• Phospholipid Membrane Interactions of Model Ac-WL-X-LL-OH Peptides Investigated by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 

  Alsaker, Nicolai Etwin; Halskau, Øyvind; Haug, Bengt Erik; Reuter, Nathalie; Nerdal, Willy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The role of aromatic amino acids in peripheral protein membrane binding has been reported to involve cation–π interactions with choline lipids. In this study, we have investigated the interactions of the model pentapeptide ...

• Molecular Dynamics Simulations Show That Short Peptides Can Drive Synthetic Cell Division by Binding to the Inner Membrane Leaflet 

  Steinkühler, Jan; Lipowsky, Reinhard; Miettinen, Markus Sakari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  An important functionality of lifelike “synthetic cells” is to mimic cell division. Currently, specialized proteins that induce membrane fission in living cells are the primary candidates for dividing synthetic cells. ...

• N-Heterocyclic Carbene Pincer Complexes of Group IV and Vanadium for CO2-Based Polymerization Catalysis 

  Suresh, Lakshmi (Doctoral thesis, 2025-04-07)

  2014 rapporterte forskningsgruppen vår en ny klasse av meget aktive gruppe 4 katalysatorer basert på tridentate bis-fenolat N-heterosykliske karben (NHK, engelsk: NHC) ligander for kopolymerisering av sykloheksen oksid ...

• Maximizing yields of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in side streams from steam explosion of lignocellulosic residues 

  Hermundsgård, Dag Helge; Ghoreishi, Solmaz; Tanase-Opedal, Mihaela; Moe, Størker T.; Brusletto, Rune; Barth, Tanja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)

  The demand for renewable energy and chemicals from biomass resources has led to the development of methods for biorefining lignocellulosic materials into pellets and value-added chemicals. This has, in turn, driven a search ...

• Trapping of Key “Ate” Intermediates of NHC-Group IV Relevant to Catalyzing Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2 

  Suresh, Lakshmi; Lalrempuia, Ralte; Fjermestad, Torstein; Törnroos, Karl Wilhelm; Bour, Jérôme; Frache, Gilles; Nova, Ainara; Le Roux, Erwan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Together with bimetallic systems, metalates derived from anionic nucleophile-activated monometallic systems have shown very high catalytic performances for polycarbonates in epoxide–CO2 copolymerization. However, examples ...

• The thylakoid proton antiporter KEA3 regulates photosynthesis in response to the chloroplast energy status 

  Uflewski, Michał; Rindfleisch, Tobias; Korkmaz, Kübra; Tietz, Enrico; Mielke, Sarah; Correa Galvis, Viviana; Dünschede, Beatrix; Luzarowski, Marcin; Skirycz, Aleksandra; Schwarzländer, Markus; Strand, Deserah D.; Hertle, Alexander P.; Schünemann, Danja; Walther, Dirk; Thalhammer, Anja; Wolff, Martin; Armbruster, Ute (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Plant photosynthesis contains two functional modules, the light-driven reactions in the thylakoid membrane and the carbon-fixing reactions in the chloroplast stroma. In nature, light availability for photosynthesis often ...

• Steam explosion of lignocellulosic residues for co-production of value-added chemicals and high-quality pellets 

  Tanase-Opedal, Mihaela; Ghoreishi, Solmaz; Hermundsgård, Dag Helge; Barth, Tanja; Moe, Størker T.; Brusletto, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The demand of pellets as energy carrier and the competitiveness of wood biomass are the drivers for finding alternative raw materials for production of pellets. The aim of this study was to investigate the steam explosion ...

• Unlocking the potential of NMR spectroscopy for precise and efficient quantification of microplastics 

  Schmidt, Julia; Haave, Marte; Underhaug, Jarl; Wang, Wei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Precise, fast, and reliable identification and quantification of microplastic contamination are essential for determining their environmental concentrations for risk assessments. This study investigates the use of nuclear ...

• Ultrasonic-Assisted Water-Rich Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sustainable Polyphenol Extraction from Seaweed: A Case Study on Cultivated Saccharina latissima 

  Zeb, Liaqat; Gerhardt, Anne Sophie; Johannesen, Benjamin Alexander; Underhaug, Jarl; Jordheim, Monica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  This case study introduces a green, 1 h single-step method using water-rich natural deep eutectic solvent (WRNADES) for ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of polyphenols fromSaccharina latissima, a commercially cultivated ...

