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    • MabCent: Arctic marine bioprospecting in Norway 

      Svenson, Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The deep waters surrounding the coastline of the northern parts of Norway represent an exciting biotope for marine exploration. Dark and cold Arctic water generates a hostile environment where the ability to adapt is crucial to survival. These waters are nonetheless bountiful and a diverse plethora of marine organisms thrive in these extreme conditions, many with the help of specialised ...
    • Ab initio studies of two pyrimidine derivatives as possible photo-switch systems 

      Csehi, András; Woywod, Clemens Joachim; Halász, Gábor J.; Vibok, Agnes (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The six lowest lying electronic singlet states of 8-(pyrimidine-2-yl)quinolin-ol and 2-(4-nitropyrimidine-2- yl)ethenol have been studied theoretically using the complete active space self-consistent-field (CASSCF) and Møller-Plesset second-order perturbation theory (MP2) methods. Both molecules can be viewed as consisting of a frame and a crane component. As a possible mechanism for the excited-state ...
    • Effect of donor–acceptor orientation on solvent-dependent three-photon activity in through-space charge-transfer systems – case study of [2,2]-paracyclophane derivatives 

      Alam, MD Mehboob; Chattopadhyaya, Mausumi; Chakrabarti, Swapan; Ruud, Kenneth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      We study the effect of donor–acceptor orientation on solvent-dependent three-photon transition probabilities (δ3PA) of representative through-space charge-transfer (TSCT) systems, namely, doubly positively charged [2,2]-paracyclophane derivatives. Our cubic response calculations reveal that the value of δ3PA may be as high as 106 a.u., which can further be increased by a specific orientation of the ...
    • Analytic evaluation of the dipole Hessian matrix in coupled-cluster theory 

      Jagau, TC; Gauss, J; Ruud, Kenneth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The general theory required for the calculation of analytic third energy derivatives at the coupled-cluster level of theory is presented and connected to preceding special formulations for hyperpolarizabilities and polarizability gradients. Based on our theory, we have implemented a scheme for calculating the dipole Hessian matrix in a fully analytical manner within the coupled-cluster singles and ...
    • A Pre-initialization Stage of Population-Based Bio-inspired Metaheuristics for Handling Expensive Optimization Problems 

      Muhammad Fuad, Muhammad Marwan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Metaheuristics are probabilistic optimization algorithms which are applicable to a wide range of optimization problems. Bio-inspired, also called nature-inspired, optimization algorithms are the most widely-known metaheuristics. The general scheme of bio-inspired algorithms consists in an initial stage of randomly generated solutions which evolve through search operations, for several generations, ...
    • When Optimization Is Just an Illusion 

      Muhammad Fuad, Muhammad Marwan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Bio-inspired optimization algorithms have been successfully applied to solve many problems in engineering, science, and economics. In computer science bio-inspired optimization has different applications in different domains such as software engineering, networks, data mining, and many others. However, some applications may not be appropriate or even correct. In this paper we study this phenomenon ...
    • Structural and thermodynamic insight into phenylalanine hydroxylase from the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila 

      Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Flydal, Marte Innselset; Martinez, Aurora (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Phenylalanine hydroxylase from Legionella pneumophila (lpPAH) has a major functional role in the synthesis of the pigment pyomelanin, which is a potential virulence factor. We present here the crystal structure of lpPAH, which is a dimeric enzyme that shows high thermostability, with a midpoint denat- uration temperature of 79 ◦C, and low substrate affinity. The structure revealed a dimerization ...
    • Spin-rotation and NMR shielding constants in HCl 

      Jaszunski, Michal; Repisky, Michal; Demissie, Taye B.; Komorovsky, Stanislav; Malkin, Elena; Ruud, Kenneth; Garbacz, Piotr; Jackowski, Karol; Makulski, W (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The spin-rotation and nuclear magnetic shielding constants are analysed for both nuclei in the HCl molecule. Nonrelativistic ab initio calculations at the CCSD(T) level of approximation show that it is essential to include relativistic effects to obtain spin-rotation constants consistent with accurate experimental data. Our best estimates for the spin-rotation constants of 1H35Cl are CCl =−53.914 ...
    • Pyrazine excited states revisited using the extended multi-state complete active space second-order perturbation method 

      Shiozaki, Toru; Woywod, Clemens Joachim; Werner, Hans-Joachim (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      We demonstrate that the recently developed extended multi-state complete active space second-order perturbation theory (XMS-CASPT2) [Shiozaki et al., J. Chem. Phys., 2011, 135, 081106] provides qualitatively correct potential energy surfaces for low-lying excited singlet states of pyrazine, while the potential energy surfaces of the standard MS-CASPT2 methods are ill-behaved near the crossing ...
    • Perturbed atoms in molecules and solids:the PATMOS model 

      Røeggen, Inge; Gao, Bin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      A new computational method for electronic-structure studies of molecules and solids is presented. The key element in the new model – denoted the perturbed atoms in molecules and solids model – is the concept of a perturbed atom in a complex. The basic approximation of the new model is unrestricted Hartree Fock (UHF). The UHF orbitals are localized by the Edmiston-Ruedenberg procedure. The perturbed ...
    • A really close look at molecules 

      Svenson, Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2013)
      With a “magnifying glass”, a highly sophisticated atomic force microscope (AFM) scientists have recently developed a technique that allows single molecule visualization with atomic resolution.
    • A Synthetic Route to Quaternary Pyridinium Salt-Functionalized Silsesquioxanes 

