Peter F. Leadlay

15.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
260 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

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Peter F. Leadlay is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter F. Leadlay has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Pharmacology, 164 papers in Molecular Biology and 103 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter F. Leadlay's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (176 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (59 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (53 papers). Peter F. Leadlay is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (176 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (59 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (53 papers). Peter F. Leadlay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Sudan and Germany. Peter F. Leadlay's co-authors include James Staunton, Jesús Cortés, Stephen Haydock, Kira J. Weissman, Hui Hong, Gareth A. Roberts, Debra J. Bevitt, Jonathan B. Spencer, Barrie Wilkinson and Tatiana Mironenko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Peter F. Leadlay

260 papers receiving 12.4k citations

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An unusually large multifunctional polypeptide in the erythromycin-producing polyketide synthase of Saccharopolyspora erythraea

1990 504 citations Jesús Cortés, Stephen Haydock et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural and Functional Basis of GenB2 Isomerase Activity from Gentamicin Biosynthesis 2024 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Fanglu Huang, Yuan Li, (unknown), Jiahai Zhou, Yuhui Sun, Finian J. Leeper, Peter F. Leadlay, M.V.B. Dias	2
2	Insights into azalomycin F assembly-line contribute to evolution-guided polyketide synthase engineering and identification of intermodular recognition 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yan Zhu, (unknown), Fan Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Chuan Dong, Peter F. Leadlay, Kui Hong, Zixin Deng, Fuling Zhou, Yuhui Sun	8
3	Crystal structure of BtrK, a decarboxylase involved in the (S)-4-amino-2-hydroxybutyrate (AHBA) formation during butirosin biosynthesis 2022 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yanyan Li, Jonathan B. Spencer, Peter F. Leadlay, M.V.B. Dias	1
4	Efophylins A and B, Two C₂-Asymmetric Macrodiolide Immunosuppressants from Streptomyces malaysiensis 2021 ·Journal of Natural Products ·Jing Xu, Xuexia Zhang, Fanglu Huang, Gang Li, Peter F. Leadlay	8
5	Mechanistic Insights into Dideoxygenation in Gentamicin Biosynthesis 2021 ·ACS Catalysis ·Sicong Li, (unknown), Fanglu Huang, Junhong Guo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yuan Li, Jiahai Zhou, (unknown), Finian J. Leeper, Peter F. Leadlay, M.V.B. Dias, Yuhui Sun	11
6	The biosynthetic pathway to tetromadurin (SF2487/A80577), a polyether tetronate antibiotic 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Rory F. Little, Markiyan Samborskyy, Peter F. Leadlay	12
7	Hidden Specificities in Enzyme Catalysis: Structural Basis of Substrate Structure‐Selectivity Relationship of a Ketoreductase 2019 ·ChemBioChem ·(unknown), Xavier Lucas, (unknown), Peter F. Leadlay, Michael Müller, Stefan Günther, Steffen Lüdeke	7
8	Unexpected enzyme-catalysed [4+2] cycloaddition and rearrangement in polyether antibiotic biosynthesis 2019 ·Nature Catalysis ·Rory F. Little, (unknown), Robert L. Jenkins, Hui Hong, Yuhui Sun, Yuliya Demydchuk, Markiyan Samborskyy, Manuela Tosin, Finian J. Leeper, M.V.B. Dias, Peter F. Leadlay	26
9	Crystal Structure of GenD2, an NAD-Dependent Oxidoreductase Involved in the Biosynthesis of Gentamicin 2019 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Maurício T. Tavares, Fanglu Huang, Roberto Parise‐Filho, Peter F. Leadlay, M.V.B. Dias	12
10	C-Nucleoside Formation in the Biosynthesis of the Antifungal Malayamycin A 2019 ·Cell chemical biology ·Hui Hong, Markiyan Samborskyy, Yongjun Zhou, Peter F. Leadlay	20
11	Structural Basis of the Selectivity of GenN, an Aminoglycoside N-Methyltransferase Involved in Gentamicin Biosynthesis 2017 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), Fanglu Huang, Sicong Li, Yuhui Sun, Peter F. Leadlay, M.V.B. Dias	18
12	Macrodiolide Formation by the Thioesterase of a Modular Polyketide Synthase 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Yongjun Zhou, Patrícia Prediger, Luiz C. Dias, Annabel C. Murphy, Peter F. Leadlay	33
13	Macrodiolide Formation by the Thioesterase of a Modular Polyketide Synthase 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Yongjun Zhou, Patrícia Prediger, Luiz C. Dias, Annabel C. Murphy, Peter F. Leadlay	7
14	Biosynthesis of the Putative Siderophore Erythrochelin Requires Unprecedented Crosstalk between Separate Nonribosomal Peptide Gene Clusters 2010 ·Chemistry & Biology ·(unknown), Manuela Tosin, Adrian L. Slusarczyk, Steven Boakes, Jesús Cortés, Philip J. Sidebottom, Peter F. Leadlay	72
15	Mutasynthesis of Rapamycin Analogues through the Manipulation of a Gene Governing Starter Unit Biosynthesis 2005 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Matthew A. Gregory, Hrvoje Petković, Rachel E. Lill, Steven J. Moss, Barrie Wilkinson, Sabine Gaisser, Peter F. Leadlay, Rose Sheridan	84
16	Giant plasmid-encoded polyketide synthases produce the macrolide toxin of Mycobacterium ulcerans 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Timothy P. Stinear, Armand Mve-Obiang, Pamela L. C. Small, Wafa Frigui, Melinda J. Pryor, Roland Brosch, G. Jenkin, Paul D. R. Johnson, John K. Davies, Richard Lee, Sarojini Adusumilli, Thierry Garnier, Stephen Haydock, Peter F. Leadlay, Stewart T. Cole	274
17	Intermediates Released from a Polyether‐Producing Polyketide Synthase Provide Insight into the Mechanism of Oxidative Cyclization 2003 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Christian B. W. Stark, Ines Böhm, James Staunton, Peter F. Leadlay	35
18	Analysis of seven genes from the eryAI –eryK region of the erythromycin biosynthetic gene cluster in Saccharopolyspora erythraea 1997 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Sibylle Gaisser, Günter A. Böhm, Jesús Cortés, Peter F. Leadlay	96
19	A small, discrete acyl carrier protein is involved in de novo fatty acid biosynthesis in Streptomyces erythraeus 1987 ·FEBS Letters ·Richard Hale, (unknown), Peter F. Leadlay	23
20	An introduction to enzyme chemistry 1978 ·Peter F. Leadlay	4

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