@withlabb

Stephen G. Withers P.I.: Biochemist, Researcher & Professor @UBC, @UBCChem, #Glycomics, #Enzymes, #Glycobiology, #Healthresearch, #Canadianresearch.

 Vancouver, British Columbia
withers.chem.ubc.ca
Joined February 2019
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Check out our recent @NatureComms paper! Aiko Kurimoto & colleagues in both the Berlinguette Group & @withlabb demonstrate bioelectrocatalysis with a palladium membrane reactor #electrochemistry #catalysis #hydrogenation @UBCChem @SBQMI_UBC rdcu.be/c83WX
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Check out our Christmas decorations @Glyconet_nce! We decided to go for a synthetic tree this year
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ICYMI in @ACSCentSci: Novel biopolymer produced by bacterial enzyme is biodegradable and may be biocompatible. From team incl. @spencemacdon @withlabb @ubcscience, @YasuoYoshikuni @jgi, @jbei @LBNLBioSci @advlightsource @BerkeleyLab. @doescience #synbio als.lbl.gov/bacterial-enzyme…

Bacterial Enzyme Produces Biodegradable Polymer

Researchers discovered a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes a biopolymer whose repeating units are linked together in way that had not been previously observed. The new polymer is biodegradable and...

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Researchers discovered an enzyme that synthesizes a biopolymer similar to chitin, but linked in a different way. The polymer is biodegradable and may be biocompatible, with potential applications ranging from medical therapeutics to plastic alternatives. als.lbl.gov/bacterial-enzyme…
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Interesting paper in the April 19 2022 issue of EMBO Journal reporting that alpha-glucans and malto-oligosaccharides can be ubiquitinated. May be a mechanism for removing polyglucosan accumulation
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Discovery of a Novel Biopolymer, Poly-β-1,3-N-acetylglucosamine, and its Companion Glycoside Phosphorylase. Check out #FirstRxns go.acs.org/KF by @seblumer @oaklandu on research go.acs.org/KG by Stephen Withers & team @withlabb @UBCChem
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Check out our latest review! @jacobwardman1 @rheabains @PRahfeld
Nature Reviews Microbiology@NatureRevMicro29 Mar 2022
Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in the gut microbiome rdcu.be/cJ4Qy Withers and colleagues discuss the vast diversity and activities of CAZymes and their potential applications.
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Withlab member @spencemacdon sat down with @azom to talk about the discovery of the new biopolymer, acholetin.
AZoM@azom25 Mar 2022
AZoM speaks to Dr. Spence Macdonald from @ABOzymes about his discovery of a novel #biopolymer, acholetin, synthesized from a bacterial enzyme: azom.com/article.aspx?Articl… #acholetin #bacteria #enzymes

Newly Discovered Biopolymer Made From Bacterial Enzyme

AZoM speaks to Dr. Spence Macdonald from ABOzymes about his discovery of a novel biopolymer, acholetin, synthesized from a bacterial enzyme.

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Novel bacterial enzyme discovered by @withlabb makes new polysaccharide similar to the biopolymer chitin. The new molecule is biodegradable and could be useful for drug delivery, tissue engineering and other biomedical applications. @UBCchem @ubcscience bit.ly/3CYTW2I
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#ASAP by Stephen Withers & team @withlabb @UBCChem The identification of a novel glycoside phosphorylase enzyme led to the discovery of a new biodegradable polysaccharide named acholetin: go.acs.org/FZ
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A new study in @ACSCentSci describes a bacterial enzyme that can make a new type of polysaccharide with wide-ranging potential as a new type of biocompatible, biodegradable material. fal.cn/3n50G #Chemistry #Research @ACSPublications
Scientific rendering of a bacterial enzyme crystal structure

ALT Scientific rendering of a bacterial enzyme crystal structure

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Congratulations to GlycoNet researcher Stephen Withers @withlabb & team on this discovery! Acholetin, a new type of biodegradable polysaccharide, could be useful for drug delivery, tissue engineering & other biomedical applications. #glycomics #glycotime
UBC Science@ubcscience16 Mar 2022
A bacterial enzyme that makes a new type of biodegradable polymer discovered by @withlabb might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering or other applications. @UBCchem #UBC @jgi @jbei @LBNLBioSci @advlightsource via @AmerChemSociety bit.ly/34PPln8
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A bacterial enzyme that makes a new type of biodegradable polymer discovered by @withlabb might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering or other applications. @UBCchem #UBC @jgi @jbei @LBNLBioSci @advlightsource via @AmerChemSociety bit.ly/34PPln8
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I discovered a new biopolymer! AND I got to name it! See what I call it and read more about the discovery in ACS Central Science. Thanks to all my co-authors at UBC, UC Berkeley and the JGI, you’re the best 😘 eurekalert.org/news-releases… pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021…

Bacterial enzyme makes new type of biodegradable polymer

Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace some...

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We went looking for new CAZymes, and we ended up finding a new biopolymer too! We named it acholetin! Read about our discovery in ACS Central Science @ACSCentSci. doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.1…

A Synthetic Gene Library Yields a Previously Unknown Glycoside Phosphorylase That Degrades and...

Abstract. The considerable utility of glycoside phosphorylases (GPs) has led to substantial efforts over the past two decades to expand the breadth of know

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Time for some omelettes!
Jean-Guy Berrin@jgberrin2 Mar 2022
Good news🥳 spring is coming ! Asparagus acutifolius
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Replying to @FirstGenPhys
Dandelion must be the strongest base ever found WTF pH 22.7 ?
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Groan!
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I did the same with my Sciex API300 packing case many years ago...but for my son's tree house. He is now 33 and the tree house long gone!
Mass Spec Leeds@MassSpecLeeds5 Jun 2021
Always chuffed for a fellow facility when they get a grant for new equipment. Even happier still when we get to recycle the shipping boxes in to our new chicken run’s roof! @Astbury_BSL @Bex_16 #fromfalconstochickens #reducereuserecycle #collaborations #corporatecoop
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A huge name in Glycoscience. I never met him in person but certainly felt his influence.
IUBMB@iubmb5 Jun 2021
We are sad to report that Professor William 'Bill' Whelan, visionary and influential biochemist and leader of IUBMB, has died at age 96. Obituary: bit.ly/3pBbLi1 @royalsociety @biochemSoc @asbmb @umiamimedicine
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