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Michelle Schorn

Researcher at University of California, San Diego

Publications -  18
Citations -  3136

Michelle Schorn is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2733 citations. Previous affiliations of Michelle Schorn include Life Technologies & Wageningen University and Research Centre.

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Biosynthesis of polybrominated aromatic organic compounds by marine bacteria

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report marine bacteria as producers of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and establish a genetic and molecular foundation for their production that unifies paradigms for the elaboration of bromophenols and bromopyrroles abundant in marine biota.
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Metagenomic discovery of polybrominated diphenyl ether biosynthesis by marine sponges

TL;DR: The results establish the genetic and molecular foundation for the production of PBDEs in one of the most abundant natural sources of these molecules, further setting the stage for a metagenomic-based inventory of other PBDE sources in the marine environment.
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Biosynthesis of coral settlement cue tetrabromopyrrole in marine bacteria by a uniquely adapted brominase-thioesterase enzyme pair.

TL;DR: The study of tetrabromopyrrole biosynthesis revealed a uniquely adapted halogenase–thioesterase enzyme pair that catalyzes an unprecedented series of halogenations on a pyrrole, providing a biogenetic basis for the biosynthesis of 1 and setting a firm foundation for querying the biosynthetic potential for the production of 1 in marine (meta)genomes.