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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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National guidelines emphasize healthy eating to promote wellbeing and prevention of non-communicable diseases. The perceived healthiness of food is determined by many factors affecting food ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Atlases of the rat brain are widely used as reference for orientation, planning of experiments, and as tools for assigning location to experimental data. Improved quality and use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Nutrigenetic research examines the effects of inter-individual differences in genotype on responses to nutrients and other food components, in the context of health and of nutrient requirements. A practical application of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Beyond survival of nowadays >80%, modern childhood cancer treatment strives to preserve long-term health and quality of life. However, the majority of today’s survivors suffer from short- and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
To validate estimated intakes of carotenoid-rich foods from a web-based food recall (WebFR) using carotenoids in blood as an objective reference method.
Cross-sectional validation study using carotenoids in plasma to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
A wide range of diseases show some degree of clustering in families; family history is therefore an important aspect for clinicians when making risk predictions. Familial aggregation is often ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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The phenotypic stability of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is not clear, and knowledge about disease activity and remission is scarce. We aimed to establish the occurrence of evolution ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn: Kronisk lavgradig inflammasjon er involvert i utviklingen av kroniske livsstilssykdommer. Fysisk aktivitet er gunstig i forebygging av kroniske livsstilssykdommer blant annet fordi det skaper et anti-inflammatorisk ...
Long-term impact of intrauterine fetal death on quality of life and depression: a case–control study
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is a serious incidence that has been shown to impact mothers’ psychological well-being in the short-term. Long-term quality of life (QOL) and depression after IUFD ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Signalling proteins often contain several well defined and conserved protein domains. Structural analyses of such domains by nuclear magnetic spectroscopy or X-ray crystallography may greatly inform the function ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Objectives: (1) To investigate the experiences of women with a previous stillbirth and their appraisal of the care they received at the hospital. (2) To assess the long-term level of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) ...
Intake of dietary fat and selected fatty acids and breast cancer tumor characteristics. The EBBA II study Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Summary
Excess bodyweight are one of the major global health problems in the world today. In recent years, genetics are demonstrated to play an important role in the development of excess bodyweight, which has led to a ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a holoenzyme, which in the inactive form consists of two regulatory (R) subunits and two catalytic (C) subunits. PKA is a key enzyme in cellular signal transmission systems and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Background and aims: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by elevated levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). The ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
Over the past decades many western countries have witnessed an epidemic rise in obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. There clearly is a link between increased fat storage and decreased insulin sensitivity leading ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Background: Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin D may be protective in the development of cognitive impairment and dementia in older subjects.
Objective: The overall objective was to examine the cross-sectional ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2005)
Protein kinase A (PKA) is a holoenzyme consisting of a regulatory (R) subunit dimer and two catalytic (C) subunits. Humans contain at least four genes that express four isoforms of the C subunits, designated Cá, Câ, Cã and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Background: Optimal body composition and body weight (BW) are important performance factors in sports that emphasize aesthetics and high power to weight ratio. Weight reduction guidelines for athletes per date suggest a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
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Diet has a great impact on the risk of developing features of metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We evaluated whether a long-term ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Objective: Preterm infants usually have low retinol status. We have therefore evaluated a new protocol designed to improve vitamin A status in very low birth weight infants (VLBW, birth weight < 1,500 g). Since the new ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Regular physical activity has beneficial effects on health. The relations between exercise and health are not fully understood. Myokines are secretory peptides of skeletal muscle origin with auto-, para- or endocrine ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background Recent studies suggest that lactation has long-term effects on risk for cardiovascular disease in women, but the effects on cardiovascular mortality are less well known. Method In a Norwegian population-based ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)
Introduksjon og hensikt:
Veletablerte risikofaktorer for hjerte- og karsykdommer (HKS), forhøyet kolesterolnivå, glukosenivå og blodtrykk (BT) kjennes ofte ikke på kroppen. Populasjonsstudier har vist at 2,4 % av norske ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: Examine responses given to questions addressing whether pregnancy had caused women with nausea and vomiting (NVP) or symptom-free (SF) to alter their food habits in the first trimester in order to better understand ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)
På samme måte som søppel dannes fra vårt daglige forbruk, produserer cellene i kroppen vår avfallsprodukter som transporteres til cellens resykleringsstasjon (lysosomet), hvor det brytes ned og gjenvinnes. Dette skjer via ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to validate estimated energy intake from a web-based food recall, designed for children and adolescents. We directly compared energy intake to estimates of total energy expenditure, calculated ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
I fire vitenskaplige arbeider, har vi studert data fra det Norske mammografi programmet (brystkreft screening programmet), med moderne statistiske metoder og kraftige datamaskiner. I det første arbeidet ser vi at risikoen ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Intercellular communication is pivotal in optimizing and synchronizing cellular responses to keep homeostasis and to respond adequately to external stimuli. In the central nervous system (CNS), glutamatergic and GABAergic ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Background: Adolescent overweight and obesity rates are increasing in Norway. Adolescents spend a lot of time at school and the school neighborhood food environment could affect adolescents’ dietary behavior and development ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bakgrunn og mål:
