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Kristina Luthman

Kristina Luthman

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
10737
World Ranking
16663
National Ranking
251

Overview

Kristina Luthman is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and contributes to research primarily within medicine and materials science. Their work spans interdisciplinary fields linking chemistry, health, and engineering with an emphasis on the synthesis and properties of polymers as well as occupational and environmental health concerns.

The scientist's recent publications include studies on epoxy resins and their allergenic properties, as well as bioactivation and sensitizing potency of chemical metabolites in human skin models. These papers were published in venues such as Toxicology and Industrial Health (2022), Chemical Research in Toxicology (2023), and Frontiers in Toxicology (2024). The titles of notable recent works are:

  • Nature-derived epoxy resins: Synthesis, allergenicity, and thermosetting properties of pinoresinol diglycidyl ether (2022)
  • Nature-Derived Epoxy Resin Monomers with Reduced Sensitizing CapacityIsosorbide-Based Bis-Epoxides (2023)
  • Bioactivation of cinnamic alcohol in a reconstructed human epidermis model and evaluation of sensitizing potency of the identified metabolites (2024)

Luthman frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Ida B. Niklasson, David J. Ponting, and Ann-Therése Karlberg, each with multiple joint publications. Other recurring collaborators are Niamh M. O'Boyle and Miguel Ángel Fernández Ortega.

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Materials Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of expertise include:

  • Dermatology
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering

The research topics addressed in Luthman's work focus particularly on:

  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

Publication venues commonly featuring their work include Toxicology and Industrial Health, Chemical Research in Toxicology, and Frontiers in Toxicology, reflecting an intersection of toxicological science and materials research relevant to human health and safety.

Best Publications

  • Caco-2 monolayers in experimental and theoretical predictions of drug transport

    Per Artursson;Katrin Palm;Kristina Luthman

  • Polar Molecular Surface Properties Predict the Intestinal Absorption of Drugs in Humans

    Katrin Palm;Patric Stenberg;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • Correlation of Drug Absorption with Molecular Surface Properties

    Katrin Palm;Kristina Luthman;Anna‐Lena Ungell;Gert Strandlund

  • Allergic contact dermatitis--formation, structural requirements, and reactivity of skin sensitizers.

    Ann-Therese Karlberg;Moa Andresen Bergström;Anna Börje;Kristina Luthman

  • Absorption Classification of Oral Drugs Based on Molecular Surface Properties

    Christel A S Bergström;Melissa Strafford;Lucia Lazorova;Alex Avdeef

  • Experimental and Computational Screening Models for the Prediction of Intestinal Drug Absorption

    Patric Stenberg;Ulf Norinder;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • Evaluation of Dynamic Polar Molecular Surface Area as Predictor of Drug Absorption: Comparison with Other Computational and Experimental Predictors

    Katrin Palm;Kristina Luthman;Anna-Lena Ungell;Gert Strandlund

  • Effect of molecular charge on intestinal epithelial drug transport: pH-dependent transport of cationic drugs.

    Katrin Palm;Kristina Luthman;Jenny Ros;Johan Gråsjö

  • Synthesis of 1,2,4-Oxadiazole-, 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-, and 1,2,4-Triazole-Derived Dipeptidomimetics

    Susanna Borg;Genevieve Estenne-Bouhtou;Kristina Luthman;Ingeborg Csoeregh

  • Experimental and Computational Screening Models for Prediction of Aqueous Drug Solubility

    Christel A. S. Bergström;Ulf Norinder;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • Accuracy of calculated pH-dependent aqueous drug solubility.

    Christel A S Bergström;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • Drug permeability across a phospholipid vesicle based barrier: A novel approach for studying passive diffusion ☆

    Gøril Eide Flaten;Anand Babu Dhanikula;Anand Babu Dhanikula;Kristina Luthman;Martin Brandl

  • Design, synthesis, and evaluation of Phe-Gly mimetics: heterocyclic building blocks for pseudopeptides.

    Susanna Borg;Roeland C. Vollinga;Maryse Labarre;Kemal Payza

  • Stereoselective Epoxidation of Phe-Gly and Phe-Phe Vinyl Isosteres

    Annika Jenmalm;Wei Berts;Yi-Lin Li;Kristina Luthman

  • Synthesis and evaluation of substituted chroman-4-one and chromone derivatives as sirtuin 2-selective inhibitors.

    Maria Fridén-Saxin;Tina Seifert;Marie Rydén Landergren;Tiina Suuronen

  • Virtual screening of intestinal drug permeability.

    Patric Stenberg;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • CYP2C9 Structure−Metabolism Relationships: Optimizing the Metabolic Stability of COX-2 Inhibitors

    Marie M. Ahlström;Marianne Ridderström;Ismael Zamora;Kristina Luthman

  • Molecular Descriptors Influencing Melting Point and Their Role in Classification of Solid Drugs

    Christel A. S. Bergström;Ulf Norinder;Kristina Luthman;Per Artursson

  • Global and local computational models for aqueous solubility prediction of drug-like molecules.

    Christel A. S. Bergström;Carola M. Wassvik;Ulf Norinder;Kristina Luthman

  • Efficient synthesis of 2,5-diketopiperazines using microwave assisted heating

    Marcus Tullberg;Morten Grøtli;Kristina Luthman

  • Chroman-4-one- and chromone-based sirtuin 2 inhibitors with antiproliferative properties in cancer cells.

    Tina Seifert;Marcus Malo;Tarja Kokkola;Karin Engen

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Artursson
Per Artursson Uppsala University
Ann-Therese Karlberg
Ann-Therese Karlberg University of Gothenburg
Uli Hacksell
Uli Hacksell Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Rolf Larsson
Rolf Larsson Uppsala University
Jan Kihlberg
Jan Kihlberg Uppsala University
Peter Nygren
Peter Nygren Uppsala University
Fred Nyberg
Fred Nyberg Uppsala University
Lars Terenius
Lars Terenius Karolinska Institute
Ronald T. Borchardt
Ronald T. Borchardt University of Kansas
Lars Björck
Lars Björck Lund University

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