Dr. Anton Legin
Senior Scientist at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

Publications
Rosner A, Skos L, Mendrina T, Baier-Romfeld D, Hejl M, Borutzki Y et al. Selectivity for TP53 signalling drives the mode of action of a highly potent N,O,O-tridentate naphthoquinone-based organo-ruthenium anticancer drug candidate. Chemical Science. 2025 Jul 14. Epub 2025 Jul 14. doi: 10.1039/d5sc00735f
Glasl B, Kitzinger K, Luter HM, Legin A, Salas Hernandez EK, Heldwein N et al. Branched-chain amino acid assimilation promotes mixotrophy of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal sponge symbionts. bioRxiv. 2025. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.09.672702
Georg M, Legin AA, Hejl M, Jakupec MA, Becker J, Göttlich R. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of Cisplatin-3–Chloropiperidine Conjugates. ChemBioChem. 2024 Dec 2;25(23):e202400519. Epub 2024 Sept 20. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202400519
Imminger S, Meier DV, Schintlmeister A, Legin A, Schnecker J, Richter A et al. Survival and rapid resuscitation permit limited productivity in desert microbial communities. Nature Communications. 2024 Dec;15(1):3056. Epub 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46920-6
Palatinszky M, Herbold CW, Sedlacek CJ, Pühringer D, Kitzinger K, Giguere AT et al. Growth of complete ammonia oxidizers on guanidine. Nature. 2024 Sept 19;633(8030):646-653. Epub 2024 Aug 14. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07832-z