Monica Jordheim
Position
Professor, Vice dean for education (2025-2029), etp/fund
Affiliation
- monica.jordheim@uib.no
- Phone number
- +47 55583548
- Visitor address
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Allégaten 41
5007 Bergen - Room: 3032
- Postal address
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P.O. Box 7803NO-5020 BergenNorway
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Monica Jordheim
Position
Professor, Vice dean for education (2025-2029), etp/fund
Affiliation
Research groups
Research
Natural Products and Marine Bioresource Development
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of high value natural products from marine sources, particularly focused on polyphenols and pigments in seaweeds and seagrasses
- Chemical analysis of marine deep-sea materials collected in Norway
- Bioprospecting and search for novel compounds
- Chemical ecology, biosystematics studies and interdisciplinary applications
Monica Jordheim´s main research interests are to enhance scientific knowledge and application value of various natural products. Jordheim has over twenty years of experience in quantification and identification of natural products, including full molecular elucidation.
Because of the structural diversity, characterization of natural products requires an integrated analytical approach including optimized extraction techniques, multiple steps of chromatography, High Resolutions Mass spectrometry (HRMS) and high field NMR analysis.
Jordheim is the:
- Vice Dean for Education (2025-2029) at the Faculty of Science and Technology
- Leader of Jordheim Research Group (https://www.instagram.com/jordheimresearchmnp/)
Group Members Jordheim Research Group:
Postdoctoral researchers:
- Liaqat Zeb (SEAS, Horizon 2020 -Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309)
- Le Ba Vinh (SEAS, Horizon 2020 -Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309)
PhD-students:
- Angeliki Barouti (UiB, interdisciplinary Lars Herfindal | University of Bergen (uib.no)
- Zeljana Pavlovic (uib.no) (UiB, Educational Research: CoChem project, with Anja Møgelvang Jacobsen (HVL and Dep. Chem. UiB), Sehoya Cotner (SERC, UIB))
- Deisy Viviana Sarmiento Garzori (Partner: Arctic Feed AS)
MSc-students:
- Emilie Fjeldberg Taule (UiB, with Jarl Underhaug)
- Gaute Eliassen Hamre (UiB and HI; with Rita Hannisdal)
- Maryna Razapova (UiB and HI; with Rita Hannisdal and Rosa Escobar)
- Thea Elise Mehus (UiB, with PhD Le Ba Vinh)
- Laura Sypalyte (UiB, with Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt | UiB)
Teaching
Jordheim is currently the Vice Dean of Education at the NT faculty (2025-2029).
B.Sc. and M.Sc.-projects:
Organic analytical projects within bioprospecting and marine bioresource development (seaweeds (harvested and farmed), seagrasses, aquatic angiosperms, deep sea materials). Severel of the projects have industrial partners.
Courses:
KJEM235 https://www.uib.no/emne/KJEM235 (10 ECTS)
Objectives and Content
The course addresses analysis of organic compounds using spectroscopic methods as infrared (IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, as well as mass spectrometry (MS). The course concentrates on interpretation of data, and the focus will be to understand and to utilize data from NMR and MS.
Publications
2026
- Angeliki Barouti; Le Ba Vinh; Lars Herfindal et al. (2026). Marine Bromophenols from Laminaria hyperborea’s Epiphytic Biomass: Chemical Profiling, Cytotoxicity, and Antioxidant Activity. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2026). From Terrestrial to Marine Natural Product Chemistry: challenges and opportunities. (external link)
2024
- Angeliki Barouti; Lars Herfindal; Siva Krishna Vagolu et al. (2024). Evaluation of the cytotoxic and antimicrobial potential of epiphytic biomass obtained from Laminaria hyperborea biorefinery side-streams. (external link)
- Jonathan Soule; Monica Jordheim; John Georg Seland et al. (2024). ChemView360 – et interaktivt læringsverktøy for bachelorstudenter på kjemilaboratoriet. (external link)
- Jonathan Soule; Monica Jordheim (2024). ChemView360: digital platforms - function, and possibilities. (external link)
- Liaqat Zeb; Anne Sophie Gerhardt; Benjamin Alexander Johannesen et al. (2024). Ultrasonic-Assisted Water-Rich Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sustainable Polyphenol Extraction from Seaweed: A Case Study on Cultivated Saccharina latissima. (external link)
- Juan M Valero-Rodriguez; Kjersti Sjøtun; Angeliki Barouti et al. (2024). Effects of climate change on herbivory in macroalgae: a laboratory experiment. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Bjørn Grung; Jonathan Soule (2024). Development of digital platforms for simulation and preparation to field and lab-work. How to make these platforms also facilitate reflection and critical thinking. . (external link)
2011
