Daniel A. Kunz

Professor

940-565-2037

BS, Biology/Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University

MS, Biology/Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University

PhD, Microbiology/Biochemistry/Genetics & Cell Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St.Paul

Research

Microbial metabolism and genetics. Diversity and physiology of bacteria. Cyanide as a biological metabolite. Enzymology of cyanide destruction and biological asssimilation. Cloning and characterization of cyanide assimilation genes in Pseudomonas bacteria.

Professional Experience

1972-1973, Instructor, Dept. of Biology, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

1979-1980, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Miami Medical School,

Miami, FL

1980-1986, Research Scientist, Central Research & Development Dept. (Life Sciences), E. I. DuPont

De Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE

1984-1986, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark

1986-Present, Associate to Full Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Divisions of Microbiology,

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of North Texas, Denton

Representative Publications

Fukushima, R. S., P. J. Weimer and D. A. Kunz. 2002. Photocatalytic interaction of resazurin N-oxide with cysteine optimizes preparation of anaerobic culture media. Anaerobe, 8:29-34

Kunz, D. A., R. F. Fernandez, and P. Parab. 2001. Evidence that bacterial cyanide oxygenase is a pterin-dependent hydroxylase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 287:514-518.

Kunz, D. A., J-L. Chen, and G. Pan. 1998. Accumulation of a-keto acids as essential components in cyanide assimilation by Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11764. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:4452-4459.

Chen, J -L., and D. A. Kunz. 1997. Cyanide utilization in Pseudomoans fluorescens NCIMB 11764 involves a putative siderophore. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 156:61-6.

Wang, C-S., D. A. Kunz and B. J. Venables. 1996. Incorporation of molecular oxygen and water during enzymatic oxidation of cyanide by Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11764. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:2195-2197.