaoka,Aina Gotoh,Junko Hirose,Tadasu Urashima,Satoru Fukiya,Atsushi Yokota,Maher Abou Hachem,Mikiyasu Sakanaka,Takane Katayama	22
7	Thermoproteus uzoniensis 4-α-glucanotransferase catalyzed production of a thermo-reversible potato starch gel with superior rheological properties and freeze-thaw stability 2022 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·Xiaoxiao Li,Yu Wang,Jing Wu,Zhengyu Jin,Lubbert Dijkhuizen,Maher Abou Hachem,Yuxiang Bai	14
8	Butyrate-producing colonic clostridia: picky glycan utilization specialists 2022 ·Essays in Biochemistry ·Maria Louise Leth,Michael Jakob Pichler,Maher Abou Hachem	24
9	Molecular insight into a new low‐affinity xylan binding module from the xylanolytic gut symbiont Roseburia intestinalis 2019 ·FEBS Journal ·Maria Louise Leth,Morten Ejby,(unknown),(unknown),Dirk Jan Slotboom,Albert Guskov,Finn L. Aachmann,Maher Abou Hachem	10
10	Effect of alginate size, mannuronic/guluronic acid content and pH on particle size, thermodynamics and composition of complexes with β-lactoglobulin 2017 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·Emil G. P. Stender,Sanaullah Khan,Richard Ipsen,Finn Madsen,Per Hägglund,Maher Abou Hachem,Kristoffer Almdal,Peter Westh,Birte Svensson	32
11	Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases and other oxidative enzymes are abundantly secreted by Aspergillus nidulans grown on different starches 2016 ·Biotechnology for Biofuels ·(unknown),Magnus Ø. Arntzen,Birte Svensson,Gustav Vaaje‐Kolstad,Maher Abou Hachem	39
12	Using Carbohydrate Interaction Assays to Reveal Novel Binding Sites in Carbohydrate Active Enzymes 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Darrell Cockburn,Casper Wilkens,Adiphol Dilokpimol,Hiroyuki Nakai,Anna Lewińska,Maher Abou Hachem,Birte Svensson	23
13	The GH5 1,4-β-mannanase from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 possesses a low-affinity mannan-binding module and highlights the diversity of mannanolytic enzymes 2015 ·BMC Biochemistry ·(unknown),Evelina Kulcinskaja,(unknown),Sampo J. Lahtinen,Henrik Stålbrand,Birte Svensson,Maher Abou Hachem	35
14	Transcriptional analysis of oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium lactisBl-04 2013 ·BMC Genomics ·Joakim M. Andersen,Rodolphe Barrangou,Maher Abou Hachem,Sampo J. Lahtinen,Yong Jun Goh,Birte Svensson,Todd R. Klaenhammer	69
15	Secretory expression of functional barley limit dextrinase by Pichia pastoris using high cell-density fermentation 2009 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Malene Bech Vester-Christensen,Maher Abou Hachem,Henrik Næsted,Birte Svensson	23
16	A CBM20 low‐affinity starch‐binding domain from glucan, water dikinase 2009 ·FEBS Letters ·Camilla Christiansen,Maher Abou Hachem,Mikkel A. Glaring,Anders Viksø‐Nielsen,Bent W. Sigurskjold,Birte Svensson,Andreas Blennow	40
17	Interactions of barley α-amylase isozymes with Ca ^2 + , substrates and proteinaceous inhibitors 2006 ·Biocatalysis and Biotransformation ·Maher Abou Hachem,Sophie Bozonnet,Martin Willemoës,Birte Kramhøft,Kenji Fukuda,Birgit C. Bønsager,(unknown),Jane Nøhr,S. Tranier,Nathalie Juge,Xavier Robert,R. Haser,N. Aghajari,Birte Svensson	1
18	Mapping of barley α‐amylases and outer subsite mutants reveals dynamic high‐affinity subsites and barriers in the long substrate binding cleft 2006 ·FEBS Letters ·Lili Kandra,Maher Abou Hachem,Gyöngyi Gyémánt,Birte Kramhøft,Birte Svensson	21
19	The modular xylanase Xyn10A fromRhodothermus marinusis cell-attached, and its C-terminal domain has several putative homologues among cell-attached proteins within the phylum Bacteroidetes 2004 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Eva Nordberg Karlsson,Maher Abou Hachem,Santosh Ramchuran,(unknown),Olle Holst,Åsa Fex Svenningsen,Guðmundur Ó. Hreggviðsson	25
20	Deletion of a cytotoxic, N-terminal putative signal peptide results in a significant increase in production yields in Escherichia coli and improved specific activity of Cel12A from Rhodothermus marinus 2001 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Krzysztof B. Wicher,Maher Abou Hachem,(unknown),(unknown),G Eggertsson,Guðmundur Ó. Hreggviðsson,Eva Nordberg Karlsson,Olle Holst	26

About Maher Abou Hachem

Maher Abou Hachem is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science, having authored 110 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (67 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (45 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (1.3k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.5k citations) and Food Science (895 citations). Maher Abou Hachem has collaborated with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Birte Svensson, Morten Ejby, Todd R. Klaenhammer, Sampo J. Lahtinen, Eva Nordberg Karlsson, Maria Louise Leth, Rodolphe Barrangou, Joakim M. Andersen, Yong Jun Goh and Folmer Fredslund. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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