Nina Rønsted

Nina Rønsted

Affiliate Professor, Professor

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    1. 2017
    2. Published

      Phylogeny predicts the quantity of antimalarial alkaloids within the iconic yellow Cinchona bark (Rubiaceae: Cinchona calisaya)

      Maldonado Goyzueta, C. B., Barnes, Christopher James, Cornett, Claus, Holmfred, Else Skovgaard, Hansen, S. H., Persson, C., Antonelli, A. & Rønsted, Nina, 2017, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, 16 p., 391.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      The future of drug discovery – are collections needed?

      Rønsted, Nina, Iwanycki Ahlstrand, Natalie Eva, Maldonado Goyzueta, C. B., Hassemer, G., Martinez-Swatson, K. A., Saslis-Lagoudakis, H., Jäger, A. K. & Soelberg, Jens, 2017, Tropical Plant Collections: Legacies from the Past? Essential Tools for the Future? Proceedings of an international symposium held by The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in Copenhagen, 19th–21st of May, 2015.. Friis, I. & Balslev, H. (eds.). København: Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Vol. 6. p. 255-268 14 p. (Scientia Danica. Series B, Biologica, Vol. 6).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    4. 2016
    5. Published

      Yet another new species from one of the best-studied neotropical areas: Plantago humboldtiana (Plantaginaceae), an extremely narrow endemic new species from a waterfall in southern Brazil

      Hassemer, G. & Rønsted, Nina, 17 May 2016, In: PeerJ. 4, 15 p., 2050.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Domesticating deadly carrots: Predicting the biosynthetic pathway of thapsigargins for the treatment of solid tumors

      Martinez, K. A., Simonsen, H. T., Rønsted, Nina, Andersen, T. B., Barnes, Christopher James, Boughton, B. & Cozzi, F., 2016, In: Planta Medica. 81, S 01, p. S1-S381

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Evolutionary prediction of medicinal properties in the genus Euphorbia L.

      Ernst, M., Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Grace, O. M., Nilsson, N., Simonsen, H. T., Horn, J. W. & Rønsted, Nina, 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 10 p., 30531.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Investigation of polysaccharide composition in medicinal and non-medicinal aloes

      Isager Ahl, Louise, Pedersen, H. L., Willats, W. G. T., Rønsted, Nina & Grace, O. M., 2016, In: Planta Medica. 82, S 01, P394.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    9. Published

      Molecular phylogenetics as a predictive tool in plant-based drug discovery in the genus Euphorbia L.

      Ernst, M., Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Grace, O. M., Nilsson, N., Simonsen, H. T., Horn, J. W., Stærk, Dan & Rønsted, Nina, 2016, In: Planta Medica. 82, S 01

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Palaeotropical intercontinental disjunctions revisited using a dated phylogenetic hypothesis with nearly complete species level sampling of Ficus subsect. Urostigma (Moraceae)

      Chantarasuwan, B., Rønsted, Nina, Kjellberg, F., Sungkaew, S. & van Welzen, P. C., 2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 2, p. 384-397 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      The first phylogenetic hypothesis for the southern African endemic genus Tulbaghia (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences

      Stafford, G. I., Wikkelsø, M., Nancke, L., Jäger, A., Möller, M. & Rønsted, Nina, 2016, In: Linnean Society. Botanical Journal. 181, 2, p. 156-170 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Unexpectedly high beta-diversity of root-associated fungal communities in the Bolivian Andes

      Barnes, Christopher James, Maldonado Goyzueta, C. B., Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg, Antonelli, A. & Rønsted, Nina, 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 13 p., 1377.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Using evolutionary tools to search for novel psychoactive plants

      Halse-Gramkow, M., Ernst, M., Rønsted, Nina, Dunn, Rob & Saslis Lagoudakis, H., 2016, In: Plant Genetic Resources. 14, 4, p. 246-255 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. 2015
    15. Published

      A new classification of Ficus subsection Urostigma (Moraceae) based on four nuclear DNA markers (ITS, ETS, G3pdh, and ncpGS), morphology and leaf anatomy

