• Biological Evaluations, NMR Analyses, Molecular Modeling Studies, and Overview of the Synthesis of the Marine Natural Product (−)-Mucosin 

      Nolsøe, Jens Mortansson Jelstrup; Underhaug, Jarl; Sørskår, Åshild Moi; Antonsen, Simen; Malterud, Karl Egil; Gani, Osman; Fan, Qiong; Hjorth, Marit; Sæther, Thomas; Hansen, Trond Vidar; H. Stenstrøm, Yngve (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-24)
      Natural products obtained from marine organisms continue to be a rich source of novel structural architecture and of importance in drug discovery, medicine, and health. However, the success of such endeavors depends on the exact structural elucidation and access to sufficient material, often by stereoselective total synthesis, of the isolated natural product of interest. (−)-Mucosin (1), a fatty ...
    • Visible light-exposed lignin facilitates cellulose solubilization by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases 

      Kommedal, Eirik; Angeltveit, Camilla Fløien; Klau, Leesa Jane; Ayuso-Fernandez, Ivan; Arstad, Bjørnar; Antonsen, Simen; Stenstrøm, Yngve; Ekeberg, Dag; Gírio, Francisco; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Horn, Svein Jarle; Aachmann, Finn Lillelund; Eijsink, Vincent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-24)
      Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) catalyze oxidative cleavage of crystalline polysaccharides such as cellulose and are crucial for the conversion of plant biomass in Nature and in industrial applications. Sunlight promotes microbial conversion of plant litter; this effect has been attributed to photochemical degradation of lignin, a major redox-active component of secondary plant cell walls ...