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Roland Benz
Researcher at Jacobs University Bremen
Publications - 406
Citations - 20726
Roland Benz is an academic researcher from Jacobs University Bremen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Membrane & Lipid bilayer. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 399 publications receiving 19923 citations. Previous affiliations of Roland Benz include Tokai University & University of Bari.
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The pho-controlled outer membrane porin PhoE does not contain specific binding sites for phosphate or polyphosphates.
TL;DR: Inhibition of the PhoE pore function by polyphosphate in in vivo experiments confirmed the results of in vitro experiments that polyph phosphate is only able to affect the permeability of the outer membrane toward beta-lactam antibiotics if Mg2+ is present.
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Extracellular Calcium Reduction Strongly Increases the Lytic Capacity of Pneumolysin From Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Brain Tissue
Carolin Wippel,Christina Förtsch,Sabrina Hupp,Elke Maier,Roland Benz,Jiangtao Ma,Timothy J. Mitchell,Asparouh I. Iliev +7 more
TL;DR: Extracellular calcium concentration should be considered as a factor of primary importance for the course of pneumococcal meningitis because it enhances the lytic capacity of pneumolysin due to increased membrane binding.
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Site-directed mutagenesis of the greasy slide aromatic residues within the LamB (maltoporin) channel of Escherichia coli: effect on ion and maltopentaose transport.
TL;DR: The 3D-structure of the maltooligosaccharide-specific LamB-channel of Escherichia coli is known from X-ray crystallography and the possible influence of the aromatic residues of the greasy slide on carbohydrate and ion transport through LamB is discussed.
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Inhibitions of the translocation pore of Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin by tailored azolopyridinium salts protects human cells from intoxication
Anika Bronnhuber,Elke Maier,Zsuzsanna Riedl,Gyoergy Hajos,Roland Benz,Roland Benz,Holger Barth +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that positively charged heterocyclic azolopyridinium salts, which were developed as pore blockers for the anthrax toxins, efficiently protect cultured mammalian cells from intoxication with C2 toxin.
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Anaerobic Digestion of Laminaria japonica Waste from Industrial Production Residues in Laboratory- and Pilot-Scale.
TL;DR: The feasibility of long-term continuous anaerobic digestion with LJW as sole feedstock showing a steady biomethane production rate is proved and the quality of fermentation residue was sufficient to serve as biofertilizer, with enriched amounts of potassium, sulfur and iron.