Arne O. Smalås
Chemistry
University of Tromso
Norway
Biography
Born 1960, Namdalen;Can. Mag. (1985) University of Trondheim (current NTNU), Can. Scient (1987) and Dr. Scient. (1990) at the University of Tromsø.;Postdoc 1990 - 1991 University of Tromsø;Postdoc 1991 - 1992 Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, USA;Post doc 1993 - 1994 University of Tromsø;Associate Professor 1995 - 1997, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø;Professor of Structural Chemistry from 1998, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø;Professor II (20%) 2002-2007 in Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, NTNU;Head of Department 2007-2015, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø
Research Interest
Macromolecules structure and function,The molecular origin of enzymes' cold adaptation,Development of enzymes for use,bioprospecting
Publications
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Moe E, Assefa NG, Leiros I, Torseth K, Smalås AO, Willassen NP. Reduced Hydrophobicity of the Minor Groove Intercalation Loop is Critical for Efficient Catalysis by Cold Adapted Uracil-DNA N-Glycosylase from Atlantic Cod. Journal of Thermodynamics & Catalysis. 2015 May 1;6(3):1.
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Wissuwa J, Stokke R, Fedøy AE, Lian K, Smalås AO, Steen IH. Isolation and complete genome sequence of the thermophilic Geobacillus sp. 12AMOR1 from an Arctic deep-sea hydrothermal vent site. Standards in genomic sciences. 2016 Feb 24;11(1):16.
