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Kristiina Wähälä

Kristiina Wähälä

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
15453
World Ranking
9589
National Ranking
51

Overview

Kristiina Wähälä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their primary field of study is Materials Science, with a specialized focus on Materials Chemistry. Additional areas of expertise include Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research has a strong emphasis on crystallization and solubility studies as well as X-ray diffraction in crystallography. Other research topics covered by their work include plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, biochemical and biochemical processes, medicinal plant effects and applications, and hormonal and reproductive studies.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Kristiina Wähälä has coauthored multiple publications with Martin Nieger, Tiina Laaksonen, Daniel Rico del Cerro, Gudrun Silvennoinen, and Tytti Sarjala.

Their publications appear in a variety of scientific journals and venues, most notably The Cambridge Structural Database, where they have a significant number of contributions. Other venues include Molecules, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Planta Medica, and ACS Omega.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Kristiina Wähälä include:

  • "Stability and Photoisomerization of Stilbenes Isolated from the Bark of Norway Spruce Roots" (2021), published in Molecules
  • "Molecular interactions between sex hormone-binding globulin and nonsteroidal ligands that enhance androgen activity" (2020), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Bioactive Properties of the Aqueous Extracts of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) Roots" (2020), published in Planta Medica
  • "Evaluation of Organo [18F]Fluorosilicon Tetrazine as a Prosthetic Group for the Synthesis of PET Radiotracers" (2020), published in Molecules
  • "Novel Sulfonanilide Inhibitors of SHIP2 Enhance Glucose Uptake into Cultured Myotubes" (2020), published in ACS Omega

Best Publications

  • Soybean phytoestrogen intake and cancer risk.

    C H Adlercreutz;B R Goldin;S L Gorbach;K A Höckerstedt

  • Flavonoids, dietary-derived inhibitors of cell proliferation and in vitro angiogenesis.

    Theodore Fotsis;Michael S. Pepper;Erkan Aktas;Stephen Breit

  • Inhibition of human aromatase by mammalian lignans and isoflavonoid phytoestrogens

    Herman Adlercreutz;Christoph Bannwart;Kristiina Wähälä;Taru Mäkelä

  • Dietary phytoestrogens and cancer: in vitro and in vivo studies.

    Herman Adlercreutz;Yaghoob Mousavi;Jim Clark;Krister Höckerstedt

  • In Vitro Metabolism of Plant Lignans: New Precursors of Mammalian Lignans Enterolactone and Enterodiol

    Satu Heinonen;Tarja Nurmi;Kirsi Liukkonen;Kaisa Poutanen

  • Pharmacokinetics of Soybean Isoflavones in Plasma, Urine and Feces of Men after Ingestion of 60 g Baked Soybean Powder (Kinako)

    Shaw Watanabe;Momoko Yamaguchi;Tomotaka Sobue;Tosei Takahashi

  • Effect of soybean phytoestrogen intake on low density lipoprotein oxidation resistance

    Matti J. Tikkanen;Kristiina Wähälä;Sirpa Ojala;Veera Vihma

  • Isoflavonoids and lignans in legumes: nutritional and health aspects in humans

    Witold M Mazur;James A Duke;Kristiina Wähälä;Sirpa Rasku

  • Bioavailability of Phyto-oestrogens

    Ian Rowland;Marian Faughnan;Leane Hoey;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Quantitative determination of lignans and isoflavonoids in plasma of omnivorous and vegetarian women by isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

    H. Adlercreutz;T. Fotsis;J. Lampe;K. Wähälä

  • Lignan and isoflavonoid conjugates in human urine.

    Herman Adlercreutz;Jolande van der Wildt;Judith Kinzel;Hesham Attalla

  • Processing of rapeseed oil: effects on sinapic acid derivative content and oxidative stability

    Anna Koski;Satu Pekkarinen;Anu Hopia;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Isotope dilution gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method for the determination of lignans and isoflavonoids in human urine, including identification of genistein

    Herman Adlercreutz;Theodore Fotsis;Christoph Bannwart;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Oxidative stability and minor constituents of virgin olive oil and cold-pressed rapeseed oil

    Anna Koski;Eleni Psomiadou;Maria Tsimidou;Anu Hopia

  • A soy protein isolate rich in genistein and daidzein and its effects on plasma isoflavone concentrations, platelet aggregation, blood lipids and fatty acid composition of plasma phospholipid in normal men.

    Melinda J. Gooderham;Herman Adlercreutz;Sirpa T. Ojala;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Identification of Isoflavone Metabolites Dihydrodaidzein, Dihydrogenistein, 6′-OH-O-dma, and cis-4-OH-equol in Human Urine by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectroscopy Using Authentic Reference Compounds

    S Heinonen;K Wähälä;H Adlercreutz

  • Time-Resolved Fluoroimmunoassay for Plasma Enterolactone

    Herman Adlercreutz;Guojie J. Wang;Oldrich Lapcı́k;Richard Hampl

  • Lignan and isoflavonoid concentrations in tea and coffee.

    W. M. Mazur;K. Wähälä;S. Rasku;A. Salakka

  • Metabolism of the soy isoflavones daidzein, genistein and glycitein in human subjects. Identification of new metabolites having an intact isoflavonoid skeleton.

    Satu Maarit Heinonen;Antti Hoikkala;Kristiina Wähälä;Herman Adlercreutz

  • Urinary isoflavonoid and lignan excretion on a Western diet: relation to soy, vegetable, and fruit intake.

    Johanna W. Lampe;Deborah R. Gustafson;Deborah R. Gustafson;Andrea M. Hutchins;Margaret C. Martini;Margaret C. Martini

  • Isoflavonoids and lignans have different potentials to modulate oxidative genetic damage in human colon cells

    Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel;Herman Adlercreutz;Michael Glei;Ute M. Liegibel

  • Expedient synthesis of polyhydroxyisoflavones

    Kristiina Wähälä;Tapio A. Hase

  • Wheat Bran and Soy Protein Feeding Do Not Alter Urinary Excretion of the Isoflavan Equol in Premenopausal Women

    Johanna W. Lampe;Heather E. Skor;Sue Li;Kristiina Wähälä

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman Adlercreutz
Herman Adlercreutz University of Helsinki
Johanna W. Lampe
Johanna W. Lampe Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Pekka Saranpää
Pekka Saranpää Finnish Forest Research Institute
Theodore Fotsis
Theodore Fotsis Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Stephen M. Schwartz
Stephen M. Schwartz University of Washington
Hannu Saloniemi
Hannu Saloniemi University of Helsinki
Chu Chen
Chu Chen Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Ian Rowland
Ian Rowland University of Reading
Sari Lindblom-Ylänne
Sari Lindblom-Ylänne University of Helsinki
David B. Thomas
David B. Thomas Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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