Research Mission

Plants and higher fungi generate a huge diversity of chemical compounds that are of central importance for their interaction with their biotic and abiotic environments. The Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry aims at the functional analysis of metabolic diversity with interdisciplinary approaches. The four departments complement each other in terms of chemical and molecular competence for the comprehensive analysis of complex systems. Research results open new possibilities for innovative and sustained exploitation in plant production, plant protection, biotechnology and development of bioactive compounds. next...

Departments

Molecular Signal Processing
The department is under construction. next...

Bioorganic Chemistry
Plants and fungi provide a rich source of highly diverse natural products and enzymes.next...

Stress and Developmental Biology
Plant development, although genetically determined, is largely modulated by biotic and abiotic environmental factors.next...

Secondary Metabolism
The main research interests of the department are focused to phenolic and terpenoid compounds. next...