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Luke Moe
Regular Faculty
Associated Departments
Scholars@UK
Evolution and Functional Diversification of Serine Racemase Homologs in Bacteria
Uda, K., Nishimura, R., Li, Y., Shimoda, E., Miyamoto, T. & Moe, L. A., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 93, 1, p. 149-162 14 p., 112164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring the Microbial Diversity and Composition of Three Cigar Product Categories
Joshi, S., Pham, K., Moe, L. & McNees, R., Dec 2024, In: Microbial Ecology. 87, 1, 107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bacterial community dynamics during distilled spirit fermentation: influence of mash recipes and fermentation processes
Liu, S., Greenhut, I. V., Heist, E. P., Heist, M. R. & Moe, L. A., Dec 2023, In: Microbiology spectrum. 11, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Distribution and evolution of the serine/aspartate racemase family in invertebrates. II. Frequent and widespread parallel evolution of aspartate racemase
Uda, K. & Moe, L. A., Nov 1 2022, In: Journal of Biochemistry. 172, 5, p. 303-311 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Life within the leaf: Ecology and applications of foliar bacterial endophytes
McNees, C. R., Greenhut, I. V., Law, A. D., Saleem, M. & Moe, L. A., Jan 1 2019, Endophytes for a Growing World. p. 208-231 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Characterization of endophytic microbial communities in store-bought kale evaluated by different plant tissue homogenization methods
McNees, C. R., Law, A. D. & Moe, L. A., Jul 2020, In: Phytobiomes Journal. 4, 3, p. 211-216 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Component interactions and implications for complex formation in the multicomponent toluene 4-monooxygenase
Moe, L. A., McMartin, L. A. & Fox, B. G., May 2 2006, In: Biochemistry. 45, 17, p. 5478-5485 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Amino acid racemization in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Radkov, A. D. & Moe, L. A., Nov 2013, In: Journal of Bacteriology. 195, 22, p. 5016-5024 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Redox and functional analysis of the Rieske ferredoxin component of the toluene 4-monooxygenase
Elsen, N. L., Moe, L. A., McMartin, L. A. & Fox, B. G., Jan 30 2007, In: Biochemistry. 46, 4, p. 976-986 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The microbiology of hemp retting in a controlled environment: Steering the hemp microbiome towards more consistent fiber production
Law, A. D., McNees, C. R. & Moe, L. A., 2020, In: Agronomy. 10, 4, 492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Environmental factors influencing fine-scale distribution of Antarctica’s only endemic insect
Potts, L. J., Gantz, J. D., Kawarasaki, Y., Philip, B. N., Gonthier, D. J., Law, A. D., Moe, L., Unrine, J. M., McCulley, R. L., Lee, R. E., Denlinger, D. L. & Teets, N. M., Dec 2020, In: Oecologia. 194, 4, p. 529-539 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cloning and characterization of a novel aspartate/glutamate racemase from the acorn worm Saccoglossus kowalevskii
Uda, K., Ishizuka, N., Edashige, Y., Kikuchi, A., Radkov, A. D. & Moe, L. A., Jun 2019, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 232, p. 87-92 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
D-amino acid catabolism is common among soil-dwelling bacteria
Radkov, A. D., McNeill, K., Uda, K. & Moe, L. A., Jun 25 2016, In: Microbes and Environments. 31, 2, p. 165-168 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assignment of 1H, 13C and 15N NMR signals from toluene 4-monooxygenase Rieske ferredoxin in its oxidized state [5]
Luo, W., Moe, L. A., Skjeldal, L., Pikus, J. D., Markley, J. L. & Fox, B. G., 2001, In: Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 21, 1, p. 73-74 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Bacterial Community Structure and Dynamics During Corn-Based Bioethanol Fermentation
Li, Q., Heist, E. P. & Moe, L. A., Feb 1 2016, In: Microbial Ecology. 71, 2, p. 409-421 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Functional Metagenomics as a Technique for the Discovery of Novel Enzymes and Natural Products
Moe, L. A., Mcmahon, M. D. & Thomas, M. G., May 25 2011, Enzyme Technologies: Metagenomics, Evolution, Biocatalysis, and Biosynthesis. p. 1-39 39 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Distribution and evolution of the serine/aspartate racemase family in plants
Uda, K., Edashige, Y., Nishimura, R., Shikano, Y., Matsui, T., Radkov, A. D. & Moe, L. A., Jan 2020, In: Phytochemistry. 169, 112164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A response regulator from a soil metagenome enhances resistance to the β-lactam antibiotic carbenicillin in Escherichia coli
Allen, H. K., An, R., Handelsman, J. & Moe, L. A., Mar 17 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 3, e0120094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Oxygen-18 tracer studies of enzyme reactions with radical/cation diagnostic probes
Moe, L. A. & Fox, B. G., Dec 9 2005, In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338, 1, p. 240-249 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The effect of root exudate 7,40- Dihydroxyflavone and naringenin on soil bacterial community structure
Szoboszlay, M., White-Monsant, A. & Moe, L. A., Jan 11 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 1, e0146555.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Agronomy of Hemp and Its Uses in Forage-Animal Agriculture
Moe, L. (PI) & McCulley, R. (CoI)
8/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
