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Christian P. Whitman is a professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin. His research primarily focuses on mechanistic structural studies of enzymes involved in bacterial catabolism of aromatic halogenated compounds. His work contributes to a broader understanding of enzyme mechanisms, especially in the context of antibiotic resistance. Whitman has identified new enzymes and elucidated their functions, particularly in the biosynthetic pathway of tomaymycin, an anti-tumor agent. His investigations into the tautomerase superfamily and their enzymatic functions provide valuable insights for developing strategies to overcome antibiotic resistance. He aims to use enzymes to create novel tomaymycin analogues that are otherwise challenging to synthesize.
University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX
Leading research in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry, focusing on enzyme mechanisms and antibiotic resistance.
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