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Torkel Berglund, Associate professor (docent) in Biochemistry
Short biography
1998 Associate professor in Biochemistry,
KTH, Stockholm
1996 PhD in Biochemistry, KTH, Stockholm
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Research |
See this link to the research database at KTH:
Activation of defence and cell differentiation in plants, studied in
plant cell cultures |
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Research in Plant cell culture and Ecological plant biochemistry:
See here for more details. |
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Key Publications |
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Ohlsson AB, Landberg T, Berglund T, Greger M. Increased metal
tolerance in Salix by nicotinamide and nicotinic acid. Plant Physiol.
Biochem. In press (2008).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.04.004 |
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Ohlsson, A.B., S. Djerbi, A. Winzell, L. Bessueille, V. Ståldal, X.G.
Li, K. Blomqvist, V. Bulone, T.T. Teeri and T. Berglund. Cell
suspension cultures of Populus tremula x tremuloides exhibit a high
level of cellulose synthase gene expression that coincides with
increased in vitro cellulose synthase activity. Protoplasma 228,
221–229 (2006). |
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Christiernin, M., A.B. Ohlsson, T. Berglund and G. Henriksson. Lignin
isolated from primary walls of hybrid aspen cell cultures indicates
significant differences in lignin structure between primary and
secondary cell wall. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 43, 777-785 (2005) |
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Colombani, A., S. Djerbi, L. Bessueille, K. Blomqvist, A.B. Ohlsson,
T. Berglund, T. Teeri and V. Bulone. In vitro synthesis of (13)--D-glucan
(callose) and cellulose by detergent extracts of membranes from cell
suspension cultures of hybrid aspen. Cellulose 11, 313–327 (2004). |
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Ohlsson, A.B. and T. Berglund: Gibberellic acid- induced changes in
glutathione metabolism and anthocyanin content in plant tissue.
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 64, 77-80 (2001). |
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Kalbin, G., A.B. Ohlsson, T. Berglund, J. Rydström and Å. Strid:
Ultraviolet-B-radiation-induced changes in nicotinamide and
glutathione metabolism and gene expression in plants. Eur. J.
Biochem. 249, 465-472 (1997). |
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Berglund T., G. Kalbin, Å. Strid, J. Rydström and A.B. Ohlsson: UV-B-
and oxidative stress-induced increase in nicotinamide and
trigonelline and inhibition of defensive metabolism induction by
poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase inhibitor in plant tissue. FEBS Lett.
380, 188-193 (1996). |
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Henkow, L., Å. Strid, T. Berglund, J. Rydström and A.B. Ohlsson:
Alteration of gene expression in Pisum sativum tissue cultures
caused by the free radical-generating agent 2,2'-azobis
(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride. Physiol. Plant. 96, 6-12 (1996). |
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Ohlsson, A.B., T. Berglund, P. Komlos and J. Rydström: Defense
metabolism in plant tissue cultures is increased by the free
radical-generating compound AAPH. Free Radical Biol. Med. 19,
319-327 (1995). |
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Berglund, T., A.B. Ohlsson: Defensive and secondary metabolism in
plant tissue cultures, with special reference to nicotinamide,
glutathione and oxidative stress. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ
Culture 43, 137-145 (1995). |
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Berglund, Torkel.: Nicotinamide, a missing link in the early stress
response in eukaryotic cells: an hypothesis with special reference
to oxidative stress in plants. FEBS Lett. 351, 145-149, (1994). |
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Berglund, T., A.B. Ohlsson, J. Rydström, B.R. Jordan and Å. Strid:
Effect of nicotinamide on gene expression and glutathione levels in
tissue cultures of Pisum sativum. J. Plant Physiol. 142, 676-684
(1993). |
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Berglund, T., A.B. Ohlsson and J. Rydström: Nicotinamide increases
glutathione and anthocyanin in tissue culture of Catharanthus roseus.
J. Plant Physiol. 141, 596-600 (1993). |
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