The Agronomy of Hemp and Its Uses in Forage-Animal Agriculture
Matthews, J. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI), Adams, A. (CoI), Ely, D. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Harmon, D. (CoI), Hunt, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Kawashima, T. (CoI), Lawrence, L. (CoI), Mark, T. (CoI), McCulley, R. (CoI), McLeod, K. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Page, A. (CoI), Pearce, R. (CoI), Schendel, R. (CoI), Urschel, K. (CoI), Vanzant, E. (CoI), Villanueva, R. (CoI) & Xiong, Y. (CoI)
8/1/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
Production of Sensory Compounds During Fermentation of Tobacco
Moe, L. (PI)
12/19/18 → 3/8/21
Project: Research project
Scope 6-David Weisrock-104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Weisrock, D. (PI), Moe, L. (CoI), Unrine, J. (CoI) & Ormsbee, L. (Former CoI)
9/1/21 → 11/30/22
Project: Research project
Participant Support Scope: Graduate Students: NRT: IN FElloWS & an Academy of Innovators at the Nexus of Food, Energy & Water Systems
Santillan-Jimenez, E. (PI), Barton, C. (CoI), DeBolt, S. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Agouridis, C. (CoPI), Escobar, I. (CoPI), Mark, T. (CoPI), Crocker, M. (Former PI) & Landon, J. (Former CoI)
9/1/19 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
Participant Support Scope: Undergraduate Students: NRT: IN FElloWS & an Academy of Innovators at the Nexus of Food, Energy & Water Systems
Santillan-Jimenez, E. (PI), Barton, C. (CoI), DeBolt, S. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Agouridis, C. (CoPI), Escobar, I. (CoPI), Mark, T. (CoPI), Crocker, M. (Former PI) & Landon, J. (Former CoI)
9/1/19 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
Participant Support Scope: NRT: IN FElloWS & an Academy of Innovators at the Nexus of Food, Energy & Water Systems
Santillan-Jimenez, E. (PI), Barton, C. (CoI), DeBolt, S. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Agouridis, C. (CoPI), Escobar, I. (CoPI), Mark, T. (CoPI), Crocker, M. (Former PI) & Landon, J. (Former CoI)
9/1/19 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
Scope: Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Durbin, E. B. (PI), Chambers, O. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Shelton, B. (CoI), Yuan, L. (CoI) & Canete, S. (Former CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/29/20
Project: Research project
Scope: Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Shelton, B. (PI), Chambers, O. (CoI), Durbin, E. B. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Yuan, L. (CoI) & Canete, S. (Former CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/29/20
Project: Research project
State Water Institute Program--Scope 4: Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Urea Transformation in Soil
Moe, L. (PI) & Coyne, M. (CoI)
3/1/11 → 12/31/12
Project: Research project
104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Unrine, J. (PI), Ormsbee, L. (Former PI), Arpin, S. (Former CoI), Barton, C. (Former CoI), Brewster-Barnes, T. (Former CoI), Byrne, D. (Former CoI), Crofcheck, C. (Former CoI), D'Angelo, E. (Former CoI), Durham, R. (Former CoI), Erhardt, A. (Former CoI), Evans, S. (Former CoI), Ford, W. (Former CoI), Fryar, A. (Former CoI), Koyagi, E. (Former CoI), Lee, B. (Former CoI), Messer, T. (Former CoI), Moe, L. (Former CoI), Sena, K. (Former CoI), Shelley, A. (Former CoI), Shultis, A. (Former CoI), Tobin, B. (Former CoI) & Weisrock, D. (Former CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
STEM PRIDE Year 2 Funding
Hanley, C. (PI), Hanley, C. (PI), Bondada, S. (CoI), Cooper, R. (CoI), Criswell, B. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Moecher, D. (CoI), Proffitt, M. (CoI), Schroeder, M. (CoI), Testa, S. (CoI), Walcott, B. (CoI) & Webb, N. (CoI)
KY Council on Postsecondary Education
1/1/16 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
STEM PRIDE: Partnering with Research & Industry to Develop STEM Educators for College and Career Readiness
Hanley, C. (PI), Hanley, C. (PI), Cooper, R. (CoI), Criswell, B. (CoI), Garvy, B. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Moecher, D. (CoI), Proffitt, M. (CoI), Schroeder, M. (CoI), Testa, S. (CoI), Walcott, B. (CoI) & Webb, N. (CoI)
KY Council on Postsecondary Education
1/1/15 → 6/30/16
Project: Research project
Plant-Microbe Communication in the Medicago Truncatula Rhizosphere: Functional Metagenomics, Biochemistry, and Community Analysis
Moe, L. (PI), DeBolt, S. (CoI) & McNear, D. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6/1/11 → 5/31/16
Project: Research project
Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Chambers, O. (PI), Durbin, E. B. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Shelton, B. (CoI), Yuan, L. (CoI) & Canete, S. (Former CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/29/20
Project: Research project
Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Chambers, O. (PI), Durbin, E. B. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Shelton, B. (CoI), Yuan, L. (CoI) & Canete, S. (Former CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/28/19
Project: Research project
Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Chambers, O. (PI), Canete, S. (CoI), Durbin, E. B. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Shelton, B. (CoI) & Yuan, L. (CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/28/18
Project: Research project
Smokeless Tobacco Reference Product Development, Distribution and Research
Chambers, O. (PI), Canete, S. (CoI), Durbin, E. B. (CoI), Fisher, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Shelton, B. (CoI) & Yuan, L. (CoI)
3/1/16 → 2/28/17
Project: Research project