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Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
6943
World Ranking
15758
National Ranking
5

Overview

Snorri Th. Sigurdsson is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Materials Science, and Chemistry. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics Snorri Th. Sigurdsson investigates include Electron Spin Resonance Studies, Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, Magnetism in coordination complexes, Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

The scientist has authored several papers, many of which have been published in prominent journals. Notable publications include:

  • Highly Efficient Polarizing Agents for MAS-DNP of Proton-Dense Molecular Solids, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Compaction of RNA Duplexes in the Cell, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with Electron Decoupling in Intact Human Cells and Cell Lysates, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • The distance between g-tensors of nitroxide biradicals governs MAS-DNP performance: The case of the bTurea family, 2021, Journal of Magnetic Resonance
  • Urban bird diversity: does abundance and richness vary unexpectedly with green space attributes?, 2022, Journal of Urban Ecology

Snorri collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Frédéric Mentink-Vigier, Thomas Halbritter, Thomas F. Prisner, Gaël De Paëpe, and Rania Harrabi. Their repeated partnerships with these colleagues indicate an ongoing collaborative effort in their areas of study.

Their research has been disseminated in journals where they have multiple publications, showing consistent contributions to venues such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Best Publications

  • Transition State Stabilization by a Catalytic RNA

    Peter B. Rupert;Archna P. Massey;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson;Adrian R. Ferré-D'Amaré

  • Relative orientation of rigid nitroxides by PELDOR: beyond distance measurements in nucleic acids.

    Olav Schiemann;Pavol Cekan;Dominik Margraf;Thomas F. Prisner

  • A Nucleoside That Contains a Rigid Nitroxide Spin Label: A Fluorophore in Disguise

    Nivrutti Barhate;Pavol Cekan;Archna P. Massey;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

  • Trityl Radicals: Spin Labels for Nanometer‐Distance Measurements

    Gunnar W. Reginsson;Gunnar W. Reginsson;Nitin C. Kunjir;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson;Olav Schiemann;Olav Schiemann

  • Sterically shielded spin labels for in-cell EPR spectroscopy: Analysis of stability in reducing environment

    A P Jagtap;I Krstic;N C Kunjir;R Hänsel

  • Computationally Assisted Design of Polarizing Agents for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhanced NMR: The AsymPol Family

    Frédéric Mentink-Vigier;Ildefonso Marin-Montesinos;Anil P. Jagtap;Thomas Halbritter

  • Nanometer distance measurements on RNA using PELDOR.

    Olav Schiemann;Axel Weber;Thomas E. Edwards;Thomas F. Prisner

  • Site-specific incorporation of nitroxide spin-labels into internal sites of the TAR RNA; structure-dependent dynamics of RNA by EPR spectroscopy.

    Thomas E. Edwards;Tamara M. Okonogi;Bruce H. Robinson;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

  • DNA interstrand cross-linking reactions of pyrrole-derived, bifunctional electrophiles: evidence for a common target site in DNA

    Jinsuk Woo;Snorri T. Sigurdsson;Paul B. Hopkins

  • Conformational flexibility of DNA.

    Andriy Marko;Vasyl Denysenkov;Dominik Margraf;Pavol Cekan

  • Perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) in the Nordic environment Perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) in the Nordic environment

    Roland Kallenborn;Urs Berger;Ulf Järnberg;Maria Dam

  • Probing RNA tertiary structure: interhelical crosslinking of the hammerhead ribozyme.

    S T Sigurdsson;T Tuschl;F Eckstein

  • Inter-domain cross-linking and molecular modelling of the hairpin ribozyme.

    David J. Earnshaw;Benoı̂t Masquida;Sabine Müller;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

  • The preparation of triglycerides highly enriched with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids via lipase catalyzed interesterification

    Gudmundur G. Haraldsson;Páll A. Höskuldsson;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson;Freygardur Thorsteinsson

  • Chemical Synthesis and Preliminary Structural Characterization of a Nitrous Acid Interstrand Cross-Linked Duplex DNA

    Eric A. Harwood;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson;N. B. Fredrik Edfeldt;and Brian R. Reid

  • Interstrand cross-linking of duplex DNA by nitrous acid: covalent structure of the dG-to-dG cross-link at the sequence 5'-CG

    James J. Kirchner;Snorri T. Sigurdsson;Paul B. Hopkins

  • Sequence preferences of DNA interstrand cross-linking agents: Importance of minimal DNA structural reorganization in the cross-linking reactions of mechlorethamine, cisplatin and mitomycin C

    Paul B. Hopkins;Julie T. Millard;Jinsuk Woo;Margaret F. Weidner

  • Site-Directed Spin-Labeling of Nucleic Acids by Click Chemistry: Detection of Abasic Sites in Duplex DNA by EPR Spectroscopy

    Ulla Jakobsen;Sandip A. Shelke;Stefan Vogel;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

  • Sequence preferences of DNA interstrand cross-linking agents: dG-to-dG cross-linking at 5'-CG by structurally simplified analogues of mitomycin C.

    Margaret F. Weidner;Snorri T. Sigurdsson;Paul B. Hopkins

  • Chemical synthesis of cross-link lesions found in nitrous acid treated DNA: a general method for the preparation of N2-substituted 2'-deoxyguanosines.

    Eric A. Harwood;Paul B. Hopkins;Snorri Th. Sigurdsson

  • Rigid spin-labeled nucleoside Ç: a nonperturbing EPR probe of nucleic acid conformation

    Pavol Cekan;Alyssa L. Smith;Nivrutti Barhate;Bruce H. Robinson

  • Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Human Cells Using Fluorescent Polarizing Agents

    Brice J. Albert;Chukun Gao;Erika L. Sesti;Edward P. Saliba

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul B. Hopkins
Paul B. Hopkins University of Washington
Thomas F. Prisner
Thomas F. Prisner Goethe University Frankfurt
Olav Schiemann
Olav Schiemann University of Bonn
Fritz Eckstein
Fritz Eckstein Max Planck Society
Bruce H. Robinson
Bruce H. Robinson University of Washington
Gary P. Drobny
Gary P. Drobny University of Washington
Gerhard Hummer
Gerhard Hummer Max Planck Society
Hartmut Oschkinat
Hartmut Oschkinat Freie Universität Berlin
Adrian R. Ferré-D'Amaré
Adrian R. Ferré-D'Amaré National Institutes of Health
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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