Bilde av Haug, Tor
Bilde av Haug, Tor
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Tor Haug



  • Fatema Amatur, Imin, Ida Kristine Østnes, Tor, Klara, Bibek et al.:
    Interactions of substrates and phosphinyl containing inhibitors with bacterial and human zinc proteases
    PLOS ONE 2025 DOI
  • Danijela, Hymonti, Natascha, Trude, Ida Kristine Østnes, hege et al.:
    Antimicrobial Activity of Short Analogues of the Marine Peptide EeCentrocin 1: Synthesis of Lipopeptides and Head-to-Tail Cyclic Peptides and Mechanism of Action Studies
    Journal of Peptide Science 2025 DOI / ARKIV
  • Manuel K, Ataur, Hymonti, Trude, Hans-Matti, Tor et al.:
    Investigation of tetrasubstituted heterocycles reveals hydantoins as a promising scaffold for development of novel antimicrobials with membranolytic properties
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Manuel K, Ataur, Hymonti, Trude, Francesco, Tor et al.:
    A concise SAR-analysis of antimicrobial cationic amphipathic barbiturates for an improved activity-toxicity profile
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2022 DOI / ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Hymonti, Danijela, Ingrid Sofie Norberg-Schulz, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag, Hans-Matti et al.:
    Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Short Analogues of the Marine Antimicrobial Peptide Turgencin A: Effects of SAR Optimizations, Cys-Cys Cyclization and Lipopeptide Modifications
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Marianne Hagensen, Magnus, Dominik, Trude, Manuel K-, Tor et al.:
    Amphipathic Barbiturates as Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides and the Marine Natural Products Eusynstyelamides with Activity against Multi-resistant Clinical Isolates
    Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ida Kristine Østnes, Tomas, Danijela, Kine Østnes, Aaron John Christian, hege et al.:
    Antimicrobial activity of small synthetic peptides based on the marine peptide turgencin A: Prediction of antimicrobial peptide sequences in a natural peptide and strategy for optimization of potency
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ida Kristine Østnes, Johan, Aaron G., Kine Østnes, Aaron John Christian, Céline Sarah Marine et al.:
    Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides with unusual disulfide connectivity from the colonial ascidian Synoicum turgens
    Marine Drugs 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Jonathan, Deanna, Aaron John Christian, Tor, Klara :
    Autofluorescence mediated red spherulocyte sorting provides insights into the source of spinochromes in sea urchins
    Scientific Reports 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ataur, Manuel K, Bartosz, Hans-Matti, Tor, Johanna U et al.:
    Novel synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptides and their potential as antibiofilm agents
    2025
  • Alan Daniel Trujillo, Ida Kristine Østnes, Klara, Tor :
    Antibiotic potential of Arctic bryozoans and tunicates in the fight against human pathogens.
    2025
  • Sigrid Grønvik, Morten B., Tor, Odd Reidar :
    Synthesis of amphiphilic tartaric acid derivatives for antibiotic testing
    2025
  • Alan Daniel Trujillo, Ida Kristine Østnes, Klara, Tor :
    Antibacterial compounds from the Arctic tunicate, Dendrodoa aggregata
    2025
  • Alan Daniel Trujillo, Tor, Ida Kristine Østnes, Klara :
    Antibacterial Compounds from Marine Invertebrates. Extraction and Bioactivity-guided Fractionation
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2025
  • Alan D. Trujillo, Ida Kristine Østnes, Klara, Tor :
    Antibiotic Potential of Arctic Bryozoans and ​Tunicates in the Fight against Human Pathogens​
    2025
  • Klara, Hans-Matti, Andrea Iselin, Christoffer, Ataur, Ida Kristine Østnes et al.:
    Antibiofilm compounds from marine natural Arctic and sub-Arctic resources
    2024
  • Ataur, Manuel Karl, Bartosz, Hans-Matti, Tor, Morten B. et al.:
    Novel synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptides and their potential as antibiofilm agents
    2024
  • Ataur, Manuel Karl, Bartosz, Hans-Matti, Tor, Johanna Ulrica et al.:
    Novel synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptides and their potential in combating antibiotic resistance
    2024
  • Hymonti, Danijela, Celine Sarah Marine, Ingrid Sofie Norberg-Schultz, Natascha, Frode Jacobsen et al.:
    Combining outer membrane active synthetic antimicrobial peptides with vancomycin or erythromycin increases antibacterial and antibiofilm activities
    2024
  • Sunniva Hanset, Ida Kristine Østnes, Kine Østnes, Klara, Tor :
    Exploring Arctic sponges for antimicrobial compounds
    2024
  • Adele Knutson, Mari Johannessen, Ida Kristine Østnes, Tor :
    Characterization of fish skin mucus using mass spectrometry methods. Investigation of biochemical differences in mucus of different fish species and sea lice
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2024
  • Hymonti, Tor, Hans-Matti, Elizabeth G. Aarag, Morten B. :
    Antimicrobial activities and mechanisms of action of peptide analogues of marine origin
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 06. juin 2024
  • Ataur, Christoffer, Andrea Iselin, Ida Kristine Østnes, Hans-Matti, Bjarne et al.:
