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Karl-Erik Eilertsen

Professor in Marine Biochemistry/Seafood Science

Job description

Responsible for the following courses:

 FSK-1122 Biochemistry and Microbiology

FSK-2052 Biochemistry, integrated metabolism and deterioration of fish

FSK-3004 Food Chemistry

  • Isak Bøgwald, Tone-Kari K Østbye, Alice Marie Pedersen, Sissel Beate Rønning, Jorge Dias, Karl-Erik Eilertsen et al.:
    Calanus finmarchicus hydrolysate improves growth performance in feeding trial with European sea bass juveniles and increases skeletal muscle growth in cell studies
    Scientific Reports 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Michaela Maria Aschan, Narcissa Bandarra :
    New marine low trophic resources as food: nutritional and food safety aspects
    Frontiers in Aquaculture 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Andreas Langdal, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Marian Kjellevold, Eldbjørg Sofie Heimstad, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Edel O. Elvevoll :
    Climate Performance, Environmental Toxins and Nutrient Density of the Underutilized Norwegian Orange-Footed Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa)
    Foods 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hans Christian Eilertsen, Gunilla Eriksen, John-Steinar Bergum, Jo Strømholt, Edel O. Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen et al.:
    Mass Cultivation of Microalgae: I. Experiences with Vertical Column Airlift Photobioreactors, Diatoms and CO2 Sequestration
    Applied Sciences 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hans Christian Eilertsen, Edel O. Elvevoll, Ingeborg Hulda Giæver, Jon Brage Svenning, Lars Dalheim, Ragnhild Aven Svalheim et al.:
    Inclusion of photoautotrophic cultivated diatom biomass in salmon feed can deter lice
    PLOS ONE 29. July 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Margherita Paola Poto, Edel O. Elvevoll, Monica Alterskjær Sundset, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Mathilde Morel, Ida-Johanne Jensen :
    Suggestions for a systematic regulatory approach to ocean plastics
    Foods 16. September 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jordan Nechev, Guro Kristine Edvinsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Fatty Acid Composition of the Lipids from Atlantic Salmon—Comparison of Two Extraction Methods without Halogenated Solvents
    Foods 01. January 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Carina H.A. Otnæs, Hanne K Mæhre, Edel O. Elvevoll :
    An Update on the Content of Fatty Acids, Dioxins, PCBs and Heavy Metals in Farmed, Escaped and Wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Norway
    Foods 19. December 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Pauke C. Schots, Alice Marie Pedersen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Ragnar Ludvig Olsen, Terje Larsen :
    Possible Health Effects of a Wax Ester Rich Marine Oil
    Frontiers in Pharmacology 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mari Walquist, Svein Kristian Stormo, Bjarne Østerud, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Cold-pressed minke whale oil reduces circulating LDL/VLDL-cholesterol, lipid oxidation and atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed a Western-type diet for 13 weeks
    Nutrition & Metabolism 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Mari Walquist, Svein Kristian Stormo, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Bjarne Østerud, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities in Extracts from Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Blubber
    Mediators of Inflammation 2017 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Guro Kristine Edvinsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Heat treatment increases the protein bioaccessibility in the red seaweed dulse (Palmaria palmata), but not in the brown seaweed winged kelp (Alaria esculenta)
    Journal of Applied Phycology 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Enzymatic pre-treatment increases the protein bioaccessibility and extractability in dulse (palmaria palmata)
    Marine Drugs 26. October 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Mari Walquist, Bjørn Liaset, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Dietary intake of cod and scallop reduces atherosclerotic burden in female apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed a Western-type high fat diet for 13 weeks
    Nutrition & Metabolism 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Fish: Dietary Importance and Health Effects
    Elsevier 2015 DOI
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    ω-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases: Effects, mechanisms and dietary relevance
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Jonhard Eysturskarð, Mari Madetoja, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    The potential of cod hydrolyzate to inhibit blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats
    Nutrition Research 2014 DOI
  • Rune Larsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Hanne K Mæhre, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Taurine Content in Marine Foods: Beneficial Health Effects
    Wiley-Blackwell 2014 DOI
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Marian Kjellevold Malde, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Characterization of protein, lipid and mineral contents in common Norwegian seaweeds and evaluation of their potential as food and feed
    Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2014 DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Junio Dort, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Proximate composition, antihypertensive and antioxidative properties of the semimembranosus muscle from pork and beef after cooking and in vitro digestion
    Meat Science 2014 DOI
  • Karianne Fredenfeldt Lind, Espen Hansen, Bjarne Østerud, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Annette Bayer, Stig Olov Magnus Engqvist et al.:
    Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Barettin
    Marine Drugs 2013 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Marine bioactive peptides from digestion and their relation to cardiovascular health promotion
    Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech 2013 FULLTEKST
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Rune Larsen, Turid Rustad, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Nutritional content and bioactive properties of wild and farmed cod (Gadus morhua L.) subjected to food preparation
    Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2013 DOI
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Hanne K Mæhre, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Rune Larsen :
    Health Effects of Antioxidative and Antihypertensive Peptides from Marine Resources
    Wiley-Blackwell 2013 DOI
  • Jayalal Kalathil Parambil Jayanthan, Andreas Langdal, Monica Alterskjær Sundset, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    SECURE: Harnessing low-trophic level marine organisms for sustainable food and health benefits
    2023
  • Grønadal Ólavur, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Mari Johannessen Walquist :
    Variasjon i biokjemisk sammensetning i oppdrettslaks (Salmo salar L.) fra Færøyene med fokus på essensielle fettsyrer
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
  • Berge Giæver Synneva, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel O. Elvevoll, Mari Johannessen Walquist :
    Sukkertare (Saccharina latissima) som proteinkilde. Effekt av oppmaling og fraksjonering på proteinfordøyelighet.
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
  • Edel O. Elvevoll, Andreas Langdal, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    For å mette alle trenger vi mer mat. Mye mer mat.
    FiskeribladetFiskaren 22. November 2022
  • Mjøen Holstad Anna, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Mari Johannessen Walquist, Edel O. Elvevoll :
    Biokjemisk sammensetning av gonader fra kråkeboller (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis). Effekt av sesong, miljø og fôrsammensetning.
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
  • Lena Mari Johnsen, Mari Johannessen Walquist, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Guro Kristine Edvinsen :
    Biokjemisk sammensetning av vill og oppdrettet rognkjeks (Cyclopterus lumpus) - enzymatisk hydrolyse og bioaktivitet.
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
  • Nilsen Heimland Maria, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel O. Elvevoll :
    Kiselalger som fôrkomponent i laksefôr. Biokjemisk sammensetning og fettsyreprofil hos atlantisk laks (Salmo salar L.) fôret med ulike lipid- og proteinkilder.
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Emilie Kristensen, Frida Helen Broback, Christoffer Sivertsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Tor Haug :
    Bioaktive forbindelser i brunalger
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Underwater nutrition: "An important source of protein for the future"
    09. October 2019 FULLTEKST
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Processing improves bioaccessibility of quality proteins from Palmaria palmata
    2017
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Bioaccessibility of seaweed proteins - effects of processing
    2016
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Guro Kristine Edvinsen, Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Heat treatment increases the bioaccessibility of good quality Palmaria palmata proteins in an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion model
    2016
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Jeanette hammer Andersen :
    Seaweed proteins - how to get to them? Effects of processing on nutritional value, bioaccessibility and extractability
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2016
  • Trond-Håkon Seljevold Solbø, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Hanne K Mæhre :
    Lipider fra kiselalger som potensiell fettressurs i laksefôr. Optimalisering av ekstraksjonsutbytte samt karakterisering av fettsyresammensetning og lipidklasser.
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2016
  • Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Sjømat og helse - en oppdatering om gjeldende kostholdsråd
    2015
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Guro Kristine Edvinsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Effect of heat treatment on the bioaccessibility of seaweed proteins
    2015
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Heat treatment increases the protein digestibility of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata in an in vitro digestion model
    2014
  • Anders Karlsson, Øyvind Aas-Hansen, Helge K. Johnsen, Tonje Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Stefano Peruzzi :
    Recovery from Exhaustive, Anaerobic Exercise in Triploid and Diploid Atlantic Cod
    2014 FULLTEKST / PROSJEKT
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Turid Rustad, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Rune Larsen :
    Health benefits of seafood consumption - with special focus on household preparations and bioactivity in animal models
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2014
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    Marine macroalgae – a potential protein source in fish feed?
    2013
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Karl-Erik Eilertsen, Edel Oddny Elvevoll :
    High quality protein ingredients from marine macroalgae
    2013
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Rune Larsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Bioactivity of fish and meat subjected to food preparation
    2013
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Rune Larsen, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Bioactivity of fish and meat subjected to food preparation
    2013
  • Hanne K Mæhre, Ida-Johanne Jensen, hege Devold, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Bjarne Østerud, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Marine oil extracted from the copepod Calanus finmarchicus reduces aorta atherosclerosis in female apolipoprotein E-deficient mice
    2013
  • Ida-Johanne Jensen, Hanne K Mæhre, Edel Oddny Elvevoll, Bjarne Østerud, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Dietary enrichment with seal oil and taurine reduce hepatic expression of pro-inflammatory genes without affecting atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice
    2013
  • Christensen Chris Robin, Karl-Erik Eilertsen :
    Proximate composition and ACE-inhibitory peptides from two species of bivalve mollusks (Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus)
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2012

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    Research interests

    Seafood and health
    - Nutrition and cardiovascular disease
    - Biologically active ingredients in seafood and seafood waste
    - Effect of food processing
    - Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive effects of seafood
    - etc

     

    Marine Bioprospecting

    - Studying marine benthic organims in search for antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive components

    Teaching

    Responsible for the following courses:

    FSK-1122 (10ECTS) Biochemistry and Microbiology at the Norwegian Fishery College

    FSK-2052 Biochemistry, integrated metabolism and deterioration of fish

    FSK-3004 Food Chemistry

    Additional teaching:

    BIO-2606 General and Marine Biotechnology

    BIO-2610 Bachelor Thesis in Marine Biotechnology

    BIO-2610 Bachelor Thesis in FHV

    BIo-3529 Academic skills

    Researcher profile in Cristin
    Registrations in Munin
    ResearchGate
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6033-7188

    Member of research group

    Seafood Science   Norsk innhold

    Member of project

    Secure – Novel Marine Resources for Food Security and Food Safety SECURE    English content