Biocenter, Area Biochemistry and Chemistry

Selected key scientific findings,
Ernst R. Werner, Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University

* Identification of the gene encoding alkylglycerol (glyceryl-ether) monooxygenase (2010) [>>PubMed]
* A novel assay for glyceryl-ether monooxygenase (2007) [>>PubMed]
* Tetrahydrobiopterin derivatives suppress allograft rejection (2006) [>>PubMed]
* 4-Amino tetrahydrobiopterin attenuates dendritic cell-induced T-cell priming (2005) [>>PubMed]
* GTP cyclohydrolase I and its feedback regulatory protein are oppositely regulated by lipopolysaccharide (2002) [>>PubMed] 
* Ascorbate promotes endothelial cell nitric oxide formation by tetrahydrobiopterin stabilisation (2001) [>>PubMed]
* Elucidation of mechanistic differences of tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent enzymes by pterin analogues (2000) [>>PubMed]
* Design of 4-amino tetrahydrobiopterin as potent pterin-site inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (1996) [>>PubMed]
* Synthesis of tritium-labelled tetrahydrobiopterin to study tetrahydrobiopterin binding to nitric oxide synthase (1994) [>>PubMed]
* GTP-cyclohydrolase I activity is the major site for cytokine regulation of pteridine biosynthesis (1990) [>>PubMed]
* Proinflammatory cytokines induce tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in human cells (1989) [>>PubMed]

see also: >> Research interest, Ernst R. Werner;   >> Research Summary, Division of Biological Chemistry

 

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