Jacquelyn M. Blake-Hedges

Giving it a fair shake: A simple, fast, & efficient method to extract amatoxins from the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides

This paper introduces a simplified, fast, and efficient method to extract amatoxins from Amanita phalloides without tissue grinding or long incubation.

An iron (II) dependent oxygenase performs the last missing step of plant lysine catabolism

The paper identifies an iron-dependent enzyme in plants that completes the lysine catabolism pathway, showing structural and functional conservation across species.

Robust characterization of two distinct glutarate sensing transcription factors found in Pseudomonas putida L-lysine metabolism

The paper characterizes two glutarate-sensing transcription factors in Pseudomonas putida and develops biosensors to detect glutarate flux for metabolic engineering.

Host engineering for improved valerolactam production in Pseudomonas putida

This study identifies and disrupts genes in Pseudomonas putida that cause unwanted metabolism of valerolactam, increasing its production titer.