Prof. Dr. Silke Leimkühler
Member of UniCat's Executive Board
Research interests
Molybdoenzymes, biochemistry
Research Fields in UniCat
Research Field E2*
Research Field E3
* Main Research Field
2007-2011: B3
Selection of research projects
Structure-function studies on aldehyde oxidases
Shared sulfur transfer pathways for Moco biosynthesis and tRNA thiolation
Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis and its targeting into molybdoenzymes
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Relevant News
High electromagnetic field enhancement of TiO2 nanotubes electrodes
Inez Weidinger and coworkers have published a joint paper of three Unicat groups in Angewandte Chemie. They have created nanotubular TiO2 electrodes with unpreceded local light enhancement within the tubes. These nano-electrodes can be used for enhancing p
No Life Without Iron and Sulfur
UniCat Professor Silke Leimkühler is coordinating a new DFG Priority Program on the impact of iron-sulfur clusters on enzyme activities[more]
Iron-Sulfur Enzymes - Mechanisms and Applications in Energy, Environment and Medicine
UniCat scientists Silke Leimkühler, Holger Dobbek, and Oliver Lenz have been invited to the Gordon Research Conference on Iron-Sulfur Enzymes[more]
UniCat scientists take part in new German Federal Ministry of Education and Research project
Prof. Silke Leimkühler, Prof. Ulla Wollenberger, and Prof. Frieder W. Scheller of Potsdam University take part in new "Impulse Centre for Integrated Bio Analytics – The Tissue Lab".[more]