      Chanterasuwan, B., Berg, C., Kjellberg, F., Rønsted, Nina, Garcia, M., Major, C. & C. van Welzen, P., 2015, In: PLOS ONE. 10, 6, 25 p., e0128289.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      An efficient, robust, and inexpensive grinding device for herbal samples like Cinchona bark

      Hansen, S. H., Holmfred, Else Skovgaard, Cornett, Claus, Maldonado Goyzueta, C. B. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Scientia Pharmaceutica. 83, 2, p. 369-376 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Clarifying the occurrence and conservation status of Plantago dielsiana Pilg. and P. australis Lam. subsp. pretoana Rahn (Plantaginaceae) in Brazil

      Hassemer, G., Trevisan, R. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Check List. 11, 2, 5 p., 1569.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Estimating species diversity and distribution in the era of Big Data: to what extent can we trust public databases?

      Maldonado Goyzueta, C. B., Rønsted, Nina, Molina, C., Zizka, A., Persson, C., Taylor, C., Albán, J., Chilquillo, E. & Antonelli, A., 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 8, p. 973-984 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Evolutionary approaches to ethnobiology

      Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Rønsted, Nina, Clarke, A. C. & Hawkins, J. A., 2015, Evolutionary ethnobiology. Albuquerque, P. U., Muniz De Medeiros, P. & Casas, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 59-72 14 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera

      Grace, O. M., Buerki, S., Symonds, M. R., Forest, F., van Wyk, A. E., Smith, G., Klopper, R. R., Bjora, C. S., Neale, S., Sebsebe, D., Simmonds, M. S. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 15, 12 p., 29.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      First record of Plantago commersoniana (Plantaginaceae), a rare and threatened species, in the Central-West region of Brazil

      Hassemer, G., dos Santos Ribas, O. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Check List. 11, 4, 6 p., 1667.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Global medicinal uses of Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae)

      Ernst, M., Grace, O. M., Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Nilsson, N., Simonsen, H. T. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 176, p. 90-101 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Identification of common horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.; Equisetaceae) using Thin Layer Chromatography versus DNA barcoding

      Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Bruun-Lund, S., Iwanycki Ahlstrand, Natalie Eva, Seberg, Ole, Petersen, G., Jäger, A. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 12 p., 11942 .

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Taxonomic novelties in Plantago section Virginica (Plantaginaceae) and an updated identification key

      Hassemer, G., Trevisan, R., Meudt, H. & Rønsted, Nina, 2015, In: Phytotaxa. 221, 3, p. 226-246 21 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. 2014
    26. Published

      African plants for inhibition of necrotic enzymes from snake venom

      Schmidt, M. M., Nielsen, L., Søgaard, S., Stærk, Dan, Rønsted, Nina, Diallo, D., Kusamba Zacharie, C., Van Staden, J. & Jäger, A. K., 2014.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Hemmeligheden om fignernes kærlighedsliv, evolution og religiøse betydning

      Bruun-Lund, S. & Rønsted, Nina, 2014, In: Naturhistorier. 2014, 2, p. 28 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    28. Published

      Hyaluronidase, phospholipase A2 and protease inhibitory activity of plants used in traditional treatment of snakebite-induced tissue necrosis in Mali, DR Congo and South Africa

      Schmidt, M. M., Nielsen, L. H., Søgaard, S. V., Stærk, Dan, Rønsted, Nina, Diallo, D., Kusamba Zacharie, C., van Staden, J. & Jäger, A., 2014, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 157, p. 171-180 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Resurrecting deadly carrots. towards a revision of Thapsia (Apiaceae) based on phylogenetic analysis of nrITS sequences and chemical profiles

      Weitzel, C., Rønsted, Nina, Spalik, K. & Simonsen, H. T., 2014, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174, 4, p. 620-636 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Reviewing colchicaceae alkaloids – perspectives of evolution on medicinal chemistry

