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Ulf Göransson

Ulf Göransson

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Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
11291
World Ranking
14669
National Ranking
220

Overview

Ulf Göransson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Microbiology, and Immunology.

Their research covers a range of specialized topics including:

  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications

Frequent publication venues for Göransson include:

  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Fitoterapia

The scientist has coauthored numerous publications with a group of frequent collaborators, notably:

  • Sunithi Gunasekera
  • Błażej Ślązak
  • Taj Muhammad
  • Adam A. Strömstedt
  • Luke P. Robertson

Recent publications by Ulf Göransson reflect research interests spanning antimicrobial activity and natural products, including:

  • Backbone Cyclization and Dimerization of LL-37-Derived Peptides Enhance Antimicrobial Activity and Proteolytic Stability (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Ethnobotany and Antimicrobial Peptides From Plants of the Solanaceae Family: An Update and Future Prospects (2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology)
  • Kaempferia galanga L.: Progresses in Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Ethnomedicinal Uses (2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology)
  • Where traditional Chinese medicine meets Western medicine in the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (2022, Journal of Internal Medicine)
  • Exploring natural products-based cancer therapeutics derived from egyptian flora (2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • Marine Natural Products : A Source of Novel Anticancer Drugs

    Shaden A.M. Khalifa;Shaden A.M. Khalifa;Nizar Elias;Mohamed A. Farag;Mohamed A. Farag;Lei Chen

  • Biosynthesis, natural sources, dietary intake, pharmacokinetic properties, and biological activities of hydroxycinnamic acids

    Hesham R El-Seedi;Hesham R El-Seedi;Asmaa M A El-Said;Shaden A M Khalifa;Ulf Göransson

  • Cyclotides : a novel type of cytotoxic agents

    Petra Lindholm;Ulf Göransson;Senia Johansson;Per Claeson

  • Distribution and Evolution of Circular Miniproteins in Flowering Plants

    Christian W. Gruber;Alysha G. Elliott;David C. Ireland;Piero G. Delprete

  • Microcin J25 Has a Threaded Sidechain-to-Backbone Ring Structure and Not a Head-to-Tail Cyclized Backbone

    K.J Rosengren;R.J Clark;N.L Daly;U Goransson

  • Cytotoxic cyclotides from Viola tricolor.

    Erika Svangård;Ulf Göransson;Zozan Hocaoglu;Joachim Gullbo

  • Anti-HIV cyclotides from the Chinese medicinal herb Viola yedoensis.

    Conan K L Wang;Michelle L Colgrave;Kirk R Gustafson;David C Ireland

  • Seven novel macrocyclic polypeptides from Viola arvensis

    Ulf Göransson;Teus Luijendijk;Senia Johansson;Lars Bohlin

  • Recent Insights into the Biosynthesis and Biological Activities of Natural Xanthones

    Hesham R. El-Seedi;M. A. El-Barbary;D. M. H. El-Ghorab;Lars Bohlin

  • Fractionation protocol for the isolation of polypeptides from plant biomass

    Per Claeson;Ulf Göransson;Senia Johansson;Teus Luijendijk

  • Reversible antifouling effect of the cyclotide cycloviolacin O2 against barnacles.

    Ulf Göransson;Martin Sjögren;Erika Svangård;Per Claeson

  • The alpine violet, Viola biflora, is a rich source of cyclotides with potent cytotoxicity.

    Anders Herrmann;Robert Burman;Joshua S. Mylne;Gustav Karlsson;Gustav Karlsson

  • Disulfide Mapping of the Cyclotide Kalata B1 CHEMICAL PROOF OF THE CYCLIC CYSTINE KNOT MOTIF

    Ulf Göransson;David J. Craik

  • Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design.

    Johannes Koehbach;Margaret O'Brien;Markus Muttenthaler;Marion Miazzo

  • Mechanism of action of cytotoxic cyclotides: cycloviolacin O2 disrupts lipid membranes.

    Erika Svangård;Robert Burman;Sunithi Gunasekera;Henrik Lövborg

  • Anticancer and Chemosensitizing Abilities of Cycloviolacin O2 from Viola odorata and Psyle Cyclotides from Psychotria leptothyrsa

    Samantha L. Gerlach;Ramesh Rathinakumar;Geetika Chakravarty;Ulf Göransson

  • Oral activity of a nature-derived cyclic peptide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

    Kathrin Thell;Roland Hellinger;Emine Sahin;Paul Michenthaler

  • Antifouling activity of brominated cyclopeptides from the marine sponge Geodia barretti.

    Erik Hedner;Martin Sjögren;Said Hodzic;Rolf Andersson

  • Variations in cyclotide expression in viola species

    Manuela Trabi;Erika Svangård;Anders Herrmann;Ulf Göransson

  • Combined X-ray and NMR Analysis of the Stability of the Cyclotide Cystine Knot Fold That Underpins Its Insecticidal Activity and Potential Use as a Drug Scaffold

    Conan K. Wang;Shu-Hong Hu;Jennifer L. Martin;Tove Sjögren

  • The cyclotide fingerprint in Oldenlandia affinis: Elucidation of chemically modified, linear and novel macrocyclic peptides

    Manuel Rey R. Plan;Ulf Göransson;Richard J. Clark;Norelle L. Daly

  • Chemistry and biology of cyclotides: circular plant peptides outside the box.

    Robert Burman;Sunithi Gunasekera;Adam A. Strömstedt;Ulf Göransson

  • Novel strategies for isolation and characterization of cyclotides: the discovery of bioactive macrocyclic plant polypeptides in the Violaceae.

    Ulf Goransson;Erika Svangard;Per Claeson;Lars Bohlin

  • Key role of glutamic acid for the cytotoxic activity of the cyclotide cycloviolacin O2

    Anders Herrmann;Erika Svangård;Per Claeson;Per Claeson;Joachim Gullbo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Bohlin
Lars Bohlin Uppsala University
David J. Craik
David J. Craik University of Queensland
K. Johan Rosengren
K. Johan Rosengren University of Queensland
Norelle L. Daly
Norelle L. Daly James Cook University
Per R. Jonsson
Per R. Jonsson Stockholm University
Jan Tytgat
Jan Tytgat KU Leuven
Björn Olsen
Björn Olsen Harvard University
Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson
Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson Royal Institute of Technology
Rolf Larsson
Rolf Larsson Uppsala University
Dan I. Andersson
Dan I. Andersson Uppsala University

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