Professor Kurt Fagerstedt

Head of Plant Biology
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Viikki Biocenter 3
PO Box 65, FIN-00014
University of Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358-9-19159438; Fax: +358-9-19157788
E-mail: kurt.fagerstedt@helsinki.fi
http://www.helsinki.fi/bioscience/oxyplant/group/fagerstedt.htm
Area of expertise: Cell wall structures; Lignin biosynthesis; monolignols; plant physiology
Co-editor until: Oct. 31, 2011

• Marjamaa K, Kukkola EM, Fagerstedt KV (2009) The role of xylem class III peroxidases in lignification. J. Exp. Bot. 60, 367-376.
• Kulichikhin KY, Chirkova TV, Fagerstedt KV (2009) Activity of biochemical pH-stat enzymes in cereal root tips under oxygen deficiency. Russ. J. Plant Physiol. 56, 377-388.
• Vartapetian BB, Sachs MM, Fagerstedt KV (2008) Plant anaerobic stress II. Strategy of avoidance of anaerobiosis and other aspects of plant life under hypoxia and anoxia. Plant Stress 2, 1-19.
• Kukkola E, Saranpää P, Fagerstedt KV (2008) Juvenile and compression wood cell wall layers differ in lignin structure in Norway spruce and Scots pine. IAWA J. 29, 47-54.
• Kulichikhin Kyu, Chirkova TV, Fagerstedt KV (2008) Intracellular pH in rice and wheat root tips under hypoxic and anoxic conditions. Plant Signal. Behav. 3, 240-242.
• Koutaniemi S, Warinowski T, Kärkönen A, Alatalo E, Fossdal CG, Saranpää P, Laakso T, Fagerstedt KV, Simola LK, Paulin L, Rudd S, Teeri TH (2007) Expression profiling of the lignin biosynthetic genes in Norway spruce using EST sequencing and real-time RT-PCR. Plant Mol. Biol. 65, 311-328.
• Raiskila S, Pulkkinen M, Laakso T, Fagerstedt K, Löija M, Mahlberg R, Paajanen L, Ritschkoff AC, Saranpää P (2007) FTIR spectroscopic prediction of Klason and acid soluble lignin variation in Norway spruce clones. Silva Fennica 41, 351-371.
• Kulichikhin Kyu, Aitio O, Chirkova TV, Fagerstedt KV (2007) Effect of oxygen concentration on intracellular pH, glucose-6-phosphate and NTP content in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) root tips: in vivo 31P-NMR study. Physiol. Plant.129, 507-518.
• Raiskila S, Laakso T, Pulkkinen M, Saranpää P, Mahlberg R, Paajanen L, Ritschkoff AC, Fagerstedt K (2006) Polymerisation of added coniferyl alcohol by inherent xylem peroxidases and fungal decay resistance. Wood Sci. Technol. 40, 697-707.
• Marjamaa K, Hildén K, Kukkola E, Lehtonen M, Holkeri H, Haapaniemi P, Koutaniemi S, Teeri TH, Fagerstedt K, Lundell T (2006) Cloning, characterization and localisation of three novel class III peroxidases in lignifying xylem of Norway spruce (Picea abies). Plant Mol. Biol. 61, 719-732.
• Raiskila S, Saranpää P, Fagerstedt K, Laakso T, Löija M, Mahlberg R, Paajanen L, Ritschkoff AC (2006) Growth rate and wood properties of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) cutting clones on different sites. Silva Fennica 40, 247-256.
• Marjamaa K, Kukkola E, Lundell T, Karhunen P, Saranpää P, Fagerstedt KV (2006) Monolignol oxidation by xylem peroxidase isoforms of silver birch (Betula pendula) and Norway spruce (Picea abies). Tree Physiol. 26, 605-611.
• Wilhelmson A, Laitila A, Vilpola A, Olkku J, Kotaviita E, Fagerstedt K, Home S (2006) Oxygen deficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare) grain during malting. J. Agric. Food Chem. 54, 409-416.
• Kukkola EM, Koutaniemi S, Pöllänen E, Gustafsson M, Karhunen P, Lundell TK, Saranpää P, Kilpeläinen I, Teeri TH, Fagerstedt KV (2004) Dibenzodioxocin lignin substructure is abundant in inner part of secondary wall in Norway spruce and silver birch xylem. Planta 218, 497-500.