      Kostenko, Nataliya; Gottfriedsen, Jochen; Hilfert, Liane; Edelmann, Frank T (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      A synthetic route to potentially biocidal silsesquioxanes functionalized by quaternary pyridinium functionalities has been developed. N-Alkylation reactions of the precursor compounds 4-(2-(trimethoxysilyl)ethyl)-pyridine (5) and 4-(2-trichloro-silylethyl)pyridine (6) with iodomethane, n-hexylbromide, and n-hexadecylbromide cleanly afforded the corresponding N-alkylpyridinium salts (7–10). The ...
    • Molecular Characterization of Cold Adaptation of Membrane Proteins in the Vibrionaceae Core-Genome 

      Kahlke, Tim; Thorvaldsen, Steinar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Cold-adaptation strategies have been studied in multiple psychrophilic organisms, especially for psychrophilic enzymes. Decreased enzyme activity caused by low temperatures as well as a higher viscosity of the aqueous environment require certain adaptations to the metabolic machinery of the cell. In addition to this, low temperature has deleterious effects on the lipid bilayer of bacterial membranes ...
    • The EMEP MSC-W chemical transport model - technical description 

      Simpson, David; Benedictow, Anna; Berge, Halldis; Bergström, Robert; Emberson, Lisa D.; Fagerli, Hilde; Flechard, Chris R.; Hayman, Garry D.; Gauss, Michael; Jonson, Jan Eiof; Jenkin, Michael E.; Nyiri, Agnes; Richter, Cornelia; Semeena, Valiyavetil S.; Tsyro, Svetlana; Tuovinen, Juha Pekka; Valdebenito, Alvaro; Wind, Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The Meteorological Synthesizing Centre-West (MSC-W) of the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) has been performing model calculations in support of the Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) for more than 30 years. The EMEP MSC-W chemical transport model is still one of the key tools within European air pollution policy assessments. Traditionally, the model ...
    • Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Prevents Phagocytosis of Vibrio anguillarum by Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Skin Epithelial Cells 

      Lindell, Kristoffer; Fahlgren, Anna; Hjerde, Erik; Willassen, Nils Peder; Fällman, Maria; Milton, Debra L (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Colonization of host tissues is a first step taken by many pathogens during the initial stages of infection. Despite the impact of bacterial disease on wild and farmed fish, only a few direct studies have characterized bacterial factors required for colonization of fish tissues. In this study, using live-cell and confocal microscopy, rainbow trout skin epithelial cells, the main structural component ...
    • A multi-model study of impacts of climate change on surface ozone in Europe 

      Langner, J.; Engardt, M.; Baklanov, A.; Christensen, J. H.; Gauss, Michael; Geels, Camila; Hedegaard, G.B.; Nuterman, R.; Simpson, D.; Soares, J; Sofiev, M; Wind, Peter; Zakey, A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The impact of climate change on surface ozone over Europe was studied using four offline regional chemistry transport models (CTMs) and one online regional integrated climate-chemistry model (CCM), driven by the same global projection of future climate under the SRES A1B scenario. Anthropogenic emissions of ozone precursors from RCP4.5 for year 2000 were used for simulations of both present and ...
    • Unique core genomes of the bacterial family vibrionaceae: insights into niche adaptation and speciation 

      Kahlke, Tim; Goesmann, Alexander; Hjerde, Erik; Willassen, Nils Peder; Haugen, Peik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The criteria for defining bacterial species and even the concept of bacterial species itself are under debate, and the discussion is apparently intensifying as more genome sequence data is becoming available. However, it is still unclear how the new advances in genomics should be used most efficiently to address this question. In this study we identify genes that are common to any group of genomes ...
    • Potassium [(1S )-1-azido-2-phenylethyl]trifluoridoborate 

      Lejon, Tore; Gorovoy, Alexey Sergeevich; Khrustalev, Victor N. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The title compound, K+·C8H8BF3N3-, is a salt containing the chiral organic trifluoridoborate anion. The organic anions and potassium cations are tightly bound to each other by the coordination K-F [2.654 (3)-3.102 (3) Å] and K-N [2.951 (4)-3.338 (4) Å] interactions. Thus, the potassium cation adopts a nine-vertex coordination polyhedron, which can be described as a distorted monocapped tetragonal ...
    • Anomalous dispersion analysis of inhibitor flexibility : a case study of the kinase inhibitor H-89 

      Pflug, Alexander; Johnson, Kenneth; Engh, Richard Alan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      With its ability to show the interactions between drug-target proteins and small-molecule ligands, X-ray crystallography is an essential tool in drug-discovery programmes. However, its usefulness can be limited by crystallization artifacts or by the data resolution, and in particular when assumptions of unimodal binding (and isotropic motion) do not apply. Discrepancies between the modelled crystal ...
    • (3aS,4S,6S,7aR)-hexahydro-3a,5,5-trimethyl-2-phenyl-4,6-methano-1,3,2-benzodioxaborole 

      Lejon, Tore; Gozhina, Olga Vladimirovna; Khrustalev, Victor N. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The molecule of the title compound, C16H21BO2, comprises a chiral fused tricyclic system containing five-membered (1,3,2-dioxaborolane), six-membered (cyclohexane) and four-membered (cyclobutane) rings. The 1,3,2-dioxaborolane ring is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.035 Å), and the syn H and Me substituents at this ring are in an eclipsed conformation. The cyclohexane and cyclobutane rings adopt ...