    Molecular characterization of marine bacteria and their potential as being antimicrobial producers: a pilot study using co-cultures
    2023
  • Klara, Tor, Gabriel Magno de Freitas, Ida Kristine Østnes :
    Antibacterial natural products from the ocean - a promising source for future antiinfectives
    2023
  • Ataur, Manuel K, Hans-Matti, Tor, Johanna U, Morten B. et al.:
    Development of novel antimicrobial peptides: two classes with improved antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity
    2023
  • Julie Sofie Kleppe, Tor, Morten B., Terkel, Terje, Johannes et al.:
    Structure Elucidation of the Disulfide Connectivity in Marine Antimicrobial Disulfide Rich Peptides
    2023
  • Ataur, Manuel K, Bartosz, Hans-Matti, Tor, Johanna U et al.:
    In vivo toxicity and activity of newly developed novel analogues of short-cationic antimicrobial peptides as novel antibacterial agents
    2023
  • Ataur, Manuel K, Bartosz, Hans-Matti, Tor, Johanna U et al.:
    In vivo toxicity and activity of newly developed novel analogues of short-cationic antimicrobial peptides as novel antibacterial agents
    2023
  • Manuel K, Ataur, Hymonti, Trude, Hans-Matti, Tor et al.:
    Tetrasubstituted hydantoins: Novel membranolytic antimicrobials
    2023
  • Hymonti, Danijela, Ingrid Sofie Norberg-Schulz, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag, Hans-Matti et al.:
    Antimicrobial activity and mode of action study of short cyclic analogues of the marine antimicrobial peptide Turgencin A
    2023
  • Christoffer, Ataur, hege, Klara, Morten B., Tor :
    Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity in Arctic and sub-Arctic marine benthic invertebrates
    2023
  • Christoffer, Ataur, Hege, Klara, Morten Bøhmer, Tor :
    Antibacterial and antibiofilm compounds in six marine invertebrates from Arctic and sub-Arctic Oceans
    2023
  • Ingrid, Jan-Arne, Kjetil, Tor :
    Chemical and Enzyme-Assisted Extraction of Fucoidan from two Species of Brown Macroalgae (Ascophyllum nodosum and Saccharina latissima)
    2022 ARKIV
  • Klara, Ekaterina, Hans-Matti, Andrea Iselin, Christoffer, Ataur et al.:
    Health beneficial antimicrobials from marine natural Arctic and sub-Arctic resources
    2022
  • Nima Alinejad, Morten B., Danijela, Tor :
    Synthesis of linear and cyclic proline-rich analogues of the marine, antimicrobial peptides Hyasin 1 and Arasin 1
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
  • Ida Kristine Østnes, Tor, Klara, Hans-Matti :
    Antimicrobial peptides from the Arctic ascidian Synoicum turgens
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 17. juin 2022
  • Ataur, Christoffer, Andrea Iselin, Ida Kristine Østnes, Bjarne, Tor et al.:
    Antimicrobial compounds from Arctic and sub-Arctic marine bacteria and their potential against ESKAPE pathogens
    2022
  • Ataur, Andrea Iselin, Christoffer, Ida Kristine Østnes, Bjarne, Hans-Matti et al.:
    Antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of marine bacteria
    2022
  • Tor :
    Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides and alkaloids from marine invertebrates
    2022
  • Tor :
    How can antibacterial peptides become a new source for novel antibiotics?
    2022
  • Danijela, Hymonti, Natascha, Trude, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag et al.:
    Investigation of the antimicrobial activity and proteolytic stability of the short analogues of the marine peptide EeCentrocin 1
    2022
  • Hymonti, Danijela, Ingrid Sofie Norberg-Schulz, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag, Hans-Matti et al.:
    Antimicrobial Activity and Mode of Action Study of Short Analogues of The Marine Antimicrobial Peptide Turgencin A
    2022
  • Ingrid Norberg-Schulz, Danijela, Tor, Morten B. :
    Synthesis of short lipopeptide analogues of the marine, antimicrobial peptide Turgencin A
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
  • Natascha, Danijela, Tor, Morten B. :
    Synthesis of analogues of the antimicrobial lead peptide P6 developed from the marine peptide EeCentrocin 1
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
  • Danijela, Hymonti, Natascha, Trude, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag et al.:
    Investigation of the antimicrobial activity and proteolytic stability of the short analogues of the marine peptide EeCentrocin 1
    2021
  • Hymonti, Danijela, Ingrid Sofie Norberg-Schulz, Terje, Elizabeth G. Aarag, Hans-Matti et al.:
    Antimicrobial activity and mode of action study of short analogues of the marine antimicrobial peptide Turgencin A
    2021
  • Haakon, Jonathan, Tor, Klara :
    Naphthoquinone pigments from the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 08. février 2021
  • Ingrid, Jan-Arne, Kjetil, Tor :
    Chemical and Enzyme-Assisted Extraction of Fucoidan from two Species of Brown Macroalgae (Ascophyllum nodosum and Saccharina latissima)
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 18. mai 2021
  • Jonathan, Deanna, Tor, Klara :
    A simplified and robust method for isolating red spherule cells, and important immune cell of echinoderms
    2020
  • Ataur, Manuel Karl, Hymonti, Jonathan, Ekaterina, Annette et al.:
    Novel antimicrobial and biofilm-inhibitors from marine resources
    2020