Underernæring hos eldre forekommer hyppig. Eldre som behandles i helsesystemet, er preget av sammensatte lidelser, der underernæring ofte er en del av det totale sykdomsbildet. Pleiepersonell som behandler ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death both in Norway and in the world. Current Norwegian guidelines advocate that health care resources target individuals with an increased risk of said disease ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Obesity is a major health problem in the world today, as it results in several metabolic changes leading to elevated risk of various severe conditions such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease and stroke. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling disease with unknown pathophysiology, but recent evidence suggests autonomic dysfunction. We have therefore explored cardiovascular and thermoregulatory autonomic responses. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
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More than 14 % of Ugandan children are orphaned and many live in children’s homes. Ugandan authorities have targeted adolescent girls as a priority group for nutrition interventions as safeguarding ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
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Fish consumption may prevent or improve metabolic health. The aim of this study was to identify associations between fish consumption, both fatty and lean, and metabolic syndrome and its ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
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Early adulthood is a period associated with poor diet and rapid weight gain. This is also an age of transition, including environmental, social and lifestyle changes which may be associated with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
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Policy frameworks focusing on policy implementation may vary in terms of their scope, included constructs, relationships between the constructs, and context factors. Although multiple policy ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
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Doctor –certified sick leave is prevalent in the health and social sector. We examined whether the higher risk of doctor-certified sick leave in women in health and social occupations compared ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Human Rights Dimensions of Food, Health and Care in Selected Children s Homes in Kampala, Uganda – Experiences of Female Adolescent Residents as Rights-holders Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
Background: More than 14 percent of children in Uganda are orphaned, and many of them live in children s homes. Very little information exists regarding how these homes are operated and what the conditions in these homes ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Fish consumption may have a role in reducing the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to identify associations between fish consumption and MetS and its components, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Understanding the determinants associated with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in coronary patients may help to individualize treatment and modelling interventions. We sought to identify ...
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Taxi Drivers in Oslo. A nine year follow-up study. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Background
The endovascular treatment procedure in tandem occlusions (TO) is complex compared to single occlusion (SO) and optimal management remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to identify clinical ...
Dietary intake of impoverished pregnant women in the rural Mangochi district of Malawi Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
GABA and glutamate transporter proteins are important in relation to epilepsy because they represent the mechanisms that keep the extracellular concentrations of GABA and dicarboxylic amino acids low. GABA and glutamate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Multi-item rating scales for depression informs about the level of depression, but does not allow individuals to state by self-evaluation whether they feel depressed or not. The insider perspective ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Summary
Background: The evidence for a relationship between maternal nutritional status during pregnancy and future health of her unborn child is now ample. The different factors that may link fetal development and growth ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
The comet assay has developed over the past 30 years and today, a variety of different DNA lesions and DNA repair can be measured by different versions of the assay (Collins, 2004). In the final step of the method, an image ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
RNA interference (RNAi) has become an invaluable tool for functional genomics. A critical use of this tool depends on an understanding of the factors that determine the specificity and activity of the active agent, small ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Patients’ knowledge about psoriasis and its treatment has been randomly studied previously. The aim of the study is to investigate patients’ knowledge about psoriasis in relation to undergoing patient education in the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Fruit and vegetable intake has been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer and diabetes mellitus. It is possible that antioxidants play a large part in this protective effect. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Genome-wide sequencing technologies enable investigations of the structural properties of the genome in various spatial dimensions. Here, we review computational techniques developed to model the three-dimensional genome ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
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Previous studies suggest that persistent exposure to social stress in mammals may be associated with multiple physiological effects. Here, we examine the effects of social stress in rats, i.e. repeated social ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
α2-adrenoceptor-activation lowers central sympathetic output, peripheral, vesicular norepinephrine release, epinephrine secretion and modulates vascular tension. We previously demonstrated that α2-adrenoceptor-mediated ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
α2-Adrenoceptors lower central sympathetic output and peripheral catecholamine release, and thus may prevent sympathetic hyperactivity and hypertension. α2AR also influence vascular tension. These α2AR are malfunctioning ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Peripheral norepinephrine release is facilitated by presynaptic β-adrenoceptors (AR), believed to involve the β2-subtype exclusively. However, β1-selective blockers are the most commonly used β-blockers in hypertension. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Sympathetic hyperactivity and parasympathetic insufficiency characterize blood pressure (BP) control in genetic hypertension. This shift is difficult to investigate in anesthetized rats. Here we present a pharmacological ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
The thesis describes the electrical activity in nerve cells (motoneurons) that control the deep back muscles in humans. The experiments were conducted using thin wire electrodes that were implanted deep in the spinal muscles ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Biomarkers of nutrient intake or nutrient status are important objective measures of foods/nutrients as one of the most important environmental factors people are exposed to. It is very difficult to obtain accurate data ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background Few studies have focused on fatigue in myasthenia gravis (MG), and fatigue in relation to the autonomic system has never been systematically explored in these patients. The study aimed to document the prevalence ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
