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Zheng Cui

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Zheng Cui1 paper · Shaanxi Normal University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintApr 6, 2026

A previously unappreciated class of metal-dependent bile salt hydrolases from the human gut microbiome

Zheng Cui, Christopher J. Meng, Stephania M. Irwin…·Emily P. Balskus

The paper discovers a new class of bile salt hydrolases in the human gut microbiome that use metal cofactors instead of the typical Ntn mechanism.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.05.716592

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BiochemistryJournal of the American Chemical SocietyPeer-reviewedMay 29, 2024

Elucidation of chalkophomycin biosynthesis reveals N-hydroxypyrrole-forming enzymes

Anne Marie Crooke, Anika K. Chand, Zheng Cui, Emily P. Balskus

The paper identifies and characterizes enzymes involved in N-hydroxypyrrole biosynthesis, revealing new insights into the formation of unique functional groups in natural products.

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