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    Patents/patent applications

    Tadesse, M., Strøm, M.B., Svenson, J., Jaspars, M., Stensvåg, K. & Haug, T. (2012). Bioactive alkaloids. International Patent Application, No. WO2011GB01359 (Publ. No. WO2012035305), filed 2011.09.16. 17 pages.

    Stensvåg, K., Haug, T. , Li, C., Styrvold, O.B., Blencke, H.-M. & Paulsen, V. (2010). Novel polypeptides. United States Patent Application, No. 12/306,530 (publ. No. US20100093642 A1), filed 2010.04.15. 55 pages.

    Stensvåg, K., Haug, T., Li, C., Styrvold, O.B., Blencke, H.-M. & Paulsen, V. (2009). Antimicrobial peptides. European Patent Application, No. 07768941.2 (publ. No. EP 2046811 B1), filed 2009.04.15. 74 pages.

    Stensvåg, K., Haug, T. , Li, C., Styrvold, O.B., Blencke, H.-M. & Paulsen, V. (2008). Novel polypeptides. International Patent Application, No. WO2007NO00241 (Publ. No. WO2008002153), filed 2007.06.28. 84 pages.

    Stensvåg, K., Haug, T. , Li, C. & Styrvold, O.B. (2006). Novel polypeptides. Norwegian Patent Application, No. NO20063056, filed 2006.06.30, 78 pages.

    Haug, T. , Stensvåg, K., Styrvold, O.B., Sandsdalen, E. & Sperstad, S. (2005). Novel crustacean proline-rich peptides. International Patent Application, No. WO2005NO00151 (Publ. No. WO2005108576), filed 2005.05.06. 72 pages.

    Haug, T. , Stensvåg, K., Styrvold, O.B. & Sandsdalen, E. (2004). Novel crustacean proline-rich peptides. Norwegian Patent Application, No. NO20041892, filed 2004.05.07, 44 pages.


    Research interests

    Marine bioprospecting and drug discovery, with a focus on isolation and characterization of antimicrobial natural products.

    Teaching

    • Bachelorgradskurs i bioteknologi: Marin bioteknologi 1 (Bio-2606), Marin bioprospektering (Bio-2607), Prosjektoppgave i marin bioteknologi (Bio-2610)
    • Mastergradskurs i Fiskehelse: Farmakologi (Bio-3602) 
    • Veiledning av master- og doktorgradsstudenter

    Member of research group



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