• Anionic Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Enable Modification of Unprotected Biomolecules in Water 

  Blanco, Christian O.; Ramos Castellanos, Richard; Fogg, Deryn Elizabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Stability problems have limited the uptake of cationic olefin metathesis catalysts in chemical biology. Described herein are anionic catalysts that improve water-solubility, robustness, and compatibility with biomolecules ...

• Evaluation of the cytotoxic and antimicrobial potential of epiphytic biomass obtained from Laminaria hyperborea biorefinery side-streams 

  Barouti, Angeliki; Herfindal, Lars; Vagolu, Siva Krishna; Homberset, Håvard; Tonjum, Tone; Kopplin, Georg; Jordheim, Monica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Harvested Laminaria hyperborea contributes to approximately 3.3 million tonnes of epiphytes discarded as waste despite containing organisms such as red algae and bryozoa, known to produce a range of high-value and bioactive ...

• Comparison of rhodamine B adsorption and desorption on the aged non-degradable and degradable microplastics: Effects of charge-assisted hydrogen bond and underline mechanism 

  Wang, Kangkang; Kou, Yuli; Guo, Changyan; Wang, Kefu; Li, Jiang; Schmidt, Julia; Wang, Meng; Liang, Siqi; Wang, Wei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jide (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in the environment and their role as carriers for ionic organic pollutants are increasingly attracting attention. This study evaluated the adsorption-desorption characteristics of ...

• Intake of herring oil, but not of anchovy oil, resulted in a lower serum cholesterol concentration in male Zucker Diabetic Sprague Dawley rats 

  Rimmen, Eira Victoria; Mjøs, Svein Are; Søfteland, Eirik; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Patients with type 2 diabetes have increased risks for dyslipidaemia and subsequently for developing vascular complications. A recent meta-analysis found that cetoleic acid (C22:1n-11) rich fish oils resulted in lower ...

• Multivariate pattern analysis: a method and software to reveal, quantify, and visualize predictive association patterns in multicollinear data 

  Baumeister, Tim U. H.; Aadland, Eivind; Linington, Roger G.; Kvalheim, Olav Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Strongly multicollinear covariates, such as those typically represented in metabolomics applications, represent a challenge for multivariate regression analysis. These challenges are commonly circumvented by ...

• A Membrane-Assisted Mechanism for the Release of Ceramide from the CERT START Domain 

  Moqadam, Mahmoud; Gartan, Parveen; Talandashti, Reza; Chiapparino, Antonella; Titeca, Kevin; Gavin, Anne-Claude; Reuter, Nathalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Ceramide transfer protein CERT is the mediator of nonvesicular transfer of ceramide from the ER to Golgi. In CERT, START is the domain responsible for the binding and transport of ceramide. A wealth of structural data has ...

• Kjemididaktikk. Kompendium for lektorutdanningen 

  Stadler, Matthias (Book, 2024)

• Simulating Life at the Periphery: Mechanisms of Membrane Binding and Cargo Extraction by Lipid Transfer Proteins 

  Talandashti, Reza (Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-09)

  Biologiske membraner er svært sofistikerte strukturer som består av tusenvis av forskjellige lipidtyper. Deres mekaniske egenskaper bestemmes hovedsakelig av lipidkomposisjonen, noe som gjør det avgjørende for celler å ...

• Model Mechanism for Lipid Uptake by the Human STARD2/PC-TP Phosphatidylcholine Transfer Protein 

  Talandashti, Reza; Moqadam, Mahmoud; Reuter, Nathalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The human StAR-related lipid transfer domain protein 2 (STARD2), also known as phosphatidylcholine (PC) transfer protein, is a single-domain lipid transfer protein thought to transfer PC lipids between intracellular ...

• Membrane specificity of the human cholesterol transfer protein STARD4 

  Talandashti, Reza; van Ek, Larissa; Gehin, Charlotte; Xue, Dandan; Moqadam, Mahmoud; Gavin, Anne-Claude; Reuter, Nathalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  STARD4 regulates cholesterol homeostasis by transferring cholesterol between the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum. The STARD4 structure features a helix-grip fold surrounding a large hydrophobic cavity holding the ...

• Biphasic organic synthesis with continuous electro-flow 

  Mizar, Pushpak; Arepally, Sagar; Wirth, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Organic electrochemistry has recently witnessed a renaissance in research as a green and cost-efficient method for activating small molecules. Although some of the critical challenges of batch electrosynthesis remain, flow ...

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