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Kesi Kurnia

Tampere UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1683-8727Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Suvi SantalaiD· 2 shared Ville P. SantalaiD· 2 shared Alexandra Müller· 1 shared Christos BatianisiD· 1 shared Elena EfimovaiD· 1 shared Isaac GiffordiD· 1 shared Jeffrey E. BarrickiD· 1 shared Job. J Dirkmaat· 1 shared

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Dual-Chassis Strategy for Bridging Adaptive Evolution and Rational Design for Synthetic Biology

Kesi Kurnia, Isaac Gifford, Ville P. Santala, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Suvi Santala

The paper introduces a dual chassis framework (DUET) to combine rational metabolic design with adaptive evolution, enabling robust microbial platform development.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Metabolic engineering of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 for naringenin production

Kesi Kurnia, Elena Efimova, Ville P. Santala, Suvi Santala

This study engineers Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 to produce naringenin by modifying its metabolism and introducing plant-derived enzymes, achieving 66 mg/L in fed-batch cultures.

Metabolic Engineering Communications · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Shikimate pathway-Dependent Catabolism:enabling near-to-maximum production yield of aromatics

Lyon Bruinsma, Christos Batianis, Sara Moreno Paz, Kesi Kurnia, Job. J Dirkmaat, Alexandra Müller, Jose Juncosa Nuñez, Ruud A. Weusthuis, Vítor A. P. Martins dos Santos

This study redesigns bacterial catabolism by repurposing the shikimate pathway for aromatic compound production, achieving over 89% of theoretical yield.

bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology