Pekka Mäntsälä

4.0k total citations
113 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Pekka Mäntsälä is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Pekka Mäntsälä has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Pharmacology and 23 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Pekka Mäntsälä's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (50 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (16 papers). Pekka Mäntsälä is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (50 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (16 papers). Pekka Mäntsälä collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United States. Pekka Mäntsälä's co-authors include H Zalkin, Jarmo Niemi, Kristiina Ylihonko, Mikko Metsä‐Ketelä, Juha Hakala, G. Schneider, Pauli T. Kallio, Tero Kunnari, Anna Jansson and Anne Hautala and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Pekka Mäntsälä

113 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pekka Mäntsälä Finland 37 2.2k 1.5k 673 534 483 113 3.2k
Hugo Gramajo Argentina 31 2.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 409 0.6× 343 0.6× 358 0.7× 92 3.3k
Paloma Liras Spain 38 2.9k 1.3× 2.7k 1.8× 652 1.0× 521 1.0× 794 1.6× 138 4.3k
Amy M. Gehring United States 21 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 386 0.6× 484 0.9× 307 0.6× 23 2.7k
Jesús Cortés United Kingdom 32 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 544 0.8× 936 1.8× 594 1.2× 47 3.4k
Brian O. Bachmann United States 33 2.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 516 0.8× 706 1.3× 263 0.5× 82 3.4k
Wolfgang Piepersberg Germany 35 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 440 0.7× 491 0.9× 395 0.8× 75 3.0k
Bertolt Gust Germany 29 2.4k 1.1× 2.3k 1.6× 551 0.8× 625 1.2× 435 0.9× 59 3.3k
Ralph Reid United States 18 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 450 0.7× 532 1.0× 269 0.6× 24 2.6k
Linquan Bai China 34 2.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.5× 778 1.2× 745 1.4× 524 1.1× 161 3.5k
Ullrich Keller Germany 28 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 201 0.3× 469 0.9× 364 0.8× 70 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pekka Mäntsälä

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pekka Mäntsälä

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tähtinen, Petri, et al.. (2014). Structure-Based Engineering of Angucyclinone 6-Ketoreductases. Chemistry & Biology. 21(10). 1381–1391. 11 indexed citations
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Sandalova, Tatyana, Karel D. Klika, Jarmo Niemi, et al.. (2013). Structural basis for C-ribosylation in the alnumycin A biosynthetic pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(4). 1291–1296. 25 indexed citations
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Klika, Karel D., et al.. (2012). Biosynthetic pathway toward carbohydrate-like moieties of alnumycins contains unusual steps for C-C bond formation and cleavage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(16). 6024–6029. 33 indexed citations
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Kallio, Pauli T., Keqiang Fan, Karel D. Klika, et al.. (2012). Tailoring Enzymes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Angucyclines Contain Latent Context-Dependent Catalytic Activities. Chemistry & Biology. 19(5). 647–655. 26 indexed citations
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Kallio, Pauli T., Zhanliang Liu, Pekka Mäntsälä, Jarmo Niemi, & Mikko Metsä‐Ketelä. (2008). Sequential Action of Two Flavoenzymes, PgaE and PgaM, in Angucycline Biosynthesis: Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Gaudimycin C. Chemistry & Biology. 15(2). 157–166. 37 indexed citations
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Kallio, Pauli T., Zhanliang Liu, Pekka Mäntsälä, Jarmo Niemi, & Mikko Metsä‐Ketelä. (2007). A Nested Gene in Streptomyces Bacteria Encodes a Protein Involved in Quaternary Complex Formation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 375(5). 1212–1221. 7 indexed citations
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Metsä‐Ketelä, Mikko, Doreen Dobritzsch, Pauli T. Kallio, et al.. (2007). Crystal Structures of Two Aromatic Hydroxylases Involved in the Early Tailoring Steps of Angucycline Biosynthesis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 372(3). 633–648. 62 indexed citations
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Hautala, Anne, et al.. (2003). Studies on a Second and Third Ring Cyclization in Anthracycline Biosynthesis.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 56(2). 143–153. 12 indexed citations
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Jansson, Anna, Jarmo Niemi, Ylva Lindqvist, Pekka Mäntsälä, & G. Schneider. (2003). Crystal Structure of Aclacinomycin-10-Hydroxylase, a S -Adenosyl- l -Methionine-dependent Methyltransferase Homolog Involved in Anthracycline Biosynthesis in Streptomyces purpurascens. Journal of Molecular Biology. 334(2). 269–280. 33 indexed citations
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Hautala, Anne, et al.. (2002). Cloning and characterization of Streptomyces galilaeus aclacinomycins polyketide synthase (PKS) cluster. Gene. 293(1-2). 115–122. 60 indexed citations
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Hautala, Anne, et al.. (2002). Characterization of mutations in aclacinomycin A-non-producing Streptomyces galilaeus strains with altered glycosylation patterns. Microbiology. 148(11). 3375–3384. 14 indexed citations
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Huoponen, Kirsi, Pauli Ollikka, M. Kälin, et al.. (1990). Characterization of lignin peroxidase-encoding genes from lignin-degrading basidiomycetes. Gene. 89(1). 145–150. 35 indexed citations
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Vihinen, Mauno & Pekka Mäntsälä. (1990). Conserved residues of liquefying α-amylases are concentrated in the vicinity of active site. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 166(1). 61–65. 8 indexed citations
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Mäntsälä, Pekka. (1982). Comparison of levansucrase from Bacillus subtilis and from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 13(4). 395–399. 2 indexed citations
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Mäntsälä, Pekka, et al.. (1982). Comparison of levansucrase fromBacillus subtilisand fromBacillus amyloliquefaciens. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 13(4). 395–399. 16 indexed citations
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Mäntsälä, Pekka. (1982). Inhibition of Protein Secretion by Cerulenin in Bacillus subtilis. Microbiology. 128(12). 2967–2972. 7 indexed citations
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Mäntsälä, Pekka, et al.. (1981). Coproduction of several exoenzymes inBacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 10(4). 303–306. 5 indexed citations
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Mäntsälä, Pekka & H Zalkin. (1980). Extracellular and membrane-bound proteases from Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 141(2). 493–501. 48 indexed citations
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Puukka, M., et al.. (1972). Formation of 2-Oxoisovalerate Dehydrogenase in Pseudomonas fluorescens.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 26(3). 1299–1301. 2 indexed citations

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