Maren Oftebro
About
I have a background in biochemistry studying enzymes active on brown seaweed polysaccharides. I wrote my master thesis on combining enzymes for the degradation of sugar kelp polysaccharides, and have contributed to papers on thermostable alginate lyases. My PhD focuses on fucoidan and fucoidan modifying enzymes, where the aim is to characterize both the structure of fucoidan isolated from brown seaweeds and the novel fucoidan active enzymes. I am mainly working on the Norwegian Seaweed Biorefinery Platform, but I am also involved in SNAP - Seaweed for Novel Applications and Products.
Publications
2023
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Sandberg Birgersson, Paulina Anna Teresia;
Oftebro, Maren;
Strand, Wenche Iren;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Sætrom, Gerd Inger;
Sletta, Håvard;
Arlov, Øystein;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2023)
Sequential extraction and fractionation of four polysaccharides from cultivated brown algae Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta.
Algal Research
Academic article
2021
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Arntzen, Magnus Øverlie;
Pedersen, Bjørn;
Klau, Leesa Jane;
Stokke, Runar;
Oftebro, Maren;
Antonsen, Simen Gjelseth;
Fredriksen, Lasse;
Sletta, Håvard;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2021)
Alginate Degradation: Insights Obtained through Characterization of a Thermophilic Exolytic Alginate Lyase.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Academic article
2020
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Oftebro, Maren;
Horn, Svein Jarle.
(2020)
Enzymatic saccharification of the polysaccharides in Saccharina latissima (L.).
Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU)
Master thesis
2019
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Vuoristo, Kiira;
Fredriksen, Lasse;
Oftebro, Maren;
Arntzen, Magnus Øverlie;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Stokke, Runar;
Steen, Ida Helene;
Hansen, Line Degn;
Schüller, Reidar Barfod;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2019)
Production, characterization, and application of an alginate lyase, AMOR_PL7A, from hot vents in the Arctic mid-ocean ridge.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Academic article
Journal publications
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Sandberg Birgersson, Paulina Anna Teresia;
Oftebro, Maren;
Strand, Wenche Iren;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Sætrom, Gerd Inger;
Sletta, Håvard;
Arlov, Øystein;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2023)
Sequential extraction and fractionation of four polysaccharides from cultivated brown algae Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta.
Algal Research
Academic article
-
Arntzen, Magnus Øverlie;
Pedersen, Bjørn;
Klau, Leesa Jane;
Stokke, Runar;
Oftebro, Maren;
Antonsen, Simen Gjelseth;
Fredriksen, Lasse;
Sletta, Håvard;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2021)
Alginate Degradation: Insights Obtained through Characterization of a Thermophilic Exolytic Alginate Lyase.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Academic article
-
Vuoristo, Kiira;
Fredriksen, Lasse;
Oftebro, Maren;
Arntzen, Magnus Øverlie;
Aarstad, Olav Andreas;
Stokke, Runar;
Steen, Ida Helene;
Hansen, Line Degn;
Schüller, Reidar Barfod;
Aachmann, Finn Lillelund.
(2019)
Production, characterization, and application of an alginate lyase, AMOR_PL7A, from hot vents in the Arctic mid-ocean ridge.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Academic article
Student thesis or dissertation
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Oftebro, Maren;
Horn, Svein Jarle.
(2020)
Enzymatic saccharification of the polysaccharides in Saccharina latissima (L.).
Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU)
Master thesis
Outreach
2021
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LectureOftebro, Maren; Nøkling-Eide, Katharina; Sætrom, Gerd Inger. (2021) Forskningtorget (havets gull et puslespill). Forskningtorget