      Larsson, S. & Rønsted, Nina, 2014, In: Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 14, 2, p. 274-289 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. 2013
    32. Published

      Karyotypes in Ethiopian Aloe species (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae)

      Fentaw, E., Dagne, K., Rønsted, Nina, Demissew, S. & Grace, O. M., Dec 2013, In: Kew Bulletin. 68, 4, p. 599-607 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Snowdrops falling slowly into place: an improved phylogeny for Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae)

      Rønsted, Nina, Zubov, D., Bruun-Lund, S. & Davis, A. P., Oct 2013, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69, 1, p. 205-217 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Monosaccharide analysis of succulent leaf tissue in Aloe

      Grace, O. M., Dzajic, A., Jäger, A., Nyberg, N., Önder, A. & Rønsted, Nina, Sep 2013, In: Phytochemistry. 93, p. 79-87 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      Serotonin transporter protein (SERT) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) binding activity of montanine and coccinine from three species of Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae)

      Stafford, G. I., Birer, C., Larsen, Birger Brodin, Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Eriksson, A. H., Jäger, A. & Rønsted, Nina, Sep 2013, In: South African Journal of Botany. 88, p. 101-106 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae)

      Grace, O. M., Klopper, R. R., Smith, G. F., Crouch, N. R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, Nina & van Wyk, A. E., 7 Jan 2013, In: Phytotaxa. 76, 1, p. 7-14 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Bioprospecting using a statistical approach applied to an ethnopharmacological database on ‘snakebite-plants’ – the genus Piper

      Toft, K. F., Schmidt, M. M., Rønsted, Nina & Jäger, A., 2013, In: Planta Medica. 79, 13, PA15.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      In memoriam Cees Berg (2 July 1934-31 August 2012)

      van Welzen, P. C., Gadella, T. W. J., Maas, P. J. M., Daly, D. C., Mori, S. A., Jørgensen, P. M., Obermüller, F. A., Kjellberg, F., Rønsted, Nina, Chantarasuwan, B. & Lut, C. W. J., 2013, In: Blumea. 57, 3, p. 199-206 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Unlocking the secrets of DNA in the classification of aloes.

      Grace, O. M. & Rønsted, Nina, 2013, In: Aloe. 50, 1&2, p. 22-23 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    40. 2012
    41. Published

      Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of Amaryllidaceae

      Rønsted, Nina, Symonds, M. R. E., Birkholm, T., Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Meerow, A. W., Schmidt, M. M., Mølgaard, Per, Petersen, G., Rasmussen, N., van Staden, J., Stafford, G. I. & Jäger, A., 14 Sep 2012, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12, 12 p., 182.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Evolution of fruit traits in Ficus subgenus Sycomorus (Moraceae): to what extent do frugivores determine seed dispersal mode?

      Harrison, R. D., Rønsted, Nina, Xu, L., Rasplus, J. & Cruaud, A., 5 Jun 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 6, 8 p., e38432.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Cross-cultural comparison of medicinal floras used against snakebites

      Schmidt, M. M., Saslis Lagoudakis, H., Jäger, A. & Rønsted, Nina, 15 Feb 2012, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 139, 3, p. 863-872 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      6-O-Methylkrigeine, a new Amaryllidaceae alkaloid from Nerine huttoniae Schönland

      Molander, M., Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Jaeger, A. K., Olsen, C. E. & Rønsted, Nina, 2012, In: Natural Product Research. 26, 1, p. 56-60 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      An extreme case of plant-insect codiversification: figs and fig-pollinating wasps

      Cruaud, A., Rønsted, N., Chanterasuwan, B., Chou, L. S., Clement, W. L., Couloux, A., Cousins, B., Genson, G., Harrison, R. D., Hanson, P. E., Hossaert-McKey, M., Jabbour-Zahab, R., Jousselin, E., Kerdelhué, C., Kjellberg, F., Lopez-Vaamonde, C., Peebles, J., Peng, Y-Q., Pereira, R. A. S., Schramm, T. & 9 others, Ubaidillah, R., van Noort, S., Weiblen, G. D., Yang, D., Yodpinyanee, A., Libeskind-Hadas, R., Cook, J. M., Rasplus, J. & Savolainen, V., 2012, In: Systematic Biology. 61, 6, p. 1029-1047 19 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Fig-figwasp mutualism: the fall of the strict cospeciation paradigm?

