Silja Kuusk - Concepedia

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Silja Kuusk

University of Tartu ORCID

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Silja Kuusk

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660

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University of Tartu Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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Silja Kuusk is an author at University of Tartu specializing in medicine, molecular genetics, and mitochondrial function.

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#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	4	4	121
2	Natural Sciences	3	3	66
3	Biochemistry	3	3	107
4	Engineering	1	1	55
5	Biomolecular Engineering	1	1	55

Silja Kuusk

Publications

605

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	Year	Citations
Kinetics of H2O2-driven degradation of chitin by a bacterial lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase Silja Kuusk, Bastien Bissaro, Piret Kuusk, Journal of Biological Chemistry	2017	162
Kinetic insights into the role of the reductant in H2O2-driven degradation of chitin by a bacterial lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase Silja Kuusk, Riin Kont, Piret Kuusk, Journal of Biological Chemistry	2018	78
The Predominant Molecular State of Bound Enzyme Determines the Strength and Type of Product Inhibition in the Hydrolysis of Recalcitrant Polysaccharides by Processive Enzymes Silja Kuusk, Morten Sørlie, Priit Väljamäe Journal of Biological Chemistry Processive EnzymesEngineeringGlycobiologyPolymer ChainPolysaccharide	2015	55
When substrate inhibits and inhibitor activates: implications of β-glucosidases Silja Kuusk, Priit Väljamäe Biotechnology for Biofuels	2017	54
A DNA Helicase Required for Maintenance of the Functional Mitochondrial Genome in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Tiina Sedman, Silja Kuusk, Sirje Kivi, Molecular and Cellular Biology	2000	53
Kinetics of H2O2-driven catalysis by a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from the fungus Trichoderma reesei Silja Kuusk, Priit Väljamäe Journal of Biological Chemistry	2021	43
Slow Off-rates and Strong Product Binding Are Required for Processivity and Efficient Degradation of Recalcitrant Chitin by Family 18 Chitinases Mihhail Kurašin, Silja Kuusk, Piret Kuusk, Journal of Biological Chemistry	2015	40
The “life-span” of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) correlates to the number of turnovers in the reductant peroxidase reaction Silja Kuusk, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Priit Väljamäe Journal of Biological Chemistry	2023	40
Helicase Hmi1 stimulates the synthesis of concatemeric mitochondrial DNA molecules in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tiina Sedman, Priit J�ers, Silja Kuusk, Current Genetics Yeast SaccharomycesChromatinHelicase Hmi1Mitochondrial BiogenesisMitochondrial Function	2005	28
Hmi1p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondria Is a Structure-specific DNA Helicase Silja Kuusk, Tiina Sedman, Priit Jõers, Journal of Biological Chemistry ChromatinFunctional Mitochondrial DnaMitochondrial BiogenesisBiochemistryMitochondrial Function	2005	24

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