Juan E. Velásquez

Evolution of lanthipeptide synthetases

Qi Zhang, Yi Yu, Juan E. Velásquez et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 199 citations · Full text

Unusual transformations in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic phosphinothricin tripeptide

Joshua A. V. Blodgett, Paul M. Thomas, Gongyong Li et al. · Nature Chemical Biology · 2007 · 138 citations · Full text

Unusual Transformations, Medicinal Chemistry, Biosynthesis +10

An Engineered Lantibiotic Synthetase That Does Not Require a Leader Peptide on Its Substrate

Trent J. Oman, Patrick J. Knerr, Noah A. Bindman et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2012 · 95 citations · Full text

Modified Peptides, Bioorganic Chemistry, Engineering +17

Biosynthesis of the Antimicrobial Peptide Epilancin 15X and Its N-Terminal Lactate

Juan E. Velásquez, Xingang Zhang, Wilfred A. van der Donk · Chemistry & Biology · 2011 · 80 citations

Biosynthesis, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +7

Engineering Hydroxylase Activity, Selectivity, and Stability for a Scalable Concise Synthesis of a Key Intermediate to Belzutifan

Wai Ling Cheung‐Lee, Joshua N. Kolev, John A. McIntosh et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2024 · 51 citations · Full text

Key Intermediate, Engineering, Enzyme Stability +16