The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW

The University of New South Wales

A leading research and teaching school with expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, environmental microbiology, medical microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, protein chemistry and other areas of biological science.

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Emeritus Professor Peter Rogers

  • Position: Visiting Senior Research Fellow
  • Room: S110, Biological Sciences
  • Phone: (+61 2) 9385 3896
  • Fax: (+61 2) 9385 1483
  • email: p.rogers@unsw.edu.au

Active Research Projects

Publications

Gunawan C., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rogers, P.L., Rosche, B. (2008)
Improved (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production with Candida utilis pyruvate decarboxylase at decreased organic to aqueous phase volume ratios.
Biotech Letters 30: 281-286
Jeon, Y.J., Fong, J.C.N., Riyanti, E.I., Neilan, B.A., Rogers, P.L. and Svenson, C.J. (2008)
Heterologous expression of the alcohol dehydrogenase (adhI) gene from Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius strain M10EXG.
Journal of Biotechnology. 135: 127-133
Beckhouse AG, Grant CM, Rogers PJ, Dawes IW and Higgins VJ. (2008)
The adaptive response of anaerobically grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae to hydrogen peroxide is mediated by the Yap1 and Skn7 transcription factors.
FEMS Yeast Research. 8: 1214-1222.
Rogers, P. (2008)
Generation gap.
Chemical Engineer. 807: 46-48.
Mallika Boonmee, Noppol Leksawasdi, Wallace Bridge, Peter Rogers (2007)
"Electrodialysis for Lactate Removal in the Production of the Dairy Starter Culture Lactococcus lactis NZ133" International Journal of Food Science and Technology.
International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Vol 42. 567-572
Gunawan, C., Satianegara, G., Chen, A., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rogers, P., Rosche, B. (2007)
Yeast pyruvate decarboxylases:  Variation in biocatalytic characteristics for (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production.
FEMS Yeast Research 7: 33-39
Satianegara, G., Rogers, P. and Rosche, B. (2006)
Comparative studies on enzyme preparations and role of cell components for (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production in a two-phase biotransformation
Biotech Bioeng.  94: 1189-1195
Satianegara, G., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rogers, P. and Rosche, B. (2006)
Enzymatic (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production in a benzaldehyde emulsion system with Candida utilis cells
Appl Microb Biotech.  70: 170-175
Leksawasdi, N., Rosche, B. and Rogers, P. (2006)
Enzymatic processes for fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals: Kinetic simulation for optimal R-phenylacetylcarbinol production
In: Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, New Developments and Application in Chemical Reaction Engineering, Vol. 159 (Hyun-Ku Rhee, In-Sik Nam and Jong Moon Park eds.) Elsevier Science: New York, ISBN 0-444-51733-2, pp 27-34.
Leksawasdi, N., Rogers, P. amd Rosche, B. (2005)
Improved enzymatic two-phase biotransformation for (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol: Effect of dipropylene glycol and modes of pH control.
Biocat Biotrans. 23: 445 - 451
Chen, A.K., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rogers, P. and Rosche, B. (2005)
pH shift enhancement of Candida utilis pyruvate decarboxylase production
Biotech Bioeng.  92: 183-188
Sandford, V., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rogers, P. and Rosche, B. (2005)
(R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production in aqueous/organic two-phase systems using partially purified pyruvate decarboxylase from Candida utilis
Biotech Bioeng.  91: 190-198
Rosche B, Breuer M, Hauer B, Rogers P (2005)
Cells of Candida utilis for in vitro (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production in an aqueous/octanol two-phase reactor
Biotech Letters 27: 575-581.
Leksawasdi, N., Rosche, B. and Rogers, P. (2005)
Mathematical model for kinetics of enzymatic conversion of benzaldehyde and pyruvate to (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol.
Biochem Eng J.  23: 211-220
Rosche, B., Breuer, M., Hauer, B. & Rogers, P. (2005)
Role of pyruvate in enhancing pyruvate decarboxylase stability towards benzaldehyde
J Biotech.  115: 91-99.
Leksawasdi, N., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rosche, B. and Rogers, P. (2004)
Kinetic analysis and modelling of enzymatic (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol batch biotransformation process
J Biotech. 111: 179–189.
Rosche, B., Breuer, M., Hauer, B. and Rogers, P. (2004)
Biphasic aqueous/organic biotransformation of acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde by Zymomonas mobilis pyruvate decarboxylase
Biotech Bioeng 86: 788-794
Mallika Boonmee, Noppol Leksawasdi, Wallace Bridge, Peter Rogers. (2003)
“Batch and continuous culture of Lactococcus lactis NZ133: experimental data and model development”.
Biochemical Engineering Journal. Vol. 14, 127-135
Leksawasdi, N., Breuer, M., Hauer, B., Rosche, B. and Rogers, P. (2003)
Kinetics of pyruvate decarboxylase deactivation by benzaldehyde
Biocat Biotrans.  21: 315-320
Rosche B, Breuer M, Hauer B, & Rogers P (2003)
Increased pyruvate efficiency in enzymatic production of (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol
Biotech Letters 25: 847‑851
Rosche, B., Breuer, M., Hauer, B. and Rogers, P. (2003)
Sreening of yeast for enzymatic (R)-phenylacetylcarbinol production
Biotech Letters. 25: 841-845