@article{MartinezJakobTuetal.2013,
  author    = {Martinez, Ronny and Jakob, Felix and Tu, Ran and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Schwaneberg, Ulrich},
  title     = {Increasing activity and thermal resistance of Bacillus gibsonii alkaline protease (BgAP) by directed evolution},
  series = {Biotechnology and bioengineering},
  volume    = {Vol. 110},
  journal   = {Biotechnology and bioengineering},
  number    = {Iss. 3},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1097-0290 (E-Journal); 0006-3592 (Print); 0368-1467 (Print)},
  pages     = {711 -- 720},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JakobMartinezMandaweetal.2013,
  author    = {Jakob, Felix and Martinez, Ronny and Mandawe, John and Hellmuth, Hendrik and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Schwaneberg, Ulrich},
  title     = {Surface charge engineering of a Bacillus gibsonii subtilisin protease},
  series = {Applied microbiology and biotechnology},
  volume    = {Vol. 97},
  journal   = {Applied microbiology and biotechnology},
  number    = {Iss. 15},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1432-0614 (E-Journal); 0171-1741 (Print); 0175-7598 (Print); 0340-2118 (Print)},
  pages     = {6793 -- 6802},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NiehausGaborWielandetal.2011,
  author    = {Niehaus, F. and Gabor, E. and Wieland, S. and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Eck, J.},
  title     = {Enzymes for the laundry industries: tapping the vast metagenomic pool of alkaline proteases},
  series = {Microbial biotechnology},
  volume    = {Vol. 4},
  journal   = {Microbial biotechnology},
  number    = {Iss. 6},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1432-0614 (E-Journal); 0171-1741 (Print); 0175-7598 (Print); 0340-2118 (Print)},
  pages     = {767 -- 776},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RibitschHeumannKarletal.2012,
  author    = {Ribitsch, D. and Heumann, S. and Karl, W. and Gerlach, J. and Leber, R. and Birner-Gruenberger, R. and Gruber, K. and Eiteljoerg, I. and Remler, P. and Siegert, Petra and Lange, J. and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Berg, G. and Guebitz, G. M. and Schwab, H.},
  title     = {Extracellular serine proteases from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: Screening, isolation and heterologous expression in E. coli},
  series = {Journal of biotechnology},
  volume    = {157},
  journal   = {Journal of biotechnology},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1873-4863 (E-Journal); 0168-1656 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.09.025},
  pages     = {140 -- 147},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {A large strain collection comprising antagonistic bacteria was screened for novel detergent proteases. Several strains displayed protease activity on agar plates containing skim milk but were inactive in liquid media. Encapsulation of cells in alginate beads induced protease production. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia emerged as best performer under washing conditions. For identification of wash-active proteases, four extracellular serine proteases called StmPr1, StmPr2, StmPr3 and StmPr4 were cloned. StmPr2 and StmPr4 were sufficiently overexpressed in E. coli. Expression of StmPr1 and StmPr3 resulted in unprocessed, insoluble protein. Truncation of most of the C-terminal domain which has been identified by enzyme modeling succeeded in expression of soluble, active StmPr1 but failed in case of StmPr3. From laundry application tests StmPr2 turned out to be a highly wash-active protease at 45 °C. Specific activity of StmPr2 determined with suc-l-Ala-l-Ala-l-Pro-l-Phe-p-nitroanilide as the substrate was 17 ± 2 U/mg. In addition we determined the kinetic parameters and cleavage preferences of protease StmPr2.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RibitschHeumannTrotschaetal.2011,
  author    = {Ribitsch, D. and Heumann, S. and Trotscha, E. and Herrero Acero, E. and Greimel, K. and Leber, R. and Birger-Gruenberger, R. and Deller, S. and Eiteljoerg, I. and Remler, P. and Weber, Th. and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Donelli, I. and Freddi, G. and Schwab, H. and Guebitz, G. M.},
  title     = {Hydrolysis of polyethyleneterephthalate by p-nitrobenzylesterase from Bacillus subtilis},
  series = {Biotechnology progress},
  volume    = {Vol. 27},
  journal   = {Biotechnology progress},
  number    = {Iss. 4},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {1520-6033 (E-Journal); 8756-7938 (Print)},
  pages     = {951 -- 960},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RibitschKarlBirnerGruenbergeretal.2010,
  author    = {Ribitsch, D. and Karl, W. and Birner-Gruenberger, R. and Gruber, K. and Eiteljoerg, I. and Remler, P. and Wieland, S. and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Schwab, H.},