The system N transporter SN1 (also known as SNAT3) is enriched on perisynaptic astroglial cell membranes. SN1 mediates electroneutral and bidirectional glutamine transport, and regulates the intracellular as well as the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Knowledge of illness perception may aid the identification of groups of patients with a higher risk of coping
poorly with the demands of their illness. This study aims to investigate associations between illness perception, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Cobalamin and folate are essential micronutrients and are important in DNA and RNA synthesis, cell proliferation, growth, hematopoiesis, and cognitive function. However, data on cobalamin and folate status are ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Here, the influence of β3-adrenoceptors on catecholamine release in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats was analyzed. Blood pressure was recorded through a femoral artery catheter, and cardiac output by ascending ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objective In women, the risk for non-communicable diseases increases after menopause. We aimed to identify major dietary patterns and study their associations with nutrient intake, sociodemographic factors and risk factors ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background Changes in electroencephalography (EEG) voltage range are used to monitor the depth of anaesthesia, as well as predict outcome after hypoxia-ischaemia in neonates. Xenon is being investigated as a potential ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Neonatal hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is associated with alterations in cerebral blood flow (CBF) as a result of perinatal asphyxia. The extent to which CBF changes contribute to injury, and whether treatments ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Compared to food patterns, nutrient patterns have been rarely used particularly at international level. We studied, in the context of a multi-center study with heterogeneous data, the methodological challenges ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Lack of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence data in (Norwegian) high-risk groups impedes the ability to make informed decisions on prevention measures. Thus we rely on modelling to estimate the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
In the dairy breeding industry, prediction of bull fertility in artificial insemination (AI) is important for efficient and economically sustainable production. However, it is challenging to identify bulls with superior ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Blood pressure is a critical determinant of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is affected by environmental factors, but has a strong heritable component. Despite recent large genome-wide association studies, few ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The three-dimensional (3D) structure of the genome is important for orchestration of gene expression and cell differentiation. While mapping genomes in 3D has for a long time been elusive, recent adaptations of high-throughput ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
The three-dimensional (3D) organization of chromatin in the mammalian cell nucleus plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression. In her Ph.D. thesis, Anna Frida Forsberg has investigated the impact of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Objective: Neurocognitive impairment is commonly reported at onset of psychotic disorders. However, the long-term neurocognitive course remains largely uninvestigated in first episode psychosis (FEP) and the relationship ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
This is a six-year prospective follow-up of a former cross sectional study of suicide attempters in a sample of treatment-seeking substance-dependent patients. The aims were to explore the frequency ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
Background
Communication training builds on the assumption that understanding of the concepts related to professional communication facilitates the training. We know little about whether students' knowledge ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Self-evaluations of mental health problems may be a useful complement to diagnostic assessment, but are less frequently used. This study investigated the prevalence of self-evaluated current and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
There is a lack of comprehensive patient-datasets regarding prevalence of severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG; triglycerides ≥10 mmol/L), frequency of co-morbidities, gene mutations, and gene ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
Vaccines using dendritic cells (DCs) harboring leukemic antigens to stimulate T cells is a possible treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Limitations of breaking tolerance to leukemic cells and lack of specific ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels are concentrated in astrocytic endfoot membranes at the brain–blood and brain–cerebrospinal fluid interfaces. The mechanisms underpinning the polarized distribution of AQP4 are poorly ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
Formål: Hovedformålet med denne masteroppgaven var å vurdere den relative validiteten til et kort matvarefrekvensskjema (NKR-spørreskjemaet) som brukes i Typisk norsk-studien (TNS) blant pasienter behandlet for tykk- og ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. Natural killer(NK) cells are an important part of the innate immune system and are responsible for the first ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: There is a need for valid and comprehensive measures of parental influence on children’s energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB). Such measures should be based on a theoretical framework, acknowledging the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds that bioaccumulate due to their chemical stability and lipophilic properties. Humans are prenatally exposed via trans-placental transfer, through ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The T cell specific adapter protein (TSAd) is expressed in activated T cells and NK cells. While TSAd is beginning to emerge as a critical regulator of Lck and Itk activity in T cells, its role in NK cells has not yet been ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Nondirective meditation techniques are practiced with a relaxed focus of attention that permits spontaneously occurring thoughts, images, sensations, memories, and emotions to emerge and pass freely, without any expectation ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Crucian carp are unusual among vertebrates in surviving extended periods in the complete absence of molecular oxygen. During this time cardiac output is maintained though these mechanisms are not well understood. Using a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
The process of radiationless energy transfer from a chromophore in an excited electronic state (the donor ) to another chromophore (an acceptor ), in which the energy released by the donor effects an electronic transition, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
The ALKBH family of Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases comprises enzymes that display sequence homology to AlkB from E. coli, a DNA repair enzyme that uses an oxidative mechanism to dealkylate methyl and etheno ...