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Dr. Kunz is a University of North Texas biological sciences professor and respected microbiologist with a background in industrial biodegradation. Dr. has been working for more than 15 years to understand the biology of cyanide and the bacteria that eat it. He also has research interests in biochemistry, molecular biology, and microbial metabolism. His research, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, has provided major contributions to the area of cyanide metabolism and enzymology.
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Minnesota, 1979
M.A., Biology/Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University, 1973
B.S., Biology/Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University, 1971
Courses
BIOL 2041: Microbiology
BIOL 4501/5501: Bacterial Diversity and Physiology
BIOL 4502/5502: Bacterial Diversity and Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 6610: Advanced Metabolism
Articles
Fernandez, R. F., & Kunz, D. A. (2005). Bacterial cyanide oxygenase is a suite of enzymes catalyzing the scavenging and adventitious utilization of cyanide as a nitrogenous growth substrate. J. Bacteriol, 187, 6396-6402.
Fernandez, R. F., Dolghih, E., & Kunz, D. A. (2004). Enzymatic assimilation of cyanide in pseudomonas fluroescens ncimb 11764 proceeds via pterin-dependent oxygenolytic cleavage to formate and ammonia. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 70, 121-128.
Kunz, D. A., & et al, (2004). The transcriptional regulator algr controls cyanide production in pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Bacteriol., 186, 6837-6844.
More Articles
Fukushima, R. S., Weimer, P. J., & Kunz, D. A. (2003). Use of photocatalytic reduction to hasten preparation of culture media for saccharolytic clostridium species. Braz. J. Microbiol., 34, 22-26.
Fukushima, R. S., Weimer, P. J., & Kunz, D. A. (2002). Photocatalytic interaction of resazurin-n-oxide with cysteine optimizes preparation of anaerobic culture media. Anaerobe, 8, 29-34.
Kunz, D. A., Fernandez, R. F., & Parab, P. (2001). Evidence that bacterial cyanide oxygenase is a pterin-dependent hydroxylase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 287, 514-518.
Kunz, D. A., Chen, J. -L., & Pan, G. (1998). Accumulation of -keto acids as essential components in cyanide assimilation by pseudomonas fluorescens ncimb 11764. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64, 4452-4459.
Chen, J. -L., & Kunz, D. A. (1997). Cyanide utilization in pseudomonas fluorescens ncimb 11764 involves a putative siderophore. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 156(1), 61-67.
Wang, C. -S., Kunz, D. A., & Venables, B. J. (1996). Incorporation of molecular oxygen and water during enzymatic oxidation of cyanide by pseudomonas fluorescens ncimb 11764. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 62, 2195-2197.
Kunz, D. A., Wang, C. -S., & Chen, J. -L. (1994). Alternate routes of enzymic cyanide metabolism in pseudomonas fluorescens ncimb 11764. Microbiology, 140, 1705-1712.
Books
Ribbons, D. W., Keyser, P., Eaton, R. W., Anderson, B. N., Kunz, D. A., & Taylor, B. F. (1984). Microbial degradation of phthalates. In D. Gibson (Ed.), Microbial Degradation of Organic Compounds (pp. 371-397). New York: Marcel-Dekker Inc.