  title     = {C-terminal truncation of a metagenome-derived detergent protease for effective expression in E. coli},
  series = {Journal of biotechnology},
  volume    = {150},
  journal   = {Journal of biotechnology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1873-4863 (E-Journal); 0168-1656 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.947},
  pages     = {408 -- 416},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Recently, a new alkaline protease named HP70 showing highest homology to extracellular serine proteases of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Xanthomonas campestris was found in the course of a metagenome screening for detergent proteases (Niehaus et al., submitted for publication). Attempts to efficiently express the enzyme in common expression hosts had failed. This study reports on the realization of overexpression in Escherichia coli after structural modification of HP70. Modelling of HP70 resulted in a two-domain structure, comprising the catalytic domain and a C-terminal domain which includes about 100 amino acids. On the basis of the modelled structure the enzyme was truncated by deletion of most of the C-terminal domain yielding HP70-C477. This structural modification allowed effective expression of active enzyme using E. coli BL21-Gold as the host. Specific activity of HP70-C477 determined with suc-l-Ala-l-Ala-l-Pro-l-Phe-p-nitroanilide as the substrate was 30 ± 5 U/mg compared to 8 ± 1 U/mg of the native enzyme. HP70-C477 was most active at 40 °C and pH 7-11; these conditions are prerequisite for a potential application as detergent enzyme. Determination of kinetic parameters at 40 °C and pH = 9.5 resulted in KM = 0.23 ± 0.01 mM and kcat = 167.5 ± 3.6 s⁻¹. MS-analysis of peptide fragments obtained from incubation of HP70 and HP70-C477 with insulin B indicated that the C-terminal domain influences the cleavage preferences of the enzyme. Washing experiments confirmed the high potential of HP70-C477 as detergent protease.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SiegertMcLeishBaumannetal.2005,
  author    = {Siegert, Petra and McLeish, Michael J. and Baumann, Martin and Iding, Hans and Kneen, Malea M. and Kenyon, George L. and Pohl, Martina},
  title     = {Exchanging the substrate specificities of pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis and benzoylformate decarboxylase from Pseudomonas putida},
  series = {Protein engineering, design, and selection : peds},
  volume    = {Vol. 18},
  journal   = {Protein engineering, design, and selection : peds},
  number    = {Iss. 7},
  issn      = {1460-213X (E-Journal); 1741-0134 (E-Journal); 0269-2139 (Print); 1741-0126 (Print)},
  pages     = {345 -- 357},
  year      = {2005},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{SiegertPohlKneenetal.2004,
  author    = {Siegert, Petra and Pohl, Martina and Kneen, Malea M. and Pogozheva, Irina D. and Kenyon, George L. and McLeish, Michael J.},
  title     = {Exploring the substrate specificity of benzoylformate decarboxylase, pyruvate decarboxylase, and benzaldehyde lyase},
  series = {Thiamine : catalytic mechanisms in normal and disease states / ed. by Frank Jordan ...},
  booktitle = {Thiamine : catalytic mechanisms in normal and disease states / ed. by Frank Jordan ...},
  publisher = {Dekker},
  address   = {New York, NY},
  isbn      = {0-8247-4062-9},
  pages     = {275 -- 290},
  year      = {2004},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DuenkelmannKolterJungNitscheetal.2002,
  author    = {D{\"u}nkelmann, Pascal and Kolter-Jung, Doris and Nitsche, Adam and Demir, Ayhan S. and Siegert, Petra and Lingen, Bettina and Baumann, Martin and Pohl, Martina and M{\"u}ller, Michael},
  title     = {Development of a donor-acceptor concept for enzymatic cross-coupling reactions of adehydes : the first asymmetric cross-benzoin condensation},
  series = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
  volume    = {Vol. 124},
  journal   = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
  issn      = {1520-5126 (E-Journal); 0002-7863 (Print)},
  pages     = {12084 -- 12085},
  year      = {2002},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DuennwaldDemirSiegertetal.2001,
  author    = {D{\"u}nnwald, Thomas and Demir, Ayhan S. and Siegert, Petra and Pohl, Martina and M{\"u}ller, Michael},
  title     = {ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective synthesis of (S)-2-Hydroxypropanone derivatives by Benzoylformate Decarboxylase Catalyzed C—C Bond Formation},
  series = {Cheminform},
  volume    = {Vol. 32},
  journal   = {Cheminform},
  number    = {Iss. 4},
  issn      = {1522-2667 (E-Journal); 0931-7597 (Print)},
  pages     = {Publ. online},
