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Svein J. Horn

Researcher (Dr. ing.)

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

• Phone: (+47) 6496 5907
• Fax: (+47) 6496 5901
• Mail: sveiho@umb.no

Postal address:

IKBM, UMB

PB 5003

Chr. M. Falsensvei 1

N-1432 Ås

Norway

Research Interests

Enzymatic hydrolysis of proteins (fish, barley) and carbohydrates (alginate, chitin, chitosan, cellulose). Microbial growth and production of metabolites. Development of microbial growth media. Detailed studies on the mode of action of chitinases (Processivity, exo/endo). Biofuels

Publications

[1] Jetten, M.S.M., Horn, S.J., vanLoosdrecht, M.C.M., 1997, Towards a more sustainable municipal wastewater treatment system. Water Science and Technology, 35(9), 171-180.

[2] Moen, E., Horn, S., Ostgaard, K., 1997, Biological degradation of Ascophyllum nodosum. Journal of Applied Phycology, 9(4), 347-357.

[3] Moen, E., Horn, S., Ostgaard, K., 1997, Alginate degradation during anaerobic digestion of Laminaria hyperborea stipes. Journal of Applied Phycology, 9(2), 157-166.

[4] Horn, S.J., Moen, E., Ostgaard, K., 1999, Direct determination of alginate content in brown algae by near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Phycology, 11(1), 9-13.

[5] Horn, S.J., Aasen, I.M., Ostgaard, K., 2000, Ethanol production from seaweed extract. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 25(5), 249-254.

[6] Horn, S.J., Aasen, I.M., Ostgaard, K., 2000, Production of ethanol from mannitol by Zymobacter palmae. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 24(1), 51-57.

[7] Horn, S.J., Ostgaard, K., 2001, Alginate lyase activity and acidogenesis during fermentation of Laminaria hyperborea. Journal of Applied Phycology, 13(2), 143-152.

[8] Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2004, A reliable reducing end assay for chito-oligosaccharides. Carbohydrate Polymers, 56(1), 35-39.

[9] Aspmo, S.I., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Enzymatic hydrolysis of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) viscera. Process Biochemistry, 40(5), 1957-1966.

[10] Hoell, I.A., Klemsdal, S.S., Vaaje-Kolstad, G., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G., 2005, Overexpression and characterization of a novel chitinase from Trichoderma atroviride strain P1. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1748(2), 180-90.

[11] Sikorski, P., Stokke, B.T., Sorbotten, A., Varum, K.M., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G., 2005, Development and application of a model for chitosan hydrolysis by a family 18 chitinase. Biopolymers, 77(5), 273-85.

[12] Sorbotten, A., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G., Varum, K.M., 2005, Degradation of chitosans with chitinase B from Serratia marcescens. Production of chito-oligosaccharides and insight into enzyme processivity. Febs J, 272(2), 538-49.

[13] Aspmo, S.I., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Use of hydrolysates from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) viscera as complex nitrogen source for lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 248(1), 65-68.

[14] Aspmo, S.I., Horn, S.J., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Hydrolysates from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) viscera as components of microbial growth media. Process Biochemistry, in press.

[15] Horn, S.J., Aspmo, S.I., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Growth of Lactobacillus plantarum in media containing hydrolysates of fish viscera. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 99(5), 1082-1089

[16] Vaaje-Kolstad, G., Horn, S.J., van Aalten, D.M.F., Synstad, B., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, The non-catalytic chitin-binding protein CBP21 from Serratia marcescens is essential for chitin degradation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 (31), 28492-28497.

[17] Horn, S.J., Sørlie, M., Vaaje-Kolstad, G., Norberg, A.L., Synstad, B., Vårum, K.M., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Comparative studies of chitinases A, B and C from Serratia marcescens. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 24 (1/2), 39-53.

[18] Horn, S.J., Sørbotten, A., Synstad, B., Sikorski, P., Sørlie, M., Vårum, K.M., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2006, Endo/exo mechanism and processivity of three family 18 chitinases that make up the chitinolytic machinery of Serratia marcescens. Febs Journal, 273, 491-503.

[19] Horn, S.J., Aspmo, S.I., Eijsink, V.G.H., 2005, Evaluation of seasonal variation in cod viscera hydrolysates used in a growth medium for lactic acid bacteria. Bioresource Technology, Submited manuscript.