Dr hab. Błażej Ślązak
Adiunkt
Zainteresowania badawcze
- Ekologia chemiczna, biochemia roślin, farmakognozja.
- Roślinne mechanizmy obrony.
- Peptydy roślinne o funkcjach obronnych.
- Kultury in vitro roślin.
- Zachowanie bioróżnorodności - ochrona gatunków ważnych ze względu na produkcję aktywnych biologicznie metabolitów.
Najnowsze publikacje (wybrane)
Gerlach S.L., Metcalf J.S., Dunlop R.A. Banack S.A., Her C., Krishnan V.V., Göransson U., Gunasekera S., Slazak B., Cox P.A. 2024. Kalata B1 enhances temozolomide toxicity to glioblastoma cells. Biomedicines 12: 2216. DOI
Rajendran S., Slazak B., Mohotti S., Muhammad T., Strömstedt A.A., Kapusta M., Wilmowicz E., Göransson U., Hettiarachchi C.M., Gunasekera S. 2023. Screening for cyclotides in Sri Lankan medicinal plants: Discovery, characterization, and bioactivity screening of cyclotides from Geophila repens. Journal of Natural Products 86: 52–65. DOI
Slazak B., Jędrzejska A., Badyra B., Shariatgorji R., Nilsson A., Andrén P.E., Göransson U. 2022. The influence of plant stress hormones and biotic elicitors on cyclotide production in Viola uliginosa cell suspension cultures. Plants 11: 1876. DOI
Slazak B., Jędrzejska A., Badyra B., Sybilska A., Lewandowski M., Kozak M., Kapusta M., Shariatgorji R., Nilsson A., Andrén P.E., Göransson U., Kiełkiewicz M. 2022. The involvement of cyclotides in mutual interactions of violets and the two-spotted spider mite. Scientific Reports 12: 1914. DOI
Rajendran S., Slazak B., Mohotti S., Strömstedt A.A., Göransson U., Hettiarachchi C.M., Gunasekera S. 2021. Tropical vibes from Sri Lanka – cyclotides from Viola betonicifolia by transcriptome and mass spectrometry analysis. Phytochemistry 187: 112749. DOI
Slazak B., Kaltenböck K., Steffen K., Rogala M., Rodríguez-Rodríguez P., Nilsson A., Shariatgorji R., Andrén P.E., Göransson U. 2021. Cyclotide host-defense tailored for species and environments in violets from the Canary Islands. Scientific Reports 11: 12452. DOI
Dancewicz K., Slazak B., Kiełkiewicz M., Kapusta M., Bohdanowicz J., Gabryś B. 2020. Behavioral and physiological effects of Viola spp. cyclotides on Myzus persicae (Sulz.). Journal of Insect Physiology 122: 104025. DOI
Slazak B., Haugmo T., Badyra B., Göransson U. 2020. The life cycle of cyclotides: biosynthesis and turnover in plant cells. Plant Cell Reports 39: 1359–1367. DOI
Slazak B., Kapusta M., Strömstedt A.A., Słomka A., Krychowiak M., Shariatgorji M., Andrén P. E., Bohdanowicz J., Kuta E., Göransson U. 2018. How does the sweet violet (Viola odorata L.) fight pathogens and pests – Cyclotides as a comprehensive plant host defense system. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: 1296. DOI
Uddin S.J., Muhammad T., Shafiullah M., Slazak B., Rouf R., Göransson U. 2017. Single-step purification of cyclotides using affinity chromatography. Biopolymers 108: e23010. DOI
Slazak B., Kapusta M., Malik S., Bohdanowicz J., Kuta E., Malec P., Göransson U. 2016. Immunolocalization of cyclotides in plant cells, tissues and organ supports their role in host defense. Planta 244: 1029–1040. DOI