      Cruaud, A., Cook, J., Da-Rong, Y., Genson, G., Jabbour-Zahab, R., Kjellberg, F., Pereira, R. A. S., Rønsted, Nina, Santos-Mattos, O., Savolainen, V., Ubaidillah, R., van Noort, S., Yan-Qiong, P. & Rasplus, J., 2012, Evolution of plant-pollinator relationships. Patiny, S. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 68-102 35 p. (The Systematics Association Special Volume, Vol. 81).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      In-vitro evaluation of the P-glycoprotein interactions of a series of potentially CNS-active Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

      Eriksson, A. H., Rønsted, Nina, Jäger, A. K., Sendra, J. R. & Larsen, Birger Brodin, 2012, In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 64, 11, p. 1667-1677 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 2011
    49. Published

      Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Rauhia multiflora (Kunth) Ravenna

      Birkholm, T., Rasmussen, N., Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Jäger, A. & Rønsted, Nina, Aug 2011, In: Planta Medica. 77, 12, PG12.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      What can phylogeny tell us about chemical diversity?

      Rønsted, Nina, Stafford, G. I., Meerow, A. W., Petersen, G., Van Staden, J. & Jäger, A., Aug 2011, In: Planta Medica. 77, 12, SL11.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    51. Published

      Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from the Australasian tribe Calostemmateae with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

      Søvsø Jensen, B., Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Jäger, A. K. & Rønsted, Nina, Apr 2011, In: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 39, 2, p. 153-155

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    52. Published

      Phylogenetic selection of CNS active alkaloids in Amaryllidaceae, tribe Amaryllideae

      Stafford, G. I., Schmidt, M. M., van Staden, J., Jäger, A. & Rønsted, Nina, Apr 2011, In: South African Journal of Botany. 77, 2, p. 558-559 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    53. Published

      Phylogenetic selection of target species in Amaryllidaceae tribe Haemantheae for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and affinity to the serotonin reuptake transport protein

      Bay-Smidt, M. G. K., Jäger, A. K., Krydsfeldt, K., Meerow, A. W., Stafford, G. I., van Staden, J. & Rønsted, Nina, 2011, In: South African Journal of Botany. 77, 1, p. 175-183

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. 2010
    55. Published

      Planternes slægtskab som skattekort til nye lægemidler

      Rønsted, Nina, Larsen, Birger Brodin, Christensen, Søren Brøgger, Eriksson, A. H. & Jäger, A. K., Dec 2010, In: Lægemiddelforskning. 2010, p. 19-21

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    56. Published

      Using a phylogenetic approach to selection of target plants in drug discovery of acetylcholinesterase inhibiting alkaloids in Amaryllidaceae tribe Galantheae

      Mellergaard Larsen, M., Adsersen, A., Davis, A. P., Lledó, M. D., Jäger, A. K. & Rønsted, Nina, Oct 2010, In: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 38, 5, p. 1026-1034

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    57. Published

      Phylogeny as selection tool for exploring CNS-activity in the Amaryllidaceae

      Rønsted, Nina, Bay-Smidt, M. G. K., Krydsfeldt, K., van Staden, J., Stafford, G. I. & Jäger, A. K., Aug 2010, In: Planta Medica. 76, 12, p. 1178

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference articleResearchpeer-review

    58. Published

      The interaction of CNS-active Amaryllidae alkaloids with the BBB efflux pump MDR1

      Eriksson, A. H., Birrer, A., Sendra, J. R., Güler, S., Rønsted, Nina, Jäger, A. K. & Larsen, Birger Brodin, 29 Jun 2010. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

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