Torsten Stachelhaus

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Torsten Stachelhaus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Stachelhaus has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Stachelhaus's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (18 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). Torsten Stachelhaus is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (18 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). Torsten Stachelhaus collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Torsten Stachelhaus's co-authors include Mohamed A. Marahiel, Henning D. Mootz, Christopher T. Walsh, Martin W. Hahn, Peter J. Belshaw, Veit Bergendahl, Frank Schluenzen, Paola Fucini, Daniel N. Wilson and C.M.T. Spahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Stachelhaus

24 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

The specificity-conferring code of adenylation domains in nonribosomal peptide synthetases

1999 1.0k citations Torsten Stachelhaus, Henning D. Mootz et al. Chemistry & Biology profile →
Modular Peptide Synthetases Involved in Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis

1997 908 citations Mohamed A. Marahiel, Torsten Stachelhaus et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Translational Regulation via L11: Molecular Switches on the Ribosome Turned On and Off by Thiostrepton and Micrococcin 2008 ·Molecular Cell ·Joerg Harms, Daniel N. Wilson, Frank Schluenzen, Sean R. Connell, Torsten Stachelhaus, Zaneta Zaborowska, C.M.T. Spahn, Paola Fucini	250
2	An optimized ATP/PP_i‐exchange assay in 96‐well format for screening of adenylation domains for applications in combinatorial biosynthesis 2007 ·Biotechnology Journal ·Linda G. Otten, (unknown), Benoît Villiers, Torsten Stachelhaus, Florian Hollfelder	36
3	In Vivo Biocombinatorial Synthesis of Lipopeptides by COM Domain-Mediated Reprogramming of the Surfactin Biosynthetic Complex 2006 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Claudia Chiocchini, Uwe Linne, Torsten Stachelhaus	56
4	Harnessing the potential of communication-mediating domains for the biocombinatorial synthesis of nonribosomal peptides 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Martin W. Hahn, Torsten Stachelhaus	89
5	In Vivo Production of Artificial Nonribosomal Peptide Products in the Heterologous Host Escherichia coli 2004 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), Henning D. Mootz, (unknown), Torsten Stachelhaus	77
6	Selective interaction between nonribosomal peptide synthetases is facilitated by short communication-mediating domains 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Martin W. Hahn, Torsten Stachelhaus	122
7	Exploitation of the Selectivity-Conferring Code of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases for the Rational Design of Novel Peptide Antibiotics 2002 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown), Torsten Stachelhaus, Mohamed A. Marahiel	133
8	Pyridinyl polythiazole class peptide antibiotic micrococcin P₁, secreted by foodborne Staphylococcus equorum WS2733, is biosynthesized nonribosomally 2001 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·(unknown), Torsten Stachelhaus, Kevin P. Francis, Siegfried Scherer	29
9	Substrate Recognition and Selection by the Initiation Module PheATE of Gramicidin S Synthetase 2001 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Lusong Luo, Michael D. Burkart, Torsten Stachelhaus, Christopher T. Walsh	46
10	Aminoacyl-SNACs as small-molecule substrates for the condensation domains of nonribosomal peptide synthetases 2000 ·Chemistry & Biology ·David E. Ehmann, John W. Trauger, Torsten Stachelhaus, Christopher T. Walsh	97
11	The specificity-conferring code of adenylation domains in nonribosomal peptide synthetases breakdown → 1999 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Torsten Stachelhaus, Henning D. Mootz, Mohamed A. Marahiel	1006
12	Aminoacyl-CoAs as Probes of Condensation Domain Selectivity in Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis 1999 ·Science ·Peter J. Belshaw, Christopher T. Walsh, Torsten Stachelhaus	264
13	Targeted alteration of the substrate specificity of peptide synthetases by rational module swapping 1998 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·(unknown), Torsten Stachelhaus, Mohamed A. Marahiel	96
14	Peptide Bond Formation in Nonribosomal Peptide Biosynthesis 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Torsten Stachelhaus, Henning D. Mootz, Veit Bergendahl, Mohamed A. Marahiel	275
15	ChemInform Abstract: Modular Peptide Synthetases Involved in Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis 1998 ·ChemInform ·Mohamed A. Marahiel, Torsten Stachelhaus, Henning D. Mootz	1
16	Biochemical characterization of peptidyl carrier protein (PCP), the thiolation domain of multifunctional peptide synthetases 1996 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Torsten Stachelhaus, (unknown), Mohamed A. Marahiel	107
17	Engineered biosynthesis of peptide antibiotics 1996 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Torsten Stachelhaus, (unknown), Mohamed A. Marahiel	50
18	Modular structure of genes encoding multifunctional peptide synthetases required for non-ribosomal peptide synthesis 1995 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Torsten Stachelhaus	9
19	Modular structure of genes encoding multifunctional peptide synthetases required for non-ribosomal peptide synthesis 1995 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Torsten Stachelhaus, Mohamed A. Marahiel	143
20	Modular Structure of Peptide Synthetases Revealed by Dissection of the Multifunctional Enzyme GrsA 1995 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Torsten Stachelhaus, Mohamed A. Marahiel	151

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