List of Publications Prof. Dr. Selin Kara
2026
van der Pol, E., Gerstenberger, J., Georgiadou, X., Schliep, K., Schür, C., Kara, S., & Kourist, R. (2026). Ancestors of Arylmalonate Decarboxylase show increased Activity, Stability and Stereoselectivity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.14.699310
2025
Bittner, J. P., Zhang, N., Domínguez de María, P., Smirnova, I., Kara, S., & Jakobtorweihen, S. (2025). Molecular Understanding of Activity Changes of Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Deep Eutectic Solvents. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 129(4), 1197–1213. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06523
Ebbecke, J. P., Schlauch, D., Güler, C., Pirmahboub, H., Kara, S., & Pepelanova, I. (2025). Methanol feeding strategies for high-yield production of a collagen-based protein in Komagataella phaffii. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 109(1), Article 284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-025-13675-z
Ma, Y., Vernet, G., Zhang, N., & Kara, S. (2025). Exploring DES-Water Mixtures for Improved ADH-CHMO Fusion Enzyme Performance in Linear Cascades. CHEMCATCHEM, 17(5), Article e202401792. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401792
Ma, Y., Bittner, J. P., Vernet, G., Zhang, N., & Kara, S. (2025). Linkers in Action: Exploring Fusion Enzymes for Oxyfunctionlizations in Non-Conventional Media Through Experiments and Simulations. CHEMCATCHEM, 17(9), Article e202401893. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401893
Meyer, J., Meyer, L.-E., Borg, H., Dorfs, D., & Kara, S. (2025). Functionalized poly(aspartic acid) hydrogel particles as carriers for covalent enzyme immobilization. RSC Sustainability, 3(8), 3554-3566. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SU00280J
Milić, M., Vernet, G., Le, H. Y., Zhang, N., Byström, E., Domínguez de María, P., & Kara, S. (2025). Assessing the Industrial Edge of the Lipase-Mediated Oxidation of 2,5-Diformylfuran to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid: Rotating Bed Reactors, an “Acyl-Donor-Free” Oxidation Concept, and Environmental Aspects. Organic Process Research and Development, 29(4), 1058–1066. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00474
Struwe, H., Grimm, C., Dräger, G., Beutel, S., Alcalde, M., Kirschning, A., & Kara, S. (2025). Expanding the “Terpenome”: Applications of Unspecific Peroxygenases (UPOs) in Oxidations of Unnatural Terpenoids. CHEMCATCHEM, 17(1), Article e202401414. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401414
Vaupel, S., Meyer, LE., de María, P. D., & Kara, S. (2025). Molar‐Scale Phenolic Acid Decarboxylation Using Thermostable Biocatalysts and Enzyme‐Compatible Deep Eutectic Solvents. CHEMSUSCHEM, 18(24), Article e202501755. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202501755
Zhang, N., Bittner, J. P., Pfleger, A., de María, P. D., Jakobtorweihen, S., Smirnova, I., & Kara, S. (2025). Deciphering alcohol dehydrogenase catalysis in glycerol-based deep eutectic solvents through experimental and computational insights. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RE00448A