  year      = {2001},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DuennwaldDemirSiegertetal.2000,
  author    = {D{\"u}nnwald, Thomas and Demir, Ayhan S. and Siegert, Petra and Pohl, Martina and M{\"u}ller, Michael},
  title     = {Enantioselective Synthesis of (S)-2-Hydroxypropanone Derivatives by Benzoylformate Decarboxylase Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation},
  series = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  volume    = {Vol. 2000},
  journal   = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  number    = {Iss. 11},
  issn      = {0365-5490 (E-Journal); 1099-0690 (E-Journal); 0075-4617 (Print); 0170-2041 (Print); 0947-3440 (Print); 1434-193X (Print); 1434-243X (Print)},
  pages     = {2161 -- 2170},
  year      = {2000},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SiegertIdingBaumannetal.2000,
  author    = {Siegert, Petra and Iding, Hans and Baumann, Martin and McLeish, Michael J. and Kenyon, George L. and Pohl, Martina},
  title     = {Broadening of the substrate spectra of two ThDP-dependent decarboxylases using site-directed-mutagenesis},
  series = {Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Biochemical Engineering : 17 and 18 February 2000, Stuttgart},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Biochemical Engineering : 17 and 18 February 2000, Stuttgart},
  organization    = {International Congress on Biochemical Engineering <4, 2000, Stuttgart>},
  isbn      = {3-8167-5570-4},
  pages     = {38 -- 42},
  year      = {2000},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{IdingDuennwaldGreineretal.2000,
  author    = {Iding, Hans and D{\"u}nnwald, Thomas and Greiner, Lasse and Liese, Andreas and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Siegert, Petra and Gr{\"o}tzinger, Joachim and Demir, Ayhan S. and Pohl, Martina},
  title     = {Benzoylformate Decarboxylase from Pseudomonas putida as Stable Catalyst for the Synthesis of Chiral 2-Hydroxy Ketones},
  series = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  volume    = {Vol. 6},
  journal   = {Chemistry - a European journal},
  number    = {Iss. 8},
  issn      = {1521-3765 (E-Journal); 0947-6539 (Print)},
  pages     = {1483 -- 1495},
  year      = {2000},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{IdingSiegertMeschetal.1998,
  author    = {Iding, Hans and Siegert, Petra and Mesch, K. and Pohl, Martina},
  title     = {Application of α-keto acid decarboxylases in biotransformations},
  series = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA) - Protein structure and molecular enzymology},
  volume    = {Vol. 1385},
  journal   = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA) - Protein structure and molecular enzymology},
  number    = {Iss. 2},
  issn      = {1879-2588 (E-Journal); 0167-4838 (Print)},
  pages     = {307 -- 322},
  year      = {1998},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PohlSiegertMeschetal.1998,
  author    = {Pohl, Martina and Siegert, Petra and Mesch, K. and Bruhn, H. and Gr{\"o}tzinger, Joachim},
  title     = {Active site mutants of pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis : a site-directed mutagenesis study of L112, I472, I476, E473 and N482},
  series = {European journal of biochemistry},
  volume    = {Vol. 257},
  journal   = {European journal of biochemistry},
  number    = {Iss. 3},
  issn      = {1432-1033 (E-Journal); 1742-4658 (E-Journal); 0014-2956 (Print); 1742-464X (Print)},
  pages     = {538 -- 546},
  year      = {1998},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{O'ConnellSiegertMaureretal.2010,
  author    = {O'Connell, Timothy and Siegert, Petra and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Schiedel, Marc-Steffen and Vockenroth, Inga Kerstin},
  title     = {Method for improving the cleaning action of a detergent or cleaning agent [Internationale Patentanmeldung]},
  publisher = {WIPO},
  address   = {Genf},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2010},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{BesslerMaurerMerkeletal.2009,
  author    = {Bessler, Cornelius and Maurer, Karl-Heinz and Merkel, Marion and Siegert, Petra and Wieland, Susanne},
  title     = {Subtilisin from Bacillus Pumilus and detergent and cleaning agents containing said novel subtilisin [US Patentanmeldung / Internationale Patentanmeldung]},
  publisher = {USPTO; WIPO},
  address   = {Washington; Genf},
  pages     = {1 -- 39},
  year      = {2009},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FalkenbergKohnBottetal.2023,
  author    = {Falkenberg, Fabian and Kohn, Sophie and Bott, Michael and Bongaerts, Johannes and Siegert, Petra},
  title     = {Biochemical characterisation of a novel broad pH spectrum subtilisin from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ},
  series = {FEBS Open Bio},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {FEBS Open Bio},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken, NJ},
