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User:Mirko Maksimainen

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Mirko Maksimainen obtained a M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Joensuu in 2008 and Ph.D. from the University of Eastern Finland in 2012 under the supervision of ^^^Juha Rouvinen^^^. He was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Eastern Finland between 2013-2015. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher in University of Oulu, Finland. He has determinated the crystal structures of Trichoderma reesei (GH35) [1], Aspergillus oryzae (GH35) [2] and Bacillus circulans sp. alkalophilus (GH42) [3] β-galactosidases.



  1. Maksimainen M, Hakulinen N, Kallio JM, Timoharju T, Turunen O, and Rouvinen J. (2011). Crystal structures of Trichoderma reesei β-galactosidase reveal conformational changes in the active site. J Struct Biol. 2011;174(1):156-63. DOI:10.1016/j.jsb.2010.11.024 | PubMed ID:21130883 [Maksimainen2010]
  2. Maksimainen MM, Lampio A, Mertanen M, Turunen O, and Rouvinen J. (2013). The crystal structure of acidic β-galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae. Int J Biol Macromol. 2013;60:109-15. DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.05.003 | PubMed ID:23688418 [Maksimainen2013]
  3. Maksimainen M, Paavilainen S, Hakulinen N, and Rouvinen J. (2012). Structural analysis, enzymatic characterization, and catalytic mechanisms of β-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans sp. alkalophilus. FEBS J. 2012;279(10):1788-98. DOI:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08555.x | PubMed ID:22385475 [Maksimainen2012]

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