- Irene Skaar; Øyvind K. Leidland; Monica Jordheim et al. (2011). Anthocyanin equilibrium forms. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2011). Anthocyanin sources, diversity and properties. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt; Øyvind M Andersen (2011). Identification of Cyanidin 3-O-β-(6″-(3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl)glucoside) and Other Anthocyanins from Wild and Cultivated Blackberries. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kate Calcott; Kevin S. Gould et al. (2011). New anthocyanins in Plectranthus ciliatus and their distribution in trichomes, internodes and leaves. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; George Ogweng; Monica Jordheim et al. (2011). Anthocyanidin 3-galactosides from flowers of Abrus canescens Bak Full Text. (external link)
- Eldbjørg Skare; Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2011). Correction of anthocyanin identity in blood orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2011). The rise and fall of anthocyanins. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Irene Skaar; Helene Lunder et al. (2011). Anthocyanins from Fuchsia Flowers. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; Monica Jordheim; Bernard T Kiremire et al. (2011). Primitive anthocyanin from flowers of three hemiparasitic African mistletoes. (external link)
- Kristiane Eikeland; Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2011). Sphagnorubins from peat mosses, Sphagnum spp. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; Jane Namukobe; Monica Jordheim et al. (2011). Anthocyanins from ornamental flowers of red frangipani, Plumeria rubra. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kjersti H. Enerstvedt; Eldbjørg Skare et al. (2011). Cyanidin 3-O-β-(6''-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl)glucoside and other anthocyanins in blackberries and blood oranges. (external link)
2007
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2007). Advances in the field of anthocyanins. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2007). Fargerik mat og helse: Hva kan vi hente ut av antocyaner og andre flavonoider?. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kjersti Aaby; Torgils Fossen et al. (2007). Molar Absorptivities and Reducing Capacity of Pyranoanthocyanins and Other Anthocyanins. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Finn Måge; Øyvind M Andersen (2007). Anthocyanins in berries of Ribes including gooseberry cultivars with a high content of acylated pigments. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Nils Harald Giske; Øyvind M Andersen (2007). Anthocyanins in Caprifoliaceae. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2007). The impact of anthocyanin purity in antioxidant measurements. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Finn Måge; Øyvind M Andersen (2007). Anthocyanins in berries of Ribes including gooseberry cultivars with a high content of acylated pigments. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Jon Songstad et al. (2007). Reactivity of anthocyanins and pyranoanthocyanins. Studies on aromatic hydrogen-deuterium exchange reactions in methanol. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen; Torgils Fossen (2007). Biological functionality of anthocyanins expressed through structure details. (external link)
2008
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Helene Lunder et al. (2008). Hydrogen-deuterium exchange rates of various anthocyanin classes as basis for reactivity studies. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; Monica Jordheim; Bernard T. Kiremire et al. (2008). New anthocyanins from stem bark of castor, Ricinus communis. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Helene Lunder et al. (2008). Reactivity studies by NMR on anthocyanins occurring in fruits and berries. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2008). Anthocyanins - Food Applications. (external link)
2022
- Monica Jordheim (2022). Journal og vurdering i laboratoriefag. (external link)
- Marie Emilie Wekre; Sondre Hellesen Brunvoll; Monica Jordheim (2022). Advancing quantification methods for polyphenols in brown seaweeds—applying a selective qNMR method compared with the TPC assay. (external link)
- Marie Emilie Wekre; Georg Kopplin; Monica Jordheim (2022). Polyphenols in kelp: A Case Study of Laminaria hyperborea. (external link)
- Amund Måge; Monica Jordheim (2022). Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability - the algal component. (external link)
- Yan Li; Lucie Rarova; Silvia Scarpato et al. (2022). Seasonal variation of phenolic compounds in Zostera marina (Zosteraceae) from the Baltic Sea. (external link)
- Angeliki Barouti; Monica Jordheim; Lars Herfindal (2022). Targeting high-value products from the epiphytes of Laminaria hyperborea. (external link)
2005
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen (2005). The anthocyanins: A review on occurence, chemistry and properties during the last decade. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; Monica Jordheim; Bernard T. Kiremire et al. (2005). Anthocyanins from ripe edible fruits of wild Carissa edulis. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2005). Nutritional aspects of anthocyanin pigments. (external link)
2025
