dr. ing. T. (Tjaard) Pijning

Research Assistant

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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+31 50 36 34385

+31 6 3192 1948

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t.pijning rug.nl

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Publications

Key Loops in GH13_8 Subfamily Glycogen Branching Enzymes Modulate Their Branch Length Preference

Yang, C., Poláček, A., Pijning, T., van der Maarel, M. J. E. C. & Jurak, E., 20-Feb-2026, In: ACS Catalysis. 16, 4, p. 3805-3818 14 p.

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Insights into the Structure–Function Relationship of GH70 GtfB α-Glucanotransferases from the Crystal Structure and Molecular Dynamic Simulation of a Newly Characterized Limosilactobacillus reuteri N1 GtfB Enzyme

Dong, J., Bai, Y., Wang, Q., Chen, Q., Li, X., Wang, Y., Ji, H., Meng, X., Pijning, T., Svensson, B., Dijkhuizen, L., Abou Hachem, M. & Jin, Z., 13-Mar-2024, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72, 10, p. 5391-5402 12 p., acs.jafc.4c00104.

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Novel β-galactosidase activity and first crystal structure of Glycoside Hydrolase family 154

Hameleers, L., Pijning, T., Gray, B. B., Fauré, R. & Jurak, E., 25-May-2024, In: New Biotechnology. 80, p. 1-11 11 p.

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Polysaccharide utilization loci encoded DUF1735 likely functions as membrane-bound spacer for carbohydrate active enzymes

Hameleers, L., Gaenssle, L. A., Bertran-Llorens, S., Pijning, T. & Jurak, E., Jul-2024, In: FEBS Open Bio. 14, 7, p. 1133-1146 14 p.

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Structural and time-resolved mechanistic investigations of protein hydrolysis by the acidic proline-specific endoprotease from Aspergillus niger

Pijning, T., Vujičić-Žagar, A., Laan, J.-M. V. D., Jong, R. M. D., Ramirez-Palacios, C., Vente, A., Edens, L. & Dijkstra, B. W., Jan-2024, In: Protein Science. 33, 1, 21 p., e4856.

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Tailor-Made α-Glucans by Engineering the Processivity of α-Glucanotransferases via Tunnel-Cleft Active Center Interconversions

Dong, J., Abou Hachem, M., Wang, Y., Li, X., Zhang, B., Pijning, T., Svensson, B., Dijkhuizen, L., Jin, Z. & Bai, Y., 15-May-2024, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72, 19, p. 11041–11050 10 p.

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Unprecedented Diversity of the Glycoside Hydrolase Family 70: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sequence, Structure, and Function

Pijning, T. & Dijkhuizen, L., 31-Jul-2024, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72, 30, p. 16911-16929 19 p., 4c04807.

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Enzymatic glucosylation of polyphenols using glucansucrases and branching sucrases of glycoside hydrolase family 70

Li, X., Meng, X., de Leeuw, T. C., Te Poele, E. M., Pijning, T., Dijkhuizen, L. & Liu, W., 2023, In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63, 21, p. 5247–5267 21 p., 2016598.

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Characterization of the (Engineered) Branching Sucrase GtfZ-CD2 from Apilactobacillus kunkeei for Efficient Glucosylation of Benzenediol Compounds

Meng, X., Li, X., Pijning, T., Wang, X., van Leeuwen, S. S., Dijkhuizen, L., Chen, G. & Liu, W., 4-Aug-2022, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 88, 16, 14 p., e0103122.

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Crystal Structure of 4,6-α-Glucanotransferase GtfC-ΔC from Thermophilic Geobacillus 12AMOR1: Starch Transglycosylation in Non-Permuted GH70 Enzymes

Pijning, T., Te Poele, E. M., de Leeuw, T. C., Guskov, A. & Dijkhuizen, L., 7-Dec-2022, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70, 48, p. 15283–15295 13 p., 2c06394.

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