Prof. Dr. Roderich Süssmuth
Research interests
Combinatorial biosynthesis, synthetic biology, biological chemistry of natural products, biocatalysis, enzymatics, antibiotics, structure elucidation,
Research Fields in UniCat
2012-2017: Research Field D4 and E4
2007-2011: A4, C2
Selection of research projects
Abyssomicins: Formation of Unusual Polyketides
Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases (NRPS)
Plantazolicin: Structure elucidation and biofunctional analysis
Enterobactin and Salmochelin: Synthesis of Iron-Siderophores
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Relevant News
Fresh from the press: Biosensors and Nanotechnology
UniCat scientist Dr. Zeynep Altintas has published a new book with the leading global publisher WILEY: “Biosensors and Nanotechnology - Applications in Health Care Diagnostics”.
Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors for Health Care Diagnostics
Upon receiving grants from EU and Marie Curie Actions, Dr. Zeynep Altintas moved to Berlin University of Technology to conduct multidisciplinary projects in close collaboration with UniCat researchers. UniCat asks her about her research, her cooperation,
Active substance against resistant bacteria
The situation could not be more contradictory: On the one hand, multi-resistant bacterial strains are on the rise, leading to the death of 25,000 patients infected with multi-resistant bacteria in Europe annually according to an estimate of the European Ce[more]
New community standard for the annotation of biosynthetic gene clusters
New article in Nature Chemical Biology [more]
New Bessel Research Awardee comes to UniCat
Professor Ashraf Brik from Technion (Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa) has been awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Ashraf Brik will stay for a visiting professorship at Technische Universität [more]
Schering Prize for Bartlomiej Krawczyk
On November 21, the 2013 Schering Prize was awarded to Dr. Bartlomiej Krawczyk from Professor Süssmuth’s group for the best dissertation in chemistry at Berlin Universities In 2009, Bartlomiej Krawczyk joined UniCat Professor Roderich Süssmuth’s group at[more]
Roderich Süssmuth visiting professor at Ben Gurion University
Roderich Süssmuth, professor for biological chemistry at Institute of Chemistry at TU Berlin and coordininator of Research Field D4, was appointed as a visiting professor at Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.[more]
Humboldt Prize awardee comes to UniCat for the second time
Peter Leadlay, Herchel Smith Professor of Biochemistry, comes to UniCat for a research stay on May 02. Last year, he had been chosen by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to receive a prestigious Humboldt Prize. He had been nominated for the Humb[more]
Humboldt Prize awardee comes to Prof. Roderich Süssmuth this May
Award of a Humboldt Prize to Peter Leadlay from University of Cambridge, UK[more]
Humboldt Prize awardee comes to Prof. Roderich Süssmuth
Award of a Humboldt Prize to Peter Leadlay from University of Cambridge, UK[more]