Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Nicholas Turner
Current InstitutionThe University of Manchester
Current DepartmentChemistry
Institution websitehttp://www.man.ac.uk
Previous InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh

Current Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/R010412/1 Molecular engineering of high activity multifunctional biometallic catalysts for clickable chemistries Co-investigator 724,952 Research Grant
BB/W019892/1 Advancing 'omics analysis with a Sciex ZenoToF 7600 mass spectrometer Co-investigator 712,101 Research Grant

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
00/A2/B/06156 Chemo-enzymatic approaches to the synthesis of enantiomerically pure beta-substituted alpha-amino acids Principal Supervisor 37,126 Studentships
02/A1/C/08131 Defining key interactions for cell-cell adhesion and communication using a semi-synthetic glycoprotein Principal Supervisor 41,845 Studentships
95/B1/E/00233 Chemo-enzymic synthesis of novel homochiral alpha-amino acids and C-alkylated peptides Principal Supervisor 30,553 Studentships
96/B1/E/02168 Isolation and synthetic application of novel enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides Principal Supervisor 31,607 Studentships
96/B2/E/02169 Development of practical biocatalytic processes for nitro group reduction & the selective hydrolysis of nitrile groups Principal Supervisor 31,607 Studentships
98/A1/C/04169 Studies on the mechanism of action of enzymes Principal Supervisor 33,602 Studentships
98/B2/E/04165 Deracemisation of racemic mixtures of amino acids, alcohols & amines using enzymes in combination with chemical reagents Principal Supervisor 33,602 Studentships
ABC07311 Biocatalytic routes to oxygenated heterocycles Principal Investigator 30,610 Research Grant
ABC11432 Efficient hydroxylation catalysts based upon P450 enzymes derived from actinomycetes Principal Investigator 235,854 Research Grant
B03639 Determination of structure transketolase from Escherichia coli studies with site-directed mutants and analogues Co-investigator 197,746 Research Grant
B18767 P450RhF - the first example of a new class of P450 from Rhodococcus sp. Co-investigator 243,264 Research Grant
BB/C008219/1 The Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology (MCISB) Co-investigator 6,311,964 Research Grant
BB/C504751/1 Deracemisation of amines using enzymes obtained by directed evolution Principal Investigator 369,974 Research Grant
BB/D00604X/1 Chemical mapping of the PPIase interactome in C. elegans - development of a systems biology toolbox Co-investigator 367,031 Research Grant
BB/D006171/1 Chemical mapping of the PPIase interactome in C. elegans Principal Investigator 174,993 Research Grant
BB/D524608/1 A high brilliance X-ray generator with CCD detector for the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre Co-investigator 199,800 Research Grant
BB/E013007/1 A Biological Pulsed EPR/ENDOR Facility for the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre Co-investigator 240,000 Research Grant
BB/E52768X/1 Development of transaminases for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure alpah-amino-acids Principal Investigator 70,820 Training Grants
BB/I020764/1 Directed Evolution of Enantiocomplementary Malonate Decarboxylases. Co-investigator 317,821 Research Grant
BB/K00199X/1 Rapid Evolution of Enzymes and Synthetic Micro-organisms for the Development of Industrial Biocatalysts Principal Investigator 3,604,052 Research Grant
BB/K013076/1 Transaminase Mediated Cascade Reactions Principal Investigator 93,520 Training Grants
BB/L013649/1 Network in Biocatalyst Discovery, Development and Scale-Up Principal Investigator 975,883 Research Grant
BB/L014823/1 Multi-purpose instrument for advanced Raman spectroscopy techniques Co-investigator 409,322 Research Grant
BB/L015048/1 Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange and Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry to Underpin Research on Protein Interactions Co-investigator 498,947 Research Grant
BB/L026244/1 Integrated enzyme discovery and pathway optimisation for bagase valorisation Co-investigator 35,426 Research Grant
BB/L027003/1 European Partnering Award: CoEBio3 Principal Investigator 20,216 Research Grant
BB/L502005/1 Rapid Evolution of Enzymes and Synthetic Micro Organisms for the Development of Industrial Biocatalysts Principal Investigator 377,280 Training Grants
BB/L502406/1 Asymmetric reduction of imines using imine reductases Principal Investigator 93,520 Training Grants
BB/M006611/1 Imine Reductases: Biochemistry, Engineering and Application Principal Investigator 293,097 Research Grant
BB/M011658/1 An advanced multi-purpose instrument for biological ultrafast time resolved spectroscopy Co-investigator 491,200 Research Grant
BB/M017702/1 CENTRE FOR SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF FINE AND SPECIALITY CHEMICALS Co-investigator 10,198,943 Research Grant
BB/M029034/1 Glycoenzymes for Bioindustries Co-investigator 1,243,311 Research Grant
BB/N010736/1 Novel Biocatalysts for Improved Routes to an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Principal Investigator 93,738 Research Grant
BB/N023536/1 A Synthetic Biology Approach for the Total Biosynthesis of Semi-Synthetic Antibiotics Co-investigator 1,168,602 Research Grant
BB/P01738X/1 [16-FAPESP-BE] Lignin valorization in cellulosic ethanol plants: biocatalytic conversion via ferulic acid to high value chemicals Co-investigator 2,082,439 Research Grant
BB/R000069/1 High-throughput micro-fermentation for directed evolution and strain selection in industrial biotechnology Co-investigator 214,394 Research Grant
BB/R000093/1 MultiUSer equipment for high-throughput, high-content analysis in Industrial and Cellular biotechnology (MUSIC) Co-investigator 277,784 Research Grant
BB/R013497/1 A versatile proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry platform for online monitoring of VOCs. Co-investigator 453,088 Research Grant
BB/R014426/1 A hybrid strategy for massive acceleration of directed evolution: meeting the need for high-turnover enzymes in industrial biotechnology. Co-investigator 749,180 Research Grant
BB/R505183/1 Biocatalytic Asymmetric Reduction Amination Using Reductive Aminases RedAms Principal Investigator 49,106 Training Grants
BB/V003410/1 Production of Niraparib using Imine Reductases Principal Investigator 194,903 Research Grant
BBS/S/M/2004/11432 Development of chemical modification of lantibiotics Principal Supervisor 47,508 Studentships
BTF03275 Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharide glycoconjugates Principal Investigator 134,727 Research Grant
C&M07222 Enzymic conversion of carbohydrates to 5-membered carbocyclic rings Principal Investigator 105,925 Research Grant
E02783 Synthesis of single enantiomer chiral fine chemicals utilising novel enzyme-catalysed reactions Co-investigator 357,698 Research Grant
E09881 Probing conformational heterogeneity of lipase enantioselectivity in organic media using chiral active-site inhibitors Co-investigator 111,914 Research Grant
E10228 Application of solid-state acid-base buffers to enzyme catalysed reactions in synthetic chemistry Principal Investigator 51,212 Research Grant
E10358 Deracemisation of racemic mixtures of amino acids alcohols and amines using enzymes in combination with chemical reagents Principal Investigator 183,089 Research Grant
E16616 Development of enantioselective amine oxidases for application in the deracemisation of racemic chiral amines Principal Investigator 124,020 Research Grant
E18971 Novel racemases for enzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution Principal Investigator 138,216 Research Grant
EII05484 Provision of an NMR spectrometer for bio-organic chemistry Co-investigator 50,000 Research Grant
PAC02693 Development of novel reduction systems using whole cell biocatalysts Principal Investigator 104,441 Research Grant
REI18434 Application of microwave technology in chemical biology Co-investigator 31,404 Research Grant
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