Katarina Cankar

Wageningen University & Research — Netherlands

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies(19), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis(16), Genetically Modified Organisms Research(13), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction(11), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering(9)

Publications77 total

Resurrected Ancestral Cannabis Enzymes Unveil the Origin and Functional Evolution of Cannabinoid Synthases
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2025Open Access
A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes
Frontiers in Plant Science·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Genome editing to improve health benefits of root chicory
New Biotechnology·2025Open Access
Sesquiterpene Lactones – Insights into Biosynthesis, Regulation and Signalling Roles
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences·2024· 32 citedOpen Access
Indoles and the advances in their biotechnological production for industrial applications
Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing·2023· 23 citedOpen Access
Genome Editing for Reduction of Bitterness and for Production of Medicinal Terpenes in Cichorium Species
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Costunolide and parthenolide: Novel blood-brain barrier permeable sesquiterpene lactones to improve barrier tightness
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy·2023· 23 citedOpen Access
Natural gene variation in <i>Cannabis sativa</i> unveils a key region of cannabinoid synthase enzymes
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A comparison of three different delivery methods for achieving CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing in Cichorium intybus L.
Frontiers in Plant Science·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Lactucin Synthase Inactivation Boosts the Accumulation of Anti-inflammatory 8-Deoxylactucin and Its Derivatives in Chicory (<i>Cichorium intybus</i> L.)
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
De novo tryptophanase-based indole production by metabolically engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology·2023· 19 citedOpen Access
Cichorium intybus L. Hairy Roots as a Platform for Antimicrobial Activity
Pharmaceuticals·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Enzyme-treated chicory for cosmetics: application assessment and techno-economic analysis
AMB Express·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Functional food additives/ingredients production by engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum
Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing·2022· 28 citedOpen Access
Effect of Root Storage and Forcing on the Carbohydrate and Secondary Metabolite Composition of Belgian Endive (<i>Cichorium intybus</i> L. Var. <i>foliosum</i>)
ACS Food Science & Technology·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted inactivation of the kauniolide synthase in chicory results in accumulation of costunolide and its conjugates in taproots
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Fermentative Indole Production via Bacterial Tryptophan Synthase Alpha Subunit and Plant Indole-3-Glycerol Phosphate Lyase Enzymes
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·2022· 33 citedOpen Access
Production of indole by Corynebacterium glutamicum microbial cell factories for flavor and fragrance applications
Microbial Cell Factories·2022· 48 citedOpen Access
Targeting proteases involved in the viral replication of SARS-CoV-2 by sesquiterpene lactones from chicory (<i>Cichorium intybus</i> L.)
Food & Function·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
Inactivation of the germacrene A synthase genes by CRISPR/Cas9 eliminates the biosynthesis of sesquiterpene lactones in <i>Cichorium intybus</i> L.
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2021· 46 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jules Beekwilder(22), Dirk Bosch(15), Harro J. Bouwmeester(14), Kristina Gruden(11), Jana Žel(10), Volker F. Wendisch(7), Adèle van Houwelingen(6), Maja Ravnikar(5), Melanie Mindt(5), Lenny Ferrer(5), E. Jongedijk(4), E.J. Kok(4), Cinzia Comino(4), Andrea Moglia(4), Theo Sonke(3), Francel Verstappen(3), Ric C. H. de Vos(3), Kaouthar Eljounaidi(3), Sergio Lanteri(3), Cláudia Nunes dos Santos(3)