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Matti Leisola

Matti Leisola

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
8663
World Ranking
14095
National Ranking
99

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Matti Leisola is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland. Their academic career is centered on research conducted within the context of this institution.

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Best Publications

  • Oxidation of benzo(a)pyrene by extracellular ligninases of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Veratryl alcohol and stability of ligninase.

    S. D. Haemmerli;M. S. A. Leisola;D. Sanglard;A. Fiechter

  • Three-dimensional structures of thermophilic beta-1,4-xylanases from Chaetomium thermophilum and Nonomuraea flexuosa. Comparison of twelve xylanases in relation to their thermal stability.

    Nina Hakulinen;Ossi Turunen;Janne Jänis;Matti Leisola

  • Homology among multiple extracellular peroxidases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

    M. S. A. Leisola;B. Kozulic;F. Meussdoerffer;A. Fiechter

  • A rare sugar xylitol. Part II: biotechnological production and future applications of xylitol

    Tom Birger Granström;Ken Izumori;Matti Leisola

  • A rare sugar xylitol. Part I: the biochemistry and biosynthesis of xylitol

    Tom Birger Granström;Ken Izumori;Matti Leisola

  • Optimisation of media and cultivation conditions for L(+)(S)-lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei NRRL B-441.

    M. Hujanen;S. Linko;Y.-Y. Linko;M. Leisola

  • Metabolic engineering of Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ32 for production of pure L-(+)-lactic acid.

    Kari Kylä-Nikkilä;Mervi Hujanen;Matti Leisola;Airi Palva

  • Role of extracellular ligninases in biodegradation of benzo(a)pyrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Dominique Sanglard;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Comparison of ligninolytic activities of selected white-rot fungi

    Roland Waldner;Matti S. A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Engineering of multiple arginines into the Ser/Thr surface of Trichoderma reesei endo-1,4-β-xylanase II increases the thermotolerance and shifts the pH optimum towards alkaline pH

    Ossi Turunen;Mika Vuorio;Fred Fenel;Matti Leisola

  • A combination of weakly stabilizing mutations with a disulfide bridge in the α-helix region of Trichoderma reesei endo-1,4-β-xylanase II increases the thermal stability through synergism

    Ossi Turunen;Kirsikka Etuaho;Fred Fenel;Jari Vehmaanperä

  • Polymerisation of lignins by ligninases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Production of d-mannitol by heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria

    Niklas von Weymarn;Mervi Hujanen;Matti Leisola

  • Transglycosylation products of cellulase system of Trichoderma reesei

    Marja Vaheri;M. Leisola;V. Kauppinen

  • Oxidation of veratryl alcohol by the lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Involvement of activated oxygen

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Hans E. Schoemaker;Harald W.H. Schmidt;Matti S.A. Leisola

  • Oxidative degradation of 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol and its methyl ether by the lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Harald W. H. Schmidt;Stephan D. Haemmerli;Hans E. Schoemaker;Matti S. A. Leisola

  • An extracellular aryl-alcohol oxidase from the white-rot fungus Bjerkandera adusta

    Andreas Muheim;Roland Waldner;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Strategies for production of high ligninase activities by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Matti S.A. Leisola;Ursula Thanei-Wyss;Armin Fiechter

  • Exopolysaccharide-Producing Bacteria from Sugar Beets

    Antti H. Tallgren;Ulla Airaksinen;Robert von Weissenberg;Heikki Ojamo

  • Research letterPolymerisation of lignins by ligninases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin Fiechter
Armin Fiechter ETH Zurich
Hans E. Schoemaker
Hans E. Schoemaker DSM (Netherlands)
Juha Rouvinen
Juha Rouvinen University of Eastern Finland
Dominique Sanglard
Dominique Sanglard University of Lausanne
Airi Palva
Airi Palva University of Helsinki
Ken Izumori
Ken Izumori Kagawa University
Annele Hatakka
Annele Hatakka University of Helsinki
Nisse Kalkkinen
Nisse Kalkkinen University of Helsinki
Anu Jalanko
Anu Jalanko University of Helsinki
Jukka Seppälä
Jukka Seppälä Aalto University

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