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John F. Cahill

Oak Ridge National LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-9866-4010Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:wet-lab / biochemical assay· 1

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Dana L. CarperiD· 5 shared Joshua K. MicheneriD· 5 shared Célestin BourgeryiD· 3 shared Isaiah T. DishneriD· 3 shared Jeffrey C. FosteriD· 3 shared Jerry M. ParksiD· 3 shared Nikolas CapraiD· 3 shared Vilmos KertésziD· 3 shared

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Structural and oligomeric characterization of substrate- and product-selective nylon hydrolases

Nikolas Capra, Célestin Bourgery, Jerry M. Parks, Dana L. Carper, John F. Cahill, Joshua K. Michener, Flora Meilleur

This study characterizes three nylon hydrolases, identifying structural features and activity differences that inform their substrate specificity and potential for engineering.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Improved nylon polymerization using amide diads

Liangyu Qian, Isaiah T. Dishner, Dana L. Carper, Jerry M. Parks, Vilmos Kertész, Nicholas T Zolnierczuk, Nduka D. Ogbonna, Nikki A. Thiele, John F. Cahill, Jeffrey C. Foster, Joshua K. Michener

This paper demonstrates a method to produce higher-molecular-weight nylons using chemically-synthesized diads and biosynthetic amide synthetases, expanding the range of usable precursors.

Green Chemistry · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Process optimization for enhanced enzymatic nylon deconstruction

Célestin Bourgery, Lance X. Zhang, Dana L. Carper, Muchu Zhou, Robert L. Sacci, Matt Korey, Lei Wang, Jessica H.B. Hemond, John F. Cahill, Vera Bocharova, Joshua K. Michener

This study optimizes reaction conditions for three nylon-degrading enzymes, achieving high product titers for PA6 and PA66 without enzyme engineering or substrate pretreatment, and demonstrates scalability for complex PA-based materials.

bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry

Regioselective biosynthesis of oligoamides as precursors for sequence-controlled co-polyamides

Liangyu Qian, Isaiah T. Dishner, Nikolas Capra, Dana L. Carper, Nduka D. Ogbonna, Vilmos Kertész, John F. Cahill, Jeffrey C. Foster, Joshua K. Michener

This study demonstrates that NIS synthetases can synthesize sequenced oligoamides from unprotected substrates, enabling the creation of novel sequence-defined polyamides with improved properties.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry

Identification and characterization of substrate- and product-selective nylon hydrolases

Erin E. Drufva, John F. Cahill, Patricia M. B. Saint‐Vincent, Alexis N. Williams, Vera Bocharova, Nikolas Capra, Flora Meilleur, Dana L. Carper, Célestin Bourgery, Kaito Miyazaki, Maina Yonemura, Yuki Shiraishi, Jerry M. Parks, Muchu Zhou, Isaiah T. Dishner, , Joshua K. Michener

The paper identifies and characterizes diverse nylon hydrolases, showing that 40% of tested enzymes have significant activity, with some showing substrate selectivity for Nylon 6,6 over Nylon 6.

Chem Catalysis · Jun 13, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry