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Professor of Protein Biochemistry Gary Black

Professor

Department: Applied Sciences

Gary studied for his BSc in Applied Biology (awarded by CNAA in 1988) at Sunderland Polytechnic, which included a sandwich placement at the Public Health Laboratory Service, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Porton Down, Salisbury.

Gary stayed at Sunderland Polytechnic to study his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (awarded by CNAA in 1992) under the supervision of Dr Catherine O'Reilly. Gary then moved to Newcastle University as a Post-doctoral Research Associate and worked in the research group of Prof. Harry Gilbert for 4 years, returning to Sunderland University in 1996 as a Lecturer.

Gary then moved to Northumbria University in 2000 to take up the post of Reader and obtained his Personal Chair in 2006.

Gary Black

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  • Structure/activity relationships of two alginate lyases from Flavobacterium spp. and their potential application in detergents, Morley, C., Yau, H., Houppy, W., Singh, W., Lant, N., Black, G., Munoz-Munoz, J. 1 May 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Impact of the T296S Mutation in P450 GcoA for Ary-O-demethylation: A QM/MM study, Gomes Dos Santos, S., Bommareddy, R., Black, G., Singh, W. 11 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Rational design of a cyclohexanone dehydrogenase for enhanced α,β-desaturation and substrate specificity, Singh, W., Brown, N., McCue, H., Marriott, S., Wilson, R., Perry, J., Turkenburg, J., Dubey, K., Prior, S., Carnell, A., Taylor, E., Black, G. 7 Apr 2024, In: Chemical Science
  • A computational approach to optimising laccase-mediated polyethylene oxidation through carbohydrate-binding module fusion, Gollan, M., Black, G., Muñoz-Muñoz, J. 6 Jul 2023, In: BMC Biotechnology
  • Biocatalytic and Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Quinolines and 2-Quinolones by Monoamine Oxidase (MAO-N) and Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) Biocatalysts, Xiang, H., Ferla, S., Varricchio, C., Brancale, A., Brown, N., Black, G., Turner, N., Castagnolo, D. 3 Mar 2023, In: ACS Catalysis
  • Fungal β-glucan-facilitated cross-feeding activities between Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium species, Fernández Juliá, P., Black, G., Cheung, W., Van Sinderen, D., Munoz-Munoz, J. 30 May 2023, In: Communications Biology
  • In Search of Complementary Extraction Methods for Comprehensive Coverage of the Escherichia coli Metabolome, Gould, H., Cheung, W., Finnigan, J., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Charnock, S., Black, G. 14 Sep 2023, In: Metabolites
  • Substrate Conformation Regulates Aromatic C-H Vs C-F Bond Activation in Heme-Dependent Tyrosine Hydroxylase, Singh, W., Gomes Dos Santos, S., Yadav, S., Black, G., Dubey, K. 16 May 2023, In: Biochemistry
  • The substrate specificity in the O-demethylation of 4-alkylguaiacols by cytochrome P450 AgcAP450, Santos, S., Bommareddy, R., Black, G., Singh, W., Huang, M. 7 Apr 2023, In: Catalysis Science and Technology
  • Towards a Self-sustaining Home: Circular Flows of Materials and Energy in the Domestic Environment, McLeod-Brown, P., Bridgens, B., Mackenzie, L., Modi, K., Kalathil, S., Bommareddy, R., Black, G., Perry, O. 6 Jun 2023, Bioprotopia: Designing the Built Environment with Living Organisms, Basel, Switzerland, Birkhauser

  • Megan Grey The discovery of novel carbohydrate active enzymes for improved detergent sustainability Start Date: 01/10/2021 End Date: 01/10/2025
  • Derek Stobo Novel Amine Oxidases and Amine Dehydrogenases for Potential Usage in Biocatalysis Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 26/07/2025
  • Henry Gould A metabolomics-based approach to identify novel metabolites of recombinant Escherichia coli clones Start Date: 01/09/2021

  • Biochemistry PhD March 31 1992
  • Applied Biology BSc (Hons) June 01 1988
  • Fellow Royal Society of Biology 2016
  • Ordinary Member Microbiology Society 1988
  • Ordinary Member Biochemical Society 1988


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