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Finland
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
18039
World Ranking
4508
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Maija Tenkanen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on biomedical engineering, molecular biology, biotechnology, plant science, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their work covers several main topics including biofuel production and bioconversion, enzyme production and characterization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, lignin and wood chemistry, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, and microbial metabolites in food biotechnology.

Tenkanen has contributed to multiple publications, predominantly appearing in venues such as New Biotechnology, Frontiers in Chemistry, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, Research Square, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

  • Hybrid Aspen Expressing a Carbohydrate Esterase Family 5 Acetyl Xylan Esterase Under Control of a Wood-Specific Promoter Shows Improved Saccharification (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Carbohydrate esterase family 16 contains fungal hemicellulose acetyl esterases (HAEs) with varying specificity (2022, New Biotechnology)
  • Quantitative Comparison of Pyranose Dehydrogenase Action on Diverse Xylooligosaccharides (2020, Frontiers in Chemistry)
  • Colloidal features of softwood galactoglucomannans-rich extract (2020, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • Structural characterization of the family GH115 α-glucuronidase from Amphibacillus xylanus yields insight into its coordinated action with α-arabinofuranosidases (2021, New Biotechnology)

Frequent collaborators in Tenkanen's research include Emma R. Master, Johanna Karppi, Hongbo Zhao, Adrian Tsang, and Sun-Li Chong. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Endo-β-1,4-xylanase families: differences in catalytic properties

    P. Biely;M. Vršanská;M. Tenkanen;D. Kluepfel

  • Adsorption of Trichoderma reesei CBH I and EG II and their catalytic domains on steam pretreated softwood and isolated lignin

    Hetti Palonen;Folke Tjerneld;Guido Zacchi;Maija Tenkanen

  • In vitro fermentation of cereal dietary fibre carbohydrates by probiotic and intestinal bacteria

    Ross Crittenden;Ross Crittenden;Sirpa Karppinen;Suvi Ojanen;Maija Tenkanen

  • Selective hydrolysis of hexenuronic acid groups and its application in ECF and TCF bleaching of kraft pulps

    Tapani Vuorinen;Pirjo Fagerström;Johanna Buchert;Maija Tenkanen

  • Characterization of O-acetyl-(4-O-methylglucurono)xylan isolated from birch and beech.

    Anita Teleman;Maija Tenkanen;Anna Jacobs;Olof Dahlman

  • Two major xylanases of Trichoderma reesei

    Maija Tenkanen;Jürgen Puls;Kaisa Poutanen

  • In situ production and analysis of Weissella confusa dextran in wheat sourdough.

    Kati Katina;Ndegwa Henry Maina;Riikka Juvonen;Laura Flander

  • Spruce-derived mannans – A potential raw material for hydrocolloids and novel advanced natural materials

    Stefan Willför;Kenneth Sundberg;Maija Tenkanen;Bjarne Holmbom

  • cDNA Cloning of a Trichoderma reesei Cellulase and Demonstration of Endoglucanase Activity by Expression in Yeast

    Markku Saloheimo;Tiina Nakari‐SetäLä;Maija Tenkanen;Merja Penttilä

  • Effect of cooking and bleaching on the structure of xylan in conventional pine kraft pulp

    Johanna Buchert;Anita Teleman;Vesa Harjunpää;Maija Tenkanen

  • Purification and characterization of two β-mannanases from Trichoderma reesei

    Henrik Stålbrand;Matti Siika-aho;Maija Tenkanen;Liisa Viikari

  • Sustainable food-packaging materials based on future biorefinery products: Xylans and mannans

    Kirsi S. Mikkonen;Maija Tenkanen

  • Trichoderma reesei cellulases and their core domains in the hydrolysis and modification of chemical pulp

    Anna Suurnäkki;Maija Tenkanen;Matti Siika-aho;Marja-Leena Niku-Paavola

  • Cloning of genes encoding alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase and beta-xylosidase from Trichoderma reesei by expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Emilio Margolles-Clark;Maija Tenkanen;Tiina Nakari-Setälä;Merja Penttilä

  • Characterisation of 4-deoxy-β-l-threo-hex-4-enopyranosyluronic acid attached to xylan in pine kraft pulp and pulping liquor by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy

    Anita Teleman;Vesa Harjunpää;Maija Tenkanen;Johanna Buchert

  • NMR spectroscopic analysis of exopolysaccharides produced by Leuconostoc citreum and Weissella confusa.

    Ndegwa Henry Maina;Maija Tenkanen;Hannu Maaheimo;Riikka Juvonen

  • The role of acetyl xylan esterase in the solubilization of xylan and enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw and giant reed

    Junhua Zhang;Matti Siika-aho;Maija Tenkanen;Liisa Viikari

  • Enzymatic properties of the low molecular mass endoglucanases Cel12A (EG III) and Cel45A (EG V) of Trichoderma reesei.

    Johan Karlsson;Matti Siika-aho;Maija Tenkanen;Folke Tjerneld

  • Evaluation of wet oxidation pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of softwood.

    Hetti Palonen;Anne Belinda Thomsen;Maija Tenkanen;Anette S. Schmidt

  • An α-glucuronidase of Schizophyllum commune acting on polymeric xylan

    Maija Tenkanen;Matti Siika-aho

Frequent Co-Authors

Johanna Buchert
Johanna Buchert VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Liisa Viikari
Liisa Viikari University of Helsinki
Matti Siika-aho
Matti Siika-aho VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Tapani Vuorinen
Tapani Vuorinen Aalto University
Kaisa Poutanen
Kaisa Poutanen VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Merja Penttilä
Merja Penttilä Aalto University
Kati Katina
Kati Katina University of Helsinki
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University
Chunlin Xu
Chunlin Xu Åbo Akademi University
Peter Biely
Peter Biely Institute of Chemistry

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