- Liaqat Zeb; Anne Sophie Gerhardt; Benjamin Alexander Johannesen et al. (2025). Ultrasonic-Assisted Water-Rich Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sustainable Polyphenol Extraction from Seaweed: A Case Study on Cultivated Saccharina latissima. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2025). Kan tang og tare redde verden?. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2025). Polyfenoler i makroalger – hva vet vi?. (external link)
- Zeljana Pavlovic; Madeleine Waskaas; Bjørn Grung et al. (2025). Samarbeidslæring i kjemilaboratorieundervisningen for økt læring. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Jonathan Soule (2025). Facilitating student preparation and learning in STEM education with virtual lab guides. (external link)
- Jonathan Soule; Monica Jordheim; John Georg Seland et al. (2025). Facilitating student preparation and learning in chemistry courses with a virtual laboratory guide. (external link)
- Diego Carlos Rodriguez Hernandez; Jose Miguel Sandoval-Gil; Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt et al. (2025). Sulfated Flavonoids from Phyllospadix (Zosteraceae) Taxa from Baja California, Mexico. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt (2025). Navigating Complexity: Chromatography in Marine Natural Product Chemistry. (external link)
- Liaqat Zeb; Muhammad Shafiq; Monica Jordheim (2025). Advancements in sustainable extraction of seaweed phenolics: Integrating extraction technologies with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES). (external link)
2016
- Monica Jordheim (2016). Organisk analyse og naturstoffkjemi - hvilke verktøy trenger vi?. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Kate Calcott; Kevin S. Gould et al. (2016). High concentrations of aromatic acylated anthocyanins found in cauline hairs in Plectranthus ciliatus. (external link)
- Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt; Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2016). Isolation and Identification of Flavonoids Found in Zostera marina Collected in Norwegian Coastal Waters. (external link)
- Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt; Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen et al. (2016). Analysis of Flavonoids in the Seagrass Zostera Marina L.. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2016). Improving students learning process in a small class setting ‐ chemistry course in spectroscopy. (external link)
2020
- Marie Emilie Wekre; Monica Jordheim; Georg Kopplin (2020). Extraction optimization for high value products from Laminaria hyperborea. (external link)
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; Robert Byamukama et al. (2020). Anthocyanin profile and antioxidant property of anti-asthma flowers of cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth (Agavaceae). (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2020). Tang og tare - den nye mirakelmaten? II. (external link)
- Ying Yi; Rita Hannisdal; Sylvain Alain Yves Merel et al. (2020). MYCOTOXIN AND METABOLITES DETERMINATION IN NORWEGIAN FISH FEEDS USING LC-MS/MS INSTRUMENTS. (external link)
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; Hannington Gumisiriza et al. (2020). Anthocyanin Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Leaves of Dissotis brazzae Cogn (Melastomataceae). (external link)
2012
- Irene Skaar; Monica Jordheim; Robert Byamukama et al. (2012). New anthocyanidin and anthocyanin pigments from blue plumbago. (external link)
- Irene Skaar; Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2012). Characterization of the quinonoidal form of the anthocyanin malvidin 3-glucoside by NMR. (external link)
2023
- Marie Emilie Wekre; Bjarte Holmelid; Jarl Underhaug et al. (2023). Characterization of high value products in the side-stream of Laminaria hyperborea alginate production - Targeting the phenolic content. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2023). Marine Polyphenols - Characterization and Applications. (external link)
- Angeliki Barouti; Monica Jordheim; Lars Herfindal (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)
- Anne Sophie Gerhardt; Marie Emilie Wekre; Jarl Underhaug et al. (2023). Quantification of polyphenols in biomass of cultivated sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) during fermentation using Folin-Ciocalteu assay ad selective qNMR. (external link)
- Angeliki Barouti; Monica Jordheim; Lars Herfindal (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)
2018
- Monica Jordheim (2018). Bruk av spektroskopiske metoder i marin naturstoffkjemi. (external link)
- Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt; Anders Lundberg; Monica Jordheim (2018). Characterization of Polyphenolic Content in the Aquatic Plants Ruppia cirrhosa and Ruppia maritima —A Source of Nutritional Natural Products. (external link)
2010
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2010). Chemistry of flavonoid-based colors in plants. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim; Robert Byamukama et al. (2010). Anthocyanins with unusual furanose sugar (apiose) from leaves of Synadenium grantii (Euphorbiaceae). (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2010). Anthocyanins. (external link)