  issn      = {2211-5463},
  doi       = {10.1002/2211-5463.13701},
  pages     = {2035 -- 2046},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Subtilisins from microbial sources, especially from the Bacillaceae family, are of particular interest for biotechnological applications and serve the currently growing enzyme market as efficient and novel biocatalysts. Biotechnological applications include use in detergents, cosmetics, leather processing, wastewater treatment and pharmaceuticals. To identify a possible candidate for the enzyme market, here we cloned the gene of the subtilisin SPFA from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ (obtained through a data mining-based search) and expressed it in Bacillus subtilis DB104. After production and purification, the protease showed a molecular mass of 27.57 kDa and a pI of 5.8. SPFA displayed hydrolytic activity at a temperature optimum of 80 °C and a very broad pH optimum between 8.5 and 11.5, with high activity up to pH 12.5. SPFA displayed no NaCl dependence but a high NaCl tolerance, with decreasing activity up to concentrations of 5 m NaCl. The stability enhanced with increasing NaCl concentration. Based on its substrate preference for 10 synthetic peptide 4-nitroanilide substrates with three or four amino acids and its phylogenetic classification, SPFA can be assigned to the subgroup of true subtilisins. Moreover, SPFA exhibited high tolerance to 5\% (w/v) SDS and 5\% H₂O₂ (v/v). The biochemical properties of SPFA, especially its tolerance of remarkably high pH, SDS and H₂O₂, suggest it has potential for biotechnological applications.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuschallikKippReckeretal.2020,
  author    = {Muschallik, Lukas and Kipp, Carina Ronja and Recker, Inga and Bongaerts, Johannes and Pohl, Martina and Gelissen, Melanie and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Selmer, Thorsten and Siegert, Petra},
  title     = {Synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols with the Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13T butane-2, 3-diol dehydrogenase},
  series = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  volume    = {202},
  journal   = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  number    = {Vol. 324},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  isbn      = {2590-1559},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.09.016},
  pages     = {61 -- 70},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols is an intriguing field because of the broad applicability of these molecules. Although, butandiol dehydrogenases are known to play a key role in the production of 2,3-butandiol, their potential as biocatalysts is still not well studied. Here, we investigate the biocatalytic properties of the meso-butanediol dehydrogenase from Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13T (BlBDH). The encoding gene was cloned with an N-terminal StrepII-tag and recombinantly overexpressed in E. coli. BlBDH is highly active towards several non-physiological diketones and α-hydroxyketones with varying aliphatic chain lengths or even containing phenyl moieties. By adjusting the reaction parameters in biotransformations the formation of either the α-hydroxyketone intermediate or the diol can be controlled.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JablonskiMuenstermannNorketal.2021,
  author    = {Jablonski, Melanie and M{\"u}nstermann, Felix and Nork, Jasmina and Molinnus, Denise and Muschallik, Lukas and Bongaerts, Johannes and Wagner, Torsten and Keusgen, Michael and Siegert, Petra and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Capacitive field-effect biosensor applied for the detection of acetoin in alcoholic beverages and fermentation broths},
  series = {physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science},
  volume    = {218},
  journal   = {physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1862-6319},
  doi       = {10.1002/pssa.202000765},
  pages     = {7 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {An acetoin biosensor based on a capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) structure modified with the enzyme acetoin reductase, also known as butane-2,3-diol dehydrogenase (Bacillus clausii DSM 8716ᵀ), is applied for acetoin detection in beer, red wine, and fermentation broth samples for the first time. The EIS sensor consists of an Al/p-Si/SiO₂/Ta₂O₅ layer structure with immobilized acetoin reductase on top of the Ta₂O₅ transducer layer by means of crosslinking via glutaraldehyde. The unmodified and enzyme-modified sensors are electrochemically characterized by means of leakage current, capacitance-voltage, and constant capacitance methods, respectively.},
  language  = {en}
}