- Constance Nozzolillo; Virginie Treyvaud Amiguet; Antoine C. Bily et al. (2010). Novel aspects of the flowers and floral pigmentation of two Cleome species (Cleomaceae), C. hassleriana and C. serrulata. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Robert Byamukama; Øyvind M Andersen et al. (2010). Natural anthocyanidins with dimethoxylated A-rings from Plumbago auriculata. (external link)
2006
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2006). Characterization of Hemiacetal Forms of Anthocyanidin 3-O-b-Glycopyranosides. (external link)
- Robert Byamukama; Monica Jordheim; Bernard T. Kiremire et al. (2006). Anthocyanins from flowers of Hippeastrum cultivars. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2006). Characterization of 5-carboxypyranoanthocyanins. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2006). The Anthocyanins. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Lone Holst (2006). Blåbær er ikke bare blåbær - blåbærforskning ved kjemisk institutt. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2006). Antocyaner - vin og helseeffekter. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2006). Preparative isolation and NMR characterization of carboxypyranoanthocyanins. (external link)
- Torgils Fossen; Monica Jordheim; Ørjan Bjorøy et al. (2006). Characterization of novel flavonoid classes by NMR spectroscopy. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Torgils Fossen; Øyvind M Andersen (2006). NMR characterization of various forms of anthocyanin 3-glucosides in deuterated methanolic solutions with and without acid. (external link)
2013
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; Robert Byamukama et al. (2013). Anthocyanins from Pink-mauve flowers of Draceana terminalis (Asparagaceae).. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2013). Basic anthocyanin chemistry and dietary source. (external link)
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; Robert Byamukama et al. (2013). Nutraceutical potential of Dissotis brazzae Cogn. (Melastomataceae) with respect to anthocyanins.. (external link)
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2013). Differences in anthocyanin content of food and natural sources correlated with differences in anthocyanin chemistry and properties.. (external link)
- Irene Skaar; Øyvind M Andersen; Robert Byamukama et al. (2013). Diagnostic analysis of anthocyanins with new anthocyanidin A-ring substitution patterns. (external link)
- Irene Skaar; Christopher Adaku; Monica Jordheim et al. (2013). Special anthocyanin structures behind colouration of abaxial leaves of Hemigraphis colorata.. (external link)
2014
- Robert Byamukama; Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar et al. (2014). Anthocyanins with new anthocyanidin A-ring substitution patterns. (external link)
- Huaibi Zhang; Monica Jordheim; David H. Lewis et al. (2014). Anthocyanins and their differential accumulation in the floral and vegetative tissues of a shrub species (Rhabdothamnus solandri A. Cunn). (external link)
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; David F. Okut et al. (2014). New anthocyanin with potential beneficial nutraceutical and colorant properties isolated from Cyphostemma adenocaule.. (external link)
- Irene Skaar; Christopher Adaku; Monica Jordheim et al. (2014). Purple anthocyanin colouration on lower (abaxial) leaf surface of Hemigraphis colorata (Acanthaceae). (external link)
2019
- Christopher Adaku; Irene Skaar; Helge Berland et al. (2019). Anthocyanins from mauve flowers of Erlangea tomentosa (Bothriocline longipes) based on erlangidin – The first reported natural anthocyanidin with C-ring methoxylation. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2019). Analyse i marin kjemi. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim (2019). Tang og tare - den nye mirakelmaten? I. (external link)
- Marie Emilie Wekre; Karoline Kåsin; Jarl Underhaug et al. (2019). Quantification of polyphenols in seaweeds: A case study of Ulva intestinalis. (external link)
- Helge Berland; Nick W. Albert; Anne Stavland et al. (2019). Auronidins are a previously unreported class of flavonoid pigments that challenges when anthocyanin biosynthesis evolved in plants. (external link)
2015
2009
- Øyvind M Andersen; Monica Jordheim (2009). Chemistry of Anthocyanin-Based Colours in Plants. (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen; Constance Nozzolillo et al. (2009). Acylated anthocyanins in inflorescence of spider flower (Cleome hassleriana). (external link)
- Monica Jordheim; Øyvind M Andersen (2009). Fra blåbær til medisin - fargestoffer i frukt og grønnsaker. (external link)
2021
- Monica Jordheim (2021). Totalutnyttelse av marine ressurser og utvikling av norsk kompetanse – hvordan får vi dette til? Targeting High-Value Products: The Next Level. (external link)
- Angeliki Barouti; Lars Herfindal; Monica Jordheim (2021). The under-explored chemistry of seaweeds. (external link)
- Cecilie Sævdal Dybsland; Trine Bekkby; Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt et al. (2021). Variation in Phenolic Chemistry in Zostera marina Seagrass Along Environmental Gradients. (external link)